. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. metimes his mind became quiet enough forhim to think coherently, then it was easy enoughfor him to understand everything. Kate hadbeen a long time in Jamaica; she had met manypeople; she had met this man, this noble, hand-some man. Dickory had watched him with glow-ing admiration as he stood up before Blackbeard,fighting like the champion of all good againstthe hairy monster who struck his blows for allthat was base and wicked. How Dickorys young heart had gone out insympathy and fellowship towards the brave Eng-lish captain! How he had hoped
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. metimes his mind became quiet enough forhim to think coherently, then it was easy enoughfor him to understand everything. Kate hadbeen a long time in Jamaica; she had met manypeople; she had met this man, this noble, hand-some man. Dickory had watched him with glow-ing admiration as he stood up before Blackbeard,fighting like the champion of all good againstthe hairy monster who struck his blows for allthat was base and wicked. How Dickorys young heart had gone out insympathy and fellowship towards the brave Eng-lish captain! How he had hoped that the nextof his quick, sharp lunges might slit the blackheart of the pirate! How he had almost weptwhen the noble Englishman went down! Andnow it made him shudder to think his heart hadstood side by side with the heart of Kates lover!He had sworn to deliver the letter of that lover,and he would do it. More cruel than the bloodi-est pirate was the fate that forced him thus tobear the death-warrant of his own young life. 250 CHAPTER XXIV BELIZE. I HERE were not many captainsof merchantmen in the earlypart of the eighteenth centurywho cared to sail into the Gulf of Honduras, thatbody of water being such a favourite resort ofpirates. But no such fears troubled the mind of theskipper of the brig Belinda, which was nowmaking the best of her way towards the portof Belize. She was a sturdy vessel and carriedno prejudices. Sometimes she was laden withgoods bought from the pirates and destined tobe sold to honest people; and, again, she carriedcommodities purchased from those who weretheir legal owners and intended for the use ofthe bold rascals who sailed under the JollyRoger. Then, as now, it was impossible forthieves to steal all the commodities they desired;some things must be bought. Thus, serving thepirates as well as honest traders, the sloop Be-linda feared not to sail the Gulf of Hondurasor to cast anchor by the fown of Belize. 251 KATE BOXXET As the good ship approached her
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