The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-12-05
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the slender conference which already
existed would fail and anarchy would
be the state upon the ship. SO long as
they remained together it was certain
that Morgan would lead them on some
successful enterprise. and they might
get some reward for their risks and
crimes. In his safety lay their safety.
The ship. however, was floating
colony of suspicion. treachery and ha-
tired. Morgan himself never appeared
without being loaded with weapons,
not for bravado. but for use should &C.
casiOn rise, and his back was always
protected by the silent and gigantic
maroon, whom the sailors. catching the
title from those who had known him
of Old referred to with malignant ha-
tired as Black Dog. That was name.
indeed. which the taciturn half breed
rather reioiced i'll than resented. Nor
gan had been able to awaken love in no
hearts except those of young Teach.
whose feeling was admiration rather
than affection. and this half breed ma
room Whether it was from his black
African mother or from his fierce red
Carib father that he inherited the quail
ity of devotion was not apparent De
voted he had been and devoted he re-
manned.
There was one among the officers
Morgan was sure of and upon whom he
could depend in an emergency. and
that was young Teach. He had fiat
tered him by unusual marks of kind
ness. and alone among the officers this
fellow did not seem to cherish the ran
cor and suspicion of the others. He
was too young to have experienced
betrayal, as had the rest. This was his
first venture in actual piracy, and he
found it marvelOusly pleasant.
The officers, too, Wee all suspicious
of one another. As each one nursed his
own private designs he suspected the
others of doing likewise, and with real
son. But there was as yet little out
ward friction among them. Raveneau.
for instance, was most scrupulously
polite to the captain and his associates.
Nelsers was too stupid in his cups
and he was generally i'll them-tO do
more than growl and the Brazilian
had all the capacities of his race for
subtle cOncealment
Although the necessary orders for
working the ship We're obeyed and
Morgan personally imposed implcit
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mands. 10 duties other than those re-
uuired We're performed By the men
During the day when not at work or
at drill they drank. smoked. gambled
and fought ut pleasure. although. as
the captain mercilessly exercised them
during long hours at the great guns
and with small arms. they did not have
any too much leisure for play. During
the night they kept watch and watch
of course. but in it all they took nC
care of the ship. and filth and dirt
abounded. If they had anticipated Z
long cruise things would necessarily
have been different but as they had
gone far to the southwark now and
might make a landfall at any moment
there was 10 necessity for bOtherine
about mere cleanliness. Morgan had
not communicated his ultimate pur-
poses to his men as yet. but as he was
the only navigator on the ship he was
perfOrce allowed to have his own way.
Breakfast had been served "a
meager breakfast it was. too. for all
hands We're on short allowance Of
everything but spirits. on account OF
the unDrOvided state of the ship. For
tunatnly for their contentment there
was plenty of rum on board The men
were congregated forward on the fore
castle or in the waist wrangling ana
arguing as usual The officers gath
cred on the quarter deck, and Nor,
gan paced the high raised poop alone
overlooking them. when the lookout
suddenly reported three sail in sight
The half drunken sailor who had been
sent aloft at daybreak had kept negli
gent watch. for almost as soon as he
had made his report the ships were
observed from the deck Of the frigate