Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-05

@XDWW of my men! You speak well, LOllo- nois. And for you, hounds" he roared, clubbing the smoking pistol and step ping toward the huddled, frightened men, "get back to your duties unless you wish instant death! Scuttle me, If I don't blow up the galleon unless you immediately obey. Bear hand there! If you hesitate Fire on themv' he cried to his officers. But the men in the front did not finger. They broke away from his presence so vehemently that they fell over one an other in the gangways.
 Don't firev' they cried in terror. "We'll go back to duty"
 Morgan was completely master of the situation.
 T am to be obeyed," he cried, 'fm- plicitly, without question, without hes itationv'
 Aye. aye"
 "We will! We willw
 That's we'll Heave that carrion overheard" kicking the body of the priest. Now we'll go back and pick up Sawkins," he continued. Ready about! Station for stays!'
 Look you, Captain Morgan" cried Hornigold, pointing to leeward. "The squall! Twill be soon on us! Wed best reduce sail and run for it''
 Nay" said Morgan. "I'll allow moi even a storm to interfere with my plans. Flow the head sheets there Hard down with the helm! Aft here some of you, and man the quarter boat I said I'd pick him up. and picked uI he shall bey'
 The ship, like all Spanish ships, was unhandy and poor sailer. Morgan, however, got all out of her that mor- tai man could get. With nice seaman ship he threw her up into the wind. hove her to and dropped boat over board. Teach had volunteered for the perilous command of her, and the best men on the ship were at the oars. Sawkins had managed to catch the grating and was clinging feebly when the boat swept down upon him. They dragged him aboard and then turned to the ship. The sinister sQuall was rushing down upon them from the black horizon with terrific velocity. The men bent their backs and strained at the oars as never before. It did not seem possible that they could beat the wind. The men on the ship besought Morgan to fill away and abandon their comrades.
 "No.' he cried. T sent them there, and I'll wait for them if I sink the shipw
 Urged by young Teach to exertion superhuman. the boat actually shot under the quarter of the galleon be- fore the squall broke. The tackles were hooked on. and she was run up to the davits with all her crew aboard.
 Up with the .helmw cried Morgan the instant the boat was alongside. Swing the mainyard and get the can vas ofY her. Aloft, topmen! Settle away the halyards. Clew. down! Live ly, now"
 And as the ship slowly paid on and gathered way the white squall broke upon them. The sea was a-smother with mist and rain. The wind whipped through the shrouds and rigging. but everything held. Taking a great bone in her teeth, the old Almirante Recalde heeled far over to leeward and ripped through the water to the southward at such pace as she had never made before. On the quarter deck drench- ed, shivering and sobbing figure knelt at Morgan's feet and kissed his hand.
 Wilt obey me in the future?" cried the captain to the repentant man.
 "'Fore God. I will. sir" answered Sawkins.
 That's we'll" said the old bucca- ueer. Take him forward. men. and let him have all the rum he wants to take out the chill of his wetting."
 You stood by me that time. Sir Hen ry." cried young Teach. who had been told of Morgan's refusal to fill away, "and by heaven I'll stand by you in your needr'
 Good, I'll remember that" answer cd Morgan.
 What's our course now. captainT' asked Hornigold as soon as the incident was over.
 "Sou'west by west half west" an- swered Morgan. who had taken an ob- servation that noon. glancing in the pinnacle as he spoke.
 And that will fetch us wherer' ask ed the old man. who was charged with the duty of the practical sailing of the ship.
 -To La Guayra and yenezuela-"
 ~oho-~ said the old boatswain- ~St yago de Leon. Caracas. tother side of he mountains. will be our prizegr
 "Aye.- answered Morgan -'Tis a -ich place and has been unpillaged for | hundred years"
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