The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19

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op didn't trust uH. He knew too
much, Hut for his lordahip. tho Eel.
low from London. he'd hn' hanged
tho captain. kings commission and
all. Blood would ha slipped out o.
Port Royal again that Same night.
But that hound Bishop had passed
tho word. md the fort kept a sharp
lookout. In the end. tho II took n
fortnight. Blood bubbled him. He
sent mo and most o. the men off In
frlgate that | bought for the voy-
ago. His game--as he'd secretly told
NEWS 10 follow and give chase.
Whether that's tho game he played
or not | can't tell ye; but here he IL
nfore me as I'd expected he would
be"
There was n great historian lost In
Wolveraione. He had the right
imagination that knows Just how fay
II il safe 20 stray from the truth and
just how far 10 color II 30 as to
change it's shape for his own pur.
poses.
Having delivered himself OF his de.
coctlon or fact and falsehood. and
thereby added one more TO the ex.
ploits OF Peter blood. he onqulred
where tho captain might be found.
Being Informed that he kept HIS ship.
Wolyerstone stepped into n boat and
went aboard. 20 report himself. as he
put g.
In the great cabin OF the ArnbeIls
he found Peter Blood alone and very
far gone IN drink--a condition In
which no man ever before remember.
cd 20 have seen him. As wolyer.
stone came In. the captain raised
bloodahot eyes TO consider him, a
moment they sharpened in their gaze
as he brought his visitor into focua.
Then he laughed. a loose. idiot laugh,
that yet somehow was hair a sneer.
"Ahl The OLD woifr' said he. Got
here at last. chr And watcher gon.
nerdo WI me. eh7" lie hlccoughed
resoundingly. and saggcd back loose.
~ In his chair.
Old wolvers,onc stared al him in
somber silence. He had looked with
un,roubled eye upon many hell Of
deyllment In his time. but the sight
OF Captain Blood in this condition
filled him with sudden grief. TO ex.
press II he loosed an oath. II was his
only expression for emotion Of all
kinds. Then he rolled forward. and
dropped into chair at the table, fac.
Ing the captain.
MY God, Peter. what's this7"
Rum" Sald Peter. Rum from ia.
maica." lie pushed bottle and glass
toward wolyerstone.
Wolverstone disrcgardod them.
I'm asking sou what aIls your
he bawied
Rum" sald Captain Blood again,
and smiled. Jus rum. answer all
your queshons why donierr answer
minor Whatever goncrdo wi meg-'
i've done H." said wolyerstone
Thank God. 80 had the sense 70 hold
your tongue TN came. Arc ye sober
enough 10 understand me7H
Drunk ord sober. allus 'ders,and
you"
Then listen" And out carno the
tale that wolvcrstone had told. The
captain Hteadicd himself 20 grasp Il.
"Itil do as well asertruth. said he
when Wolvcrstone had finished.
And f. Oh. marrer, Much obllE.
Cd 10 yc. Old Wolf faithful old wolf'
But was 1, worthertrouble7 I'm nor.
rcr pirate now; never a pirate again.
$ finishcd~ He banged the table
hla eyes suddenly fic=re.
"ili come and talk 10 you again
when there's less rum IN your wits, :"
said wolvcru;one. rising. Mean.
while yen please 20 remember the
tnio I've told. and say nothing thai'n
make mo on, liar. They all believes
me. even tho men ms sailed wi me
from Port Royal I've made 'em. II
they thought as how you'd taken the
kings commission in earnest. and
for the purpose o. doing as Morgan
did. yc guess what would fellow"
Hell would follow said the cap.
tain. AN that's All I'm NJ fbr."
"ysrc mRudlin.' wolverstone
Erowled. Wen talk again tomor.
row"
They ara. but TO little purpose.
either that day or on any day there
after while tho rains-which set in
that nlght-cndurcd Soon the shrewd
Wolyorstono discovered that rum
was not wha, allied blood. Rum was
in itself an effect. and not by any
means the cause OF the captains list.
less apathy. There was cankcr
eating al his heart, and the Old Wolf
knew enough 10 make a shrewd guess
Of It's nature. He cursed all things
that dagElcd pctticoats. and. know.
Ing his world. waited for the sickness
20 pass.
But Il did not pass. When Blood
was not dlcing or drinking in the tay.
ems Of Torgua. keeping company
that In his saner days he had loathod.
he was shut up In his cabin aboard
the Arnbella. alone and uncommunl.
cative. His friends at government
house. bewildered at this change In
him. sought 20 reclaim him. Made.
moiselle dogeron. particularly dis.
,rcssed. sent him almost daily invita-.
tions, 20 few OF which he responded.
Later, as tho rainy season mp.
preached It's end. he was sought by
his captains with proposals Of re-
muncrative raids on Spanish settle
mcnts. But TO all nc manifested an
Indifference which. as the weeks
passed and tho weather became set.
tied, begot FIRST Impotence and then
evaporation.
Christian. who commanded the Clio.
tho. came storming TO him one day.
upbraidlng him for his inaction. and
demanding that he should take order
about what was 20 do.
Go 20 the devilr' Blood said. when
he had henrd him out.
Christian departed tuning. and on
the morrow the Clotho weighed
anchor and sailed away. setting an
example Of desertlon from which the