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JI Sir Henri i bucc> By CYRUS TOW Author of "The Soui of Country," "The C i COPYRIGHT. 1905. BY G. W, I CHArrEu i. lyjiIS gracious majesty King I i-I I Charles II. of Euglaml, In Jill sportive ? and acquisitive ? I ' mood, had made him a knight; hut, as that merry monarch himself had said of another unworthy subject whom he had ennobled?his son, by the left hand?"Cod Almighty could not mnlrn n ......?V (..111 l| (jl-IUIUIliillli Yet, to the casual inspection, little or nothing appeared to be lacking to entitle him to all the consideration attendant upon that ancient degree. Ilis jk nttlre, for Instance, might be a year or two behind the fashion of England Hud still farther away from that of France,' then, as now, the Rtaudard maker in dress, yet it represented the extreme of the mode in ids majesty's fair Island of Jamaica. That It was a trltie too vivid in Its colors and too striking in its contrasts for the best taste at home possibly might be condoned by the richness of the mnterlul used and the profltftnllty of trimming which decorated it. Silk and satin from the orient, lace from Flanders, leather from Spain, with Jewels from everywhere, marked him as a person entitled to some consideration at least. Even more compulsory of attention, if not of respect, were his haughty, overbearing, satisfied manner, bis look of command, the expression of authority in actlou he bore. Quite In keeping with his gorgeous appearance was the richly furnished ^ room in which he sat In autocratic > Y? mviuiivui | 'tuiiini mil Ull UC2HI, tug. as boon me a firmer brother of the const ami 'Sometime buccaneer, nufazlujt drafts of the (lory spirits of the island of which ho happened to he, nd interim, the royal authority. Hut it was his face which attested the aeutenesa of the sneering observation of the unworthy giver of the royal neo dude. No gentleman ever bore face l!!;e tluy^, Framed In Umg. "thin, gray curls which fell upon ids shoulders after the fashion of the time, it was a? cruel, as evil, as sensuous, as ruthless, as. powerfc.l an old face as had ever looked over a bulwark at a sinking ship or viewed with indifference the Sir Many Morgan ravaging of a devoted toWii; CJpnrnge ( /' there was, capacity in farge mahffttre. but not one trace of hutnau kindness. ') Tliln. lean, hawk-like, ruthless, cunning. weather beaten. It was sadly out of place In Its brave attire In tlmt vnulted chanil>er. It was the face of f a man who ruled by terror, who commanded by might. It was the face of an ndventurer, too. one never sure of his position, but always ready to fight for It and nUle to.light well* There was a watchful, alert, Inquiring look In the fierce blue eyes, an Intent, expectant expression In the craggy countenance, that told of the uncertainties of his assumptions; yet the lack of assurance was compensated for by the firm, resolute Hue of the mouth uuder the trlfilng upturned mustache, with Its .. lips at the game time thin and sensual. And he was an old man too. Sixty odd years of vicious life, glossed over in the Inst two decades by an assumption of respectability, bad swept over the gray hairs, which evoked no reference. There was a heavy frown on his face 011 that summer evening In the year of our Lord 1(585. The childless wife whom he had taken for his betterment I and her worsening some ten years since?In succession to 8a tan only knew how many nameless, unrecognized precursors?had died a few moments l>efore in the chnml>er nl?ove his head. Fairly bought from a needy father, she had been a cloak to lend him a # certain respectability when he settled down, red with the blood of thousands whom he had slain and rich with the treasure of cities that he had wasted, to enjoy the evening of his life. Like all who are used for such purposes, she knew after a little space the man over whom the mantle of her reputation had been flung. She had rejoiced at^ the near approach of that death for which she had been longing almost since her wedding day. That she had shrunkfrom him In the very articles of dissolution when he stood by her bedside indicated tho character of the relationship. To witness death and to cause It had been the habit of this man. lie marked It In her case, as In others, with absolute Indifference?he cared so little for her that he did not even feel relief at her going?yet because he was the gov * $ W* * 4* 1 V i Morgan,! iNEER NSEND BRADY, thernera," "For Love Irip of Honor," Etc. , DILLINGHAM COMPANY ivrnor of J (ro.t.'.y lit.* w.i; oul; the vl'-i' u >v?*rnor. but lift .vro tliv iU1 parture of the royal jovornor ami tln> urrlTul ui' another lit* ! sujitviui power) hi* li t .! beeu for r ! l:? Uivp himself c'.j q ;r.i llu* iluy hi: wife ilieJ by that ij.'ili;: opinion to w'.i < !i Ik* was Intl iff emit. but which hi* e.rtK.l not entirely ilcfy. ronsequenlty 1st* li.ul not hoeti 011 thi* str.m 1 at i'ovt 11 >. ::i wlirj tlio Mary Itosi*. frit? ite, fresh from mig.a.iu, mm O'oppc.l anchor la the liar!xv alter her weary voyago aero it the great sea. He did not even yet kuow of her arrival, anil therefore the incoming governor hail not been weleoineHl by the man who sat temporarily, as he hail in several preceding Interregnums, in the seats of the mighty. Ho wevrr, everybody else on the i.ilanil had welcomed him with joy, for of all men who had ever held ofHee in Jamaica Sir Iloury Morgan, sometime the chief devil of those nefarious bauds who disguised their piracy under the specious title of buccaneering, was the ( most detested. Hut because of the fortunate demise of Lady Morgan, as it turned out, Sir Henry was not present to greet My Lord Carlingforil, who was to supersede him?and more. The deep potations the old buccaneer bail Indulged in to nil outward intent passed harmlessly down his lean and craggy throat, lie drank alone?the more solitary the drinker the more dangerous the man?yet the room had ( another occupant, a tall, brawny, brown hued, grim faced sa\jngc, whose gauily livery ill accorded with his j stem and ruthless visage. lie stood by ( the vice governor, watchful, attentive anil silent, iniperturbnbly tilling again anil again the "goblet from which lie drank, ' ] "More rum " said the master, at last breaking tl>c silence while lifting his , tali glass toward the man. "Scuttle me, Black Dog." he added, smiling sardonically at the silent maroon who poured agulu with steady hand, "you ] are the only soul on this islunil who 1 doesn't fear me. That woman above \ yonder, curse her, shuddered away , from me as I looked at her dying. Hut ] your hand is steady. You and old Hen j Ilornigold are the only ones who don't shrink buck, .hey, Carlb? Is it love or i hateV" he mused, as the man made 110 answer. "More," he cried,- again lift- ] lug the glass which he hud instantly 1 But the maroon, instead of pouring, beut his head toward the window, listeued a moment and then turned , and lifted a warning hand. The soft j breeze of the evening, laden with the ] fragrance of the tropics, swept up from j the river and wafted to the vice gov- < ernor's ears the sound of hoof beats on the hard, dry road. With senses keenly alert he also listened. There , were a number of them?a troop pos- j slbly. They were drawing nearer; they | wore coming toward his house, the summer house near ttpunlsli Town, | far up on the mountain side, where lie sought relief from the enervating heats of the lower laud. "Horsemen!" he '?rled. "Coming to tbo house! Many of them! Ah, they dismount! Co to the door, Carlb." But before tho maroon could obey ] they heard steps on the porch. Some one eutered the hnli. Tho door of tho , drawing room was nbruptly thrown open and two men in the uniform of the English army, with the distinguishing marks of the governor's guard at Jnmninn iiiipprpmAniAiiulv ontoivul +1*** room. They were fully armed. One of them, the secoAl, had drawn his sword nnd held u cocked pistol In the other, hand. The flrst, whose weapons were still In their sheaths, carried a long official paper with a portentous seal dangling from It. Both were hooted and spurred and dusty from riding, and both, contrary to the custom and etiquette of the Island, kept their plumed hats on their heads. "Sir Henry Morgan"? began the bearer of the paper. "By your leuve, gentleman," Interrupted Morgan, with an Imperious wave of his hand, "Lieutenant Hnwxherst and Ensign Bradley of my guard, I believe. You will uncover at once and apologize for having entered so unceremoniously." As he spoke the governor rose to his feet and stood by the table, his right hand unconsciously resting upon the heavy glass flagon of rum. lie towered above the other two men as he stood there transfixing them with his resentful glance, his brow heavy with threat and anger. But the two soldiers made no movement toward complying with il-l lur (tuitiuiiiiiun ui im-ii BUUieillllK superior. "I)'yo hear me?" he cried, stepping forward, reddening with rage at their appareut contumacy. "Aiul bethink ye, sirs, had best address me, who stand in the place of the king's majesty, as 'your excellency/ or I'll have you broke, knaves." "We need no lessons In mnnners from you. Sir Henry Morgan," cried Ilnwxherst, nugry In turn to be so browbeaten, though yesterday he would have taken it mildly enough. "And know by this, sir," lifting the paper, "that you are no longer governor of this island and can claim respect from no one." "What do you moan?" "The Mary Rose frigate arrived this Morning, bringing Lord Carlingford as his majesty's uew goveruor and tlil3 order of arrest." "Arrest? For whom?" "For one Sir Henry Morgan." "For what, pray?" "Well, sir, for murder, theft, treason ?the catalogue lills the paper. You are to be dispatched to England to await the king's pleasure. I uin seut by Lord Carlingford to fetch you to the Jail ni Port Royal." "You seem to find It a pleasant task." "By heaven, I do, sir!" oried the soldier fiercely. "I aui a gentleman born, of the proudest family in the Old Dominion, and have been forced to bow aud scrape and endure your insults and commands, you bloody villain, but now"? " 'Tig 110 part of a soldier's duty, sir, to insult a prisoner," interrupted Morgan, not without a certain dignity. He was striving to gain time to digest this surprising piece of news and thinking deeply what was to be done in this entirely unexpected crisis. "Curse it all, Ilawxherst!" Ensign Bradley burst out, pulling at the sleeve of his superior. "You go too fjy, man. This is unseemly." Ilawxherst passed Ids hand across his brow nnd by an effort somewhat regained his self control. "Nathless 'tis in this paper writ that you are to go to England a prisoner on the Mary ltose to await the king's pleasure," he added savagely. "Ills gracious majesty hath laid his sword upon my shoulder. I am a knight of his English court, one who has served him well upon the seas. Ills coffers have I enriched by?but let that pass. I do not believe that King Charles, God bless him"? "Stop! The Mary ltose brings the news that King Charles II. Is dead, and there reigns in his stead his gracious majesty King James." "God rest the soul of the king!" cried Morgan, lifting his hat from his head, "lie was a merry and a gallant gentleman. I know not this James. IIow If I do not go with you?" "You have ton nilniOno ?1.1 _t - ? in nuiuu ll? decide, sir," answered Ilawxlierst. "And tlion?" "Then If I don't bring you forth the men of yonder troop will come in without further order. Eh. Bradley?" "Quite so. Sir Henry," answered the younger man. "And every avenue of escape is guarded Yield you. sir. Believe ine, there's naught else." "I have ten minutes then," said the old man reflectively. "Ten minutes. Hum!" "You may have," answered the caplain curtly, "if you choose to take so long. Apd I warn you," ho added, "that you'd best make use of that time lo bid farewell to I.ndy Morgan or give other order for the charge of your affairs. for 'twill he a long time, I take It, before you are back here again." "Lady Morgan Is dead, gentlemen, In Ihe room above." At this young Bradley removed his tint, an example which Tlnwxherst followed a moment after. They had always felt sorrv *Un nnWnnnlft wife of the buccaneer. "As for my affairs, they can wait," continued Morgan slowly. "The game Is not played out yet, and perchance 1 shall have another opportunity to arrange tlieni. Meanwhile fetch glasses, Carlb, from yonder buffet." lie nodded toward a huge sideboard which stood against the wall Immediately In the rear of Ensign Bradley and at the same time shot a swift, meaning glance at the maroon, which was not lost upon him as he moved rapidly and noiselessly^ln obedience. "Gentlemen, will you drink witli me iv? um ucr.vi merry meeting*' lie continued, turning to them. "We're honest soldiers, honorable gentlemen, and we'll drink with no murderer, 110 traitor!" cried Ilawxherst promptly. "So?" answered Morg.tn, his eye sparkling with baleful light, although he remained otherwise entirely unmoved. "And let me remind you," continued the soldier, "that your time la passlng." "Well, keep fast the glasses, Carlb. The gentlemen have no fancy for drinking. I suppose, sirs, that I must fain yield me, but first let me look at your order ere I surrender myself peaceably to you," said the deposed governor, with surprising meekness. "Indeed, sir"? " 'TIs my right." "Well, perchance it may bo. There can be 110 harm in It, I think. Eh. Bradley?" queried the captain, catching for the moment his subaltern's eye. Then, as the latter nodded his head, the former extended the paper to Morgan. At that instant the old buccaneer shot one desperate glance at the maroon, who stood bnck of the shoul1 Shall I fire?' der of the officer with the drawn sword nnd pistol. As Hawxherst extended the paper Morgan, with the quickness of an albatross, grasped his wrist with his left hand. Jerked him violently forward and struck him a vicious blow on the temple with the heavy glass decanter, which shivered In his hand. Ilawxherst pitched down at the governor's feet, covered with blood nnd rum. So powerful had been Morgan's blow that the brains of the man had almost been beaten out. He lay shuddering and quivering on the loor. Quickly as Morgan struck, however, Cnrib liHvl been quicker. As the glass entailed against the temple of tlie senior the maroon had wrenched the pistol from the junior soldier's hand, ami l?ef.4,e he realized what had happened a cold muzzle was pressed against his forehead, y "Drop that ?word!" cried Morgan blatantly, and us^tlie weupou fell upon the door he continued, smiling: "That was well done, lllnck l>og. Quite old times, eh?**" "Shall I lire?" asked Curlb, curling Ills lips over his teeth in what passed with him for a smile. "Mot yeW, "Your excellency," gnspe I poor BradIcy, "1 didn't want to come. 1 remonstrated with him a moment since. For God's sake"? "Silence, sirrah! And how much time have I now, I wonder?" lie looked ait his watch.ijss ho askefl the question. "Three miliutes! Three minutes between you and instant death, Knsigu Bradley, for should one of your men cuter tile room now you see what you would have to expect, sir." "Oh. slr,,iinvc mercy"? "Unless you do exactly what 1 say you win .he lying there with that carrion," cried Morgan, kicking the prostrate body savagely with his jeweled shoes. "Wliat'do you want me to do? For God's sake be quick, your excellency. Time ts almost up. 1 hoar the men niovo.'\-.'V.i "You Hfb afraid, sir. There still want two niinutt*?"? "Yes, yqfc, hut"? "Go to'the window yonder," cried the old man contemptuously?whatever he was he was uot afraid?"nml to thorn.. >I)o you, Carlb, stand behind by tlia window well coucealed. If he hesitate, If he falter, kill him Instantly." ' "Pistol or kulfcV" "The. kulfo. It makes less uol.se," cried "the buccaneer, chuckling with devilish glee. "Only one minute and a half now, eh, Mr. Bradley V" "They're coming, they're coming!" whispered Bradley, gasping for breath. "Oh, sir"? "We still have a minute," answered Morgan coolly. "Now, stop thetu." "But bow 7" "Tell Ihem that you have captured me; that my wife is dead; that you and Lieutenant llawxherst will spend the night hare ami fetch me down to Port Royal/-In the morning; that I have yielded 'myself a prisoner. Bid them stay where they are and drink to your health.in bottles of rum which shall be sent Out to them and then to go hack to Port Royal and tell the new governor. And see that your voice does not trem ble. sir!" There was a sudden movement outside. O "If tho.v get In here," added Morgan quickljb "you are a dead man." Brad?'y, with the negro clutching his arm, ran to the window. With the polqt'<)fS?hls own sword pressed against tho of his^ueek he repented the UTC9*a?rwnitn? ?- . .. , , which-was received by the little squat!1 ron with shouts of approbation. lie turned "from the window, pale and trembling.. Moistening his lips he whispered: "I stopped them Just iu time." "Well for you that you did," said Morgan grimly, "t'omc hither! Face that \ynll! Now stand there! Move but a hair's breadth, turn your head the thousandth part of a degree, and I run you through," he added, baring ids sword. "Rum for the men without, Carib," he added, "and then tell me when they are gone." While the two were left alone in the room Morgan amused himself by pricking the unfortunate otttecr with the point of the weapon, at the same time euforclng immobility and silence by the most ferocious threats of a speedy and cruel death. The men outside drank noisily and presently doparted, and the half breed came back. "Bind tliisfool," Morgan commanded briefly. "Then bid the slaves keep close iu their cabins 011 pain of my displeasure?they know what it is. Then fetch the fastest horse lu the stable to the front door. (Jet my riding uuuis una noun, ana Detore you go band nie that little desk yonder, lie quick about It, too, for time presses, although I have more of It than these gentlemen would have allowed me." As the maroon, after carefully lashing the olllcer with a seaman's expertness, rushed out to busy himself In carrying out these commands, Morgan opened tho desk which he had handed to him and took from It several rouleaux of gold and a little bag filled with the rarest of precious stones. Then he made a careful examination of the body on the floor. "Not quite dead yet," he murmured, "but there Is no use wasting shot or thrust upon him, ho won't survive that blow. As for you, sir," looking at the paralyzed ensign lying bound upon the floor, "you thought you could outwit the old buccaneer, eh? You shall see. I dealt with men when you were a babe in arms, and a babe In arms you are still. IIo, hoi" He laughed long and loudly, though there was neither mirth nor merriment In his sinister tones. The blood of the poor listener froze In Ills veins at the sound of it. The brief prcparaUons which Morgan had indicated as necessary for the Journey were soon made. He was always promptly Obeyed by his own people. The slaves fled his presence when they could as If he bad been a pestilence. At a sign from his taciturn body servant at the open door that the horse was ready he rose to bis feet. "Shall I kill this one now?" asked the maroon. Morgan looked at the young man reflectively. The tongue of the ensign clave to the roof of his mouth; the sweat stood out on his forehead; he could not utter a word from fright, lie was bound and trussed so tightly that he couUl not make a move either. Ills eyes, however, spoke volumes. "Well," said Sir Henry deliberately, "It would be n pity to kill lihu"?he paused?"In a hurry," lie added. "Dead men tell no tales." "Eh. well, we can take en re of that. Just lay him near his friend, look the doors when I am gone and sot the plaee on tire. The people are all out of the house. See they remain away. 'Twill make a hot, glorious blaze. You know the landing opposite l'ort Itoynl ?" The half breed nodded. "Meet me there as quick as you can. I.ose no time." "Aye. aye, snh!" answered the C'arlb. "And Lady Morgan, snh?" "Let her burn with the other two. She is so saintly she may like the tire, "Not quile dead yet" for I am afraid there will be none where she has gone. Goodb.v, Master Bradley. You allowed me ten minutes. 1 take it that this house will bum slowly at first, so perhaps you may count upon?let us say?half an hour. I'm generous, you see. Ilarry Morgan's way! 'Tls a pity you can't live to take my message to Lord t'arlingford. The next time he sends any one for me let hint send men. not fools iiVJ - -I'llWil IMS." "Yon villain! You cursed, murdering villain!" gasped It rati Icy at last. "To our next meeting. Mr. Bradley, and may it be In a cooler place than you will be in half an hour!" CIIAPTElt II. 0LOSE under the toweriug walls of the old Spanish fort, n ?w for a quarter of a century dominated by the English Hag. as if seeking protection from its frowning battlements with their tiers of old fashioned guns, stood the Blue Anchor tavern. It had been a famous resort for the bold spirits of the evil sort wh > had made Port Itoyal the base of their operations in many a desperate sea venture in piracy in the two decades that had Just passed. But times had changed, even if men had not changed in them. The buccaneer had been banished from the Caribbean, whereupon, with a circumspect prudence, he had exj tended his operations into the south seas, where he was farther from civlllM^onsequently harder to get at Since the sack of PAnatnn1/ .sVJ.'/Jjdrol. years ago, his fortunes had been rapidly declining. One of the principal agents in promoting his downfall had been the most famous rover of them all. After robbing his companions of most of their legitimate proportion of the spoils of Panama Sir llenry had bought his knighthood at the hands of the venal Charles, paying for it in treasure, into the origin of which, with his usual careless insouciance, his easy going majesty had not Inquired any too carefully. And the old pirate had settled down, If not to live cleanly at least to keep within the strict letter of the law. There was thereafter nothing he abhorred so thoroughly as buccaneering and the buccaneer?ostensibly, that is. Like many a reformed rake, this gentle child of the devil, when the opportunity came" W him with the position of vice governor, endeavored to show the sincerity of his reformation by his zealous persecution. lie hanged without mercy such of his old companions in crime as fell into his clutches. They had already vowed vengeance upon him, these sometime brethren of the coast, for his betrayal of their contldence at Panama. They had further resented his honor of knighthood, his cloak of respectability, his assumption of gentility, and now that lie hanged and punished right and left without mercy their anger and animosity were raised to the point of fury, and many of them swore deeply with hitter oaths that If they ever caught him defenseless they would make hlin pay dearly in torture and torment for these various offenses. lie knew them well enough to realize their feelings toward him, and, blind fate affording him the opportunity of the upper hand, he made them rue more bitterly than ever their wild threats against him. He had, moreover, so conducted himself In his official position that everybody?good, bad and Indifferent?on the Island hated him. Why he had not been assassinated long slnco was a mystery. Hut ho was a dangerous man to attack. Absolutely fearless, prompt, decisive, resourceful and with the powers and privileges of the office he held besides, he had so far escaped all the dangers and difficulties of his sltua Inn 'hnvlna 1*n?l 1 i.vu. x iiumv.1 ikiu \ Uiini4iuilk> UVirilMlU* ed him and lind refused to Rive ear either to the reiterated pleas of the is landers for his removal or to the emphatic representations of the Spanish court, which iu hitter recollection of what he had done?and no more cruel or more successful pirate had ever swept the Caribbean and ravaged the Spanish main?were persistently urg<*1 upon his notice. But with the accession of James the situation was immediately altered. The new monarch ha<l at once ncceded to the demand of the Spanish amhassudor, presented anew at this opportune time, and a new gov * ri .i > * * eriwr of Jamaica was dispatched over tin* sea with orders to arrest Morgau nn<I scud liini to Bugiaud. llnwxhcrat, who in 00111111011 with nil the ottioers of the insular army hntcd tlio blood stained villain whom fortune had l>lnoed over them, luul solicited I.??rd t'arlingford to allow liini to execute the order, with what success we have seen. The news of the long wished for downfall of the tyrant hud been spread abroad and formed the one topic of conversation in Port Itoyal and the vicinity that day. Now the work of the day was over, and, as usual, the Blue Anchor tavern was crowded with 111011 from the frigate and other shipping In the harbor, mingling with others from the purlieus of the town. Fumes of rum and spirits pervaded the tobacco smoked barroom, which served as the 1 main parlor of the Inn. It was yet early in the evening, but the crowd, ! inliained with liquor, was already In uproarious mood. Over In a corner a young Fnglishnian was singing in a ' rich, deep voice a new song by a famous poet of London town: ' "Lot us sing and be merry, dunce. Joke and rejoice. With claret and sherry, theorbo and voter! ~* .?v The changeable world to our Joy Is un- -? Just. All treasure's uncertain. Then down with your dust; In frolics dispose your pounds, shillings and pence. For we shall be nothing a hundred years hence. "We'll sport nnd be free with Frank. Betty and Dolly, Have lobsters and oysters to cure melancholy; 1 i- isu dinners will make a man spring like u Hen. Dame Venus, love's lady. Wan born of the sen; With her and with Bacchus we'll tickle the sense. For we shall be past It a hundred years hence." It was a popular souk evidently, for the whole assembly joined in the chorus: "In frolics dispose your pounds, shillings and pence. For wo si:.ill be nothing a hundred years hence." They roared it out in the deep linss voices of the sea, marking the time by hammering in unison upon the oaken tables with their pewter mugs and flagons. The sentiment seemed to suit the company, if the zest with which they sang lie any criterion, fare was taken to insure a sulllcient pause, too, after the chorus between each of the two verses, to permit the drinking?after all (he essential part of the evening's entertainment?to be performed without hindrance. There was one man, however, from the post of honor which he occupied at the head of the table evidently held in high consideration among the habitues of the inn, who (lid not join In the singing, lie was a little man. who made up for his shortness of stature by breadth of shoulder and length of arm. There was an ugly black patch over his left eye. No one had ever seen him without that patch since the day of the assault on the fort at ('liagres. An Indian arrow had pierced his eye on that eventful day. Men told how liiin to' jftiVf reuupsting doctor, who had been hut a short time with the buccaneers, shrank from Jerking the barb out in view of the awful pain which would attend his action, and hesitated, reluctant, the wounded man had deliberately torn out the nrAt the Blue Anchor tavern row and. with oaths and curses for the other's cowardice, had bound tip the wound himself with strips torn front his shirt and resumed the flghti lng. Ills courage there, and before and J after, although he was an Illiterate person and could neither read nor j write, had caused him to be appointed , boatswain of the ship that had carried Morgan's tlag, and he had followed his leader for many years with a blind devotion that risked all and stuck at nothing to be of service to hint. | It had been many years since Master Benjamin Ilorulgold, coming down from bleak New England because he found bis natural bent of mind out of harmony with the habits and customs of his Puritan ancestors, had drifted into buccaneering under the flag of his chief. lie was an old man now, but those who felt the force of ids mighty arms wore convinced that age had not twithered him to any appreciable degree. [to n? coNTirrtTKn.) ! __ ! Wnrww'n "Koelnl (ilnM." 1 The town of Warsaw, Russia, may be called the milk producers' Eden. There is probably nowhere such a "milk town." Restaurants are but little frequented. On the other hand, the public frequents tbe various dairies in great numbers in order to chat with friends or read the newspapers to the accompaniment of black or white cofi fee or a glass of cold ov warm milk. ' To close a barcrnln or to tnii* imeimuo I llio milk saloon is resorted to. Chess and billiards are allowed to be played . In these recognized places of public rei sort.?London Times. Of Course She Did. lie told her that he loved her ' In prose and awful rhyme. ' Though eho affected great surprise, . i Bhe knew It all the time.