The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

of Amyas was crossed by such a thought. But at last, shaking off this new tempta- ton, he reused his men ana continued the toilsome march
 There was no thought of finding Fl Do- rado now; only to build boats float down one of the streams, and capturing a Span ish ship, to sail away home In her. Ayacanora watched Amyas depart with rage and despair in her heart. The im- pression he had made upon that wild spirit she did not try to conceal, and though the Englishman had repeled her advances he took leave of her with some sorrow
 The wanderers made for the Magdalena river. and had almost reached 1t when they learned from some Indians of the ap- proach of a Spanish treasurer train going up to Santa Fe de Bogota. Lying in wait in d mountain path they ambushed the train. putting the Spaniards to the sword and seizinz upon their abundant
 treasure. Scarcely had they started for the river again when they heard a strange song from the forest, and Ayacanora made her appearance. She had followed
 them through the wilderness and now declared that she would not leave Amyas, but go with him to that far land where his home was and where hers would be also If he did not take her along she would kill herself.
 1 So Amyas swore himself and his men | to treat the wild girl as a sister, and when they had completed their boats and went floating down the stream with tho 1 treasure Ayacanora accompanied them. Gliding by the Spanish settlements at night, the wanderers finally came to the | mouth of the river and felt the lift of the seas under them once more. Three years had passed since they had left their l I..1 -Iaf tla. 1.. and presidential stream and 4-unged into the wilderness, and now, clothed in scraps and rags, wasted by fever, hunger and toll, these men of Devon once more saw the sea and felt again all their old cour- age.
 In the Bay of Santa Marta they came upon Spanish galeon riding at an- chor. laden and ready to sail for home. That right they boarded her through the stern ports and made her their prize, se- curing or killing the officers before they could give the alarm Then clappng down the fore hatch and yelling "Firen' they caught the Spanish sailors as they came running, unarmed and dazed, up the main hatch, and, forcing them into boats, set them adrift.
 There was only one fight of any gravity Some Spaniards took refuge in the cabin and opened fire. The Englishmen charged them and AinyaS engaged the commander in sword play. Just as the Spanard was making lunge at Amyas which would have done for him q bright blade flashed over his shoulder. The Spanish com mander fell and Ayacanora, with hair streaming over her shoulders and her raised knife dripping blood, stooi defiant anu savage. threatening all who should come near her Englishman.
 By daybreak they had the ship under way, bounding to the eastward. The signs of the conflict had been cleared away and Amyas invited his prisoners to breakfast with him. Among the cap lives vas the Bishop of catagena, return ing home in search of a more peaceful see where Englishmen should not trouble, for the year before Drake had ravaged all the Spanish Main, taken Cartagena and held 1t to ransom. As Amyas and Cary were bandylng stately compliments with their prisoners, in came Salvation Yeo. reporting that a woman prisoner had been discovered on board in chains. He led her in before them all. wlthered old woman bent and scared with the rack and the lash and half demented. It was poor ucy Passmore who had gone away with Rose when she eloped with Don Guzman. And such a tale as Lucy poured forth,
 Rose had been happy with her husband until. urged thereto by charges made by Eustace Leigh. the Inquisition had taken her from Don Guzman and brought both her and Lucy to trial on the charges of heresy and witchcraft. The Inqulstion had pronounced them guilty and handed them over to the secular arm with a