Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27

wean the far savages from us! You
have told me Of him yourself, as hath
Master Golden. Twas he whom you
and Corlaer and the Iroquois fought
when you broke down the barriers
Of the Doom trail and won back the
fur trade to our people. Why, twas
then you-you-"
| l knew the deep feeling my father
still had for my lOng-dead mother, and
l scrupled to stir his memories. He
himself took the words from my lips.
"Yes, twas then 1 came to love your
mother She-she was not such as
yeu would expect to find allied by any
ties with SO great scoundrel. But
| she was his niece-past doubt, Robert.
She was a Kerr Of Fernieside; her
mother had been Murray's sister.
Kerr and Murray were out together in
the rs; Kerr fell at Sheriffmuir. His
widow died not long afterward, and
Murray took poor waif Marjory.
He did well by her-there's no de-
nying that. But he always intended
to use her to further his own designs.
He had cold eye for the future with
no thought except Of his own advan-
tage, and if L But there's no need
to go into that. You know, Robert,
how Corlaer and the Seneca chief,
TaWannearS-he who is now the
Guardian of the Western Door Of the
Long House-and I were able to
smash the vast power Murray had
built uD on the frontier
1--WE smashed him so utterly, dis
crediting him too, withal, that he was
| obliged to flee the province; and even
his friends, the French, would have
| none of him-at least, aboveboard I
| have always fancied he still served
| their interests at large; for he is at
| bottom most fanatical Jacobite, and
| exc sincere in queer, twisted way.
Aye, there is that about him which
| is difficult to understand, Robert.
Himself, he hath no hesitation in be-
lieving he serves high purposes Of
state in all he does"
"Only a madman could lay claim to
serving the state as a pirate" 1 OBJ
| jected.
"You speak with overconfidence,"
rebuked my father "There are men
alive today who can remember when
Morgan and Davis and Dampier and
many another brave fellow of the
same kidney lived by piracy and
served the king at one and the same
time. Some of 'em were hung in the
end, and Morgan died a knight It
can be DONE"
"How?"
Consider, my boy! Murray-your
greatuncle, mind you lis a Jacobite
For our present government he hath
only hatred and contempt. Any means
by which that government was under
mined would seem to him justifable
as aiding to bring about it's downfall
Look to the fantastic humor of the
man in naming his ship the Royal
James! ~
IF he be, indeed, the man you think
he is" I returned, none too well
pleased with the thought Of having
pirate for greatuncle. My father
laughed kindly and tapped me on the
knee with his free hand.
hAOW uOW you 1SOI, u0dF Idu, Hc
said. "'Twas so identically your
mother talked. Bless her heart! We
were fresh married when the precious
rascal sent us by one Of his tarry-
breeks that necklace which lies now
in my strong box-the loot of some
Indian queen mayhap. In his way he
cared for her, and he took much in
terest in all she did. By hook or
crook he had word Of us, however far
he wandered. He knew when you
were born He knew when she died.
And now that you have reached man.
hood he shows his sails outside Sandy
hook. | do not know what it means,
Robert, but I like it not / like it
not I"
"But we are not at sea-" l protested
eve are in New York. There are
soldiers in Fort George. Commodore
Burrage will be down from Boston
anon. What can a pirate ship, what
can two pirate ships, effect against
us? Why, the city train bands"
"Tis not force dread" my father
cut me off "'Tis the Internal clever
ness of warped mind"
ia" agreed Peter.
My father thrust the stem Of his
pipe toward him.
"You feel it, too, old friend?" he
cried then.
eff Murray is here be means no
goodt," the Dutchman answered pom
derously. mo pirates come mort in
der coldt weather for just fun.
Neen! Here is too much danger; no
places to run andt hide"
"At the least we are on the alert"
l said.
My father laughed, and Corlaer's
ridiculous, simpering giggle echoed
his grim mirth.
IAN intelligent foe discounts 80
much upon launching his venture" my
father answered. Let us hope we
have a modicum of luck to aid us.
Whatever nIan MURRAY hath in trend