confinement some night, kill both the
captains, and form a still more powerful buccaneer crew.

One of them, however, deemed it advisable to save himself at the expense
of the others and betrayed the plan. The prisoners had already managed
to file through their chains. Afterwards they were watched day and
night.

Scudamore had been left on the Royal Fortune, where he was permitted
liberty to move about to care for the wounded pirates, so far as they
would permit.

One night Scudamore instigated them to free themselves with his aid, and
die fighting rather than be executed. The conspiracy was discovered at
the moment of the outbreak and, that it might not be repeated, on
reaching the land a trial was held at once in order to make short work
of the pirates.

They were divided into two classes, one containing the officers, the
other the men; the former had ordered everything, the latter had merely
executed their commands. The first was jestingly called the Upper House.
The trial of the Upper House ended badly. All were condemned to death;
among them Moody, Asphlant, Simpson and Scudamore. Only one was
acquitted--Henry Glasby. His noble character was known by reputation;
many owed their lives and property to his intercession; he had often
attempted, at the risk of his life, to escape from the pirates, but was
always captured. The court released him. At last he could join his
promised bride.

* * * * *

The end of the notorious band of pirates was noised abroad throughout
the entire world. Three young girls went in turn to every church in
Dublin, offering grateful thanks to Heaven for having heard their
petitions and sunk the terrible corsair king in the sea. Then, in a
whisper, they added: "And protect our beloved William, restore him to
us."

Robert Barthelemy lay a hundred fathoms beneath the waves amid the coral
and sea-shells.

The End

[Transcriber's Note: The original edition of this text was typeset with
unindented paragraphs, making it sometimes unclear whether a sentence
begins a new paragraph or not.

The following typographical errors present in the original text have
been corrected.

In Chapter I, "Scudaamore's treachery" was changed to "Scudamore's
treachery", and "we do need a surgeon" was changed to "We do need a
surgeon".

In Chapter II, "What eyes?" was changed to "What eyes!", a missing
period was added after "cried the young chief", a quotation mar