The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-12-03
CHAPTER XIV.

cAPTAIN FOX AND LIEUTENANT FRENAULD
PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER
Asleep, did you say?' said Captain
Fox, when he joined Frenauld in the
cabin, and made sure he could not be
overheard by the unconscious man in
the next room.
THE hasheesh has had its effect,
replied Frenauld, "and he is as indiffer-
emit to life as IL he were lying down
there beside the anchor"
Good; the point is to keep him In that
condition till am ready to act.
THAT can be easily done. While in
that sleep he will obey. If were to
tell him to get up, go aft and leap over
board, he would do it.
But the effect will soon wear off. I
had an opportunity to look into the
workings of the drug, as given in that
wine, when we were in Bombay; but l
had no idea that / would ever need to
employ It. Confound it. I am as
wicked as the next man, but l dislike
sneaking methods. I'd rather knock a
man on the head than drug him to
ieath," said Fox, as If he felt that he was
saying something rather oommendable.
aThat Is a matter of taste; / look at
the end rather than the means. II you
desire to carry out Colonel Graham 8
plan we could toss him into the sea
through an open port tonight, and that
would be the last Of it.
But, Frenauld, told you that do
not intend carrying out Colonel Ora
hams plan. You know the whole story
Of my first interest in Denham?"
Yes; when he was little boy and
his father was drowned you saved him,
and, with the uncle, took him off to an
other Long Island. Oh, / could sit
down and tell you all from A to lizard,
Or put it all down in the log as straight
rs one of them lawyer sharks.
Yes; well. my heart was tender then
Its tough enough now" said Fox,
with laugh that tod he felt no sense
Of degradation at the change in his
feelings.
Then it is not feeling Of humanity
| that leads you TO save his life?"
Did say was going to save his
ife:"
Il so understood you"
Il told you, Frenauld. that would
save him until had drained Graham OF
his last ducat, or exhausted his last
vestige of power.
Won don t like the old Ceiouei?"
Fudge, Frenauld. you know with ui
| 1t is not matter OF like or hate, but Of
Success. We want to win, and when VIZ
are rich enough to retire, we can sinl
the ship and go home to England, ant
live In luxury and all the glory tina
| wealth brings, to the end of our days,
| and Fox's blue eyes flashed at the pic
ture he had coniured up.
But il you carried out Graham
wish and got rid OF this fellow Fren
.uld nodded towards the room in whicl
Captain Denham was sleeping, don
YOU think you would make him more Sc
curely your friend2"
MY friend2"
aYes. he has the power.
II know he has, but he never has ant
never will use his power, or his wealth
from a sense of friendship. II Graham
were sure that Ralph Denham was dea
now, he would hasten to give warning
i that / was a pirate in these seas, an
he would exhaust every power to destro
me.
He does not like you, them"
Men never like men they canno
trust. and we can never trust our part
ners in crime. / see, Fronauid. 20
look as If yol thought this remark ma
| a decided personal baar.ng. and con
Tess II las. s,o9, what keogs the on