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CASI] uciufv kvtiUig Itti i'll liie, I could JUlJ Conjecture. F ro m tire looks of th e se nren, w ith th e ir colored h a n d k e r c h ie fs bound round th e ir heads, th e ir sa v a g e unshorn faces, th e ir clothing an odd m ix tu re of thi :* an d t a tte r e d littery. I could see. unless th e c a p ta in gave me Iris protection, th a t I should have sm all cha nce of surviving th e first d ru n k e n braw l. W alking off, th e captuln. as he passed me. Indicated by a g e s tu re th a t 1 should follow him. A fte r w hat I had seen of the s t a t e of affairs fo r ward, 1 w as only loo happy to obey, and had r e a d i e d th e compoulniiway when the c a p ta lu tu r n e d to H arfo rd w ith th e c u r t com m and, “ ilring Mc Allister below." A m om ent or so later, when my eyes becam e accustom ed to th e a lte re d light, I perceived th a t the c a p ta in 's cabin was much in keeping w ith the m an himself, ado rn e d us it w as with silks and s a tin s and the skins of mag niticent wild beasts. One th in g in SYNOPSIS CHAPTER III C r tA v ’T E R X.— I n ttie s m a l l N e w J e r - • e y v i l l a g e o f S t r a l t s m o u t i i . i n tl'<* y e a r 1749, R i c h a r d L i n d s a y , w h o t e l l s Hie s t o r y , Is a c a r e f r e e y o u t h w h o s e c h i e f activ ities are flshlnn and h u n tin g P r o u d o f h i s i i i a r k m u i i s i l i h , tie g i v e s a n e x h ib itio n '••fo re so m e v illa g e rs m ® a stra n g e r, w ith w hom they a f te rw a rd din e a t th e ta v e r n . T he co n v e rsa tio n tu rn s on u n o to rio u s p irate, w hose s h i p , t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r , is i n o u b t i l t o be in t h e v i c i n i t y . C H A P T E R II.— N e x t m o r n in g L in d s a y . a f t e r w i l d d u c k s , Is s i l t i n g i n a • b lin d ' w h e n th re e s tr a n g e r s la n d on a b e a c h i n a r h i m . S u r p r i n t d. h e m a k e s no sound. T h e m en b u ry a c h e s t w h ile he w a tc h e s . T h e w o r k fin ish ed , he se e - tw o of t h e s t r a n g e r s k ill t h e t h i r d T h e a c t u a l s l a y el Is t i l e - n a n w i t h w h o m L i n d s a y h d l a ' k i d t h e d a y Ire fu l e. L i n d s a y ' s p r e s e n c e Is d i s c o v e r e d A f t e r a p p a r e n t l y dc .« T ra in in g to k ill t h e y o u t h t o p r e ' e n t Ills t a l k i n g , t h e q u e s t i o n o f Ills s h o o t i n g a b i l i t y s e e m s lo be o t i m p o r t a n c e , a n d h e g i v e s th e tw o m en p ro o f o f h is sk ill. H is a c q u a i n t a n c e , w h o s e n a m e h e b a r n s Is E u rfo rd , tells L in d say th e th ird m an i s « ' a p t a i n B a r c l a y , a n d h i s s h i p , off s h o r e , is t h e B l a c k P a n t h e r . T h e t h r e e go aboard. on! of the flock n beautiful Aral?* dropped onto the sand, und lay th e re b ea ting bis w ings in Ills dying agonies "F e tc h I t!" cried the c a p ta in Impe r l o u s l y ; and I obeyed. T h e bird was dead by the tim e I had rea ch ed it. and. bringing it back. I handed it in silence to the captain. T h ro u g h the dark b r e a sts and out of the back a t the base of the neck the hall had sj>od Tile c a p ta in looked first at th e duck ihen at me. "A good shot,” he a d m it ted h a lf r e l u c t a n t l y : then, as if realist lug Hint this w a s in a d e q u a te praise, he added, more h eartily, “ An excel lent s h o t.” I m ade no a n sw e r. It h as alw a y s been one of my m any failings to p e r mit my e m otions to show too readily In my face, a n d tlfls m ust h a v e been the case In the p rese nt instance, for th e c a pta in, eying me keenly, a b r u p tly Inquired. “ Why should you be gloomy? Are you not satisfied w ith y our aim ?'' And notf, u tte r ly reckless its It was, for no one, I think, could hav e blam ed me for concealing the tr u th , I h a d to l yield to impulse and b lu r t it out. ‘‘1 | atn gloomy,” I a nsw e re d, “b ec au se 1 missed my bird. T hey w e re flying 9 f a s te r than I th ought, anil they w ere higher th a n I t h o u g h t ; th e fog d e ceived me. I held on th e le a d e r of th e tw o ; tills d r a k e w as Just behind. I deserve no p r a is e ! I missed." Moth the c a p ta in and Ills h en c h m a n sta re d a t m e a s they m ight have sta re d a t a l u n a t i c ; th e n sim u lta n e o u s ly they ro a re d w ith la u g h ter. “ In Hod's nam e,” cried B arclay, w '.en he could sp'euk, “ here at la st we h a v e H o n e s ty : r a m p a n t, ro a r in g H onesty, th e gre a te st h a n d ica p to a m an In the whole wide w orld.” And yet lie did n o t seem Ill-pleased either, p e r h a p s b ec au se he felt t h a t his re p u ta tio n w a s r e s t o r e d : hut In a n y event, to my g re a t Joy. his h a n d kept c le a r of Ids pistol b utt. Evidently, fo r the tim e at least, lay life w a s saved. E very m om ent th e fog w as th inning ben e ath th e r a y s of th e sun, and now, observing th e c a p ta in ca st a quick glance out to sea, I followed the direction of Ids gaze an d saw, some d istan c e aw ay, a h a n d s o m e black schooner, hove to. T h a t th is w as his vessel I had no d o u b t; an d evidently he th ought It tim e to he rejoining her, for pointing to tlie corpse of Ids m u r dered follower, lie said c u r t l y : “ Set th a t c a r rio n a d r if t," nnd w ithout more ado walked off In the direction of the *1g- With th e utm o st loathing. I turn ed to mv hatefu l task, hut so huge w as th e hulk of th e dea d sailor th a t I should hnve fared III bad It not been fo r th e a s s is ta n c e of Burford. Between us. we m nnaged to d ra g the body to th e w esterly sh o re and east it adrift, I half-sick with (INgu-d. B u rfo rd u n concernedly' h u m m ing a tune. Then, as we tu r n e d to re tr a c e o u r stops, he laid a hand on nty a rm an d m ade a g e s tu r e In th e direction the c a p ta in b a d taken. “C apt. F ra n c is Barclay," lie su'd quietly, “ Is b e tte r known. In th e C aribbean, ns the Black P anthe r. t*ne o f y o u r f rie n d s In the ta v e rn was right." H ere, then, w as one more s u rp rise In this m orning o f grim adv e n tu res, but by this time, as It seem ed to me, n o th in g In th e w c rlJ could greatly hav e sta rtle d m e : I accepted th e new* alm ost as a m a t t e r of course, an d w alking on by B u rfo rd 's side. I found th e c a p ta in Im patiently w aitin g for us In the ste rn o f th e gig. “T a k e the stro k e oar, B u rford." he com m anded. "A nd you. young m an." be added w ith a frown, "shove off. then t a k e th e how oar. an d see that Jo« b undle It like a sa ilo r an d keep pace w ith B urford, or it m ay he the w orse f«r you." I paid small h eed how ever e ith e r t o hts frown <«r h is th r e a t. for I could row with the hest. and knew It. Hhnv- Ing off. therefore. 1 took ttijr place as d irec ted And a mo;cent la te r we Lad left tlj* Island astern. Ü 1 --------- I T he P a n th e r Strikes. F o r th e first few m om ents I thought only of w hat I w as doing, p u ttin g my buck lustily Into eve ry h ea ve of the oars, an d ta k in g c a r e to keep the most a bsolute tim e w ith Burford. who c e r tainly se t a lively an d d a s h in g stroke for me to follow. But since the cap tain, a f te r a ca rele ss glance In my direction, seemed satisfied with my p row ess an d paid no f u r th e r heed to me. I se ttle d down m echanically Into the r h y th m of th e s te a d y sweep, nnd Improved th e o p p o rtu n ity to take, as It were, account of stock, and to look a h e ad to see w h ith e r th is s t r a n g e ad v en tu re w as leading me. F o r one thing, it w a s only too clear th a t I was a m o n g men with whom the life of a fellow c r e a tu r e counted for nothing. A w o rd —a blow —a knife th r u s t or a pistol s h o t—t h a t w as their mode of life, not so much, perhaps, tm moral a s ab solutely unm oral, without a law of God o r m an to check their tierce a n d unbridled passions. If only by good luck. I could find m yself once more arm e d , th e n I knew th a t w h eth e r I liked It or not It would he myself for my own h a n d — my life against th a t of every o th e r m a n —an d devil rake th e h indm ost So m uch w a s clear. I could have wished th a t I had been equally ce rtain of the rea sons which had caused the unlooked-for sta y in g of th e c a p ta in 's tiand. Who w as tills " o t h e r ” to whom they had r e f e r r e d —an Inch ta lle r th a n l. w ith a s e a r on his cheek, and a dead shot w ith rifle or gun? And for what reason w as I to tnke his place, nnd de ! liver th e c a p ta in ’s enemy into the cap ta in 's h a n d s ? T h e r e w as no use In puzzling my tire d w its ; I m ust wait an d see. Curiously enough, limit :h I admit It with sfi’anie. iiT sp ite of th e fact that I w as in im m inent danger, in spite of 'lie fact th a t I might never see unoth He S eated H im self and Motioned Me to Do Likewise. e r sunrise, y et so w a y w a r d Is youth so avid of a d v e n tu r e and contac t will the world, th a t I w as nil engerm-ss tc see ibis p ir a t e ship, an d thrill».I with ex c ite m e n t every lim e I lo o k e r at the spare, silent figure in the ste rn, those keen eyes looking s tr a i g h t a h e ad th o se delica te h a n d s re stin g lightly on the tiller ropes. T h is m an had Just com m itted a hideous m u r d e r ; had re w a rd e d a follow er w ith the basest t r e a c h e r y ; and I felt my whole n a t u r e cry out a g a in s t him in revolt. And yet, explain It as you will, th e re Is so m e th in g so w onderful in the dlsplav o f power, so m e th in g so magnificent in th e m an who leads, who lords It over his fellows, th a t now, a g a in st my will. I found m y se lf a d m irin g this ruffian for his high an d m ighty ways, nnu m a rv e led as I th o u g h t of the seas w hich he h ad sailed, th e rich vessels he had looted, o f his p row ess as a fighter, an d of th e alm ost c h a r m e d life t h a t he bore. So m editating, I paid small heed to the p assing m om ents until a curt word of com m and told me t h a t we had rea ch ed o u r c r a ft, n nd th e next In s t a n t we had shot alongside, and the c a p ta in had leaped aboard, leaving B u rfo rd und m yself to follow In his wake. B efore I had tim e even to c a s t a glance a r o u n d h e r decks, Bur- ford, with e x ten d e d arm , pointed to th e e a s t'a r d , to n d ense column of sm oke on th e horizon, and w hispered In my e a r : " T h e r e 's w h a t's left of th e E a s t e r n S ta r .” I h e a rd him w ith a sinking of the h ea rt. This, then, w as the f a te of th e h ark I had seen loading only two day s before, an d th e first t a s te of p ir a te s und th e ir w ay s m ade me real Ize more keenly th a n e v e r w here I was, t h a t I m ust keep my wits about me and. until I could And a ch ance to a rm myself, my flsts ready to strike. T hen, g lancing hastily aro u n d ine, I saw th a t I was ab o a rd a beautiful cra ft, sc! on er rigged, of p e r h a p s two h u n d r e d tons, w ith lines which told any one f a m ilia r wiih the sea th a t she must he c a p ab le o f g r e a t speed. Once more B urford pointed, this tim e aloft, a n d I saw t h a t from her m a ' i to p m ast th e re floated a w hite flag, and In the middle a p a n th e r, sable, crouched to spring. " A n o th e r of y our friends." said B urford grimly, " w a s r i g h t ; " and w ith th is he left me, giving me my first clmnce to look fo rw ard and see w ith wl.at m a teria l the c r a f t was manned. W hat I saw gave me no g rea t Im pression of th e discipline on board a p ira te s h ip ; for I could think only of an im als gorged and g lu tte d with sla u g h te r as I observed th e score of villainous figures spraw le d al*»ut the decks, d rin k in g an I carousing, and shouting sn a tc h e s of ribald sea songs. To ray relief, all tra c e s of ca rn a g e w ere a b s e n t ; w h e th e r they h ad b u tc h ere d th e ir victims outright, or had I id - prLwmfd. thorn iff the cjMn. " t LLi ilaLT1* . uei ■ etl. with wliul Kn u .n i u luu tm Ironical politeness, “ l must nee ds v e n ture. w ith Xlr. M cA llister's p e r m i s v o u '' —und now l felt th a t th is Ironical politeness Included th e oilier young man ns well a s m y se lf—" m u s t needs v e n tu re to tell you so m e th in g of his personal affairs. L etters, von mus know, though c a re fu lly d isp a tc h ed , do not alw a y s re a c h th e ir m a rk They may so m e tim es he In terce p te d , and much in fo rm atio n of value may com e u t o the h a n d s of th o se for w'umi It was neve r In ten d e d ." He paused, m oistened h 's lips w'ti; wine, an d continued, w ith th e uli of a man who feels c e r ta in of the a t te n t io n of his audience. " S u ch a m is fo rtu n e lias h ap p e n e d In th e c a se of Mr. Me Allister. And a lth o u g h I w as never m eant to know It, 1 am now a w a r e Mint Mr. M cAllister h a s an u n d e who lives on the Island of J a m a ic a , that this uncle Is n a m e d —let me s e e " —he affected to think, us if this process somehow gav e him p le a s u r e — “ Ah yes. now l re c o lle c t; th e u n d e ' s n a m e Is Cupt. A ndrew McAllister. H e Is a man of w ealth, of position, of la rg e In l e r e s ts ; like th e c e n tu r io n In Holy Writ he su tth to this tnnu ‘go* an d he goeth, mid to this m an 'com e’ and lie com eth." l i e p au sed a g a i n ; then added w ith a s h a r p an d s te rn fierce ness, “Am 1 not right In wluit I say?" T h e young man, som e w h at unwlll Ingly. 1 th o u g h t, a n d us if a w a r e th a ' th e c a p ta in w as som ehow trifling will hint, a d m itte d th a t he had mi uncle ii J a m a i c a by this name, and th a t In understood th a t he w as a person ol some co nsequence the,«. T h e cuptuin smiled blandly. “To« m odest," he cried. "Too modest by half. Your u n d e him self, w ith all III- modesty, w ould sc arce ly r a te hlmselt so low. And why, th e n ." he w ent on with a sudden ch a n g e of m a nner, “ why then, u n d e r such c irc u m sta n ce s, should not C a p t A ndrew M cAllister be liupp' and free from c u r e ? A la s ' no limn b en tirely blest. It seem s t h a t lie lm> an enemy, cruel and vindicative, win seeks to do bint harm . He does inn w rite this to Ills nephew, but from oth e r so u rce s 1 know it to be so. Thu; It Is his m is fo rtu n e to live In d r e a d or an Island. In w h a t Is p rac tica lly a fori garriso n e d by a little bund of devoted followers. And ulus! since none «> us ca n s ta y young forever. Andrew McAllister lias tbe f u r th e r ntlsfortum to grow old. a n d h ea rin g of th e till cu ts of Ills nephew In America, In w rites to him to «'nine and Join him He h o urs"— an d he bowed low to tin young m a n —"m u ch good of h i m ; thin he Is young, strong brave, a n d —you pard o n —s a v e for ii sc a r upon his cheek, a h a n d s o m e youth He hear» also th a t he Is a w onderful shot with rifle, pistol or fowling piece. Also Cap tain M cAllister h as an adopted «laugh te r of r a r e b e a u t y ; p e rh a p s tin nephew an d she may wed and suceee«' io th e yvealth of th e uncle. And thin Mr. Robert McAllister, h ea rin g of nl these things, and having seen M. p articu la r, as I r e m e m b ere d a f te r w a r d caught my eye at once, and Mint was an ugly looking whip, h a n g in g near the door of the cabin an d suggesting all sorts of t o r tu r e s to my mind. Yei all of th is I saw. a s It were, m e d ia n Icatly arid w ith o u t com prehension, mv th o u g h ts all lying In th** direction oi my own affairs a n d of w hat l felt m ight well he my Im pending fate. M eantim e the ca p ta in , s o m e w h at to my surprise, ste pped to a c upboa rd and w ith his own h a n d s set out upon the table a huge stair of beef, a loaf of b rea d an d a g r e a t flagon of wine Then, absent-m indedly, he se a te d him self, motioned to me to do likewise an d waited, his eyes brooding, us It busy w ith th o u g h ts which took bin far from the Black P a n th e r an d her sa v a g e crew. P re sen tly th e co tnpanlonw a y vva d a r k e n e d und B u r f o rd e n tered , fo lofc’ed by a ta lle r figure w ith his arm s tr a p p e d se curely behind his back. I looked up us they a d v a n c e d ; then, for getting all else In my as to n ish m e n t. 1 fairly leaped from my c h a ir and stood s ta rin g at th e new com er, while he, in equal am a z e m e n t, sta re d buck at tue And now Indeed m uch of w h a t my cap tors had said bec am e plain as day, for b a r r in g the fact th a t this youtli w as n trifle ta lle r th a n I. an d th a t he had u crooked se a r an his left cheek. I might alm o st hav e been looking at m.v reflection In th e glass. H e was, to b> sure, b e tte r dressed, ns befitted a sta tion In life evidently so m e w h a t above my own ; but oth e rw ise , as fur ns fae* and figure went, w e might have passed not only for b r o th e r s but for tw,ns. T h e voice o f the c a p ta in broke tin silence, and little as I c a r e to pay him com pliments, I m ust acknow ledge that the en tru n c e Into Ids culdn tr u u s formed him, at least for the tim e be Ing, into a c o u rte o u s and co nsiderate host. “Air. R obert M cAllister," lie said slowly, “ I wish lo In tro d u c e to you Mr R ichard Lindsay. Mr Lindsay, Mr McAllister. B urford. kindly relea « Mr. M cA llister's units. T h a n k you Gentlemen, I p ra y you to be se a te d and to accept tny hum ble hosp itality ." Com pletely puzzled, an d yet with h g re a t d re a d of w h a t w as to come. I again se a te d m yself at the table, vvu- lielped to a g e n e ro u s portion of men and bread, Riid being by Mils tim e e \ ceedingly hungry, I Improved '.lie ' • rnsh>n to the til most und I d a r e snj proved m yself the best tr e n c h e r m a n oi ihe four. P re se n tly the c a ptuln poured us wine, an d bowing In turn to tie th r e e of us, said courteously, “T o you' good health, gentlem en, a n d to you' continued p ro sp e rity ." As he spoke, his face vvus g r a v e ; tie sn e e r curved his l i p s ; yet I could have ■worn th a t he w as am u sin g himself, a a c a t does with a mouse, an d th a t be nenth his w ords lurk ed u m e aning now hidden from us, but which we sliouoi shortly u n d ersta n d . We set down o u r glasses, I. for mv p art, feeling a slight revival of cour age w ith the w elcom e d r a u g h t T he c a pta in, I rem em ber, le aned back In Ills chair, one h a n d toying alisentl) with the flagon before him. It w as a s tr a n g e scene. 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