Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-22
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Blood laughed outright. ooh, I'd
never serve We such a bad turn as
that. No, no. All l want is hat ye
insure my safe departure from Port
ROYAL. I'm giving you a perfectly
free choice between the pen and the
rope. It's a matter for yourself en-
tirely."
Bishop glared at him, then shrug-
ging heavily, he took up the pen and
sat down at the table. In an I'M
steady hand he wrote a summons to
his officers. Blood dispatched it
ashore; and then bade his unwilling
guest to table.
The captain, himself, fell TO with
n good appetite. But before he was
midway through the meal, came
Hayton to inform him hat Lord
Julian Wade had just come aboard.
and was asking to see him instantly.
st was expecting him." said Blood.
Fetch him i'm
Lord Julian came. He was very
stern and Gignifed. His eyes took
in the situation at a glance, as Cap
tain Blood rose to greet him.
"Hayton, send his lordship's boat
ashore. Tell them he'll not be re-
turning yet awhile" ordered Blood.
"yVilI you tell me what you intend,
STRIP demanded his lordship. CULVER
ing with anger.
"Just to make myself and my lads
here safe from Colonel Bishops gal
lows. I trusted to your gallantry
not to leave him in the lurch, but to
follow him hither. and there's a note
from his hand gone ashore to sum-
MOI the harbor-master and the
/ commandant of the fort. Once they
are aboard 1 shall have all the hos
tages ] need for u safety
His lordship laughed. You fool"
he said. "Do you dream that l came
aboard your pirate ship without TAX
commandant of exactly how you had
compelled Colonel Bishop to accom-
pany you. Judge now whether he
or the harbor-maSter will obey the
summons, or whether you will be
allowed to depart as you imagine"
Blood's face became grave.
IF they so much as put a shot
across my bows, up goes their
deputy-governor to the yardarm.
Your only lope, colonel, lies in the
fact that I shall send them word of
that intention. And SO that you may
mend as far as you can the harm
YOU have done, it's yourself shall
bear them the message, my lord"
every WELL Lord Julian bowed
again and took his departure. Blood
escorted him to the entrance ladder
at the foot of which still swung the
Arabella's own cock-boat.
"It's goodby, my lord" said Blood.
keAnd there's another thing" He
proffered a parchment that he had
drawn from his pocket. Its the
commission. Bishop was right when
he said it was a mistake"
Lord Julian considered him, and
considering him his expression soft
ened.
81 still do not perceive-blister me
If / do!-why you should not have
found someone else to carry your
r1essage to the conlmandant, and
kept me aboard as an added hostage
flor his obedience to your wishes"
Floods vivid eyes looked into the
Tiers and he smiled, a little visit
gIly
why shouldn't I tell you? It's
he same reason that's been urging
he to pick a quarrel with you so
that / might have the satisfaction of
slipping a couple Of feet Of steel
into your vitals. When ] accepted
your commission 1 was moved to
think it might redeem me in the
eyes of Miss Bishop-for whose sake,
as you may have guessed, / took 1t.
But 1 have discovered that such a
thing is beyond accomplishment. I
have discovered also that if she's
choosing you as L believe she is,
Hhe's choosing wisely between us,
snd that's why TIL not have your
life risked by keeping you aboard
whilst the message goes by another
who might bungle it. And now per-
haps yell understand"
Lord Julian stared at him bewil-
dared. His long, aristocratic face
"My Cod" he said. And you tell
me this?"
~ tell you so that she may be
made to realize that there's some
thing of the unfortunate gentleman
left under the thief and pirate she
accounts me, and that her own good
Is my supreme desire"
Lord Julian continued to look at
the buccaneer in silence. In silence,
at last he held out his hand; and in
silence Blood took it.
The Arabe1la sailed within the
hour, moving lazily before a slug !
gish breeze. The fort remained 81
Tent and there was no movement