The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-12

craft was fifty named, and accordingly we
made mp q fprty TO 90 on board and exam
Inc. Don Diego and some of his friends.
some ladies and their duennas were hidden
aboard TO q feast. which was intended to
serve the double pur pose of celebrating my
restoration Co health and of showing OF my
new acquisition. Among the party Was u
Jesuit priest, q relation of Don Diego. who
was ever haunting his house and OF whom
/ instInctlvely felt q dislike, but whom l
regarded as being of no more Importance
than q tame tom cat.
When we arrived ut the quay in our
jingling. Gathering volantes. we found
boats manned by men of The Buccaneer
who were dressed in the height of nautical
dandyism. with blue and white striped
shirts. white trousers and red silk sashes
round their waists, In which were stuck sill
ver-mcunted pistols and daggers. a more
picturesque looking lot or blackguards
never Baw, but among them L saw many or
the Alligators, for WIlmshurst. TO whom |
had given carte blanche as TO discharglng
and shipping men. had got rid of the En-
glish skipper and crew who had brought the
Buccaneer out from England and had trans
ferred TO her those of the Alligator whom
he most affected, and filed MP the compile
ment with as big a set of picaroons as they.
This gave me n shock. for L thought how
easily one OF these men could blast me IN
the eyes of Francisco. That n man shonld
gamble aud lead a dissipated life, the hab-
its OF her brother and bis companions had
Taught her to regard as natural and be-
coming, but that shOuld be q thief u q
murderer wonld. L know. fill her soul with
sorrow and grief. Indeed. sue had already
won from me a promise hat / never again
would 20 to the coast ot Africa for slaves.
Dearest she said. we must have slaves,
and some must go and fetch them; so We
must have meat to eat and butchers must
Kill the poor sheep and oxen. but you would
not be a butcher, would yoai" l had long
been filled with loathing of the wretched
traffic and no pleading from Francisco was
needed TO cause me TO give the required
promise. Ms dream was to escape from oil
vile SURROUNDINGS, and in the Buccaneer to
seek some island where Francisco and /
conld live out together on ideal life OF love
and contentment. Vain, blind mortal. TO
think that such could be my lot after the
sins 1 had committed.
We divided ourselves among the various
boats. and soon were on board the Buccan-
eer, where we were received by Wins
huret. who had constituted himself the
skipper, and woo wore n gorgeous, fancy
uniform which slited his handsome though
evil face most admirably.
ALI my guests were lost in admiration az
the beauty of my new vessel. OF her size.
her recommendation, the luxury of her
saloons and cabins. and the perfection and
efficiency Of her various fittings. After ex-
aiming her In every nook and corner. Wa
were served with an exquisite luncheon,
during which o band and the choir of one of
the churches, OF which there are so many
in the Havana, played and sans for our
amusement.
Francisco and / soon wearied of being
alone though in a crowd. for unless we
were the only two we felt rs II we were
separated: but each was ever all the COM
pany the other required. aud. glancing one
at the other, we soon slipped down from
the crowded deck TO examine more at our
leisure the cabins which We intended
should ere long be the scene of our welded
happiness.
was howing her one of the cabina
which | intended should be fitted as her
boudoir. and was saying. Sweetest one,
we will nave this hung with pale blue
silk, and here. while you play your guitar,
l will lie at your feet aud worship you"
"Oh, my love, my life, then we snail DO
happy" and then our lips met IN one long.
fond kiss.
ITO BE Concluded.l