The evening world. Newspaper, March 4, 1905, Page 13

; | . ! ) } ) __ : : BY ‘ i ‘i I y RY) ; tet | 1005. iy Y m i Li cee! Hidbepesanei i if j Xt, ocala ddl eis ym awens ood a ints f bu eae f m He ’ am ig a : j Da USN F ; 0 ie other h share of the hat to They didn't 4 UKE, marks ‘tett—I as toll hev of her danger?” was that one of you was to marry her, and the other have a pass 0} beside the laurel Motel ak, I gaid pity i Ney ae i nh vendhng eggs she would pl left me, and I couldn't bear to plunder, Yor eome reason, Woodley was chosen as the husband, Why was bot Cee was bitin ry 4 ‘Aw he spoke, a woman's shrill seream—a scream which vibrated with a fave that, Hven if ahe couldn't loye me it was a-great deal to me just td that? came up to my house with this cabie, which frengy of horror—burst from the thick, green clump of bushes in front of us, It ended suddenly on its highest note with a choke and a gurgle. his way! This way! ‘hey are in the bowling alley,” cried tho stranger, darting through the bushes. ‘‘Ah, the cowardly dogs! Follow me, gentlemen! ‘Too late! too late! by the living Jingo!” We had broken suddenly into a lovely glade of greensward surrounded ‘by ancient trees, On the farther aide of it, under the shadow of a mighty oak; there stood a singular group of three people, One was a woman, our ciient, drooping and fafnt, a handkerchief round her mouth. Opposite her stood a brutal, heavy-faced, red-mustached young man, his gaitered legs parted wide, one arm akimbo, the other waving a riding-crop, his whole attitude suggestive of triumphant bravado, Between them an elderly, gray- bearded man, wearing a short surplice over a light tweed suit, had evidently just completed the wedding service, for he pocketed his prayer book as we Bppeared and slapped the sinister bridegroom upon the backy in jovial con- @ratulation, “They're married!” I gasped. “Come on!" cried our guide; “come on!” He rushed across the glade, lolmen and | at his heels, As we approached, the lady staggered against the trunk of the tree for support, Williamson, the ex-clergyman, bower ‘to us with mock politeness: and the bully Woodley, advanced with a shont ot brutal'and exultant laughter. “You can take your beard off, Bob,” said he. “I know you, right enough, Well, you and your pals havo just come in time for me to be Able to introduce you to Mrs. Woodley.” Our guide's answer was a singular one. He snatched off the dark beard which had digguised him and threw it on the ground, disclosing a long, sallow, clean-shaven face ivelow It, Th, . he raised his revolver and cov- oved the young rufflan, who was advancing upon him with his dangerous nding-crop swinging in his hand “Yes,” sald our ally, “I am Bob Carruthers, and I'll see this woman righted if I have to swing for It. I told you what I'd do if you molested her; and, by the Lord, I'll be as good as my word!” “You're too late. She's my wife!” “No—she's your widow!” His revolver cracked, and I saw the blood spurt from the front of Woodley's waistcoat. He spun round and fell upon his back, his hideous red face turning suddenly to a dreadful mottled pallor. The old man, still clad in his surpiice, burst into auch a string of foul oaths as I haye never heard, and pulled out a revolver of his own; but be- fore he could raise it he was looking down the barrel of Holmes’s weapon, “Rnough of this,” sald my friend, coldly. “Drop that pistol’ Watson, pick it up! Hold it to his head! Thank you. that revolver, We'll have no more violence. Come, hand it over!” “Who are you, then?” “My name is Sherlock Holmes.” “Good Lord!" “You have heard of me, I see. [ will represent the official police until their arrival, Here, you!” he shouted to a frightened groom who had appeared at the edge of the glade. “Come here, Take this note as hard as you cin ride to Farnham.” He scribbled a few words upon a leaf from his notebook. “Give it to the superintendent at the police station, Until he comes I must detain you all under my personal custody.” The strong, masterful personality of Holmes dominated the tragic scene, and all were equally puppets in his hands, Williamson and Carruthers found themselves carrying wounded Woodley into the ‘house, and I gave my arm to the frightened girl. The injured man was laid on his bed, and at Holmes’s request I examined him, I carried my report to where he sat in the old tapestry-hung dining-room, with his two prisoners before him. “Ho will live,” sald I, j “What!” cried Carruthers, springing out of his chair, “I'll go upstairs and finish him first. Do you tell me that that girl, that angel, is to be tled to Roaring Jack Woodley for life?” “You need not concern yourself about that,” said Holmes, “There are two very good reasons why she should under no circumstances be his wife. In the first place, we are very safe in questioning Mr, Williamson's right to solemnize a marriage,” “T have been ordained,” cried the old rascal. “And also unfrocked.” “Once a clergyman, always a clergyman.” “T think not, How about the Hcense?” “We had a license for the marringe, I have it here in my pocket.” ‘Then you got it by a trick. But in any case a forced marriage is no marriage; but it Is a very serious felony, as you will discover before yon have finished, You'll have time to think the point out during the next len years or so, unless Tam mistaken, As to you, Carruthers, you would have done better to keep your pistol in your pocket." “T begin to think so, Mr. Holmes: but when I thought of all the pre- caution I had taken to shield this girl—for I loved her, Mr, Holmes, and it is the only time that ever | knew what love was—it fairly drove me mad to think that she was in the power of the greatest brute and bully in South Africa—a man whose name is a holy terror from Kimberley to Johannesburg, Why, Mr. Holmes, you'll hardly belleve it, but ever since that girl has been in my employment I never once let her go past thie house where I knew these rascals were lurking without following her on my bicyele just to see that she came to no harm. I kept my distance from her, and I wore a beard so that she should not recognize me, for she {8 @ good and high-spirited girl, and she wouldn't have stayed in my employment long If she had thought that I was following her about.” 1900000000000000000000000000000000000000000,000000000) A STORY FOR THE LITTLE ONES. thought, for the little girl was maman’s wodehild, Lavolette read my himself before me. mind and threw LITTLE CAPTAIN OF VERCHERES, , “Only over my dead body, mam’selle,” + he eried Ty Franecs R, Sterrett. [laughed and. slipping around him, had the gate open befe commandant of the n down t fort aid wr of Vercheres and the th ten, His wile uite helps manor rau by the river for miles, But leas ith feats 1 Ko ate, BAVAaee would think It a ruse to draw them the collages and the farm buildings within range of our guns and I carried were deserted, men, women and chil- dren crowded to the fort and elty for protection ag the Iroquois, the bloodthirsty s, who came every spring us soon as the frost was out of the ground and swarmed over Canada, fire and death In thelr hands, I was just fourteen when my father, an olficer In the Carignan regl+ meni, went to Quebec op duty, leaving maman in charge of the fort and the people, He had been away but twelve days When a message came from grand: mere in Montreal that he was i and wanted maman, Poor maman! I helped You, Carruthers, give me, 1” dainty form about the house and to hear the sound of her voice.” - a "gaid I, ‘you call that love, Mr, Carruthers; but I should call it selfishness.” “Maybe the two things go together, Anyhow, I couldn't let her go. Besides, with \his crowd about it was well that she should have some one near to look after her. Then when the cable came I knew they were bound to make a move,” “What cable?” Carruthers took a telegram from his pocket. “That's it," said he, It was short and concise: “The old man is dead,” “Hum!” sald Holmes, “I think I see how things worked; and I can understand how this message would, as you say, bring them to a head. But while we wait you might tell me what you can.” The old reprobate with the surplice burst into a volley of bad language, “By 1” said he, “if you squeal on us, Bob Oarruthers, I'll serve you as you served Jack Woodley, You can bleat about the girl to your heart's content, for that’s your own affair; but if you round on your pals to this plain-clothes copper it will be the worst day's work that ever you did.” “Your reverence need not be excited,” sald Holmes, lighting a cigarette, “The case is clear enough against you, and all I ask is a few details for my private curiosity. However, if there’s any difficulty in your telling me, I'll do the talking, and tthen you will see how far yon have a chance of holding back your secrets, In the first place, three of you came from South Africa on this game—you, Williamson, you, Carruthers, and Woodley.” “Lie number one,” said the old man; “I never saw either of them until two months ago, and I have never been in Africa in my life, so you can put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr, Busybody Holmes!" “What he says is true,” said Carruthers “Well, well, two of you-came over, His reverence is our Own home- made article, You/had known Ralph Smith in South Africa, You had reason to believe he would not live long. You found out that his niece would inherit his fortune. How's that—eh?” Carruthers nodded and Williamson swore. “She was next of kin, no doubt, and you were aware that the old fellow would make no will.” “Couldn't read or write,” said Carruthers. So you came over, the two of you, and hunted up the ginl. The, idea (.0.0000050000000000000000000000000) Bod 0000000000000) PAGE FORTHE CHILDRE A sound came from the river, the dp, dip as of oars, We Ustened like dogs, ‘The Indians heard jt and mel away, Below In the water I could see half a dozen canoes filled with shadows. uu?" T called, and in spite voloe would tremble, “We ar whmen, It is La Mon nerie who comes to your help," A loud hu greeted the announces ment. T ordored the gate, opened and drew my troops wp before tt, old Beav- cire, Layolotte, fort with Lavolette and my brothers to help me, and you, Fontaing, can go to the bloctkkhouse with the omen and children, If I am taken don't surren- der, even if 1 am cut to pieces and burned before your eyes. They can- not hurt you in the block-house if you show the h y! So 1 st bit lexan’ ight. on one of the ttle Louis on another, Lavo- lotte Kk the third and I the fourth, All night, In spite of snow and hail, the ery of “All's well” rang from the fort and beside them wus a smadi, slim girl in a tettered skirt or blue velvet, who, stepped fonward with a military salute » 1 surrender my arms to He was astonished, “Keep them, my little captain,” he sald, ‘Dhey ave in good hands. T blused with pleasure. He ine spected the fort and found it In good order and a sentry on each bastion. tts time to relieve them, mon- I said politely. “We have not N off of our bastions for a week,” Madompiselle!” he cried, “you u a brave gipd. The women’ of Canada shame the men. You have saved your country. 'Dhe savages have gone back to thelr villages. Had you lot this fort fallen into their hands, Canada would have been in ashes, I her pack her clothes and told her not ee Hep his daughter Maman Went about 1 She took took me to the chateau. My heart beat the baby and little Barbe, leaving Alex= fage o ateau. My hea f : . , ast as my fathe dd me Into the ‘ander and Louis with me, 1 danced salon filled with with joy, | was my eye mistress and lemen, I felt SRO teat CANG tetaoe vata hide beltind my father, but. he eae unt) We stood jberate a westle man in a scarlet coat Chaveuu with gold. ‘The hiawk-like features not been there tiv Tin expression T stati never: forgot, Jette came around t wer With a met thought I should” hav ABS) os on his shoulder, He gave a shrill whise Tee gt (abel wi tle when he saw me anlar me to the dals him and Ae NBLe wou toroome at And this te the savior of Canada” but suc de dame will en the ladies all waved thelr lace 80 hun sport.” hand ohlote an t Eentlemen oried ‘And the stupid would, have gone on and J was so shamefaced but Tran after him Wally havolet te," tumed and hid my flushed face against I cried. his coat. “He did not speak for a mo- Ho had caught but one | when I ment, and then he sald, oh, so softly: heard gin the ion of the “Ohild, Bt iaoe” hater south field, where the inhabitants were have done. nota family dn seeding wilt Canada but is saying, ‘God bless Made- eWihat is 1 asked lon V You shun all whon Lavolette oy t me roughly by the a mere girl can be so brave,” am, “Run, mam’selle!”” he enied, “Yt was nothing,” I atammered, rude “Run ou never ran before, The ly interrupting him, "There was noth Iroquels are here! ing else to do. EVOURIE TG 8 Si IB RRORE: OF “Run, Mam’selle, run!” he said, “Run as you never ran before, The [Nothing olse to do!’ he repeated Dv tad With a queer little smile. "You hear pet t Iroquois are coming!” mesdames and messieur child who wer with two old men and two boys held i foods, it pistol shot maman's godchild to the gate, quieting to the block-house, You would hi fort against fifty [roquols for a wee! When we rea ile Thad just her. crie Mhought both were full of soldiers. ‘The just because there was nothing else 0 trength to help Laval fasten it and At et it began to storm, and IT Irdiins thought so and were afraid to do, T want you tow hen tumble down on a pile of boards was afrald the Tndlans would attempt attack: us momber that Count whan TF happencl to thinkeaaman never to climd Into. the fort under cover of We Wore a week In constant foar Were the bravest, one ets me sit down In my Dest dress, it the darkness, so 1 cos fighting now at the block-house and — He held outa gold oll aps th rt for counell, Tt a now atthe font, Only onoofour men Was locket set wilh brl As I lou way over the river Fraw sinh of fourteen te 1 wounded, ¢ . y ; a boat coming toward our landing, [ soldiers, but, as Tsai, they were worse dlans Wine strained my « nd made out a gnan, than women, 4 am had to do and w ld @ woman ind three Httle ebildren. A something. Hed them together when Lavolotte take it, Your Excel groan burst from the vi sald a Was hot work, ‘Three times we beat Hf te natlest-man wer Jod has saved ‘us today from. the wok, three times the grinning help. As ds of our enemy, but we must take Killeur Rouge looked over the y laughed and clapped recognized Plerve i’, Who had a care and not fall into any snares to- The dull thud of falling bul- srnor himself smiled and small farm to (he south of the selgnlory night. Ag for me, you all know tam sent. shudder through my heart, sald: me fields, "hk must do something,” T not afraid, I will’ take care of the he child Is a courtier ax well ould it never end? 48 a soldier,’ Alexander and Louis, ’ “We played cards for her on the voyage. He won,” “T gee, You got the young lady into your service, and there Woodley dead, He asked me if 1 would oland by the was to do the coufting, She recogniged the drunken brute that he was and asked me /f I would marry the girl myself a) aU ANg Al t would willingly do so, but would not have me, He us get her married firat, “al a week or two she may see’ a bit different,’ T said I woul nothing to do with violence) he went off cursing, like) foul-mouthed blackguard | th was, and swearing that he | have her yet. She was leayi this week-end, and I had got, to take her to the station, b ut I so uneasy In my-mind that 1 her on my bfeycle. She ha f start, however, and before” catch her the mischief wai The first thing I knew about when I saw you two gentlem ing back in her dog-cart,” ‘Holmes arose and tossed of his cigarette into the gri have been very obtuse, Wat he, “When in your report that you hhad seen the cyclist thought arrange his necktie shrubbery, that alone should } told me all, However, we mai gratulate ourselyes Ha Be and in some respects a unique 1 perceive three of the country stabulary in the drive, and T a to see that the little ostler f keep pace with them; so it {# Il that neither he nor the interes bridegroom will be permanentl, aged by thelr morning's advent T think, Watson, that in your mi capacity you might walt upon” Smith and tell her that if she tes ficiently recovered we shall be to escort her to her mother's } If she Is notquite conval will find that a hint hat we: about to telegraph to a young elm clan in the Midlands would p ‘ complete the cure, As to youl Carruthers, T think that yor done what yott could to make for your share inan evil plot,” {s my card, sir, and {ff my evi can be of help ‘to you in you it shall be at your dispoeal In the whirl of our incassan tivity It has often been difie mo, as the readerhas prob served, to round off my mar and to give those final details: the curious ‘night expect, ¢ has been the prelude to anothe the crisis once over the act passed forever out of our busy I find, however, a short note end of my manuscripts dealing this case in which I have putt record that Miss Violet’ Smith deed inherit a large fortune, she is now the wife of Cyril senior partner of Morton & & the famous Westminster el Williamson and Woodley wi “Pull up, man!” he yelled, drawing a pistol from his side pocket. tried foe nue ean would have nothing to do with him. Meanwhile your arrangement was latter ten. Of the late of Carruthers Ihave no bord) a I fe sane ee rather upset by the fact that you had yourself fallen in love with the lady. assault was not viewed yery gravely by the Na isi . Bibra You could no longer bear the {dea of this rufflan owning her.” reputation of being a most dangerous ruffian, an thin few “No, by George, I couldn't!” were sufficient to satisfy the demands of justice, “There was a quarrel between you. He left you in a rage and began to (The Bnd.) make his own plans independently of you. WERT CATURDAY— “It strikes me, Willlamson, there isn't very much that we oan tell this i The Adventure of the Priory Scho gentieman,” cried Carruthers, with a bitter laugh. “Yes, we quarrelled, and 0 he knocked me down. I am level with him on that, anyhow, Then I lost The eight remaining Stories of this series will appear in THE EVENING wi one each Saturday, iF ¥) i sight of him. 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