Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-09
CAPTAIN
BLOOD
BY Rafael Sabafini
SRAEAEL
q NEA SEpNHCEEn

That galleon,p Don Diego re-
peated, and added with a deepening
sheer: do you know what ship It
is? 1 will tell you. 1t is the Encar,,
nacion, the flagship of Don miguel
de Espinosa, the Lord Admiral OF
CASTLE, and Don Miguel Is my
brother"
wait" Captain Blood imperious-
w commanded, and turning on ms
heel, he went aside to the rail-. AS
\ he stood there deep in thought ne
was Joined by Hagthorpe, Wolvef-
stone and Ogle the gunner.
Ogle. with a bent for n
terposed a suggestion bitterly.
I'VE might send Don Diego de
| Esninosa in a boat manned by has
Soaniards to assure his brother the.
| admiral that we are all loyal suoNs
jects of his Majesty.
The Captain swung round.
"Bedad! we've said it. He doesnSssS
! fear death, this damned pirate; Duh
his son may take a different VlewS
Fflial piety's mighty strong ~.
| Spain" He swung on his heeF
| abruptly, and strobe back 10 tne
knot of men about his pEisoqslf
"Here!" he shouted to them. "Brnss
him below"
In the ward room the three Stern
| chasers were in position, loadeo,
their muzzles thrusting through the
open ports, precisely as the spanish
gunners had left them.
Here, Ogle, is work for yoV'
said Blood, and as the burly gunner
came thrusting forward through the
little throng of gaping men, B!oous
pointed to the middle chaser: "dave
-. 1a,,Ial hooL - hn ordered.
When this was done, BLOOD DECK
oned those who held Don Diego.
Lash him across the mouth of it,
be babe them, and whilst, assisted
Eby another two, they made haste TO
obey, he turned to the others. TO
! the roundhouse, some of you, and
fetch the Spanish prisoners. Ana
you, Dyke, go up and bid them
the flag of Spain ahoat."
Don Diego, with his body stretched
in an arc across the cannon's u
legs and arms dashed to the carriage
on either side of it, eyebaHs rolling
in his head, glared m~aniacaliy at!
Captain Blood.
From frothing lips he hurled BIAS
phemies and insults at his tormenS-
or
Captain Blood vouehsafed him a.
malignant smile, before he turned
to meet the fifteen manacled Span
ish prisoners, who were thrust into
his presence.
Approaching, they had heard Don
Diego's outcries. From amongat
them a comedy, ohve-skinned strip.
ling. distinguished in bearing and
apparel from his companions, start.
ed forward with an anguished cry
of "Father!" .5
Considering him, Captain Blood
thought with satisfaction that he;
displayed the proper degree OF faSF
pfety.
'Peace!" he snapped at ham,
peace, and listen! It is no part OF
my intention to blow your father to
he'll as he deserves, or indeed to take
his life at all"
ut liz your fathers treachery tibet
has brought US into this plight and
deliberately into risk of capture and
death aboard that ship of Spain. Just.
as your father recognized his BROTH
er's flagship, so will his brother
have recognized the Cinco Liasas.
Presently the Encarnacion will be
sufficiently close to perceive that
here all is not as 1t should be. Now
we are in no case to fight, az youks
EdI1eE knew WnSu ne TdH US Abt0A
this trap. But fight we will, # NE
are driven to it. We make no tame
surrender to the ferocity Of SPAIN"
He laid h1s hand On the breech OF
the gun that bore Don Diego.
Understand this clearly; to rho
first shot from the E-ncarnacion this
gun VIII fire the answer.
"A fight would be averted IL Don
Diego de Espinosa were to so.
aboard hts brothers ship. and fnz;,
form the Admiral that all is wen.
with the Cinco L1agas. But 6&;
course, Don Diego cannot go in per-s
son, because he Is . . otherwise
engaged. He has a slight touch 81.
~fever-shall we say?-that detains.
him in his cabin. But you, his on,
may convey all this and some other.
matters together with his homage -
your uncle. You shall go in a boat
manned by six Of these Spanish
prisoners, and Ia distinguished
Spaniard delivered from captivity 10
Barbados by your recent raid-wiff
accompany you to keep you in counx
tenance. If I return alive, and WITH
out accident of any kind 60 hinder
orr free sailing hence. Don Diego