Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-03

England 1Or lAdt9 nOWiHB Wtidtt tfs
Of Plymouth. But for the sake Of
ing as ! wiiIed. and not as any oth|
man, would have sailed or swan q
seas had they been blood instead
water. And so am / now with a du
regard to the wind and the trim o
my sails and the ears OF taIebearers
for man hath but one head to lose
with yon Of Virginia. But. the Lord
to make little maid like that run
the risk of imprisonment or worse
knew you aught Of this, sir
shook my head
Captain Tabor laughed And yet
she rode straight to the wharf with
you yesterday said he Lord what
hidden springs move wolnan I'll
warrant, sir. had you known. you
might have battened down the matches
fast enough on her will. convict though
you be, and, faith, sir, Dur you 100E
to me ike one who is convict or mas
ter at his own choosing and not By the
viii of any other" So saying, he gave
me look so sharp that for second
I half surmised that be guessed my
secret, but knew better at once. and
said that our business was to deal not
with what had been, but with what
might be-
We'll said he, land what may that
be, Master Wingfeld, in your opinions
You surely do not mean to hold the
Golden Horn in midstream with her
cargo undischarged until the day Of
doom lest yon old beldame offer up
her fair granddaughter on the altar
of her loyalty. with me and my hearties
for kindling, to say naught of yourself
and few of the best gentlemen Of
Virginia | forfeit my head if set
sail for England; naught is left for
me that | see that shall save my neck
but to turn pirate and king it over the
high seas Having swallowed a small
morsel of my Puritan misgivings. what
is to hinder my boiling the whole. like
an exceeding bitter pill to my complete
purging of danger? What say you.
Master Wingfeld? Small reputation
have you to lose, and sure thy reckon
ing with powers that be leaves thee
large creditor. Will you sail with mel
My first lieutenant shall you be, and
we will share the booty
He laughed, and | stared at him that
he should stoop to Jest, yet having
ready leap of comradeship toward him
for it. Then suddenly his mood changed
Close to me he edged and began talk
ing with serious shrewdness which
showed his mind brought fully to bear
upon the situation. You say, sir,
said he, .'that Mistress Mary Caven-
dish. in spirit of youthful daring
and levity, gave her grandmother list
of the goods which my Lady Culpeper
ordered from England, and which even
now is dueg' | nodded
Know you by what ship?"
1.-THE Earl of Fairfax, replied.
and recalled as I spoke rumor that
my Lord Culpeper designed his daugh-
ter Cate for the eldest son Of the earl
and had so named his ship In honor of
him.
'You say that the Earl of Fairfax {
even now due?' said Captain Tabor.
/ replied that she was hourly expect
ed by what had learned. Then Cap
tain Tabor, sitting loosely hunched
with that utter abandon of all the
muscles which one sees In some when
they are undergoing fierce strain OF
thought, remained silent for space.
his brows knitted Then suddenly my
shoulder tingled with the clap which
he gave it and the cabin rang and
rang again with laugh so loud and
gay that 1t seemed very note of the
May day. You are merry I said.
But I laughed myself, though some
what doubtfuIiy, when he unfolded his
scheme to me. which was indeed both
bold and humorous. He knew well the
captain of the Earl Of Fairfax. who
had been shipmate with him.
MANY a lark ashore have we had
together" said Calvin Tabor, land.
now which compel him to my turn the
devils mess have we both been In
but need not use such means of per
suasion If | know honest Dick Wat
SON.
The scheme of which Captain Tabor
delivered himself with bursts Of laugh
ter enough to wake the ship was, to
speak briefly. that he should go with q
boat. rowing against the current by
keeping close to bank and taking adj
vantage of eddies, and meet the Earl
Of Fairfax before she reached James
town. board her and persuade her cap
tain to send the cases Of my Lady Cub
peper's goods under cover of night to
the Golden Horn. whence he would I'M
load them next morning, and Mistress
Mary could show them to her grand
mother, and then they We're to be re-
shipped with all possible speed and Sc
crecy, the Earl Of Fairfax meanwhile
lying at anchor at the mouth OF the
river. and then delivered to my Lady
Culpeper
There was but one doubt as to the
success Of this curious scheme In my