Show A PORTO 0 IRE BELLO of V GOLD ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH iwa I 1 0 it copyright by R HOWDEN SMITH never nevertheless tile toss he bodied buckled on his word sword ani accompanied us to the deck when we e bert er dressed sed men were ecurry log to ard fro and from an open hutch hatch came ie the whine oi 01 tickle tackle ns as a piece wag was shifted on the gundeck gundek aloft of hopmen were unfurling shreds freds of canvas J give the Abo james steerage ft ay at need on the poop my great uncle was wa leaning his final orders to martin satin dere ders and Cou peau cau you sender be he said will stand by P ai i anchor ceal with a broadax broad ax and upon my thing the feord ord hew bew it anniles anni asun lei dei yogi your tim martin hottin will be in the waist kep keep meu on the fore and main yard ready to make maki call sall when the cable Is cut lou peau of you I 1 expect an initial broad elde aide of cm smalling alling effect and a second tre it if permit now to tt your stations and above all things instruct your men to pres preserve erfe ri lence the man who makes a noise I 1 will blow from a gun forthwith and let that be my declaration to flint the officers cave gave their acknowledgments acknowledge and flitted away ly peter pointed op tip the inlet iniel seel be exclaimed the walrus riding light winked out an interval of minute minutes and on of the waist followed it another interval and ehe she disappeared corn com plemely in the black maw of the night my great uncle sneezed delicately in the dark one Is clumsy le ob served 1 I fear I 1 have abused my nose with an dose of hip rap well well I 1 perhaps there Is I 1 a parable in the incident for such clever fellows a captain flint 1 I auxt uk aek sj not to move about gentlemen we have the better part of a glass lass to wait waft for he ebb but caution Is our watchword we heard the walrus beaole betote we ire had eight tight of 0 ber her the of a head bead sall a rattling bloch a flaue creak creal of bordge then an impression of a mighty shadowy sha dowa R towering meb of span spars and lacy rigi ing stealing ghostlike tho stIlLe from the enshrouding dark she floated nearer nearer still and nearer it seemed that the two vessels must collide and the 61 suspense became arabs e I 1 woi molded dred at sit my gre at uncles restraint would he never I 1 gasped with relief aa an his cool even tones clowe tbt tbs tl lence touch off coupeau compeau Cou peau crash I 1 the dek de k paced underfoot the anchored bull surged d forward A red theet of flame girdled the james side and in the instants glare the walrus was revealed in start detail spin tt a setting of glittering black water and ion loi forested chres I 1 law a man n in her foretop am aimlessly lessly balancing a grenade nade I 1 saw men star ing curiously fron from the gun porta ports as an our bro adlie smash smashed 1 I into them I 1 had bed a glimpse of the brutal acce of bones peering over the bulwarks bulwa a cutlass in his teeth the dar darb resa returned and a ma mul stude of echoes dinned back and forth across the inlet talet there was a rending and cr cracking ackin of timbers with euch such screams as I 1 never hopr bopp to hear bear again the screams of hicl wicked men who face an unexpected death oath and bla and piteous appeals all blended into one terrible heart searching arching ee whole my great uncles level voice 4 domi omi mated the conf uhlon as easily as it had bad the silence cut your cable Saunder sl flints bellow answered from the walrus give it to lem era ye e cowardly swabs 1 stand to your guns gun I 1 the red tongues of the calru guns runs licked out at us the stager lag roar of their discharging smote thi bight the fabric of the royal 1 jams quivered and shook as the iron ball lashed into her A moaning and screeching rose from calef and gundeck oh god I 1 my leg legi my leg I 1 meyre out I 1 my gut guts are a arun out butr I 1 PIN beres ree my arm anat oh ob god where wheres my armr arm but a third time my great treat uncle mastered the uproar make rail nil Wart martin ivil I 1 coupeau compeau hac lae reloaded his guns and the james fired a second broad broadside fide with the same unanimity ae as before the whir receil receded ed as it our fire had had bad the effect of physically re pAlIng ber from os us clauda of smoke came between the ships and I 1 perceived that we were benefiting from the severing of the anchor anthor cab e the ebb tide wa was arcady already swee us down the anchorage toward the open sea 21 the valru shot off another ragged tagged broadside which for the most part plashed pla shed v ater ar or scattered mud and then bottled to a chass long her barking fit at fully as as they tossed the 01 twelve pound chot atil athwart wart our deck our mere were LICUL JOH gundeck orth forth men bora bom burun bustled liu sired to the yard yards to shake out aery to catch he the errant wind that wred guilly from southeast to south net melt coloru odonwell ODon cell waved his hi fist it at nir u great uncle billiat madness will have ha taken ye iw now ur he lie cried chete wal the be grand rand chomet chic e had bad to finish iti it i i acala once sl for au oil ar are ye feared of then theus tha ye turn tuen tal A lyou y on that ha streak first alov a aye ale and epand toot not ot at all r my great uncle dilating I struck fint first blow and how ai as yog you to aptly j L at lt I 1 a an ai i of a mind mina to te le alo the coup de trace grace and thia this with as a trifling damage to my own vessel at as li Is 1111 ilan never hav aether aach such chance as that ye jua cast away MO mourned arned the irishman for a soldier old ler chevalier you reveal astonishing lack of judgment returned my peat great p eat uncle iltz I 1 remained to finish conclusions with captain flint in the narrow sace of the anchor axe I 1 might conceivably 1 hae haie rained the victory but it must have been by means of subordinating brains to brawn and with lois loss in proportion thereto I 1 prefer to force him to lesi ea altre by maneuvering vering and proper strategy I 1 can con the same object at a half or a third of the cost all the same retorted 0 odonnell don it if ye sink link hn hm ye lose 1088 his treasure quite trae ikea tined ted murray but what bould you jaw a to drivins him ashore abt eh what OD odonnell ornell would lave MA an to thie this I 1 know not for there was a sudden drumming drumm lne of feet on the deck and moira cast cost herself into b bs arms padre the he utts 2 tearfully and are ye safe from the can cannoni noril I 1 waked in my bed with their roar roan inc ing and it came ove me we e were on the trnidad ince fume more and poor senor nunez the apothecary groaning from his death wound and him that was looking forward to the quiet end of his days in the little house loust by alcantara itarA I 1 and then I 1 wag was thinking all a horrid dm armm but the cannon blat ted again ad aad the ship trembled and there wai was a shriek at tit malvery o 0 door so out I 1 ran in my shiff and diomede the bla damoor was lying in his blood on ou the cabin floor and ben gunn beside him a praying and with that I 1 rut on roe me enough clothing for cecen cys lys take sake and came to find ye for my four bones are clattering with fear and If heavens eavens truth I 1 odonnell OT tonnell drew her close there there acu ihla he sold with a tenderness he lie had bid only for her the worst will be over terres naught for ye to fear she reach tt up and stroked his face troth and I 1 was thinking that same if I 1 cot child id but come at you pa says she bat but 14 terrible fearsome fear soe to be sleeping by your lour lone lout belt self and awaken in n the midst of a sea fight light her father swore under his breath ah I 1 was the ive wk ok sh fellow to drill you into such a ft en chewn therell come a day I 1 must answer er she stopped his mouth with her ber had hand As it kid I 1 d be anywhere elie than just here I 1 I 1 I 1 turned my head bead not wishing to lie be prying into their affairs and a quarter mile aftem I 1 saw a jet of flame name and heard the kicking report of one of the walrus chase guns moira motto said something more tart I 1 did not bear and be he br he get ye below my maid mald until re there waa was a harsh hanh wh stung sound in the air and the hairs on cue 81 side de of my head bead rose up and oi 01 the heels of 1114 th n camo 08 ti thud of a shot as it struck timber close egad I 1 rommen tid my treat great uncle odonnell swayed strangely and dropped our bla bit daugh daughters tee boulder shoulder Pa padre drel the dazed grief la in her voice was why wont ont ye atwil are ye hit hitt oh ob blessed virgin theres no sense left in him I 1 bob master pete help helo mel hes toso to so heavy 1 peter and I 1 camped to aid hr h r and i murray was not far behind us we I 1 lowered OD 0 Dona ells tall all body to deck and I 1 ran for a lanthorn I 1 returned with it my great uncle bad had assumed contro control of the a ve ve can asel no blood blond or bonev he be said sold hold your light by his head if you please robert the yellow glow played ver th I 1 riehm ns long jan fa e lib ills lips drawn back in what had bad been a smile hia eyes were fixed died and glassy pulse beat in his corded throat couched beside him chason his Vs hands and waning a medley of eo to pert no gold continued after leg page nine kine in angim it n anil aid api lb lah hurray opposite her exploring alor la into the bonom bosom of her fathers MIA shirt A startled look ap 1 11 in my great uncles lambent eye olet but his feature features preserved their mobility tie ns useless uee jet to M to alra law IBM lie le ald sold genf T lit fit doth doh not answer you see c hot but be will I 1 eak t p sure ye le mutt must toon soon be boding what Is wrong with ith him sir it MY be he a our of tandy would bring bin him round my tha uncle reached across and god plucked from ber her graup grasp the hand she he bad had been rubbing nr come COIN ho bo ald said riling rising kya ff will aik ask peter to carry him to his bl berth hall shall ver ell nut but but boutwe ue must brine bring him tot ait connot brill him to he be en an 1 merw kindly she bhe tood stood up bewildered not bring blin to dut but because De caute hie him bean no longer wool beat laid bald my great uncle quick I 1 catch her hubert she lay like a tired child in to ray my anna Tt dead adl aap faintly lie I 1 e cannot be dead I 1 exclaimed theres mere not a wound on him neen said reter peter 4 i IT picked up lop the lant lanthorn bora from white I 1 bad dropped it on the deck and wid directed the light upon the tho amr r part of colonel OUn nell bead 11 1 A blue bruise like a it acar sear across the iranians left eft temple OA A n i grize pronounced peter t ier der can noal came dot close it jal I 1 tut but not even broken I 1 objected f JH 1 bo dot dont matter 1 burray ant over and fingered the k br olee 4 j teter reter Is right fie he ald said so the or brain I 1 have heard beard af such much a breitf abnot shok but bever saw it U happen wore mora molts ding to my amal mj and ana he be la is really dball the padre IP 4 really dead dmd and he be without a comfort of the church I 1 oh ob boly 1411 its be his bore hum lathere Ra there ever a crueler enar she collapsed in a passion of weep tol int conduct her below robert laid sold ay my preat great we olve will follow you ajie buffered suffered me to lead bo from ae tie poop without objection more like achild than thin ever mobbing and sad rm testing and repeating the same thing things over and yer again in an aban abandonment dolk of grief alich only the irish can att attain als als you are be tle kind friend she he stammered atam when we pad ad reached her tatt rm rn and oh lob iob I 1 have att ere sore need of you I 1 th tha tove a a puan in a pirate ship troth I 1 a fri frad in the side ide world n Vs it be yc sad ad master hoster coriner hut mt I 1 am the ba b d seldia girl to be thinking of ay ray olm plight and te father that loved me uila moment cone gone op up to petee rate gote and him without the holy wafer to big his ava tips or so much ai as a prayer laid said over him ah ab what ill deed did we do either one of us u that he should be taken from mi m go so byword tot bf parting ngi the listen listers were always after baying saying we must reconcile ourselves ourt elvea to code gods mercy but tl tie little mercy baa has been shown to mel tae 1 I 1 quiet edher her at lat lost brought her a ol 01 brandy and induced her 1 to lie ile down 1 I budh t be crying the way I 1 will have done don ahe she apologized gulping her sobs Hi hiruela nia will be needing all the prye X I 1 can say ay and a boll ln las of candles ta t A do you rou go on Bob only 1 imal not tot leave me ly by my one on if it there j more fighting 1 could ser r stand to henr bear the thun doing of t ape e cannon aft after er after utter art lr taDd and no one by to bid me take heart ol 01 0 grace grace the gray wa was ote seeping through the stern at window when I 1 rejoined my grea uncle and peter in the main cabin peter A as as placid as to ever puffing industriously nt tit a long clay day ampe but my relative dl played more concern than I 1 to have iod in him at antime in ibe the dinst lb 1 I trust yuu joia were able to calm m the poor lasal lass he greeted me tap me what a sorry busing 31 rs have ahn odonnell for a t meling corn com banim but him j i inow know not what to do the whole ile shook he Ns head bead and stored out the window bede him clicking the lid of his hi snuffbox open and shut abut but we nave first to attend to the walrus he be added pre presently matly 1 I 1 shall jo do so with ith the lets reluctance j fr that lost shot the cursed lock luck of it I 1 A beten betten enemy blow in the 1 dark blindfolded by gadi and to think it mutt must strike down don of all men the one mo qt essential to my schemes I 1 could well well BO no matter 1 we I 1 must triumph triam over the an expected the chasm chum all great peat leader leaders cross to win in the tha final victory 1 I found myself somehow lively hostile to bis his attitude what have you done with colonel I 1 aked asked coldly peter reter carried him to his stateroom we will give hira him decent burial when wo return to the island and perhaps sew day we can cau ome for him in state u with a squadron squi dron of kings ships and beir bar hin him home te to i grave crave in the land lead he his was wa exiled framl my treat emicles spirits brightened noticeably as at he contemplated ed the picture victure bif words pf serit tit N yea yes yoe ye hi t murmured aalf kilt t ts tta set mitt 1 could have L 4 e cerf 1 I 1 m do oar our friends Is 1 abw will Is lieff and arid kerap r 0 hyugh ww t ew igo 14 A e ah ab my uy voy um ms incident 1 Is my beat justification for press ing yon you la in my cause what should I 1 do without you wa peteri twill be to for you two with mistress moira holm to establish our connections alth the kings agent agents in france yu seem to forget I 1 am no jacobite I 1 answered unpleasantly tut tut you shall be as a stout a jacobite as princes charles him himself not nota it he milled well leave that to mistress dolra maybe you forget der walrus interposed ter posed peter not so peter I 1 shit ahall dispose 1 of tie tae walrus within the next ne it few w hours anch andt gott added peter ai as if murray bri not spoken UY great creat uncle laughed merrily my dear peter men if tf judgment will inform you that there Is no god or if it we concede a god there Is to every bearon to assign a superior degree of power to the inevitable devil representing presenting ic the opposing virtue of godlin godl ln indeed did I 1 incline to bow doi doan n before any superhuman luthor ity I 1 should elect satan bof b prefer ence but a ripe experience haq hn in dined me to the view that the devil dertl Is im a us much a pigment of mens 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