The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21

the king of Spain and an outlaw who
had defied the whole structure of civ
ilization? A Jacobite plot7 1t seemed
preposterous
"'Tis my daughter I was thinking
Of" explained O'Donnel as they
reached the starboard gangway close
by where / stood over Peters pros
trate form. "a woman on a pirate
ship!"
my dear sir, Rule Four of the Code
Of Articles under which our company
Is governed--does it surprise you that
We have our own laws?-forbids the
taking and keeping of women as spoil
aboard our ships. We have had expe-
rience In the past of the evils which
flow In the wake Of struggle for
women's favors."
Shall you not fiout your own rule
If my daughter comes aboard?"
pressed the Irishman.
"She will not come as prisoner,
but as a guest" returned Murray
blandly. after all, colonel, the Royal
James is my ship-and in that respect
differs from most outlaw craft which
are held by the entire crew as a COM
munity. No, no; you need not con-
Germ yourself"
II like 1t not, I sayv persisted
ODonnell. "Why did you bid me
bring herr You were hot for her COM
Ing so soon as you heard had a
daughter"
Would you have left her by her
lone In strange country?" answered
my great-uncle impatiently. "Tut,
man, be sensible. Who would suspect
man who had his daughter with
him? 'Tis true this enterprise is
fraught with danger, but no maid can
go through life without shifting peril
We will guard her as We shall the
treasure"
"rll hold you to that" raped
O'Donnell as he climbed over the bull
warks and felt for the ladder. 81 am
not proud of myself when think of
her innocence. Holy saints, what a
coil Well, well, no matter. l must
be going, for the night wanes"
"Yes." assented Murray. "And stir
your frigate's captain to a swift pas
sage"
The Irishman nodded.
eff necessary we'll pass by the Ha-
vana. Luckily Porto Bello is the in
tendencies chief worry. You'll hover,
then, off Mona passage?"
AYE, from the south tip of His
70 tho north op
save it storms, when we'll run for
shelter in the bay of 8Samana, where
the old buccaneers were wont TO lie.
Diego can find US. He has done it
before. Just give him ample time"
$50 soon as the Santissima Trinidad
has her orders Diego shall know"
He started to descend and then
climbed back.
"She has heavy metal, Murray. Are
you certain"
Ny great-uncle laughed.
BE at ease upon that point, cheva-
lier. We could take two Spaniards of
the Santissima Trinidad's metal. I
fear / must bid you good evening,
though. Hark !"
The bell of the Spanish frigate rang
out eight times.
"Midnightg exclaimed O'Donnell.
"Can you be gone by dawn?"
my dear sir" returned my uncle
lightly, 'this brig will never be seen
again-anywhere- anybody"
ODonnell shivered.
"Good night" he said abruptly, and
his head vanished behind the bull
warks.
heard the rattle of oars, a low
order in Spanish, the steady splash
and spatter of rowers as the boat
pulled away. My great-uncle watched
it for a moment, then turned toward
where l stood.
swell, Nephew Robert, what did you
make of us?" he inquired.
I contrived to keep my voice level,
for | would not give him the satisfac-
ton of supposing he had startled me.
'That you are engaged in deeper
villainy even than my father feared"
"You have a narrow-minded view Of
life," he remarked. However, tits a
defect can be remedied by experience.
By the way, do not jump to conclu-
sions from what you overheard. You
shall have the whole tale anon, but
until you possess more intimate
knowledge of the situation you are
better off in ignorance"
ITO me you are singularly bloody
pirate, and that Is all"