The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-07

10 their hands; but Of the Golden City
never a trace.
They came upon a white maiden,
Aynlacora, golden-haired, tall and
beautiful, treated as a princess by the
Indians with whom she dwell. Amyas
was for leaving her, having witnessed
on former voyages the evil influence
of women among lonely men; but she
by signs made it clear she would not
be left. He packed her off She came
back, and she being then far from
her habitatiOn, he had not the heart
to cast her adrift in the vast wilder
ness. So, every man solemnly pledged
to treat her with honor, she came to
be with them in the adventure where
Amyas, his crew much worn and vast
ed and he DESTROYS of heartening them
up, set upon great galleOn in the
harbor Of Cartagena. Silently, in two
canoes, they made the harbOr and, it
being night. boarded the gallon sec
reilly by her stern gallery; and after
a short, fierce fight, the galleon, with
much treasure aboard, fell into their
hands 1t was here in this fight that
Amyas would have ben run through
by the Spanish captain but for Ayana-
cora, who came leaping from behind
and knitted the Spaniard ere he could
drive home the long blade.
But forty Of their one hundred re-
manned; Notwithstanding which they
sailed with much content in the great
galleon to England. Ayanacora, sail
ing with them, did one day burst into
singing of sea-songs which only En-
glish sailors knew; which caused Sal
walton Yeo to ask questions, to which
as she acquired the English tongue,
she made answer; which answers re-
called to Yeo that fair Spanish lady
Of Panama who had run off with Cap
tain OXenham, and to whom was born
the baby girl which was later made
off with. Captain OXeman had suf-
fered death at the hands Of the Span
ish husband and Yeo himself had es-
capped only with many cruel scars. but
the SCARED old rover had spent days
enough with the lovely little girl not
to wnow her now, as in dozen ways
he proved, that this was the daughter
of Captain Oxenham and his Spanish
lady, the little girl whom he had
taught the English sea songs before
she was taken from them.
Homeward the great galleon ran be-
fore the southwest breeze, and proud
ly into Plymouth Sound she sailed one
day without yelling topsails or low
ering the flag of Spain, for which they
had like to get a solid shot from the
Admiral of the port.
And SO Amyas came home in honor
and glory, but with the lovely and
loving Ayanacora he would have moth
ing to do, she having in her too much
Of that Spanish blood which he hated
However, his gentle mother, under
standing better tthe worth of loyal
virtue, took the girl to her bosom.j
Once more Amyas took to the sea,
now as an Admiral under Lord How
ard, who had gathered all of England's
stout ships and seamen to fight
SPANS Armada. Amyas won his
share of glory in that fight and he
might have come home in safety; but
there was Don Guzman, who had left
Rose to be put TO death. even as he
had his grother Frank. the one for a
traitor and the other for a hereto.
Amyas must have his vengeance of
Don GuZman, who was commanding a
ship of the Armada; and so he strove
to hold close to him; but the tempest
which seemed to bear hate for the
Spanish fleet, now cast Don Guzman's
of Flanders. The vengeance Of Amyas
was stated. as was Yeo's; but almost
on the instant, from the heart of the
tempest flew white bolt of lightning
to strike down both him and Yeo;
Yeo to his death and Amyas to the
blindness of both eyes.
So Amyas came home from his last
cruise, a great helpless hulk, as he
bitterly said; but SO mayhap only as
such could one Of his nature have
ever come to understand the heart of
lovely, virtuous woman.
1t was the patience Of Ayanacora.
the wisdom of his mother. which
taught him. Fear not, Amyas" he
heard his mothers voice saying, fear
not to take that dear girl to your
heart; for it is your mother who
lays her there"
And so at last Aymas came to I'M
derstand.
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