Evening star., 1924-10-23
CAPTAIN BLOOD
Bv RAFAEL SABATINI
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

AS she no DOUBT obServed-Slhce
they were being plentifully supplied
by others.
Having thus emptied her basket,
she called her negro and, without an
other word or SO much as another
glance at Peter Blood, swept out of
the place with her head high and
chin thrust forward.
Peter watched her departure. Then
he fetched a sigh.
1t startled him to discover that the
thought that he had incurred her
anger gave him concern. 1t could not
have been so yesterday. 1t became
so only since he had been vouchsafed
this revelation of her true nature.
Bad cess to 1t now, 1t serves ME
right. 1t seems l know nothing at all
OF human nature. But how the devil
was to guess that a family that can
breed a devil like Col. Bishop should
also breed saint like this?"
CHAPTER VI.
Plans Of Escape.
After that Arabella Bishop. went
daily to the shed on the wharf with
gifts of fruit, and later of money and
OF wearing apparel for the Spanish
prisoners. But she contriyed so to
time her visits that Peter Blood
never again met her there. Also his
own visits We're growing shorter in a
measure as his patients healed. That
they all throve and returned to
| health under his care whilst fully
one-third or the wounded in the care
of Whacker and Bronson-the two
| other surgeons-dled of their wounds.
served to increase the reputation in
which this rebel-convict stood in
Bridgetown. 1t may have been no
more than the fortune of war But
| the townfolk did not choose so to
regard 1t. It led to a further dwin-
ding OF the practices Of his free COL
leagues and further increase of his
own labors and his owners profit.
"hacker and Bronson laid their heads
together to devise q scheme by which
this intolerable state OF things should
be brought to an end. But that Is to
| anticipate.
One day, whether by accident or
design, Peter Blood came striding
! down the wharf a full half-hour
| earlier than usual, and so met Miss
! Bishop just isuing from the shed. He
doffed his hat and stood aside to give
passage. She took it. chin In the air,
| and eyes which disdained to look
anywhere where the sight OF him was
| possible.
Miss Arabelia." said he. on a coax
| ing pleading note.
She grew conscious of his presence,
and looked him over with an air that
was family. mockingly searching.
La" said she. It's the delicate
| minded gentleman"'
/ Peter groaned. =" Am 80 hopelessly
| beyond forgiveness? I ask 1t very
| humbly."
What condescensionw
1T is cruel to mock me-" said he,
and adopted mook-humility. After
all, I am but a slave. And you might
| be Ill one Of these days"
What. then?"
'1t would be humiliating to send
for me II you treat me like an
enemy"
You are not the only doctor in
Bridgetown."
But I am the least dangerous"
She grew suddenly suspicious of
him. aware that he was permitting
himself to rally her. and in a measure
she had already yielded to 1t. She
stifened, and looked him over again.
You make too free, 1 think" she
rebuked him.
"A doctors privilege"
II am not your patient. Please to
| remember 1t in future" And on that,
Now Is she a vixen or am l
fool, or Is II both ?" he asked the blue
vault Of heaven. and then went into
the shed. 1t was to be a morning
of eXcitements. AS he was leaving
an hour or 50 later Whacker, the
younger OF the other two physicians,