The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-21

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Unbind mew she added. "I give you my
word Z wish but to pay my respect to
she4woman yonder-
So 'sShe gives good counsel, soldier an
Ewered the Lboatswain. s.Cut her lash
ing, he saa1 TO the sailor who guarded
Chem.
As the buecaneer did so Mercedes
sank on her knees by the side of the
dead woman
Now, sir, your names' asked Horni-
sod again.
s:N.A Aavarado.'
Where got you that namee
It was given me by his excellency
Che Nceroy
sAna wherefore?'
There was something so tremendous
IN Hornigold,s interest that in spite of
himself the young man felt compelled
10 answer.
Il vas his pleasure
-.sEEalsassl you not name of your own::"
s1Norse that know Of
What naean YOU
Vas found, 4 baby, outside tie
walls Of Panama in a little village The
sv1cesay dopted me and brought me up.
sszahaf IS an -
When was thisg' asked Hornigoid-
.sgs<sAffer the sack Of Panama. And the
snane f:the village vas
sCnehillo!!v interrupted Hornigold tri-
ssmphantly.
God senor, how know you
was shere.s'
You we're there?:' cried the young
suaan
ger
ForIove of heaven, can you tell re
who what am?'
Ia good time, young sir, and for
gF1ce At present know but one
ailing
.That lso-
There lies your mother answered
sshe buccaneer slowly, pointing to the
white figure on the sand.
Ny mother cried Alvarado, step
rsng forward and looking down upon
the upturned face, with its closely cut
white bair. showing beautiful in the
moonlight God rest her soul. She
bath a lovely face and died in defense
&c her honor like the gentlewoman she
shesM be. Ny mother! How know you
shssT'
-.In tie sack of Panama woman
gave me a male child. and for money
& agreed to take it and leave it in a
safe ana secluded spot outside the city
walls. carried it at the hazard Of my
gsfe IS far as Cuchillo and there left it,
But how know you that the child
you left IS To
Ground tie baby's neck the mother.
ere she gave him to me. placed this
curious cross you wear. 'Tis of such
cunning Workmanship that there is
Aasght like it under the sun that ever
Il hare seen. I knew it even in the
galnt light when my eyes fell upon it.
z left the child with a peasant woman
to take him where had been directed.
q believed him safe. On leaving Pana-
na that Village lay in our backward
path. We burned it down. l saw the
baby again Because had been wei!
paid saved him from instant death
al the hands Of the buccaneers, who
g5oA have tossed hiE. Il the air on
the point Of their spears. I showed the
cxncihx. which would have tempted
nem because it was silver, underneath
She dress and left the child. He was
SsSsive when we departed"
~And the day AFTER" cried Alvara-
do, S.De Lara's troops came through
annt Village and found me still wearing
anat cross. My mother, Loving COD,
Gan Il be: But my father
sShat shall have if I tell you?"
Riches, wealth, all. Set us free
anF
Not now. I cannot now Wait"
sat least, Donna Mercedes
~afan, ,twould be my life that would
lay. But I'll keep careful watch over
der. have yet some influence with
<ne captain. Tomorrow I'll find way
90 free you. You must do the rest
Mercedes said Alvarado, ''heardst
shaa sll."
eBus Hetle," answered the girl.
seTnat tady is believed to have been
mT neither