The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-17
CHAPTER 14-COntinued

"HE simple words, and more than
 the words, their tone of ineffable
 disdain aroused the passion that never slumbered deeply in Levasseur. He opened the door, and flung her brother through it.
 Put that rubbish under matches un- til I call for it again" he roared, and shut the door.
 Composing himself, he turned to the girl again with a deprecatory smile. But no smile answered him from her set face. She had seen her beloved hero's nature in curl papers. Fear growing to panic was written on her face, as she stood there leaning for support against the table. He caught pulled her to him.
 No, no!' she panted.
 "Yes, yes," he mocked her, and his mockery was the most terrible thing of all. He crushed her to him brutally, deliberately hurtful because she resist ed, and kissed her while she writhed in his embrace.
 Some one knocked. Cursing the in- terruption, Levasseur strode off to open. Cahusac stood before him. The Bre- tons face was grave. He came to re- port that they had sprung a leak be- tween wind and water, the consequence of damage sustained from one of the Dutchman's shots. In alarm Levasseur went off with him. Ahead of them a low cloud showed on the horizon, which Cahusac pronounced one of the mortimer most of the Virgin Islands.
 We must run for shelter there, and careen her," said Levasseur. II do not trust this oppressive heat. A storm may catch us before we make land."
 "A storm or something else," said Cahusac grimly. Have you noticed that?" He pointed away to starboard.
 Levasseur looked and caught his breath. Two ships that at the dis tance seemed of considerable burden were heading towards them some five miles away.
 For the remainder of that day Le- vasseurs thoughts were of anything, but love. He remained on deck, his eyes two slowly gaining ships. To run for the open could avail him nothing, and in his leaky condition would provide
 
 at bay and fight. And then, towards evening, when within three miles of shore and when he was about to give the order to strip for battle, he almost tainted from relief to hear a voice from the crow's-nest above announce that the larger of the two ships was the Arabella. Her companion was pre- sumably a prize.
 Levasseur put off in a boat accom- panied by Cahusac and two officers, and went to visit Captain Blood aboard the Arabella.
 Our brief separation has been mighty profitable" was Captain Blood's greeting. Its busy morning we've both had"
 The tall ship that accompanied the Arabella was Spanish vessel of 26 guns, the Santiago from Puerto Rico, with a hundred and twenty thousand weight of cacao, forty thousand pieces of eight, and the value of ten thousand more in jewels. A rich capture of which two-fifths under the articles went to Levasseur and his crew. Of the money and jewels a division was made on the spot The cacao it was agreed should be taken to Tortuga to be sold.
 Then it was the turn of Levasseur, and black grew the brow of Captain Blood as the Frenchman's tale was unfolded. At the end he roundly ex- pressed his disapproval.
 But Levasseur answered him, as he had answered Cahusac, that a ship W; a ship, and it was ships they needed