Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-06

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"The governor" cried one and an.
other in surprise and alarm. The man
lad been a terror to evildoers too poor
TO bribe.
Nay, men. governor no more Nor.
gan answered promptly-"a free sail.
or who takes the sea against the Span.
ish dons. Wen go buccaneering as
in the old days. These men here.
Jointing to the group of officers, can
tell You what IL means. You have
heard tales OF the Jolly, rowing life OF
the brethren of the coast. Well do a
little picking in the Caribbean, then
over the isthmus and then down into
the south seas. There's wine and wo-
men and treasure TO be had for the
taking. The Spaniards are towards.
Let them hear that Harry Morgan Is
once more on the sea under the Jolly
Roger, and they will tremble from
Darien down to the straits Of Magellan
II will be fair play and the old shares
Who's with mel"
Il! I! Il" broke from the holder
spirits of the crowd, and the rest,
catching the contagion, finally Joined
Ia the acclaim.
Easy" said the captain, lest we be
heard. Hornigold, is there liquor?"
Plenty, SIR"
LET each man have a noble draft.
then TO the boats"
But, captain" spoke up Sawkins.
one Of the boldest recruits, who was
not In the secret, "be we goln' bucCa.
Eeerin' in boats? Whar's the ship"
II have a ship in the harbor," cried
Morgan, well found and provided"
AYE, but what ship"
Confusion, sir" shouted Morgan.
Begin ye by questioning me? Into tho
boat with your comrades! Velsers.
I've Lussan, Rock, see that the men get
INTO the boats as soon as they have
their dram. And bark ye. gentlemen.
word with YET" calling them apart
while the rest were being served. Put
the boldest men in the stern sheets
with yourselves. the rest at the oars.
and do you have your weapons ready.
The Mary Rose lies just within the
Lar. You, Velsers and Rock. gain the
fC'csl from larboard and starboard.
You. Teach and Raveneau, board at
the different gangways. HoTnigold,
III go in your boat, and wen attend to
the cabin. Let all be done without
noise, No pistols. Use the blade. Take
no prisoners and waste no time. II
We gain the deck without difficulty.
and think we can. clap to the hatch
covers, and Wen cut cable and get un.
der way at once"
The men had been embarking In the
boats rather reluctantly as he spoke,
but presently all was ready. Finally
Hornigold and then Morgan with the
maroon stepped into the last boat, first
making sure there we're no stragglers
left behind, and Morgan gave the com.
mand to shove off.
Sawkins had boldly presumed, in
spite OF the commander, to open his
mouth again as the boats slowly left
the beach, rowing through the passage
and up the harbor against the ebb Just
beginning. He pulled the stroke oar
In Hornigold's boat.
Before | go further" he cried. 81
want to know what ship we're goin'
aboard Of"
"Aye!" came In a subdued roar from
the men behind him, who only needed
leader to back out of the enterprise,
which, as II threatened to involve fight
ing, began to seem not quite so much
to their taste. What ship?"
"The frigate," answered Hornigold
shortly.
what, the Mary Rose-the kings
ship!" cried the men, ceasing to row.
In an instant Morgan's pistol was
out. His motion was followed by Hor.
nigold and the maroon.
Row you dogs!" he cried fiercely.
The stroke oarsman heGitatSd, al.
though the others tried to pick up the
stroke.
~ give you one minute-then blow
out your brains, pull the plug In this
boat and Wen all go to hell together"
said Morgan truculently to the recall.
citrant men.
Row for your lives sake'" cried
the man behind Sawkins. hitting him
in the back with the haft of the oar,
at. the klGg's ship"
what do we care for the klnG?"
said Morgan. "He Is the law, and
none Of us love the law. Two-thirds of
her crew are drunk; t'other third are
ashore or sick. They are unprepared
asleep. Therell be nuught but the an
Choir watch. One sharp blow and we
have the frigate, then away. What fear
We, lads?"
BY such words as these, but more
by the threatening appearance of the
weapons pointed from the stern sheets
Morgan inspirited his men, and by sim.
liar language and threats the men in
the other boats did the same. After
rowing a short distance the hotllla sep,
grated Those approaching from the
farther side of the ship necessarily
made a wide detour, for which the 9th,
ers waited, so they would all arrive
simultaneously. In perfect silence,
broken only by the "cheep" of the oars
in the locks, the FIVE boats swept down
On the doomed frigate,
Ito Be Continued Next Saturday,