The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-11-20


from him In the very articles Of dis
solution when he stood by her bedside
indicated the character of the relation.
ship.
To witness death and to cause it had
been the habit Of this man. He marked
1t In her case. AS In others. with abSo
lutte indifference-he cared so little for
her that he did not even feel relief at
her going-yet because he was the gov
ernor Of jamaica (really he was onl,
the vice governor, but between the de-
parture of the royal governor and the
arrival of anotAer he held supreme
power he had been forced to keep
himself close on the day hia wife died
by that public opinion to which he was
Indifferent. but which he could not en-
tirely defy. Consequently he had not
been on the strand ut Port Royal when
the Mary Rose, frigate, fresh from
England. had dropped anchor in the
larbor after her weary voyage across
the great sea. He did not even yet
know of her arrival and therefore the
coined by the man who sat Temporal
rily. as he had i'll several preceding in
terregnums. in the seats of the mighty.
However. everybody else on the is
land had welcomed him with joy. for
OF all men who had ever held office in
Jamaica Sir Henry Morgan. sometime
the chief devil of those nefarious bands
who disguised their piracy under the
specouS title of buccaneering. was the
most deteSted. But because of the for
tunate demise of Lady Morgan, as it
turned out, Sir Henry was not present
to greet My Lord CarlingfOrd. who
was to supersede him-and more.
The deep potations the old buccaneer
had INDUCED in to all outward intent
passed harmlessly down his lean and
craggy throat. He drank alone-thei
more solitary the drnker the more
dangerous the man-yet the room had
another occupant, tall, brawny
brown hued, grim faced savage. whose
gaudy livery i'll accorded with his
stern and ruthless visage. He stood by
the vice governor, watchful, attentive
and silent, imperturbably filing again
and again the goblet from which he
drank
More rum, said the master. at last
breaking the silence while lifting his
tall glass toward the man. ''Scuttlt
me. Black Dog" he added. smiling
sardOnically ut the silent maroon who
l,urc,t ag..lI with steady hand. ''yOr
;.e ,.c NJ. ..ILi OH this island who
yuii,e' ,..se h>r, shuddered away.
from Inc AS looked at her dying. But
your h IN , is steady. You and old Ben
iIJri. iii are the only ones who don't
shrink 10, X, hey, Carib! Is it love OF
hate" he museti. as the man made nos
answer. More" he cried. again lift
Ing tie sass which he had instantly
drained.
But the maroon, instead of pouring
bent his head toward the window,
listened moment and then turned
and lifted warning hand. The soft
breeze OF the evening. laden with the
fragrance of the tropics, swept up from
ernor's ears the sound of hoof beats
on the hard, dry road. With senses
keenly alert he also listened. There
were Il number of them-a troop pos
sibly. They We're drawing nearer: they
We're coming toward his house, the
summer house near Spanish Town,
far up Oh the mountain side. where
Ia In Z i'm
heats of the lower land.
''Horsemen"' he cried. Coming to
the house! Many Of them. All, they
dismount. Go to the door. Ca.ib.'
But before the maroon could obey
they heard steps on the porch. Some
one entered the hall. The door of the
drawing room was abruptly thrown
open and two men in the uniform of
the English army, with the distinguish
ing marks of the governors guard at
Jamaica. unceremoniousiy entered the
room. They We're fully armed. One
Of them, the second. had drawn his
sword and held Il cooked pistol in the
other hand The first. whose weapons
We're still in their sheaths. carried a
long official paper with IL pcGtentou>
seal dangling from il. Both were boot
ed and spurred and dusty from riding.
and both. contrary to the custom an0
etiquette of the island, kept thel
plumed hats on their heads.
Sir Henry Morgan BEGAN the
bearer of the paper.
by your leave. gentleman inter
rupted Morgan, with an inperious
wave of his hand ''Lieutenant Hawk.
herst and Ensign Bradley of M guard.
| believe. You will uncover 1T once
unce1emouiously.