The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 13, 1923, Page 11

(cdntinued From Yestorday) “You take a load from my mind,” said Captain Blood, “IT weuld not appear unnecessarily harsh, expe: clally since T and my friends owe you so Very much, For, whatever it may have been to others, to us your rald upon Barbados Was most opportune, Tam glad, therefore, that you agree that I have no choles,” “But, my friend, I did not agree ao much.” “if there is any alternative that you can suggest, T shall be most appy to consider It," Den Diego stroked his polnted Diack beard. “Can you give me until morning for reflection? My head aches so @amnably that I am incapable of thought. And this, you will admit, ta A matter that asks serious thought.” Captain Blood stood up, From a shelf he took a halfhour glasa, re- versed it so that the bulb containing the md was uppermost, and stood it on the tabte “Lam sorry to pres@ you in auch{ a matter, Don Diego, but one glass | fs all that T can give you. If by the time those sands have run out you can propose no acceptable alterna tive, I shall most relInctantly be riven to ask you to go Over the side with your friends.” pod bowed, went out, TESTED RECIPES No. 42 Nebraska French Fried Onions Pita! Socetne ests “ole meni Sh Teac Gon ees Take a Bermeda ontow—any other doo * dy Rafael Sabatint| Sanc. SABATINI NEA SERVICE na’ and locked the door, Elbows on his knees and face tn his hands, Don Diego sat watehing the rusty sandy as they filtered from the upper to the lower bulb, And What timo ho watohed, the lines in his lean brown face grew deeper, Punctually as the last grains ran out, the door reopened, Tho Spaniard sighed, and sat up- right to faoe the returning Captain Blood with tho answer for which ho came, “I have thought of an alternative, alr captain; but it depends upon your charity, ft 1s that you pat us ashore on one of the tnlands of this pestilent archipelago, and leave us to shift for ournelves, Captain Blood pursed his ips. “Tt jhas its diffioulties,”* sald ho slowly, “I feared it would be #0." Don Diogo sighed again, and gtood up. “Let us say no more. The light blue eyes |him like potnts of steel, “You are not afraid to die, Don Diego? ig ‘The Spaniard threw back his head, {a frown between hts eyes. “The question ts offenstve, alr." “Then tet mo put it in another way perhaps more happily: You do not desire to Live?" "Ah, that I can answer, I do de- tire to ve; and even more do I de sire that my aon may live. But the desire shall not make a coward of me for your amusement, master mocker.” Tt was the first sign ho had shown of the least heat or re sentment. Captain Blood did not directly answer, As before he perched him- |self on the corner of the table, played over life and Uberty—for yourself, your son, and the other Spaniards who are on board?" “To earn it?" said Don Diego, and the watchful blue eyes did not miss the quiver that ran thru him. “To earn ft, do you say? Why, if the service you would propose ix one that cannot hurt my honor...” “Could I be guilty of that? pro- tested the captain. “I realize that even a pirate has his honor,” forthwith he propounded his offer. “It you will look from those windows, Don Diego, you will see what appears to be a cloud on the horizon. That is the island of Barbados well astern All day we have been sailing east be. fore the wind with but one Intent—to Vould you be willing, sir, to earn | And} cruel dog to be slain at alght, they Used him with the civility which his OWN suave Urbanity invited, He took his meals in the great cabin with Blood and tho three officers selected to support him: Hagthorpe, Wolver- stone and Dyke, They found Don Diego an agrec able, even an amusing companion, him was fostered by his fortitude and brave equinimity in this adversity, That Don Diogo wag not playing fair it was impowsible to suspect Moreover, there was no concotvable reason why he should not, And he | bad been of the utmost frankness |with them, He had denounced thelr mistake tn sailing before the wind Upon leaving Barbados, ‘They should have left the Jaland to Jeeward, head: ing Into tho Caribbean and away from the archipelago, As it was, they would now be forced to pass thru this archipelago again so as to make Curacao, and thin passage was Not to be accompliahed without some Measure of risk to themmelves. At any point between the islands they might come updn an equal or su perlor craft; whether she were Span ish or English would be equally bad jfor them, and being undermanned they were in no case to fight, To loanon this risk as far an poasible, Don Diego directed at first a south. Jorly and then a westerly course? and #0, taking @ line midwa® between the islands of Tobago and Grenada, they won safely thru the danger zone and came into the comparative security jot the Caribbean sea, “If this wind holds," he told them that night at supper, after he had |announced their position, “we should reach Curacao inside three days,"" | For thr ya the wind held, In- jdeed it freshened a little on the sec. jond, and yet when the third night de. aeended upon them they had still [made no landfall, ‘The Cinco Lingas | was ploughing thru a sea contained on every side by the blue bow! of | heaven. Captain Blood uneasily men tioned It to Don Diego. “It will be for tomorrow morning,” | he answered with calm conviction, “By all the saints, it ts always ‘to- morrow morning’ with you Span. jards; and tomorrow never comes, my | friend.” assured, However early you may be jastir, you shall see tund ahead, Don | Pedro.” Captain Blood passed on, content, and went to visit Jerry Pitt, his pa tient, to whone condition Don Diego owed his chance of life, For 24 hours |now the fever had left the sufferer, Jand under Peter Blood’s dressings, jhin Iacerated back was beginning to }heal satisfactorily, So far, indeed, | was he recovered that he complained of his confinement, of the heat in hin Jeabin. To indulge him Captain Blood | consented that he should take the alr Jon the deck, and so, aa the last of the and thelr frienmy feeling towards | “But this tomorrow is coming, rest | i HE SEATTLE STAR ADVENTURES OF THE le Away down in Dixto Land, the Twins came upon an object that looked something like a wartank, jand something like a sult of tron jarmor that knights of old used to wear in battle, Only it wasn't any jbigner than @ parcel-post package. | “What do you s'pose it can be?" | whispered Nancy, touching it with her toe. | But careful ax she was, the ob: |Ject poked a scaly head out from [under its hard shell and sald sharp: jly out of its sharp nose, “Speak a |Ulttle louder, please, I'm very hard of hearing.” “Don't you belleve itt called a tiny voce, and there, not far away, the Twins saw a little black ant | with @ red head, standing beside the |door of a perfectly enormous ant- hill, “He inn't hard of hearing at all! He's got oars that can hear when anyone sneezes In China, We | ants ought to know, for he hears us every time we turn over in bed even, 80 he does, and we have an awful time trying to stay alive, be- cause be eats ants an Nancy put her hands over her | board bow, “That is the North Star,” said he, “In it now? Gloty be, I |wonder ye can pick it out from the | rest.” “And the North Star ahead almont Jover your starboard bow means that | we're steering a course north, north | west, or maybe north by went, for I |doubt if we are standing more than 10 degrees westward.” “And why shouldn't dered Captain Blood. “You told —lidn’t you?t—that we?" won ‘Speak a little louder, please. TWINS I'm very hard of hearing.” ears, “Ob, stop, stop! she cried. "You talk so much and so fast, It Ue ant, 1 can't keep up with you,” Without another word tho litt heuded ant disappeared. m glad you put that sasay ant jin his place," said Mister Hard-Shell | War-Tank sharply again out of hin sharp nose. "They seem to think I have no right whatever to oat them. Why, if all the lizards and mice and bugs in the community felt that way, I would never have }m meal at all, so I wouldn't, and }dear only knows, if I don't watch my Q's and P's, I'll be gobbled up mywelf one of thene days because, much as I hate to suy it, there are plenty of people waiting around to make a lunch off me.” “What is your name, please?” asked Nick, “You ure the mont curious person I ever saw,” “I'm called Andy Armadi jawered Mister War-Tank. ride?” “Yen! crled the Twins quickly. And they hopped right on. Along they went, along and along} steed chattering | an Want a | ent coarse, we should have the North Star abeam, out yonder, (Continued Tomorrow) RUSTPROOF TINWARE Before you use your new tinware }rub it well with lard and beat it in the oven, ‘This will insure it against rust. \ BAKING FISH When you bake fish, Ine the bak ing ish firet with ofled paper, PAGE 11 saacnatalehlin eae eee ere She gets relief from DR.CALDWELL’S SYRUP PEPSIN And so do the children Some Families Are Never Ill ORTUNATE are the children whose par- ents fully realize the seriousness of con- stipation, Hospital records prove that 75 per cent of all diseaso originates in bowel obstruc- tion, or constipation, Young children cry because of it; sahocl children are hampered in their studies; grown people are made 25 per cent less efficient; elder!y people’s blood pres- sure increases 28 per cent. Realizing this Mrs. Carrie Moss of 1714 Church st., Lynch- burg, Va., Mr. Louis C. 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Popelnty Sat ot Bend me re el les Aan en Ones Breen Ne Not more than one free trial bottle to a family “Wh—where are you? Oh, Mister Armadillo, where did you go?’ call- ed Nick. “Shi itm down this hole! I'm minding my Q’s and P's as I told you. I heard someone coming. Don't wait for me, please.” feels,” called Nancy. “Come Nick.” (fo Be Continued) (Copyright, 1923, by Seattle Star) 4 “Now you know how the anf fut tin we came west of the archipelago be- | which may bo removed and burned |tween Toboga and Grenada, steering |and will make the washing of the aracao, If that wore our pres-'dish much less |daylight wax fading from the ky, [set as great a distance between Bar-| Jeremy Pitt came forth upon the cap. |bados and ourselves as possible. But| tains arm now, almost out of sight of land, we! “gested on the hatch-coamings, the jare in difficulty.. The only man} gomernetahire lad gratefully d his among us schooled in the art of navi. |) gation is fevered, delirious, in fact, | Fried Potatoss. Bac hike a little doughaut. the dish ia universally peaised WHAT lungs with the cool night alr, and r Best the yolks light milk, the flour sn together, beating it ia with as egg beater. ind that Crisco jert the right Yeu + im fs om (RISCO ‘or di le ky For etp, digestible tried loods A Raw, Sore Throat Eases Quickly When You Apply a Little Musterole And Musterole won't blister like the old-fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread it on with your fingers. It penetrates to the sore spot with a Sentle tingle, loosens the congestion and draws out the soreness and pain. Muste: ls @ clean, white oint- ment made with oil of mustard. It is fine for quick rellef from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, couges- tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, Inmbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil-| Diains, frosted feet, colds on the chest. Keep it handy for instant use. To Mothers: Musterole is now made in milder form for babies and small children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. 36c and 65c, jars and tubes; hospital size, $3.00. Better than a mustard plaster as a result of certain {ll-treatment he received ashore before we carried jhim away with us I can handle a |ship-in action, and there are one or two men aboard who can assist me; |but of the higher mysteries of nea. manship and of the art of finding » |way over the truckless wastes of Jocean, we know nothing. To hug |the land, and go blundering aboyt jwhat you so aptly call this pestilent jarchipelago is for us to court disas- ter,.a% You. can perhaps .concelve. And fo {t comes to this: We desire to |make for the Dutch settlement of Curacao as straightly as possible. | Will you pledge me your honor, if 1] release you upon parole, that you! |will navigate us thither? If so, we | will release you and your surviving | men upon arrival there.” Don Diego bowed his head upon |his breast, and) strode away in thought to the stern windows. There | he stood looking out upon the sunlit sea and the dead water in the great |ship’s wake—his ship, which these {English dogs had wrested from him; | his ship which he was asked to bring safely into @ port were he would be completely lost to him and refitted perhaps to make war upon his kin, ‘That was tn one ecale; in the other wore the lives of 16 men. Fourteen jot them mattered little to him, but | the remaining two were his own and his son's He turned at length, and his back being to the light, the captain could not see how pale his face had grown. “I accept,” he said. 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