The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-01
CAPTAIN
BLOOD
By RJael Sabafini
. RArAEl. aABArINi
McUr NA Sllv!cIpsc


dangerous In those days when tho
peace OF Europe was prccariously
maintained.
ESaspomted not only by his own
accumulated ohasrin. but also by tho
roproaehes for HIS failure which
reached him from London. Colonel
Bishop actually went so sar as TO
considering hunting HIS quarry In
rorsugn itself and making an at.
tempt to clear tho island OF tho hue.
cancers II sheltered. Fortunately for
himself. he abandoned tho notion OF
SO insane an enterprise. deferred not
only by tho enormous natural
strength OF tho place. but also by tho
reflection that raid upon what was.
nomlnally at least. u French settle.
ment, must be attended by grave OF.
tense 10 France, Yet short OF some
such measure. II appeared to Colonel
bishop that he was baffled. He con.
fesscd as much in letter 20 the sec.
rotary OF state.
This letter and the state OF .sings
which u disclosed made my I.n,d
Sunderland despair OF solving this
veSatious problem by ordinary means.
He turned TO the consideration OF OK.
traordinary ones. and hethousit him
Of tho plan adopted with Morgan.
who had been enlisted into tho kings
service under Charles III. II occurred
TO him that similar course might
be similarly effective with Captain
Blood. His lordship did not omit the
consideration that Blood's present
otitlawry might well have been un.
dertaken not from inclination. but
under stress OF sheer necessity; that
ho had been forced into II By tho cir,
cumsianecs OF his transportation. and
that he would welcome tho oppor.
tunity OF emerging from u.
Acting upon this conclusion. Sun.
derland sent ont his kinsrna.i. Lord
Julian Wade. with some commissions
niadc out In blank. and full directions
as TO the course which tho secretary
considered Il desirable 10 pursue and
yet full discretion IN 10 matter OF
pursuing them. The crafty Sunder.
land. master Of ali iabyrintiis Of in.
,rigue. advised his klnsman that In
the event OF hts finding Blood lntrae.
table. or judging for other reasons
that Il was not desirable 10 enlist him
in the kings service. he should turn
his attention 10 the officers serving
under him. and by seducing them
away from him leave him no weak.
encd that he must fail an easy vic.
Tim 10 Colonel Bishops fleet.
The Royal Mary--the vessel bear.
'ug that ingenious. tolernbiy accom-.
'llshed. mildly dissolute. entirely Gle.
mt envoy % my Lord Sunderlands
made a good passage 20 81. Mich.
las, her last port Of call before ia.
naica- II WAS understood that as a
preliminary Lord Julian should re.
1ort himself 10 the deputy governor
Il Fort Royal. whence az need no
night have himself conveyed 20 Tor.
uga. Now Il happened that the
equity governors niece had come to
81. Nicholas some months earlier on
a visit 10 some relatives. and 30 that
she might escape tho insufferablo
heat OF jamaica 10 that season. The
tine for her return being now at
hand. passage was sought for her
aboard the Royal Mary. and in view
OF her uncle's rank and position
promptly accorded.
Lord Julian hailed her advent with
satisfaction. II gave a voyage that
had been full Of interest for him Just
the spice that Il required 10 achieve
perfection as an experience. Ills
i0rdship was ono Of your gallants 10
whom existence that Is not graccd by
womankind Is moro or lcss OF stag.
nation.
Miss ArabeIla Bishop-this straight
up and down slip OF girl with her
rather hoyish voice and her almost
boylsh case OF moysmeni--was not
perhaps a lady who in England would
have commanded much notice in my
lords discerning eyes. His very so
phlsticated. carefully educated tastes
In such matters inclined him towards
the plump. the langulshing. and the
quite heiplessly feminine. Miss Bish.
ops charms were undeniable. But
they were such that II would take a
delIca;e-minded man 20 appreciate
them: and my Lord Julian. whilst OF
a mind that was very far from gross,
did not possess the necessary degree
OF deiieacy. I must not by this be
understood to Imply anything against
him.
II remained. however. that Miss
Bishop was young woman and n
lady: and in tho latitude into which
Lord Julian had straycd this was a
phenomenon sufficiently rare to com.
mand attention. On his side. with his
title and position. his personal grace
and the charm OF n practiced court.
Ter. he bore about him the atmosphere
OF the great world In which normally
he had his being-a world that was
: little moro than a name 90 her. who
had spent most Of her life In the
Antilles. II IL not therefore wonderful
I that they should have been attracted
20 each other before the Royal Mary
was warped out Of 81. Nicholas. Each
could tell the other much upon which
the other desired information. He
could regalc her Imagination with
stories OF 81. James'-ln many Of
which no assigned himself a heroic,
or mt least distinguished part-and
she could enrich his mind with In.
formation concerning this new world
70 which he had come.
Before they were out OF sight Of ST.
Nicholas they were GOOD friends. and
his lordship was beginning 10 correct
his first Impressions OF her and TO
dlcovcr the charm OF that Crank.
straightforward attitude Of comrade-
ship which mads her treat every man
as a brother. Considering how his
mind was obsessed with the business
Of his mission. II Il not wonderful that
he should have come to talk 10 her
Of Captain Blood. Indeed. there was
a circumstance that directly led 70 II.
II wonder now" he said. as they
were sauntering on the poop. ~ you
ever saw this fellow Blood, who was
~ orta time an yoftr ffuetafa uluufa-