Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-17
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her boWsprit into splinters.
At last the Arabella vas right pe-
tween the Spanish ships Prov ~
| poop and poop to prov. Don Miguel
spoke to the trumpeter, who had
mounted the quarter deck and stoo1
now at the Admiral's elbow. The
man raised the silver bugle that was
to give the signal for the broadsides
Of both ships. But even as he placed
it to his lips, the Admiral seized his
arm. to arrest him. In attempting
to fire now upon the E~ngllshman,
the MalagrOsa and her consort would
also be firing into each other. Too
late he ordered his helnsman to put
the tiller hard over n swing the
ship to larboard. At that very mo-
| ment the Arabella seemed to ex-
plode as she swept by. Eighteen
guns from each of her TANKS emp
tied themselves at that polnt-blank
range into the hulls of the two Span
ish vessels.
The Nalagrosa staggered slowly
ahead, a gaping rent in her bull
warks.
Instead of holding to her course as
Don Miguel had imagined that she
would, the Arabella had gone about
under cover of smoke, and sailing
now in the same direction as the
Milagrosa, was converging sharply
upon her across the wind. There
was a rattle and clank of metal as a
dozen grapnels fell, and tore and
caught in the timbers of the Mia
grosa, and the Spaniard was firmly
gripped in the tentacles of the Eng
lish ship.
Beyond her and now well astern
the veil of smoke Was rent at last
and the Hidalga was revealed in des-
perate case. She was bilging fast
ard it could be no more than a ques-
ton of moments before she settled
down.
OF this Don Migueps anguished
eyes had no more than a fleeing but
comprehensive glimpse before his
own decks were invaded by a wild,
yelling swarm of boarders from the
graphing ship.
Picking his way daintily came a
tall man with a deeply tanned face
that was shaded by a Spanish head
piece. He was armed in back-and-
breast of black steel beautifully da-
mascened with golden arabesque.
Over this, like a stole, he wore a
sling of scarlet silk, from each end
of which hung a silver mounted pis-
tol. Up the broad companion to the
quarter deck he came, moving with
easy assurance, until he stood before
the Spanish Admiral. Then he
bowed stiff and formally.
1--WE meet again at last, Don
Miguel he said. 81 hope you are
satisfied"
SPECIFICS, livid of face, his mouth
distorted and his breathing labored,
Don Miguel de Espinosa received
the irony of that man to whom he
attributed his ruin.
A moment they stood looking into
each others eyes.
what do you intend by me?" the
Spaniard inquired at last, his voice
hoarse.
Captain Blood shrugged. The
firm lips smiled a little. "All that l
intend has been already accomp-
lished. Your boats are being
launched. You are at liberty to II
bark in them with your men before
we scuttle this ship. Yonder are the
shores Of Hispaniola. You should
make them safely"
"Ye don't mean, sir. that you'll let
that Spanish scoundrel so free?"
cried Lord Julian.
The gentleman in the black corse-
let appeared to become aware OF
his lordship for the first time.
And who the devil may you beg"
he asked, with marked Irish accent.
And what business may it be of
yours, at all?''
His lordship conceived that the
fellows turbulence and utter lack of
proper Difference must be correct
ed. II ana Lord Julian Wade" he
announced, with that object.
Apparently the announcement
made NJ impression.
Are you, indeed! Then perhaps
ven explain what the plague you're
doing aboard this ship?"
Lord Julian controlled himself to
afford the desired explanation, He
did so shortly and impatiently.
He took you prisoner. did he
along with Miss Bishop there?"
You are acquainted with Miss
Bishop" cried his lordship, passing
from surprise to surprise.
But this mannerless fellow had
stepped past him, and was making a
leg to the lady. who on her side re-
manned unresponsive and %forbidding
to the point of corn. Observing
this, he turned to answer Lord Ju-