Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-06-02
who, was going ashore, could make In
uuiriac oud Kata fnust wait

who was going ashore, could make In
quiries, and Kate must wait,
! In little room at the back OF
large, low storehouse, not far from the
pier. sat Stede Bonnet and his faith
/ full friend and servitor, Ben Greenway
| The storehouse was crowded Win
| goods of almost every imaginable de-
scription, and even the room back OF
| 1t contained an overflow of baSs,
boxes and barrels At small table
near a window sat the Scotchman and
Bonnet, the latter reading some rough
| ly written lists. descriptions and guam
titles of goods, the value Of each item
being estimated by the canny Scotch
man, who set down the figures upon
another list Presently Bonnet put
down his papers and heayed heavy
! sigh, which sigh seemed to harmon
ize very we'll with his general appeal
ance> He carried no longer upon him
| the countenance Of the bold officer
who, In uniform and flowing feather,
| trod the quarterback OF the Revenge,
but bore the expression OF a man who
knew adversely. yet was not able to
humble himself under It. He was
bent and borne down, although not yet
broken. Had he been broken he could
better have accommodated himself Ia
his present case His clothes were
those OF the common class of civilian,
and there was that about him which
Id 80 hot hp
neatness or good looks,
Ben Greenway," he said, this Is
too much! Now have | reached the
depth in my sorrow at which all my
strength leaves me. cannot read
these lists"
The Scotchman looked up, rs there
no light enow?' he asked.
Light" said Bonnet there is no
light anywhere; all is murkiness and
gloom. The goods which you have
been lately estimating are all my own,
taken from my own ship by that arch
traitor and chief devil Blackboard, /
have read the names of them to you
and have remembered many Of them
and | have not weakened, but now
comes task which is too great for me
These things which follow were all In
tended for my daughter Kate. silks
and satins and cloth OF gold, ribbons
and fine linen, laces and ornaments.
all these selected for my dear daugh-
ter. and by day and by night have
thought of her appRreled in fine raj
ment, more richly dressed than any
lady In Barbados. My daughter, my
beautiful, my proud Kate! And now
what has 1t all come to? All these are
gone, basely stolen from me by that
Blackboard"
Ben Greenway looked up, "Wha
stole from ye,' he said. what ys had
already stolen from its rightful own
ers An think ye." he continued
that your honest daughter Kate would
deign to array hersel' In stolen goods
no matter how rich they might happen
to bel An think we she could hold
up her head If the good people o
Bridgetown could point at her an say;
Look at the thiefs daughter; how fine
she Isl! An think We that Mr.. Mar
tin Newcombe would TAX into hi!
house an hame a wife wha hadni
come honestly by her clothes! tel
ye, Master Bonnet, that we should ex
alt your soul in thankfulness that "
are no longer dishonest mon, an
that whatever raiment your daughte
may now wear, no a sleeve or buttol
o. 1t was purloined an stolen by he
father"
At this moment there was knocl
at the door and the captain Of the Be
linda came In,
Good day, sir" said that burll
seaman. And this is Capt Bonnet
am sure, for have seen him be
fore, though CARRIED in another fash
ion, and | come to bring you news
| have Just arrived at this port IL
my sloop, and bring with me from
Kingston your daughter, Mistress Kat,
Bonnet, her uncle, Mr., Delaplalne, AM
q good dame named Charter"
Stede Bonnet turned pale as he hat
never turned pale before,
My daughter!" he gasped. IN
daughter Kate?"
Yes" said the captain; she Is OF
my ship, yearning and moaning to Sc
you"
From kingston" murmured Bon
net,
Yes" said the other, "and on fir
a. - ,Nr
here."
Master Bonnet" exclaimed b
Greenway, rising, I'VE must hasten {
that vessel; perhaps this good CAPITA
will now TAX us there In his boat"
Bonnet fixed his eyes upon the foo.
Ben Greenway," he said, Il cannO'
How | have longed to see my daug
ter, and how, time and again and III
and again, have pictured our meej
: ing! | have seen her throw hersC
= into the arms of that noble Office
I her father; | have heard her, bath"
in flial tears. forgive me everythia
because of the proud JOY with whtc
she looked on me and knew | was NJ
tatneT, GTeeHWdy, CdnuoI bo'
have dropped too low, and | al
, ashamed to meet her"
I Ashamed that we are honest?" erie
b. the Scotchman. Ashamed that 81
| nae longer besets We, an that ye ar
3 lifted above the thief an the cut
= purse? Master Bonnet, Master Bon
= net, in good truth am ashame
l O. ye."
Q VERY we'll" said the captain Of IT,
= Belinda, Il have no time to waste;
) you will not go to her, she cen mus
: come to you | will send my boat 70
r her and the others, and you shall wa
8 for them here"
c 81 will not watt" exclaimed Bonne