The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-22


IL unreasonable that / forget 10 mar.
~ her"
Leyassour's smiling eyes. intent
upon tho young mans face. saw the
horror that erept into his glance, ~.
d'ogeron cast wild glance at made.
molsclio. and observed tho grey
despair that had almost stamped the
beauty from her faco.
Disgust and fury swept across his
count1nAnce.
Then no braced himself and an.
swcrcd resolutely:
mo. you dogl A thousand times.
nor
You are foolish 70 persist" IL.
vasscur spoke without anger. with a
eoldly knocking regret. His fingers
had been busy tying knots In q
length OF whlpcord. He held Il up.
You know thia7 II II n rosary Of
pain that has wrought tho conversion
OF maiuy a stubborn hereto. II Is
capable OF acrowing tho eyes out OF a
mans head by way OF helping him
to see reason. As you please"
Ito flung tho length OF knotted
cord 10 one OF tho negroes, who In m
cord 20 one Of the negroes. who in an
instant made Il fast about the prison.
cr'a browH, Then between cord and
Uranium tho black inserted short
length Of metal. round and slender
aa q p.pcstem. That done. he rolled
his eyes towards Levasseur awaiting
the captains signal
Lhvasseur considered his victim.
and behcld him tense and hracod. his
hagRard face OF n icadcn hue. beads
OF Precipitation Ellnting on his pallid
brow just beneath tho whipeord.
Madcmoiscllo cried out. and would
have risen. but her guards restrained
her. and she sank down again. morn.
Ing.
II beg that you viii spare yourself
and your sister," said tho captain.
by being reasonable. what after
All. Is the sum I have named7 To
your wealthy fathcr n bagatelio. !
repeat. havo been too modest But
since havo said 20. 600 pieces OF
eight. 10000 pieces Il shall be-"
and for what. IL you please have
you said 20. 900 pieces OF eighth"
In execrable French. but in voice
that was crisp and plonant. seemlng
TO echo some Of tho mockcry that had
invested Levasseur's. that question
floatcd over their heads.
Startled. Lcvassour and his officers
looked up and round.
on tho crest OF the dunes behind
them. In sharp silhouette against the
deep cobalt OF the sky. they behcld a
tall. lean figure scrupulously dressed
in black with silver lace. crimson
ostrich plume curlcd about the broad
brim Of his hat affording tho only
touch OF color. Under that Int was
tho tawny face of Captain Blood.
Levasscur gathered himself UT
with an oath OF amazement He had
conceived Captain Blood by now well
below tho horizon. on his way 10 Tor
tuga. assuming him 10 have been &C
fortunate as to hayo weatherod last
nights storm.
launching hlmslf upon the Yield
ing sand, Into which he sank to the
level OF the calves OF his flno boots
OF Spanish leather. Captain BLOOD
came sliding erect to tho beach. HC
wns followed by wolverstono and O
dozen others. As no came TO n stand
still, he DOTTED his hat. with n flour
lsh, 10 the lady. Then no turned &C
Levasseur.
Good morning, my captain" sale
he, and proceeded 10 explain his pres
encc. ut was last nights hurrlcan,
compelled our return. We had M
choice but TO ride before II with
stripped poles. and It drove us bach
tho way we had gone. Moreover
as tho devil would have 1.-THE San
tlngo sprang her mninmast. and 8,
was glad to put into n cove on th'
west sido Of tho island n couple d
miles away. and we've walked ncrosi
to stretch our legs. and TO give yot
good day. But who are these7' AnC
no designated the man and th'
woman.
Cahusac shrugged his shoulders
and tossed his long arms 60 heaven
"Voilaw said he. prcgnantly. to Tn
armament.
Lovasseur gnawed his lip, an,
changed color. But no controlle,
, hlnself 10 answer civilly:
AS you soc, two prisoners"
"Ahl Washed ashore in last night
gale, eh7"
Not so" Levasseur containet
himself with difficulty before tina
irony. "They were in the Dutcl
brig"
II don't remember that you mon
toned them before"
II did not They arc prisoners o
my own-a personal matter, The,
arc French"
"Freuchr' Captain Blood's Ugh
eyes stabbed at Levasseur, then n
tho prisoners.
NJ d'oReron stood tense and brace
"A before, but tho grey horror hat
left his face. Hope had leapt within
him nj this interruption, obviously n
little expected by his tormentor a
lby himself His sister. moved by