ptain William Broome, able seaman, and all round pirate, has routed us horse and foo

itted Jim, "but we have a fighting chance, and

at he attacked the yacht, I would have saved that for you! I verily believe that Broome owned several men in my crew,

m; "no man could have done more for me th

ks, I

but the lights were lit, as a dense fog peculiar to San Francisco had filled the atmosphere with an opaque gloom. There is a peculiar attractivenes

esence of many women, whose beauty and charm made the social life of this remarkable city a brilliant one. Jim was by no means an adept social lion, but he had an outward sel

d have been a very much surprised lad if he had been told that any of these beautiful gowned women regarded him with any interest. But he c

ch his friend, the engineer, had helped him select, his brown straight hair, smoothly brushed upon his long masculine head, and clear gray eyes, Jim was a pleasant looking specimen of American youth. The chief engineer of the Sea Eagle, was perf

d a fighting man to be made a fool of," he mused to himself, as he noted the spark

h its enchanting melody, and the well-known strains made a deep rhythmic run through the boy's blood. Outwardly th

er, "and his fair daughter, Castilians from Mexico, and that accounts for the music.

m. The gentleman was tall and distinguished looking with white mustachios, while his daughter was very dark after the Spanish type; the she

ta's mantilla brushed Jim's arm. At the second table beyond they were assigned places, the se?or facing Jim. In a way this was a relief to the youth, for he was terribly

Berwick who was quick to n

where we saved the Se?orita Cordova from Cal Jenkins and his gang and were entertained at the castle by he

know you all right enough. She had an uneasy suspicion when she went past, that she had seen the distinguished gentl

of your head," remarked James, "

e to swat him with it. These dear creatures are not as sweet as they sometimes a

d I?" asked the simple Jim. John Berw

d when he got his breath; "that metho

oduce myself," said Jim hur

rd for both sides, and people don't like to have their lunch broken in on. We will wait for

pulsively; "I want them to meet you." But John Berw

wo ex-friends on the sea sands by moonlight, two revolvers flashing at the signal, two beautiful corpses stretched out on the sad sea sands,

was much sound sense under John Berwick's odd humor. The truth was that the more experienced man of the world knew that the real danger lay in the se?orita's caring

engineer, as they waited for the Se?or da Co

move, anyway,

ident at the other table t