Can Jack and his companions make it through the swamp and rendezvous with Captain Bonnet, or will they be too late?

Ralph D. Payne, today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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And now, Blackbeard Buccaneer, part five of eight by Ralph D. Payne.

Chapter 10 The Sea Urchin and the Carpenters' Mate

For the sake of a treasure sordid and blood-stained,

it would seem shabby to overlook the fate of hapless Joe Hawkridge, marooned along with the hands hands of the revenge, who were suspected of plotting mutiny. His behavior was courageous and unselfish, for he could have fled back into the swamp where Blackbeard's wily attack threw the camp into tumult. From a sense of duty, he flung himself into the fray.

What friends he had in the ship were those of the decenter sort,

who were tired of wanton brutalities, and of a master who was no better than a lunatic.

When the sloop opened fire with her guns, it was time to surrender.

Unhurt, save for a few scratches and a gorgeous black eye, Joe was dragged to the beach and thrown into a boat. Promptly,

the armed pinnis took them in tow, as arranged beforehand. Several of the prisoners had

visited this rendezvous at Cherokee Inlet during a previous cruise,

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