The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-02
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 lILllNGHAM COMPANY
y CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Copyright 1905. by
G. w. DILLINGHAM; COM FsNx
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter

Synopsis of Preceding Chapter
purchases immunity and kniollthood
from the king of England, has reformed
and has become vice governor OF jana
lea. He is deposed and, killing the orr
GERS sent to arrest him, determines to
become again freebooter. BENJAMIN
HoIingoid, ex- pirate, who has been Bit
terly wronged by Moroon, joins the for
tunes of the latter in order to seek an OPP
portunity to wreck vengeance On him.
Having recuited a crew OF ex-p'rstes and
other desperadoes, Morgan seizes an
English fr:g ate and murders her crew
Off for the Spanish coast in search Of
treasure. In desperate action, wherein
are shown the daring and resourseful-
ness of Morgan and the courage OF his
men, he defeats two Spanish frigates
and captures their convoy, treasure
gaIieon carrying an abbess and priests
passengers, Morgan shows his
qualities by heaving overheard muffin
eer and shooting down priest who at
temptS to save the man Wrecked on
the Venezuelan coast, near la Cuayra,
to which city Morgan is attracted by
Donna Mercedes de Lara, dauehtsr OF
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 bctrothed by
her father to Don Felipe de Tobar, friend
OF alvarado A'varado is tenpted by IS
loved one to forget his dutyto the viceroy
and Don Felipe and 20 fly with her in
stead of conveying her safely from Car
aeas to La Guasra He resists: On the
Journey La Guayra rather than give
UP her lover, Donna Mercedes tries to
COMMIT suicide by riding her horse oVer
when she pleads with him for love, yields
to her and decides that love outweighS
honor. Sir Henry Morgan and his ruS
fans capture the lovers.
AS the soldier saw these fierce look
ing men spring before him out of the
darkness he cried aloud. The next mo-
ment he was shot dead by Morgan him,
self. At the same instant Il vOlley rang
out at contact range, and every man III
the party fell to the ground. Some
were killed. others only wounded. All
of them except AlYarado We're injured
In some way. He struck spurs into his
horse when he heard the cry OF va
drique and the shot. The surprised
barb plunged forward. was hit by half
a dozen bullets, fell to the ground in 4
heap and threw his rider over his head.
The Spani3rd scrambled Ito his feet,
whipped out his sword, Hinged for
ward and drove his blade into The
breast OF old Nelsers. The next in
slant Il dozen weapons flashed over his
head. Cne rang upon his steel casque;
another crashed against the polisAel i.
breastplate that tie wore. He cut out
again in the q @as9ess and once more
fleshed his weauSI.
WOmcn's screams rose above the tu-
mutt Beating back the swords which
menaced him, although he was reel'ng
from the blows which he lad received,
Alvarado strove to make his way to-
ward Donna Mercedes when he was
seized in the darkness from behind.
Kill him. cried Il voice in En- iisll,
which Alvarado and Mercedes bo,h un-
derstood perfectly. Hes The only one
alive"
NAY" cried another voice. stronger
End sterner, save him. Wen question
him later Did any escape?"
Not one
Are there any horses alive"
1.-TWO or three"
Bring them hither. Now back TO the
rest. Then we can show u light and
see what we have captured. Teach.
lead on Let no harm come to the
women"
Aye. aye answered another voice
out of the darkness, and Il third voice
groSied 0ut:
Hadn't we better make sure that
none are alive to tell the tale:"
."Of course: Il knife for the wound,
ed" answered the stern voice, and
, bear hand
Greatly surprised and unable 10 com.
prehend anything but that his men had
been slaughtered and no harm had as
YET befalien his charges. AlrardIO.
whose arms HAD been bound to his side,
found himself dragged along i'll the
wake OF his captrrS, one or two OF
whom, mounted OIL. the unWounued
horses, with the two women between
them, rode rapidly down the road.
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