The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-19
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| his wife and only child, son, at tina
time aged between five and six years
and named after his father.
The climate not agreeing with Lad
Denham, she went to England, but a
the earnest request of her husband sh
left her little boy with him.
Capt. George Graham, younger an
only brother Of the colonel, lived In hi
family, and acted as colonial secre
tary," position which had but it'll
labor connected with it and consider
able emoluments.
AS the Governor was man in goos
health and on the sunny side of forty
there was every reason to believe tina
he would survive his father, then an ole
man, and fall heir to his titles AID tn.
large estates thereunto belonging.
! But should the governor die, his little
son, Ralph, would, in the natural course
Df events. succeed to the rank OF LORD
Paliton, Earl of Ayr.
! But should the governor and his soI
| die, then Capt. George Graham would in.
Aerit the titles and estates.
Many thought 1t was a good thing
| that Capt George Graham's chances
| were so small. for he was harsh, cruel,
domineering man, who seemed in re-
| bellion against his Creator because he
was not born first.
Capt. George Graham was. however,
an accomplished hypocrite, for he sue
ceeded In making the Governor believe
that he was the most devoted brother
that ever lived.
Bermuda does not bubble over with
excitement even in these days of cleo
tricity and steam. 1t is o by-way of
the great ocean routes. At this time
the officers sent there on duty looked on
1t as mild sort of exile, and did every-
thing they could to get ordered home.
Yachting was sport in which Col.
Graham delighted at home, but here he
found In 1t one source OF amusement on
which he could depend to break up the
ennui
His brother George was also fond Of
yachting, and the sloop in which they
took their pleasure was commanded, or
rather sailed, by daring, handsome
young Englishman of sixteen or seven
teen named William Kidd.
Young Kidd was great favorite with
Capt. Graham.
He was bold, ambitious youth, with
a natural aptitude for his calling, and q
mind far above the average.
Having acquired no principle of right,
and being wholly deficient therein by
nature. William Kidd had no seruples
that would lead him to resist the
schemes of the Captain.
They held their consultations at the
cabin OF an old negro woman, the Cap.
tain's slave, named Dinah.
There 1t was decided that the next
time tho Governor went out with them
to sail that the boat should capsize, and
that tho father and his little boy should
be drowned.
This programme was carried out. The
Governor could have saved himself had
not his unnatural brother leaped upon
him and held him under water.
The little boy, Ralph, chung to the
sailor, Kidd, but when the Captain mo-
toned for him to drown the child, the
latent spark OF humanity In the fellows
breast fired up.
With dangerous light in his fierce
blue eyes and savage oath on his
beardless lips, he said:
No, sir! We've, done enough for one
day. Tho youngsters arms are about
my neck, and may sink to the bottom
with his father If do not save his life.
You can hide him away"
But 1t was your bargain," urged the
Captain.
Men that bargain to murder cannot
be held TO account If they do not fill tae
This boy must live, and I
must know that he lives, otherwise 1 i
will turn Queens evidence and tell the
ruth, replied Kidd.
The result of this peculiar bargaining.
under such circumstances, was that the |
child was carried ashore and given into
The charge of the old negro woman,
Dinah.
Here little Ralph was secreted until |
he story of his death was firmly be- |
loved on the islands and in England.
Then the Captain-now the Right |
Honorable George Graham-and Will |
am Bidd struggled the child to Long |
Island. In tho Province of New York, |
where he was disposed Of, as has already !
,een stated.
The loss OF his son and grandson so i
old Lord Paliton that he did |
lot long survive them, and so the Cap |
ain achieved the one great object Of |
IFS ambition.
Soon after this, old Dinah disap- |
reared. and it was generally believed |
hat she was drowned; but, as she was
lid and net particularly liked, her loss
Don ceased to be matter Of specula-
ion.
But Lord Paliton was not destined to
'njoy his criminally procured future
midst drbed.
The young sailor, Kidd, became a
nan, and with his increase of years
here camc an increase OF ambition and
} decrease of principle, If that were
ossible.
His old companion in crime was now
great parsonage In the world, and,
leving considerable poweY at court,
iidd was just the man to rise by cling
ng to his skirts, or. If need be, by plac-
ng his feet on his patrons shoulders.
Kidd chung to him, as the old man Of
he sea chung to Sinbad.
Again and again, Colonel Graham-to
i've him the name he had assumed for
so at Sag Harbor, had tried to put Kidd
ut OF the way, but he was always
piled.
At length Kidd. as a means Of se-
urity, concealed his friend-Guy Free
auld, young sailor of fortune-where
Q could hear himself and Colonel Gra-
am discussing the awful past. Then,
18th an eye to dramatic effect. Kidd
rought Frenauld out, and the Colonel
NV he had two opposed to him. and
wing up the contest, entered into a
impact with the young men.
It was through Col. Graham that
idd got command of the Adventure
alley, and It was partly through his
OF his friend powerful in
fence in the event OK detection that he
,camc d pirate on the high seas, while