The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-11

None," answered the viceroy as the
young people rose and stood before
him, "and glad am that this happy
solution Of our difficulties has come to
pass"
MY lord" said Agramonte. there is
| not one OF us who would not give all
he possessed to stand In the young
Lord dc Guzman's place"
well. WELL" continued the old man
when we have restored order In the
town we shall have wedding cere.
mony-say tomorrow"
Your excellency, there is one more
thing yet to be DONE" said Alvarado as
soon as he could be heard.
"Art ever making objections, Captain
Alvarado-Don Francisco. that is. We
might think you had reluctance to tho
bridal" exclaimed the viceroy In some
little surprise. what is it nowT
the punishment OF this man.
gave him into your hands"
Oamme! shouted old Hornigold. "I
wondered II In all this fathering and
nothering and sweethearting and CIV
ing In marriage he had forgot
Not SO. The postponement but
makes it deeper" answered Alvarado
gravely. "Rest satisfied"
| And 1 shall have my revenge in full
measure?"
"In full, in overhowIng measure.
| senor."
"Do you propose to shoot me-" asked
the buccanecr chieftain coolly, "or be-
head meT'
you shall see."
"When?"
Tomorrow"
The somber, sinister, although un-
known purpose Of the SpaniarLs had
new terrors lent to it by the utter in
ability of the buccaneer to forcsee
what was to be his punishment. He
was man of the highest courage, the
stoutest heart, yet in that hour he was
/ astonied. His knees smotc together;
he clinched his teeth in vain effort
to prevent their chattering. All his
deviltry, his assurance. his fortitude,
his strength, seemed to leave him. lie
| stood before them suddenly an old. a
broken man, facing n doom portcntous
/ and terrible, without spark of
strength or resolution left to meet 1t,
whatever it might be. And for the
| drst time In his life lie played tho
| craven, the coward. He moistcncd his
dry lips and looked eagerly from one
race to another in the dark and gloomy
| ring that enclrclcd him.
LADY, he said Mt last, turning to
Mercedes as the most likely Of his enc
mics to befriend him, you are Il wom-
an. You should be tender hearted.
You don't want to see an old man, old
enough to be your father, suffer some
unknown, awful torture? Plead for
ME? Ask your lover. lie will refuse
you nothing now"
| "An eye for an eye," said the girl
slowly, "a tooth for tooth, life for
life, shame for shame" her voice ris-
ing until it rang through the room.
" the name Of my ruined sisters,
from without, borne hither on the night
| wind, 1 refuse to intercede for you,
monster. For myself, the insults you
have put upon me 1 might forgive, but
not the rest. The taking of one life
like yours cannot repay"
You hcar?" cried Alvarado. Take
him away"
"One moment" cried Morgan. Holy
father, your religion, it teaches to
forgive, they say. Intercede for mel"
His eyes turned with faint hope to-
| ward the aged priest.
Not for such as thou" answered the
old man, looking from him. II could
forgive this" he touched his battered
tonsure, "and oil thou hast done
against me and mine What suffering
comes upon me 1 can bear, but thou
hast filled the cup Of iniquity and must
la, 60 81,
weeping Of the desolated town! l can
not interfere! They that take the
sword shall perish by 1t. 1t is so de-
creed. You believe not in Cod
| II will! l dor cried the buccanecr,
clutchIng at the hope.
Il shall pray for thee; that is all"
| "IIornigold," cried the now almost
frenZied man, his voice hoarse with
terror and weakness, they owe much
to you. Without you they had not
been here. have wronged you griev-
ously. terribly. but l atone by this.
Beg them not to let me go. but only to
kill me where stand! They will not
refuse you. Had 1t not been for you
this man would not have known his
| father. He could not have won this
woman. You have power. You'll not
desert an old comrade In his extremity?
Think, we have stood together sword
in hand md fought our way through
all obstacles In many desperate strait
thou and I, old shipmate. BY the
memory Of that old association, by the
love you once bore me and by that
gave to you, ask them for my death,
here-now-at onccw
"You ask for grace from me" snarl-
ell Hornigold savagely, yet triumphant.
"You-you hanged my brother
II know. ] know! Twas gricvous