The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-14

In that case. Don Diego. VIII you
toll me. since Curacao III our dosuna'
ton. why our course In what II isY'
Again there was no faintost hcsl'
tation ON Don Dlogo'a part. you
have reason TO anN.' said he. and
sighod. II had hope Il would DO
observe. have boon caroloss-oh,
or u carelosbnobs very culpablo.
neglect observation, Always IT Is my
way. mako too sure. | count too
much on dead reckoning And 80 to-
day l find whom at last take out
tho quadrant that wo do como by u
half'aeKroo too much south. no tnat
Curacao is now almoat duo north.
That 10 what CAUSE tho delay. Hut
wo Will DO thero tomorrow"
Tho explanation, 80 completely sat.
iafaotory, and 30 readily and candldly
FORTHCOMING. LETT no room for further
doubt that Don Diego should have
been false TO his parole, And when
presently Don Diego had Withdrawn
again. Captain Blood confessed 10
titt that IL was absurd TO have sus.
pectod him. Whatever his ante
cedents. no had proved his quality
when no announced himself ready 10
die sooner than enter into amy under
taking that could hurt his honor or
his country,
Now TO the seas OF tho Spanish
Main and TO the ways OF tho adyen.
turers who sailed IL. Captain Blood
SIN entertained illusions. But the
next dawn was TO shatter them rude.
~ and forever
Coming ON deck before tho sun was
up. he saw land ahead. as the Span.
lard had promised them last night.
Some ten miles ahead IL lay. u long
coase,lne filing tho horizon east and
west. with "a MASSIVE headland Jut.
ting forward straight before them.
Staring at II. no frowned, ho had
not conceived that Curacao was OF
such considerable Dimensions In
deed this looked less like an island
than the main itself.
Beating out aweather. against the
gentle landward breeze. hc beheld q
great ship ON their starboard bow
that no conceived TO BIO some three
or four miles of. and-aa well as he
could judge her al that dstance--oi
u tonnage equal II not superior q
their own. Even as he watched her
abe altered her course. and COINS
about came heading towards them
elosehauled.
A dozen OF his follows were astiI
on the forecastle. looking eagerly
ahead. and the sound OF their yoleei
and laughter reached him across tht
leagth OF the stately Cinco Llagaa.
There" said soft voice behind
him In liquid Spanish. ia tho Prom
Used Land. Don Pedro"
II was something In that voice. q
muffled note OF cxuItatoiu. that
awokc suspicion in him. and made
whole the haltdoubt 30 had been en-
tertaining. He turned sharply &c
face Don Diego. 30 sharply that tbs
sly smile was not effaced from this
Spaniauia countenanee before Cap
tain Blood'a eyes had flashed upon Il
You find an odd satisfaction "
the sight OF tall things conaid
cred" said Mr.. Blood
"of course, The spaniard rubbed
his hands, and AFR. Blood observe,
that they were unsteady. Tho nat
lsiactlon Of mariner"
''or OF traitor--which7" Bloc,
asked him quietly. And as tho Span
lard fell hack before him with sud
denly altered countcnAnco that con
frmed hls every suspicion. he fluni
an arm out in the direction OF tho dis
iant shore. What land II thatT' b.
demanded. "wul you have the Fl
fruntery to tell rms that Ia tho coaA
Of curaeao7''
Ha advanced upon Don Diego sud
denly. and Don Diego. step BY step
felI back. "Shhll tell you what liant
i, ts7 Shall II" His fierce assump
ton Of knowledge seemed to daxzl
and dazc the rspannrd. For s'ill Dot