. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. be not soon putan end to good people will be afraid to voyagein these waters. So I am to sail in haste afterthis fellow Bonnet; but before Kates face had grown so white that it seemedto recede from her great eyes. He is myfather, said she, but I had not heard untilnow that he is a pirate! The captain started from his chair. What! M he cried, your father? Yes, I did not strike me until this instant that thenames are the same. Kate rose, and as she spoke her voice was notfull and clear as it was wont to be. He is myfather, she said, but h
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. be not soon putan end to good people will be afraid to voyagein these waters. So I am to sail in haste afterthis fellow Bonnet; but before Kates face had grown so white that it seemedto recede from her great eyes. He is myfather, said she, but I had not heard untilnow that he is a pirate! The captain started from his chair. What! M he cried, your father? Yes, I did not strike me until this instant that thenames are the same. Kate rose, and as she spoke her voice was notfull and clear as it was wont to be. He is myfather, she said, but he sailed away withouttelling me his errand ; but now that I know every-thing, I must— If she had intended to sayshe must go, she changed her mind, and evencame closer to the still astounded captain. Yousay that you will make short work of his vessel;do you mean that you will destroy it, and willyou kill him? Captain Vince looked down upon her. his facefilled with the liveliest emotions. My dearyoung lady, he said, and then he stopped as if 124. He is my father ! said Kate. CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER VIXCE not knowing what words to use. But as helooked into her eyes fixed upon his own and wait-ing for his answer, his love for her took pos-session of him and banished all else. Killhim, he exclaimed, never! He shall be assafe in my hands as if he were walking in hisown fields. Kill your father, dearest? Lovingyou as I do, that would be impossible. I maytake the rascals who are with him, I may stringthem up to the yard-arm, or I may sink theirpirate ship with all of them in it, but your fathershall be safe. Trust me for that; he shall cometo no harm from me. She stepped a little way from him, and someof her colour came back. For some momentsshe looked at him without speaking, as if she didnot exactly comprehend what he had said. Yes, my dear, he continued, I mustcrush out that piratical crew, for such is myduty as well as my wish, but your father I shalltake under my protection; so have
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