Show KC 7 I 1 0 0 0 ilves or OF amno T air A 0 by RANDALL PARRISH 0 0 fate gives carlyle chance he has been seeking I 1 synopsis geoffry carlyle onster of sailing slops nt at awen ty y six ii 1 enten sentenced ced to 20 years ervi lude in file lio american colonies for participation in ili tile rebellion in gland dillong the passengers oti on board hie be ship on oil lio la IS sent seat cross tire roger VaIr far wealthy maryland planter ills ilece dorothy falefa c bellant sanchez n spaniard who alth alin faxes lit in london carlyle meets dorothy who informs eflin her uncle hns has bought ills services anchez shows himself nil lilt cli cilly of f C arlyle tile fairfax parly 11 now on oil its ita own sloop in ill tile chesapeake PC like bay a mysterious bark the namur of rotterdam carlyle ars t lint black sanchez planning to steal tile gold bold und and abduct dorothy Dorot liy lie flohm til hag sanchez end and leaves him hills jor tor lead in ili it battle with sanchez followers however Do however wever lio lie la is overpowered and thrown into the bay lit in a desperate effort to savo save dorothy Dorot liy carlyle decides to to the lly by n ruse lie ho geta aboard tind mingles with the crew tile tho pirates return to tile the with dorothy the captured rold gold anti sanchez but still a alte I 1 arlyle bluds it 11 friend in ili I 1 ins un oil english sailor Cli CHAPTER APTER XI XIII 11 continued 9 it if I 1 had tiny any to wo use sifter a sailor lias hns been drunk there Is not opt apt to be much left in ili ills his pockets the fact Is lie ho legan began doubtfully what you just said to me on leek deck chanced to be of interest you are a navigator 1 I ilig was in command of ships millis for four years sanor naturally I 1 know navigation 1 I v will soon learn if you have leavo lied lind that bo be a sorry day for you ill toll tell you iou gates cates liow how matters stand aboard and why I 1 have need seyour sull then you may inny take your our choice tile forecastle or tile cabin you invite me ine aft ft senor 1 I glo give YOU ion it a chance to move your our dunnage it if you ou will do tny lily work listen listell now sanchez has been badly hurt it may bo be weeks before lio lie I 1 leaves eaves ills cabin if linked indeed lio lie ever does that loaves leaves tile ine lit in command with but one tile mulatto le vero er this alila might answer to take ui its safely to porto orande grande ns ni we could stand eland watch and watch but francois la no sailor allor fc it was ills purl on oil board to train anti ten lend the lighting fighting he cannot navigate saint Chrls chresto to pherl I 1 tear fear to leave him alone in charge of of the deck while I 1 snatch nil an hours sleep 11 1 I see I 1 admitted and yourself senor you are a scam seaman nil to get along but not quite suro buro as to my iny figures fl guies I 1 have hao taken no sights except as we came north on this trip ITIs for this reason I 1 aped you ou but you will play me 1110 no smart english trick my lily dinati or ill have you by tile lie heels hecla nt at once I 1 know enough to verify your figures 1 I thought of no trick 1 I 1 fold coldly colda now satisfied us to ills his purpose and confident of my own power you would have mo me as navigator very well all at what ewt terms with rating as list and sotir hiir fair proportion of nil all spoils you mean then to continue tile the course to attack vessels on the high seas ness I 1 why not sneeringly are you too white livered for that sort of job if so BO then hen you are arc no man inan for sile me it Is a long voyage to porto gronde grande and no reason why we ve should hurry burry home tile the welcome will be better if we bring chests of gold aboard ay and the alio thought will put hope into the hearts of the crew they are restless now from long walting 11 nut captain sanchez Banch cz you have love no surgeon I 1 am told will lie riot not suffer goffer from neglect of ills hl wound suffer no more than under a I 1 leech bec eec ashore all that ain cun be done has been ills was a clean knife thrust which has been washed treat ed a will lotion and bound up no leech could do more and roy my quarters will they be aft you will have your choice of those it at port come now have you tin an antver answer m ready mady ady 11 1 I would be a tool fool not to have benr heartily tily 1 I am your man estada CHAPTER XIV I 1 warn dorothy the portuguese evidently well pleased at tny my prompt acceptance of ills bla proposal talked on oil for some come time explaining to roe me of tile sit eiklor aboard the namur ond and pointing ing out what he be believed to bo our 1 by A C i ac 6 cu position on oil the hurt chart I 1 asked a few questions nl though I 1 will but little salvation to what att lio lie salt sald mi lily mind being busied with searching out nut ills real 11 ul purpose sr no doubt tile ho situation was a very evy nearly us ns lie described it to 0 o ili io lovei luddo a was ia no navigator and binl stala blin self only nn nil indifferent one yet tit lit abat tb lio course to the west ladles was not it lonn long one and it if abo portuguese hall been able to bring tile bark fi froin otti there to alio lie chesapeake tile return doingo should not terrify him nu no that was not tile object li ito wits ns to hoop tit nt sell hen to waylay and liptack merchant still sl illi and then titter after n successful cruise arrive nt at porto orande Sr fallen with find allied oft ns it krent great tender lender ills plan was ny to 0 o dispose of oven to permit tile spaniard to lit lie of its ills dounda possibly even oan to hasten lint aind assure that oath by bollia sollia secret resort to violence no doubt levero wits fia also concerned in ili tho the conspiracy until would profit by it and possibly these till so two lo 10 were cro likewise assured of the operation cooperation co of oc tin tilt more reckless spirits itliong the crew I 1 remembered what lint watkins half whis pervil to tile 1110 forward forn rd lils its suspicions of 0 them both ito iio luid had been right ali really I 1 ito fuso wan lang laid and very iry fortunately I 1 happened to 0 o be 10 chosen it to help tell touch it off tile tho chanco I 1 hall sought blindly dav a being plainly revealed it was evit tient enough no uRl however hot cr that lint had no intention of trusting tile nie immediately with etli ills his real ical nio lilt blui 1114 confide wah MW and lili his instructions Instruct lona related til together to inere of ship routine I 1 could awalt level eat m bilut I 1 wnm ns IH coining becoming wearied by tile ninn man 1 I understand perfectly sinoi senor I 1 broke in nt lit lust last impatiently you will linao love to tako take for granted that lint I 1 call enforce sea discipline until and alvi navigate your boot boat to whatever part ot of tile ocean you desira to still all I 1 need Is your orders this I 1 take ako it Is nil ill you require of tile inc yes I 1 plan you execute very good now about myself nud and I 1 oroso arose to my fret feet determined to close the interview you say I 1 may choose any stateroom on the port side they tire nrc till nil unoccupied except oll one c used by ilie alio steward na as a storeroom I 1 opened the door and step stopped peI out into tile main cabin elio llio roll of charts under my orm estada wait for tile 1110 to question bam captain sanchez stateroom lit Is aft lie said eald with a wove wave of the alio hand there tire aro two rooms joso jose Is with lilika a negro vi ith a knack ut at nursing who else Is quartered aft hero here lie iio ignored till the ono one tiling thing I 1 most desired sired to learn hut but I 1 did not press it believing I 1 knew the ho answer already lovero has tills this middle stute stateroom till and alender the alio one forward fendez Is third allicer and carpenter just tit at present with levero required on oil deck lio lias ills charge of the inen below not the working crew they tire arc quartered in tile forecastle and tire arc largely english and swede lint billit wo we have to carry extra men who bunk amidships hellhounds hell hounds to fight mongrels mon grels of course they are arc allowed on leek deck fl amidships when wo we are at sea but aro are not encouraged to iniego with tho S sailors alloro were over a powder fuaga I 1 alno all tile time gates any ny spark might set it oft off I 1 opened one of tile doors opposite ami till glanced within the interior differed but little from that of tile stateroom occupied by 1 estada except it was minus tile talila no doubt they were lilt all practically allice all ice this will do very well I 1 said quietly now liow how about clothes these I 1 wear look rather rough for the new job jet ill send you tile steward hell fix you oil out t from tile the stop slop chest I 1 was glad to see sec him film go and closed the he door on him film with a sigh of relief it hod had all occurred so BO quickly almost without effort on my part I 1 could do little but wonder what strange occur rence would bo be next whitt what indeed wits was there for me to do except to await developments only one thing occurred to m me I 1 must discover some ine menna ans immediately of communicating with dorothy fairfax mhd importance of this could not be overestimated with myself quartered aft and eating in tho the cabin wo we were bound to meet sooner or later and the girl inus previously be warned of my pre presence tence 0 board aboard or in her first sur hur prim prann tit at tile tho recognition I 1 should be instantly betrayed if I 1 wo was is it to serve tho the girl there must be first of all intelligent U tell igent operation cooperation co between us ua she must not only know of my presence on the namur but also tho the purpose actuating nc me I 1 hall had this conclusion when a light hesitating knock sounded sour ded at the door entered garments over ills his arm and laid out the pieces carefully one by one evidently proud of ills his selection the clothes seem to be all right stew steward urd I 1 said and I 1 judge will fit it now hunt bunt me up first of sill all sonke something to shave with then some como to co mul anti a pipe and yes bult n second wilting and ly by tin till way there then uru tire two net titi who oc scruples tho the one to 0 o effir board estada xo no banors I 1 it Is the younk young oli oil the lio one brought aboard last alavo you seen been glicr it 81 senor site sho lit la anglish and good to look tit ali but she sit unil and stara out the stern yurt port sliu site will not speak or tnt ent I 1 take diko lit ID her breakfast hut lit she touch not it morsel so I 1 toll tell panor aenoi Us and ln ho say kiy illicit lien bring her out it to dinner with tile HH ill ninko the linsay flit eat it if I 1 have to choke it down her dainty 1 11 good ill have a look nt at lier lily hadr then now hurry up ili those dioso things steward inid and remember abut I 1 seat you after ito ilu brou glit tile 10 lo Mil lying set bot and wr lii materi materials alm first explaining that hut lio ili tild mild have to go down into tile tho Inza and break open some pack age for tile lio tobacco lolin cco and pipe tile tile fellow disappeared I 1 grasped tile opportunity I 1 dostica oft od it 11 note 1100 hurriedly ii brief line alno merely stating lily in co oil n licourt ml ill beg bleik her not to exhibit surprise nt lit injecting tile me I 1 lind laid no time in ili which to explain or inake clear tile situation with tills this folded find conce concealed filed in III iny hand I 1 silently pushed nid open the floor I 1 crept swiftly forward following tho lio cli clo of tile state staterooms rooms until I 1 camo to the closed door of tile ono one I 1 sought aft I 1 beat here till nn instant listening for some sound bound from with within in hut but heard none beyond doubt tho the girl ivies within and tlona wid I 1 must trust her quick intelligence to tre respond spond i to my lily written message 7 thrust it thir through nugh tho narrow opening abobo tho fill and tile moment it ft disappeared within stole swiftly hack back to 0 o wy my own room the action lind had not been seen been and yet I 1 had all sen teely it ft moment to spare before I 1 could lather my face tho the steward returned bearing in hill lil hands tobacco and pipe estada bo however wever ined away longer lhnn I 1 had anticipated lie would find and I 1 way was fully dressed and conk fort obly smoking before ho he collie coina down from tho the deck and crossed illo cabin to my par open door tho lioard watch lina fins been called lio lie wild sold mid and you are to like charge of tile deck relieving lovere I 1 illicit to 0 o explain tile lio to tit tin men before you appeared I 1 bup up poso pose you ion anro anro ready ay sly honor avnor knocking tile alio ashes out of my lily pipe tind rising no lie eyed my clothes disapprovingly I tather a buncy rig jig gates dates for ft a first officer on oil duty lily idoine stylo style I 1 but they were till nil tile steward offered moa no Yo till have to curry carry a hord fast dst my lily annn to back up lip blat costi costill imo noi aboard the lio namur liu lie sali coldly those black devils anro bupt to 0 o ills take you for n plaything I 1 followed till lie stairs to lie he leek deck lovero was still un oil duty and nino cattle forward find shook nt lit my lily rather clail I 1 drown you lio lie suld hold intending to lo be 10 nut but hope not run in tile after cabin 1 I behall try not to unless I 1 anve cause I 1 answered looking him square lit in the eyes and determining to snake make my lily position clear at once senor 11 estada tells use niu I 1 niu ain to you what la Is tho course ro urao sourest Sou west by half sou do you know your position only lit in a general way wo we have hold held nil east liy by south coumbe courbe cou iho since leaving allm lie copes until an hour ago smoking making about ten knots very well I 1 will figure it out no i best I 1 can thera la Is nothing further to report no senor renor all ims been ns as it I 1 now IN iio glanced glnn ceil toward 11 st udit not greatly pleased I 1 presume willi my brusqueness yet ill pling nothing in elther either words or from froin to 0 o evoke a quarrel qu arnI the latter lind had overheard our conversa conversation but he ha nood mood now with back toward ownne us ui looking out on oil tile men ca off tile he port quarter ills silent caused levero levere to shrug ills his shoulders and disappear down tile tho ladder on oil ills way below I 1 turned my iny face to tile the ronn man it at tile lie wheel it was the lie giant negra cochise Co chose peace or war dorothy Is offeree offered the t e choice by her brutal captors whichever the she chooser cho what hope Is there for her amid the wolves of the sea C carlyle arlyle watching intently longs longis f for or the chance to go to her ald aid TO ill UK |