Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-04

doesn't marry her and take her
aroving with him. 1t would be no
new experience for her. And I
marvel, too, at Blood's patience. He
killed man to win her"
HE killed man for her, do you
say?" There was horror now In
her voice.
"Yes-a French buccaneer named
Levasseur. He was the girls lover
and Blood'D associate on venture.
Blood coveted the girl, and killed
Levasseur to win her. Pah! It's an
unsavoury tale, l own. But men
live by different codes out in these
parts :"
She had turned to face him. She
was pale to the lips, and her hazel
eyes were blazing, as she cut into
his apologies for Blood.
"They must, indeed. il his other
associates allowed him to live
after that"
"Oh, the thing was done in fair
fight, / am told"
"Who told your"
"a man who sailed with them,
Frenchman named Cahusac, whom
/ found in a waterside tavern in
st. Nicholas. He was Levasseur's
lieutenant, and he was present on
the island where the thing hap
pened, and when Levasseur was
killed" ~
"And the girl? Did he say the
girl was present, tooT
Eyes. She was a witness Of the
encounter. Blood carried her of
when he had disposed OF his
brother-buccaneer."
"And the dead mans followers
allowed it?" He caught the note
Of incredulity in her voice, but
missed the note of relief with
which It. was blent. "Oh, I don't
believe the tale. won't believe
it,"
Il honor you for that, Miss
Bishop. 1t strained my own be-
lief that men should be so callous,
until this Cahusac afforded me the
explanation. Blood purchased their
consent, and his right to carry the
girl off. He paid them in pearls
that were worth mora than twenty
thousand pieces of eight" His
lordship laughed again with a
touch Of contempt. "a handsome
pricei"
Your Cahusac seems to have
been accurate enough. Alas!"
You are sorry, then?"
las we are sorry to hear OF the
death OF one we have esteemed.
Once I held him in regard for an
unfortunate bat worthy gentleman.
Now Such a man is best
foigctten.~
And upon that she passed at once
to speak Of other things.
The friendship which 1t was her
great gift to command in all she
met grew steadily between those
two in the little time remaining,
until the event befell that marred
what was promising to be the pleas
ATTEST stage of his lordship's voy-
age. -
The marplot was the mad-dog
Spanish admiral, whom they en-.
countered on the second day out,
when half way across the Gulf II
Gonaves. A shot from the Mia.
grosa got among some powder
stored in the Royal Mary's fore
castle and blew up half the ship
almost before the fl hit had started.
Before the men of the Royal Mary
had recovered from their conster-
nation, their captain killed and a
third of their number destroyed
with him, the ship, yawing and
rocking helplessly in a crippled
state, the Spaniards boarded her.
In the captains cabin, under the
poop, to which Miss Bishop had
been conducted for safety, Lord
Julian YVES seeking to comfort and
encourage her. with assurances
that all would yet be well, at the
very moment when Don Miguel was
stepping aboard. Fortunately, Miss
Bishop did not apes to be in des.
perate need Of the poer comfort he
was in case to offer. The cabin
door few open and Don Miguel
strobe in. Lord Julian span round
to face him and clapped hand to
his sword.
The spaniard was brisk and to
the point
Don't be a fool" he said in his
own tongue, cor you'll come by a
FOOLS end. Your ship is sinking.
Come, all of you, aboard my ship"
Don Miguel invited them, and
strobe out.
AS for the survivors in that
shambles that had been the
Royal Mary, they were abandoned
by the Spaniards 10 their own re-
sources. Let them take to thu
boats, and II those did not sufice
them, let them swim or drown. II
Lord Julian and Miss Bishop were
retained, 1t was because Don Mi.
guel perceived their obvious value.
He received them in his cabin.
Lord Julian commanded himself
with difficulty to supply them.
Then haughtily he demanded to
know, in his turn, the name OF their