New Britain herald., 1923-01-15

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 vBia them take iH sai Jeremy, he said sgiesly We lis tan
 Hut M0lserst0ne iRssFPaSRd SEain,
 Hold lhere a moneal JeFemE,N as reared rN'sit,n lie swung haek t0 face the CaPtsiR. Who had placed s hand sR his sheuideF and eas smiling, a sFiae NiStfallg.
 steady, als Melf. steady cap- taia Rl0ai aimonished him,
 'steadY. yourself, Peter, We've gone bad, Mil se deem us all ta hell out ef teRdeTness for lhsi cold slip 0i giFlsA
 fheir gaRees mel, sniisn dehaAee fraEihg dull anger, surprise, and Paia,
 There is no question: said Blood, ief surrender for any man aboard saNe eRlF mFsss lf tslshep eaA report 10 England Nal ! am taken and hanged, he sill magnify himself and al the same time gFsiifF his personal raneeI against me, i'll send him messass Herring sa snFFs nder aboard his ship, taking Miss Bishan and Lord Julian with me. bus only eH condition that the AFahella is allowed 10 proceed ans harmed"
 'Irs a bargain he'll never he of feFed," FeteFtei MalVeFslehe, and hls ssrlier gehemnee was an nothing lo his vehemenee new, We're surely daft even to think Of il, Peter"
 Not so daft as you when you talk Of fighting that" He flung out an arm as he spoke to indicate the pursuing ships, which were slowly but surely creeping nearer, "Before we've run another half.mlle ve shall be within range"
 Wolverstone swore elaborateiy, then suddenly checked, Out Of the tail Of his single eye he had espled 3 trim figure in gray silk that Was as- eending the companion, NO eh' grossed had they been that until now they had not seen Miss Bishop come from the door of the passage leading to the cabin. And there was some thing else that those three men or inc poop, and Pitt immediately heioa them, had failed to observe. som moments ago ogle. followed by th' main body Of his gnn-deck crew, ha" emerg d from the booby hatch.
 Captain Blood bared his head ana bowed silently In greeting whiel Arabella returned composedly ah' formally.
 What is happening. Lord Julian? she inquired.
 As if 10 answer her n third gn, smoke from the ships toward wgea she was looking intent and wonder ingly.
 ..They are ships Of the Jamaica f,e et," his iordship answered her.
 If should in any case have beei sufficient explanation. But before more could be added. their attention was drawn at last to Ogle. who cam bounding up the broad ladder, am to the men lounging aft Tn ms "ake in all of which. instinctively they ap- ,rehended vague menace.
 At the head Of the companion orIe found his progress barred bs Blood. who confronted him. suauen sternness in his face and Tn every 'ihe of him. |,
 whats this?" the Captain dc manded sharply. our sta'ioh tho gun-deck Why have you iei' it?"
 Thus challenged. the obvious trucu- fence faded out of Ogle's bearing But it gave no pause to the sunnr intention. Ii anything it increased his excitement.
 Captain" he said. and as ne spohe he pointed to the pursuing snips' "Colonel Bishop holds us were In m case either to run or fight
 Floods height seemed to increase as did his sternness.
 "Ogle," said he, in a voice coio anu sharp as steel. your station is on the rnn deck. You'll return to II as once, and take your crew with you
 But ogle. violent of mien and ges- ture. interrupted him.
 The men are of my thinking, ana they'll have their way
 And what way may that pc
 ..The way to make us safe. wen neither sink nor hang whiles we can help it."
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