The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-19

Madcmoisollo d'ogoron. tho govern
or'a daughter, had been caught In the
snare OF HIS wild attraotlvonesa, and
that LovaAaeur had gone the length
ot audoelty OF asking her hand In
marriage OF her father NJ. dogoron
had made him tho only possible an
aver, Ho had shown him the door,
LevaMeur had departed IN n rage,
swearing that ho would make made
molselo his wife In the teeth OF all
tho fathers In Christendom. aud that
NJ, d'ogoron should bitterly rue tho
nffront he had put upon him,
This was the man who now thrust
himself upon Captain Blood with a
proposal OF association, offering him
not only his sword, but his ship and
tho men who sailed In her
A dozen years ago. ~ n lad OF
barely twenty, Levasseur had sailed
with that monster OF cruelty L'ollo'
nails, and his own subsequent cN'
plolts bore Witness and did credit 10
the school In which he had been
reared. | doubt II In his day there
was greater seoundrel among the
Brethren OF the Coast than this lie.
vasseur And yet. repulsIvc tho he
found him. Captain Blood could not
deny that the fellows proposals dis.
played holiness. imagination and re.
source, and he was forced 10 admit
that Jointly they could undertake
operations OF greater magnitude
than was possible single 60 either OF
them, The climax OF LevaSsour's
project was 20 be raid upon the
wealthy mainland city OF Maracaybo.
but for this, he admitted. six hundred
men az the very least would be re.
quired, and six hundred men were
not TO be conveyed In the two bot
toms they now commanded Prollmi.
nary cruises must take place, having
for ono OF their objects tho capture
OF further ships,
Because lac disiiicd the man, Cap.
tain Blood would not commit himself
al once. But because nc liked the
proposal he consented 10 consider n.
Being afterwards pressed by both
Iagthorpe and Woiverstone. who did
not share his own personal dislike OF
the Frenehman. the end OF the mat
ter WAS that within n week articles
were drawn up between Legasseur
and Blood and signed by them and
as was usual By the chosen repre-.
sentasives OF their followers
These articles contained, inter ALA,
the common provisions that. should
the two vessels separate. strict ac'
count must afterwards be rendered OF
all prizes sevcrally taken. whilst the
vessel taking prize should retain
threc.fiftha OF us value. surrendoring
/ two.fifths 10 It's associate. These
shares were subsequently 10 be sub,
divided among the crew OF each YES
sci. In accordance with the articles
already obtaining between each cap.
/ tain and HIS own men For The rest.
I the articles contained all the clauses
/ that were usual. among which was
the clause that any man found guilty
OF abstracttng or concenling any part
OF a prize. DO IL u the value Of no
more than a peso. should DO sum.
marty hanged from the yardafm,
All being now settled they made
ready Tor sea. Bfisi on the very eve OF
sailing. Levasscpr narrowly escaped
being shot in romantic attempt TO
scale tho wall Of the governors gar.
den. with tho object ~ taking pas.
s.onnte leave OF the infatuated Made,
moiBellc d'ogeron. lie dcaistcd after
having been twice fired upon from n
fragrant ambush ~ plmento trees
where the governors guards were
posted. and he departed vowinR 60
take ditfcrcut and very definite meas
TRES on his return.
That night ne alcp, on board his
ship. which with Characteristic fam.
boyinec he had named Ia Foudre.
and there on tho following day he re-
celved visit from Captain Blood,
whom he greeted halfmockingly rs
his admiral Tho Irishmau came 20
settle certain final details or which
all that need concern Us Is an under.
standing that. In the event OF the two
vessels becoming separated by acci.
dent or design. they should rejoin
each other as soon as might be al
Tortuga
Thereafter Lcvasacur entertained
his admiral 10 dinner, and Jointly
they drank success 20 the expedition.
10 copIously on the part Of Leyasseur
that when tho time came 10 separate
he was as nearly drunk as II seemed
possible for him TO be and yet retain
his understanding
Finally. towards evening. Captain
Blood went over the side and was
rowed back 10 his great ship with her
red hulwarlSs and gllded ports. touch.
ed into a lovely thing Of flame by tho
setting sun
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