The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Leaving fatal La Guayra far behind
the Rose thrashed through rolling seas
and oVerhauled a long carayel. tor
long, indeed, to maneuver with tbe
nimble Rose. Two gaIIeys were also
WIN her. Victory fell to Amyas, but
victory which left his ship so bar,
tered and his crew so decimated that
ne ran in to little bay for repairs
and recuperation. Here, with their
cuiVerins and swiveIs behind a stock.
ade' Don Guzman came upon them, In
force too strong for their shattered
numbers; so, first burning the Rose,
they turned their back to the sea and
marched inland.
And now came hope of glory for
their queen and for themselves great
| treasure in quest of the Golden City
In the Kingdom Of Manoa, whereof
friendly Indians told them. Through
untrodden hills and forests they
marched, past the falls of the Orinoco
and the upper waters of the great
amazon, from low swamps to high
plateaus. wherefrom they viewed the
eternal SHOWS Of Chimborazo towering
above the thunder cloud and the fiery
cone of Cotopaxi flaming against the
stars; region 800 miles In length by
400 miles in width they traversed.
Three years Of fever and cold and IA
mine they spent on that trail, and once
gold pack train loosely guarded fell
to their hands; but of the Golden City
never a trace.
They came upon white maiden,
Ayanacora, golden-haired, tall and
beautiful, treated as a princess by the
Indians with whom she dwelt. Amyas
was for leaving her, having witnessed
on former voyages the evil influence
of women among lonely men; but she
by signs made 1t clear she would not
be left. He packed her off. She came
back, and she being by 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 har-
Dor of Cartagena. Silently, in two
canoes, they made the harbor, and, it
being night, boarded the galleon Sc
cretly 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 been 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 Eng
lish 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
VI WIN Adu Oh Win Sdp-
tain Oxenham, and to whom was born
the baby girl which was later made
off with. Captain Oxenham had suf-
tered death at the hands of the Span
sh husband and Yeo himself had es-
capped only with many cruel scars,
Iut the SCARED old rover had spent |
lays enough with the lovely little girl |
to know now, as in a dozen ways |
lie proved, that this was the daughter
# Captain Oxenham and his Spanish |
ady, the little girl to whom he had |
aught the English sea songs before |
the was taken from them.
Homeward the great galleon ran be- |
ore the southwest breeze, and proud |
Y into Plymouth sound she sailed one |
lay without yelling topsails or low
ring the flag of Spain, for which they |
lad like to get solid shot from the |!
admiral of the port.
And so Amyas came home in honor |
md glory. but with the lovely and low
ng Ayanacora he would have moth
ng to do, she having in her too much
# that Spanish blood which he hated. |
However, his gentle mother, under
tanding better the worth of loyal Yir-
ne, took the girl to her bosom.
Once more Amyas took the sea, now
s an admiral under Lord Howard, |
Vho had gathered all of England's
tout ships and seamen to fight Spain's
armada. Amyas won his share of |
lory in that fight and he might have
ONE home in safety; but there was
ION Guzman, who had left Rose to be
ut to death. even as he had his broth
r Frank, the one for q traitor and
he other for a hereto.
Amyas must have his vengeance on
ION Guzman, who was commanding
ship of the Armada, and so he strove
D hold close to him; but the tempest,
hitch seemed to bear hate for the
panish fleet, now cast Don Guzman's
Ill caravel TO her death on the sands
( Flanders, The vengeance of Amyas
-oS Safad nc WAS YaasS. huf almost |