The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-31


 drink before. MT. Harry said he as he threw over the wheel to pick up the first starboard channel light.
 .Yes. T have been drinking. Peter son., said I. .I have been drinking l the wine of life It oozes drop by drop 1 and is all too soon gone if we delay. Full speed ahead, Peterson. am in command. z
 "Jean!s I called to my able lieuten- ant Beach over into the Iengboat and bring Partial on board He is my I friend And bring also our lag. Run it aIoft above our prize. ] faye, aye, sir.'' came the reply of sJean gLahtte And few moments lat Ter our longboat was riding astern more easily. Jean Lafitte on his re ] turn busied himseM with our burgee. And at that moment Partial, overjOy- ed at also having hand in these af- fairs, parked joyously at his discovery of the ncEsscted end of the cooks cue projecting through the hinges at the door On this he laid hold cheerfully, " orrying, it until poor John shrieked anew in terror and until I freed him and ordered tea.
 next went over to the hatches Of the engine room and, having opened them. bent over to speak to Williams, the engineer.
 ssItss all right Williams, = said I. 1T am going to take her over now and run her perhaps to the gulf We .hadn' t time to tell you at first. There has been legal difficulty. Peterson is on deck, of course. '
 All right Mir. Harry said Will Hams, who recognized me as he leaned out from his levers to look up through the open hatch q At first didn't { know what was up. Itssounded like . nnutiny
 Tt was mutiny, Williams, said I, '.and am the head mutineer. But you're sure of your pay. so let her go.
 He did let her go, smoothly and bril- nantly, so that before long she was at. her top speed, around fifteen knots an hour ,ll I turned to meet L'Olonnois, my blue eyed pirate He stood at my side as one gIorifed
 T locked the door on lem, Black Bart, z said he, and bade them cease Idle renonstranei Little do you know, says I to them, that Black Bart the AVenger is now on the trail- Let any oppose him at their peril says E to them. She give me candy, the fair Captive did. but spurned her brfbe. Beware, says to her. Little do you know what lies before you 7
 Jean Laf1tte, who had so well exc cuted the work assigned him in the boarding party,s plans, proved himself neither inefficient nor unobservant. He approached me now with salute hich probably he copied from Peter son.
 What about our good ship. the Sea. Rover. that we have left behind 2 he asked.
 By love, Jean Lanttes'' I exclairn- ed. That is Indeed true word anchor of the channel edge, and so far. IS fecaH sine had not her lights up,s in accordance with the law
 Shall we put about and take her in tow Black Bart7''
 s.sBy nc. means. That is the very last of my intentions"
 ssBut she cost a lot of money's
 sOE the contrary, she cost only $1,-
 s.Twel3e hundred dollars!'' Jean drew a long. deep breath. "I didn't know anybody had that much money in the world. Besides, look what you spent for them pearls. Ain't you poor, then. Black Bart?.
 ttOu the contrary, I have that much more money left very likely. And do not, to. say truth, care a j0t, a rap or stiver what becomes of the derelict Sea Rover now. Have we not taken better ship for our own?'s
 Yes, but suppose yon varlet boards the sea Rover and chases us the way we done him7.
 Again, by love, Jean Lahtte, an idea But suppose he does? Much good it will do him, for look you, good leftenant the Belle Helene will not stop to send any man ashore for base ball scores. Such was not the practice of the old buccaneers, nor shall it be haste, yon varIet could in nowfse rez frafn from that same folly which hath lost him his ship to us.. Each hour will only widen the gap between us. Let him take our tub if he likes and do as he likes. for twill be long day before he picks up our masts over his horizons Jean Lafitte.
 Aye, aye, sir.r re5oined my neuten- ant and withdrew.
 But these all were lesser things. to me. for on my soul was a more insist ent concern. As approached the door of the after cabin suit, occupied by the ladies. I mad, ray presence known, at first disereetly. then more pointedly and at length by knocking on the door
 Below therer' I called boldly as I could, for, eager as I was to see Helena Emory, there were certain things about the interview which might be difficult
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