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and as they began to pour n al over ou
rail, Captain Stark called upon bis men L
repel them. But not a man move 10 obey
bis order. The pirate chieftain was tht
tist to board Us, and IS bis eve rested up
on Stark, be uttered shout Of triumph.
by my souls salyatiou,' he cried turn.
ing to his TeD, here's the traitor. Al
bimP
Stark leapel back and fred his pistol
but oae Of the pirates who had at That IN.
slant gained the shattered tafraiI, knock.
ed the weapon up with his sword and the
ball did no damsge. The battle was only
between STARK and the pirate, not another
man Of the barks crew interfered. The
gigantic captain fought with al bis might
but numbers overcame him, and be was
made a prisoner and bound, It seeming 10
have been q care on the part Of the pirates
not TO kill him.
who is captain, bere?' asked the buc-
cancer leader, in good English, but with
an accent that bespoke the Spaniard.
'He was the captain, answered Mr.
Wales, pointing TO where the exhausted
man lay bound.
sand who is next in command?
4 am, said the mate.
you dou't seem 10 exert yourselves
much in defending your vesseIP
Because it would be useless. You are
are the most powerful
DO you know that man? continued the
pirate, pointing to Stark.
'Only that he is trutal cowardly vii.
lain,' returned Wales,
The buccaneer smiled, and then turned
towards his men. who stood in a BODY up-
on the quarter deck. There was a consul
tatlon Of a few moments, and then the
chief turned once more 10 our mate.
we had intended to rob you,' be said,
and we mean to rob you as it is; but we
will only rob you Of your captain, for we
would rather possess him at this moment
than all the wealth there Is on this ocean.
de was once pirate with us-he was
second in command of that brigsntine-
and for asum of money paid him BY an
English agent at Calcutta, he BETRAYED us.
lie did it partly out Of revenge because
he could not be captain. But we escaped
from the trap he laid. lie wont escape
50 easily. You may think yourselves
lucky to go scot free with your cargo, and
get rid of villain at the same time.'
Mr.. Wales made no answer, and the pi.
late turned to bis men aud ordered them
to carry Stark on board the brigantine.-
In ten minutes afterwards the pirate was
clear of US, and we we're standing on our
course.
Ere long we saw a dark mass run up
at the brigantine's fOreyard and there
it hung dangling in the air. Mr.. Wales
took the glass and looked at it.
1t it Bufs Stark be Whispered
Thank God, he will do 20 more wicked
ness
Isaac Wales was now captain of the |
bark, and a most excellent one be made. |
We went to Calcutta, and from thence to
Canton, and when We returned to Dia.
nond Point, we learned that a piratical
,r;gantine had just been captured by an
English brig.of-war. 1t was the same
raft that had overhauled us. Had we not
eason to be thankful that she boarded us
efore she was capturedl Mr.. Wales had
I least, for after the pirate left us, we had
xamined the pistol which Bufe Stark had
iven the mate to fire and 1t contained no /
all! Surely, Isaac Wales had reason to
lank God that once, at least, he had fal-
N in with a pirate. Il