. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. ut on a piraticalcareer, and there was nothing new to them inthis sort of piratical dishonour. In the littlecruise after Blackbeard their new captain hadshown himself to ne a good man, ready with hisoaths and very certain about what he wanteddone. So, whenever Stede Bonnet chose to runup the Jolly Roger, he might do it for all theycared. Poor Ben Greenway sat apart, his head bowedupon his hands. You seem to be in a bad case, old Ben,said Bonnet, gazing down upon him, but youthrow yourself into needless trouble. As soon asI lay hold of some cra
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. ut on a piraticalcareer, and there was nothing new to them inthis sort of piratical dishonour. In the littlecruise after Blackbeard their new captain hadshown himself to ne a good man, ready with hisoaths and very certain about what he wanteddone. So, whenever Stede Bonnet chose to runup the Jolly Roger, he might do it for all theycared. Poor Ben Greenway sat apart, his head bowedupon his hands. You seem to be in a bad case, old Ben,said Bonnet, gazing down upon him, but youthrow yourself into needless trouble. As soon asI lay hold of some craft which I am willing shallgo away with a sound hull, I will put you onboard of her and let you go back to the will keep you no longer among these wicked 371 KATE BONNET people, Ben Greenway, and in this wickedplace. Ben shook his head. I started wi ye anI stay wi ye, said he,ii an Ill follow ye to thevera gates o hell, but farther than that, MasterBonnet, I willna go; at the gates o hell Ileave ye! 372 CHAPTER XXXV A CHAPTER OF HAPPENINGS. OR happiness with a flaw in it,it was a very fair happinesswhich now hung over the Dela-plaine home near Spanish Town. Kate Bonnetsfather was still a pirate, but there was no Cap-tain Vince in hot pursuit of him, seeking hisblood. Kate could sing with the birds and laughwith Dickory whenever she thought of the deathof the wicked enemy. This was not, it may bethought, a proper joy for a young maidensheart, but it came to Kate whether she wouldor not; the change was so great from the fearwhich had possessed her before. The old home life began again, although itwas a very quiet life. Dickory went into counting-house, but it was hard forthe young man to doff the naval uniform whichhad been bestowed upon him by Blackbeard, forhe knew he looked very well in it, and everybodyelse thought so and told him so; but it could notbe helped, and with all convenient speed he dis- 373 KATE BONNET carded his cocked liat and all the rest
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