Evening journal., 1923-01-06
SYNOPSIS

Plans for escfpe from Barbados ar
made by Peter Blood and fellow con
spirafors. who have become slaves u
barbados after conviction on charge
OF treason by King James OF England
Colonel Bishop. owner OF feter bioou
cruelty fiogs Jeremy Pitt another o
his slaves, for failing 10 reveal nfor
nation Before the escape can ID
made a Spanish ship captures me toWn @
Blood saves from probable death by
Spauiard. a girl friend OF Arabell'
Bishop niece of the colonel An IN
teresting friendship has been formed b!
Blood and Arabella.
at the sound of her voice, the girl
Nj. Blood had rescued peered UP
through the gloom.
.'Arabellal" she called. 1T Is J.
Mary Traill."
After a brief pause the door gaped
wide. Beyond Il in the wide hall
stood Miss Arabella, a slim, virginia.
figure IN white mysteriously revealed
in The gleam of a single candle which
she carried.
Mr.. Blood strobe in followed by his
disraught companion, who, falling
UPON Arabella's slender bosom, sur
rendered herself to a passion of
AtAiSs AnMA AAt MAENNA AA1 AAAANs
''Whom have you here with you?
What servants?" he demanded
sharply.
The only male was James, an old
Negro groom.
@The very man." said Blood. bid
him get out horses. Then away with
you TO Speightstown. or even far
ther north, where you will be safe.
Here you are in dreadful danger"
The horses came at last-four OF
them, for in addition to James who
was to act as her guide. Miss Bishop
had her woman, who was not to be
left behind,
Mr. Blood lifted the 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
Trails childlike voice calling back
on a quaverieg note
Il shall never forget what you did,
Mr., Blood. l shall never forget"
CHAPTER TX.
The Rcbels-ConviCt.
There were, when the purple
gloom Of the tropical night descend
ed upon the Caribbean, not more
than ten men on guard aboard the
Cinco Llagas. The Spanish gunner
and his crew-who had so nobly
done their duty and insured the easy
victory Of the 'day-were feasting on
the gun-deck upon the wine and the !
fresh meats fetched out to them
from shore. Above, two sentinels
only kept vigil. at stem and stern.
Two wherries under cover OF the |
came gliding from the |
wharf, with well-greased rowlocks.
to bring up in silence under the
srent ships quarter.
From the stern gallery still hung /
he. ladder by which Don Diego had 4
descended 70 the boat that had taken
lin ashore. The sentry on guard in
he stern, coming presently round |
he gallery, was suddenly confronted
~ the black shadow OF a man stand
ns before him at the head OF the |
adder.
The wooden taffrail was a low one.
Ind the Spaniard was taken com
lietely by surprise. Save for the
plash he made as he struck the
water. narrowly missing one of the
irowded boats that waited under the
.ounter not a sound announced his
whist" hissed Mr.. Blood TO his
Waiting rebels-convict. Come on,
low. and without noise"
Within five minutes they had
warmed aboard. the entire twenty
" them overflowing from that mar
'ow gallery and crouching on the
itself. Lights showed
ahead. Under the great lantern in
he prov they saw the black figure
of the other sentry, pacing on the
'orecsstie.
Crouching low they glided. noise
less as shadows. 70 the uarter-deck
rail- and thence slipped without
sound down into the waist. Two
thirds OF them were armed with
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 equip
ped, with knives and cutlasses.
Mr. Blood. himself. crept forward
with two companions, leaving the
others in the charge OF that Ma
ihaniei Hagthorpe- whose sometime
in the Kings Navy gave
him the best title TO that office.
Mr. Blood's absence was brief.
When he rejoined his comrades
there was no watch above the Span
iards' decks. When their quarters
We're invaded and they found them
selves surrounded by a score OF
wild. hairy, half-naked men. the
could not believe their
eyes.
And then from out OF this un-
couth pack Of savages that beset
.fieni, stepped a slim. tall fellow
With light-blue eyes in a tawny
lace. He addressed them in the
)urest Castillian.
You will save yourselves pain
md trouble by regarding yourselves
my prisoners. and suffering your
selves to be quietly bestowed out OF
harms way"
Thereupon those gentlemen Of
SPAIN were induced withgut further
trouble beyond a musket prod or
TWO to drop through a scuttle to the
deck below.
1t was soon after sunrise that the
who paced the quar-
ter deck in Spanish corselet and
headpiece. a Spanish musket on his
shoulder. announced the approach |
Of q. nnat. II was Don Diego de Es-