Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-28
Continued from last week.


shared in the taking of many a prize;
who had shared in the blood and the
cruel;y and the booty; and their
BRAY NJ forms trembled with the old
excitement of the sea-chase; but no
mans blood ran more swiftly, no
mans eyes glared more iercely than
those of Capt Bonnet as he strapped
on his pistols and felt OF his sword
hilt.
"Ah, ye medina glare sol" said Ben
Greenway. close at his side. Eye are
no pirate, an we Gamma make yourself
believe ye are ane, an that We shall
see when the guns begin to roar an
the sWord-blades fash. Better get be-
low an let ane o. these hairy scoun-
drels descend into hell In your place"
Capt Bonnet turned with rage upon
Ben Greenway, but the latter, having
spoken his mind and given his advice,
had retired.
Fire some guns at her," he shouted
tn Big Sam, ''and run up the Jolly
Roger; let the rascals see what we
are"
The rascals saw. Down came their
fAg, and presently their vessel was
steered into the wind and lay to.
Shall we board herr" cried Big
Sam.
GAY, board her!" shouted back the
Infatuated Bonnet Run the Revenge
alongside, get out your grappling-irons.
and lei every man with sword and pis-
tolls bound upon her deck"
At the very head Of the long line Of
ruffians upon the deck of the Revenge
stood Ben Greenway; and, although he
held no sword and wore no pistol, his
eyes flashed as brightly as any glim-
mcring blade in the whole ships COM
pany.
The two vessels were now drawing
very near to each other. Men with
grappling-irons stood ready to throw
them. and the bow of the well-steered
the merchantmen, when, with bound
Of which no one would have considered
aim capable. the good Ben Greenway
'jpnped upon the rail and sprang down
ivpn the deck Of the other vessel. This
yRs hazardous feat, and il the
t.0ishman had known more about
nautical matters he would not have es-
81 I'd it before the two vessels had
been fastened together. Ignorance
made him fearless, and he alighted in
safety on the deck of the merchantmen
| at The very instant when the two ves-
| ssls having touched, separated them
selves from each other for the space Of
yard or two.
There was general shout from the
deck of the pirate at this performance
If Ben Greenway. Nobody could un-
dcrstand It, Capt Bonnet stood and
yelled:
What are you about, Ben Green
way? Have you gone mad? Without
sWo;i or pistol, you'll be-"
The a8;0aishcd Bonnet did not finish
va sentence, for his power Of speech
eat IN y hen he saw Ben Greenway
t~I"t} UP to the captain of the mer-
'.'Hlnan, who was standing unarmed.
Ni,h bis crew about him, and warmly
,Ii that dumfounded skipper by the
l10d In their surprise at what they
heAcld the pirates had not thrown
their grapnels at the proper moment,
and now the two vessels had drifted
sti,i farther apart
Presently Len Greenway came hur-
rying to the side of the merchantmen,
dra sing its captain by the hand
"Naster Bonnet! Master Bonnet" he
cried; this is your old friend, Abner
socd ship the Amanda. I knew her
when | first caught sight O. her figure
head, havin' seen 1t so often at her
pier at Bridgetown. An so, now that
we lnow wha it is that we hae mad
vertently captured, we may ca off your
men an bid them sheathe their fright
full cutlasses."
At this, roar arose from the
pirates, who, having thrown some OF
their grappling-irons over the gunwale
of the merchantmen, were now pulling
hard upon them to bring the two ves-
sells together, and Capt. Bonnet shout
ed back at Ben: What are you talking
about, you driveling IDIOT haven't you
told Mr.. Marchand that am pirate?"
Indeed | haze no.. cried Ben, "for
l don't believe we are ane; at least, mo-
to your friends an neebours."
To this Bonnet made violent reply,
| but 1t was not heard. The two vessels
had now touched and the crowd Of
yelling pirates had leaped upon the
deck of the Amanda. Bonnet was not
far behind his men, and, sword in
hand, he rushed towards the spot
where stood the merchant captain with
his crew hustling together behind him.
AS there was no resistance, there was
80 far no fighting, and the pirates were
tumbling over each other In their haste
to get below and find out what sort of
cargo was carried by this easy prize.
Capt Marchand held out his hand.
"Good-day to you, friend Bonnet" he
said Il had hoped that you would be
one OF Lne HTbt lrieuuS 5houiu hVOs
when reached port at Bridgetown,
but little thought to meet you before
| got there"
Bonnet was little embarrassed by
the popularity of the situation, but his
heart was true to his new career
Friend Marchand,' he said, II see
that you do not understand the state
of affairs, and Ben Greenway there
should have told you the moment ne
met you. | am no longer planter OF
Barbados; am pirate of the sea.
and the Jolly Roger floats above my
ship. belong to no nation; my hand
is against all the world. You and your
ship have been captured by me and my
men, and your cargo is my prize. Now,
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