The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

wildered into pair Of iightbluo cyoa
that regarded him out OF tawny'
sardonio faro set In cluster OF black
ringlets. Hut he was too howlldored
10 mako any answer.
Tho strangers tingera touched tho
top OF Don Dlogo's head. whoroupon
Don Diego WINGED and cried out In
pain.
Tender eh7" said tho stranger
IIo took Don plogo's wrist between |
thumb and second finger And then, |
at last, tho intrigued sponlard spoke
Are sou a DOCTOR"
Among other things" Tho
Ewarthy gentleman continued Ss
study OF the patients pulse, Firm
and regular" he announced ot last,
and dropped the wrist you've taken
no great harm"
Don Diego struggled up into "A sit
ting position OF the rcd velvet couch,
who the devil arc your" he asked.
"And what the devil are you doing
In my clothes and aboard my ship"
The level black eyebrows went up,
a faint smile curled tho lips OF the
long mouth,
You are stll dellrious. fear. This
II not your ship, Thia Is my ship
and these are my clothes"
Your ship2' auoth the other
aghast. aud atiil more aghast he
added; "Your clothcs7 But Then
Wildly his eyes looked about
him They scanned the cabin once
again. scrutinizing each familiar oh,
leot. Amt madG" he asked AZ last.
surely this ship Is the cinco Lila.
gasg"
The clneo Llagaa Il Is"
"rhcn !" Tho Spaniard broke
or Hts glance grew atm moro trou.
bled ''Volga me Dlos' he cried out.
like man In anguish. "wiil you
toll me also that you are Don Diego
de Espinosa7"
oh no. my name Is Blood-cnp.
tain Peter Blood. This ship. IKE this
Sandstone suit OF clothes. Is mine By
right OF conquest just as YOU. Don
Diego. are my prisoner"
Startling as was the explanation.
yet i, proved soothing TO Don Diego
being 50 much less startling than the
things ne was beginning to Imagine,
"Rut Arc you not Spanish
them"
You flat,er my Castiiian accent. I
have the honor 90 be irish. You were
thinking that a miracle had hap.
pencd. so Il hasa miracle wrought
BY my genius. which Is considerable 4"
succinc,ly now Captain Blood dis.
PEELED tho mystery hy relation of
the facts, II was narrative that
painted red and white by turns tho
Spanlarsi'a countenaucs, lie put a
hand TO the back Of his head. and
there discovered. IN confirmation Of
the story. a lump as large az a
pigeons egg LASTLY. he stared wild.
eyed AZ tho sardonic Captain Blood,
And my SOM What Of my SOM
he cried out. lie was In The boat
tina, brought mo aboard"
Your ION II safe. he and the boats
crew together with your gunner and
his men are snugiy 10 irons under
matches"
Don Diego sank back on the couch
hts ElltiorinE dark eyes fixed upor
the tawny facp above him. lie com
posed himself Aftcr nh. he posgease'
the atoicism proper 70 his desperate
trade. The dlcc had fallen aagins'
him in this venture The tables hat
:. been turned upon him In the very mo
? mont Of success lie accepted th'
! situation with the fortitude 81 a IN
3 taiist.
with the utmost calm he enqulred
!. And now. Senior Captain"
And unw. said Captain Blood q
= glye him The title he had assumed
being humane man. am sorry q
find that ye're not rrnri from TIC tal
}. 80 gnvs sou. For u means tha
= you'n be put 70 tho trouble Of dyinl
all over again"
"Ahr Don Diego drew dee
btoath. "But il that necessary h
azked. without apparent perturbation
Captain Bood's bjue eyes approve
HIS bearing. ASK yourself" pnid h'
Tell me. rs m experienced Ar
bloody pirate. what IN my place woul
sou do. yourEelf7"
"Ah. but there ia difference. Do
Diego sat up TO argue the mattel
II lies in the fact that sou boast your
self a humane man"
Captain Blood perchSd himself o
the edge Of the long oak table 'Ru
I am not fool. said he. "and III no
allow a natural Irish sentimentalit
20 stand in the way Of my doing WIN
IL necessary and proper You an
your ten surviving scoundrels are
menace on this ship. More than tha
she W mono so we'll found IN waite
and provisions True. we arc fot
tunateiy a small number. hut YOU m
your party inconveuieutiy increase !
So that on every hand. sou soc. PR
dence suggests 70 uH that we shoul
deny ourselves the pleasure Of yot
company. and. steeling our 40
hearts 20 thc inevitable. invite you /
BE- so obllging as 70 step over n
side"
II See" raid the Spaninrd ptusiv
ly. He swung his legs from q
n couch. and sat now upon the edge
Il. hits elbows on his knces. He hf
70 taken the measure Of his man. ar
s. mot him with a mock. urbanty ar
* n guave detachment that matched II
n own. II confess" he adruitted. tn
pa there is much force IN what you say
n Continued TomorrowD
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