. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. e he pulled open a drawer of asmall locker—kk heres a bag of gold pieces, andwhen you take my answer you shall have anotherlike it. But Dickory did not reach out his hand forthe money, nor did he say a word. Dont be afraid, cried Bonnet. If youhave any religious scruples, I will tell you thatthis gold I did not get by piracy. It is part ofmy private fortune, and came as honestly to meas I now give it to you. But Dickory did not reach out his han--]. Xow up spoke Ben Greenway: ,; Look ye,boy, said he, k as long as theres a chance lefto gettin h
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. e he pulled open a drawer of asmall locker—kk heres a bag of gold pieces, andwhen you take my answer you shall have anotherlike it. But Dickory did not reach out his hand forthe money, nor did he say a word. Dont be afraid, cried Bonnet. If youhave any religious scruples, I will tell you thatthis gold I did not get by piracy. It is part ofmy private fortune, and came as honestly to meas I now give it to you. But Dickory did not reach out his han--]. Xow up spoke Ben Greenway: ,; Look ye,boy, said he, k as long as theres a chance lefto gettin honest gold on board this vessel, I prayye, seize it an if yere afraid o this gold, think-in it may be smeared wi the blood o fathers anthe tears o mithers, Ill tell ye ane thing, anthat is, that Master Bonnet hasna got to bemuch o a pirate that he willna tell the Ill tak the money for ye, Dickory. an Illkeep it till yere ready to tak it to your mithe. .an I hope that will be soon. U6 > > CHAPTER XIII CAPTAIN BONNET GOES TO CHURCH. HE pirate vessel Revenge wasnow bound to the coast of the( arolinas Virginia, andperhaps even farther north, if her wicked for-tune should favour her. The growing commerceof the colonies offered great prizes in those daysto the piratical cruisers which swarmed up anddown the Atlantic coast. To lie over for a timeoff the coast of Charles Town was Captain Bon-nets immediate object, and to get there as soona- possible was almost a necessity. The crew of desperate scoundrels whom liehad gathered together had discovered that theircaptain knew nothing of navigation or the man-cement of a ship, and there were many of themwho believed that if Black Paul had chosen toturn the vessels bows to the coast of SouthAmerica, Bonnet would not have known thatthey were not sailing northward. Thus they hadlost all respect for him. and their conduct waskept within bounds only by the cruel pnnish- 147 KATE BONNET ments which he inflicted for disobedie
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