Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-02
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 {. moment 1T 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,
Now here is a shrewd trick of bar
gaining" he began. 'How 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, well, it may be
and / 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 time as you shall
take ship for England. In return,
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
a little surprised at the ease of the vic
tory. ''You ratify this, friends?"
Mac Ivrach and ] promptly assented
"And you swear accordingly went
on Pradey.
''We do" the three of us replied.
"As do I. for my part" he said, with
a 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 question.
What is our present destination %
he inquired.
"Chagre." replied Pradey, promptly;
"but first 1 will run a bit to the east
ward,'' he added, hoping to fall in
with homeward- bound Spaniard.
Such a one might deem it favorable
time TO slip out of some Cuban port"
Mr.. lynn thanked him for the infor-
nation, and we returned to our own
parts of the ship.
1T is clear" said /, 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withdrawn little and could exchange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, tits so, indeed" replied Mr.
| lynn, "and we must henceforth be OF
our guard. He is dangerous to the
limit of his ability"
1t was now well into the evening
and as we had settled our plans anC
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 steeragt
were all on deck, and we had an op
portunity for little comforting talk
Taking everything into account, oul
| prospects were not, after all, SO very
bad. The main question was how to
outwit the treacherous and dangerou:
Pradey.
When we reached the deckSwe found
the ship making but small Roadway
the wind having much declined. In
deed. it soon fell to a calm. We looked
vainly for the Pilanca, for she hae
clean dropped us, nor was any other hi
of canvas in sight. Well to the soutl
the seaboard was broken, for there w,
made out what must be land, and OF
inquiry were told it was one of tn,
northernmost of the Windwart
islands. Our course was now due west
/ and Lieut.. Phibbert told us we were tt
continue till we raised Cuba. If w,
fell in with no prize by that time, h,
said, we should stand directly 70,
Chagre.
| We had an easy voyage across tn,
Caribbean, and finally made the land
fall of the isthmus. All was now sti
and excitement, for we could not sa,
how matters had gone. nor whethe
Morgan and his feet were here befor
US, It>was approaching nightfan a
we drew in. and it would be hard mat
ter to determine much without stand
ing dangerously near, but Pradey di
not finch. The wind was almost fror
the north, but he coolly held hi
course, taking desperado's chance o
getting out again. and so the Blacl