Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-01
CHAPTER XXu

The buccaneer chieftain babe the ne
groes take the body away. and say moth
ing about the affair for the present, and
then he returned to the hall, where for
full half an hour he paced up and down
the place like a Gagged lion. Il am not
to be thwarted now. If that man re-
turns here he shall find his labor lost.
All is yet in my hands, and Wen see
who shall play the winning hand! What
no. there! Call away my boat, and have
1t manned"
AS he gave this order he strobe to the
apartment where he had left the supper
party, and found those there yet whom
nc had left when he went from his meal.
burlington" he said, Il have not
heard from the brig since the storm.
They should have sent me up word, for l
am anxious. My boat is ready and man
ned, and l wish you to go down and see
how they are. Some of the men may
have been injured during the gale, and
If so theyi will need their surgeon; so
you may accompany him, PAIL. Come,
the boat waits"
Both Paul and burlington seemed
somewhat startled by this order, and for
moment were dumb.
But" uttered the old man, at length.
cit is hardly fair to send me off so soon.
l am all run down with fatigue now"
Never mind-'twon't hurt you to ride
down the river: and then you may rest
as much as gu want TO when you get
there"
Paul also made objections. but the cap
tain would listen TO none of them. Go
they must, unless they openly rebelled.
I'll rod m
do.
Paul hoped that the captain would
leave him and Mary alone few mo-
ments at least, but he did not. Yet he
could not leave her without one fond
embrace. and moving quickly to her side
he bent over her and wound his arms
about her and imprinted a warm kiss
upon her fair cheek.
II shall see you soon again, Mary"
he said, "and until then keep up a good
heart"
Heaven bless you, my brother" muir
INJURED the stricken girl.
-shr' whispered the youth 81 am
not sure of that. He has lied to us!'
The maiden started up with n cry OF
surprise and hope; but she found the
Quick. burning eyes of Laroon fixed on
her. and she did not speak. On the next
moment Paul was gone from her. and she
sank back upon her seat.
I.aroon followed the two men from
the room. and saw them in the boat.
Paul would have said more il Burning
ton had not stopped him. Ere long the
boat had passed through the arch. the
portculliS was lowered. and the bucca-
neer returned to the dwelling. He called
Hagar and babe her so to the cot where
the priest was stopping, and tell him TO
come to the castle.
Laroon had had the sense to keep the
nriest out of the castle since the first
night OF his coming. for he knew that his
presence would be not only unpleasant
IN Mary. but also be likely TO retard her
recovery: so he had been kept at one of
the cots without the walls-the one oc-
cupied bv Iaroon's chief herdsman.
Mary was still sitting in the eating
room when the pirate returned. She
looked mn as he entered. and he saw
the shudder that passed through her
frame. otehewa stood close by her side;
but the latter had heard the bad mans
step, and for the moment her face Wort
only a look of cold. bland Indifference
and AZ that moment she looked as though
il was for her mistress that Marl La
room was so deeply deceived in the maid
Now. my love- said Mari. as he
approached close to where the maiden
sat. I'VE will very soon have our joys
for this life fixed. Co and prepare your
self at once. for on this night you become
mine for life. Go and dress to suit
yourself. and it win suit me-only let il
n. done quickly"
The maiden seemed at first in 8
dream. but soon she realized it all. and
starting to her feet. she gaEed a moment
wildly on the wicked mans face. ana
threw herself on her knees at his feet.
"Spare-spsre-oh, spare me- sh,
cried in fearless. burning agony, Will.
she clasped her hands and raised then
frantically toward him.
A dark. grim smile passed over the pi
rates face. but when he spoke his fea
1ures were as stern as ice.
MARY he said, ''you know how much
has been done to thwart me. But now
the power is in my hands Go and pre-
pare. Otehewa, you viii ASSIST her.
~Yes, sir" And a. the slave SIR