Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-04
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DEOArN E1kAfhE 1OOAY
CAPTAIN Blood, physician and adj
venturer. becomes the slave of Col
ohel Bishop on the island of Barba-
DDS. having been sent there after an
unjust conviction on a charge of
treason against King James of Eng
land. He is permitted unusual free
Dom because Of his knowledge of
medicine and thus is enabled to be-
come the leader in a plot to escape
From the island. One of his fellow
yconepirators is Jeremy Pitt. a
yoSng shipmaster. An interesting
friendship develops between Blood
and Arabella, niece and ward of the
surly Colonel.
Go On With the Story
Sitting close they talked in whis-
pers Tor an hour or more. They
would need to recruit others into
their enterprise "a half-dozen at
least, . half-xcore IL possible, but no
more than that, They must pick the
best out of that score Of survivors of
the Monmouth men that Colonel
bishop had acquired. Men who I'M
ederstood the sea were desirable. But
{ these there only two in that
unfortunate gang. and their knowl-
are was none too full. They were
4aEthorres q gentleman who had
erved In the Royal Navy. and
efty officer In the late kings time.
there was another who had been
kntsr. q ma named Ogie.
Caution above everything" was
DDS last recommendation to him
Parting.
onning next morning to the
[rf, Blood found DR.. Whacker in
anerous mood.
It's not money III require said
"but the boat itself. For who
be selling me a boat and in
ling the penalties in Governor
Us proclamation? Yen have
1t, no doubt?"
Whacker smiled a little with
lips. tive thought of it. You
ZEE that the ma who buys the
must be one Of those who goes
Hou-so that he is not here to
kr questions afterward."
1T who is to go with me save
n my WI case? What I can
40 they cannot"
There are others detained on the
and besides slaves. There are
kvAral who are here for debt, and
Eould be glad enough to spread
heir wings. There's a fellow Nut
EaIl, now, who follows the trade of
shipwright, whom I happen to know
would welcome such q chance as you
might afford him"
"But how should a debtor come
! with money to buy a boat? The
question will be asked"
ITO be sure it will. But II you
contrive shrewdly, you'll all be gone
Ihefore that happens"
So well did Blood take him that
within an hour he contrived to see
Nuttall, and found the fellow as dis
posed to the business as DR.. Whack-
or had predicted. When he left the
shfpwright, it a agreed that Nut
tall should seek the boat required.
FOR which Blood would at once pro-
duce the money.
At the end of some three weeks,
NuttalI Informed him that he had
nf21an6~ servtceable wherry, and
owner was disposed to sell
twenty-five pounds. That eve
bn the beach, Peter Blood
led the sum to his new assoc
9, and Nuttall went off with in
kctions to complete the purchase
or the following day. and then
bg the boat to the wharf, where
err cover of night Blood and his
Pow-convicts would join him and
Ike off.
1t sunset Peter Blood was hailed
Colonel Bishop. There's the
ernor, with an attack of govt,
aiming like a wounded horse. Be
man-away with you at speed
pvernment House! Best lend
horse, Kent, or the lout'n be
glat getting there
kay hustled him away, choking
ost from a reluctance that he
ed not show. The thing was I'M
Eunate; but after all not beyond
ledy. The escape was set for
night, and he should easily be
by then.
mounted the horse that Kent
lred him. intending to make all
tow shall / re-enter the stock
sir p" he inquired at parting.
QUILL not Te-enter it," said Bish-
when they've done with you
Government House, they may
a kennel for you there until
brning."
Peter Blood went off in a s~tate-of