Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-01
.CHAPTER VIII.
THE SPANIARD

CHAPTER VIII
THE SPANIARD
-HE SWALLOW having passed through
a gale in the Bay Of Biscay-a gale
! 4 which she weathered like the surLTis-
/ ingly steady old tub she was-rounded Cape
| Finisterre and so emerged from TEMPEST into
peace, from leaden skies and mountainous seas
into sunny azure calm. 1t was like sud
den transition from Winter into Spring, and
she ran along now, close hauled to the soft
easterly breeze, with a gentle list to port.
1t had never been Master Leigh's intent to
| have got so far as this without coming to an
understanding with his prisoner But the
wind had been stronger than his intentions,
and he had been compelled to run before it
| and to head to southwark until it's fury should
abate Thus it fell out that the skipper was
! forced to wait until they stood along the
coast of Portugal-but we'll out to sea, for
the coast of Portugal was none too healthy
! just then to English seamen-before COM
manding Sir Oliver to be hailed into his pres
ence.
In the cramped quarters of the cabin in the
Doop of the little vessel set her captain at a
| greasy table, over which lamp swinging
! family to the gentle heaye Of the ship. lie
was smoking a foul Lipe, whose fumes hung
heavily upon the air of that little chamber,
and there was bottle Of Nantes at his elbow.
| To him, sitting thus in state, was Sir
behind him. He was haggard and hollOw-eyed,
and he carried a weeks growth of beard on
his chin Also his garments still in dis
order from the struggle he had made when
taken, and from the fact that he had been
compelled to lie in them ever since.
Since his height was such that it i'm
possible for him to stand upright in that low
ceilinged cabin, a stool was thrust forward
for him by one of the ruffians Of Leigh's
| Ubo bad ha1 cd frOm
beneath the hatchway.
He sat down quite listlessy and stared va
cantly at the skipper. Master Leigh was
somewhat discomposed by his odd calm when
he had looked for angry outbursts. He dis
missed the two seamen who had fetched Sir
oliver, and when they had departed and closed
1.-THE cabin door he addressed his captive.
"Sir Oliver" he said stroking his red beard,
"ye've been most foully abused"
The sunshine filtered through one Of the
horn windows and beat full upon Sir divers
| eXpreSsiOnless face.
at was not necessary, you knave, to bring
me hither to tell me so much" he answered.
| "Quite so' said Master Leigh. "But l have
something more to add. Yell be thinking
that I ha done you disservice. There we
wrong me. Through me you are brought to
know true friends from secret enemeis; hence
forward yen know which to trust and which
to mstrust."
Sir Oliver seemed to rouse himself little
from his passivity, stimulated despite him.
self by the impotence of this rogue. He
stretched leg and smiled sourly.
You'll end by telling me that l am in your
debt" said he
You'll end by saying so, yourself" the
captain assured him. Dye know what was
hidden do with you?"
Faith, l neither know nor care was the
surprising answer YEARLY delivered. eff it is
for my entertainment that you purpose to tell
me, I beg you'll spare yourself the trouble"
| 1t was not an answer that helped the cap
! tain. He pulled at his pipe moment.
81 was hidden" said he presently, "to carry
you to Barbary and sell you there into the
service of the Moors. That I might serve you,
l made believe to accept this task"
Gods DEATH" swore Sir oliver. "You carry
makebeieve to an odd length"
"The weather has been against me. 1t
were no intention O. mine to ha' come so
far south with you But we've been driven
by the gale That is overpast, and so that
yen promise to bear no plant against me,
| and to make good some of the loss I'll make
! by going out of my course, and missing a
cargo that I wot of, III put about and fetch
you home again within a week"
Sir oliver looked at him and smiled
grimly
Nov what rogue are you that can
! keep faith with none," he creid First
you bid me pay you to carry me back again"
Eye wrong me, sir, I VOW ye do l can
keep faith when honest men employ me,
and ye should know it, Sir Oliver. But
/ who keeps faith with rogues is a fOol-and
that 1 am not, as We should also know. l
| ha' done this thing that a rogue might be
revealed to you and thwarted, as we'll as
that l might make some little profit out
! of this ship O mine I am frank with We,
! Sir Oliver. l ha' had some two hundred
pound in money and trainkets from your
brother. Give me the like and
But now of a sudden Sir divers listless-
ness was all dispelled. 1t fell from him
like cloak, and he sat forward, wide awake
and with some show OF anger even.
How do you say?" he cried, on a sharp,
high note
The captain stared at hime his pipe neg
lected.
4 say that if so be as ven pay ME the
same sum which your brother paid me to
carry you off"
My brother?" roared the knight DO
you say my brother?"
Il said your brother"
Master Lionel?" the other demanded
still,
What other brothers have you?" Quoth
Master Leigh.
There fell a pause and Sir Oliver looked
straight before him, his head sunken lit
lie between his shoulders.
Let NE understand he said at ,c1Eth.
/ DO you say that my brother Lionel paid