Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-23

or a scandal to the countryside.
Not a hamlet between here and
Truro. or between here and Hell
ston, but swarms with big Tres
.s:lian noses like your own, in
memory of your debauched par
emit.
ed me for my doings upon the
rover; he smiled.
II wonder how you came, by
your own nose?' he wondered.
Master GodoIphin got to his
feet in a passion, and his chair
crashed over behind him.
Sir" he blazed, you insult
my mothers memory
Sir Oliver laughed.
II make little free with it,
perhaps, in return for your
pleasantries on the score of my
father"
Master Godolphin pon6ered
him in speechless anger; then,
swayed by his passion, he leaned
across the board, raised his long
cane and struck Sir Oliver
sharply on the shoulder.
That done, he strobe off mag
nificently toward the door. Half
way thither he paused.
"I shall expect your friends
and the length of your sword"
said he.
Sir Oliver laughed again.
Il don't think l shall trouble
to send them" said he.
Master Godolphin wheeled,
fully to face him again.
GLOW? Will you take a blow"
Sir Oliver shrugged.
But l shall publish it abroad
that l have caned you"
you'll publish yourself liar
if you do; for none will believe
you"
Then he changed his tone yet
again.
Come, Peter, we are behav-
ing unworthily. AS for the
blow, L confess that I deserved
it. A mans mother is more sa.
cred than his father. So we
may cry quits on that score.
Can we not cry quits on all
else? What can it profit us to,
perpeeuate a foolish quarrel that
sprang up between our fathers?'
There is more than that be-
tween u.s." answered Master Co
dolphin. I'm not have my sister
wed a pirate"
"A pirate. Gods light, I am
glad there's none to hear, you,
for since her Grace has knight
cd me for my doings puon the
seas, your words go very near
to treason. Surely, lad, what the
queen approve Master Peter Co
dolphin may approve. and even
your mentor, Sir John Killigrew.
You've been listening to him.
Twas he sent you hither."
Il am no mans lackey," an
swered the other hotly, resent
ing the imputation-and resent
ing it more because Of the truth
in it.
ITO call me a pirate Is to say
foolish thing. Hawkins, with
whom l sailed, has also receive
ed the accolade, and who dubs
US pirates insults the queen
herself. Apart from that, which.
as you see, is very empty
charge, what else have you
against me? I am, l hope, as
good as any other here in Corn
wall; Rosamund honors me
with her affection; and I am
rich. and shall be richer still
ere the wedding bells are heard"
Rich with the fruit Of thiev-
ing upon the seas, rich with the
treasures of scuttled ships and
the price Of slaves captured in
Africa and sold to the planta-
tons, rich as the vampire is
glutted-With the blood of dead
mem"
Does Sir John say that?"
asked Sir Oliver in a soft. dead.
ly voice.
Il say it,"
Il heard you: but I am ask.
ing where you learnt that pref.
ty lesson? Is Sir John your, pre-.
ceptor? He is, he is. No need
to tell me. I'll deal with him.
Meanwhile let me disclose to
you the sure and disinterested
source of Sir Johns rancor. You
will see what an upright and
honest gentleman is Sir John,
who was your fathers friend
and has been your guard an"
III not listen to what you
say of him"
Nay, but you shall, in re.
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