Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1924, Page 42

CAPTAIN BLOO By RAFAEL SABATINI AThe Greatest Love Story Ever Told tifiued from Yesterday's Star.) Dr. Whacker ceased. He was pale and a-little- out-of- braath.--But his hard eyes continued to study his im- pressive companion SWell? he sald after a “What do you say to that®” Yot Blood did not immediately an- swer. His mind was “heaving in tumult, and he was striving to calm it that he might take a proper survey of this thing flung into It to create 80 monetrous a disturbanc gan whers another might have ended. “I have no money. And for that'a asome sum would be necessary Md T not say that T desired to be Tiend 2 Why?" asked Peter Blood at point- blank_ range s Rut he never heeded’the answer. | Whilst 1 Whitker was professing | that bis heart Dhled for a -brother doctor languisiing in siavery. denied the opportunity whi titled Tiim to m for himselt, Peter Blood n 2q ke a hawk upen -the obvious-truth. Whacker and his col- 1rague desifed to be rid of one who threatened to ruin them. Sluggi ness of decision was never a fault of Rlood’ He leapt where another crawled. _ And so this thought of! evasion _never - cntertained until planted” there now by Dr. Whacker pause. The Tle De- | from admonished alarmed. by the.lad’s blubbering. He crossed. to Pitt strafning ' hahd ‘Gpon his his gifts en- | flogged for this.” and door ment, the excéssive work on a Sugar plantation under a pitlless sun. the lushes of the overseer's whip when his_labors flagged, and_the_deadly, unrclieved animal life to which he was condemned. But the price he was paying for survival twas the usual price. He was In danger of becomingz no better than an animal, of sinking to the level of the negroes who sometimes toiled man, howeve! beside bim. was. still there, yet dormant, but merely torpid -a surfeit -of - despair; -and the man in him promptly shook off that torpidity and awoke at the first werds_Blood spoke to him that night not —-awoke and wept. ‘ape?” he paitted. "0 God! He touk -hix head.in- his hands, and fell to_sobbing like a child. “Sh! Steady now! Steady!" Blood him -~ i A whisper. side, and. set a re- shoulder. command vourself. shall both be “For God's™ sdke, If we're overheard w Among -the privileges enjoved by Blood was that of a hut-to himself. they were alone in this. But. after all, it was built of wattles thinly plastered with mud, and its was composed of bamboos. through which sound passed very easily. Though the stockade was cef {0 the late King's'time, and there was another who had been a’gunr a man’ named, Ogl e It was Wgrecd Lbfora they parted that Pitt should begin with these three and then proceed to, recruit some six or etght others. He was to moye with, the utmegt caution, sound- ing hls” men yeryiéprefully before making-anythipg In. the nature.sf a disclosure, and even then avold ren- so full that its 1te the plans, ‘bt had to be workdéd oyt in ‘détail. Laboring with them in the plantations, t would not want for opppriunities of Broaching the mat- ter to hix fellow slave . “Caution above everything." was Blood's last mmendation to him at parting. “Who goes slowly gobs safely, as the Itallans have it. And romember that if you.betra your- =elf you ruin all, for you are thé only navigator amongst u and without vou there is no escaping. Pitt” reassured him gnd slunk off back to his own hut and the straw that served him for a bed. . Coming next morning to the wharf, Blocd found Dr. Whacker in a gener- cus mood. Having slept.on the mat- ter. he wis prepared to advance the convict any sum up to £30 that would enable him to acquire a bont pabla of taking him aw from the eettle- ent. Blood expressed hig thanks omingly, betraying no sign t he saw clearty into the true reason of the other's munificence. - “It's not money Tl requir said he it -the boat itseif: For who will be" selling me a-boat wnd incurring the penalties in Gov. Steed’s procla- mation? Ye'll have read it, no doubt?’ r. Whacker's heavy e - grew overcast. Thoughtfully he rubbed his chin. ve read it es. And 1 dare not procure the boat for you, It would be discovered. 1t must be. And the penalty is a fine of £200, beside imprisonment. It would ruin me, with money to buy a boat? The ques tion will be asked. . * 4 “To be Sure 1t will."But W ygu con: trive shrewdly you'll all be gone be: fore that happews. Blood nodded iindSFETARATARTY, AN the doctor, setting a hand upon his sleeve, unfolded ths -seiieme -He had coneetved. “You & 1 have me at once. Having received it, you'l! forget that it was I who supplied it to you. You have friends fu England relatives, perhaps—who sent It out to you throughithe agency of one of ldgetown patient whose s w man of hgnor you will on ount divulge: lest you bring upon him. That 13 vour. tale are questions.” looking hard at Blood. Blood nodded understanding and as- sént. Relieved, the doctor continued: “But there should be no questions if you go carefully to work. You con- wtters with Nuttall, You en- one of your companions— nd a rhipwright should be very useful member of your crew. You engage him to discover a likely slgop whose owner fe digposed to sell. Then let your preparations all be made before t pure ¢ is effected, so that your escape may follow instant- 1y upon it, before the inevitable ques tions come iv be You take me? o well ‘did Biood within an_ hour he c NuttaH posed to the business as Dr. Whacker had eredicted. When he left the ship- wright it was -agreed that- Nuttall should. seek the boat required, for which- Bloed would at once: produce the money he quest took longer than w the money. from take him that ntrived to_sce 18 eX- and-found the fellow as dis- pected by Blogd,’ who walted impd. tiently “with' the doctor's gold con- gaalsd abotit_hth_person. Byt at the end of some thres weeks Nuttmil— whom he was now meeting daily—in- 1Tormea—"ninr—twet he had ~found-a -servicenble _wharry and - that, ita 3 dlspoded to gell it for £22. ning, on the beach, remote from all eyes, Peter Bl66d handed that sum to his new asmoclate, and Nuttall went off with instruocticns to completé “the ‘purchase lats on the following day. He was to bring the boat to the whart, where, under cover of night,. Blood and his fellow con- victs would join him and make off. - Kerything wyas ready. In the shed, from which ail the wounded men had now been removed and which sincé remained untenanted;, Nuttal had concealed the nécessary rtores— a hundredweight of bread, a quantity of cheete, a cask of water and some few bottles of canary, a compass, quadrant, chart, half-hour glass, log and line, a tarpaulin, some carpen ter's tools and a lantern and candles. And in the stockade all was Jikewise in readiness. Hagthorpe, Dyke and Ogle had-agreed to join. the. venture and eight others had been carefully recruited. 1In Pitt's hut, which he shared with five other rebels-convict, all of whom were 4o join in this bid for liberty, a ladder hud been con- struoted in'secret during those nights of waiting. With this they were t surmount the stockade and gaim the open. . The-risk of detéction, so that they made little noise, was negiigible Beyond locking them all into thi -stockade at night there was no great precaution taken. Where, after all, could any 8o foolish as to attempt to ercaps hope to conceal himself in that island? The chief risk lay in discov SATURDAY ere to 4ry by those of sheir companions who were to b8 162t béhind. 1t was be- caust—of -these- that- they -must-go eautiously and in silence. The day that was to Havé béen their fast in Barbados was a day of hope and anxiety to the 12 associates in | that enterprise, no less than to Nut- tall, in the town below. | Toward sunet, havitig seen Nut- | tall depart to purehase and fetch t-e #loop to.the prearranged moorin at | the wharf, Peter Blood can:» saunter- ing toward the stockade, just us the eluves were being driven in from tie flelde. He stood aside at the entrance | to let them pass, and beyond the message of hopé flashed by his eves he held no communication with them He entered the stockade in their | wake, and as they broke their ranks to seek their various respective huts he beheld Col. Bishop in talk *with, Kent, the overscer. The pair wers | standing by the stocks planted in the middle of that green space for the punishment of offending slaves. As he advanced Bishon. turned to regard him, scowling. “Where have you been this while? he bawled, and although a minatory | note was normal to the colonel's veice, yet Blood felt his haart tight- ening apprehensively. = “T've béen at my worit in the town,” he answered. “Mrs. Patch has a fever and Mr. Dekker has sprained his ank!, “I ment for you to Dekker's, and ycu were not there. You are given to idling, my fine fellow. “We shall have | to quicken you ore of these daye ! utiless you oease from abusing the | Hberty you enjoy. D've forget ye're a rebel conviet? “I am not given the chance,” thet ) Blood, who never could learn 1o curb his tongue. said | “{Contiiued in Tome w's Star.) Do you prefer MILD mustard? Then try GULDEN'’S SALADRESSING MUSTARD This MILD mustard is mak- ing new friends everyday be- cause of its new, delicious, : different taste. Made by Gulden —*“Master Mus- tard Maker.” ‘ locked for the night, and all wlithin it sprouted into instant growth. *“1 see, 1 see.” said, whilst his companion was still talking, explain- ing.and to save Dr. Whac played the hypocrite. “It is very noble in you very brother]y, as be- tween men of medicine, It is what T myself should wish t¢ do in like | case., The- hard eses voice grew tre asked almost too “You agrec ? “Agree? should be they'd clip my tor life “Surely the thing is worth a little rixk?” More tremulous than ever was the t.mpter's voice. urely Blood agreed Jut it ¢ than cdourage. 1t asks A sloop m t be bought for 20 pounds, perhaps | “It shal!l be forthcomjng. It shall ®e a lean, which you shall repay us, —repay me, when yeu-éan.” . | That botraying “us’ so hastily re- trieved complet T Blood's undt‘r-‘ standing. The other doctor was also in the business. They were approaching the peopled part of the mole. Quickly, but el quently, Blood expresséd thanke. where he knew that no thanks were| due. “We will talk morrow,” he co have | opened for me the-.gates.of hope.” In that at least he uttered no more than the ba truth, and “expressed 1t very It was indeed,. as if a door b enly flung open to the light for c¢scape from & dark or u in hich a man had thougt spend his 1if lle was in haste now to be nlone to straighten out his agitated mind and plan coherently what was to be done. Also he must consult nother., Already had hit upon that other. For such a voyage a navigator would | be necesary d a navigator was | ready to his hand in Jeremy Pitt The first thing was to take counsel with the young shipmaster, who must be associated with him in this busi- | ness If it were to be undertaken. All that day his mind was,in turmoil | with this new hope, and he was sic with impatience for wight and ehance to discuss the mater wit 1 chosen partner. As a.result_Blood | was betimes that.-evening in the| spacious stockdde that inclosed the huts of the STAVEE (SFENEF WITY the big Wwhite honse of~the overseer: and he found an ity of a few words with sarved by the other “Tonight when ull are to my eabin I have say to you The voused iy of the mental lethargy had of late bedd lapsing as a result of the dehumanizing life he live | Then he nodded understanding and assent, and they moved &part | The six months of plantation life in | Barbades had made an almost tragic mark upon the voung seaman. His | stwhile bright alertness was all| departed. 1lis face was growing vacuous, his eyes were dull and lack- luster. and he moved in. a-eringing. furtive manney, like an overbeaten dog. He had Survived the il nourish- flashed, the ulous as the cagerly You agree laughed. - “If canght and brought bac wings_and brand m other money orpo Pitt. un aslecp, come | som.thing to man stared st b ood’s pregnant tone o into which refreshing sleep?- Or, are you a victim of itching, bura- ing skig trouble that is maddegingat night snd makes you scratch and tess from side to side until exhausted? Apply Resinol Qintment, then band- age lightly, . As soon as this sooth- ing, healing ointment touches a itch- ingskin, the itching usually stops, the i_ inflammation is allayed, and healing begins. “A boom anéd a Jey, should itching annoy" 'RESINOL CONSTIPATION Money back without _question if DR. HARRIS'_PRESCRIPTION fails to relieve - Indigestion, Gas, Sour Stomach| or Constipation. Try this woaderful remedy at our risk: - Sold in Washingtes by Peoples Drug Stores er's face he | impossible, husky | all " the - | of hope. | others into |dozen” at | They | edge was none too full 3 t was after niidnight growling overseer was . not and a sound of voices must lead to discovery. Pitt realized this, and controlléd his outburst of emotion, Sifttng rlose thereaTter ties talked in whispers for an hour or more, and while those dulled wits of were sharpening themselven upon this. precious Whetstone They would nead to recruit their enterprise, a half- least. possible. but no more must pick the - of that score of survivors of the Monmouth men that Colonel Bishop had acauired. Men ‘who un- derstood the sea were desirable. But of these there jywere only two in that unfortunate gang, and their knowl- They were Hagthorpe. a gentleman who had served in the royal navy. and Nicho- las Dyke, who had been a petty offi- Pitt's anew than that half-score if | best . out | | follows the trade of a You'll see thut The high hopes in Blood's soul be- ! gan to shrink. And the shadow of his despair overcast his face. “But then . he faltered is nothing ta.be don “Nay, nay; thir “There are not so des- perate” Dr. Whacker smiled a little with tight lips. “T've thought of it. You will see that the man who buys the b must be one of those who goes with you that he is not here to answer questior terward.” “But who is to go with me men in my own case? 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