Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-02-03

| the FrencDman ndu the measure of his
| brave young opponent. Then, with
laugh of evil intent, by a clever play
| he beat down the Spaniard's guard.
| shattered his weapon and with thrust
| as powerful as it was skillful he drove
the blade up to the hilt in poor De To-
bars bosom. The gallant but unfortu-
nate gentleman dropped his own sword
as he fell and clasped his hands by
convulsive effort around the blade of
De Lussan. Such was the violence Of
| bis grasp that he fairly Rugged the
sword to his breast, and when he fell
backward upon the point the blade
snapped. He was done for.
Morgan. and Alvarado. on the other
hand, were more equally matched
Neither had gained an advantage, al
though both fought with energy and
fury. Alvarado was silent, but Nor
gan made the air ring with shouts and
cries for his men. AS the swords clash
ed Carib raised his hand to fling his
knife at Alvarado, but just as the
weapon left his fingers Mercedes threw
herself upon him. The whizzing blade
went wild. With savage oath he
seized a pistol and ran toward the
Spaniard, who was at last getting the
better of the captain. A cry from
Mercedes warned Alvarado of this new
danger Disengaging suddenly, he
found himself at swords point. with
De Lussan, who had withdrawn his
broken weapon from De Tobar's body
and was menacing him with it. With
three opponents before him he backed
up against the wall and at last gave
tongue.
ITO me!' he cried loudly, hoping
varado!''
As he spoke Morgan closed with him
once more, shouting:
Ion him, De Lussan! Let him have
it, Black Dog! We've disposed Of onev'
AS the blades crossed again the des-
perate Spaniard, who was a swords
man Of swordsmen, put forth all his
power. There was quick interchange
of thrust and parry, and the weapon
went whirling from the hand of the
chief buccaneer. Quick as thought AL
varado shortened his arm and drove
home the stroke. Morgan's life trem-
bled in the balance. The maroon, how
ever, who had been seeking chance
to fire, threw himself between the two
men and received the force of the
thrust full-in the heart His pistol was
discharged harmlessly. He fell dead
at his masters feet without even a
groan. No more would Black Dog
watch behind the old mans chair He
had been faithful to his hideous leader
and his hideous creed. Before Alvara-
do could recover his guard De Lussan
struck him with his broken sword The
blow was parted by arm and dagger,
but the force of it sent the Spaniard
reeling against the wall. At the same
instant Morgan seized pistol and
snapped it full in his face. The weap-
on missed fire. but the buccaneer,
with a fierce blow
$50 much for these tWo!" he roared.
lets to the street,
De LuSsan seized Alyarado's sword,
throwing away his own. Morgan pick
ed up his own blade again, and the
two ran from the room.
A stern fight was being waged in the
square, whittier all the combatants
had congregated, the buccaneers driv-
Ell there, the Spaniards following. The
disciplined valOr and determination of
the Spanish, however, were slowly
causing the buccaneers to give ground.
No Spanish soldiers that ever lived
could have defeated the old time buc-
cancers, but these were different, and
their best men had been killed with
Teach and IiOllonois. The Opportune
arrival of Morgan and De LuSsan, how
ever, put heart in their men. Under
the direction Of these two redoubtable
champions they began to make stouter
resistance.
The battle might have gone in their
favor if, in the very nick Of time, the |
viceroy himself and the remainder of |
the troops had not come up. They |
had not thought it necessary to come |
on foot since the surprise had been !
and the viceroy rightly divln |
ed they would have more advantage If |
Choosing the very freshest |
horses, therefore, he had put fifty of |
the best soldiers upon them and had |
led them up on gallop, bidding the |
others follow on with speed. The |
fighting had gradually concentrated |
before the church and in the eastern |
fort, where Braziliano had his head |
quarters The arrival of the horsemen |
decided the day. Morgan and De LUIS
san, fighting desperately in the front |
ranks with splendid courage, were
Overridden De Lussan was wounded
fell and was trampled to death by |
the Spanish horsemen, and Morgan
was taken prisoner, alive and unharm
ed. When he saw that all was lost
he had thrown himself upon the enc
my, seeking a death in the fight which,
by the viceroy's orders, was denied
him. Many Of the other buccaneers
also were captured aiive-indeed, the
viceroy desired as many Of them saved
as possible He could DuniSh a living |,