The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-04
Sir Henry Morgan
BUCCANEER
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Author Of 1.-The Southerners;" For
Love of Country" The Grip of
Honor" Etc. Etc.
Copyright 1905, by
G. w. DILLINGHAM; COMPANY
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter
Copyright 1905, by
G. w. DILLINGHAM; OMPANY

Synopsis of Preceding Chapter
Sir Henry Morgan. former pirate, having
purchased immunity and kniehthood
from the king of England, has reformed
lea. He is depoSed and, killing the Off
GERS sent to arrest him, dete rmines to
become again a freebooter. Benjamin
Holineold, ex-pirate, who has been bit
terry wronaed by Moreon, joins the for
tunes of the latter in order to seek an OPP
portunity to wreak vengeance on MN
Having rec uted ereW OF pirates Hi.ss and
English frigete and murders her crew
Off for the Spanish coast in search OF
treasure. In a desperate action, wherein
are shown the daring and resoursefui-
ness of Morgan and the courage of his
men, he defeats two Spanish frigstes
and captures their convoy, a treasure
gaiIeon carrying an abbess and priests
as passengers, Morgan shows his
qualities by heavine overheard muffin
eer and shooting down priest who at
the Venezuelan coast, near La Cuayra,
to which city Morgan is attracted by
Donna Mercedes de Lara, slaughter OF
the viceroy OF Venezuela. Donna Mer-
cedes and Captain Dominique AIvarado,
comandante of la Guayra, are in love
with each other, but the unknown par
entage of AIvaradc prevents their mar
rage. Donna Mercedes is betrothed by
her father to Don Felipe de Tobar, friend
of Aivarado. Aivaraoo is tempted by n is
loved one to forget his dutyto the viceroy
and Don Felipe and to fly with her in
stead of conveying her safely from Car
acas to La Guayra. He resists. On the
up her lover, Donna Mercedes tries to
com nit suicide by riding her horse over
a precipice Aivarado saves her life, and
when she pleads with him for love, yields
to her and decides that love outweiqhs
honor. Sir Henry Morgan and his rus-
fans capture the lovers.
When the Spanish commander per
ceived who were approaching, with
mistaken impulse of mercy he ordered
his men to fire over their heads and SO
did little danger to the approaching
buccaneers. \ few of them fell. but
the rest dashed into the smoke. There
was no time for another discharge.
The ladders We're placed against the
walls, and the priests were ruthleSSly
cast aside and trampled down. In Il
little space the marauders We're upon
the rampartS, fighting like demons.
Morgan, covered by Black Dog. with
Teach. De Lussan and L'OllonoiS. was
in the lead. The desperate onslaught
of their overwhelming numbers. once
they had gained Il f0othold. swept the
defenders before them like chaff. Wait
ing for nothing. they sprang down
from the fort ana raced nladly through
the narrow streets of the town. They
brushed opposition away rs leaves are
driven aside by winter storm. Ere
tie defenders on the east forts could
realize their presence they We're upon
them also
In half an hour every man bearing
weapon had been cut down. The town
was at the mercy of this horde Of hui
man tigers. They broke open wine eel
lars, they pillaged the provision shops,
they tortured without mercy the mer-
chants and inhabitants to force them
to discover their treasures, and they in
suited the helpless women. They were
completely beyond control now. Drunk
with slaughter, intoxicated with liquor,
mad with lust. they ravaged and plum
dered. TO add to the confusion. fire
burst forth here ard there. and before
the morning dawned half of the city
was i'll ashes.
The pale moon looked down upon a
scene of horror such as it had never
before Shone un0n even in the palmieSt
DAYS of the buccaneers.