Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-19
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
r The Good Pirates
ny DADDY
CHAPTER v
The Captains Daring Swim

CAPTAIN BLACK EYE was ready to
~ prove he had turned from n bad
pirate into n good pirate.
Out in the breakers lay the steam
ship that had been driven upon the
rocks by the hurricane. Crowding it's
decks were children. women and men
holding out imploring hands to the pi-
rates on shore. Captain Black Eye had
n line tied around his waist. He was
going to try to swim with the line
through the raging waves. II he reached
the ship tho line would be used to help
bring the passengers and crew to shore
Behind the captain lined IN the other
pirates, each ready to prove he was
good instead of bad by making the same
attempt to swim to the ship should
Black Eye fail.
'Good-by !" shouted CAPTAIN Black
Eye, plunging into u great biilow that
broke upon the shore.
Good luck :" cried the pirates.
The billow. rushing bnck to the sea.
moment he was amid the fury of
waters farther out. Other billows
sweeping in tried to hurl him upon the
beach. But the pirate chief was Il
strong SWIMMER. lie fought his way
through the battering waves. On and
on he struggled, bit by bit, though he
was often thrown back.
AT last he reached the breakers. 4
huge wave broke over his head burying
him under I mass of water.
| He Is gone - shouted the pirates in
tones of despair.
No. there lie is bobhing up again. -
shrilled Peggy and Billy, who wore
watching even more intently than the
rirates.
Sure enough. the daring captain had
fought his way up from the smother OF
water aud was still swimming for the
ship, though more fechy than before.
He will rever make it," groaned
the pirates. The captain was within
the width Of a street from the snip.
but he was tired. and wind and waves
were beating him back.
"Oh. | wish those people on the shin
would do something to help him." cried
Peggy.
Her wish seemed to 60 out t. the pco
lie on the shiu. The sailors threw the
brave swimmer line tied tn a life
belt. They were just in time The cap
tain had only strength enough left t.
grasp the life belt and slip it around Ii,
shoulders beneath his arms. Then he
could swim no more.
But the sailors dragged him to th'
ship. and up out of the foaming waves
lis brave fight was won.
With a line stretched from the shore
tC the ship a way was prepared fol
rescuiug ell on board. The sailors hn,
life saving rigging ready to use. They
tied a heavy rope to the line brought
cut by Captain Black Eye. They sig.
nailed the pirates on shore to pull il
this line. which the pirates did with
will. One end of the heavy rope wa'
made fast to Il tree on the shore ant
one end to mast Of the ship. Alont
this rope a canvas basket was r1gget
so it could run back and forth. Th
basket the sailors called breeche
tuoy.
One by one children. women and mel
were hauled in the. breechcs buoy from
the ship in the breakers to the safety o
the shore. And the last to make th
journey. coming just as the ship hegal
to break to pieces under the boating o
the waves. was Captain Black Eye, tn
pirate chief.
The pirates led the rescued passer
gers and crCw back 70 the shelter Of tn
" woods beside the bay. where the pirat
bark. the Merry Magpie. lay tuggin
at its anchor chains.
When the rescued passengers an,
crew saw the Merry Maggie they gavo
cry of horror. At the top of the bark
mast tapped black tag-a flag whicj
told the shipwrecked folks their res
Cuers were pirates.
ALAS. :" cried the captain Of tn
wrecked ship. I'VE have escaped deaf
in the sea only to meet our fate at tn
hands of cruel pirates"
The pirates grinncG.
"Nay. not cruel pirates" cried Cap
tain Black Eye. I'VE will show yo
we are good pirates.
And the proof that Captain Blac
Eye gave was most extraordinary f.
pirates to give. What it was will b
told tomorrow.