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long. indeed, to maneuyer with the
nimble Rose. Two gaileys were also
with her. Victory fell to Amyas, but
a victory which left his ship so bat.
tered and his crew so declmated. that
he ran In to little bay for repairs
and recuperation. Here, with their
culyerIns and swivels 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
I'm 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 10 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 500 miles I'm 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 trace.
They came upon a white maiden.
Ayanacora. golden-haired. tall and
beautiful. treated ms 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 II clear she would not
be left. He packed her OF. She came
back. and she being by then far from
her habitation he had not the heart
10 cast her adrift In the vast wilder
ness. So. every man solemnly pledged
to treat her with honor. she came TO
be with them I'm the adventure where
Amyas, his crew much worn and vast
ed and he desirous OF heartening them
up. set upon a great galleon in the har-
Dor OF Cartagena. Silently, in two
canoes they made the harbor, and. II
being night, boarded the galIeon Sc
cretly by her stern gallery; and after
a short fierce fight the galleon. with
much treasure aboard fell into their
hands. It 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-
NAMED; 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
llsh sailors knew; which caused Sal
walton Yeo 10 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 or with Cap
tain Oxenham. and to whom was born !
the baby girl which was later made !,
of with. Captain Oxenham had suf- |
fered death at the hands OF the Span.
ish husband and Yeo himself had es-
capped only with many cruel scars, !
days enough with the lovely little girl
to know now, as In dozen ways |
he proved. that this was the daughter |
OF Captain Oxenham and his Spanish .
lady, the little girl TO 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 ret n solid shot from the /
admiral of the port.
And so Amyas came home in honor
and glory. but with the lovely and low
ing Ayanacorn he would have moth.
ing 90 do she having In her too much /
OF that Spanish blood which he hated
However, his gentle mother. under.
standing better the worth Of loyal vir.
tue. took the girl 10 her bosom.
Once more Amyas took the sea, now
as an admiral under Lord Howard
who had gathered all OF England's
stout ships and seamen 10 fight Spaln's
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 10 be
put 10 death. even as he had his broth,
or Frank. the one for as traitor and
the other for hereto.
Amyas must have his vengeance on
Don Guzman. who was commanding
n ship Of the Armada, and so he strove
10 hold close to him; but the tempest,
which seemed TO bear hate for the
Spanish fleet. now cast Don Guzman's
tall caravel to her death on the sands
OF Flanders. The vengeance OF Amyas
was sated. as was Yoe's; but almost
on the instant. from the heart OF the
tempest flew a white bolt OF lightning
to strike down both him and Yeo
Yeo TO his death and Amyas TO the
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