Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-19

sCcnt;.sued from our last issueJ
You come to give advice, then
do your" quoth Captain Blood, re
lenting nothing of his sternness.
That's it, Captain; advice. Tha
! girl, there" He flung out a bar,
arm to point to her. Bishops girl
the governor Of Jamaica's niece . .
We want her as a hostage for ou,
safety"
"Aye!' roared in chorus the buc,
caneers below.
In a flash Captain Blood saw wha.
was in their minds. And for all tina
he lost nothing of his outward sterr
composure, fear invaded his heart.
'And how" he asked, do yor
imagine that Miss Bishop will prove
such a hostage?"
'It's a providence having her
aboard; a providence. Heave to
captain, and signal them to send a
Miss is here. That'll cool Colonel
Bishops heat, maybe"
Sand maybe it won't" Slow and
hooking came Wolverstone's voice
TO answer the others confident ex-
element. and as he spoke he ad-
vanced to Blood's side, an unexpect-
ed ally. "Some o. them dawcocks
may believe that tale" He jerked a
contemptuous thumb toward the
men in the waist, whose ranks were
steadily being increased by the adj
vent Of others from the forecastle.
Although even some O. they should
know better, for there's still a few
was on Barbados with us. and are
acquainted like me and you with
Colonel Bishop. We've got to fight,
my lads f. . ="
How can we fight, man?" Ogle
storrned at him, furiously battling
the conviction which Wolverstoue's
argument was imposing upon his
listeners.
The rest of his words were
drowned in the shouts of the hands
insisting that the CIR be given up 10
be held as a hostage. And then
louder than before roared a gun
away to leeward, and away on their
starboard beam they saw the spray
iung up by the shot, which had
.aThey are within range" cried
Oxle. And leaning from the ra!l,
PUT down the helm" he command
pitt, at his post beside the helms
man, turned intrepidly to face n
excited gunner.
ed on the main deck, Ogle?,, L take
my orders from the captain.
"Wait!' Blood babe HIM inter
rtIpting. and he set a restrainlnS
hand upon the gunner's arm.
There is, 1 think, a better way
standing now at the rail, with
Lord Julian beside him, Captain
pinod eynIained himself.
Briefly and clearly he announced
to all the object of Lord Jullans
voyage to the Caribbean, and he In
formed them of the offer when yes
Lord Julian had made to MN.
''That offer I rejected, as his lord.
shin will tell you, deemlnS myseIr
affronted by it. Those of you VINO
have suffered under the rule or King
James will understand me. But now
in the desperate case IN Whlcn We
and ourselves-outsa'led, and likely
to Be outfought, as Ogle mas sa!d-
ready to accept the Kings COM
and shelter us all behind 1t.
II was a thunderbolt that for a
moment left them all dazed. Then
was re-enacted.
''I'li rot in hell or ever L serves
King" bawled Wolverstone IN a
great rage.
But Blood quoted him and those
who thought as he did.
sNo man need follow me INTO the
Kings service who is reluctant.
is not in the bargain. What is
the bargain is that l accept TINS
,ervice with such of you as may
to follow me. Don't think l
accept it willingly. For myself. L
entirely of Wolverstone's opln-
on. I accept it as the only way TO
us all from the certain destruc-
ion into which my own act may
have brought us. And even those
81 YOU who do not choose to tolloW
shall share the immunity OF all
and shall after ward be free TO de-
Those are the terms upon which
/ sell myself to the King. Let Lord
Julian, the representative OF the Sec
rotary of Stare, say whether ne
agrees to them" IT,
Prompt, eager, and clear In MS
Iordship's agreement.
With Wolverstone, leaning upon
rail, Captain Blood watched the
of a boat, manned by a
iozen sailors, and commanded by d
scarIet figure seated stiffly in n
tern sheets. He leveled his tele-
upon that figure. -.
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