Show 4 WK CAP CAPTAIN nr an ra AL I 1 M AM C by charles tenney jackson illustrations by irwin myers 4 by the th bobbt bobbe mattill CHAPTER vill VIII continued 12 in tile the days of inflate the world was straight tia as a switch translated do marigny for tho the benefit of 4 young american lieutenant 11 and look you jarvis unfolds tho the pt pirates ratos flag another crack arach nt at now friend tho the famous for tho the artist as ills his arnat amateur eur buo buc cancers roared their chantey shook free tile colors and planted the tha staff by Boss leius lelus table A black banner upon which was a grot grotesque esquo skull and crossbones cross cro bones even Boss bossiere lere was con pulsed with laughter nt at the grimacing jarvis antics then ho he glass in hand well then to the buccaneers bucca buccan cerA my goo good tile the old cry A barata ria rial I 1 A 11 1 11 and then the old seaman seemed deemed to curiously ot at the ri nearest enrest of tho the pirate mummers bummers mum mers eyo eye was on him tile tho young man caught a covert glance from alderman dominique but the shouting tables saw nothing wrong do ma rigny was up and roaring A flag I 1 A flag for the Serap hinol A royal jest for bonaparte Donn parte when wo we scale the cliffs of st helena hale bale him to sea and run up the old colors of the free roversi ho jarvis this Is a hibits hit I 1 A group was about the dragging him to a wine cask to mount and speak but suddenly a new uproar burst from them all one of the red shirled masqueraders masque adera had sprung to tho the rail seizing the black flag to wave tt it as ho he ran and ills hla song burst forth there seemed some new warning accent to the tiling thing IM 01 tenis tema maleu above the hubbub do de Almon Almona asters nervous senses caught a sound over the rail ills hla covert glance to the tha yellow river showed a deeper shadow then tho the flash of oars lie he found alderman dominique staring at him hastily then turning lie he heird bare feet lottering pottering pott ering along the wooden slope lopo of the leveo levee but oven even when the dist of a curious crow appeared at the gangway anione among tho the crowding servants hustling them aside tho the revelers on tho the deck did no more than roar appreciatively llo jarvise moro of your je jesting 1 faith liow how many then do marleny stopped gorgio tho the ernyl lal s seller was a mooring line that held tile tho seraphine Seraph lne in the tide and a huge mulatto leaped from rail to deck there came a flash of a cutlass from another figi lre do de Almona Almonn sterl cried la carre barre that Is your hostler tot tetone on I 1 this t Is not hot rood good an and sudden suddenly ly with a roar a score of burly forms rushed the rail and swept among tho the guests forward came a rattle of poles and blocks A shout shouted ed order from old Johnn hohanness Joh anness ness of tho the swamp and the bow of tho the clipper was sheering cheering off the wharf A startled silence fell tile the richly appareled gentlemen were staring is as tile the bow caught the slow current do Al monaster grasped in turn they are here I 1 the two caught bight of a jall tall cloaked figure that had bad sprung to the quarterdeck quart erdeck and turned calmly to watch tile tho ifie melee lee bossiere Boss lere had find leopod up shouting Lafi lafitte ttO I 1 ton pon ill my soul the bandit I 1 then from the barefooted fellows arose the old cry of a decade agone agona A I 1 A to t oly off with therill them 1 roared old bohon to the work the elegant young do de marleny Marl Marf gny in tits his evening clothes of broadcloth and silk stockings was lifted and hurled over the rail to the muddy levee A sword flashed in Vill erets hand and hoaas seized and thrown from the deck ln la barre sprang to tile shrouds with a warning cry to tho the servants but he too was propelled off and with yes yells and laughter tho the rushed upon the re retreat trent ing guests of tho the Nap napoleon dleon ship overpowered borne bach the struggling gallants fought but one by one tho the brawny hunters and f shermen fishermen of the chen chesteres teres threw them from rail and deck tables were overturned the awning aning poles broken lanterns flared rp und and over the battle the one tice commander of the black petral Ca calmly linly tha pressure brought do Al monaster almost against film aliha beaul ile he whispered you dared then but a hand clutched frantically at Raoul fl sleeve do de la wits was b borno orno post past in the embrace of two lusty fellows A moll inott cried the youth raoul wo we are attacked I 1 nom NODI do de dieu dieul I 1 ni muttered tittered raoul nez coupe do not injure him I 1 over with him film III I 1 there was a splash in the latture mud the ship was swinging wide in tile the river nood flood jarvis came reeling aft 1 staring back at ills his lato late fellow gu guests ats and bon already ahead camo tho the snap of n loos loosened e ned jib jo leanness li anness the was shouting orders to fellows who were manning the fore foro rigging at the wheel stood be luclie lucho onetime one time admiral of cartagena looking up to tile tho break of the canvas and oven even as aa do Al monaster gasped to see liow how swiftly tile the plotters had find worked each to an appointed station tile the last of the youth and chivalry of la n nouvelle orleans went over tho the side to tile levee mud save one jarvis the wit had seized ills his hand painted jolly roger and shook it toward tile the city then bo ho looked again at laotto jean jeana I 1 what to Is this jest I 1 next time you seek to amuse the gentry of now new Or orleans lenns cried johnn johan noss do not allow gorgio to choose your players 11 I 1 jarvis jarels approached the master of the seraphine Seraph lne it might be of interest monsieur hamrac why I 1 am here why my fat friend dominique Is herell here my ky good jarvis I 1 wish you were ashore you and the councilor at least this la Is 6 a serious venture sir we are to the rescue of the english lady tile the pointer stared at him why I 1 thought slie she you slie she did not flee with you after all I 1 may see her again 7 it lies iles with tho the winds of chance you tire are set on a mad venture sir jarvis poured him more drink unsteadily ills his captain stood frowning at tho the long tables on the banquet deck already along thern them wild spirits of of the crew were cracking bottles and ming merry over the disordered feast which had been spread for the gen gentlemen t lem eha eh a d adventurers of now new orleans the older men were working the ship safety safely in the broad reaches of the river on a following wind but tho the others hardly gave way before the under ell eh well I 1 bawled the towns jester suddenly iio slimy gallants ho drenched blades 0 tho the opera 1 to in the bottle I 1 am lord mazarac Saz arac I 1 swagger I 1 rescue I 1 love morrow to celebrate the salling sailing of tile the napoleon ship there will be such a scrubbing and hanging forth of burbe lows and ribbons as will keep tile the house cammies mammies busied for a week I 1 who Is in the mud now john jarvis M sio I 1 ilmon comme cochon I 1 but after the la laughter tighter talat followed him film the author of it went aside to otare ahead into the dark do da amon aster found him so ills his pallor II 11 heightened eight tits his cheeks twitching the mimic seemed shaken alth a fear as he watched the bloom of shadowy sall drawing him on to unknown venture 1 I nm am to see tier her monsieur and she me lie he said plaintively 41 ai mazarac will rescue her by force if needs be john the other nodded slowly yes mazarac Saz arac always Saz arad ali ah name 0 G d to play one hourt to bo be the poseur to have the lovers lover s gesture the pretty speech and nd to tell men go therel there 1 come coine berell berel yath a more glance that they obey I 1 think of A bitza mazarac ral C come monsieur the cognac it is 16 them the refuge the adventure and ill tho Aren adreain ain iii in ic the bottle I 1 am lord sair I 1 swag gei ger I 1 rescue I 1 love hi he e awit twitched defied his friends alevo do dolefully she roust must never see me 1 I 1 j a am m the ragged ghost out in the shadows monsieur where her eyes cannot follow lie he turned away tho the sardonic quite chaken from him ill bolow the emperors chair for Bazil rac tho the lady will come tor for Saz mazarac arac who does not adist davs in her dreams I 1 why should I 1 not play ilay mazarac for tier her what right has lean jean to this gallant rescuing role before her eyes CHAPTER IX X A question of diplomacy they had find been a roaring unruly lot forward until beluche Bc luche he as second officer with bohon r nd nez coupe had brought discipline at times with tho the threat of alst 1st or the watches were picked dand and the mebs organized gani zed alii and the desultory plundering plunder ing of stores and the thoa finery left in disorder by the gentlemen crew of tho the napoleon ship was sternly stopped indeed three fellows who had a setto set to with therum at once were in the brig by nightfall and a trio more hod broken hea heads ds but when the captain jean with monsieur do de Almo Al monaster raster and donil went on inspection during tho ho second watch they were acro greeted with cle cheerful erful nud and subdued respect the former second officer of tho the black etral muttered jo to ht hl chief there bo be sixty four in all somo some old artilleryman artillerymen artillery men of jacksons day at chalmette ciomo fo caslo lads dhove sailed wl david porter and wl decatur against tile the Tripoli tans somo some escaped Britis hers from press gangs and there be a score of our old fellows jean men alen of arand terre find and of galveston island some wl WI tho the presidents pardon some not the gaunt shifty eyed john joh crack ley icy stepped from the line wo we have made bold to ask sir under what ling flag this ship A rumble of laughter stopped him aft by the illo captains eom companion panion hung a stiff painted banner already fraying in the gale and by it fast asleep sprawled the artist jester who had painted the thing to amusa the city of the creoles cheoles Cr eoles but lafatte stopped tho the levity we shall attend to that we aro on a venture the end of which will wih be disclosed to you in juo time but when he had dismissed them to quarters old Be beluche lucho voiced his bis doubts not a ruffian milian of them all but thinks wo we are private ering oring again As to napoleon they would roar with laughter and as ad to this rescue of the english woman well you can lead them to that but it Is plunder that Is in in their minds 11 the chief looked thoughtfully at do de almonaster Al monaster when they sat again over their brandy and coffee in tho the luxury of the emperors suite the young man adverted to it we have the excuse sir air that mademoiselle lespron was unlawfully seized out of the city only violent action could save her she must explain tho the mystery of her abduction to Vc clear learus us with the admiralties admiral ties the watch already reports a i vessel making south grunted beluche and vie the genagon will bo be a clumsy tout lout in Ny weather eather that this clipper loves the mists kept the englishman hid in the passes passe bulut but out to seat sea we can pick him up at our pleasure old dominique twirled hit his thumbs upon ills his stomach ile he had find declined i to take any active p part art in the ships hurried flurried organization pleading his gout and corpulence corbul ence but they had gibed gabed him well it trouble comes ns aa it will 00 grinned keluche beluche sourly shurly you will still be tho the worthy cou councilor of new or leans eh ch pummeled aboard and oft off against your sour will I 1 ilo dominique it I 1 and you yo u may yet need an honest couric councilor llor to plead your call cause ge retorted dominique and you get yourselves into admiralty court the big wigs will bo be hard to convince this la is not open lawless piracy tho the captain jeans love affairs eh ch well I 1 can you get an an advocate to speak them to tile the magistrates of jamaica Ja malca or even in charleston or now new york I 1 A lanky tousled form came reeling under the rocking cabin lamp jamp A magistrate I 1 chuckled jarvis the rum old that Is the prime magistrate 1 since when did daml mewl of the laws be still JarvIs III I 1 sald lafatte this I 1 la sit a serious council the lady of th the genoron isto Is to be bei rescued without withof it alo lence if wo we may after that if bonaparte 1 cried raona rao ul eagerly thatis that Is our one chance for tame fame for fop fort forsline line Y and for extenuation I 1 the exiled emperor mp eror slipped from under their noses nose s and to sea on tile the fastest clipper that yankee brains ever devised III 1 and after that pray mumbled mumble dold old dominique I 1 TO DR BE CONTINUED 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