The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-20
copyrsht. laos. Dy 0. Appleton 4 Co., New YORK
you turn the boat!

/ Mr. Delaplaine said nothing II was
100 late TO eXpostulate, but he trem-
! Dled as he sat
! Il cannot turn back. ny dear said
1 Bonnet. even IL would, for the grea
/ f5orby Is now on deck. and looking al
MS as we approach"
As the boat drew mp by the side Of
the Dripping Blade ne renowned Sor-
by looked down over he side He was
a fed-headed man. his long nail ana
| beard dyed yellow in some places Dy
the sun. He was grievous to look IN
on. and like to create i'll the mind OF
an imaginative person the image of .
sun-burned devil on holiday.
'Good-day to you! Good-day, Sir
Bonnet" cried the pirate captain;
come on board, come on board, all 0!
you wife, daughter, father, If such
they be! Wen let down ladder and !
shah feast you finely
Nay nay good Capl Sorby re,
piled Bonnet, with courteous dignity
my family and ! have just stopped to
pay you our respects. They have All
heard Of your great proves, for | hava
told them. They may never have
chance again to look upon another Of
your fame.
Heaven grant it, said Dame Char
Ter in her heart. IF / get out of this
stay upon dry land fo.ever.
Every pirate face on board that III
conditioned sloop now glared over hei
rail- their eyes fixed upon the goodly
company in the little boat. their horrid
hair and boards stained and matted
it would have been hard to tell b!
what
+Oh, father, father!' painted Kate
please row away. What if they should
now jump down upon us?'
''Good-day. good-day, my brave
Capt. Sorby,' sad Bonnet. we mus
cen row away; we have other craft To
visit but would first do honor 10 you
and your bold crew"
Capt Sorby lifted high his great be-
spattered hat. and every srinning de
nron Of the crew waved hat or rag o.
pail or cu;lass and set mp d diseordan; |
yell in honor Of their departing visit
ors.
oh! so not 10 another, father, " /
pleaded Kate, her pale face in tears;
visit no more of them | pray you!
"Ay. truly. keep away from them,
said Mr.. Delaplaine II am no coward |
but | VOW to you that | shall die Of
fright ii | come close to another OF /
those floating hells,'
There are other ships whose cap I
tains | know" said Bonnet, "and
where you would have been well re. I
ceiyed; but if your nerves are NOT
strong enough for the courtesies } i
have to offer. we will return to the BE,
linda"
When safe again on board their yes
sci, after the sudden termination OF
their projected tolr of calls on pirates
Kate took her father aside and entereu
into earnest cor versation with him
while Mr. Delapla ne. much ruftied IL
his temper, although in general OF {
most mild disposition, said aside &c
Dame Charter: lie is as mad as 8
March hare What other parent o.
this earth would rCnvey his fair pouni
laughter into the society OF these vile
beasts which in his eyes are yaliau.
We must get him back WIKI
IS. Dame Charter. we must get him
,ack. And if he cannot be constrained
" love and goodwill 10 a decent and 4
Christian life. We must shut him up.
And if his daughter weeps and raves
We must cen stiifen our determination
md shut him up. II shall be my pur-
bose now TO hasten the return OF the
rig There's room enough for all. and
nc and the Scotchman must 30 back
gith us. The governor shall deal VITA
lim and. whether Il be on my estate
lr behind strong bars. he shall spend
he res, OF his days upon the island of
Jamaica, and so know the sea no
more
The captain OF the Belinda was very
Wiling TO make profitable voyage
lack 10 Jamaica. but his vessel must
,e well laden before ne could do this
foods enough there wee at Belize FOR
ha, purpose. for Blacllbcard's supplies {
we're all for sale. and his chief clerk, I
Bonnet. had tina selling 81 them So. ,
u. parties being lise-minded. the Be- (
india soon began TO take on goods for !
KINGSTON.
lie very next morning there came
. letter from Stede Bonnet 90 his :
laughter Kate. in which he told her ,
hat II was absolutely impossible for
liz % return to The hundrum and
inq.d life of sugaF-planting and cat
le-Iaising. Having tasted the glories
# pirates career. be could never
gain be contented with plain oountr,
Iursuits. SO be was on and away. tie
sounding sea beneath him and the
rave Jolly Roger floating ever MS
lead. I5c ~ould not tell his deas
laughter where he vas gone or whai
r. i1ien6ed 10 do. FOR she would be
Iappier If she did not know. He sen
.er lis Rarrnest love. and desired Ia
e most kindly remembered 20 her I'M
ie and 10 Dame Charter He Wonl1
aake il his business that c0rresposi
enee SHOULD De maintained betWe IN
IN and his dear Kate. and b. hOiyed
rom time to time 20 send her presenfs