Sharp County record., 1896-12-25

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over the return of Angus, we VIII iea''
the reader 10 imagine.
Mother" he said, when they ha'
entered the house, you can get read!
10 return to Scotland. ] have now
home for you and Jennie in your ma
tive land"
Hugh Gordon told me all, lad. Tho'
hast come into thine ain; now belik'
thouldst we'd Clara HILL"
FLUSH, mother"
"Eere be a letter, son, and a box the
vur left wuth me at midnight by tn
pirpte Black Beard not week befor
| the Meryine went down.
Angus hastily tore open the enveloP
and read as follows:
"Capt. Angus Bruce-Dear Sir: When
landed you at Beaufort that night, It'll
thought to iall back TO my old vocation oI
/ knew must keep off the coast for a te'
days, and give you a chance to get ava!
! .hen gradually the feeling came over II
to fall back to my former life-with goo
stanch craft like the Clara Belle, 1t owe!
mastered NE: | sailed for San Doming
where | shipped some men, and brougi
away a cargo of negroes; or my other {,
ploits you will probably read. You nav
always treated IRE as man: | know ye
to be as Innocent of the murder OF Loyu, I
you are of being Elack Beard, but II
supposed that you were he, and better
! for you, as they will not search for y.
| elsewhere In time your innocence may
esta blished; l have made my last trip
Black Beard, the Pirate. l shall make b
one more on this coast, and that Will ne
endeaYor to capture Lathrop on the mig
of his marriage to Miss Hill, IN VIM.
event | shall cause him to confess
crime, and to sign a written dccume
setting forth all circumstances. 1hls co
fession, if obtained, l shall send to yc
mother, and should capture Lathrop, a.
not bo able to obtain it, l shall hang HI
at the yard arm of the Clara Belle.
word more and l am done. You HIT.
knew when you employed the strandt
seaman that morning, and afterwards ma
him your mate that you were placing yo'
craft in the hands Of San Domingo l.
pirate captain OF the Nancy, which W
lost off this coast nearly three years as
but such was the case-Eow as you "
nrohably never see the Clara Belle agai
and as | have not the disposition to roG
benefactor, and a man In trouble, | sha
leave this letter with a box containing 81
600 in gold, with your mother; as much
l dread to meet her, to remunerate you Il
the loss of the schooner, in case you az
ever able to return home, and if otherWi
II will provide for the needs Of those yt
love.
This money Is not blood money. neithF
did It come from the treasury in NashlhS
ton. but II was received for the negroes
cantured in San Domingo, whose conditic
was rather improved than otherwise, J.
being transplanted to American soil, eve
as slaves. SO you need not hesitate to mai
use Of it. Now, as we will probably nevC
meet again, wishing you all manner
good luck in the future, that your inn
oence may be established, and that "
may yet win the woman you enc day save
from the depths Of the Cape Fear, a.!
unworthily your old Mate.
CALVIN STEWART.
There is the gold, son. tried
tred-but could ia give the mon ava
When he left the house, | started t.
call the ooflicers, but | could ma dooi
What wilt do wuth the gold, son?"
81 don't know, mother. We can'tsen'
IL back whence it came; give it to Jennl
for marriage portion"
"Why, the lass wilt not cen look at
if:.-~--.l4nar+ b."
"Giye her time, mother, give ner time
our Jennie is particular"
At two o'clock on the following da
the yacht made fast to Orton landins
and Angus followed the rice bank to tn
house.
lie was ushered into the parlor by tn
! maid, who notified Clara that a gentle
man had called and inquired for her.
AS she entered the door Angus aros
and advanced to meet her, and thoug
she knew from remarks made by Gordo
that he was liable to come home at an
time, she could not reprcss the cry:
Angus! oh, August" and would hav
fallen to the floor lad not his stron
arms sustained ncr,
"Cara, dear, dear Clara! can believ
that you arc glad to see me home? Gla
to know that the stain is taken fror
my name? love you, Clara, with m
whole heart and soul. It is not Angu
Bruce, the pilot, who speaks to you now
but Sir Angus, who has inherited tn
title and estates Of his ancestors. You
father con no longer object to Angu
Bruce. Can you love me, Clara? AM
will you lie my wife at last?"
"The man | love Is Angus Brace, tn
pilot, the brave captain of his schooner
who rescued me from a watery gray
and won my heart; but If he wills it,
will become the wife Of Sir Angus"
evils II, dear? That one hope la
borne him through what has seemc
an age of uncertainty, durin
which time he was deemed to b
both Black Beard and the mur
derer OF John Lloyd. But, thank
toGordonNnd Aunt Mag, XII now is mad
clear. Lothrop has probably paid III
penalty Of his crimes, either by self de
struction or by banging from the var,
arm Of the pirate, Black Beard was m,
former mute, Calvin Stewart, who b.
this letter you will see but fell back [,
his old vocation. All! your father
Squire Hill, the runaway hns returncdl
"And right welcome, Angus, to Orton