The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-04

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pliment to her. When it came into
his hands 1t was titled El Zefiro, but
as soon as he had killed all aboard
and painted it's hull dark green, he re-
christened it La Madrilena.
At length, so far did he trust her,
that he sent her IN disguiset to Laguay-
ra, there to learn as a spy the date
of sailing and cargo value OF some
great ship for Spain, which he could
waylay and take upon the high seas:
Dolores was gone about week, and
when she returned to him it was with
the information that in about fort
night from the date of her return a
large merchant vessel, FL Castillo,
would be dispatched from Laguayra
for Spain with a cargo aboard the
value of which would not be less than
fifty thousand doubloons. So far as
she could learn, the armament and
manning OF the vessel would not be
formidable-at least, not sufficiently
so to deter them from the endeavor
to capture such royal prize.
But she suggested that, to make as
surance doubly sure, every man OF the
gang should be taken along for the
fight. Her advice was deemed good
by Ed Diablo, and was followed to the
letter. When La Madrilena set sail
to meet Ell Castillo, nobody but the
old negress was left behind in the
pirates den.
Little did the blood-stained pirates
imagine that for fifteen long and weary
months the girl had been, in every
hour and minute OF her existence,
waking and sleeping, cherishing dreams
of some sweeping, comprehensive and
terrible vengeance; that every moment
of that time of her life had been a
deception, and now the hour OF her re-
ward for that long endurance was
nigh at hand.
While she was in La Guayra she
secretly put herself IN communication
with the Spanish officer then in COM
mand of the hegarrison at that port, and
to him she told the whole of her hideous
story. What the terms Of the agree
ment between them were, or how they
were arrived at, has never been
positively known, but their mutual
good understanding is sufficiently es.
tablished by of the events that fol
| lowed:
On the morning OF the I'd OF Sep.
tember, 1850, La Madrilena, under
command of FL Diablo and with every
one of his piratical band aboard, over
hauled the clumsy looking merchant
vessel, Ell Castillo, at sea, and bore
swiftly down upon her. Only a work
ing crew could be seen upon the pirates
deck until she ran alongside her in
tended prey and made fast to her
with graphing irons. Then from La
Madrilena's masthead hoated out the
black flag, with it's hideous emblazon.
ment of skull and cross bones, and the
pirates, with wild "Hurrah!" swarm
ed up out of her hold and over the
side of the vessel attacked. But what
surprise awaited theml Armed men
were lying on the deck, behind the
bulwarks, and hidden under tarpau-
Inns awaiting them. At the shock OF
contact host more OF armed men
rushed up from below.
The pirates were outnumbered seven
to one.
Still they fought with the energy OF
despair. Their leaders fury was that
of q demon. All, however was in vain.
They strove to regain their own vessel
and escape; but there, too, they were
overpowered. Within an hour more
than half of the pirates were dead or
disabled, and all the others were pris-
oners, bound hand and foot.
When the combat ceased, Dolores
for the first time appeared from the
pirates cabin, her lace pale, but her
eyes flashing with a light OF fierce ex-
ultation, and smile oftriumph upon
her lips.
Capt Ramirez, in command of FL
Castillo, approached her, bowing low
with respect, in which awe was min
gled, and said:
"By orders, I am ready to obey you
in every particular, in whatever dis
/ position you may see fit to have made
of these prisoners
"Put them all securely bound, upon
this deck, their captain here, before
me. Then have q fuse run from the
powder magazine in the hold to with
! in my reach. Give me a alighted match,
and leave me alone with Juan Vallega
and his men"
. Captain Ramirez vainly pleaded with
her not to involve herself in the awfu
catastrophe that she planned for the
. ipirates. She was firr6, and they obey
ed her. In taking leaveof her, Captain
RAMIREZ said to her:
II II submitto your decision, and may
: God pardon me for being q party tc
! your terrible deed of self obstruction
} | as but obey the orders have receiy
, ed from the commander, who swor'
} upon the crucifix to you that yol
should nave your own way. rare
we'll
\ When he and his slen pulled thei
: boats away from the doomed vessel [