Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-06
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Plans for escape from Barbados
ire made by Peter Blood and fellow
sonspirators, who have become
slaves in Barbados after conviction
n charges of treason by King James
# England. Colonel Bishop, owner
" Peter Blood, cruelty tlogs jeremy
Pitt, another of his slaves, for fail
ng to reveal information. Before
he escape can be made a Spanish
nip captures the town, Blood saves
rom probable death by a SpanIard,
: girl friend of Arabella Bishop, the
.iece of the colonel. An interesting
eiendship has been formed by Blood
md Arabella.
Go On With the Story
At the sound of her voice, the girl
sir. Blood had rescued peered up
trough the gloom.
"Arabella," she called, 1T is I,
Iary Traill.'
after a brief pause the door gaped
wide. Beyond it in the wide hall
stood Miss Arabella, a slim, virginia.
figure in white mysteriously revealed
in the gloom of q single candle which
she carried.
Mr.. Blood strobe in followed by his
distraught companion, who, falling
upon Arabella's slender bosom sur
rendered herself to a passion of
ears. But he wasted no time.
Whom have o here with you?
What servants?" he demanded
sharply.
The only male was James. an old
negro groom.
1.-THE very man." said Blood. bid
him get out horses. Then away with
Enrf M Snni1hf c{1u-y1 ~ 1vynt Fay--
Their north, where you will be safe.
Here you are in dreadful danger"
The horses came at last-four of
hem, for in addition to James who
was to act as her guide, Miss Bishop
had her woman, who was not to be
eft behind.
Mr.. Blood lifted tho slight weight
of Mary Trail to her horse, then
turned to say goodby to Miss
Bishop, who was already mounted.
The last he heard of them was Mary
frailrs childlike voice calling back
IN q quivering note
II shall never forget what you did
Mr. Blood. I shall never forget"
CHAPTER TX
The RebeIs-Conyict
There were, when the purple
gloom of the tropical night de-
scended upon the Caribbean, not
0 than ten men on guard aboard
the Cinco Llagas. The Spanish gun
Ter and his crew--who had SO nobIy
done their duty and insured the
,asy victory of the day-were feats-
ng on the g%un-deck upon the wine
md the fresh meats fetched out to
hem from shore. Above, two senti-
rels only kept vigil, at the stem and
stern. Two wineries under cover of
the darkness came gliding from the
wharf, with well-greased rowlocks,
TO bring up in silence under the
great ships quarter.
From the stern gallery still hung
he ladder by which Don Diego had
descended to the boat that had taken
1im ashore. The sentry on guard in
he stern, coming presently round
he gallery, was suddenly confronted
by the black shadow of a man stand
ing before him at the head of the
Fiddler.
The wooden taffrail was a low one,
and the Spaniard was taken COM
pletely by surprise. Save for the
splash he made as he struck the
water, narrowly missing one of the
crowded boats that waited under the
counter, not a sound announced his
misadventure.
whist" Kissed Mr.. Blood 30 his
waiting rebels-Convict. Come on
now. and without noise.''
Within five minutes they had
swarmed aboard, the entire twenty
of them overfowing from that nar-
row gallery aud c%rouching on the
quarter deck itself. Lights showed
ahead. Under the great lantern in
t1e prov they saw the black figure
OF the other sentry, pacing on the
.torecastle.
Crouching low, they glided, noise
less as shadows, to the quarter deck
rail- and thence slipped without
sound down into the waist. Two
thirds of them were armed with
muskets, some Of which they had
found in the ~overseer's house, and
others supplied from the secret
hoard that Mr.. Blood had so labori-
ously assembled against the day of
escape. The remainder were
equipped with knives and c~utlasses.
Mr.. Blood, himself, crept forward
with two companions, leaving the
others in the charge of that Ma
thaniel Hagthorpe whose sometime
commission in the Kings navy gave