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Sir Henr BUCC By CYRUS TO"" Author of "The Sc of Country,*' "Th< 1 COPYRIGHT, 1005. BY G. as he spoke the men hurried to tbel stations*. There was no lark of ski on the frigate. and now was seen th value of Morgan's constant drilling The cannon of (be ship were cast loos To the death 11 anil loaded, loggerheads and nintchet lighted, small arms distributed and primed, pikes were served out, cut lassos loosened in their sheaths, and such as lrnd armor, still worn in greater or less degree even In that day, donned It, nud the ship was full of busy preparation. "We've no flag (Tying, sir," said Iloruigold as the men settled down to their statlo^ grim nnd^vndy. "Aye,** said Morgan, "show the Engllsh flag. We'll make as much trouble for his gracious majesty King .Tames as possible." In a short time the glorious colors of England, which had never waved over ho despicable a crew before, rippled out in the freshening breeze. As they were rapidly approaching the ttpntiiah ship now. Morgan descended from tho poop dork to make a personal Inspection of tils frigate before beginning action. He found everything to lila taste and passed along the lines of silent men congregated around the guns with words of stern appreciation. The crews of the guns had been constituted with great care. The gun captains i:t each instance were tried and proved seamen, men as fearless as they were capable. The weaker and the more wretched of the band had been so plneed that opportunity for showing cowardice would be greatly circumscribed. and the stern command of the captain that the ofilcers and petty oflVers should instantly shoot any man v ' Cl .? .. ?*.. .< *?.!. ? I. -r ort effect. I!" did not hesitate to remind the men. either, that they fought with halters around their necks. Tloanigold." said Morgan as ho stepped up ou the quarter deck again. 'I v v.t the frigate to pass as close to win '.ward of that Spanish ship as you can bring her without touching. Let her not suspect our desire, but wbtrl Into her as we .get abreast. Don t fall foul of her as you value your life!" "Aye, aye. sir." answoreu mar veteran, squinting forward along the jibboom with bin one eye as if measuring the distance, "I'll bring her close enough for ydu to leap aboard and yet never touch a rope yarn on her." He spoke with the consciousness and pride of his skill. ' Now, lads," cried Mo.gun. "have everything ready, and when I give the word pour it in on yonder ship. I want to settle lier with one broadside. Stand by for the word! Now lie down, all, behind the bulwarks and rail?. We must not arouse suspicion." The two ships, the Mary Rose going free, the Spanish frigate close hauled on the port taek, were now within hailing distance. As they approached each other tin? buccaneer could see that the other ship was crowded with men. Among her people tlie flash of sunlight upon iron helms denoted that she carried a company of soldiers. The Spaniards were entirely unsuspecting The men had not gone to their quarters, the guns were still secured?In short, save for the miliiury trappings of the soldiers on hoard and the tain plotted muzzles of her cannon she was in appearance as peaceful a vessel a? failed the sens. Hie two ships were near enougl now to make conversation possible and the Mary Itose was hailed by t tall, richly dressed officer in glistoninj breastplate and polished steel caj standing on the forecastlo of the othe: B ohln J "What ship Is that?" he cried in bro ken English. "This Is the frigate Mnry Hose." Tb usual answer to such a hall woul< have been, "This is his Britannic maj esty's frigate Mary Itoso," but th Spaniards suspected nothing as Moi gun continued, "carrying Sir Ilenr; Morgan, some time vice governor o the Island of Jamaica." "I have the honor to wish the vie governor a very good morning," at awered the Spaniard, courteously wai lug his hand in salutation. "Now, Hornlgold; now!" said Morga iu a fierce* whisper. The old boatswain sprang himself t the wheel. With bis powerful hand l:e revolved it quickly until It was hai np. .The frigate answered it instantl Bhe swung away toward the Spauiui , to leeward of her with a suddeuue! that surprised even her steersman. "And I salute the vice governor continued the Spanish captain Just i the English ship swept down upon hir and then he cried in sudden alarm an excitement: "Hnvo a. care, senor! What inea you? You will be aboard of us! Hni op with the helm!" m y Morgan, ANEER CVN5END BRADY, >utljcrncrs," "For Love : Grip of Honor," Etc. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY lr ! As soon ?3 the Mary Hose had begun II to fall off?nye, even before her motion e had been perceptible? lloruigold had J. reversed the lielni. e "Flow the head sheets there," he cried, shoving the wheel over spoke by spoke with all the force of his arms. "Flatten In aft a little, here! Steady! | We're right abreast now, captain." lie I said. Almost as quickly as sjie had fallen ntf the nimble frigate, beautifully handled, came to the wind again. She wus now almost in touch with the olli er ship. Ilornlgold's seamanship ami i f-K111 had been mngnii'.ccnt. 11 ? ha?l done all that was a ked of him and all that ho had promised. "Aye, ayo," answered Morgan in triumphant commendation. "Hands unely tlono. I could leap aboard!" ! The Sitanish ship \va ; tilled with cou1 fusion. The oaptaiti, with his face ' black with rage, stood oa the forei castle slinking his fist, i "This Is outrageous, sir!" ho shouted, i "You have nearly run us down! What do you wantV" "1 want to return your salute." answorod Morgan suavely. "Up. lads!" ho cried. 'As the men sprang to their foot he loured out fiercely: "Stand by! Fire! I'our It Into them!" The Mary Hose was almost in contact with the Spanish ship when a perfect tornado of tire burst from her side. Kvcry gun in licr broadside, and she was a forty-eight gun frigate, was discharged point blauk at the astonished enemy. Not waiting to reload the guns, the crew seized the small arms ready charged to hand and as they slowly swept by poured a withering tire upon the Spaniard's crowded decks. Out of the tlame ami smoke the Mary Rose burst upon the astonished eyes of the officers and men of the two remaining ships. The first frigate was a wreck on the water. Some of the pirate guns had been depressed, great holes How like you our salute > " I had boon opouod by the snot the masts , ad boon carried away, and the devoted si" p was sinking, her decks covered , witii ueau uiiu uyiug. i "We wish you the compliments of the morning, seuor," roared Morgan: facing aft toward the battered and ruined frigate. "How like you our salute?" But the captain of the Spanish vessel lay dead upon his bloody deck, and if any answered the Jeering taunt it was drowned by the laughter and cheering of the English crew. They had eliminated the first ship from the game. They had diminished their enemies by a third, and full of confidence they swept down upon the other two. CHAPTER VI. SLTITOUCII they could not comprehend the reason for the vicious attack upon their consort by a ship of a supposedly friendly power, it was evident to the Spaniards in the two remaining ships that the English frigate was approaeh' ing them with the most sinister and ! malevolent purpose. Consequently the exultant men on the Mary Rose could hear the shrill notes of the trumpeters 1 on the two other ships calling their 1 men to arms. With a confidence born of success, 1 j however, Morgan resolutely bore down * upon the enemy. Even the dastards in his crew had been excited by the ? ease nnd success of the first trencher. ous blow aud plucked up courage, bet lieviug that their captain's invincible f skill, address und seamanship would ) carry them safely through tho next r encounter. The Spanish had little warning after - all, for the breeze was rapidly freshening, and in what seemed an incredle bly short time the English frigate wus 3 close at hand. Though they worked I- with a desperate energy, they had not e entirely completed those preparations '- required by the shock of battle. As y usual, Morgan was determined to lose f no time. If he could have thrown his vessel upon them out of the tire aud e smoke of tho first broadside he would i- have gained tho victory with scarcely r- less ditlicuity than he had seized the first advantage, but that was not to be, n and it was with considerable anxiety that he surveyed the crowded decks :o of the two remaining ships, la He had no fear gf the armament of d either one, but ir those spanish boiy. dlers ever got n footing ui>on his own :d deck It was probable they could not ? be dislodged without a tremendoun sacrifice of life, and as he gazed over his ," motley crew he even questioned their is ability to contend successfully with n, such a mass of veterans. lie had hoped id that the remaining frigate would detach herself from the galleon, in which in event the superior handlness and mo d bllity of his own ship, to say nothing of his probable, advantage Jn the way I ui which his batteries womn do rougnr would enable him to dispose of bet witliov.t too much difficulty. Then ht ConM with ease place the lntjjc nml tinwleldly galleon at his mercy. Bui ' :bo two Spanish ships stuck close to i getlier, too close indeed, Morgm (bought, for their own safety. Thcj ! were both on the wind, with their lar hoard tacks aboard, tiie frigate slight ly ahead and to windward of the gal lean?on the side, that is, whence tin Mary Hose was approaching. 80 l'ai as he could divine it, the Spanish plan, if they had formulated any pi theh hurry, appeared to be for the frigate tu engage the Mary Hose, and while she had the latter ship under her buttery the galleon would tack across the ling lish vessel's bows or stern, as might be, rake her, got her between the two ships, run her aboard and thus effect her ruin. The plan was simple, practicable and promised easy success, provided the Lhtglishuiuu did what wUjj expected of him. Morgan was not to be caught napping that way. As be rushed down upon them there came into his head one of the most daring ideas that have ever Hashed across a scninau's brain. Hastily summoning Brazilian-.;, be bade him take a dozen of his men, descend to the after magazine, procure two or three barrels of powder from the guhner and stow them in the cabin under the poop deck, lie charged him to do it as quietly as possible and take only men for the purpose upon whom he could depend. While this wiu (lone young Tench was also summoned from the forecastle, his place beiug^ taken by old Velsers, whose division fn. the battery was placed under the command of ltavetieau. There was a whispered colloquy between the chieftain and his young subordinate, after which the latter nodded his head, ran below and concealed himself in one of the staterooms under the quarter deck. In. a little space the Portuguese reappeared -with his men and announced that they had completed their task, whereupon they were directed to *eturu to their stations. Meanwhile the crew had been recharging the battery and reloading the small arms. Morgan addressed t:> them a few words of hearty approvtd of their previous actions and predicted an easy victory *over the two ship#. The Spanish captain naturally supposed?and indeed the courses upon whisk the three ships were sailing if persisted in would have brought about the result?that the Mary ltose would pass along his larboard side and the two vessels would engage in the formal manner of the period, yardarui to yardarm until the galleon could get into action and so settle it in the purposed way. lie intended, of course, if it could l?e brought about, to throw the masses of soldiers he was transporting home upon the Lhiglish decks and cay?' ry the frigab^ by bwrdl^ U'AV MYik uj.c cnose to\ mudle the spokes himself. There was , t brief conversation between them, and hen the Knglish captain ran forward in the forecastle. The ships were \eijj near now. In a moment or twd they would pass each other in pafalle) courses, though In opposite directions, itud tlielr broadsides would bear. But when the Mary Rose was about a cable's length from the Spanish frigate the astonished don heard a sharp com- ' niand ring out from the approaching English ship, after which site made a wide sweep and came driving straight at him at a furious speed. The English captain intended to run liim down! There was to be no passage along his broadside. The other was upon him! The cutwater of the onrusliiug ship loomed up before him tremendously. Instantly ull was confusion on the Spanish ship. The steersman lost ids head and without orders put his helm up sharply. Some one cut the sheet of the after sail on the huge lateen yard, and the frigate went whirling around on her heel like n top in a violent and fatal as well as vain effort to get out of the road. * It was a most foolish maneuver, for close at hand on the lee side of her the galleon came lumbering along, ller captain, too, had seen the peril and had elected to meet It by tacking under his consort's stern, but he was too near, and the other ship fell off and was swept to leeward too rapidly. His own ship, cumbersome and unwieldy, as they always were, was slow in ausweriug the helm. The frigate and galleon came together with a terrific crash. The shock carried away the fore topmast of the frigate, which fell across the head yards of the galleon. The two ships were instantly locked together. They swung drifting and helpless in the tossing waters. Morgan had counted upon this very catastrophe. A twist of the helm, a touch of the braces, and the prow of the Mary Hose swung to windward. As her batteries bore she hurled their messengers of death into the crowded masses ou the Spanish ships. Although dismayed by the collision, the gunners on the frigate made a spirited reply with a discharge which at such close range did much execution. Unfortunately for her, the Mary Itoso had rushed so close to the two en tUUglCU snips mat ll WUH impusnniu: for her to escape hitting tlieiu. The English captain would have given anything if he could have gone free of the mass, for he could have passed under the stern of the two helpless ships, rnked them and probably would have had them at his mercy, but his dash at them had been an enrnesl one, and in order to carry out his plan successfully he had been forced tc throw his ship right upon them. There fore, though the~~liclm was shifted one! the braces hauled in an effort to gei clear, and though the ship under Mor gun's conning and Ilornlgold's steering was handled as few ships have evei been handled, and though It was out the speediest and mo$t weather]; i Tin* Spanish captain, morlUled and , } humiliated I icy ?n,l ex predion by tke I .mtshap. ius'autly rcaliv.?Ml that this cou- : . tad presented them with a possibility ^r'of retrieving themselves. Before the ships could Jip depurated grappling irons were thrown, and in a second the _ i three were looked in a close embrace, j Morgan had anticipated this situation i also, although he Ii:nl hoped to avoid } It. and had prepare*I for it. As tlie , two ships became fast the high poop I and rail of the Spaniard were black ' ', with iron capped uien. They swarmed ] | o\er on the lower poop and quarter i | t'eck of the Mary Itose in a dense mass. ?_The small arms on both sides had been | discharged a moment before, and there j The three were locked , in a close embrace I ; 0 ? r had been no time to reload. The re- ' mainder of the engagement to all in- ^ tents and purposes would he fought i ( with the cold steel. I | The advantage was now with the I y Sp aniards, whose force outnumbered | .. I j.uiucs iwo or three to one. Sur- v j prising a.s it was tlio ol?l but'cauoers and the bolder spirits anions his crow. ?. whoso blood was up sufiiclentiy. to J : enable them to long for the onset, Morgaa had run to the waist of the ship ,M when he saw tlie inevitable collision and had called all hands frout the poop " ami quarter. Tiie Mary ltose was proyided with an elevated quarter deck ; ' and above that a high poop. Massing ' his men in the gangways Just forward , 11 of the mainmast and on the forecastle i 11 itself, with the hardiest spirits in the j ' front line and Morgan himself in ad- I viince of all, sword in hand, the two parties contemplated each other for u !' little space just before joining in the ' onset. " The poop and quarter deck were crowded so thick with Spanish soldiers and sailors that room could scarcely he found for the increasing procession. ,( for, anxious to be in at the death, the men of the galleon clinging to the frig n ate ran across and joined their comrndes. Here were trained and veteran w soldiers in overwhelming numbers, 1,1 with the advantage of position in that w they fought from above down, to oppose which Morgan had his motley to crew behind him. WV^Hstnrdly villain!" shout?"KLMiUL.JL havt tlj M?P. quarter?" Ciie.i til A*low growlS s., of the buqeuneers at this "qtiw*..? . ^ the rapscallions among the crew back of bim instantly took up the cry. "Quarter! Quarter! We surrender! ' We strike! For heaven's sake"? 1 "Silence!" roared Morgan, an order which was enforced by the officers and ' veterans by tierce blows with pistol butts, lillts of swords and even nuked lists. "I would bear the answer of the Spanish captain." y "We give no quarter to pirates and | murderers'." the other shouted. j "That's what 1 thought," said Morgan triumphantly, and as he spoke he I * drew from his pocket a silver whistle ?' like a boats/wain's call. lie blew it j ai shrilly before the wondering men. I P At that instaut Teach, followed by C1 the few men who had remained below I in the powder division, came running up to Morgan from the hatchway be- ? tweeu the two forces. ? "1s t done?" cried the captain. "Aye, sir. In another"? " "Forward, gentlemen!" shouted the " Spanish captain, dropping from the 11 1 t K x ,M?t? .1 Mflft.! II quarter ui*ur iu tut; muni uiti\. uuu ? ami 8t. Jago! Ilavc at them!" v Before he had taken two steps the A terrific roar of a deafening explosion ^ came to the startled bueeaneers out r of the blast of flame and smoke, in the f midst of which could be heard shrieks V and groaus of the most terrible an- i guish. Teach had connected the pow- t der with the fuse, and when he bad heard the sound of Morgan's whistle, * the agreed signal, he had ignited it 1 and blown up the stern of the frigate. 1 The Spaniards were hurled in every t direction. So powerful was the concus- < slon that the front ranks of the buccaueers were also thrown down by It. 1 Morgan happened to fall by the side of t the Spanish captain, and the latter, though badly wounded, with determln- 1 ed and heroic valor raised himself on his arm and strove to kill the buc- * caneer. But the faithful Carib, who ' ( Strove to kill the buccanee 1 1 had reserved one char Red pistol by his master's command for such an emerJ gency, shot him dead. Morgan struggled to his feet and ' looked at the scene. Some of his men ' did not rise with the others, for they had been killed by the falling splinters and bits of Iron. The whole stern of the Mary Itose was gone. There was of vessels, they could not entirely * swing her cleay. The stern of tho p frigate crashed against the stern of i tlio nearest Spanish ship drifting fran? Iljcally to leeward. J not n Spaniard left bcforo them, few figure* shrieking vainly for hell clutching at floating pieces of tiniho Might bo soon struggling in the so. Tho Spanish frigate liaii n great hoi ti the port side of lier ufterworks. was on tire. The three ships wei rooking as if in a hurricane. Panic tilled the minds of the greatr part of the bueeanoers at tliis tn inend'Mis catastrophe. Had Morgan t save himself ruined his own ship They were appalled by the terrilie e: pcdlenl of their captain. Wild eric uid inii>re<'ations burst forth. "The ship is sinking!" "We are lost!" "Silence!" shouted Morgan again am igain. "The ship is sinking, but on diip is there. I.et those who love lif "ollow me!" lie sprang at the burning rail of th spanisli frigate. Black Dog was at hi leols; l?eii Iloriiigohl followed har? lpou; Teaeli was on the otlr-r side I'roiu the waist Itaveneau and the Bra dlian strove to inspire the men. OI? I'elsers from the forecastle drove then 'orward as quiekl} as he could. Pre- ntly they recovered their courage ii some measure, for the fighting force f the enemy had disappeared. The; t- ' * mu iosi a snip, but there were tw: ither ships before them. They swarm 'd over the rail with cheers ami cries 'here was little or no resistance. Tli nen of the f riff a to were stunned int. lelplessnesss by the explosion, a! hotiffh the captain of the galleon ra! led a few men atul fought until the\ rere all cut down and the two sliip> rere taken I y storm. They had scarcely gained the dec It f the galleon before thm^'omains ot lie Mary Itose sank hcu^iih the sen, lie, wounded upon her decks vainly rying for succor. By this time the weather sale of the fmnining Spanish ship was st mass of nine, and there was imminent danger nit the tiro would he commuuieated to le galleon. <living his men time for olliing. Morgan set to work furiously > extricate himself. Axes and hatch is were plied and all the skill and soaiunship of the conquerors brought into lay. Finally tlioy succeeded in getng clear and working away from the timing frigate. Morgan at once put le galleon before the wind and when t> had drawn away a short distance live to the ship to take account of the milage before determining his future ?urse. Far hack on the ocean and low in the uter drifted the sinking remains of ic first Spanish frigate. Near at hand as the hulk of the second .ship, now a azlng furnace. The; first was filled itli living men, many of them despcrely wounded. No attention was paid them by the buccaneers. They cried ?r mercy unheeded. Anyway, their isponse would soon be over. Indeed, e first ship sank and the second blew ? with a fearful explosion a short 'c .nctn "nosy ffot away. A brief iuir\ . , ?bowe<l tliat the gallean had >out t wen (y''\v('iiii1 1 ? - th.:t c>o! I ? care for them nor for the two shTps . had fought so splendidly, pirate ough he was, he clapped sail on the illeon and bore away to the southard. CIIA FT Hit VI I. BllR Aimiralite Kecalde. for such was the name of the galleon, was easily and speedily repalrI ed by the skilled seamen of the ary ltosc under such leadership and irection as the experience of Morgan id the ottieers afforded. By the beilining of the first dog watch even a itical inspection would scarcely liu\e lown that she had been in action, k'lth the wise forethought of a seainn, Morgan had subordinated every tlier duty to the task of making the ossol fit for nnv danger of tlic sea. nd lio had deferred any careful examnation of her cargo until everything ad been put shipshape again, although y his hurried questioning of the suriving officers he had learned that the limb-ante ltecakle was indeed loaded rith treasure of Peru, which liad been eceivod by lier via tlie isthmus of Pan inia for transportation to Spain. On >oard her were several priests return ng to Spain and also an aged abbess Sister Maria Christina. In the indiscriminate fury of the as lault one or two of the priests ha< icon killed, but so soon as the ship ha< ^eu fully taken possession of the live if the surviving clerics had been spar id by Morgan's express command The priests were allowed to miniate o their (lying compatriots so long a liey kept out of the way of the sailorIn the hold of the ship nearly 15* .vretched prisoners were discovered They were the crew of the buccanee (hip Daring, which had been com mnnded by a famous adventurer nam ttl Itlngrose, who had been capture* by a Spanish squadron after a de.? peratc defense ofT the port of Calla< Peru. They were being transported t Spain, where they had expected snir mary punishment for their iniquities No attention whatever had been pal to their protests that they were Knj llshmen, and, indeed, the statement wn hardly true, for at least half of thei belonged to other nations. In the Ion passage from Cailao to the Isthmus an thence through the Caribbean they hn been kept rigorously under liatche A/vnflBAmoiii fi\r mnnv iIhvs ni enforced subsistence upon n Ream and Inadequate diet had caused mar to die and Impaired the health of tl survivors. When the hatch cove were opened, the chains unshnckh nnd the miserable wretches broug on deck their condition moved ev< some of the buccaneers to pity. Tl galleon was generously provided f lrer long cruise across the ocean, ni tho released prisoners, by Morgar orders, were liberally treated. I work was required of them; they wt allowed t9. gamier a_Vout_ the decks / ????L*,? * pleasure, by the open an. ' the lirsl g <r> I luvitl they had enjoyed ' In several months and by a general* allowance of spirits. As soon as thov ie learnml the object of the ernise. with lC> out exception they indicated their de? ?ire to place themselves under the | command of Morgan. >r | As soon as it eoulil be done a more careful inspection and calculation sat-' y islied the buccaneer of the immense ' value of his prize. The lading of tho k' galleon, consisting principally of silver s i bullion, was probably worth not far I from a million Spanish dollar"?pieces ' of eight! This divided among the ISO survivors of the original crew meant * i nliluence for even the meanest cabin r ( boy. It was wealth such as they had '' j not even dreamed of. It was a prize 1 the value of which had scarcely ever '' , been paralleled. s | They were assembled forward of the ' I quarter deck when the announcement ' was made. When they understood the news the men became dymk with Joy. It would seem as if they had been sud1 | denly stricken mad. Some of them i stared in paralyzed silence; others 1 i broke into frantic cheers and yells; | some reeled and shuddered like drunk4 en men. The one person who preserved 1 i bis imperturbable calmness was Morgan himself. The gratitude of ttiese men toward him was overwhelming. Under his leadership they bad achieved ' such a triumph as had scarcely ever ?1 > ? Hi hi iik? painucst days of , their career, ami with little or no loss tliey had been put in possession of a prodigious treasure. They crowded about him presently with enthusiastic ; cheers of affection and extravagant vows of loving service. The general joy. however, was not shared by the rescued buccaneers. Although thejt had but a few hours before despaired of life in the loathsome depths of the vile hold and they had been properly grateful for the sudden and unexpected release which had given them their liberty and saved them trom the gibbet, yet it was not in any He seized the dazed man by the throat human man, especially a buccaneer, to view with equanimity the distribution ?or the proposed distribution?of so vast a treasure and feel that he could not share ,.i it. The fresh air and the tood and driuk had already done much for those hardy ruffians. They were beginning to regain, if not all their Morgan s onmn...? =lowering brows and flushed faces at the frantic revel In which they could not participate. Not even the cask of rum which Morgan ordered broached to celebrate the capture and of which all hands partook with indiscriminate voracity could bring Joy to their hearts. After matters had quieted down somcwliat?and during this time the galleon had been mainly left to navigate herself?Morgan deemed it a suitable occasion to announce bis ultimate designs to the men. "(Jentleinen, shipmates and bold hearts all," be cried, waving bis band for silence, "wo have captured the richest prize probably that floats on the ocean. There are pieces of eight ami silver bullion enough beneath the hatches, as 1 have told you, to make us rich for life, to say nothing of the gold, jewels, spices and what not besides"? lie was interrupted by another yell of appreciation. "But, men," he continued, "I hardly know what to do with it." "(live it to us!" roared a voice, which was greeted with uproarious laugher. "We'll make away with it." Morgan marked down with his eye the man who had spoken and went on. "The ports of his majesty the king 1 of England will be closed to us so soon 1 as our capture of the Mary ltose is s noted. England Is at pence with the world. There Is not a French or Span' ish port that would give us n haven. r If we appeared anywhere in European s waters with this galleon we would he taken and linngod. Now, what's to be " done?" ' "Run the ship ashore on the New r England coast," cried the man who '* had spoken before. "Divide the treaslire, burn the ship and scatter. Let '' every man look to his own share and his own neck." K "By heaven, no!" shouted Morgan. ? "That's well enough for you, not for mo. I'm a marked man. You can dls* appear. I should he taken, and Ilornl(* gold and Itaveneau and the rest. It won't do. We must stay by the ship, * keep to the original plan. We'll sail 11 this ship down the Spanish main and ^ capture a town, divide our treasure, make our way overland to the Pacific, where we'll find another ship, and then s- away to the south seas! We'll found a community, with every man a law ^ for himself. We'll"? W Rut the recital of this Utopian dream 10 was rudely Interrupted. "Nay, master," cried the man Sawkins, who had done most of the talkInj? from among the crew; "we go no !n farther." he 1 or [to bb corrrnnjED.j V Needs a Digester, Man may not live hy bread alone Without his good health shaking;. >re Particularly if the bread la of his wife's firat baking.