Show CAPTAI SAL ra C CIO BY charles tenney jackson Co cobiah Viah t b na bobbt bobbs met company COmp say CHAPTER XVI continued 21 1 monsieur Uon was looking bout about vacantly when there came a hill all from tile the forward lookout clork clark who ho had spent tile tho hour aloft sall Sail Hoi on the weather bowl bow I 1 old dominique Domini quo lurched up stiffly do Almo nastor came from his furious acan 1 amidships monsieur Suz roc arac arese prese recently resent 0 t ly from the cabin tile tho gen emen gathered about the masters naaB tors a glass after a while he picked it p clearly A yankee and a sloop of war I 1 oink link she la IS laying flying a course to cross ull i Bazar bazarnic fic looked about with some concern Coa cern mA american merican I 1 cried eagerly rhen othen break out tile the jack band and run up ahe ie national colors also I 1 tills this Is tin an knie merican rican ship I 1 badarac glanced at him oddly it appeared arad some sentiment was struggling aith ath expediency but when dark clark came down wn he was sent to hoist the starred tag of the washington republic this Is a hard bard nut to crack grumbled ed dominique the story this le booner holds not a document aboard oard and you jearil jean I 1 mademoiselle bostron had turned a ild ad tired face to jo the stran strangers gors sail the ie did not hear a sudden conference it will not do for them to see him buttered ered monsieur Sa mazarac Saz arac nor mademoiselle Memol selle lespron to see him he Is i roaring lila his chanteys chante ys ho he Is telling of Ms 40 d fight ho h i 0 names us all of tile the otto by one f there goes a signal gun n t was wate itching hina the strange strang rian sail and ana tho the am emiler figure of louise lespron dav 1 an arm as though tile the yankees ight see they mean for us to lay illy to i now wo we will have to explain mademoiselle had run back to them ter T yea eyes sparkling joyously silo she heard to young mans last word and tier her hen en eyes noted the constrained silence tat at had fallen on them I 1 your fellow countrymen messieurs Lour slana I 1 A rescue what Is the matter what la is there to ex alain aln this ship a victim of muti ml she glanced from them to the sloop f war sailing swiftly wind beam abeam a t to 0 tross TOS the bows of the Sern serephine phine A alady at tier her masthead they could see te ie flog flag of the north republic the napoleon plot the english man gues ced well that a ship of il majesty might seize you yon nil all but I 1 tave ve not heard that the yankees have over interfered seriously in this mad less 3 of new orleans to free na to leon the rhe emperor said Mons monsieur leur rae darkly but with hla his smile Is in ils s bed with hla his boots on Is 1 the rhe seraphine was coming around d up in tile the wind with a clatter of locha and snapping cloth cited joshed wen wearily we orlly rily there was nathl nothing ng f to do Aron monsieur after ahat w lost last enigmatic jest looked grave 11 at the other vessel 4 hornet 11 lie he bh rugged corn COM faw narl biddles famous sloop of the british var heni hen aleal ittes I 1 you yop are e boarding a mate worthy of a chase ch ase lawe ve had other than dead sn sall normen ormen fOrwar il of tile the castr inn stIll dominique watched him sorrowfully hr thera them all save jean lafitte there bight w be explanation pardon perhaps let praise for a gallant exploit 18 up la in the wind also alfio mut 1 kra n de almonaster Al monaster 1 I sw see a boais boa tw 1 oil 1 and a smart lieutenant a war NOW monsieur P it den liaa lids upon who may inay be ln in tile the e party said ald the other j bield antly there may be old izi there 40 know me ine well B gaza fiort laugh ut him the bothe ad again ho he crossed 4 S at the c rail monsieur gaz mazarac arac idle them is 8 to s ay I 1 will wl not betray you yon one hero here who can or will what in john jarvis B r 4 ra 4 instructed juat now venn jena athe rap fatch st the sea ea boots boota ot of monsieur Mon sa s1 1 turned I 1 filkil do Al monaster almonaster bang na yote yot you ym yet I 1 he will 1 ha w t ha athe e ven at the last laate I 1 ya from ham fromey one ajr tool toofe QT composedly ann cnn 6 th blen I 1 ho he cje 0 ter in e atral t r L the old hyx I 1 this belted it his fancy ncy it was wa M 0 08 for orlle be boasts wata of it who 1111 which w to 0 t was waa once from oro it balcony thing might t have been fur far different doten nt if I 1 had flaue so mid not lie well lvell what would ono one have life depends on tile tho slightest wings and donth as well you see it if the emperor of tho bottle had not 1 caught tho the camellia lie ho might never have been inspired to Mon monsieur arac I 1 her ragged cavalier muttered tile he other be still silo gho must not know la 10 it 11 would be abominable ho with its ills cognac roaring tho doggerel of your black ship I 1 namo name of names I 1 the american boat la Is under tinder our coun ter soe to tile the hoarding boarding clark I 1 A hall had come from the small boat ns as she bhe sheered off to await tha ladder then presently after some difficulty ft a young american lieutenant climbed over tho the rail nill ho stared bewilderedly down tile empty of the lie schooner first and then to the 0 group by tile he wheel where monsieur idly hung sir my compliments rind those of captain dallas of the american sloop hornet but we have orders to stop till all sailing craft in tho the gulf tind make inquiry besides we saw you were nvere sail ing with some trouble very short manned tin and hard used it might be you are sir serl captain Capt gaspar caspar badarac Baz arac sir acting nin master ster ile he bowed and stopped stepped nearer with an ns assuring buring smile the seraphine Is largely the property of tills this gentle miln monsieur d do 0 Al Almonn monaster ster of new orleans the lady sir Is a british subject whom wo took under stress the victims ns of a mutiny sir as you will see if you look about I 1 will make you a full report of the affair in writing if you wish sir the american lieutenant was indeed looking about with some curt curl osley ile he saw caw bullot riven woodwork and torn sail ball cloth perhaps even rimming trusts crusts of red along the sc uppers then he smiled gave n soft whistle of relief the hornet then had not sailed balled from new orleans tho the officers did not yet know of the affair nt at tho the place ilace darmes darbest dAr I 1 Lieuten lieutenant smile deepened upon the gent gentlemen lement t 1 I can guess sirl sir I 1 monsieur de al monaster Is known in baltimore and charleston and tills this scho schooner onor the seraphine Seraph lne lue the famous ship that was to take napoleon I 1 A stir and a shout had come from the yankee seamen over tho the rail tile the girod ship I 1 I 1 saw her at charleston ere she was purchased I 1 ay 0 the ship bought boullit by the gentlemen abino ehst oj i new ew orleans I 1 there Is no faster in tho the indies Is I 1 the lieutenant still smiled doubtfully i monsieur do Al monaster I 1 can assure you you do not appear very Is we speak tile the truth troth sir I 1 raoul advanced eagerly catching at the knowledge that tho the americans know knew nothing of the stealing of the So raphine our mission ended in mutiny disaster is as you see about us will you dot detain in us sir has washington ordered any action against our purpose the officer bowed oven even he as mademoiselle lespron botic noticed ed appeared to be inwardly amsted but last week monsieur do at al monaster monn ster it might have done so on certain representations of the kings am but now both england and america tire are relieved of this momentous issue for when we left charleston a clipper had bad just arrived from liverpool with dispatches gentlemen of the seraphine Seraph lne your fantastic dream Is over the emperor bonaparte bon aparto Is dead monsieur shrugged as if it was a matter of no moment to a sailing maste for the new orleans gentry dominique nione alone gave way to emotion he blew lite his red nose loudly ah eh old bony I 1 nutron 0 G d dl I 1 now I 1 will have to go back to mulling witt with tile the mayor 0 ver over street contracts R you are therefore absolved from all duty in the affair continued lieutenant ramsey with some irony it Is very apparent that a vessel crippled as is tile the seraphana Seraph lna by 0 mutiny which luckily you had the gallant fortune to put down la is in no way fit for a 0 lady captain dallas will bo be pleased to receive her and any of the rest who wish transfer and take taka you to new orleans on the hornet monsieur do de monaster almonaster Al has a wound which needs a surgeon sur goon can we serve you gentlemen in this si naturally you will require ri a re port in writing suggested monsieur mazarac Saz arac at your le Jo leure loure monsieur tho the lieutenant turned away ns R s if to give the refugees a moment to confer upon the matter found chance to pull the sleeve of monsieur S azarach Saz arac you cannot go 90 to the hornet jean there will he 9 older namen there who wilt will you your head la Is not beluche luchoN gimcrack cOci tade worth vori h Be nor in new orleans either imad emolene bostron will accept Cap captain dallai cour courtesy tSY on 01 the nor ho not net Ms monsieur leur mazarac Saz arac as aa if he had not liot heard board turned joyously to hla him ali my m naturally she I 1 ani leave this ship of wy we shall got blood s and mystery I 1 heart to go in MeO ursi 1 t in aly to you n marou red bc count bad taken the DO Alm k with A tum of the d tenting ramsey Fil showing lowing him certain things and explaining earno itly now tio lie wits was ancl to ills party 1 I 1 say tills I 1 luck I 1 tile hornet Is overcrowded with some twenty sailor men taken from a wrecked island trad or off key west on tier her rundown white and some halfbreed half breed brood but able sen penmen nien 11 outon nat tolls captain dallas will bo be more inore than glad to shift tilts this bur den and nt at the lio same time provide tha working crow crew which our schooner must needs have in any event I 1 it la Is admirable wo we can stay on oil her but ut the girl shivered slie she hail been peering curiously down through tile ho skylight where tile the snowy top of the seraphine against the lie blue bauo cost cast wavering colors on tile tho ornate furnishings of tile emperors cabin no no Mons Monsieur leur on tile nor flor not net on the hornet repented repeated captain Sti stigarne quietly raoul stopped with a remembrance of shadowing his exuberance ali ah besl yes I 1 I 1 see sec lie he went on slowly norn do de dieu I 1 it would be tile tho same for you the seraphine following in the wilke of tho the hornet to new orleans I 1 Mons monsieur leur all ah well I 1 lie ile shrugged helplessly 1 I cannot think what to do for monsieur Saz arac aracI Is the girl could not understand of course monsieur bowed with some satire this phantom now it haunts your happiness chappine sn Alons monsieur leur do Almonn monaster almonaster Al sterl I 1 dispel it with a A gesture Is the younger man came to him with a gesture indeed but of some humble grief 1 I have haro stood aside I 1 havo have no word of love to tier her I 1 hove have hold held my honor tho the look la in her eyes I 1 havo have seen that flint asfor Is for you yoa today if I 1 cannot win it fairly I 1 there murmured mazarac Saz arac see seel silo sho Is looking into tho the cabin curiously lyl 1 eh a fascinated by mystery ahls or that ghost come be the man call the lieutenants guard I 1 rim om joan jean ittel tilts this sword of mine would be at the throat threat of any man who breathed that name upon this ship that Is nay MY honor still arac cornel comel name ot of the devil I 1 the lieutenant Is fidgeting ho must be back to report tills this matter why what la Is tho the matter with you growled mazarac impatiently v take what la Is in your grasel grasp I 1 the happiness that la is in your power seize it monsieur I 1 honor bah bab I 1 oo 00 down in ID the emperors stateroom ask the jester I 1 lie ile would roar the truth of us all to heaven I 1 it appears that ho he has haa protected the good name of 0 mazarac long lone enough and has tired of it ile he has in fact now ilow called on me to be an honest man it must bo be Lil fillitte lItte the outlaw who lins has the ladys fancy not n chivalrous mazarac Saz arac and jester rules Mons monsieur leur he has haa como come to comina command ild nt ansti last 1 Alons monsieur leur do Al monaster appen appeared red not to understand the tha others laughter which must coric conceal al so much or of pain jarvis must not see tier her then lie he m uttered muttered there would be no sense to that thail Is mazarac took the young mans unwounded arm and turned him firmly toward tile tho hornet hornef lying up lo in the wind astern come colne 1 I too am a ghost mazarac Is a ghost lie he never did exist and then the old sumber somber look of lafatte tile the fugitive came to his 1118 eyes 1 I tell you it we had not just learned that bonaparte was dead I 1 would have tried for ft a last desperate venture of the last roan man of my infamous lot to elze napoleon to bo ba nt sea seal I 1 to be under the sky gain again on a good ship I 1 at tho the end too late your dream grappled met mel monsieur Ions leur you seo see everything else to la gone for me lie he added 1 I depart from tile stage jarvis would tell you so witt with ills mocking ah ab god I 1 envy the dead moil men up there forward forwar dl 1 you love her then muttered do de monaster almonaster Al that Is PI plain a in too well to have her beeme see me owing awing in air at the end of course that will be ule the end he said composedly I and she will know I 1 played a 0 role for tier her merely I 1 could not be mazarac more ore than could john jarvis you give her up because there Is no more to do for badarac Baz arac returned the other slowly ah yes I 1 1 I am so sorry rry monsieur I 1 I 1 rim am unfair after all at the end and then lie he suddenly seized ifa the adventurers bronzed hands see here bere I 1 your life the seraphine will save spur life I 1 alvo ht her to you monsieur I 1 the crew of shipwrecked marinero mariners ma why in borne 0 obscure port of the indies you can refit and be ba oft off before you are identified I 1 the older man put back the tha iron fron gray wisp that had como to ills his black it hair it ir above the temples be off monsieur Is 1 TO BB CONTINUED |