The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02

Margaret and Betty, He added hat he
knew we'll this was q service Of danger,
since II might chance that thOrs would
bo fighting, and he vas loath to aak my
man 70 rihk life or Limb against his w.
especially 90 they cams out 70 trade and not
to fight.
Still. TO thosa who chose TO accompany
him. should they win through safely. he
promised double wage and q present
charged upon his estate. and would give
them writings to that effect. As for those
who did not. they could leave the ahip now
before she called.
When he had 1nishsd the sailormen, OF
whom there were about thirty. with the
stout hearted captain. jacob Smith. a
sturdily built man Of so years OF age. at
the head OF them. conferred together and
at last. with one exception-that OF a young
newly married man. whose heart failed him
they accepted the offer swearing that they
would see tbs thing through to the end,
were 1t good or i'll. for they were all English
men and no lovers Of the Spaniards,
Moreover. 80 bitter a wrong stirred their
blood. Indeed. although for the most
part they we're no sailors. six Of the twelve
men who had ridden with them from
London prayed that they might come too,
for the love they had to Margaret, their
master and Peter. and they took them.
The other Gx they sent ashore again.
bearing letters to Castell's friends. agents
and reeves as to the transfer Of his bust
meas and the care Of his lands. houses n
other properties during his absence. Also
they took a short will duly signed by
Castell and witnessed, wherein he left
all his goods OF Whatever sort hat remained
unsettled or undeviAed 20 Margaret and
Peter. or the survivor Of them, or their
heirs, or. failing these, for the purpose
Of founding a hospital for the poor, Then
these men bade them farewell and departed
very heavy at heart. just as the anchor was
hauled home md the sails began TO draw In
the stiff morning breeze.
About 10 O'Clock they rounded the More
bank safely, and here spoke a fishing boat,
who told them that more than six hours
before they had seen the San Antonio sail
past thom down channel and noted two
m standing on her deck, holding each
others hands and gazing shoreward.
Then, knowing that there was no mistake,
there being nothing more that they could
do. worn out with grief and journeying,
they ate some food and went TO their cabin
to sleep.
As he laid him down Peter remembered
That at this very hour he should have been
in church taking Margaret as his bride
Margaret who was now in the power Of
the Spaniard-and swore a great and bitter
oath that D'Aguilar should pay him back
for all this shame and agony. Indeed,
could his enemy nave seen the look on
Peters face he might we'll have been afraid,
for this Peter was an Ill man to cross and
had no forgiving heart; also, his wrong
was deep.
For four days the wind held and they
ran down channel before 1t, hoping to catch
sight Of the Spaniard; but the San Antonio
was a swift caravel Of $50 tons, with much
canvas, for she carried four masts, and
although the Margaret was also a good
sailer, she had but two masts. and could not
come up with her. or for anything they
knew they might nave missed her on the
seas.
On the afternoon Of the fourth day. when
they were of the Lizard and creeping
along very slowly under a light breeze,
the lookout man reported a ship lying
becalmed ahead. Peter. who had the eye
Of a hawk. climbed up the mast to look
at her, and presently called down that he
believed from her shape and rig she must
be the c~aravel, though OF this he could
not be sure, as he had never seen her. Then
the captain, Smith, went up also, and a
few minutes later returned saying that
without doubt it was the San Antonio.
Now there was a great and joyful stir
on board the Margaret, every mar seeing
to his sword and their long or cross bows,
of which there were plenty, although they
had no bombardes or cannon, that as yet
were rare on merchant ships. Their plan
was to run alongside the San Antonio and
board her, for thus they hoped to recover
Margaret. As for the anger OF the king,
which might we'll fall on them for this deed,
since he would think little Of the stealing
OF a pair of Englishwomen, Of that they
must take their chance.
Within half an hour everything was ready,
and Peter, pacing to and fro, looked happier
thar he had done since he roc away to
Dedham. The light breeze still held,
although II it reached the San Antonio
it did not seem TO move her, and with the
help OF it, by degrees, they came to within
half a mile OF the caravel.
Then the wind dropped altogether, and
there the two ships lay, Still the set
of the tide or some current seemed TO be
drawing them toward each other, 90 that
when the night closed in they were no more
than 400 PAGES apart, and the Englishmen
had great hopes that before morning they
would close and be able to board by the
light Of the moon.
But this was not 10 be. since about 0
o'clock thick clouds rose up which covered
the heavens, while with the clouds came
strong winds blowing of the land, and,
when at length the dawn broke, all they
..,Il ~ ~ tho San lntnnio WAS her tom