The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-06

headquarters. Mercedes soul had turn
ed to stones at the sights and sounds
which met her as she passed through
the town, where the hellish revelry was
now in full blast. The things she wit
messed and heard were enough to ap-
pail the stOutest heart that ever beat
within the rudest breast. She forgot
her own danger in her sympathy for
the suffering inhabitants of the devoted
town. CHASTITY pale and sick with hOr-
ror. she tottered and staggered as she
entered the room. As for the Sonora
Agapida. she had collapsed long since.
and for the last hundred yards of the
journey had been dragged help!cssly
along by two of her captorS. who threw
her in senseless heap on the stone
Tagging of the great vaulted chamber
The agony and suffering. the torture
I and death. the shame and diSh0nor of
his people affected Alvarado different
IL. His soul famed within his breast
with pity for the one. rage for the 9th
err. He lusted and thirsted to break
away and single handed rush upon the
human wolves and tigers who were de-
spelling women, tCrturing men. muir
dering children. as if they had been
devils. The desire mastered him. and
he writhed and struggled in his bonds,
but unavalingly.
1t was a haggard. distracted pair.
therefore. which was brought before
the chief buccaneer. Morgan sat at the
head of the guardroom on a platform.
a table before him strewn with reckless
prodigality with vessels of gold and
silver stolen from altar and sideboard
indiffcrently. some piled high with
food. others trimming with variety
Of liquors. from the rich old wines of
Here's to the fiery native rum. LOllo-
noiS. Teach and he LIIesan were also
in the room. Teach was roaring out Il
song that song of London town. with
its rollcking chorus:
Though life now is pleasant and sweet
to the sense,
Wen be damnably moldy a hundred
years hence"
The room was full of plumber of one
sort and another, and the buccaneers
We're being served by frightened negro
slaves. their footsteps quickened and
their obedience enforced by the sight
Of dead black in one corner whom
De I.ussan had knitted short time
since because he had been slow in
coming to his call. The smell Of spill
ell liquor. OF burnt powder and OF
blood. indescribable and sickening
hung i'm the close. hot air. Lamps and
candles were fiaring and spluttering in
the room. hut the greater illumination
came through the open easements from
the roaring Ares Of burning honses out
side. The temptation to- join In the
sack Of the town had been too much
for HornigOid's remaining men: eOnse
queEtly he and those conveying Seniors
Agapida alone attended the prisoners
These last. after throwing the iHenna
recklessly upon the floor, hurried out
after the rest. leaving the officers and
women alone
"SiIence-' r0ared Morgan as bis eye
fell upon the group entering the lower
end of the great hall Pipe down
thou believing bull.' he shouted
throwing silver cup that Cellini
might have chased at the head of the
half drunken Teach. Who's there!
%cUt''c re. rs our Spitfire and the gal
liant captain. with that worthy seaman
Horn god. Advance. friends. Thou
art welcome to our cheer. Drive them
forward. Hornigold" he cried as he
saw Mercedes and Alvarado made nc
attempt to move.
advance quickly" whispered Hor
nigold to Alvarado; Ito cross him now
were death"
Selling them with a great show of
force. he showed them down the hall to
the foot OF the platform. in front of
the jewellers.