The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22

We all like good pirate story now
and then.
We read main Street" ''rhe Beau
ltlful ana Damned and Broken Bar
ricrs," and begin 10 wonder what this
old worlds coming 10.
And then, all ~ sudden, We come
across n good exciting pirate story
filled with delightful description and
softencd by an enhancing love AFFAIR
This, indeed. IL what Henry G,
Rowland has given us in his "Hlron
delle." which is the French word for
THE swallow"
MIR Rowland thrilled US with South
sen stories. buds" and mile lligh,
lie thrills us again. with "A different
sort ~ thrill In 'IIirOndelle."
II IN a story Of the days when the
blacklegs ~ the Spanish Main were
facing determination, Of the early
years ~ our United States and Of
the time when trading In slaves was
just beginning 10 be frowncd upon.
The Earl O'Conor IN building a
ship, fleet ship the like ~ which
never before had been attempted. II
liz the brain child ~ old IIorrocks,
who served his time under Redbeard.
fiery pirate, whose trenchery nj last
saw him bangle from AN honest yard
arm, and Of Ruderlc. stalwart, hand
some youth, protegc Of old Horrocks
who has heared him and schooled him
In the religion Of hatred
| Ruderlc's father had been hanged
when his son was but n babe, hanged
on false testimony believed TO have
been purchased by O'ConOr. who,
through the crime. came into the vast
estates Of the victim In the new world.
Faithful 10 their oath for revenge,
Horrocks and Ruderic lay the snare
in which they hope 10 entrap O'conor,
forcing him to turn pirate and meet
the same fate as the father; while for
his daughter, the beautiful Indy
sheila, they plan even worse fate
There was about the girl" Mr.
Rowland tells is, Some quality TO
be seen less In the cat than in a
sleek otter, and certain birdlIke
sense of balance. Her limbs were
long and round with exquisite taper
to small, strong wrists and ankles
and fullness of chest less of
bosom than Of lung. and firm pulls.
ing tissue from which vas drawn
not only grace but strength. Her
waist was too small for that Of an
athletic girl, but II was round with
swelling curves above II and be.
meath, and seemed less body than
sort Of supple link TO the separate
segments VI her"
In the crew there were yellow
jack who himself boosted he was
known TO all as the deadllest knife
fighter In Vera Cruz" and Simon
Peter, right hand tnan Of bis lordsbip,
but treacher0us one, whom Ruderic
II forced 10 "seize by his shaggy hair,
draw back his head, and plant the
blade Of his knife to its haft In the
side Of the corded throat" and Dirk,
good, old faitheful Dirk, who at last
dies an honest mans death with
knife wound In his back while fight.
long valiantly for his master, Ruderlc,
and lady, Sheila.
With such crew aboard and Mas
ter Horrocks at the helm, the Hiron.
dele, for ouch the good ship had been
christened, sets sail and comes upon
a merchantmen in distress, waylaid
and rihed by bold buccaneers.
To the rescue they go, and the Lady
Sheila is sent below
Ruderic. In the thick Of the fight, Ia |
ordered after her to calm her fears
las he reached the foot Of the
ladder, SheIa stepped forward 10
that she was close against him and,
looking up into his face, dropped
her two hands upon his shoulders.
'Ruderic,' said she, 4 am not In
the least afraid. We O'Conors do
not know what Il is to be afraid,
but such is our honor that we can
not lie, and she added with naive
Irish paradox, I lied to you this
morning
You lied to me?' asked Ruderic,
bewildered.
Why, yes said sheila, and
smiled. ] lied to you In saying
that / had played the coquette and
used you for the practice Of that
art. But now that you are going
to fight, and may be killed, | wish
first to confess my fault and have
your absolution,' and she drew a
little closer.
Then, II It was not that asked
Ruderic, much perplexed, what was
it?'
TT was this said Shei1a. She
raised herself on tiptoes and her
bare cool arms slipped suddenly
around his neck. She drew him
close, surprised and unresisting
and her bosom was pressed against
his chest. He found his head drawn
down less by her strength than some
magnetic force against which there
was no resistance In him. Sheila's
violet eyes seemed to unite and
coalesce into one deep pool Of swim.
ming blue. Then he felt her lips
pressed against his own, and tasted
their sweet fragrance for a brief in.
slant before she loosed herself and
thrust him from her
1T was for that, Ruderic.' said
she, just that and nothing else,
and, turning suddenly like bird
thrustlng Itself from the bohgh, she
slipped away and into her cabin
and slammed the door OF f."
With both crews battling aboard
the prize, the captain Of the hue.
engaged O'Conor in crafty
saber duel.
"o'Conor. whose sword point had
been weaving little circles no larger
than one Of Shellas bracelets, made
thrust so quick that It was like
the striking Of one Of the myriad
sorpents on his estate. and had nj.
ready recovered when the weapon
OF the huccaneer flew up in gilt.
teNng arc and over the quarter rail,
against which he had gradually re.
treated
And then O'Conor, with no
change ~ manner ~ expression.
and mercilessly ms the aforesaid
serpent, thrust suddenly again, and
ran him fhrouRh the heart The
arms ~ the bueeaneer few wide.
Ills nauillne face expressed Tor
Hitting second an intense and over.
pnWering amagemeut. Then the
loW rail took him from behind 90
that he lurehed backward. and, fall
iuE oversize. the waters Earnered
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