. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. ut whenshe had finished this letter she went down flaton her back. Leaving his niece to the good offices of DameCharter, Mr. Delaplaine, breathing hotly, wentashore, accompanied by the captain. When theyreached the storehouse they found it locked, withthe key in the custody of a shop-keeper soon heard what had happened to Black-beards business agent. He had gone off in apiratical vessel, which had sailed for somewhere,in the middle of the night; and, moreover, itwas believed that the Scotchman who worked forhim had gone with him,
. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. ut whenshe had finished this letter she went down flaton her back. Leaving his niece to the good offices of DameCharter, Mr. Delaplaine, breathing hotly, wentashore, accompanied by the captain. When theyreached the storehouse they found it locked, withthe key in the custody of a shop-keeper soon heard what had happened to Black-beards business agent. He had gone off in apiratical vessel, which had sailed for somewhere,in the middle of the night; and, moreover, itwas believed that the Scotchman who worked forhim had gone with him, for he had been seenrunning towards the water, and afterward takinghis place among the oarsmen in a boat whichwent out to the departing vessel. May that unholy vessel be sunk as soon asit reaches the open sea! was the deadly desirewhich came from the heart of Mr. the wish had not formed itself into wordsbefore the good merchant recanted. I totallyforgot that faithful Scotchman, he sighed. 275 CHAPTER XXVI DICKORY STRETCHES HIS LEGS. HERE were jolly times onboard the swift ship Revengeas she sped through the straitsof Florida on her way up the Atlantic skies were bright, the wind was fair, and thewarm waters of the Gulf Stream helped to carryher bravely on her way. But young DickoryCharter, with the blood-stained letter of CaptainVince tucked away in the lining of his coat, ateso little, tossed about so much in his berth, turnedso pale and spoke so seldom, that the bold Cap-tain Blackbeard declared that he should havesome medicine. I shall not let my fine lieutenant suffer forwant of drugs, he cried, and when I reachCharles Town I shall send ashore a boat andprocure some; and if the citizens disturb or in-terfere with my brave fellows, Ill bombard thetown. There will be medicine to take on oneside or the other, I swear. And loud and readywere the oaths he swore. A pirate who carries with him an intended 276 DICKORT STRETCHES HIS LEGS son-in-law is not li
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