Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-09
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English slaves on the island OF
RarbadoA. led by PETER BLOOD,
who has been wrongly convicted OF
treason against the English king,
Hrough strategy captured a Spanish
ship of war which attacks the
Stand. COLONEL BISHOP, owner
of Blood and other slaves, upon
boarding the vessel, learns with
surprise the identity of the victors.
Hfis- slaves cry for Bishops life, be-
cause of the cruelty with which he
bad treated them. Peter Blood, who
has found an affection for ARA
BELLA. Bishops niece, forces him
81 leap overheard and swim ashore.
pN DIEGO DE ESPINOSA Y VAL
liz, commander of the ship, re-
fns later with several members OF
5sS9 crew. All are captured. Don
H{eGo Is given freedom OF the ship,
q Bis word of honor so that ne
lay navigate it during that illness
H JEREMY PITT, a young ship
Master, member of Blood's osew.
&sat becomes suspicious OF Don
Go on With the Story
FIN tbat case, Don Diego, will yea
III me since Curacao is u dsstina-
ESn. why our course is what it ts?'
AGAIN there was no faintest hssi-
EAaoG on Don Diego's part. You
Have reason to. ask" said he, and
8Shed. Il have been careless-oh.
af a ~carelessness very culpabls. /
Neglect observation. And 81 today l
Ekad when at last I take oat the
Maadrant that we do come by u half
Maeree too much south, so that
xhracao IS now almost due north.
That is what cause the delay. But
&e will be there tomorrow"
The explanation, so completely
satisfactory, and so readily and can
Oily forthcoming, left no room for
NtKEther doubt that Don Diego
HsGHfd have been false to his parole.
GgraSug IN deck before the sun
NkHs up. Captain Blood saw land
Grad, as the Spaniard had promised
Hlern last night. Some ten miles
iHfaad II lay. Staring at II, he
&E@y1fed- He had not CONCEIVED that
&Hxacao was Of such considerable
EkRenstons-
Beating out aweather. against the
gezltae andward breeze he beheld a
cheat ship on their starboard bow,
that he conceived to be some three
pr four miles off, and-as well as he
poS1d Judge her at that distance--of
D. tonnage equal If not superior TO
heir own. Even as he watched her
She altered her course, and going
about came heading toward them,
eI6sehau1ed.
There" said a soft voice behAn3
lin in ltqaid Spanish, SIS the Prom
Sod Land, Don Pedro"
It was something in that voice, a
mpfsied note of exuftation, thatS
R#oke suspicion in him, and meade
whole the half-doubt he had been
sn~tertah6ing-
You find an odd satisfaction IN
he sight of tall things coI-
sldered,' said Mr.. Blood.
cot course" The spaniard rubbed
his hands, and Mr.. Blood observed
s.d& tney were unsteady. The salts
faction of a mariner"
HtOr of a traitor-which? ?" Blood
asked him quietly. And as the
parasard fell back before him with
altered c~ounfenanee that
ssnfiTmed his every suspicion, he
ing an r n out In the direction OF
sAa distant shore. What land ID.
ser he demanded. ''WSA you hare
80 affrontery to tell me tfSA n tfS
'aaEt OF Curacao?"
lie advanced upon Don Diego god
sRnag, and Don Diego, step bS step,
All hack. ''Shall I tell You wha4
Ind It Is? Shall 7? His fierce as
of knowledge seemed to
&ksT5e the Spanierd.
-sAh. perro ingles! You know Too
he said under his breath,
sad aprang for the Captains throat.
sdxht-locked in each others arms
ssey swayed a moment, then to-
Iss4aer went down upon the deck.
ne SpaHiard's feet jerked from
laaar hsn by the right leg OF Cap
kssn Blood.
"VFfll 1 say a prayer for yo+lr
lsxty soul now" Captain Blood was
knocking him.
BHf the Spaniard, though defeated,
low beyond hope for himself, forced
rs lhs to smile, and gave back
9SocKsfy for mockery.
WHO will pray for your soul I
when that gaHeon comes 70
fA board and board with your"
THAT salIeon!" echoed Gapts4n
Mood with sudden and awful reaftxa-
sSn that already it was tor late 20
l5fad the coysSequarcea of non
-#sE0ts Betrayal OF thena.