Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-27
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Suddenly man rushed through the
crowd of pirates and stopped to look
at the person who had so strangely
come aboard. Then he gave a shout.
1T is Dickory Charter" he cried,
hickory Charter, the son O. old Dame
Charter! Ye Dickory! an how in the
name O. all that's blessed did We come
here? Master Bonnet! Master Bon.
metz" he shouted to the captain, who
now stood by, lit is young Dickory
Charter, of Bridgetown. He was on
board this vessel before we sailed, wi
Mistress Kate an me. The last time
l saw her he was wi her"
''What!' exclaimed Bonnet, with
my deughter?"
"Ay, ay!" said Greenway, "it must
have been little before she went on
shore"
young man." cried Bonnet, stoop.
ing towards Dickory, when did you
last see my daughter? Do you know
anything of herr"
The young man opened his mouth.
but he could not yet do much in the
way of speaking, but he managed to
gasp, II come from her, I am bringing
you a message"
"A message from Kate!" shouted
Bonnet, now in state of wild excite.
ment. Here you, Greenway, lift up
the other arm, and we will take him to
my cabin. Quick man! Quick, man!
he must have some spirits and dry
clothes. Make haste now! A message
from my daughter!"
IF that's so,' said Greenway, as he
and Bonnet hurried the young man aft,
'ye'd better no. be in too great haste to
get his message out O. him or yell kill
him wi pure recklessness."
Bonnet took the advice, and before
many minutes Dickory was in dry
clothes and feeling the inspiriting in
fiuence of a glass of good old rum.
Now came Black Paul. wanting to
know if he should sink the brig and
be done with her, for they couldn't
lie by in such weather.
Don't you fire on that ship!" yelled
Bonnet, don't you dare it! For all
l know, my daughter may be on board
Of her.
At this Dickory shook his head
NO." said he, "she is not on board"
Then let her co. cried Bonnet, Il
have no time to fool with the beggarly
hulk. Let her go! have other bust
ness here. And now, sir" addressing
Dickory, what of my daughter? You
have got your breath now, tell me
quickly! What is your message from
her? When did you sail from Bridge.
town? Did she expect me to overhaul
that brig? How in the name of all the
devils could she expect that?"
II didn't sail from Bridegtown,"
said Dickory, "and your daughter is
not there. come from Jamaica,
where she now is, and was bound to
Bridegtown to seek news of you, hop.
ing that you had returned there"
(Which, If he had" said Ben, who
found it very difficult to keep quiet,
I'VE would haze been under the necessity
O. givin' your message to his bones
hangin' in chains
Bonnet looked savagely at Ben, but
he had no time even to curse.
"Jamaica!" he cried, chow did she
get there? Tell me quickly, sir-tell
me quickly! Do you hear?"
Dickory was not quite recovered and
he told his story, not too quickly, and
with much attention to details. Even
the account of the unusual manner in
which he and Kate had disembarked
from the private vessel was given with.
out curtailment, nor with any atten.
ton to the approving grunts of Ben
Greenway. When he came to speak of
the letter which Mr. Newcombe had
written her, and which had thrown her
into such despair on account of it's
shortcomings, Capt. Bonnet burst into
a fury of execration.
and she never got my letter." he
cried, land knew not what had hap.
pened to me. It is that wife of mine,
that cruel wildcat! sent the letter
to my house, thinking, of course, it
would find my daughter there. For
where else should she be-"
"Ass for We, Dickory," exclaimed
Greenway, 'ye're brave boy an will
yet come to be an honor to yer NTH.
er's declining years an to the memory
O. your father. But how did We ever
come to think O. boardin' this nest O.
sea-de'ils, an at such risk to your
life?"
II did it," said Dickory, simply, "be-
cause Mistress Kate's father was here,
and I was bound to come to him
wherever l should find him, for that
was my main Grand They told me
on the brig that it was Capt. Bonnet's
ship that was overhauling us, AMI I
vowed that as soon as she boarded US
would seek him out and give him her
message; and when I heard that the
sea was getting too heavy for you to
board us, determined to come on
board II could get hold of line"
Young man." cried Bonnet, rising
to his full height and swelling his
chest, II bestow upon you a fathers
blessing More than that"-and as he
spoke he pulled open a drawer of a