The evening world. Newspaper, September 2, 1916, Page 9

NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL THE REAL MAN By FRANCIS LYNDE A of the Weet-—the hero a man force of evrcumestances invested a noe eee) tr eg THE SPLENDID SPUR By A. T. QUILLER COUCH A romance of England in 1642, with a hero whom adventure marked for a series of thrilling experiences in love and war. — } Canes. ey Om 6 ems ah, 0 bagh. bettominns BEGINS IN NEXT MONDAY'S EVENING WORLD 4 Crores oF bane ier aLmenre nf Shand : 10% Mem Oe Onlont etom, eabenenm we mt dudement i. a on we , .) | fetol'@ Molly's saddle, and spoke said, i by (oven tie a “wrt hh ts Ms to her, and get it across her back: ledger, Py AZ M i a : “ ond the weet thing wae quiet in @ feet below it With i Poe & " | turning her heed to rub my + ouft, | bent owt 4 aad | weve gentiy with ber mvsale; ane ches , ee os ; ont ber later » dead, . trouble" bet t seotira here ull help comes?” de ¥ oat he Naot ad, what be To ek gg a wry ae tab to make this 18 @ minute more ‘twould ome never aned after @od then my fall eae certain, 4 9 cue ne up Delt face as oho i and tought her eves {aot tne rork, sprang ; z wugut her eyes, the roe | Ay A} ' and, peering inte back over the esa. - ' lad-tend do + room— _ |W it twinkle, fathoma below, bat and let me whisper 1 where's Black Sampson?” right Rand loud an’ one, that aoe v } cit “To be Tepe then my left, aa owu tet his musket ar eure for ow. upon have a minute two Hush . satiedhe 6 ys =then { lad call! Wert never h ¥ foot w ‘ the man wed me art the “Then where's he Bd? Did aRY 6 thou above; Weaker, in’ & way: frie the, word Now, that We have not! anewered 9) ctHMe posture, © 4 Her arma were drawing down my wrey MOT oF steed by the t “Quick! Ob, Billy, pull quiek!* her: her « door shouting te ¢ A tise "questions. when‘ hand was qpyyatud BOt Rear: yet tueged MOB lait on my arm, and there in the “Now, here’ hadow waited Ht himeell, with & sittin’! he sho Gimarre Sein FOR LONG NECK) Tighter, lad, ty curious twinkle tn his hand, and pulled > bureb Kin puta fine id signed that quart Wry. tos hast seen a iste Wie Mead 1 should foll What of the hous?” f ask “3 sank back upon my lap. Wve panne our-bulldings my tale fran done, and a com 0 ere was @ Badu where, three e, a © woarch the ea eh 1 looked up Te Was & ahadow WHY NoT Koames and Thad Wid together. “All perished ia Baie ae across the entrance, blotting out the a~aA Rn « ia, and M4 se cepereice, Biases gat the Stic 4 BUNCH Without speech we stepped across siuitling, “Ll am houseless as et t sat # Fe . J boght breese Was blowing here, _ ave the same ud 3 st A i )) BALD HEADS D nlite FUR TRinnen viene ation the heat of the Are, Wo _ “That's true. Put tines , . CHAPTER XIX . j INS F SHIRTS ANO. aiking quickly toward the T have put our heads together, .s q CHAPTER XVII. HH day-spring came at last Si Wet se IR 4 Ff COLLARS 2 cast side of TS peneenh agrsea to take’ me ae" gene a marae ysis tn the sick Mah of 1 , TRANSFORMATION 4 . 5 the blate A nereed to, take “me and ‘such ‘ iT the sound of my step on I went down to the cott ‘ boyd Ne “a to fling himself ove: where T know my moth rie 4 i A the threshold Joan turned fi to and pick-aac, ‘“ Hut when, at the very verge, he DA¥e « welcome for me, with a short ery—a ery the And then Dba sing me ‘pulled up, 1 became entiahtened, At like of which T have never retury with the sad toots on my shoul Cur Cont wae enn stout tops emote? heard, #o Cull waa tof Chok* der, spoke for the first time: the soil, an : ‘ ’ rz | lock and disappeared lang Joy. In a second her armas were “Wirst, if there be a well near, fetoh aaa Oye ee knelt and pulling 22 place for a woman. 4 ut me, and so she hung of HY me two buckets of water and leave us WHY NOT tit softly, looked up. It came easy , ! wot to my feet, and drew on 4 “ F a y boot ’ % sobbing and laughing together. for an hour,” TRIM in the hand. - ee past jrames had a was true ‘ewan true! bear, hold Her voice was weary and chill, so LEGS oF Lamps? | itty, with tha are, in hie, face. Svart lookin eetaae eng * tighter, tighter—for my heart is that 1 dared not thank her, but dia ALSO | once achieved a whisper. Said 4: low else should £ a sting!” the errand in silence ni dug a NECKS oF | “Saw one stealing hither—and fol- Mt yin te lowe thee in an hour a be nd me a shailow fall on the grave and strew'd it with bracken i CRS 0 9 Hlowed, A many with a uenp, foot eT an no reply to this, ‘SU pediny ‘us, re stood Della re- ang peather and gorse-petals, that in ~\ VASES « Wyant oe teoud ‘tus, 1 was hauling hee fr away to give an order to the Good iad—all yesterday I swore to the morning air sinelt rarely. And lup tne rope, ‘Near sixty feet came up *Allors ; p strong and walt for years ir ood hatter my task was done Delia betora, 1 ro nd the ond stiuak barks ethcth Delle'e furniture wes . Fie on womankind, to be so weak! es | . twist not. 008, jeard great fi day T'sat an’ sat, an’ did never a fer man's dt wn lay, her Gre ToRToIs€ |puitirie over my bead and shoulders, turning that’ hae deny oe ne ite Work never’ tat hand to A arnt crussidy het biach treawes braided e SHELL RIMS [Sad made Billy underssan ~™ clit. ‘They bore betweet then at an’ by sunset I gave in an’ went, d her face gentior than ever 't | to lower me. a, > Uraing mysel’, over‘the moor to War- In life. Over her wounded breast was TRIMMED > |‘"He paid it out carefully while I Sree, cak collars: wales 4 » to Alste Pascoe, the wise a bunch of soime tiny pink flower that WITH FUR Jatepp'd to the edie, With the noose. De came oa an immense os jan—an’ she taught me a@ char ew about the tor, {about uy loins, L thrust myaelf besides over WHY NoT STICK _A BUNCH OF FUR UNDER THE NOSE D . cola'd money, [gently over, and ia @ trice hung lett behind, they AA, 1 eee ae oe nna MT Glue wan bard to" clumh Paty Sela (ungivd "a “full three fest “owt from Raye boen impoasibe, but for the irom > a toa, a ledge under me, about ter Tingoomb's descent. In tne Ea a third of the way down, though ‘it (that could not be seen from jook'd, in the darkness, to be eg- beach, the shelf hiding it), was pant ay DR for lowering the chest; and below « rin to their heads, Matt Soames = Pown | sway'd (Billy letting out an moor’d, and now left high iter me quick as thought and the rope very steadily), and lust dry by the tide. Doubtiess the ered eo \ bless her, bless her, Jack, for 't So | lifted her softly as once in| r brought th this same place she had lifted me, ‘Joan,” said I, hot with shamo, tak- and bore her down the slope to the og ber arms gently from my neck, grave: and there L buried her, while liaten: I come because | am chased, Beia kuelt and prayed, and Molly nce more the dragooners are after, browsed, lifting now and then her » You must head to look. & horse, and at once.” sey, id a voice in the doorway, the horse, if lent, is for mat’ x ‘ Joan turne id the two women on the moor below; and flnding nim A sorry d az. -s day of sone and tea tood. looking at each other—the one too ieme to carry Delia, L shitted t re Pio ne OF the ere £m In the passage she whispered: house, shutting the door after them, an “Villat ye Jack!" “Now for it!" said [in Matt's ear, W vith dark wonde: eo other with cold and set her on i} rh I answered, “and Msten: Gilding forward, L peoped our at the Very soon wo inastered them, and ywuag myself inward te dge, Tasca! had waited for his aa apne one Dag Meret Feed ete ante Bteeat on THe and the bout secking inb ju no more in that posterh gate, but drew back like a gathering up the reins from between gain'd a footing, and took a glance to return, whom Matt Soames ‘and t q joarce lifting my eyes. Each was not ent Whom they the funeral in than 1 sh their legs, lel them back, A eurtous round slipping off the rope. ‘ad acar’d out of all stomach to 46 jeautiful after her kind, as day and _ Mile af vile we pase'd in eilence, You are welcome, gentle — “Then where is he?” V had almost run my head into a bright Tadianes secmed growing on "1 ytood in @ shelf of mandy rock 0. His body was nowhere light, and though their looks crossed Delia riding, and L pacing bestde her M2 That is just what we are to dis- t black hearse that stood there tho sky, for which t could pot ae that wound round the cliff some way e sea had wash'd it off; but the or @ full minute like drawn blades, With the bay. At last, tortur'd past ,TWa8 the voice of my one-eyed cover.” As I said this, a light broke 1 the door open, backed against couut ‘The three kKnaves were po- tg my left, and then, as 1 thought, er they recover'd, and found tes jeither had the mastery, Joan was bearing, I spoke— friend, as he undid the bolts, and now on me. “By the Lord,” 1 cried, “ts the gate, the heavy plumes nodding Where to be y out tL heard thelt broke sharply away. ‘Twas mainly wid the choicest of Delia’s h Umea th sabre “Delia, have you nothing to say?" Be stood in the gateway with @ pro- the very same! above It'In the night: wind footsteps scampering away in the about a yard in width, but in placea Within an hour the remain + oe “Jack, is thy mare in the yard?” a while sho si 1 to consider; ‘lous black sash across his canary Twas discomposing, but the truth. Who held the horses I had not dis # T knew my builet had bit py more than two feet. T slipt off the and the money bags were ab im the T nodded . . with her eyes fixt on the hills H¥ery, so long that the ends of it In fact, 1 had just solved a puzzle. time to see, but whispering to Matt the minister, but he had got away, rope und left it to dangle, while I ves hold. “Give me thy pistols and thy cloak." ad, answ * swept the flagstone ei This holy-speaking minister was no to give me a leg up, clambered in- and Lone t eyes on any of the o; forward to explore, keeping well ta un was setting an Delia the stepped to the wi oth “Much, if L could apenk: but all ‘Is Master Tingcomb within?” T other than the groom I had seen at aide. “Quick!” “f pulled him after three again against the rock and planting my I stood on the beach je the ind of the kitchen, and looked out, this has chang’d me somehow—' helped Delia to dismount and gave Hodmin Watr holding Master Ting- and crept forward. I wondered the | Leaving Matt to mind the horses, feet with great caution, that was to take her from me. A’ x ‘Plenty o' time,” sho aald and pointed perhaps, that Lhave grown a woman, OU two bi * to a Stable-boy that comb's horses. man did not hear us, but. by 4 1 caught up the lantern and turned | pelleve 1 was twenty minutes tak- the Godsend I could hear the ial ) the ladder leading to the loft abo having been @ yit!—und need to get Sod shuffing some paces off Ry thie the sun was down and Della luck the horses were restive, and vy it on the coffin, whic lay face down ing as many steps, when at the point lifting and the men Sieg ved @ dep soon made an excuse to withdraw to his maudiin talk to them Iknew he Wart, and with a gasp took in tho where the ledge broke of L saw the Ing Molly's bridle I hel out way ‘ y i ~4 ne spoke not anerily, ok" an to hobble her room. Nor was it long before the was three parts drunk — on (he fame those precious rogues had been ends of an tron ladder sticking up to the dear maid who peg tet BS ine for but with Spa Baal letagen erat across the We trooped after rest fajlowed her example. 1 found funeral wines, loubtless playing For, with the fall of it, the and close beside it a great hole in the Shared so many a peril, wine une filohan and there abide me.” lexs hopeful wondering. our chambers prepared, near together, — . crept along and found ine toot board (being but thin) were burat pock, which Ull now the curve of the ls thore any more to comet” abe Me une ine nioeke abeut hers cook ut.” said [, “over and over you _ He squeezed @ frosty tear from his ! i wing of the house at some dis chest stowed against the furt ni, clein asunder, and on both sides bad cir" had hid. The ladder no doubt asked. ” Ay pistols and went out at the door, have shown that fam nougli to you, ON eye aud led us to a large bare faice from the hall, Dotia's was next pulling it gently out, we got tumbled out silver cups, silver salt stood on a second shelf below. No," said I, and God knows is she did so, the sun sank and a duli Surely" —— hall, “hung round with portraits, to mine, as L made sure by knocking hind it, but only Just before | caugat cellars, silver plates and dishes, that ~ y was pausing to consider this when heart w heavy; “nothing to Wocinw ayant aver ihe mock ficnel® Jentous? 'Tis pos. Where was @ table spread with @ at her door, and on the other side tho glimmer of a tight and wecrd 1 the lanterns rays sparkled prettily 4 bright ray streamed across the sea ell!” cried, for now 1 guessed her purpose em Jack, 1am but a woman, plenty of victuals and horn-handled of me slept Billy, with two of his ¢ 1 rascals returning on the turf. ‘Tho coffin, in short, Was towards me and the red rim of the ~"Climbh up there, the both, and pull used to tt, and nk. rf laid her small hand tn r "tis certain. knives and forks laid beside plates of crew. ry slowly, grumbling Stuffed with Deila's allverware, out of the waters, outfacing Dlg palm, and glancing u; vee 4 Me nna caught Molly ra aad iy y. to be Jeuious, you must love pewter; and at the table a man in Having blown out my lipht, T sat ail the way, und of course 1 kuew — [had picked up a great flagon and headland and rending pretty and demure: 58 Oe a ready astride of her. “Get back!" black, eating. He had straight hair on the bed's listening to the big thoy carried the cottin was turning it over to read the ti ke that hung like 4 "And shall I leave my best? Wit ; te called softly; ana then, hake a She Jook'd at me straight, and an- aud a saliow face, and looked up as clock over the hal! as it ehim'd th The ena of the collin was Ulted up seription, when Matt Soames called curtain about the horison, Bot co: , $00, dear Jack?” aN itter lad than wench, Jack,”—leapt swer'd very deliberate we enteréd, bu roaning, In a mo- quarters, and waiting till the fellows into the hearse. The door was chipped to me, and pointed over tho bill in 1 heard the sound of a footstep and Della!" I stammered, “What ae @ mare through a gap In the wall, “Now that is what Iam far from ment fell to again, i below should be at thelr ease, raat to, the thiee rogucs elimoed upon tue front.” Above it the whole sky was faced round. th < ad In a moment was breasting the bill sure of. ‘Our business i¢ with Master Han- Master Tingcomb rested under the seat in front, und wo started red and glowing A Hefure me, not six paces off, stood did 1, Jack, and a ad galloping for tne high road, “But, dear Delia, when your anger Mbal Tingcomb,” said T sharply. coffin-id I did not believe, in spite of ft hope I may never be called to ure,” suid he, “'tly @ fire out Hanntval Tingcomb, so T found T loved thee better Ni leae than a tuinute, ae it seemed, han cool'd’ The straight-hatred man looked up the terrifying ft that L could vouch pay suen anovir hull hour as that yonder! Hie was isnuing from the bolo with ever. “Fle on thee, now! Mey heard a pounding of hoofs, and had = “My anger was brief, I am dis- 441". his mouth full of he for, But this, if driven to it, we could Winch followed, Ax avon as tia “God help Us, Matt—'tla the House a sack on bis sboulder and sneaking & mald change her mind ‘without being arcly time to foliow Delia up the lad- appointed, rather. With her “Hush! he held his fo discover at the grave. The main bus- wreeisy loft turf for the hard of Gleys!" eps, When he threw forced to such unseemly, Yr and pul) it after me, when the breath, almeést, Joun said you w shvok his head sorrowfully, and J tness was to catch him; and a hls ‘twas jolt, Jolt all the way, wad It took but two minutes to toss the and saw me! words?” And she heaved! A Sa@goons rode scurrying by the house weaker than wondered where [ had seen him be- end I meant to patrol the bu dings, lying mainly down + the chest silver back into the hearse, Lelapped = Neither spoke. With a face gray alm. (nd passed on yelling. than I, and read , tore. te And especially watch the ¢ Ameo Oh coma cane grinding “tito our to the door and snatching the reins, ho turned very slowly until | But as I stood and held that ittle “Como!” 1 whispered: for Joan and are weak, Jack"—she drew in Molly, |)""Young man—young man,” broke ta the likely chance of bis crowpint DOCK and presming Ul We could scarce sprang upon the driver's seat, in the unnatural light we looked hand [ seemed across the very 3 pursuers were out of sight. Catch. and let her hand fall on my shoulde Sho onarey ed busier, iM ralniates je hich ee to confer with his fel- breathe, ‘i — straight into each other'a ayes. Be Cf Baminegs Vo read a sentence = x iT vel kindly have been com- 0 inister, an’ speaks rounds low-rascals, | “Dave us," moaned att; “where 7 never blinked, but stared—stared hor- ten, and spo! t, perforce Ca ttesl skirt, Della tollowed ie ee ee ene {7 About ag such; but the whort is that | As eleven o'clock sounded, therefore, will thiy en? CHAPTER XX. Tibiy, while the velns swelled black as with another man ce and alow, ‘ether, nor rested till we were safe hope are honest good friends; where- MY master is dead an’ in his coffin, I tapped on Billy's wall, and pty is ‘The Words were scarce out when 2 had some ado to find the on his forehead aud bis lips worked, ‘Delia, you only have I loved, fthe Jews’ Kitchen, fore 1 loathe to say a harsh or un- took wi e dave buck—the that Matt Soames was keeping watch, we turned sharp to the right with a gate; but no sooner were attempting speech. will love!’ Blithe would I be to "*What think you of this for a hiding grateful-seeming word. But you could 8#™me day, as thou camest allpped off my boots, Our rooms were jolt that shuvk our teeth together, Rrunh Rad ‘And then, letting allp his sack, he With you, and to serve yon Pr asked i with a laugh not understand that brave girl and Wl’ thy bloody threats. A beautiful on the first floor, over a straw yards roiled for a litte whe over suv through and upon the high qung nis arms up, ran a pace or two blithely die, In sorrow, then, it Delia did not laugh. Instead, you cannot understand me, for as yet COTS. str, dang my buttons!” and the distance to the ground 4 grasy and drew up. road, than I lash'd the horses towards mo and tumbled on his face for me, or tn trust abl i me. ? , BMD how him to us, easy drop for a man. But wishing to “I'heard the fellows climbing down Ider hung over #0 with you now—T - a ‘ou do not even know yourself, u ” s up the h Mop. in a Mt. fis ieft shoul ie y Re eee eye ot scape’ comma Mowiy tak mae “Willingly, young man." He led the bo silent as possiblo, I knotted tWO and got my pisiola out Pagal iy ed the verge, hie lege slipped. Ina trice | Bhe lifted her eyes and, Inok F.. thegked ‘ I think; to a woman at one rush, But Way to the very room where Master blankets together, and strapping the *simmy,” “growled the minister, OP the summit a glance show'd us LS cing by his arms, his old into mine, repeated slowly the Bs fr, you have done me a many when it comes, I believe you may be Tingeomb and I had our interview. end round the window muilion, swung “where'# ihe lantern?” all—the wild crimson'd sky-the se& distorted face turned up anda froth we had read at our first meet a at fav irs. How I have trusted you in re- strong. Now leave me to think, for As before, six candles were burning myself down by one hand, holding my ‘There was 4 minute or ao of silence running with lines of fire—and ut his lips. 1 made @ step aave wife's in e ¥ Fee eee ae ee a Bie head ia all of @ tanga,” there; but the table was pushed into @ boots in the other, and "then the snapping of Mint abd against it the inky headland whereon him, and then Jumped back, flatten- otlons “at” wie eata J Bee ce ees, Dem for + Our pace was #0 slow (by reason Corner, and now their light fell on @ I dropped very lightly and looked steef and the avund uf pulting, y 4 [ae mcveall nenlees tho Faeke —thou hast found tt. ewe . a CO i ry of the fame horse) that a great part 10ng biack coffin, reating on trestles in about. ‘There was a faint moon up — The handle of tie door was turned the House of Gleys flar'd like a bea. ‘if, Mueue Meaiba cle tele thou hast found the Splendid poate? The dark drow on; the western star of the afvernoon was spent before we the centre of the room, ‘The coffin was and glimmering on the straw: but and a light flashed into the | Baroe. con. We saw ail this, and then were | gaw a seam gabe at iny feet. She broke off and clapped her ; 7 vs, closed, and studded with silver nails; under the house was deep shadow, “Here, hold the lantern steady! plunging down hill, with iden and spread to right and ery moerril: few distinct and hung flashing over came jn sant of the House of Mleys on the iki was a silver plate bearing and along thie I crept, The siraw Come hither, vd Squeaks aud heip wi Py kil town the Biase shy if widen Aud apiea $2 7am) fae at ¥, and then, as a Type our hiding; and still we wat poe canvas of the Godsend, these words written, “Hannibal Ting. yard led into the court before the the end,” At the bottom we caught up @ nolse—a rush of @tones and earth; But thou'lt come for me ere long, fefe, hour after hour, silent Billy himself was on the Tookout comb, MDCXLUL,” with a text of stables, and so into the main court, “Oh, air, I do mortally dread tho group of men running, ‘Twase boats and, clawing the alr, with a wild Jack? Else I am sure to blame soos alting for Joan's return, L with his spyglass. For hardly were S¢*ipture below, I turned the corner to explore the devil an’ all his works!" load come from the ship to help, As screech, Master Tingcomb pitch'd other woman. Btay"— bd \trance of the den, chin on hand, Ye come to the beach when our sig. . “Why have you nailed him down™ I third side of the house, when on a “Now, if ever! ‘The devil,’ says he our horses swept past them, one or backwards, head over heels, into She drew off her ring and alipt it Raping the Reavens and cover soe nal—the waving of a white ‘kerchiet aaked, nage ihe baoal sudden é heard a theaihy Ki otfall cob Maeier Tingcomb still livin’ an’ two came to a terrified halt; but space. pe a - ba little finger. ‘ vain d bald — vere’ 2 ay “Now where y bowels, young coming down the alle: nd ma. ny own house awaitin’ us!" Shen follow'd silence; then a hors ‘There's my to! q Demy arms crossed, raging againat ye ea eee oe pn poard. man, to tuk so unfeclin'? AN’ Where ‘The footsteps drew nearer, A dark Be sure, his words wero as good as Presently were running hard agein 1 y token! Now give me ruck the eep and be glad over.” slipping ing no trinkets I gave my ledge broke gad she kina'd it twice and put it after us, rible splash, as The great gate stood open, I drove far below; t straight into the bright-lit yard, trickling, as mor velf and all the world, yet with @ ow sening dread that Joan would never 4 ye back. one to i wherein, as she drew nearer, } De thy experience, not to know the form parted the laurels; another mo- a slap in the face to me. kor I had counted eiht fellows, ways o' the blessed dead in summer- ment, and I had it b t They were (besides Billy), Matt ‘Twas Matt Soames, “Your panion,” to Master Tingeomb himself. ‘In his the throat, counted tho hearse to lead me straight ; ella!--where . ‘ay—-at first a pebble or two all bosom. 2 the time lagged by this terror gogmes, the muster; Gabriel Hut- you bury him? whispered 1; “but why have you left own house,’ too! A fright seized me *houting “Delial—where is Delia! | twaye Ae Ce RerAOMORE A Crean oT Kahin weed oe this ring,” said w and grow. Hut ae 1 think, onins, Ned Masters, the black man W forenoon, ‘The spot 18 your post for Della. “But first 1 must deal with, oHere” called a voice: And from a and a cloud of dust,A Iast stone ran “ ” a@odut ten o'clock | heard steps com. “for look!” and I drew forth the. Sampson, Ben Hailiday, and two (Wo miles from here.” He blinked at " “Black Sampson is watchin’, so I these scoundrels, who already were arr ; and dropp'd. ‘Then fell a allence pod a” ing over the turf. I ran out. "fwas whose full names I have forgotten—- me, and hesitated for a minute, “Is it took the freedom'"— dragging out the coffin, ie Window came my doar mistrens (0m Me Oe Carah tie cage of tha tant a el A “te Joan herself and leading Molly by put one was called Nicholas. And your purpose, sirs, to attend?” He broke off to catch mo by the ‘The coffin was more than half way TURBINE. | po oeeg 7 San ON Canina, feat morning ameee: the re by the bridle, She walked as if tired, after many warm greetings, the bout “Be sure of that," I sald grimly, “80 sloove and pull me down bohind the outside, L levelled my pistol over thy 4 VAM safe, Jack!) But wha She TMi ane there, my atma thrown my heart. Wilt marry nm ae leaving hae, Tere at the Paneer was made fast, and we mbed up have beds ready to-night for all our bush. About twelve paces ahead I edge of the tool cheat (nd fetehed a drew back from our strange equip- beeen tatmare’ ohited' feaunat the my hear a man Ui lowed me into the cave, jancing eninsula together, in close company, 0 joftly opened and aaw ye it to wake a ghost—at the sane . i 4 w & wave run out on, ¥ Found, I noted that Delia had slipped Slane the penincula toxe C08 OT thy—! Dear air, considert eee cae eons opened and saw Yer letting fly atraight for tho mine “All In good time, First telt me~ Sok, 1 saw & wave, run oUb widen Ten, tava too hare ai Promise, away. All this time there was no sign or Where are beds to be found? Sure, between the glistening laurels. Ae ister, how came the fire Under my feet but eight inches of jughing, ehaxing hep “Am glad she's gone," sald Joan gound about the House of Gleys to thy mariners can pass the night aboard the ray touched the outer wail, In the flash of the discharge I saw | "Why, foul work, as it seems. All the cornice remain'd, My tose stuck nr, pasar Shortly, “How many rebels passed show that any one marked us or their own ship marked a small postern gate there, him, half turned, bis eyes starting 1 know ts T was sleeping, and awoke forward over the gulf. “Why, of course, Listen, sweet! , Jack?” noted our movements, The gate was — "So then,” thought I, “you have been standing open, and mouth agape, Ho clapped his to hear the black seaman hammering — 4 goore of startied gulls with thetr A '. “Fiv closed, the windows stood shuttered, on the lookout; but Della replied for ‘Then came footsteps crunching the hand to his shoulder. On top of hia on my door, Jumping up I found the cries call'd me to myself, I open'd her mind; but, oh! she dear She stretched herself on the ground ag on my former visit, even the chim. mez gravel anda couple of men croswd wild shriek broko out a Choris uf Foom full of smoke, and eacay'd, The my eyes, that had ehut in sheer giadi. Bet, mind: Dut, oh! she dearly with a sigh—"five that'll never trou. mokeless, Such effect had "fam Della Killigrew, the mistress the path bearing @ large chest be- screams and othe, in the middle of Teoms beneath, they say, were stuff'd yeas, Close on my left the ledge wan '° Pond usen fees x? Kee ble thee more, lad.” fon on our sp that, of this house, You will prepare the tween them. In the light I saw the which the coffin Ullted up and went With straw, and the yard outside proke back to the very baae, cutting Hid me ne yon now, (pd jack! ¥, We tell to speaking in beds as you are told.” Whereupon handle of a spade sticking out from over with @ crag. At tha same head'd also with straw, and blazing, me off by twelve feet from that part before al mariners! —well, sit down and let me whispers, what’ does that decrepit old sinner do jt, and by his gait I knew the second moiwent the horses took fright, and Hen Hdiiday found two oll jars lying where the ladder still rested, No !f thou must’-——~ rest my head upen thy knee, Oh, Marching up to the wate T rang a but drop upon bis Knees, mia to be my one-eyed friend; the before | could scramble out we wore there’ — man could jump it, standing, To the ® dyck, 1 did it bravely! Eight good loud peal on the bell, and to my as- “Mistress Delia! Oh, goodly feast other was the minister, tearing madly away over the turf and | ran toward the stable. Already right there was no gen but in one = watoh'd her sta: miles an’ more I took the mare—by tonishment, before the echoes had for this one poor eye! Oh, that Master ‘They passed out at the small gate, into the darkness, 1 had made # sad the roof Was ablaze and the atraw- place only wae the ing over ten and wavin; the Four-holed Cross, an’ across the time to die away, the grating was Tingcomb had seen this day!" a by the sounds that followed we mess of it. yard, beyond, @ very furnace, Rush- tte. wide, and the end my rope moor past Tober an’ Casthole, an’ pushed back and the key turned in 1 declare the tears were running fiessca they were holsti their It must have been a full minute ing in 1 found the two horses cower. hung over the eens a good yard away over Brown Willy, an’ round Hocgh. the lock, down his nose; but Delia marched out, into @ cart. Presently they before the hedge turned them and ing in their stalls, bath'd in aweat, trees sige. ‘wars. ter to the nor’west; an’ there lies “Btep ye instep ye in, good folks! cutting short his hypocrisy. recrossed the path and entered the, gave me time to drop out of the back and squeall: But ‘twas all fright, Y et the rope? As f ’ { \ \ bins | ‘ 4 iad, "e ot — - ~ - ~ f eta ne a ne