The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-10
Continued From Yesterday,

Plump into their middle eamo n
third shot. smashing a second boat
with fearful execution, Followed
again n moment OF awful silence.
then among those spanish pirates all
was gihhcring and jahbering and
splashing OF oars, rs they attempted
TO pull In every direction at once.
Some were for going ashore. others
for heading straight 60 the vessel and
there discovering what might be
amiss. That something was very
graycly asuiss there could be no fur.
Their doubt. particularly as whilst
they discussed and fumed and cursed
two more shots came over tho water
TO account for yet third OF their
boats.
The rcsolute oslc was making cx.
ccllent practice. and fully jus,itylng
hts claims 10 know something OF gun.
merry. In their CONSERVATION the
Spanlaris had simpllfied his task by
budding their boats together,
After tho fourth shot. opinion was
no longer divided amongst them. As
with one accord they went about. or
attempted To do so. for before they
had accomplished II two more Of
their boats had been sunk,
Tho three boats that remained.
without concerning themselves with
their moro unfortunate fellows, who
were struggling in tho water. headed
back for the wharf al speed.
II the Spaniards understood moth.
ing OF all this. the forlorn islanders
ashore understood s,ill less, until TO
help their wits they saw the flag OF
Spain come down from the tnasnmast
OF the Cineo Llagas, and the flag OF
England soar to It's empty place.
Even then some bewildrrment per.
sisted. and Il was with fearful eyes
that they observed the return OF their
enemies. who might vent upon them
the feroclty aroused by these extra.
ordinary events.
Ogle, however. continued 10 give
proof that his knowledge OF gunnery
was not OF yesterday. After the
fleeing Spanlards went his shots, Tho
last OF their boats flew into spllnters
as u touched the wharf. and lis re-
mains were buried under q shower OF
looscne6 masonry.
That was the end OF this pirate
crew. which not ten minutes ago had
been laughlngiy counting IN the
pieces Of eight that would fall 20 the
portion OF each for hts share In that
act OF villatny. Close upon three
score survivors contrived to reach
the shore. Whether they had cause
for congratuiation. am unable TO
say in the absence Of any records In
which their fate may be traced. That
lack OF records IS in Itself eloquent.
We know that they were made fast
al they landed. and considering the
offense they had given am not dis
posed 10 doubt that they had every
reason 10 regret the survival.
The mystery OF the succor that had
come at the eleventh hour TO wreak
vengeance upon the SpanInrds, aud
TO preserve for the Island the extor.
Tomato ransosne OF a hundred thou.
sand pieces OF eight. remained yet 10
DO probed. That the Circo Llasas
was now IN friendly hands could no
longer be doubted after the proofs Il
had given But who. the people Of
Bridgctown asked one another. were
the men in possession OF her. and
whence had they Gomez The only
assumption ran the truth very close.
Is. A rcsoiutc party OF ISLANDERS
must have got aboard during the
night. and seized the ship. II re.
manned TO ascertain the precise iaen.
tity OF these mysterious sayiours. and
do them fitting honor.
Upon this crraud-covernor Steed's
condition not permitting him to 60 in
person-went Colonel Bishop as the
governors deputy. attended BY two
officers.
As he stepped from the ladder Into
the vessels waist, the colonel beheld
there. beside ths main hatch. the four