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' ' j ^ m w r n ' THE McBf^fRlf iCATNDI5AilM. McHENRT, ifX. SlPPI?SP*Plf?P! hl^-7^ i -r-wgr*' *•• «* t$ ;v* By RANDALL PARRISH The Namur of Rotterdam- Ship of Mystery. Synopsis -- Geoffry Carlyle, master of sailing ships at twenty- six, la sentenced to 20 years' servitude in the American colonies for participation in the Monmouth rebellion in England. Among the passengers on board the ship on which he Is sent across are Roger Fairfax, wealthy Maryland planter; his niece, Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieutenant Sanchez, a Spaniard, who became acquainted with the Fairfaxes In London* Carlyle meets Dorothy, who informs him her uncle has bought his services. -'Sanchez' shows himself an enemy of Carlyle. Copyright, by A, C. McClurg A Co. complexion, a small mustache and flashing dark eyes--a mere Spanish gallant, without special distinction. Why, that description, strangely enough, fitted almost exactly this fellow on board, this other Sanchez. The suspicion which had crept Into my mind was so absurd, so unspeakably silly and impossible that I laughed at myself and dismissed the crazy thought. Chuckling over it I Anally fell asleep. . got his' accent from south Europe. If he was loaded with cane sugar and hides for market he wouldn't be nearly so high out of water. That bark was In ballast or I miss my guess. Besides if he was a trader where waft his crew? I tell you the men on board that hooker had orders to keep down." "I believe you are right," he admitted frankly. "There Is something wrong there. K1 tell Travers and have him send a runner overland to give warning below." £ ' j* pffi fm Bra#*' CHAPTER IV--Continued. In the intensity of ray feelings I must have unconsciously spoken aloud, for a "shaggy head suddenly popped out from the berth beneath where I lay, and Haley's Interested voice asked solicitously: • . "Hy. thar; whut's up, mate? Te was mutterln' "way thar an' not dlsturbin' me none, till ye got ter talkin' •bout sum feller called Sanchez. Then I sorter got a bit Interested. I know'd thet cuss onct," and he spat, as though to thus better express his feelings. "The d----d ornary pirate." I laughed, my whole mental mood changed by this remark. Do you refer to "Black Sanchez?' rve heard of hlfc ; were you ever in bit hands?" • "Wus I!" he laughed grimly. **I bed eight months of it, mate, and a greater demon never sailed. The things I saw done ye'd never believe no human beln' could do. If ever thar wns two people In one skin, sir. It's thet Black Sanchez. When he's playin' off fer good he's as soft an' sweet u a dandy In Piccadilly, an' when he's real he's Uke a devil In hell." "Were yon a prisoner--or Old you •ail under him?" "Both, fer the matter o' thet. He give me the choice ter serve er walk the plank. I wus eighteen, an' hed an o1 mother at Deal." gg "I see; but later got away?" Jv ' "Ay, I did thet," chuckling over the 4 - recollection. "But I hed t,er wait ~0- «lght months fer the luck." ' "I had a shipmate once," I observed, ^ Interested in his story, "who claimed to have seen the fellow; he described him as being a very large man, with Intensely black, hawklike eyes and a heavy blafck beard almost hiding his face." "Maybe he looked like that when he saw him, but he ain't no bigger man than I am; he won't weigh as much by fifteen pound. Fact is he mighty seldom looks the same, fer thet's part O* his game. I've seen him In all sorts O* disguises. It's onjy his eyes he Can't hide, an' thar's been times when I thought they wus the ugliest eyes ever I saw. He's sure an ornary devil, when he gits mad, I'd rather be •front of a tiger. Besides fightin's his trade, an' no we^klin' ain't goin' ter control the sort o' chaps he's got ter Itoudle. Most of 'em would murder ldm in a minute if they dared. Oh. Ike's bad all right, but yer wouldn't •Exactly think so, just ter look at him." "What, then, does he really look like?" "Oh, a sorter swashbucklln' Spanish don--the kind whut likes ter dress up an' play the dandy. He's got a pink CHAPTER V. \ yx'The Namur of Rotterdam.'. •; The brig, with all sails set and favored by a strong wind, drew rapidly In toward the point of landing. The groat majority of the prisoners remained on deck, chained together and helpless, yet surrounded by armed guards, while the few who had already been purchased by passengers humbly followed their new masters ashore the moment the gangplank touched the soil of Virginia. There were five of us altogether thus favored, but I was the only one owing allegiance to Roger Fairfax. The rude landing wharf along which we lay was already densely crowded. Altogether It was a bustling scene,' full of change and color, the air noisy with shouting voices, the line of wharves filled with a number of vessels, either newly arrived or preparing to depart It was with no small difficulty we succeeded In forcing our way through this Jostling throng until we attained to an open space ashore. I followed closely behind the three composing our party, Roger Fairfax and Sanchez, with the laughing girl between them for protection. Fairfax was, evidently well known to a number present, for he was being greeted on all sides with hearty handshakes and words of welcome. We boarded the Fairfax sloop. The baggage was transferred. I worked with the Fairfax servants and It cut my pride to the quick. Out In the bay I was sent to the wheel. Not, another sail appeared across that surface of waters, not even a fisherman's boat, the only other vessel visible along our course being a dim outline close In against that far-away headland toward which I had been Instructed to steer. I stared at this object, at first believing It a wreck, but finally distinguishing the bare masts of a medium-sized bark, evidently riding at anchor only a few hundred yards off shore. The Spaniard presently pointed out to Fairfax the position of the bark. "Surely a strange place In which to anchor. Lieutenant," said Fairfax. "Bark rigged and very heavily sparred. Seems to be all right. What do you make of the vessel?" The Spaniard twisted his mustache but exhibited little Interest, although his gaze was upon the craft. "Decidedly Dutch, I should say," he answered slowly. "The beggars seem quite at home there, with all their washing out Not a usual anchorage?" "No, nor a particularly safe one. Travers' place is beyond the bend We'll put up with him tonight. D n me, Sanchez, I believe I'll, hall the ;•££?«,' CHAPTER VI. •&$.¥ " * Tfihe Mysterious Sail. '"•)( Where I leaned alone against the rail ray eyes followed the Spaniard in doubt and questioning, nor could I entirely banish from mind Haley's description of that buccaneer bearing a .similar name. Yet, in spite of my unconscious desire to connect tthese two MAN ISWHW BY SPIRIT VOICE Strange Experiences Make Him Firm Believer in Psychic Phenomena. ~ SAVES LIFE IN THE WAR Mysterious Vole* Urge* Him to Move Md as He Obeys Minnie Ball , Crashes Into the Spot Where He Lay. f London, Ark.--W. D. Studer, seventyty- four years old of this place, present at a gathering of "old-timers" here, said he had come to be a firm believer In telepathy, or psychic phenomena. Many things had happened In his long life, he said, that served to strengthen his belief In the supernatural, or mysterious forces that have puzzled all mankind since the days of Adam. For example, Mr. Studer's brother was wounded In the battle of Gettysburg, on the second day of July, 1863. With help, Mr. Studer, who was also In the battle, placed his brother behind a huge bowlder, and then observed that the federals wel*e advancing. Their advance was met by fire from Longstreet's men. Mysterious Voice Warns. "This exposed a number of us to our own fire," Mr. Studer explained. Studer and several of his companions laid down flat behind the bowlder, as it was almost certain death to remain standing, owing to the hail of bullets that were flying over them. Something \Vhispered to Studer to get up. "Move!" said a mysterious voice close to his ear. He did move, and was no sooner upon his feet than a mlnnle ball crashed Into the bowlder exactly where he had lain. If he had remained there three seconds longer the ball would have entered his tfreast. Many other soldiers, of course, had similar experiences, but Studer Is positive that he was warned by a voice. In 1888 In a dream vision, Studer, then living at Wheelan Springs, Ark., saw a near relative shot In a fracas In Oklahoma, where the relative then lived. The vision was very realistic. 6. r k . ' "I Had Eight Months of It, Mate." an' white complexion, the Castlllan kind, yer know, an' wears a little mustache, waxed up at the ends. I heard he wus about forty-five; I reckon he must be thet, but he didn't look older than thirty." Haley dropped off to sleep, but my mind continued to wander until It conjured up once again this West Indian pirate. His name and the story of his exploits had been familiar to me ever since I first went to sea. While only one among many operating in those haunted waters his resourcefulness, daring and cruelty had won him an Infamous reputation, a name of horror. In those days, when the curse ef piracy made the sea a terror, no ordinary man could ever have succeeded In attaining such supremacy In crime. Black Sanchea--and Haley pictured |^m as a dandified, ordinary appear- IMC individual, with white and tod fellow and find out what he Is doing In there." Sanchez nodded, carelessly striking flint and steel In an effort to relight a cheroot We came about slowly. The distance to be covered was not great and in less than ten minutes we were drawing in toward the high stern of the anchored vessel. No evidence of life appeared on board, although everything looked shipshape alow and aloft, and a rather extensive wash flapped In the wind forward, bespeaking a generous crew A moment later my eyes made out the name painted across the stern--Namur of Rotterdam. Fairfax leaned far out across the rail as we swept in closer, but the Spaniard exhibited no particular interest In the proceedings. A hundred feet distant I held the dancing sloop to mere steerage-way, while Fairfax hailed. A red-faced man with a black beard thrust his head up above the after rail and answered, using English, yet with a faint accent which was not Dutch. "We rap down to see If you were in any double. This is a strange place to anchor. What are you-- Dutch?" The fellow waved his bands Ia a gesture indicating disgust "Dat's eet. Ve're ov Rotterdam-- you see ze name ov ze sheep. But ve not sail frum thar dls time--no. Ve cum here from ze Barbadoes," he explained brokenly, "wiz cane sugar an' hides. Ve valt here for our agent" "But why anchor In a plaee like this? Why not go on up to the wharves?" "Vye not? "For zlz--I no trust my crew ashore. Zay Vest Indy niggers, an' vud run avay ven te chance cum. I know vat zay do." In spite of my efforts the two vessels were drifting rapidly apart Dorothy appeared at the door of the cabin and stood there gazing in surprise at the bark, while the moment he caught sight of her Sanchez went hastily forward, removing his hat with so peculiar a flourish as he approached as to cause me to notice the gesture. Fairfax waved his hand to me to resume our course. Shortly after be crossed the deck to the wheel. There he stood watching the bark for some time. "What do you make of her, Carlyle?" he asked finally. "I believe that fellow Hed." "So do I, sir,? I answered promptly, "Whatever else he may be, he's no peaceful Dutch trader. That fellow Eyes Followed the Spaniard. together, I found It simply impossible to associate this rather soft-spoken, effeminate dandy with that bloody villain. It was already quite dusk when we finally drew in beside Travers' wharf and made fast Our approach had been noted and Travers himself--a white-haired, white-bearded man, yet still hearty and vigorous, attired In white duck--was on the end of the dock to greet us, together with numerous servants of every shade of color, who immediately busied themselves toting luggage up the steep path leading toward the house, standing conspicuous amid a grove of trees on the summit of the bank. The others followed, four fellows lugging with difficulty an Iron-bound chest, the two older men" engaged in earnest conversation, thus leaving Sanchez apparently well satisfied with the opportunity alone to assist the girl. Except to render the sloop completely secure for the night, there remained little work for us to perform on board. The four of us passed the early evening undisturbed smoking and talking together. 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In a few days information reached him that the relative had actually been shot in a quarrel and the facts coincided faithfully with Studer's dream. In Similar Distress. Ia November, 1890, Studer says he a slight haze in the air, obscuring the I was In considerable distress following vision. The others must have fallen an ordinary supper. He told his famasleep Immediately. At last, despairing of slumber, and perchance urged by some premonition of danger, 1 arose to my feet and moved silently aft. My startled eyes caught a glimpse of a speck of white emerging from the black shadows--the spectral glimmer of a small sail. The strange craft swept past, so far out that those on beard no doubt believed themselves beyond sight from the shore, heading apparently for a point of land, which I vaguely remembered as jutting out to the northward. Alone in the darkness, Carlyle battles against tremendous oddfe He gains the upper hand, vlotory seems assured, and then--- but read about it for youraelf in the next installment of this unusual story. lly that It was very likely that some other Studer was In similar distress. At precisely eight o'clock he experienced strange sensations and was very weak. Three days later a letter was received from his brother, living at Social Cirde, Ga., 720 mlleai distant, which informed him that his brother's daughter had died at eight o'clock on the very night that Studer was so strangely affected. "If telepathy, or psychic force, Is not proved by these strange happenings, said Mr. Studer, "then from whence come these mysterious whisperings and silent warnings that seem to hover about us from time to time, especially In the hour of danger and calamity?" "DO WRONG" GOT IN WRONG (TO BE CONTINUED.) Flint Refuse of Value. 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