. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. little family group thenews of the pirate Bonnets death. There wasmore of the letter, but Mr. Delaplaine did notread it. Kate did not scream, nor moan, nor faint, butshe sat up straight in her chair and gazed, witha wild intentness, at her uncle. Xo one spoke.At such a moment condolence or sympathy wouldhave been a cruel mockery. They were all aspale as chalk. In his heart. Mr. Delaplaine said: I see it all; the Governor must have known,and he loved her so he could not break herheart. In the midst of the silence, in the midst of 403 KATE BONNE

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. Kate Bonnet; the romance of a pirate's daughter. little family group thenews of the pirate Bonnets death. There wasmore of the letter, but Mr. Delaplaine did notread it. Kate did not scream, nor moan, nor faint, butshe sat up straight in her chair and gazed, witha wild intentness, at her uncle. Xo one spoke.At such a moment condolence or sympathy wouldhave been a cruel mockery. They were all aspale as chalk. In his heart. Mr. Delaplaine said: I see it all; the Governor must have known, and he loved her so he could not break herheart. In the midst of the silence, in the midst of 403 KATE BONNET the chalky whiteness of their faces, in the midstof the blackness which was settling down uponthem, Kate Bonnet still sat upright, a coldnesscreeping through every part of her. Suddenlyshe turned her head, and in a voice of wild en-treaty she called out: Oh, Dickory, why dontyou come to me! In an instant Dickory was there, and, coldand lifeless, Kate Bonnet was in his arms. 404 CHAPTER XXXIX THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATHOF THE WICKED. T was three weeks after Mar-tin Xewcoinbes letter camebefore Ben Greenway arrivedin Spanish Town. He had had a hard time toget there, having but little money and no friendsto help him; but he had a strong heart and anearnest, and so he was bound to get there at last;and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.She was not dressed in mourning; she could notwear black for herself. She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness;he was a friend out of the old past, but she gavehim no chance to speak first. Ben, she exclaimed, have you a mes-sage for me! Xo message, he replied, but I haesomethin on my heart I wish to say to ye. Ihae toiled an laboured an hae striven wi monyobstacles to get to ye an to say it. She looked at him, with her brows knit, won- 405 KATE BONNET dering if she should allow him to speak; then, with the words scarcely audible between hertightly closed lips, she said: -Ben, what is it ! It is this, an no more nor less, rep