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Morris tribune., 1906-01-13
sHornigoldlH she cried

For a second the woman stared at
him. Then, recognizing him, she
screamed horribly, raising herself upon
her arm.
''Hornigoldv' she cried. What have
you done with the child?"
81 Il left him at Cuchilo, outside the
walls" answered the man.
Sand the CROSSE"
son his breast. The captain
"The marriage lines were there You
betrayed me. May Gods curse-nay,
die. For Christ's sake-I forgive
Francisco Francisco!"
She fell back gasping on the sand.
He tore the inclosing Golf from her
face. In vain effort to hold back
deaths hand for another second Hor-
nigold snatched a spirit flask from his
belt and strove to force drop between
her lips. 1T was too late. She was
gone. He knew the signs too well. He
laid he" back on the sand, eXclaiming:
Curse her! Why couldn't she have
lived a moment longer2 The captains
brat-and she might have told me.
Bring up the prisonersy' he cried to
the guards, who had moved them out
of earshot Of this strange conversation
''The cross he muttered, 1.-THE mar
rage lines therein The only clew.
And yet she cried Francisco That
was the name. Who is he? Ii / could
find that cross I'd know it among a
thousand. Hither,' he called to the
prisoners slowly approaching.
AS Alvarado, with an ejaculation of
pity, bent forward in the moonlight to
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13

him: he prayed for the people, the hap
less people, of the doomed town, the
helpless women, the bereft mothers
the tortured men, the murdered chill
dren, and as he prayed he called down
the curse of God upon those who had
wrought such ruin.
"Slay them, O God! Strike and spare
not Cut them off root and branch
who have despoiled thy people Israel.
They have taken the sword, and may
they perish by it as was promised OF
oldw
A gray. grim gaunt figure, blood
stained, pale. he stood there in that
CHASTITY light. invoking the judgment
Of God upon Morgan and his men ere
he turned away and was lost in the
darkness of the mountain.
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13
tain wants you and your prisoners.
You'll find him in the guardroom.
I'VE must be gone said Hornigold.

tain wants you and your prisoners.
You'll find him in the guardroom.''
1--WE must be gone said Hornigold
"Rise, mistress. Come, SIR
s'But this lady" urged Alvarado-his
lips could scarcely form the unfamiliar
word mother the good priest!
You will not leave them here?"
seThe rising tide will bear them out
to sea-
"a moment, by your leave" said
Alvarado, stepping toward the dead
bound, he stopped down and touched
his lips to those of the dead woman,
whispering prayer as he did so. Ris-
ing to his feet, he cried:
"But my father! Who is he? Who
was hep
"We shall find that out"
"But his name?"
sim not sure; / cannot tell now
answered Hornigold evasively, "but
with this clew the rest should be easy.
Trust me, and when we can discuss
this matter undisturbed"-
"'But I would know now"
"You forget. young sir, that you are
prisoner and must suit your will to
my pleasure. Forwardr
But the soul of the old buccaneer
was filed with fierce joy He thought
he knew the secret of the crucifix
now The Spanish captains mother
lay dead upon the sands, but his father
Hvod Ho wac cr1ra Of If Hn would
free Alvarado and bring him down up
on Morgan. He chuckled with fiend-
ish delight as he limped along. He
had his revenge now; it lay in the hol
low Of his hand, and twas a rare one
indeed. Mercedes being bound again,
the little party marched across the
beach, and the bodies Of the priest and
the nun were left alone while the
night tide came ripping up the strand.
Scarcely had the party disappeared
within the gate of the fort when the
priest slowly and painfully lifted him
self on his hands and crawled toward
the woman While the buccaneer had
talked with the abbess he had returned
to consciousness and had listened. Bit
by bit he gathered the details of her
story, and, in truth, he knew it of old.
BY turning his head he had seen the
crucifix on the young mans breast,
and he also had recognized it. He lay
still and silent, however, feigning
death, for to have discovered himself
would have resulted in his instant
dispatch. When they had gone he pain
fully crawled over to the body of the
poor nun.
isabella" he murmured, giving her
her birth name, ''thou didst suffer
aCiav tbarr n CoJIH
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13

Chapter one-Sir Henry Morgan, former
pirate. having purchased immunity and
ksightiood from the king of England,
has reformed and has become vice-Gov-
srnor of Jamaica. He is deposed and,
killing the officers sent to arrest him. de-
terrllines to become again afreepooter.
H. Benjamin Hornigold, -pisate,who
had i>een bitterly wronged by Morgan,
JOINS the fortunes of the latter in order to
seek an opportunity to wreck vengeance
ora f1;fn.
HI and IV.-Having recruited crew
Bfex-urates and other desperadoes, Nor
gam seizes an English frigate and muir
aaers her crew. Of for the Spanish coast
IN search of treasure.
Y and Win desperate action, W here
in are shown the daring and resourceful-
mess of Morgan and the courage of his
aaeti, he defeats two Spanish frigates
aud captures their convoy, a treasure
galieon carrying an abbess and priests
as passengers.
FIE-Morgan shows his qualities by
heaving overheard a rnutineer and
shooting down a priest who attempts to
save the man.
ylII-WrecESed on the venezuelan coast,
near La Guayra, to which city Morgan is
attracted by Donna Mercedes de Lara,
daughter of the viceroy of Venezuela.
IA-Donna Mercedes and Captain Dom
n Sque Alvarado, commandante of La
Huayra, are in love with each other, but
the unknown parentage of Alvarado pre-
vents their marriage. Donna Mercedes
is oetrothed by her father to Don Felipe
de Tog,ar, friend of A1varado.
* and XI-Alvarado is tempted by his
1oyed one to forget his duty to the viceroy
and Don Felipe and to fly with her in
stead of conveying her safely from Cara
cas- to La Guayra. He resists.
XII and XIII-On the journey to La
Guayra rather than give UP her lover
Donna Mercedes attempts her own de-
stssction. He rescues her and Yields to
her arguments that love outweighs honor
a1ad duty.
XIV Sir Henry Morgan and his ruff1ans
capture the lovers.
KV-Donna Mercedes repays a caress
from the pirate with stripes from her rid
iag whip. The captured abbess staps her
self rather than aid Morganin his plan
to capture La Guayra, La Guayra is
taken and sacked by the buccaneers.
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13
sSpare him "

prisoners with you. Guard them well
Treat the lady well also Do what you
like with the other, only keep him
alive. One of you send Braziliano to
me- He shall have the other fort. And
you and l, NJ de Lussan, will take ac-
count of the men here in the town and
bring them into such order as we can.
Although Teach and L'Ollonois had
no mind to leave the pleasures open to
them in La Guayra, yet they were
both men of intelligence and could
easily see the absolute necessity for
the precaution suggested by Hornigold
and accepted by their captain. II they
held the passage over the mountains
and fifty men could hold it against
thousand--no Spaniard could come at
them. So the little group, leaving the
two prisoners and Hornigold, sailed
out into the Internal night 1t was a
difficult thing for them to find suffi-
cient number of sober pirates, but by
persuading, threatening and compel
ling they at last gathered force Of
the least drunken knaves, with which
they set forth on the road
The fires which had been wantOnly
kindled in different places by the buc-
cancers We're making such Roadway
that Morgan instantly saw that espe-
cial efforts would be needed to prevent
the complete destruction of the town.
He wanted La Guayra for his base of
supplies for the present, and with tre- i.
mendous energy, seconded by De Lus-
san and some OF the soberer men, he
routed out the buccaneers and set them
to work
you have saved me for the mo-
ment," said Mercedes gratefully, turn
ing to Hornigold as he led her away
from the hall
!. Twas not for care of you Kissed
put the old man maleyolently sbut
that I'd fain baik him in every desire
he cherishes, even of possessing you.
whatever it was. ] am thankful
senior. lea lave IA 1IsAzT ers'
Continued un page 8.
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aSlay them. 0 God!H

Thou tookest thine own life, but the
loving God will forgive thee. 1 am
glad that had strength and courage
to absolve thee before | fell. And
did not know thee. IT'S so many years
since. Thy son, that brave young cap
tain-I will see thee righted. | won
der
He moved nearer to her, scrutinizing
her carefully, and then the old man
opened the front of her gown.
"Aye. aye; | thought So" he said as
| his eye caught glimpse of a gold
he lifted it, unclasped it, drew it forth.
There was a locket upon it. Jewels
sparkled upon It's surface. She had
worn tt all these years.
80 vanitas vanitatum!'' murmured
the priest, yet compassionately What
is it that passes the love of womanY'
He slipped it quietly within the
breast Of his habit and then fell pros
trate on the sand, faint from pain and
loss of blood. Long the two figures lay
there in the moonlight while the rising
tide Tipped the shining sands. The cool
water at last restored consciousness to
one of the still forms; but, though they
layed the beautiful face of the other
with tender caresses, they could not
call back the troubled life that had
passed into peaceful eternity. Pain
fully the old priest raised himself up
hSc,h 81
20 Cod he murmured, give me
strength to live until can tell the
story. Sister Maria Christina
bella that was-thou vert brave and
thou vert beautiful; thou hast served
our holy church long and well. II
could only lay thee in some consecrat-
ed ground, but soul like to thine makes
holy cen the sea which shall bear thee
away Shriven thou vert; buried thou
shalt be-
The man struggled to his knees,
clasped his hands before him and be-
gan the burial service of his ancient
church.
ssWe therefore commit her body into
the great Deep he said, looking for
the general resurrection in the last
day and the life of the world to
come
Nle water was washing around him
ere he finished his mournfui task, and
with one long look of benson and fare
well he rose to his feet and staggered
along the road down the beach. Slow
ly he went, but presently he reached
the turn where began the ascent OF
the mountain. Before he proceeded he
halted and looked long toward the
flaming, shrieking, ruined town. The
flooding tide was in now and the
breakers were beating and laundering
far across the sands The body Of the
abbess was gone.
The old man drew himself up, lifted
his trembling hands and prayed: ne
prayed again for the soul of the Wonl-
an; he prayed for the young man, that
he might learn the truth; he prayed
for the beautiful aamsel who loved
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R~NHE musketeers under HOrnf-
gold, chosen for their mastery
with the weapon, had played
their parts with cunning skill.
Concealed from observation by the
deep shadow Of the cliffs and there
fore immune from the enemy's fire,
they had made targets Of the Span
aards on the walls and by a close, rap
Id and we'll directed discharge had
kept down the return of the garrison
until the very moment of the assault
Hornigold was able to keep them in
hand for a little space after the cap
ture of the town, but the thought Of
the pleasure being enjoyed by their
c0mrades was too much for them.
Anxious to take hand In the hideous
fray, they stole away one by one.
Sinking under the cliff until they were
beyond the reach Of the boatswaiD,
then boldly rushing for the town in
the open, until the old sailor was left
with only half dozen OF the most dc
pendable surrounding himself and
prisoners.
The rest would not have got away
hrom him so easily had he not been so
Intensely occupied that at first he had
taken little note Of what was going on
Mercedes and Alvarado had only op-
portunity to exchange a word now
and then, for extended conversation
was prevented by the guards. Alva-
RADIO strove to cheer the woman he
loved, and she promised him she would
choose instant death rather than dis
honor. He could give her little en-
enlargement of rescue, for unless word
or their plight were carried to the
viceroy Immediately he would be far
on the way to the Orinoco country be-
fore any tidings could reach him, and
by the time he returned it would be
too late
Again end again Alvarado strove TO
break his bonds in impotent and help
less fury, but this time he was secure
~ bound, and his captors only laughed
at his struggles. In the midst of their
grief and despair they both took notice
of the poor abbess. Fra Antonio had
not moved since Morgan had struck
him down, but there was life still in
the woman, for from where they
stood, some distance back the two
lovers each marked her convulsive
trembling. The sight appealed pro
fDnndly to them in spite Of their peril
aus situation.
THE brave sister lives" whispered
Mercedes
s. Ills so,' answered Alvarado. ''Se-
aOr,' he called, ''the sister yonder ia
alive. Wilt not allow us to minister to
herr"
ANay," said Hornigold brusquely. 81
will go myself. Back, all of YET he
added ''She may wish to confess to
me In default Of the worthy father
He ieered hideously as he spoke.
Coward cried Alyarado But his
words affected Hornigold not at ALL
Before he could say another word
the guards forced him rudely back
with the two women. The worthy
Sonora Agapida by this time was in a
state of complete and total collapse,
but Mercedes bore herseIf-her lover
marked with pleasure as proudly and
as resolutely as il she still stood with
In her fathers palace surrounded By
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13

look upon the face of the dead wo-
man from his torn doublet a silver cru
cifix suddenly swung before the eyes
of the old buccaneer.
"By heaven he cried. "'1is the
cross"
He stepped nearer, seized the carven
crucifix and lifted it to the light.
II could swear it was the same" he
muttered. 'Senor, your name and
rank?"
Il cannot conceive that either con
Germs bloodtlsirsty ruffian like
3Stop! Perhaps there is more in
this than thou thinkest," said MERGE
des. 'sTell him. Alvarado. 1t can do
no harm. Oh, senior, have pity on us!
aMy mother!H
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maroon shambled toward her she

I maroon shambled toward her she
sprang back, struggling
"Alyarado. Alvarador' she screamed
Help me; save me.'
Like 4 maddened bull, though his
hands were bound also, Alvarado
threw himself upon the negro. The
force Nltn which he struck him hurled
him backward, and the two fell to the
floor, the maroon beneath. His head
struck 4 corner of the step with q force
that would have killed a white man
In an instant, however, the negro was
on his feet. He whipped out his dag
ger and would have plunged it into the
breast OF the PROSTATE Spaniard had
not Mercedes, lightly bound-for. being
woman, they thought it not necessary
to be unusually severe in her lashings-
Wrenched free her hands and caught
the half breeds appraised arm.
'Mercyw she screamed, while strip
Cling to divert the blow, looking to.
ward Morgan
Hold your hand, Black Dog" an
sWered that worthy leave the man
and come hither. This is thy first an
peal lady. You know my power at
last Ell? Down on your knees and beg
for his lifer'
Instantly Mercedes sank to her knees
and stretched out her hands, a piteous
appealing, lovely figure. -
Spare him, spare him." she cried
'What would you do for him?"
my life for HIS she answered
brayely.
may, Mercedes" interposed Alvara-
do; ''let him work his will on me-"
''There are worse places, thou seest,
lady, than by my side" sneered Nor
gan. 'By heaven, twas a pretty play.
was it not mates? I spare him. but
remember it's for you Harry Nor
gan's way. Now reward me. Hither,
sayw
captain Morgan" cried Hornigold.
suddenly interrupting him. Il bethink
me you should send men to seize the
mountain pass that leads to Caracas
at once, else we may have troops upon
us in the morning
1t was a bold diversion. and vet it
succeeded. There could be no safe
feasting in La Guayra with that open
road. Morgan had overlooked it, but
the boatswain's words recalled it to
him. For moment he forgot the pris-
oners. Safety was paramount con-
SideratiOn.
s"That's we'll said, Hornigold" cried
Morgan, who was not so drunk that he
could not realize the practical value of
HOrnigold's suggestion and the great
danger OF disregarding his advice.
1.-THE pass must be seized at all hazard.
With that in our possession we may
bide our time. l thought to wait until
tomorrow. but you're right. We've
Toasted and drunk enough for the
night. Guards for the pass now. But
how to get them?"
He rose to his feet as he spoke and
came down the hall.
"Teach and L'Ollonois, follow mep'
he cried. Gather up fifty of the So
berest men and lead them up the noun
tain road till you reach the pass, and
then hold it till | come. Nay, no hesi-
tation," he roared. "Canst not see the
necessity? Unless we are masters of
that pass we are caught like rats in a.
trap here in La Guayra. Tomorrow
or the next day we shall march up to-
ward Caracas. Your share of the
treasure shall be held SAFE You shall
have first consideration on the other
side Of the mountains. Nay, I will
have it SOL" He stamped his foot in
furious rage. We've all had too much
drink already" he continued 'Now we
must make things secure. Hornigold,
take charge of this fort. leave the
sSpare himl
n
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men who loved her and who would die
| for her.
| Rolling the body of the PROSTATE old
man aside, Hornigold knelt down on
| the white sand by the form of the sis
! ter. The moonlight shone full upon
her face, and as he stopped over he
| scanned it with his one eye. A sudden
! flash of recognition came to him. With
| a muttered oath OF surprise he looked
again.
1T can't ber' he exclaimed. "And
yet
After Fra Antonio's brave attempt
at absolution the woman had tainted.
Now she opened her eyes, although she
was not yet fully conscious.
Water she gasped feebly. And as
it CHANGED the boatswain had a small
bottle of the precious fluid hanging
from strap over his shoulder. There
was no pity in the heart of the pirate;
he would have allowed the woman to
die gasping for water without giving
her q second thought, but when he rec
ognized her-or thought he did-there
instantly sprang into his mind desire
to make sure If she were the person
he thought her she might have infor-
nation Of value. Unslinging the bot
tie and pulling out the cork, he placed
it to her lips.
'I-die,' she murmured in stronger
voice. "A priestv'
''There is none here" answered the
boatswain. FRA Antonio-he absolv-
ed you"
''But / must confess"
Confess to me-" chuckled the old
man in CHASTITY mockery.
''Art in holy orders, senor?" NUT
tered the woman
Holy enough for you. Say on"
Ezra Antonio, now" she continued,
vacantly lapsing into semidelirium.
''He married us-'twas a secret his
rank was so great He was rich, |
poor-humble. The marriage lines
in the cross There was "a What's
that? A shot? The buccaneers. They
are coming! Go not, Francisco
HornigolG, bending an attentive ear
to these broken sentences, lost not
word
$50 not" she whispered, striving to
lift an arm. they will kill thee! Thou
shalt not leave me alone, my Francis
co. The boy-in Panama
It was evident to the sailor that the
poor woman's mind had gone back to
the dreadful days of the sack of Pan
anna. He was right then: it was she.
''The boy-saye him, save himv' she
cried suddenly with astonishing vigor.
The sound Of her own voice seemed
to recall her to herself She stopped;
ner eyes lost their wild glare and fixed
themselves upon the man above her,
his own face in the shadow as hers
was in the light
lis it Panama." she asked 'Those
screams-the shots she turned her
head toward the city-''the flames! Is
it Panama."
''Nay," answered the one eyed fierce
". TITS twenty-five years since then
and more. Yonder city is La Guayra.
This is the coast of Venezuela"
"Oh-the doomed town. l remember
now. I stabbed myself rather than
place the ladders. Who art thou,
senor?"
Benjamin Hornigoldr' cried the
man fiercely, bending his face to hers.
q
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SIR HENRY MORGAN,
BUCCANEER
Nv CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY.
Il Author of THE Southerners' For Love
4 of Coun Honor" ETC.
4 COPYRIGHT, G. w. DILLINGHAM; COMPANY
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND
synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Author of THE Southerners." For Love

COPYRIGHT 1905 BY G. W. DILLINGHAn COMPANY
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13
CHAPTER XVII.

Y~>EHE clock on the wall was strik-
ing IL as Hornigold forced his
prisoners into the guardroom of
M the first fort that had been cap
Morris tribune., 1906-01-13
CHAPTER XVI.

R~9HE musketeers under Horni-
1 gold, chosen for their mastery
with the weapon, had played
their parts with cunning skill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-06

It is certain that d lif1long devotion
and arduous apprenticeship are essen
tial to any expression through the me-
dunn Of dancing. The rats" the be-
ginners at the Paris Opera. are arti-
cled for Eve years, and then. unless
they have danced from their cradle,
they cannot hope to attain the first
rank.
Another quality essential to the great
dancer 10 infinite patience. The only
English dancer who ever gave promise
Of attaining the front rank failed in
this respect. Lola Montez was the
somewhat foreign name she had taken.
She lost her temper one day with the
manager at rehearsal and expressed
her feelings 90 dramatically as to
break an umbrella over his head. Man.
ayers will endure much for arts SAKE
but this was too much.
Carlotta Grisi is another famous
name of the old opera. 1t was sne
who first introduced the polka into
England-a Bohemian dance that came
to stay. 1t was for her, too. that
Heine, Gautier and Adolphe Adam
elaborated in writing "Giselle."
There were a score more lannon's
names that were familiar words In
those days. OF the twelve leading
dancers engaged at the Kings theater
in 1924 for a two months season five
were a sufficient attraction to receive
more than Fl, 900 each.-London Mail.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-06

art thouY' Numbered the indignant bar
binger Of future events. why dost
thou boast7 Art thou not born Of wo-
mans wopbr'
II am" replied Hiram, "but live
forever. Like God dwelling over wa.
tiers, dwell /. Like him reigning over
seven heavens, rule In seven apart.
ments. As God is surrounded by light.
ming and thunder, 90 am L. God has
stars in heaven; so have 1. Many SOW
ereigns have succumbed to mortality,
and I still exist. Twenty-one kings of
the house of Israel and David, twenty
prophets and ten high priests have de-
parted this earth, but / outlive them
ALL"
"Why dost thou boastT again de-
manded Ezekiel
Because thou didst supply the
cedars for Solomon's temple? This
puts me in mind of a subject who pre-
pared splendid garment for his SOW.
ereign, and as often as the servant
gazed at the glorious piece of work he
boastingly remarked, This Is my
manufacture until the king, observ-
ing his vanity, tore it or in disgust.
Such will be thy lot. The temple
which thou helpest to build will be
destroyed. What will then become of
thy prider