New Britain herald., 1923-01-22

he Nas conscious that Pitt sna Dyke, Nho were behiRd hiHl. nos came saeaAs nesTeF, sharing his eNR won der "ARd Nh0 mag he King Mil Ham, and ef Nhsl may Ae he kiRgsN
 Nhats lhatsN lR eoRdeF gfeaieF thaR his sEn, Lord Nil leaghhF siaRd hack at him, Al last;
 am ailading ts hls malests, King William William ef Orange sho, Rllh Queen Mary, has heeR rul- Ing England for tNo months and manf,A
 There was moments silence. nnlll iileod realized what he Nas being told,
 aie'Fe mean, sir that they've reused Themselves at nome, and kicked out lhal seonndrei James and his gang of rnfIianss"
 HIS ioFdshlP's smile brought lines llAe eashes into his leaihery cheeks.
 Siiies Hadn't you heaFds Where lhe devil have you heen al alisn
 eaut of touch with the world for me last three months" said Blood.
 stab me' You must have heen. And m that three months the world has undergone some changes" Rriefy ne added an account af them, King James was fled la France, and living under the protection 0f king Louis, wherefore, ani for other reasons, England had joined the league against her, and was now al war with France. hat Was how it happened that the hhteh admlrai's flagship had been at- lacked by M, de Riharai,s fleet that morning, fram which it clearly follow cd that ln his voyage from cartaeena. the frenehman must have spoken some shin that gave him The news
 fltt came in to report that the work or rescue was at an end. and the men picked np--some i6 in all-safe aboard ihe two bueeaneer ships. He asked for orders, Blood rose,
 am negligent of your lordship's concerns in my consideration Of my own, You'll be wishing me 10 land you at Por, Royal"
 "Al Port Royal?" Wraihfully nnd I at length he Informed Blood that they |. had put into Port Royal last evening < 10 find lis Deputy Governor absent. He had gone on some wild goose chase 10 Tortuga after buccaneers. taking the whole fleet with him"
 Blood stared in surprise n moment: then yielded to laughter.
 He went. l suppose. before news reached him of the change Of govern nent at home. and the war with franee?"
 He did not" snapped Willoughby. He was informed Of both, and also If my coming before he set out"
 oh. impossible."
 "So should have thought. But lave teh information from a Major sallard whom I found in Port Royal. apparently governing in this fools Ibsence."
 ''Buf is he mad. to leave his post t such time ?" Blood was abazed.
 Taking the whole fleet with him. pen to French attack"
 The lingering smile faded from Hoods face. ''Is Rivarol aware Of his?" he cried sharply.
 It was the Rutch admiral who an- wered him. Would he go dere if e were not? M. de Rivarol he take ome Of our men prisoners. Berhaps ey tell him. Perhaps he make dem al. Id is a great obbordunity."
 Captain Blood proceeded to give rders.
 "Set course for Port Royal, Jer- my, and make all speed. We'll be ,ve yet with M de Rivarol, and wipe if some other scores at the same me"
 Both Lord Willoughby and the ad- iral were on their feet.
 But you are not equal to it. cried his lordship. Any le of the Frenchman's three ships a match for both yours. my man." Tn guns--aye," said Flood. and he niled. But there's more than guns lat matter in these affairs. If your rdship would like to see an action