Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
Continued from our last issue)


A boat that had approached UNI
noticed from the shore came scrap
ing and humping against the great
red hull of the Arabella, and a rau-
cous voice sent up a hailing shout.
From the ships belfry two silvery
notes rang clear and sharp, and a
moment or two later the bo'sun's
whistle shrilled a long wall.
The sounds disturbed Captain
Blood from his ~disgruntled musings.
"A note for you from the deputy
governor" said the master shortly,
as he proffered a folded sheet.
Blood broke the seal, and read.
Pitt, loosely clad in shirt and
breaches. leaned against the rail the
while and watched him, unmistake-
able concern imprinted on his fair.
frank countenance.
1T is a very peremptory sum
mons" said Blood, and passed the
note to his friend.
The young masters gray eyes
skinned it. Thoughtfully he stroked
his golden beard.
you'll not go?' he said, between
question and assertion.
"Why not? Haven't I been a daily
visitor at the fort . ..g'
But it'll be about the Old Wolf
that he wants to see you. 1t gives
him a grievance at last"
WHY did We let Wolverstone and
he others go?" cried Jeremy, with a
touch of bitterness. you should
have seen the danger"
How could L in honesty have pre-
vented them? It was in the bar
gain" And as Pitt did not answer
him: rye see?" he said, and
shrugged. "I'll be getting my hat
and cane and sword, and go ashore
n the cockboat."
Blood climbed down into the wait
ing boat. He knew that in going
ashore that morning he carried his
life in his hands. Because of this, it
may have been that when he stepped
on to the narrow mole he gave order
that the boat should stay for him at
That spot.
Walking leisure1y, he skirted the
smbattIed wall, and passed through
he great gates into the courtyard.
On his right stretched a spacious
Garden, beyond which rose the white
house that was the residence of the
aeputy-governor. In that gardens
main avenue he had caught sight of
Miss Bishop alone. He crossed the
courtyard with suddenly heightened
stride.
Good morning to We, ma'am,"
his greeting as he overlook her.
CT am pressed" she informed him.
so You will forgive me If / do not
"You were none so pressed until 1
he protested, and If his thin
FPS smiled, his blue eyes were oddly
lard.
.aCs-. oauo;ro a. s;, NOV !
Ter that you trouble to be so in
sistent."
Faith, you explain yourself after
/ fashion, said he. But since it
vas more or less in your service that
[ donned the Kings coat, you should
it to- cover the thief and pi-
rate.
nTl not be OBTAINING you any
Iongsr, ma'am. After all, the cursed
hing i did for nothing can be n
lone. Ye,l remember that it was
our hardness drove me-"
She moved to depart, then check
ID. and faced him again.
You take that tone! You dare
o take that tone!" she cried. "Do
GU dare to upbraid me because l
you for a murderer and
vorse?"
He stared at her open-mouthed.
"A murderer-I?" he said at last.
ibid you not murder Le%vasseur?"
"Levasseur? So they've told you
bout that!'' He smiled a little.
do you deny it?"
81 killed him. it is true. I can
emember killing another man in
circumstances that were very SINH
That was in Bridgetown on the
of the Spanish raid. Mary
would tell you of it. She was
present"
He clapped his hat on his head
With a certain abrupt ~fierceness, and
trode angrily away, before she
answer or even grasp the full
ignificanee of what he had said.
CHAPTER XIII
Hostages
Peter Blood stood in the pllared
of Government House, with
lnseeing eyes that were laden with
,ain and anger.
He was aroused by the return of
he negro who had gone to announce
lin, and following now this slave,
le made his way through the house
o the wide piazza behind it, in
whose shade Colonel Bishop and my