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Captain Bonnet turned with rage upon Ben Greenway, but the latter, having spoken hisSa," he said, "ood prize"

Bonnet winced a little at this He would have preferred to begin his career of piracy by capturing solish prizes for the future, when he should have become better used to his new employment But sensitiveness does not do for pirates, and in a moment he had recovered himself and was as bold and bloody-minded as he had been when he first saw the now rapidly approaching vessel All nations were alike to hiuns at her," he shouted to Big Saer; let the rascals see e are"

The rascals san ca, and presently their vessel was steered into the wind and lay to

"Shall we board her?" cried Big Sam

"Ay, board her!" shouted back the infuriated Bonnet "Run the Revenge alongside, get out your grappling-irons, and let every man with sword and pistols bound upon her deck"

Theon the sea Down career and slower as she approached her victie, he would have run by with sails all set, for not a thought had he for the ement of his own vessel, so intent he was upon the capture of the other But fortunately Big Sam kneas necessary to be done in a nautical manoeuvre of this kind, and his men did not all stand ready with their swords in their hands to bound upon the deck of the h of Pirate Bonnet's creded alongside the rail of the vessel to inspire terror in any peaceable h it had several carronades and other guns upon her deck, showed no disposition to use thereat

At the very head of the long line of ruffians upon the deck of the Revenge stood Ben Greenway; and, although he held no sword and wore no pistol, his eyes flashed as brightly as any gli blade in the whole ship's co very near to each other Men with grappling-irons stood ready to throw them, and the bow of the well-steered pirate had almost touched the side of the merchantman, when, with a bound, of which no one would have considered hiood Ben Greenway ju down upon the deck of the other vessel This was a hazardous feat, and if the Scotchman had known more about nautical matters he would not have essayed it before the two vessels had been fastened together Ignorance hted in safety on the deck of thetouched, separated themselves from each other for the space of a yard or two