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Here's a tale of the sea and the treasure isle, of long hid gems and bad men’s guile, of perils on land and wave well met, “spite storm and mutiny’s awful threat. ' The way of a man with a niaid is told as they voyage the seas in quest of goldâ€"the man so brave and the maid so fair. For her sake naught he will not dare. From English fields to south sea share their path they follow while billows roar, but it leads them safe to their goal at last, with their love and their treas- ure tightly clasped. Whercin I Bast the Duke Over the Dead. CANNOT say that l was greatly surprised when I stumbled across the body of Sir Geoffrey in the _ Spinney, wbivh‘is not for a mo- ment. meant to convey the impression‘ that. l was not shm-ked. 1 bad expect- Sir Geofl'rey had carefully put his bullet through his heart It was less disfiguring and brutal. less hard on those left behind. less troublesome. more gentlemanly. His sword lay un- derneath him. the diamond hilt pro- truding. I guessed that he was glad enough. after all. that the end had venue. for there was not that look of pain or hm-mr or fear whieh l have so often Seen on the faces of the dead. but his features were calm and composed. He had not been dead lung. As I bent over him I noticed that he had some- thing in his left hand. A nearer look showed it to be an envelope. I drew it away and saw that it was addressed to Mistress Lucy. 'l‘brusting it in the pm-ket of my coat. 1 rose to my feet. At that instant I heard steps and Voices. Now 1 had nothing on earth to fear from anybody. The death of Sir Geotl’rey‘was too obviously a sui- cide for any one to accuse me even if there had been any reason on earth for bringing me under suxpicion. The letter which I carried in my pocket addressed to Mistress Lucy would un- doubtedly explain everything there was to explain. Something. however. mov- edme to seek concealment. 1 am a sailor; as you will find out. and can a"! quickly in an emergency by anon Ol instinct. path through the spinney. and beyond him the coppice thickened. The path twisted and turned. From the sound of the footsteps l judged that men Were coming along it. i instantly step- ped across the body and concealed my. ‘ eelt behind a tree trunk in the leafy Ioliage of the undergrowth. I could ‘ Sir Geoffrey lay on the side of the'l see without being seen and hear as We". I did not expect that any of the guests of the castle would inake their appearance at that hour. The foot.- stepa stopped. Two men. one of whom had been pointed out to me as Baron Luftdon. in the lead. followed by an- ’Other who was strange to me. sudden- ly appeared. A voice which I rec-og- mzed as Luftdon's at once exclaimed In awestruck tones: ”By gad. he’s done it! Hereja a pret- ty afl‘air?‘ ' » “Oh. I don't know,” said the second; “it might be Worse!" "Worse for him? Great heavens. man, he's (lo-ad!” “\\ arse tor us." “What d'ye 1093"]? I don't under- By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY CHAPTER I. cm 1912. by Cyrus Townsend Brae"! 1 Being a True Account of Cefloin Stronge and Wonderful Adven- tune of Master John Hampdon. Seaman. and Mistress Lucy Wfibcrforcc, Gentlewoman, In the Greet South Seas. The two stepped a little nearer. The first speaker. Lord Luftdon. one of the young bloods who had been nav- iug high (-amuse with Sir Geoffwy for the past week at the castle. bent over him. ' "Well.“ continued the drawler non- chalautly as for me. I hated them both. but the latter spezlkm' the mare, if possible. for reasons which you will presently understand - ”this relieves me greatly." "What do you mean? After suvb a night as we had to ('ulne Upon this is enough to unsettled any man " “Pooh. pooh. mun: you‘re nervous!" ”Well. I don‘t know how it relieves you And after all‘s said and done. Wilberforce was a gmmvmuu. a good player and a gallant inset" “Exactly. and he lust his all like a gentleman." “And you got it. at :east most of it." “Patience. my friend; you had your share." "I don't know but I wmxtd give it bavk to have poor old (Hurt? With us once again." said Lufmuu. mtu some heat “That is a' perfectly foolish state- ment. my huvk." returned the other. “Snmehudy was huum! to gvt it. Wil- berforce has been gmng the para for years We happened to be in at the death. that's all." "Well. how does it relieve you. then? Do you think Wilberforce would have attempted to get you to support him '3" The drawler laughed. ”Ol‘ (-ourse not. 'l‘his"-â€"he pointed to the dead body-“is proof enough of the spirit that was in mm. But. of course. I cannot marry the girl now." "You van‘t?" “Certainly not. Her father a bank- rupt. a SUi('ide"- 0 “But the vastle and this park ?" “Mortgage-(l up to the hilt. Speak- ing. of hilts" he stooped down and. dzlintily avoiding l-ontact with the corpse. drew from the svabbard the diamond hilted sword “this belongs to me It’s worth taking. You remem. her he staked it last night on the last deal." "Good God. man." protested the first speaker, “don't take the man’s sword away! Let him lie with his weapons like a gentleman.” “Tut. tut! You grow scrupulous. it seems. We will provide 'a cheaper badge of his knighthood. if necessary." ”And about the girl?” ” ’Tis all off." “You will have some trouble break- ing your engagement with her. I am thinking." ”Not I. To do her Justice. the girl has the spirit of her father. A whis- per that I am disinvlined to the match will he sumvieut" ”We will arrange that some way. Truth to tell. I am rather tired of the miux. She bores me with her high airs. She does not know that she 13 pennlleas and disgrared And as for her guud looks. 'us a eonntry beauty. after all." “Aye. but who will give her that whisper?" “Poor girl!” began Luftdon. whose {ac-e. though bloated and flushed. still showed some signs of human kind. At that point I lntervened. I could bear no more. When they spoke so slightingly of my mistress it was more than I couid stand. I burst out of the brush and stood before them - mad. en- raged ail through. I wil! admit that l lacked the composure and breeding of these precious two. They started back at my sudden appearance. from whzch «he at the slow speech speedily recovered. “Now. who may you be. and what may you want?" b9 said. ' “Who I am matters nothing." said I. “but what I want matters a great deal. ” “Ah! And what Is It that you want that matters-so?" “In the first piace that sword" “This?" said the man naming Sir Geofl'rey's handsome weapon up nag:- ty by me made. ”That." said "I. “a"? g“? +_:.1<~=-r ..I\~ -w. .-câ€" -' fun- he knew lt'l had ‘t M the hilt. and but war he released the Made in- stantly I would have on: his hand as l withdrew it He swung round a’nd clapped his hand on his own sword. a fierce oath breaking from his lips. his face bluvk as thunder. - "Don't draw that little spit." I said. "or I will be under. the necessity of breaking your bark." I toWered almye both of them. and I have no doubt that I could have made goud my boast. The man had the courage of his race and station. He faced me uudaunted. his hand on his sword hilt. “Would you rob the or mine own?” he asked calmly. “I might do’so. and with insane.” I replied. "You had no limitation In rob- bing the living or thg dead." “Yes: I see.‘ I replied. "Having paid with everything else. he had to throw away his Me. I heard what EOU said. You wonder how Mistress Wilberforce Is to learn the situatiun. You wonder who is to telI her. I WIII.” Wâ€"“ionnds!” “(Tried (Be first man. “it was In fair play: we risked 'eacb what we had. and" Sir Geoffrey Just." “I am no man’s servant." l interrupt. ed in some neaL' ' “That is good; well thought of." said the drama wun amazmg assurance. “1 could no ‘mve wished it better. You are doubtté.‘ wme servant of the house“? “Somebody horn on the M be probably cherishes a yoke“; um 1e admiration-fur Ihe'mdy of u" *m." l flushed like a girl at this. a ver was gum! at the dissimulation that goes on in [mlluâ€" <¢v¢~lety. “'l‘en her. my man. tell her." he cried. "tell nur that She is a beggar and her tamer a sun-ice and that I have all her property wnnout her. She can go tn your agms. She is to! meet for the Duke 01 Al'veslcr.” So this was Art'csterl I had heard of him. as I had ot Luftdon. two of the most dehuuvhvd. unprinvipled rakes, idle-rs, fortune hunters. gam- blers. men about town. in all England. I stepped ('lOa’Pl‘ to him and struvk him with the palm of my hand. His sword was out on the moment. but before he could make a pass I wmnvh- ed it from him. broke the blade over my knee and hurled the two pieces into the moppive. “1 can match you with swords.“ said 1. "I have tonght with men. not popinjays in my day all over the world, and 1 know the use of the weapon. but I wound not demean my- self, being an MODEM man though no gentleman. by crossing blades with such a rntfian." “You will do uutning of the sort." said I. “There is no man on the es- tate who would not take my part against yours. .espm-lany when I re- peat what you haw said about Mis- tress Lucy." “By God." cried the man. “1 will have you flung into the mill pond. I will clap you in jail I will"â€" “And who would believe you?" que- ried the duke, whose anger was at a frightful height in being thus braved and insulted; In his agitation he tore at his neck cloth. “"lwould be your word against mine. and"? “Ear the matter or that. my word will, not be uncorroborated." ! inter- rupted swiftly. . “What do you mean? “This gentleman"â€" ' “By gad,” said Lord Luftdon. “you are right to appeal to me and you were right to strike Afl'EStel'. I'm sorry for the girl and for Sir Gebt- frey and ashamed for my friend." “Would you turn against me In this?” cried the duke. " “l certainly would.” “God." ' whispered his grace hotly. tum hling at the empty sheath. “1 vnah I had my sword!" "There Is Sir Geoflrey’s sword.” laid Lordtuftdon. who did not lack coun- age, clinching his own blade as he Spoke and making as If to draw it. “No." said 1. master of the situation- aa I meant to be. "there will he no more fighting over the dead body of Sir Geofl’rey. 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