The state herald., 1919-07-18
CHAPTER iv-contlnued.

In the intensity Of my feelings
must have uncUnsciously spoken
aloud, for a shaggy head suddenly
popped out from the berth beneath
where l lay. and Haley's interested
voice asked solicitously:
"Hy, thar; whut's up, mater Ye
was mutterin' way thar an not dis
turbin' me none, till ye got ter talkin'
bout sum feller called Sanchez. Then
sorter got bit interested. know'd
thet cuss onct," and he spat, as
though to thus better express his
feelings. "The ID ornnry pirate" /"
laughed, my whole mental mood
changed by this remark.
DO you refer to Black Sanchez?'
I've heard of him; were you ever In
his hands?"
"Wus II" he laughed grimly. II
he'd eight months of 1t, mate, and a
greater demon never sailed. The
things ! saw done ye'd never believe
no human bein' could do II ever thar
wus two people in one skin. sir. it's
thet Black Sanchez. When he's playin'
OF fer good he's as soft an sweet
as dandy in Piccadilly. an when
hes real he's like devil In hell"
Were you a prisoner-or did you
sail under him7"
Both. fer the matter O. thet. He
give me the choice ter serve er walk
the plank. / wus eighteen. an he'd
an O. mother at Deal"
II see: but later got awayf'
"Ay. did thet," chuckling over the
recollection. But I he'd ter walt
eight months fer the luck"
Il had n shipmate once" observed.
interested in his story. "who claimed
to have seen the fellow: he described
him as being very large man, with
Intensely black. hawklike eyes and a
heavy black beard almost hiding his
face
Maybe he looked like that when he
saw him, but he ain't no bigger man
thnn ! am; he won't weigh as much
by fifteen pound. Fact is he mighty
seldom looks the same, fer thets part
o. his game. I've seen him In all sorts
O. DISCUSSES. It's only his eyes he
can't hide. an thnr's been times when
! thought they wus the ugllest eyes
ever saw. He's sure an ornary devil.
an when he gifts mad. I'd rather be
afroni Of tiger. Besides fghtin's his
trade, an no weaklin' amt goin' ter
control the sort O. chaps he's got ter
handle. Most Of 'em would murder
him In q minute II they dared. oh,
he's bad all right. but yer wouldn't
exactly think SO. Just ter look mt him. "
what. then. does he really look
iikef"
"Oh. sorter swashbucklin' Spanish
don-the kind whut likes ter dress up
an play the dandy. He's got n pink
an white complexion. the Castilian
kind. yer know, an' wears little mus.
tacbe. waxed up at the ends. I heard
he wus about forty.fye: I reckon hs
must be thet, but he didn't look older
than thirty"
Haley dropped on to sleep. but my
mind continued TO wander until II con,
jured up once again this West Indian
pirate. His nnme and the story OF
his exploits had been familiar to ms
ever since first wen, to sea. While
only one among many operating ir
those hnuntcd waters his rcsourccful
ness. daring and cruelty Ind won hin
an Infamous reputation. n name q,
horror In those days. when the ours.
Of piracy made the sen terror. u,
ordinary mnn could ever have sue
ceedcd In attaining such suprcmnc,
In crime.
Blnck Snnchcz--nnd Haley picture,
him M n dnndifcd. ordinary appear
ing individual. with white and re-,
complexion. smnll mus'nchc mn,
flashing dirk cyes-a mere Spnnlsl
rnllnnt. without special distinction
Why. that description. s,rnngcl,
enough. fitted almost esnc,iy this fcl
low on bonrd. this other Sanchez.
The iuspicion which hnd crcp, Int
my mind wns 80 absurd. 50 unspcnp
nhly lilly nnd impossible TINT
laughed nt myself and dismissed m
crnsy thought. ChuctlIne over II
ilnnlly fell asleep.
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