The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-01-23
Copyright 1905, by
G. w. DiLLINGH HAM COM PANY
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter

Sir Henry Morgan, former pirate, having
purchased immunity and kniehthood
from the king of England, has reformed
and mas become vice governor of Jama-
lea. He is depoSed and killing the Off
GERS sent to arrest him, determines to
become again freebooter. Benjamin
Hotnooid, ex-pirate, who has been Bit
terry wronged by Morgon, Joins the for
tunes of the latter in order to seek an OPP
portunity to wreak vengeance on him.
Having recuited crew of ex- pirates and
English frisate 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, a treasure
galieon carrying abbess and priests
as 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, daughter 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
enfage OF Aivaradc prevents their mar
rage. Donna Mercedes is betrothed b.
her father to Don Felipe de Tobar, frien
OF alvarado. assarado is tempted by n
loved one to forget his dutyto the vicero
and Don Felipe and TO fly with her in
stead OF conveying her safely from Car
dCdS TO la 1UdSrd. ne reSlStS- ON IN
Journey to La Guayra rather than Civ
up her lover, Donna Mercedes tries
Commit suicide by riding her horse owe
a precipice .liVarado saves her life, and
when she pleads with hin, for love yields
to her and decides that love outweiChs
honor. Sir Henry Morgan and his rus
fans capture the lovers. Donna Merce-
ees repays caress from the pirate with
stripes from her riding whip. The cap
tured abbess stahs herself rather than
aid Morgan in his plan to capture Ia
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by the buccaneers. foruigoId, intrust-
ed, intrusted with the care OF Mercedes
and Aivarado, declares the dying abbess
TO be the mother Of the latter. Horni-
gold, to further his revenge on Nor
gan, releases AIvarado to bring aid to
Mercedes and the captured city. Mer-
cedes, in the piaate,s hands holds hin,
off in the hope of rescue by her father
and SIvarado AIvarado, by great toll
reaches Caracas in time to bring the
troops to the rescue. He confesses to
the Viceroy his yielding to the areu-
ments of Mercedes and is condemned.
The end was upon him, vet with the
old instinct Of life he lifted himself
upon his toes. He raised his arms as
far as the chains gave him play and
cauSnt the chains themselves and
strove to pull. to lift, at last only to
hold himself up. a rigid, awful figure.
He gained an inch or two. but hjs
fetters held him down. AS the water
supported him he found little difficulty
In maintaining the position for a
space. But he could go no higher
II the water rose an inch more that
would be the end. He could breathe
only between the breaking waves now.
The body of the black was swung
L.,
of young Teach kissed him upon the
cheek and still the water seemed to
rise and rise and rise. He was d dead
man like the other two-indeed, he
prayed to die-and yet in fear he chung
to the chains and held on. Each mo-
ment he fancied would be his last but
he could not let go.
BY and by the waters fel. He COULD
not believe it at first. He still hung
suspended and waited with bated
breath. Was he deceived: No, the
waters We're surely falling. The see
onds seemed minutes to him; the min
utes. hours. At last lie gained assur-
ance. There was no doubt but that the
tide was going down. The waves had
risen far. but he had been lifted above
them: now they We're falling, falling.
Yes. and they We're bearing away that
accursed body and that CHASTITY head.
He was alive still, saved for the time
being. The highest waves only touch
ed his breast now. Lower, lower. they
moved away. Reluctantly they lin
gered, but they fell--they fell.
TO drown? That was not the iudg-
ment of God for him then What would
1t was just out Of reach Of his lips
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