Can Captain Bonnet outwit blackbeard in a stealthy sea skirmish?

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

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And now, Blackbeard Buccanear, Part 6 of 8, by Ralph D. Payne.

Chapter 13. Our Heroes Seek Seclusion

An hour before dawn, the anchor was away, and the Royal James drifted ahead like a shadow,

in between the outer islands where the fairway was wide and safe. Her gun ports were open,

and every man was alert at his station. It was a silent ship, accepting when the officer passed an order along.

Joe Hockridge began to feel more sanguine of winning against odds. He had never seen such iron

discipline as this in the bedlam aboard the revenge. Steed Bonnet knew how to slacken the reins

and when to apply the curb.

His men were loyal because he dealt out justice as well as severity.

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