. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. e was leavingand at the long stretches of the river before knew not to what future she was going, buther heart was uplifted at the thought that a newlife was opening before her son. In her littlecottage and in her little fields there was no futurefor him, and now to what future might he notbe sailing! As for Dickory, he knew no more of his fu-ture than the sea-birds knew what was going tohappen to them; he cared no more for his futurethan the clouds cared whether they were movingeast or west. His life was like the sparklingair in which
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. e was leavingand at the long stretches of the river before knew not to what future she was going, buther heart was uplifted at the thought that a newlife was opening before her son. In her littlecottage and in her little fields there was no futurefor him, and now to what future might he notbe sailing! As for Dickory, he knew no more of his fu-ture than the sea-birds knew what was going tohappen to them; he cared no more for his futurethan the clouds cared whether they were movingeast or west. His life was like the sparklingair in which he moved and breathed. He stoodupon the deck of the vessel, with the wind fillingthe sails above, while at a little distance stoodKate Bonnet, her ribbons floating in the would have been glad to sing aloud, but heknew that that would not be proper in the pres-ence of the ladies and the captain. And so helet his heart do his singing, which was not heard,except by himself. 78 CHAPTER VIII BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE. UT how in the name o com-mon sense did ye ever thinko becomin a pirate, MasterBonnet? said Ben Greenway as they stoodtogether. Yere so little fitted for a wicked life. 11 Out upon you, Ben Greenway! exclaimedthe captain, beginning to stride up and down thelittle quarter-deck. I will let you know^ thatwhen the time comes for it, I can be as wickedas anybody. < < I doubt that, said Ben sturdily. Wouldye cut down an murder the innocent? Wouldye drive them upon an unsteady plank an makethem walk into the sea! Could ye raise thy greatsword upon the widow an the orphan? No more of this disloyal speech, shoutedBonnet, or I will put you upon a waveringplank and make you walk into the sea. ?9 KATE BONNET Xow Greenway laughed. An if ye did, he said, ye would nextjump upon the plank yourseP an slide swiftlyinto the waves, that ye might save your old friendan servant, knowin he eanna swim. Ben Greenway, said Bonnet, folding hisarms and knit
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