Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-24
CHAPTER XI.-CONTINuED.

The fellow heard it with contracted
brows and a lowering look. Instead of
answering at once, he took a turn across
the deck, stopping G moment at the
other rail, and bowling his head as in
thought. Presently he returned, his
look less harsh and the lines of his
sunken mouth relaxed.
Nov here is shrewd trick of bar
gaining" he began. elbow you must
have overhauled your brains to COM
pass it! You would make a compact
: to last to dot as long as your necks
are in danger. Well, we'll, it may be
all that could have expected of you
and I will not balk at it. Let us fetch
the matter to head, then. You will
swear to me to impart nothing what
ever of the matters concerning the
mutiny, neither to Morgan nor to any
person, till such a time as you shall
take ship for England. In return, I
shall do you no harm, and shall recon-
mend you for places in Morgan's COM
pany or some other. Is this as you
would have ito"
"Why, yes" said Mr.. lynn. who looked
little surprised at the ease of the VIC
tory. "You ratify this, friends?'
Mac Ivrach and promptly assented.
Sand you swear accordingly went
on Pradey.
eve do" the three of us replied.
Gas do I, for my part" he said, with
satisfied nod. "You are now safe,
and I am free Of my complications.
Thus all ends well.''
He smiled blandly, and supposed
the interview was over, but Mr.. lynn, it
seemed, would have Il question.
'What is our present destination? %
he inquired.
"Chagre," replied Pradey, promptly;
"but first I will run bit to the east
ward" he added, "hoping to fall in
with homeward-bound Spaniard.
Such one might deem it favorable
time to slip out of some Cuban port
Mr.. lynn thanked him for the infcr-
parts of the ship.
ut is clear" said I, as soon as we had
withdrawn little and could exchange
a word in private, that Pradey has
fetched around, as we guessed. He has
tied our tongues for the present, and
before they shall be loosed again
means to stop them forever"
AYE, It's so, indeed" replied Mr..
lynn, land we must henceforth be on
our guard. He is dangerous to the
limit of his ability"
It was now we'll into the evening,
and as we had settled our plans and
were weary we gave over further dis
cussion and went below.
We awoke the next morning much
refreshed, and likewise in improved
spirits. Our mates of the steerage
were all on deck, and we had an OPP
portunity for little comforting talk.
Taking everything into account, our
prospects were not, after all, so very
bad. The main question was how to
outwit the treacherous and dangerous
Pradey. --. .....
Wien we reached the deck we found
the ship making but small Roadway,
the wind having much declined. In
deed: it soon fell to calm. We looked
! vainly for the Pilanca, for she had
clean dropped us, nor was any other bit
Of canvas in sight. Well to the south
the seaboard was broken, for there we
made out what must be land, and on
inquiry were told it was one of the
northernmost of the Windward
islands. Our course was now due west,
and Lieut.. Phibbert told us we were to
continue till we raised Cuba. If we
fell in with no prize by that time, he
said, we should stand directly for
Chagre.
We had an easy voyage across the
Caribbean, and finally made the land
fall of the isthmus. All was now stir
and excitement, for we could not say
how matters had gone. nor whether
Morgan and his fleet were here before
us. 1t was approaching nightfall as
we drew in, and it would be a hard mat
ter to determine much without stand
ing dangerously near, but Pradey did
! not finch. The wind was almost from
the north, but he coolly held his
course, taking desperado's chance of
s-tting out again, and so the Black