Willmar tribune., 1904-11-09
CHAPTER XXXVII.
PIT. ICHAROD PITTS THE
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Sxs3 N the river at Bridge
@EsY l. town lay the good brig
King and Queen, just arrived from
Jamaica. On her deck was an impatient
young gentleman, leaning over the rail
and watching the approach of a boat,
with two men rowing and a passenger in
the stern.
This impatient young man was Dick
ory Charter, that morning arrived at
Bridgetown and not yet having been ON
shore. He came for the purpose of set
ting some business affairs, partly on
account of Miss Kate Bonnet and part
ly for his mother.
AS the boat came nearer, Dickorv
recognized one of the men who were
rowing and hailed him.
"Heigho! Tom Hilyer," he cried. "I
am right glad to see you on this river
again. l want boat to go to my
mothers house; know you of one at
nberty?'
The man ceased rowing for a mo-
ment and then addressed the passenger
In the stern, who, having heard what
he had to say, nodded briefly.
well, we'll, Dick Charter!" cried out
the man, "and have you come back as
governor of the colony? You look fine
enough, anyway. But if you want a
boat to go to your mothers old home,
you can have seat in this one; we're
going there, and our passenger does
not object
"Pull up here" cried Dickory, and in
a moment he had dropped into the bow
of the boat, which then proceeded on
its way.
The man in the stern was fairly
young, handsome, sunburhed. and we'll
dressed in suit of black. When Dick
ory thanked him for allowing him to
share his boat the passenger in the
stern nodded his head with jerk and
an air which indicated that he took the
incident as matter of course, not to
be further mentioned or considered.
The men who rowed the boat were
good oarsmen, but they were not thor
oughly acquainted with the cove, cs-
peclally at low tide, and presently they
ran upon a sand-bar Then uprose the
passenger in the stern and began to
swear with an ease and facility which
betokened long practice Dickory did not
swear, but he knit his brows and be-
rated himself for not having taken the
direction of the course into his own
hands, he who knew the river and the
cove so we'll. The tide was rising, but
Dickory was taD impatient to sit still
and wait until it should be high enough
to float the boat. That was his old
home, that little house at the head of
the cove, and he wanted to get there,
he wanted to see it. Part of the busl-
ness which brought him to Barbados
concerned that little house. With a
sudden movement he made a dive at
his shoes and stockings and speedily
had them lying at tho bottom of the
boat. Then he stepped overheard and
Waded towards the shore. In some of
the deeper places he wetted the bottom
OF his breeches, but he did not mind
that The passenger in the stern sat
down, but he continued to swear.
Presently Dickory was on the dry
sand, and running up to that cottage
door. little back from the front of
the house and in the shade there was
bench, and on this bench there sat
q girl, reading. She lifted her head in
surprise as Dickory approached, tor his
bare feet had made no noise, then she
stood up quickly, blushing.
"You!" she exclaimed.
YES" cried DickOry: "and you look
Just the same as when you first put
your head above the bushes and talked
to me-"
Except that am more suitably
clothed" she said.
"And she was entirely right for her
present dress was feminine, and ex-
tremely becoming.
Dickory did not wish to say anything
more on this subject, and so he re-
marked: II have just arrived at the
town, and came directly here"
Lucilla blushed again.
''This is my old home," added
Dickory.
But you knew we were here?" she
asked, with hesitating look of in
quiry.
"Oh, yes," said he, II knew that the
house had been let to your father"
Now she changed color twice-first
red, then white. Are you." she said,
II mean-the other, is She"
II left her in Jamaica" said Dickory,
"but am going to marry her,
For a moment the rim of her hat got
between the sun and her face, and one
could not decide very well whether her
countenance was red or white.
Il am very glad to find you here"
said Dickory, "and may / see your
father and mother?''. f.,
"Yes," said she, "but they are both
In the field with my young sister. But
who is this man walking up the shore?
And is that the boat you came in?"
1T u.s." said Dickory. I'VE stuck fast,
but was In such a hurry that waded
ashore. l don't know the man; he had
hired the boat, and kindly took me in,
was in such haste to get here"
For q moment Lucilla bent her eyes
on the ground. ''In such haste to get
here!" she said to herself: then she
raised her head and exclaimed: 'Oh,
I know that man; he is the pirate cap
tain who captured the Belinda, which
afterward brought us here.'' And with
both hands outstretched, she ran q to
meet him. e&. 2=--; ~ ~ So
The face of Capt. Ichabod glowed