. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. tried as a blood would be on your head, Ben! I canna talk about that now, said Benimpatiently, ye think too much o the mansbody, Dickory, an I am considerin his soul. And I am considering his daughter, saidDickory fearlessly ;udo you suppose I am goingto help to have her father hanged? and withthese words he made a movement towards thedoor. The eager Scotchman seized him. Dick-ory, bethink yoursel, said he. I dont wantto hang him, I want to save him, body an will get him awa from here after the shiphas gone, he will be helpl
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. tried as a blood would be on your head, Ben! I canna talk about that now, said Benimpatiently, ye think too much o the mansbody, Dickory, an I am considerin his soul. And I am considering his daughter, saidDickory fearlessly ;udo you suppose I am goingto help to have her father hanged? and withthese words he made a movement towards thedoor. The eager Scotchman seized him. Dick-ory, bethink yoursel, said he. I dont wantto hang him, I want to save him, body an will get him awa from here after the shiphas gone, he will be helpless then, he canna bea pirate a minute longer, an he will give up ando what I tell him. ^Ye can leave before thereis ony talk o trial or hangin. Run, Dickory,run! Yere sinfully losin time. Think o hissoul, Dickory; its his only chance! With a great jerk Dickory freed himselffrom the grasp of the Scotchman. It is Kate Bonnet I am thinking of! he ex-claimed, and with that he bolted into the church. The captain was examining the little pulpit. 154:. Haste ye ! haste ye, cried Dickory, they will leave you behind. CAPTAIN BONNET GOES TO CHURCH Haste ye! haste ye! cried Dickory, yourmen are all hurrying to the boats, they will leaveyou behind if they can; thats what they areafter. Bonnet turned quickly. He took in the situ-ation in a second. With a few bounds he was outof the church, nearly overturning Ben Green-way as he passed him. Without a word he randown the street, his cane thrown away, and hisdrawn sword in his hand. Dickorys warning had not come a minutetoo soon; one boat full of men was pulling to-wards the ship, and others were hurrying in thedirection of an empty boat which awaited themat the pier. Bonnet, with Dickory close at hisheels, ran with a most amazing rapidity, whileGreenway followed at a little distance, scarcelyable to maintain the speed. What means this? cried Bonnet, now nolonger a gentleman, but a savage pirate, and ashe spoke he thrust aside two of the men
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