The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-23

orfer il he be- what my uncle thinks
he is. After all, II might be as safe
for us on board his ship as to be
on merchantmen and be captured BY
pirates, which would be likely enough
in those regions where we are obliged
to go; and so say lei us see the man,
and II he don fri6hten us too much
lei Us sail with him ard eet my father
ana piekorg"
III Wnlld BE- a terrible danger a ter
ribIe darger, said Mr. Dclaplaine
But. uncle" urged Kate, every
thing Is a terrible danger In the search
were upon; let us then choose dan
ger that we know something about,
and which may serve our needs, rath-
or than one of which we're ignorant
and which cannot possibly be Of any
good TO us
1t was actually the fact that the lit
lie party In the cabin had not finished
talking over this most momentous
subject before they were informed that
Capt Ichabod was on deck Up they
went Dame Charter ready to faint
But she did not do so When she saw
the visitor she thought II could Eo( be
the pirate captain, bni come one whom
he had sent In his place, lie was more
soherly dressed than when he first
came Oh board. and his anners were
even milder, The mind OF Kate Bon
net was so worked up by the trouble
that had come upon her that she leil
very much as she did when she hung
over the side OF her fathers vessel al
Bridgetown, ready To drop into the
darkness and the water when the sig
nal should sound, She had an object
now, as she had had then. and again
she must risk everything. On her sec
ond look at Capt Ichabod which end
barrassed him very much, she was
ready to trust him.
Dame Charter" she whispered we
must do II OF never see them again.
So, when they had talked about IL
for quarter of an hour il was agreed
that they would sail with Capt.
tchabod
to sail the next day there was fine
furry in the harbor Nothing of the
kind had ever before happened ghere.
Two ladies' and most respectable old
gentleman sailing away under The
skull and cross bones, That was alIo-
gether new in the Caribbean sea. To
those who talked to him about his
Quixotic expedition, Capt. lchabod
swore-and at times. as many men
knew, he was a great hand at being
in carnest--that II he carried not his
passengers through their troubles and
10 a place Of safety the Restless, and
all on board of her. should mount 10
the skies in a thousand bits Al
though this alternative would moi
have been very comforting to said
passengers If they had known Of it, II
came from Capt Ichabod's heart. and
showed what SORT Of man he MAS
The anchor was weighed. the sails
hnlsted aud amid sliopns and cheer
from a dozen small boats containing
some OF The mosi terrible and bloody
sea-rabbers who had ever Infested The
face Of the waters. he Restless sailed
away the only pirate ship which had,
perhaps. ever left port followed by
blessings and goodwill; goodwill, al
though the words which expressed il
were curses and the men who waved
their hats were blasphemers and cut
Threats.
Away sailed our gentle and most
respectable party. with the jolly
Roger floating boldly high above them.
Kate, looking skyward. noticed this
and took courage 10 bewail the fact
TO Capt Ichabod. II
He smiled while we're in sight
Of my Brethren Ct the Coast" he said,
"our skull and bones must wave bnt
waen we're well out at sea we viii
run up an English flag # Il please
you"
Ito be Continued Monday)
Neither do harsh words butter the