Evening journal., 1923-01-26

mark the spot where she had met
her death.
AS he stood there, above the
ghastly shambles in the waist of
the Nictorieuse. someone spoke be-
hind him. Captain Blood, never
before have l seen the impossible
made possible by resource and valor
or victory so gallantly snatched
/ from defeat"
( He turned ard presented TO Lord
Willoughby a formidable front. His
headpiece was gone his breastpiate
dinted, his right sleeve a rag hang
( ing from his shoulder about n naked
arm. lie was splashed from head
to foot with blood, and there was
blood from a scalp wound that he
had taken mating his hair and mix
ing with the CRIME OF powder on his
face to render him unrecognizable.
But from that horrible mask two
vivid eyes looked out preternaturslly
bright. and from those eyes two
tears had ploughed each furrow
through the filth Of his cheeks.
CHAPTER XXI.
Ills GNftAtiifNF tih' N'fN.
When the cost OF that victory came
to be counted it was found that OF
$50 buccaneers who had left Carta-
gena with Captain Blood. bare
hundred remained sound and whole.
The Elizabeth had suffered so serl-
ously that it was doubtful If she
could ever again be rendered sea-
worthy. and Hagthorpe. who had so
gallantIy commanded her In that
last action. was dead. Against this
stood the facts that Blood's bucca- ,
neers had saved Jamaica from bonn /
bardment and pillagc, and they had /
captured the fleet Off VI. de Rivarol -
and seized FOR the benefit off Fling
william the splendid treasure which
she carried.
1t was not until tho evening or The
following day that van der Kuylen's
truant fleet of nine ships came to
anchor in the harbor Of Port Royal, /
and its officers. Dutch and English.
were made acquainted with their
Admirars true opinion OF their
worth
Six ships OF that fleet were in
stantly rehtted for soa. There were
other West Indian settlements de-
manding the visit OF Inspection OF
the new Governors Genera. and Lord
was in haste TO sail for
the Antilles.
And meanwhile" he complained
10 his Admiral. Il am detained here
by the absence OF this fool OF
Deputy
so" said van der Euylen. But
Why should dad dedain you?"
THAT | may break the dog rs he
deserves and appoint his successor
n some man gifted with sense OF
where his duty lies. and with the
,bllity 10 perform IT,"
AHA! But id Is not necessary you
'emain for dat. And meandlme de
'rench viii haf deir eye on Bar
,ados. which is nod veil deefnded.
on haf here chust dc man YOU
ant. He viii require no insdruc-
hons. dis one. lie viii know how
o make Port Royal safe. bedder nor
on or me"
"You mean Blood?" Ia
"Of course. Could any man be +
edder? You haf seen vhad he Il
an do"
"You think So. too eh? Egad! iii
ad thought OF Il: and, rip me, why d
OF ?" r
Blood was sent for. He came. {
pruce and debounair once more. Z
iaving exploited the resources Of ,
'ort Royal so to render himself. He ,
vas o tride dazzled by the honor /
proposed to him. when Lord Will
oughhy made IL known.
II had counted upon going home.
% had. / am hungry for the green
anes OF England" Blood sighed !
There will be apple blossoms in the !
richards Of Somerset" IN
Apple blossoms!" His lordshlps's
dice shot up like a rocket. and H
racked on the word. What thA