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My lord caain into the hold, and the untied cords and the broken chain were not replaced Morning and evening ere brought a niggard allowance of bread and water; but the ht, and may not even have observed their absence We saw no one in authority Hour by hour th returned If it was a dark and noisoer and thirst and inaction to be endured, if we knew not how near to us nominy, yet the minister and I found the jewel in the head of the toad; for in that time of pain and heaviness we became as David and Jonathan

At last soentleht dark eyes, stood before us He had ordered the two men with hie soaked with vinegar "Which of you is--or rather was--Captain Ralph Percy?" he asked, in a grave but pleasant voice

"I am Captain Percy," I answered

He looked at me with attention "I have heard of you before," he said "I read the letter you wrote to Sir Edwyn Sandys, and thought it an excellently conceived and entleman and a soldier into a pirate?"

As he waited for ave him for answer, "Necessity"

"A sad ed into laurel and gushing springs I am come to take you, sir, before the officers of the Coht to say for yourself, you may say it I need not tell you, who saw so clearly soht is now a thousandfold worse"

"I ao in fetters?"

"No," he replied, with a smile "I have no instructions on the subject, but I will take it upon myself to free you from them,--even for the sake of that excellently writ letter"

"Is not this gentleo too?" I asked

He shook his head "I have no orders to that effect"

While the men ith him removed the irons fro me with a scrutiny so close that it would have been offensive had I been in a position to take offense When they had finished I turned and held Jeremy's hand in mine for an instant, then followed the new-co after us, and resolving theuard As we traversed the main deck we came upon Diccon, busy with two or three others about the ports He sawthe bar that he held, started forward, to be plucked back by an angry aruarded me pushed in between us, and there was no word spoken by either I walked on, the gentleman at my side, and presently came to an open port, and saith an intake of my breath, the sunshine, a dark blue heaven flecked hite, and a quiet ocean My colanced at me keenly