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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH Porto Bello Gold By Arthur D. Howden Smith- - SYNOPSIS Th, story opens In New York, bout the middle of the Eighteenth century, ltobert Ormerud, who telle the tale, le talking to Peter Corfaer, chief of the traders, and man of enormous strength, when Darby Mctlraw, Irish bonded boy, brinies news that a pirate ship la o ft the Hook. An old sea captain announces he has been chased by the notorious pirate, .Captain The older Ormerod tells Robert the pirute Is Andrew Murray, his (Roberts) great-unclcommanding the pirate ship, the Royal James. Murray Is an ardent Jacobite, Next day a Robert and Darby encoun sailor, John S.lvcr. Robert meets a young woman from a Spanish frigate who Is her father. Colonel seeking O'Donnell. Murray with a force of sailors visits the Ormerod house. He announces his intention of carrying off Robert, by force, If necessary, promising him a great future. Robert meets a blind sailor. Pew. The fellow's blindness apparently troubles him little, but Robert Instinctively dislikes and fears him. Rip-Ra- e, one-legg- Copyright by A rthur D. Howden WNU Service Smith ' temperate men. United, they would, crush me like a fly on the wall. Divided, and kept divided, they are so many Instruments for the fulfilling of my desires. Walt until we are aboard the Royal James, Robert. Then you will realize what I offer you. . I have heard much of it already," 1 agreed dryly. Anon you shall hear all," he answered. Let us get Flint across-tabl- e from us In the James' state cabin with a beaker of rum at his elbow. Then you shall bear me talk: Bones mine up to speak to him ; and I reloined Peter, who was glumly watching the unlnsbing of the small boats and t lie rigging of the flills by which they were slung overside. As Murray nodded dismissal to Bones, Silver left us and hopped up to him. All set and ready below, captain," he announced. My great uncle cast his eye at the approaching ships,- - now so nenr that CHAPTER VI Continued we could make out quite distinctly the 6 contour of (heir hulls, painted yellow, Nor will yon. Nephew Robert. No, with a white hand , delimiting the ports, my problems are connected tvlth the r fashion. The James was difficult task of attaining an Imaginary already beginning to tdke In some of spot In this trackless waste and puz- her top canvas. zlement os to whether I have correctly Very good. Silver," he answered. estimated an equation of human valMaster Bones I You will bring the ues. You are not, perhaps, matheship to nnd put over the boats." matical? Ah, too bad! The.re Is no There vvns a great flapping and mental exercise so restful and diverthanging ns the brig rounded to, and ing to the mind ns algebra. Hut fig- with much the boats were ures lack the worm interest of human lowered Into the lining water. equations. As, for Instance, the exact You will go off first, Master Bones," degree of trust to he Imposed In unordered Murray. Kindly present my trustworthy persons. Flint nnd say compliments to Sail ho! shouted the lookout In that 1 should likeCaptain to have a word with the tnnin crosstrees. him aboard the Janies at his early conMurrays calm face flushed with sud- venience. , den emotion, and he took a slop forBones sullenly touched Ids cap nnd ward. led better than half (he crew Into one Where does she lie?" he trumpeted of the two longboats the brig had carthrough his clasped hands. ried. Murray nodded to Silver as they Majlie one, two points to larboard, east bff. sir." Start your train," he said shortly. Can you mnke her out? "Nephew Itnhert, I wish you and Peter "Only topsls, sir; big the second boat. At once, Let me know us soon ns you make to 'go Into ! . please her, said Murray, and turned back Peter and I climbed clumsily down to me. But almost at once (he other look- the ladder of cleats nailed to the brigs hull and dropped . Into the bobbing out In the foretop sang out Peter groaned as we "Second sail to larboard, sir, cornin longboat. crawled over the thwarts. up arter tother chap! Like tier waves la my stomach Murray rubbed his. hands together andt down. Now I be sick, oop of satisfaction. evidence 'with every ! Ja It appears Ah! he exclaimed. And he was. that my estimation of the safe degree Presently Murray descended the of trust to be Imposed In the given situation was within the bounds of ac- brig's side with an agility which put his seat In the me to shame nnd-H- nk curacy." stern sheets. Darby swarmed down "I don't understand you. "No? In plain English let us say like a monkey nnd ensconced himself Silver was then that lay own vessel nnd consort beside us In the bow. In the bight of a rope, ami over slung are meeting me according to plan." I jbe last of the crew tumbled over after Why do jou speak of trust? one upon the other's heels. Oars trust "Cannot you your him, challenged. were thrust out, and we pulled rapidly own people?" James, wallowing In 1 trust nobody farther than I toward the Royal of the sen, a quarter-milthe trough must," he retorted. nvvn.v. The Walrus, foaming up under And without another word he pron cloud of canvas, was almost ns near, duced a patent folding spyglass from n our weather board. his pocket nnd dapped It to Ills eye. ami Boom! The roar of an explosion Silver, who had been an Interested witness to the scene from Ida aerie behind us was as sharp ns the smack of an open hand. I turned my head. atop of the cabin skylight, hopped So did the others. Murray balkacross the (leek to my rowers the nnd too, .rested back, ing M. Begg'n your pardon, captain," he on their 'oars. A cloud of smoke Jetted tip from the But I'd make oath that tops said. brigs batches. She heeled over to Is the canvas you took out o the moguls ship off Pondicherry. Mind, It, starboard as we watched, gave a sir? 'Twns uncommon bleached and looked whltern our cloth." Murray bunded him the glass. St up me, Silver, but I believe you are right," he returned. Wlmt a hawks eye you must have! Here, see what you can make of it with this. Long John peered through the glass, steadying his crutch against the butt of the rnlzzen. Aye, tls " hailed li'yal Janies to leeward! the foretop. And the main crosstrees echoed, not to be outdone Walrus coinin up nstarn o' her! Tls they, never a doubt," assented Silver as lie lowered the glass. Dlg-gi- n Into It they are, too, nnd a lusty show o canvas to both o them. If yotrwHS to ask me now, captain, I'd say Flint Isnt willing to plow your w ake." My great-uncl- e Indulged In a pinch of snuff, a mildly cynical smile upon his handsome features. I thunk you. he acknowledged. . "And now I would have the men tumble up their gear from below and make ready the boats. I shall also leave It to you. Silver, to lay the IIovv much Have you? powder-train- . I Trust Nobody Further Than I Three casks, sir. Must," He Retorted. Excellent. 'But allow us ample time to get free. guiyering lurch and commenced to Why do you give your orders to slide under by the head. We .could Silver and not to Bones? I Inquired hear the slap of the salts as they J man struck the waves. In two minutest. she curiously after the had gone forard. was gone.- lowered his glass My great-unclThat vvns Silver, wish a benevolent smile. remarked iny great-unclI rejoice to perceive that you have hut you are a man of parts. Give way, an observant lads! he comtendency, mented. He nodded the length of the boat Why do I single out Sliver for orders? Ah! The reasons ure to 111". I trust you perceive the significance qn'te obvious. To begin with, he Is gifted with a personality which enof that. Nephew Robert. A certain ables him to secure the accomplishyoung men, we will say, disappears ment of tasks ; but perhaps as Imporfrom New York. A certain brig distant as that consideration Is the par- appears simultaneously. Some might allel fact that 't lies to my Interest go so far as to associate the two disto develop the seed of dissension In appearances. Frigates put to sea In the Walrus crew. Their future consearch of a certain brig hut the brig tains infinite possibilities. Who knows Is no more. what trifling factor may Influence the The tnen at the oars laughed loudly, uictates of fate? I am, you may say, nnd I made no answer. What could it: a minority of one among some I say? I felt very hopeless. hundreds ot headstrong, willful. In The bulwarks of the James were nmn-o-wu- yo-h- 'un,i e grent-unele'- lined with heads and faces as we pulled under her counter and made fast, and even at that distance the complexity of her crew was apparent. I saw Portuguese, Finns, Scandinavians, French and English cheek by Jowl with negroes, Moors, Indians and slant-eyeyellow men. But what impressed me t lie most was the absolute silence which greeted ns, a silence all the more Impressive because the wind carried to our ears the bedlam of shouts, cheers, oaths and lmprecafions with which the Walrus was receiving Bones boat several hundred yards .. away. . Murray waved me to the ladder as he set foot on- the first cleat. "Up with you, Nhphewl Peter also. The rest go to the Walrus." Darby snatched at my hand as I rose. "Whlrra, whlrra, but theres an ache In my heart to he parted from ye, Master Bob And If we he cried. was tq be pirates It do seem we might be together on the same ship!" He made to follow me, Indeed, but Silver pulled him hack. You stays wi us. Darby, growled the man. Blast ye, lad, you're our good luck. Flint'll douse the ship In rum after one look at ye." "We'll meet again, Darby, I said. "Never you fear. He was still Jabbering In a mixture of grief and Joy when I climbed over the bulwark and dropped beside my great-uncl- e Into the midst of another world. Fore and aft from poop to focsle stretched the wide deck from which the lofty spars rose like forest giants. The massive bulwarks were shoulder-high- , and Inboard everything wns painted red exactly as In a king's ship. The hundreds of men who had watched ns from the bulwarks had all sifted fornrd. We stood In the midst of nn open space, with only three others. One of these three was a very small old man with wispy gray hair nnd deeply bronzed face, from which Ills e.ves peered Intensely blue nnd childishly simple. He had gold rings In his ears, and his dress was neat and plain. My sarvlce, captain," he greeted Munrayt Ships In order, I hope. my eyes If we've had so much as a o genuine wind since the hussy bore away from ye off the Hook." The effect of the unspeakable blasphemies which poured with mild intonation from his lips was ridiculous, but nobody appeared to notice It, and I learned afterward that his habit of swearing by the anatomy of the twelve npostles.aml various saints and sacred figures was the quaintest of several quaint characteristics of an unusual personality. We won't romplaln about that, Master Martin, replied my great-unrlI have brought hack my grandnephew to he the mainstay of my old Here he is Master Ormerod. age. Marlin. Ah, and this Is a friend of his and an old enemy of mine, Peter Ooriaer, ns Peter rolled over the top He Is more to he of the bulwarks. reckoned with than you might sup- s one-legge- e e. d ! one-legge- d " Peter. Master Martin, Nephew Robert, 'Is pose, Is my mate, nnd as such, my right hand and arm. Martin stepped hack, nnd the second the three men confronting us touched his cap. This was a square, heav.v-huil- t fellow with a dour glint to his eye, who wore a decent blue cloth coat nnd sinall clothes. Anil here Is Saunders, Master Martin's second," continued my great-unclA Scot like myself. nephew should make a fine Scotsman ; of e. jv eh. Saunders? lie's brnw-looki- n n laddie In seemin," Saunders agreed cautiously. "Your meaning Is that we must prove him?" responded Murray. Quite true. We shall, llola. Cou- pon u ! And he rattled Into n string of French which I could not follow as the third man met him with a bow and a scrape of one foot. Coupeau was as brutal In looks and manner as Black Dog or Bill Bones, hut without the sinister Implications of speech and action that made me shudder whenever the Wind man Ievv approached me or spoke In nty hearing. He had been branded on the cheek, nnd an attempt to obliterate the brand or perhaps 'twns the superimposed sear of a wound had made that side of his face a very nightmare. Ills wrists and forearms showed gouges that wound upward like snakes and suggested vvhnt other torments his gaudy clothing concealed. remarked my great-unclCoupeau, turning again to me, Ms our gunner. I saved him front the French galleys, and he Is not without devotion tinged hy which Is to he preferred above ail. "And now we will go aft and prepare to receive Orrpttrin Flint. the break Murray led us to of the poop which was opened for us hy a stalwart hla.ck In a red livery us along a eompan-ionvvncoat, who lined with stateroom doors Into a spneimts state .cabin stretching the width of .the stern. The walls were paneled In mahogany; silver sconces were fastened at Intervals, and a wondrous luster chandelier was pendant from the ceiling, Itself uncommonly lofty for shipboard ; several rnintlngs In the French school hung at the sides; and there were trophies of peculiar arms nnd armor. Underfoot were Eastern rugs, thick-pilennd soft of hue. My great-unclsurveyed this magnificence with pardonable pride. Twas evident It meant something to "Diomede," be said to the negro, "whore Is Master Gunn?" A high, piping voice answered him from the companionway. Ben Coming, worshipful sir. Gunn's I Jest stopped by the galley to fetch up your chocolate." The man who followed the voice trotted In bearing a silver pitcher of steaming chocolate, Murrays favorite drink ; aye, and food. He was a slender fellow, with a simple, open face, clad In plain black as became an upper servant .He stopped dead at sight of us. Set your tray on the table, Gunn," This Is Instructed my great-uncle- . Master Ormerod,-an- d my grandnephew. his friend. Master Oofiaer. They are to sail with us a while." Gunn pulled his forelock and ducked. "Sarvant, gentlemen," lie acknowlAlius glad to please, Is Ben edged. Gunn. Bound to oblige ye, gentlemen. You Jest name your drinks, and Ill fetch em up from the wine-binsFood as well, Gunn, said Murray. And Captain Flint Is coming aboard." Ben Gunn cocked his head one side. That means ruin, he commented. "Ilenty o rum, say's you. Jest leave It to Ben, captain." He ducked and scraped again and skipped off Into the companionway with a kind of wiggle like a child. . My steward," remarked my relative. Is he not? The man Is a half-wi- t, I asked. A natural, yes. assented Murray, tasting the chocolate. I should think It would be dangerous to have one so simple in such close proximity to you. smiled. My great-uncl- e You are quite, quite wrong, my boy. It Is for the very reason that the man is Incapable of spying that I use him. lie is more valuable for my purposes Ilian the most intelligent member of the crew. lie I yoke off. This chocolate is by no means so well brewed as Silvers. An extraordinary fellow, that, monstrously clever exactly the sort of man, Robert, I never permit to remain near me. Indeed, If you possess the patience and the.lnterest to analyze the composition of my officers and crew you will observe, I believe, that thffre Is not ah clever man amongst independently them. Aye, and if you find me a clever man aboard the Royal James yourself and friend Peter excepted, of I .sill, thank you to point him course out 'to me, and I will straightway mnke a present of him to Flint, who must have half a dozen of the Walrus crew who esteem themselves equally capable with him of commanding her. I am not by necessity I am not regarded with affection by my followers. And 'on the whole, I think I have gotten along better by means of fear than I might have by means of affection. Fear Is a natural element In a pirates career. What place has he in his life for affections? Hark I Do I hear something? He did beyond question an uproar of purses and shouts upon the deck outside. It is only that Captain Flint has come aboard. Pray take your seats. 1 promise you nn Interesting episode. The door to the deck hanged open, and a harsh, domineering voice bellowed, in the companionway. nil', Martin, what dye think ye are? By the , ye lousy, slack- bellied swab, ye made us Stow that, -- ye apolin , ogy for a terrupted Martin mildly from the deck. would ha Why, any had more sense than you! I I'm my own master, "Like I am. I Ye may he when ye stand on the Walrus deck, hut here youve only as doesn't another know: hetter'n to veer after "Belay for a lackey, ye chunk o rotted talk to your master! Slam went the door, and a mutter of curses rambled from the companion-way- , man preceding a tall, in a flaming red coat all cobw ebbed over w ith gold lace. lie halted In the cabin entrance, hands on his hips, feet green eyes planted wide, dose-se- t flickering hatefully on either side of a long nose that seemed to poke out from a tangle bf lank, black hair. Back, eh, Murray?" he snarled." T.wo men the richer for your effort Gut me, twas a fool's errand! Pardon me! objected Murray, but I am considerably more than two men the richer In consequence of nty run ashore although J would not appear hy these words to deprecate the Importance to be attached to the acquisition of my grandnephew nnd Master Ooriaer. Permit me. Captain Flint! Master Ormerod, my grandnephew, and Peter Ooriaer." . '. the; slab-face- Flint scowled at na, flinging him self into a chair at the opposite end of .the table from my great-undA yonth and a fat man I" be ejaculated. "And unwilling at that, so Bones tells me." "Master Bones was correct In that assented statement, my great-oncl- e cheerfully; but I fancy he neglected to add that the fat man took his knife away from him and must have hanged him had I not Intervened. An appreciable degree of respect dawned In Flints eyes. He Is no bntter-tuIf he bested Bill, conceded the Walrus captain. Curse me, though, If I see why you should add a cub to your crew. Tut, tut, captain, remonstrated A cub! Think again. .TJie, Murray. boy Is my heir." All he'll fall heir to will be the rope that hung you, returned Flint. But Ill own I did you wrong when I accused you of being but two men the better by your shore expedition. I was forgetting the mascot John Silver fetched aboard. TIs the first promise o luck we ha had ! My uncle took snuff with much delicacy and rang a silver bell In front of him. Gunn Is late with the liquor. I must ask your indulgence, captain, for compelling you to talk dry. Ben Gunn bustled Into the cabin and deposited a trayful of decanters, bottles and flasks before us. Captain Flint, without awaiting an Invitation, seized upon an earthern receptacle labeled Gedneys Jamaican Rum," pried out the cork with the point of a knife, tilted It to his mouth and drained a mighty dram. Then he set It down beside him, wiped his mouth on his cgat-cuf- f nnd cleared his throat s I pushed a carafe of water toward him, supposing he would wish LIVES ON FART.1 e. 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Which means.you will be in no condition to "make sail a few' hours hence," deplored my great-unelhis head. Tis foolishness. This Flint. will yet prove the 'undoirr of you and every man of your crew. Look to your ship, and. Ill Jook. to mine, snapped Flint, quaffing a wineglass of the goblets contents. My unde stared him straight In the eye with a hard, direct thrust of power which stirred my unwilling - Oil Radio Station rag-gin- g g TemJiotm d blue-jowie- d To whom do you owe your present coldly. position? he ask-fiFlint made a patent attempt to stare him down, but abandoned the effort and looked away. Some might say one thing and some another, he muttered. To whom do you' owe your present position, Flint? repeated Murray, Oh, to you, most like, admitted FIJnt. "Blast you! "Have 1 ever led you Into difficulties?' continued my great-unclNot if Have I ever led you Into difficulties? 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