New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-17
CHAPTER Ill.
THE PIRATE.


low leland there she lay with her loosed sails hang
ing In the buntnes At Mr. Atherton and his and
his ward stepped board the little steamer which was waiting
for them and carried down to the ship which they
without difficulty In few moments while the
pung back the city the ships toPsas
ere home having already hove
end the ysrds hosted The noble Gran swept gracefully
,ourd and ere long ,he toward the broad
Atlantic. The lofty sails set the courses dropped ana
then the men went at work clearing the deck
Marx Aberton had gone below get glass Of brandy and
water to Keep sickness he said and the old merchant
was busy seeing that his luggage was properly slowed rs
ther alone Upon the where she was engaged In
watching the green seemed to past her The
scene was her, and che enjoyed it much The
dssbDs flaming water the rocks which the
beat in white suIgng the recedns city and above all
the bounde Of which opened before her all
tended to inspire her wonder; and her
cepops at once turned the Great Ruler in whose hand all
these things She thus standing snd wschns the
strange scene, when some one at her side spoke: -
and the man she
nzed commander Of the ship And ye she eoua hardly
and She had heard give such orders ONLY the captain could
give yet puzzled She had always supposed that
face and huge whke; but the by her side very
youns-not two andtwery he was so od-tall and
dark curn brown hair and features Of than ordinary
manly beauty In fact be was the very ideal Of noble hand
tion Of his form and than in the beamns light
hi. His name Lionel Waber Esther had
seen BY the guardian had home before
ii" new, W. tx. maiden replied in to the remark
she bad heard d on board large ship before"
Then YOU W find returned captain
In iind Winning tone shall be to nske
your situation pleasant that you viii not regret having sailed
Thanh you SIR fervently answered Esther the same
and for moment they seemsd mutually rysed The maiden
the drop her eyes and she did 80 she felt
Iperiepesd and 90 deep spoke again her
voice uembied in spite Of all her efforts prevents
Ehe .de the captain owed the mate
ding The TDs S the s sshS erie. Mar.
He only answering some Of my questions touching the
And % on" repeated Marx IN jeerns tone. "Perhap.
you wOpdn have a.isd The question:. aud The 80 one the
an acquaintance deuced quick seems to me You Just steer
VIZ au,b indignation upon her face Esther turned and
went below where she found her maid hal her all pre-
She rsx Of her SOnsi b ana =. and then t
6rst tbousht Marx Aheron and abe him cool
ss5 bsa maid that she n M 20 on deck il she w.he T.
maid short saes eyed sI some shieen year, Of age
IA faithful servant eLd She anxious 90 up and
the land more and With simple expression Of thank.
starred to her feet with Der hands ePed shs uttered
esunot be tina, mans wife II would Be wiesed 70 throw
lbt for such Low Marx Atherton to be- Oh know
After his The maiden ssn and her thoughts turned
naturally enough upon Captain Lone. Wabert BE the
she lad been d enough study human DsturewhO
which she thought requisite
res, true ap-the she could love and And
abe tbousht Of the old tuttefing her heart
And her bom ,weed with the and strange She
dared not ATTEMPT 10 anAyEe the feeling and pe she hsa
70 Sest. Ia Al all eyeDts she hsd theme reAetop
Az In her heart laid the germ Of e-s Term
which was 10 manifest itself In dreams and waxing fsneie, AID
lead Der O pure ard holy sslirsnors
The chip rased night, and the land fsr
ssh Both Esther MARI obliged 20 up the en-
erysps and though the latter doubled
and ire bed his doses brandy ad water he he ,
est Of tie two Al end OF four DAYS Esther well AID
rons AID she thought she felt better for The short ae .
sc expernoed She much Of her time deck aui
housh the sptsin often spoke with her Vet IL In con
strained tones as though he feared 10 trust himself .r be-
n, sth an iInefee whh ushi only fall BIZ crush him
But smiled when be spoke and the maiden ard
him grateful, me Anirs leok ,
II vss on The morning the sixth dsy MARI Ath.o,
had become eli aga d tsok himself 10 protect
Esther hen she deck and than hal IN
,oupe e.ais gag rested Gpon him with erpreor
pain Indigestion AID contempt Th- h.i Just
d, bSeakfs. the cook had removed the Ghes
on. the msr he fofetop fefr<ted sah
.out three points the weather bow Sir The re,ly
Wi. .rt not a., sGd hsfened and lou d that d.
AL cooa he easily from the deck bhe was bgld3wn
In, d. "a, tain could see that ale carried sails
" -. mint be ANAL cr,ns bns most hkeiy-bound for
him Bu 20 shall make her cut for ace coming down
The ind was row very north east AID the ship
a, ear east Tossbs with heI towines tsgt The
bns-isI arg Yrsrss ss-ess 's'y LIE ssss ds'1ar