Show CAPTAIN 10 1416 TA V A 1 I C by charles tenney jackson copyright by the bobbs merrill company CHAPTER X continued 14 there ans nn an astonished silence lence el tile the men craned and stared johan ness nesi nodded truculently to them you haw have hoard heard now I 1 then be warned I 1 and obey I 1 hohanness Joh anness catching lils his eyel eye dismissed tile tho crow crew back bacic once more by tile the steersman old dominique sighed we havo have a handful but I 1 can guess their stares tho the captain laotto defending the english because fOr forsooth HOOth they are friendly with the americans I 1 it Is enough to open old eyes I 1 halt half these renegades rene gades have smarted in british press gangs and the rest well sirs it puzzles oven even our old fellows I 1 it well may lantgos Lant tos return dazzled them at first and they were keen to io bo be nt at anything for him but now some of them aro are wondering where the profits llo ile for broken bones and wet skins alln 9 00 they glower too nt at this young gentleman of tho the ruo rite royale for they deem him part owner of the liw phine and holding back the captain from any too unlawful a venture and jarvis tho the idler goes among them with ills his jests and ruffles their feelings Jo Joh banness anness tho the had find come aft cocking nn an eye aloft at tho the sail lie he had heard the talk and growled A good nget what these li hearties cartle s need blood let from some of tho the youngsters and a 0 man or two to tho the sharks ayo aye and wo we keep on fetching yon hull above the water as weve done tho the past five hours and therell bo be one captain lafatte does doea not desire an encounter of burko burke and the other deserting say the mounts two long sixes and a twelve and below hatches stuffed with arms w which 1 11 c 1 1 it t was given out aro are going to new granada for simon bolivard Bo livars revolt V aye well I 1 I 1 little think shell fight the seraphine will flay tier her in nn gin hour wo carry pretty bat battles rles gentlemen na as over a privateer could wish I 1 twelve twenty four pound car bonadea indes and the two long nines I 1 the wind slipped to uncertain streaks near sundown anti and in tho the last glimmer of dusk tho the pursued and pursuer lay limp and adrift on tho the warm heave of tho the gulf who tho crew had grown strangely quiet jarvis lolling nt at tho the quarter rail mil dpn spat t nt at a following shark then touched tho the count do da Almonn ster upon the sleeve alcove ho he pointed nt at the fugitive ship to tho the southward sho must know inow she to Is pursued sho she Is making straight for yucatan she eho will crawl under tho the spaniards guns at somo overs mouth and yell to heaven that old days have come again in tho the gulf and the buccaneers bucca are on the tall of the traffic le the crew craw line has decided that she should be scuttled and every mouth on tier her closed ere she can tell that laotto Is at sea again I 1 what nonsense you know the purpose of this ship ns as well ns as 1 I 11 the devil tako take me though if I 1 know tier her end como come comet boroo t said raoul hurriedly no more of tills this I 1 affairs are getting ominous enough among us you had best keep cop apart from tho crew crew jarvis you have been setting them on to fury with tales of tho the gold tho the genoron carries you know there Is no truth to it I 1 1 I was fair to split my sides laughing over ovar the murdering humor it put them in binl I 1 that and tho the drink I 1 got among them to start their boasting 11 tile tho devil talco tako you I 1 I 1 should report this to the captain fumed de Almonn Al monaster ster you are a troublemaker I 1 1 I must be ba amused yawned dawned jarvis for in the end I 1 hang 11 he pulled his dirty velvet cap over one ear rubbed the unshaven pallor of ills his check and smiled plaintively at dinner the gentlemen gent lenion found him asleep in tile the suite ills hla ragged boots upon the pillows of tile the bed which had been designed for bonaparte na parte CHAPTER XI the lady of the benaron Ge naron and ngali that night tile tho hawk hagli missed insl d its proy prey ever even is as the chiefs were conferring n as m to what trusted fellows should roan man the longboats long boats bonts for a surprise upon tho the becalmed bark thero there came a stir out of tile the east that gave tier her chance cannee to caudo the seraphine but nt once balucho had ills his sall ormen aloft and with royals and stay sails set tho the schooner my fay to tile the course where tho the merchantman was last reported it if we cannot board before tomorrow grumbled nez coupe there il lere will be tro the question of gunning tier her I 1 smell sailors aming there wl have to e some action last night some borne rascals plundered the stewards stores said bohon now on the watch 0 food and drink meant for the gentlemen ol 01 ona now or leans on their quest for or bonaparte pe hove been guzzled by shrimp 0 6 tho the city markets I 1 indeed tho the watching eyes of all tile the ships officers were upon tho the restless growing forward it n relief when after tho the breeze died fit fully near midnight a hall from the lookout drought everyone out upstanding there abaft our beam beahl I 1 she hangs flat an aej 1 the currents are bearing us past hr her bowl bolion bohon pointed to the your benaron Go Ge naron toy ay captain I 1 tile tho party on tile quarterdeck quart erdeck was watching what only n seam seamans nias eyes could mako out against the night when on the silence camo came the jarring jarrin g burst of a gun the flash leaped from tile tho Sera phines side and by it they sa saw W three figures retreating from the port then on tho the hush came a shout J aryls reeling front from a coll coil of cordage by tile the companion hood bood pointed to tile the brodowy hulk bulk of tho the english ship keio aly leaving heaving on tho the seas with a grinding tearing crash tier her main mast was as liebling lie cling down through tier her shrouds tho Sera phines crew howled silence I 1 thundered lafatte A hit a marvelous marv olous shot III chuckled jarvis rubbing his hands there camo came a shout from the english vessel men blen were already str struggling ug there to cut away tile the pounding mast and wreckage what la Is this villainy sir a voice rasped against his maje alil ahle P in times of pence peace who are you sir A shout about broke from the Gen arons cro crew w tho the So raphine I 1 tho the yankee clipper clipp orl 1 aye the tha napoleon ship id know tier her in a thousand III I 1 the english captain blustered on as aa his deck officers shouted to the men to clear away the grinding rigging lafatte listened quietly and when a pause came ho he spoke tho the sir then it Is her present object Is to demand the lady who la Is unlawfully detained upon your ship you know the circumstances of miss lestrans Le detention I 1 demand that she be placed at once at our ds disposal 0 there was an astounded silence on tile tho bark then a domall womans 5 cry of joyful amazement tho the americans III I 1 tho the skippers voice answered nn wo we cannot recognize this demand sir whoever you are and who Is in command 1 I demand retorted the chief ibbe the person of miss lespron at once delia ered on board this ship and I 1 refuse 1 the affair Is yours Bo beluche luche str sarf I 1 11 he 0 turned to his silent men who clustered along the rail lay the boats along for boarding you bohon seo nee to the gun crowal crews 1 there was a howl of joyful surprise among tho the ruffians a scattering right and left under the yeomans instant e call 1111 n R clattering of knives and pistols again tho the commander turned calmly to tile tho genaros Ge naron do you are ready for action sir you s shall hall have it I 1 but tho the merchantman was not as was waa easily seen her crew became a disorderly pack scattering from tho the wreckage the captain spoke roughly to miss lespron Le stron carr put this affair on met I 1 did not want you horol hero I 1 that I 1 protested against from the beginning III 1 that I 1 well know captain richards I 1 also know idy 1 1 I was seized a and I 1 d delivered to you for deportation which Is room more than you yon 1 it I 1 1 I know not who these people ar ore e W who he demand you from one of his maj estas ships but I 1 clear roy my hands of it until reparation Is deni in tho the couris courts carr and his intrigues and iiii nil 1 wo we cannot fight scoundrels boarding us madame M the choice Is yours III 1 1 I tako take it ner her voice como came clear and proudly remember you tire committing yourself to unknown adventurers iod god knows perhaps the buccaneers bucca who harried these waters not twenty years agolli III there ans n hoarse laugh n mong among tile fellows which tho the chief stilled the womans comans calm voice answered tho the others heat 1 I go co willingly I 1 have not been more than a prisoner hero here ft A boat muttered nutt ered swiftly turning pull away and have havo abare under tho the quarter when tile the lady comes alongside aye sirl tile tho SLIm seraphine Seraph phine lne rodo slowly on past tho the bark in tho the easy sens seas lafatte turned to do Alnio Al monaster naster when the yawl swung from the donaron Gen arons s side 1 I havo have a wind mind that you represent me sir I 1 prefer to meet her in the cabin first comes this matter of that cannon shot the lady comes grunted tho the alderman make way therein there I 1 first ere she puts foot on the deck who fired that shot tho th 0 commander motioned to the johanns JohaniK tsa sal I 1 fetch burke and john Cr Crack ackley leyl I 1 those two at least were recognized the under omeera hustled tho the two malcontents out of the disorder along the aalst Cr ackley tile the englishman swaggered with a confident leer you fired that gun sirl sir 1 I fired no gun durko burke I 1 neither did I 1 sir air and a dd d d good shot it be I 1 say bayl I 1 silence I 1 tho the captain looked over the press of evil faces and from the rear a hoarse voice chuckled IE was no gunner that ill shay say nothan ic 0 o knew but point and pull lanyard when someone give the word the BrItIs fier was nl fair point doina blank in the guns eyel jarvis Jarv ls beluche 1 7 I had a mind ol 01 0 jarvis 11 at his lits name namo tile the buffoon arose with airy unsteadiness the crew made way for him until lie stood below tho the poop steps looking up against again kt tho the lights nis ills blinking eye found tho the count do de monaster almonaster Al find and to him ho he bowed alone apparently monsieur I 1 have won a pistol I 1 have a mint mind to borrow of you powder and ball to find a tutor who will instruct me which end Is which the commander drew his breath sharply jarels aarvig Jarv Jar vig ls you fired that on gun the boats crow crew was making fast tho bow men climbing the short ladder adder they stood back respectfully to make way for her the silence grew painfully acute tho the cloaked figure of a woman was wag assisted to tile the rail and past tho the guards she shea looked about as if not seeing clearly who first would address her the roan man below to the br brig g bolion bohon III 1 the roaster master spoke low swiftly and with a mask of indifference i that had concealed his bis pain ills hla guards threw baryla past the crowding ruffians and hurried him forward and the lady who looked back at him from her coach on the esplanade now did not see him at till nil I 1 sho she had gone swiftly to the after companion with its glided gilded panels and royal carpet leading to the c cabin a bin of the emperor at tile the companionway the bronzed lamp showed the captains face de Al monaster started at the grief the stern pent sadness of the leader jarvis Jarv ls he muttered my friend jarvis why this fools mutinous play I 1 blustered old dominique it was so that you could never return to the ports of the world put in raoul do de Almonn Almo noster ster an act of piracy an boyert net act of war by a alit ship P that flies files no flag against the power of england he condemns you to a part he would play himself and cannot mazarac Saz arac the last sea rover and the lover jean I 1 and the count added hurriedly go now you have bavo my pledge to aid tn in this affair on my honor monsieur you 8 shall ball be none but mazarac Saz arac 11 CHAPTER XII the parting of the tha paths do de Al monaster stepped aside as aa the tha two came to tho the brocade port lerea leres that hung at the portal of napoleons napoleon Is cabin the other man therefore had stepped within and the brilliance of the polished lamp jump cluster with ith ita cry tal reflectors was full upon him mazarac Saz arac 1 the lady cried sharply bazanac Saz Baz arac tho river gam gamester esterl 1 playing hilgh again mademoiselle lespron to serve you I 1 the lustrous blackness of be her r ea eyes e s was narrowing she threw the cloak higher with one arm before her chin chin as if in fear or some curious revulsion to shut the thought of him away and then sho she dropped this and stood facing him Alons monsieur leur Sa she repeated quietly this la Is a strange affair 1 how can it bo be you why should you take me from the tha ship of my country why did you 1011 comel come he retorted and his somber smil smile le lightened ath the clinice was yours mademoiselle even at tile the last there came a shout from the waist of the ship A rolling boast followed by discordant choruses of laughter with one shot I 1 lay a ship to helpless on tho the sea seal I 1 oh ob bullies I 1 one shot my first shot I 1 garvist why I 1 play the port part of lafette long years ago the muffled cry was drowned in imprecations ond more fo cusIe laughter mademoiselle lespron gave monsieur mazarac a swift measuring glance 1 I fissure assure you a rough jost jest of my rough crow crew mademoiselle she shivered slig slightly hily lafitt lafatte 07 1 I recall when a child that his men plundered my fathers home bome at la casa montana in the grenadines Grena dines sp ile he has long vanished from these peaceful seas mademoiselle 0 o there came a stir at tile the threshold of the emperors cabin she turned to another figure there A slighter man but tall aall ills his dark slender blender youthful face was lit by an un uli bellev in ins hope the count do almonaster Al monaster stepped nearer TO BK CONTINUED |