The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-16
Her irateLover
By ARTHUR L. SANDS
Copyright, 1910, by American Press
Association.

troth one evening under the parapet of
the battery in the town of New Am
sterdam. We were looking down the
bay, and ship, the first that had ar
rived in several weeks, was coming
up under full sail. 1t was summer.
All these things l remember well, for
1t was the happiest moment Of my life,
and whatever was visible to my dear
love and me was deeply impressed
upon my mind.
That was very hot season, and
Molly was dropping from the heat.
The very next day after she had prom
Used to be my wife her father deter
minded to send her to the eastern coast
| in Connecticut to spend some time
with her mothers brother, Pardon
| Mathews, hoping that the sea air
would strengthen her. was loath to
let her go at such a time and espe-
cially since the captain of the ship that
came In at the time Of our betrothal
reported having been chased by pi-
rate, and 1t was well known that the
buccaneers were at any time liable to
make q descent on the coast.
But Molly's father packed her off In
the coach leaving for Boston, direct
ing that she be put off at bit of head
land jutting out into Long Island
sound not far from the settlement at
New Haven.
1t was a sad day for both Of us
when she got into the coach and l
watched 1t pass out of sight among the
boweries lying to the eastward of the
town. And even after the coach had
grown so dim with distance as scarce
| ly to be discovered l could see Molly's
white handkerchief streaming a sig
nal Of her love for me.
l found the town unbearable without
her. played at bowls in the green
near the battery and sailed in my boat
on Hudson's river, but could not get
on without my Molly, so determined
to go to her I mounted my sorrel one
| August morning, with my saddlebags
well filled with eatables, and on the
third day reached the New Haven set
Element. After partaking Of dinner
and giving my horse good feed l re-
mounted and in three hours time came
in sight Of that headland where dwelt
Pardon Mathews. There are rocks and
short beaches on this shore and an oc-
casional knoll covered with long grass.
An Indian showed me Mr.. Mathews
| house set on one of these knobs.
trotted on where the road ran near the
water and presently, looking ahead,
saw two persons standing on a rock
that protruded out few feet above
the surface of the sound.
| AS I drew nearer could see that one
of these persons was a man and the
| other woman. The man was In an
uncouth dress. What was my surprise
when / came near enough to dist1n,
guish his apparel to see that he wore q
hat with large brim, short coat and
trousers to his knees, faring at the
bottom Of the legs, while broad belt
filed with knives was buckled about
his waist.
At once was filed with alarm, feel
ing sure that there had been a descent
of pirates on the settlers and this fel
low had carried off one Of the women
Having a pistol In my holster, l drew
it forth, saw to the printing and made
ready for an attempt to rescue this
poor woman. Dismounting, left my
horse in a thicket and, stealing up OF
the couple, hid behind rock and, TAX
ing sure aim at the pirate, pulled the
trigger.
The flint refused to light the prim
ing, and luckily, for at the moment the
pirate put his arm around the WON
ans waist, and the two stood LOOKING
at the incoming tide. Were she will
ing captive 1t would only distress hel
If I killed her lover But what was
my horror when she turned her face
my way to see my Molly.
At first l was minded to kill then
both; but, shrinking from having Mol
ly's blood ON my hands, desisted anC
advanced with my pistol. in hand.
Have you gone mad, Mistress Vai
Dusen," exclaimed, that you will &C
cept the caresses Of pirate, or has h,
murdered all your folk and you ar
making a pretense In order to watcl
your opportunity to get away from
himY
As 1 spoke l held the pirate unde
cover of my weapon, and be, turning
ran like a deer toward Mr.. Mathew
house.
"See the coward Vunw / cried, hal
minded to shoot him in his tracks.
And then what did Molly do Blu
burst into loud laughter, and, sitdn
down on the rock, she kept it up I'll
grew hot with choler and said:
"For shame, Molly, to turn from m
to a pirate, and coward at that
Speak before kill him."
This brought her to her senses. "Fol
bear" she said. "Do not kill girl"
"a girl! And have the women turne
buccaneersr'
With that she fell to laughing agar
and could get nothing from her for
long while, when she controlled he
mirth and said:
Tonight uncle gives a dance to tn
settlers roundabout, and all are t
come dressed in some strange costume
This pirate who has just closed tn
door of the house is my cousin, Pa
tience Mathews. She is dressed In he
costume for the dance. We two cam
out to watch for the boat bearin
guests from New Haven"
"HeavensW l exclaimed. had nc
my flint failed I would have shot her.
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