Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26

surprised that there should be female passengers on board, and Marchaud.. followed by Ben Greenway, G1s.-lsI..4 | below. f
 "Confound women passengers" said Bonnet to himself; "that is truly a bit of bad luck" '.>
 In few minutes Marchand was back, bringing with him middle-aged and somewhat pudgy woman, very pale; a younger woman of exceeding llainness, and sobbing steadfastly; and also an elderly man, evidently an invalid, and wearing a long dressing gown. ....
 Ben Greenway now approached the pirate captain and led him aside.
 Let your men make ava wi the cargo as they please-I doubt if it be more than odds an ends, for such are the goods they bring to Bridgetown- an let them cast off an go their way, an ye an I will return to Bridgetown in the Amanda an a may yet be weel, this bit O folly bein' forgotten"
 It might have been supposed that Bonnet would have retaliated upon the Scotchman fer thus advising him, in the very moment of triumph, to give up his piratical career and to go home quietly to his plantation, but, instead of that, he paused for moments re- fiection.
 Ben Greenway." said he, "there is good sense in what you say. In truth, l cannot bring myself to put to death my old friend and neighbor and his helpless passengers. As for the ship, 1t will do me no more good burned than unburned. And there is another thing, Ben Greenway, which I would fain do, and it just came into my mind. will write letter to my wife and one to my daughter Kate. There is much which I wish them to know and which have not yet been able to communl- cate. will allow the Amanda to 80 on her way and will send these two letters by her captain. They shall be ready presently and you, Ben, stand by these people and see that no harm comes to them"
 At this moment there were loud shouts and laughter from below, and Capt Marchand came forward. Friend Bonnet" he said, your men
 
 a short time they will be drunk. and it will then be unsafe for these, my pas- sengers. Bid them, pray you, to con- vey the liquors aboard your ship" Well said!" cried Bonnet. ''I would not lose those spirits" And, stepping forward, he spoke to Big Sam, who had just appeared on deck, and ordered the casks to be conveyed on board the Revenge.
 The latter laughed, but said: "Ay. ay, sir!"
 Returning to Capt. Marchand, Bon net said: T will now step on board my ship and write some letters, which shall ask you to take to Bridgetown with you. shall be ready by the time the rest of your cargo is removed" The captain of the pirates sat down in his well-furnished little room to write his letters, and the noise and confusion on deck, the swearing and the singing and the shouting to be heard everywhere, did not seem to dis turb him in the least. He was a man whose mind could thoroughly engage itself with but one thing at a ti.-2, and the fact that his men were l. work sacking the merchantmen did not in the least divert his thoughts from his pen and paper. So he quietly wrote to his wife that he had embraced pirates life, that he never expected to become a planter again, and that he left to her the en- joyment and management of his estate in Barbadoes. He hoped that, his ab- sence having now relieved her of her principal reason for dlscontent with her lot, she would become happy and satisfied, and would allow those about her to be the same. He expected to send Ben Greenway back to her to help take care of her affairs, but if she should need further advice he advised her to speak to Master Newcombe.
 The letter to his daughter was djf- ferent; it was very affectionate. He assured her of his sorrow at not being able to take her with him and to leave her at Jamaica, and he urged her at the earliest possible moment to go to her uncle and to remain there until she heard from him or saw him-the latter being probable, as he intended to visit Jamaica as soon as he could, even Tn disguise If this method were necessary. He alluded to the glorious career upon which he was entering, and in which he expected some day to make 8 great name for himself, of which he hoped she would be nroud.
 (To Be Continued). ------ -.