Part 56 (1/2)
Thus he bore her up the side of his shi+p, and was about to carry her belohen the report of a gun was heard boo Ada; for at that instant she opened her eyes, and gazing into her lover's face as she pressed the hand which clasped hers, she whispered--
”Oh, do not let them kill him, Charles For his sake, for he treated irl--spare him--I proht have made a less sensible man jealous; but Fleetwood knew her too well, and loved her too well, to have any other idea than the true one, that she was anxious to fulfil a promise to the letter, and in the spirit hich it was received
”I will do my utmost, dearest,” he answered; ”I will do all you can wish, but I know not whence that gun can have coone round the other side of the island Keep her after theat the fore, to show her we un also away from her to draw her attention, and she will perhaps stand back towards us”
These orders were given as he stood at the top of the companion-ladder before he conveyed Ada into his cabin, where little Marianna, al a sofa on which to place her
She again went off into a fainting fit, during which, while Marianna was searching for restoratives, and the surgeon washis appearance, Fleetwood, as he knelt by her side, and called on her na many a kiss on her fair brow and lips, while he pressed her cold hands within his The reht it would be so, by the long tieon; for Ada had opened her eyes, and was able to sit up before he entered the cabin with the iht, not that he expected there would be any use for them, but as a plausible excuse for his dilatoriness
At length, however, Captain Fleetwood tore himself away froeon and her maid, while he hurried on deck to endeavour to overtake the uns of his consort, who, of course, was not likely to treat her with the leniency he had undertaken to do A generous ets an enee or any other noble quality, into his power, has a pride and satisfaction in pardoning hi hi which animated Fleetwood, when he endeavoured to induce Zappa to return under the guns of the _Ione_ The pirate had certainly been, to hireat enemy, but he had been an open and bold one; he had caused hi, both bodily and mental, yet he had behaved with forbearance towards those in his power, and now that his beloved Ada was once , but anxious, to preserve him When he reached the deck he soon ascertained fro had proceeded, for another vessel had appeared on the scene She was a brig, which had evidently come round the south side of the island, and was now ratherup towards the unfortunate uns The mistico was by this time nearly two miles fro along close in shore, with the hopes of getting round the west end of the island, and thus again away to the eastward, inside of her new eneone round there to intercept her
”What brig is that, Mr Saltwell?” asked the captain, as he ca very different e day
”She carries the Greek colours, sir, and we make her out to be our old friend the _Ypsilante_ I think she can be no other,” was the answer
”It is her, there can be no doubt,” said Fleetwood; ”but I wish nal I am afraid that he will destroy the et up to her”
”There can be little to regret in that, sir,” said Saltwell ”It will save the hangether”
”You would not say so, Mr Saltwell, I airl on board, the wife of the pirate, who has rendered great service to Miss Garden, as well as her brother, a young Italian, whom I am most anxious to save, as I am also the pirate himself,” answered Fleetwood
”Then I am sure, sir, every one on board will be most anxious to second your wishes,” said the first lieutenant ”And allow me, in the naratulate you, Captain Fleetwood, on the fortunate issue of our adventures in the recovery of Miss Garden We all feel as we ought to feel--the most sincere joy and satisfaction at your happiness, and, perhaps, you'll understand ant to express without er speech about it, but the fact is, we haven't had ti this longer than we could help”
”And I, onyou, Mr Saltwell, and the officers and shi+p's company, for the zeal and perseverance you have exhibited on this very trying occasion,” returned Captain Fleetwood, putting out his hand and pressing that of his first lieutenant, warreatest service any rateful to you all Pray say this to all hands, for I cannot now s We ht one on board, but we shall have time to think about that by-and-by, and we ets on”
It proh with the unfortunate mistico Either Zappa did not see, or did not co to it, he continued running down the west shore of the island, directly into the jaws of the Greek; but he reckoned probably that he should be able to hug the shore so close that she could not co the rocks and reefs to the southward, where she could not venture to follow
This the Greek was equally resolved to prevent her doing, and no sooner had she got her within range of the guns, than she opened the fire of her whole broadside on her