Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-13

tne SOunu Oh tne snOt the admiral ana
the master sprang to the door, but be.
fore they could pass the entrance II
was flung violently open, and a man
richly dressed after the fashion OF ia.
maica, followed by a tall, savage look.
ing half breed. compound Of negro
end Indian, clad In a gorgeous livery,
each with pistol and sword sprang In.
to the room and forced the two men
back As soon as he could recover
hlmeslf Kempthorne whipped out his
sword. He found himself covered,
however, as did the master, with a
pistol.
Throw down your sword" cried
Morgan fiercely, "and yield yourselves
without quarter!"
who are you that ask"
"sir Henry Morgan"
you bloody villain" cried Kemp.
! thorne, dare you attempt to take the
kings ship?"
THAT for the king" answered Nor.
gan. waving his sword. "who are
your
( "Sir John Kempthorne. admiral and
, vice governor of jamaica"
I You would fain all my station,
you'd you, sir?"
Il would not descend to the station
Of pirate, robber, murderer, a.
| "S'death. silence!" roared Morgan
! furiously. THE ship is ours! I've a
! message for the king. Wilt carry it,"
I 4 would not insult my royal master
by carrying a message from such as
you"
"You will have IT." shouted Morgan,
white with rage, lunging forward at
him.
Their blades crossed in an instant,
end at that moment the old master,
reckless of what happened. flung him.
self between, the two. There was a
roar from Carib's pistol, and the old
man fell. As Kempthorne relaxed his
guard slightly in the confusion Nor.
gan ran him through. The admiral
fell so suddenly that he jerked the
blade, buried In his breast, out OF the
buccaneers hand.
God" he gasped as he lay upon
the body OF the old sailor-"God-
Save the-klng!"
"Wouldst sit in my place, eh?" cried
Morgan, laughing truculently as he
turned on his heel and left the cabin.
Beneath the matches the platoon Of
soldiers and the men there imprison'
ed were yelling and making a tremen'
Sous racket. They were helpless, how
ever, and could do nothing. The men
OF the boarding parties were clustered
In groups forward and aft and around
the closed passageways into the int
,ior of the ship waiting for the next
order.
The noise and confusion which had
followed the sentry's bold shot had
awakened the attention OF the people
Of the town. Lights twinkled on the
ramparts OF the fort, and the long roll
Of O. drum could be heard coming faint
~ up the harbor against the wind
Lord Carlingford had Just entered his
boat to board the ship. There was not
. moment to lose.
"Hornigold, go forward with your
men to the forecastle. Velsers, come
you hither with yours for the after
guard; Teach, to the fore; Raveneau
TO the main and Rock to the mizzen'
mast. Loose sail. Lively now. We
must get out Of this before the forts
. awake" cried Morgan.
Instantly the shrouds were covered
with nimble forms making their way
} aloft where the wide yardarms
stretched far over the sea. The men
were in good spirits. the capture oil
the ship had been so easy. There had
been only the anchor watch and the
sentry on deck TO deal with, and they
had been murdered unsuspecting, al
though the cabin sentry had killed one
of tho attacking marty and wounded
another before he went down. They
jumped with alacrity, therefore, 70
obey their captains commands. Az
the ponderous sheets OF canvas fell
from the yards the men lay down from
aloft. and sheets and halyards were
manned, the cable that moored the
vessel to the anchor was cut, the ShiI
swung to starboard, the yards were
braced in, and she began to SLIP
through the water toward tho narrow
, mouth OF the harbor. There were 9th
, er war vessels In the harbor, but they
were all dlsmantled and laid up In
, ordinary, so the buccaneers had nc
4 pursuit to fear.
The guns of the fort commanded the
harbor mouth and under ordinary cir
cumstances would have made 1t impos
sible for a ship to enter or leave with
} out permission. The mouth was mar
row and dangerous, but the best pilot
. In the West Indies stood forward lean
Ing over the knlghtheads, coming the
ship. Raveneau and Velsers, than
whom no better seamen ever held q
spoke, by Morgan's orders were sta
a. xuh N at