New Britain herald., 1923-01-08
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 CHAPTER XIV.
Leyasseur's Heroics.

It would be somewhere about ten o'clock on the following morning. full hour before the time appointed alongside La Foudre. and haif-caste Indian stepped out of her and went up the ladder. He was the bearer of folded scrap of paper for Captain Leyasseur.
 It's contents may be roughly trans lated thus:
 My well beioyed-I am in the Dutch brig Jongvrouw. which is about to sail. Resolved to separate us for ever. my cruel father is sending me to Europe in my brothers charge. implore you. come to my rescue. De- liver me, my well-beloved herol- Your desoiated Madeleine. who loves you"
 The wcli-beloved hero was moved 10 the soul of him by that passionate appeal. His scowling glance swept the bay for the Dutch brig. which he knew had been due to sail for Am- sterdam with n cargo of hides and tobacco.
 She was nowhere to be seen among the shipping in that narrow. rock bound harbor. He roared out the question in his mnd.
 In answer the half-caste pointed out beyond the frothing surf that marked the position of the reef con stituting one of the stronghold's main defenses. Away beyond 1t. a mile or 50 distant. a sail was standing out to sea.
 Curgng in his soul the association into which he had entered. Levasseur vas already studying ways of evasion Blood would never suffer violence to be done in his presence to a Dutch man; but it might be done in his absence.
 within the hour the Arabella and La Foudre were beating out to sea to- eether. Without understanding the change of plan involved. Captain Blood. nevertheless. accepted 1t. ana weighed anchor before the appointed time upon perceiving his associate to do so.
 Ell day the Dutch brig was in sight, though by evening she had dwindied to the merest speck on the northern horizon. The course prescribed Tor Rlood and Levasseur lay eastword along the northern shores Of Ills naniola To that course the Arabeila held steadily through the night, with the result that when day broke again, she was alone. La Foudre under cover of the darkness had struck s1rov to the northeast with every rag of canvas on her yards
 Dawn found La Foudre close on the Dutchman's heels, not miie { astern, and the sight Of her very G evi- dently Mustered the Jongvrouw. Ihe Dutch ship veered. showed them ner rudder, and opened fire with her stern cbasers. The small shot went whist ling through La Foudre's shrouds ' with some slight damage to her can yos Followed brief running nght ,n the course of which the Dutcnman let fly broadside ,s
 Five minutes after they were neio t;rht in the clutches Of La fouore rrapnels, and the buccaneers pouring noisily into her waist. ,o ,n
 The Dutchman's master, purple m the face, stood forward to pearo tne nirate. followed closely by an elegant nn,e-faced young gentleman Tn Whon evasseur recognized his prothef-in law elect. ..o,,o
 From the quarter rail Mademoiseiie d,Oreron looked down with glowing evas in breathiess wonder upon her well beloved hero. He saw her, anu with A glad shout sprang toward her' ,be Dutch master got in his way "lth hands upheld to arrest his progress Ievasseur did not stay to argue wltli ,.s.. ha was too impatient to reach ,,. ,,i.tress He swung the poleaxe that he carried, and the Duechl
 went down In blood with a ciosen skull. The eager lover stepped acloss the body and came on, his couh'en ance joyously alight ...,no
 But mademoiselle was shrinKihs now in horror. - u,,.h the tolerance of god for the morta, to whom he cendescends; lie s'oou ' hetween us. Let his deatn pc . svmbol. a warning. Let all wno would stand between us marx u anu beware" ~ .,a
 If was so splendidly terrific. the ,,esture of it was so broad and me ond his magnetism so compeiiins that she cast her daily tremors and v;elded herself freely, intoxicated' to b;s fond embrace. Thereafter ne s,vune her to his shoulder, and step .ing Swith ease beneath that burden, Tor her in a sort of triumph, lustiiy ,haered by his men, to the capln or his own ship. where mademoise,e was confronted by her angry Dro.ner,
 Don't you perceive your Wickeo folly in the harm it has brought al ready? Lives have been iost-hen have died-that this monster mish' overtake you" ...
 He might have said more but tnat I.evasseur struck him across tne mouth. -
 Mademoiselle suppressed scream, as the youth staggered back unoer ~. hto~, He came to rest against a