PAGE TWO
EQIPTAIN BLOOD
tl RAFAEL; SABATINI
Copyrighted, 1922, by Rafael Sabatini.
"CAPTAIN. BLOOD,” a Vitagraph picture with J. Warren Ker.
rigan In the title role, is an adaptation of tfeis thrilling novel.
CHAPTER XXVll—Continued
And their own they made her
In the end, and at cost of nearly
half their ■mbers. Driven to the
quarter-deck, the surviving defend
ers, urged on by the infuriated
Rivarol; maintained awhils their
desperate resistance. But in the
end, Rivarol went down with a bul
let tn his head, and the French
remnant, numbering scarcely a
score of whole men, called for
quarter.
Even then the labors of Blood’s
men were not at an end. The
Elizabeth and the Medusa were
tight-locked, and Hagthrope's fol
lowers were being driven back
aboard their own ship for the sec
ond time. Prompt measures were
demanded. Whilst Pitt and his
seamen bore their part with the ■
sails, and Ogle went below with
a gun-crew. Blood ordered the
grapnels to be loosed at once.
Lord Willoughby and the Admiral
were already aboard the Vlcto
rieuse. As they swung off to the
rescue of Hagthorpe, Blood, from
the quarter-deck of the conquered i
vessel, looked his last upon the
ship that had served him so well.
A moment she rocked after her re
lease, then slowly and gradually
settled down, the water gurgling
and eddying about her topmasts,
all that remained visible to mark
the spot where she had met her
death. As he stood there, above
the ghastly shambles in the waist
c* the Victorieuse, some one spoke
behind him. “Captain Blood,
never before have I seen the im
possible made possible by resource
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Captain Blood sees the enemy.
and valor, or victory so gallant!}’
snatched from defeat."
He turned, and presented to
laird Willoughby a formidable
front. His head piece was gone,
his breastplate dinted, his right
sleeve a rag hanging from his
shoulder about a naked arm. He
was splashed from head to foot
with blood, and there was blood
from a scalp-wound that he had
taken matting his hair and mixing
with the grime of powder on his
face to render him unrecognizable.
But from that horrible mask two
vivid eyes looked out preternatur
ally bright, and from those eyes
two terrs had ploughed each a fur
row through the tilth of his cheeks.
CHAPTER XXVIII
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER
NOR
It was not until the evening of
the following day that van der
Kuylen s truant fleet of nine ships
came to anchor in the harbor, of
Port Royal, and its officers, Dutch
and English, were made acquainted
with their admiral’s true opinion of
their worth.
Six ships ol that fleet were in
stantly refitted for sea. There were
other West Indian settlements de
manding the visit of inspection of
the new Governor-General, and
.Lord Willoughby was in haste to
rail for the Antilles.
"And meanwhile,” he complained
tn his admiral, “I am detained here
by the absence of this fool of a
Deputy-Governor."
“Aha! But id it not necessary
you remain for dat. And meandime
de Vrench will has deir eye on Bar
bados, vich is nod veil defended.
You half here chust the man you
vant. He viil require no insdruc
shons, dir one. He vjn know how
to make Port Royal safe, bedder
nor you or me."
“You mean Blood? Egad! 1 had
thought of it; and, rip me* why
not ?”
Blood was sent for. He was a
trifle dazzled by the honor pro
posed to him. when larrd Willough
by made it known. It was so far
beyond.® anything that he had
dreamed, and he was assailed by
doubts of his capacity to undertake
So onerous a charge.
“Damme!” snapped Willoughby,
"should I offer it unless I were sat
isfied of your capacity? If that’s
your only objection ”
“It is not, my lord. I had counted
upon going home, so I had. I am
Baked and Eried
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hungry for the green lanes of Eng
land." He sighed. “There Will be
apple blossoms in the orchards of
Somerset.”
“Apple blossoms!" His lord
ship’s voice shot up like a rocket,
and cracked on the word. “What
the devil —? Apple blossoms I’’ He
looked at van der Kuylen. The ad
miral raised his brows and pursed
his heavy lips. His eyes twinkled
humorously in his great face.
“So!” he said. “Fery boedlcal!"
My lord wheeled fiercely upon
Captain Blood.
“If you want your past forgotten
and your future assured, this is
your chance. Your duty lies here,
at least for as long as the war lasts.
When the war’s over, you may get
| back to Somerset and cider or your
j native Ireland and its potheen,
i but until then you’ll make the best
of Jamaica and rum.”
Van der Kuylen exploded Into
laughter. But Blood remained sol
emn to the point of glumness. His
thoughts were on Miss Bishop, who
wal somewhere here in this very
house in which they stood, but
whom he had not seen since his ar
rival. Had she but shown him
some compassion . . .
A.nd then the rasping voice of
Willoughby cut in again, upbraid
ing him for his hesitation, pointing
out to him his .incredible stupidity
in trifling witli such a golden op
portunity as this. He stiffened and
bowed.
“My lord, you are in the right. It
shall be as you wish; and very
gratefully, let me assure your lord
ship. I shall know how to earn his
majesty’s approbation. You may
depend upon my loyaJ service."
Thus it was settled. Blood’s com
mission was made out and sealed
in the presence of Mallard, the
commandant.
"We sail tomorrow morning," his
lordship announced. Blood was
startled.
“And Colonel Bishop?” he asked.
“He becomes your affair. You
are. now the Governor. You will
dea» with him as you think proper
on his return. Hang him from his
own yardarm. He deserves it."
“Isn’t the task a trifle invidious?”
wondered Blood.
“Very well. I’ll leave a letter for
him. I hope he’ll like it."
Captain Blood took up his duties
at once. With the sanction of Lord
Willoughby he marshalled his buc
caneers and surrendered to them
one-fifth of the captured treasure,
leaving *o their choice thereafter
■ either to depart or to enrol them
selves in the service of King Wil
iliam.
A score of them elected to re
main, and amongst these were
Jeremy Bitt, Ogle, and Dyke, whose
outlawry. Use Blood’s, had come to
an end with the downfall of King
James. They were saving old
Wolverstone, who had been left be
hind at Cartagena—the only sur
vivors of that band of rebels-con
vict who had left Barbados over
three years ago in the Cinco Llagas.
On the following morning, whilst
van der Kuylen’s fleet was making
finally ready for sea, Blood sat in
the spacious whitewashed room
that was the Governor’s office,
when Major Mallard brought him
word that Bishop’s homing squad
ron was in sight.
"I am glad he comes before Lord
Willoughby’s departure. The or
ders, Major, are that you place
him under arrest the moment he
steps ashore." ®
Peter Blood sat back in his chair
and stared at the ceiling, frown
ing. Came a tap at the door, and an
elderly negro slave presented him
self. Would his excellency receive
j Miss Bishop? He sat quite still, con
scious that his pulses were drum
ming in a manner wholly unusual
to them. Then quietly he assented.
He rose when she entered, and if
he was not as pale as she was, it
was because his tan dissembled it
For a moment there was silence be
tween them, as they stood looking
each at the other. Then she moved
forward, and began at last to speak,
haltingly, in an unsteady voice,
amazing in one usually so calm and
deliberate.
“I . . . I . . . Major MAllarl has
just told me . . ."
"Major Mallard exceeded hts
duty,” said Blood, and because of
the effort he made to steady his
votce it sounded harsh and unduly
loud. “You alarm yourself without
reason, Miss Bishop. Whatever
may lie between me and your uncle,
you may be sure that I shall not
follow the example he has set me.
I shall not abufee fny position
prosecute a private vengeance. On
the contrary, I shall abuse it to pro
tect him. Lord Wiiloughby’s rec
ommendation to me is that I shall
treat him without mercy. My own
intention is to send him back to his
plantation in Barbados.”
She came slowly forward now. “I
... I am glad that you will do that.
Glad, above all, fpr your own sake.”
She held out her hand to him.
He considered it critically. Then
he bowed over it. I’ll not presume
to take it in the hand of a thief and
a pirate,” said he bitterly.
(Continued in our next issue).
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j Women Are Hostesses of Men’s i
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BY CORRESPONDENT
One of the most enjoyable even’s
at Plains in recent weeko was the
banquet of The Busin ’ss Men’s
Evangelistic Club, which was held
at the school building Monday night,
the ladies of the three churches be
ing hostesses of the occasion. Every
member of the Club was present ex
cept two, those two being out of
town. In the absence of the presi
! dent, Dr. Thad Wise, W A. Carter,
■ first vice president, presided over
; the meeting.
The usual order of business was
, transacted, the reports of. commit
tees and group leaders showing cun
siderable activities during tie past
week. Group No. 2, J. L. Moor.?
learder, reported having conducted
th< prayer services at the Baptist
church last Thursday night with a
large attendance and much interest
on the part of the <! ;:> members
and others present. Group Nt. 3,
VV. L. Thomas lea ler, reported hav
ing conducted the ch; pel exercises
on Monday morning at the- Plains
high school, every-m. •’’>< ? of the
group being present and an inter
esting program having been ren
dered. Group No. 4, Prof. E L.
Bridges leader, reported a most in-J
. pirational cottage prayer meeting j
held last Sunday afternoon at the I
residence of Mrs. Hag' rsnn, a “shut
in” of the Concord < onimunitv .
At the request of .In l”<iie-, a
' cte’ was taken to determine who
was the most enthusiastic member
of the Club, Broadus Wellons re
ceiving the highest number of
votes. E. R. Stewart received* thd
second highest vote and Ross Dean
the third. Many other; received a
number of votes showing that the
enthusiasm on the part of all the
members is so great that it was dif
ficult to determine who the winner
should be.
Resolution of appreciation to
the ladies for the bounteous spi«?ad
was unanimously adopted by a ris
in gvote, the care with which the
supper had been prepared and the
large number of ladies present giv
ing evidence of the appreciation on
the part of ladies of the activities
of the Club. This vote of thanks was
responded to by Mrs. J. C. Logan
in a manner that was highly pleas
ing to the men of the Club.
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use the sore was entirely healed.”
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Very early in the action of his tale
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who run the farms of America, he
puts his finger on what ne thinks
is the first big trouble—the tariff.
Compared with what he says of the
Fordney-McCumber law, all of the
utterances of Campaign sp pikers
and writers are so mild as*to be al
most complimentary. After giving
figures to dhow what the tariff
does to the farmers, Mr. Quick con
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sentences as these:
“This is a showing of nothing
short of corruption on the part of
the Congress and the administration
which put this law on the statute
books. No charity can cover its
enormity.
“Whatever the tariff may be, it
is a license to steal.”
This follows a showing by figures
that the iron and steel schedule
alone puts $2,282, 000,000 into the
pockets of the protected manufac
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Treasury of the United States.
The farmers, Mr. Quick says,
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were given a tarif son farm pro
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‘•Did your Senator and Repre
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ly honest or decent?”
“The word ‘statesman’ is some
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word,” says Mr. Quick, “but I Use
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i The author is no more severe in ,
his statements concerning the Re- |
publican tariff than in those con- !
cerning the Republican foreign poli- I
cy, which he says left millions cf
people to starve in Europe while
the products of American fields re
mained at home .a glut on the mark
et, to ruin the mesi who produced
them.
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Quick’s condemnation is poured out
upon the fixing of freight rates in
such way as to destroy the value of
the farmer’s products.
“If a committee of madmen had
been summoned from the nearest
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schedule,” he says, “they could not
have done worse for the farmers
1 than was done. It is atrocious. It
is damnable. It i sthe greatest
’ crime against any people ever com
h mitted in the name of just govern
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cared.”
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 21, 1924
in the clouds, nofin th: clods. ’
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campaign literature ever used such
vigorou scondemnatory phrases as
does the author of “The Real
Trouble With the Farmer” in a
book which is not a campaign docu
ment at all, but an economic
treatise which will be placed on the
shelves of the country’s I’braries for
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years o nthe Fe Deal Farm Loan
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day morning following a robbery
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