Evening star., 1924-11-25
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

my God" groaned the deputy gov
ernor. 1e ye never mean
that yell carry me to Tortuga!"
Blood laughed outright "Oh, I'd
never serve ye such II bad turn as
that. No, no. All | want is that ye
insure my safe departure from Port
Royal And, if we're reasonable. III
not even trouble YOU to swim for it
this time Ye've given certain or
ders to your harhormaster and 9TH
ers to the commandant of your
plaguey fort. Yen be so good as to
send for them both aboard here and
inform them in my presence that the
Arabella is leaving this afternoon
on the kings service and is to pass
out unmolested. And so as 20 make
quite sure of their obedience, they
shall go little voyage with Us
themselves. Here's what you re
quire. Now write-unIess you prefer
the yardarm."
Col. Bishop heaved himself up in
n pet. You coustrain me with vio-
lence =" he was beginning.
Blood smoothly interrupted him.
Sure, now, ] am not constrainins :
you al all. l am giving You a per-
feCtly free choice between the per
and the rope. Its matter for your
self entirely"
Bishop glared at him; then. shrug-
ging heavily, he took up the pen
and sat down at the table. In an
unsteady hand he wrote that sum
mons to his officers. Blood dispatche d
it ashore and then bade his unwilling
guest to table.
Il trust. colonel. your appetite is
as stout as usual"
The wretched Bishop took the seat
TO which he was commanded. AS for
eating, however. that was not easy
to man in his position; nor did
Blood press him. The captain. him
self, fell to with a good appetite
But before he was midway through
the meal came Hayton to inform him
that Lord Julian Wade had just come
aboard and was asking to see him
instantly.
II was expecting him" said Blood
Fetch him in
Lord Julian came. He was very
stern and dignified. His eyes took
in the situation at a glance. as Capt
Blood rose to greet him.
It's mighty friendly of YOU tc
have Joined us. my lord"
Capt. Blood" said his lordshir
with asperity, II find your humor q
little forced. don't know what may
be your intentions. but l wonder dc
you realize the risks YOU are run
ming"
And ] wonder does your lordshir
realize the risk to yourself in fol
lowing us aboard, as l had counted
that you would"
What shall that mean, sir?"
Blood signalcd to Beujar IN. who
was standing behind Bishop.
Set a chair for his Iordship Hay
fpr Sap6 1G !, inc hpa+ cI-p
Tell them he'll not be returning yet
awhile
whats that" cried his lordshfp
"Blistcr me, u ye mean to detair
me? Are ye mad2"
Better wait, Hayton. in case his
1ordship should turn violent" said
Blood You, Benjamin, you hearC
the message. Deliver it
VIII YOU tell me what you intend
sir?' demanded his lordship, CULVER
ing with anger
Just to make myself and my Iad.
here safe from Col, Bishops gallows
I've said that | trusted to your gal.
lantry not to leave him in the iurch
but to follow him hither, and there.
note from his hand gone ashore
to summon the harbormaster and tn,
commandant of the fort Once the!
are aboard. | shall have all the host
ages ! need for our safety.
You scoundrel," said his lcrdshiI
through his teeth.
Sure, now, that's entirely mat
ter of the point of view" said Blood
''Ordinarily it isn't the kind of name
I could suffer any man TO apply to
me. Still. considering that ye viii.
lingly did me a service once, and
that ye're likely unwillingly to do
me another now, I'll overlook your
discourtesy, so ] will.
His lordship laughed. You fool,
he said. DO you dream that came
aboard your pirate ship without tax
ing my measures? l informed the
commandant of exactly how you had