The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24

For speaking to him as you did"
 "I usually call things by their names"
 Do you? Stab me. shouldn't t boast of it, it argues either extreme youth or extreme foolishness. So does this display of ingratitude.'
 A faint color stirred in her cheeks. Ut is news to me that ingratitude is fault only to be found in the young and the foolish"
 You are probably aware that he de livered us" said he. And living as you have done in these savage places of the world, you can hardly fail to be aware of what is known even in Eng land; that this fellow Blood strictly confines himself to making war upon the Spaniards. So that to call him theft and pirate as you did was to overstate the case against him at a time when it would have been more prudent to have understated it."
 "Prudence?' Her voice was scorn- ful. What. have I to do with pru- dence"
 'Nothing-as I perceive. But, at least, study generosity. tell you frankly, man. that in Blood's place l should never have been so nice. Sink me! To be sold so nice, Sink me! To be sold into slavery! Uh" His lord shin shuddered. And to a damned colonel planter He checked abrupt ly. II beg your pardon. Miss Bishop. For the moment
 You were carried away by your heat in defense of this ~. sea robber." " Miss Bishops scorn was almost fierce.
 His lordship stared at her again. Then he half-closed his large, pale eyes, and tilted his head little, Il wonder why you hate him so," he said softly.
 He saw the sudden scarlet flame upon her cheeks, the heavy frown that de- scended upon her brow. But there was no explosion.
 Hate him? Lord What thought 1! I don't regard the fellow at all,'
 Then you should, ma 'am." His lord ship spoke his thought frankly. Hes worth regarding. He'd be an acquisi- ton to the Kings navy. A great man. Miss Bishop. A man worth regarding" Miss Bishop was moved to sarcasm.
 You should use your influence with my Lord Sunderland to have the King offer him a commission"
 His lordship laughed softly. Faith, it's done already. have his commis- sion in my pocket" And he increased her amazement by brief exposition of the circumstances. In that amazement he left her, and went in quest of Blood.
 He found the Captain pacing the quarterdeck. With the amiable fa- miliarity he used, Lord Julian slipped an arm through one of the Captains and fell into step beside him.
 Whats this?" snapped Blood.
 Il desire, sir, that we be friends" said he sauvely.
 That's mighty condescending of you!"
 Lord Julian ignored the obvious sar- casm.
 Its an odd coincidence that we should have been brought together in this fashion, considering that I came out to the Indies especially to seek you" And he proceeded to explain him. self and his mission.
 "Ye're my guest aboard this ship" said Captain Blood, "and I still have some notion of descent behavior left me from other days, thief and pirate though may be. So I'll not be telling you what think of you for daring to bring me this offer, or to my Lord Sunder- land-since he's your kinsman-for hay ing the impotence to send it. But it does not surprise me at all that one who is a minister of James Staurt's be seduced by 'bribes into betraying should conceive that every man is to those who trust him."
 Continued tomorrow.)