The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-02-17
his men who retreated in good order.

the Rose thraSiiet through rolling sea
and overhauled a long caravel, to
long. indeed, to maneuver with tn
nimble Rose. Tive ga1Ieys were ais
with her. Victory fell to Amyas, bu
victory which left his ship so bal
tered and his crew so decimated, tina
he ran in to little bay for repair
and recuperation. Here, with thei
culverins and swivels behind a stock
ade. Don Guzman came upon them, il
force too strong for their shattere'
numbers; so, first burning the Rose
they turned their back to the sea ant
marched inland.
And now came hope Of glory TO
! their queen and for themselves grea
| treasure in quest Of the Golden Cit!
in the Kingdom of Manoa. whereof
friendly Indians told them. Through
untrodden hills and forests they
marched, past the falls of the OrinOcc
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; a 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
a gold pack train loosely guarded fell
to their hands; but of the Golden City
never a trace.
They came upon a 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 it clear she would not
he left. He packed her on. 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
he with them in the adventure where
Amyas, his crew much worn and vast
ed and he desirous of heartening them
mp, 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
1or in f3Sehf "a
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-
NAMED; notwithstanding which they |
sailed With much content in the great |
salleon to England. AyanacOra, sail |
ing with them, did one day burst into |
singing of sea songs which only Eng |
Iish sailors knew; which caused Sal
vation Yeo TO ask questions. to which,
MS she acquired the English tongue
she made answer; which answers re-
ralled to Yeo that fair Spanish lady
IF Panama who had run off with Cap
ain Oxenham, and to whom was born
he baby girl which was later made
'ff with. Captain Oxenham had suf-
'ered death at the hands of the Span
sh husband and Yeo himself had cs-
'aped only with MANY cruel scars,
nut the Scared old RIVER had spent
lays enough with the lovely little girl
o know now, as in a dozen ways
le proved, that this was the daughter
f Captain Oxenham and his Spanish
ady, the little girl to whom he had
aught the English sea songs before
he was taken from them.
Homeward the great galleon ran be
ore the southwest breeze, and proud
Y into Plymouth sound she sailed one
ay without yelling topsails or low !
ring the flag of Spain, for WHICH they
ad like TO get a solid shot from the I
dmiral of the port.
And so Amyas came home In honor
nd glory, but with the lovely and low
1g AyaEacora he would have moth.
1g to do, she having In her too much ]
t that Spanish blood which he hated.
[oweyer, his gentle mother, under
landing better the worth Of loyal vir-
le. took the girl to her bosom.
Once more Amyas took the sea, now
8 an admiral under Lord Howard,
'ho had gathered all of England's
tout ships and sesmen to fight Spain's
rmada. Amyas won his share of
lory In that fight and he might have
ome home in safety; but there was
on Guzman, who had left Rose to be q
ut to death. even as he had his broth. 8
Frank. the one for a traitor and I
le other for a hereto. y y
Amyas must have his vengeance on 4
on Guzman, who was commanding o.
ship Of the Armada, and sp he strove d
hold close to him; but the tempest,
hich seemed to bear hate tor the
oanish fleet, now cast Don Cuzmap* p
4 carayel to her death on the sands
Flanders: The vengeance Of Amyas
rs stated, as was Yoe's: hut almost +
J the instant, from the heart of the
mpest flew a white bolt Of lightning =
strike down both him and Yeo,
70 to his death and Amyas to the =
lndness Of both eyes.
So Amyas came home from his last
uise, great helpless hulk, as he
tterly said; but SO mayhap only AZ