The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-18
CHAPTER XIX.
ONE NORTH, ONE SOUTH,


had really imagined il
lt;.-- - go her inexperienced MIND
that 1t would be matter OF days
and perhaps weeks, to procure
vessel in which she, with he
uncle and good Dame Charter
could sail forth to save her ia
Their, she was wonderfully mistaken
Not free-footed vessel of any clas
came into the harbor Of Kingston
Sloops and barks and ships in gen
eral arrived and departed, but the.
were all bound. by one contract or an
other, and were not free ID sail away
here and there, for a short time or ,
long time, at the word Of maiden.
will
Mr.. nelaplaine was rich man. bu
he was prudent one, and he had no
the money to waste in wild rewards
eyen5if there had been an opportunity
tor him TO offer them Kate was dis
concerted, disappointed and greatly
cast down. WI
Day after day Kate waited for notice
of a craft, not only one which might
bring. Dickory back. but one Which
might carry her away.
The optimism Of Dame Charter
would not now bear her up the load
which had been put upon ii was toe
big, Everything about her was mel
ancholy and depressed, and Dickory
had not come back, SO many things
had happened since he went away and
SO many days had passed. and she had
entirely exhausted her plentiful stock
of very good reasons why her son had
not been able to return to her.
In the midst of all this uncertainty,
this anxiety. this foreboding. almost
this despair, there came sunburst
which lighted UP the souls of these
three good people, which made their
eyes sparkle and their hearts swell
with thankfulness, This happiness
came IN the shape of letter from
Martin Neweombe.
The letter was long one and told
many things The first part OF 1t Kate
read to herself and kept to herself,
for in burning words it assured her
that he loved her and would always
love her. and that no misfortune OF
her own nor wrongdoings of others
could prevent him from offering her
his most ardent and Interchangeable af-
lection Moreover, he begged and i'm
plored her to accept that affection, TO
accept it now THAI it might belong 20
her forever. Happiness, he said
seemed opening before her. he i'm
r!ored her to alloy him to share that
happiness with. her. The rest of the
letter was read most jubilantly aloud
II told of news which had come to
Newcombe from Honduras gulf-great
news wonderful news, which would
make the heart sing. Maj. Bonnet was
at Belize. He had given up all con-
nection with piracy and was now en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits This
was positively true for the person
who had sent the news TO Bridgetown
had seen Maj. Bonnet and had talked
10 him, and had been informed by him
that he had given up his ship and was
now an accountant and commission
agent doing business at that place
The sender OF this great news also
stated that Ben Greenway was with
Mai Bonnet, working as his assistant
and here Dame Charter sat open |
and her heart nearly stopped |
beating-young Dickory Charter had |
also been in the port and had gone
away. but was expected ere long 10 |
return.
Kate stood on her tip-toes and |
waved the letter over her head
ITO Belize. my dear uncle. to Belize!
II we cannot get there any other way |
We must go in a boat with oars. We
must fly. we must not wait"
The opportunities for fgurative n.y.
ng were not wanting. There were no
1essels in the port which might be
engaged for an indeterminate voyage.
)ut there was goodly sloop about TO 7
'ail in ballast for Belize. Before sun
yet three passages were engaged upon
his sloop.
II was a bright morning when, with
! fair wind upon her starboard bow.
he sloop Belinda. bearing the jubllant
hree. sailed southwark on her course
o the coast OF Honduras; and Il was
lpon that same morning that the good
hip Revenge. bearing the pirate
Blackboard and his handsomely uni
ormed lieutenant. sailed northward.
he same fair wind upon her port bow.