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I 1G TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MATtCII 25, 1000. JhelSLE By Author of "The Stlckit .Minister," "The Raiders," "The Lllnc SuiwUonnct," COPYRIGHT. 1S9S. UNDER THE NAME OF "UTTLB ANNA MARK," (Copyright, 1803. by S. ft. Jrockett.) SymtliftlH of Vrv Iiiiir IriKlnlliiiriilN. . Sir James StHtisflcId of New .Mlltis, In Company wltli Ills KrnmlKon, ymmtr I'hlllp, jnrcm In nn Inn-hotiso his son Philip nnd lils Hon h pitmmour, Jnnot Murk. They qiliirrrl-SIr Jump kops home taking ntotiK iln Kranilfioii. Thnt nUlil he Ik murdered by his dissolute, won nnd Janet Mark. They tiikn his hody outside nnd Iny it on ;n ice- XlOe HI thn f.ffne in faalnn I Via nrtm. rn other Hhnuldcin. Hut thn oy Philip has witnessed the crime he tells his grnnd lather s chief tenant. Umphmy Spurway, nd Spnrw-jiy siurocds In fiavlns tho real murderer brought to Justice, Ho Is Ben loncpd to he ImnKPii nnd his woman nc iSI'iP"?.0 to b" transported. Mysteriously I fillip Stunsflelil escapes the sallows, seeks out his wife, llnds her In the company of bpurway, nnd tiles to murder her, but docs riot unite, succeed. She Is taken away to ''pf'nlrn for cure, leaving her son, young i nlllp, in clinrto of Spurway nnd In tho company of little Anna Mark, from whom no learns that In some ways girls arc worth quite n much ns boys. For example, In tho tlmo of the cnttlo droving, when Master bpurway bought his winter beast In the Mart," Anna beats Philip In helping to cut them out. Still they arc excellent irlenun, even though she bents him at her studies In tho school to w.r.cn they go together. John Stnnslleld. Philip's lawyer unclo, brlnsa In a new teacher, Domlnlo Itlngroae, a nmall mnn with wonderful eye, bliortly nfter his coming tho countryside Is shocked and thrilled with ft number of bloody and mysterious murders, evidently Jor tho sake of robbery. Iluslncss calls Umphray Spurway from home. In his absence a big packing case, purporting to bo full of fine Spanish wool. Is delivered to will Ilowman, umpliray's clerk. He puts It In tho weaving shed. That night Philip, lilnylng nbout It, sees shining through tho auzo or tn packing ca.o a pair of eyes. in cans, win Kowman, wbo counts tin eniinti tnrne then stabs tho packing case with a small sword, niood Hows, they open tho case nun nun wominio ningToso inside, ap parently dead. Shortly after tho house Is attacked by robbers, whom Rlngroso had meant to let In. They aro beaten off, but afterwnrd Philip's mother refuws to lot him spend tho holidays nt New Mllns. Ite Uirn ng from a day's visit to Now Mtlns, Philip falls in with Saul Mark, Annn'a pypsy rather, who under pretense of Know ing him Sir Harry Morgan's trcasuru mnkei Jilm ii prisoner. Anna llnds out his plight nnd leads Umphrny Spurway nn his track. ;Vr,ft.v,.nK fam'rway Imprisoned, Philip Stnns lleld tho elder goes out in Spurway's cloak to lils wlfos house and by threats induces Her to go with him aboard tho Corra rrmntco. Anna and Philip make friends with ii'!n' H ho' H'fni the secrets of tho island, nnd whero Sir Harry Morgan's treas K.i8' T?,mmlc'1 '' For-do-liinco and his tjosts. Kborra has scented a bont In which ? P?,10 r?l;:,po with Anna, Philip, Mrs. Btansfle d and his mother; also Will llow roan. who Is In tho pirates' clutches. Tho ,.alC8.. snn'Avn. wltl! two "r "'reo ships, hut a new difficulty nrlses-lt Is Mrs. Stnnsi re.1i,!l,ifC".r to ,n,st, ''"self In the boat. At last sho Is persuaded. Tho boat starts, on ' -'' J0,""3 otlu,r P'wtcs, but Is towed safely iway by a monster dovll-Ilsh. Tho boat ritnnCroh0r, K,cft.,n un 'ts Inmates vr JLai.c,V vnlt aaMn hoIP. The con vent takes in thn women.- Tho men go Into pleasure of tho governor's wife. sho Mninf.c,s.nto' ,P"SH nlom' and Will Bowman RHAI'TUlt XI,. The Tnmlnif or the Tljror. Standing thus stricken I flashed a look nt thoso whov stood about me. Anna and will. I HcannccMhoIr faces, and it was with tho utmost relief that I perceived I was tho only ono of tho company who know tho woman's secret. What, Indeed, more Im possible than that tho child I had seen wav ing her llttlo hand, ns her mothor went flown tho road nmong tho glittering bayonets In tho gray of tho morning, should recognize b tho Bamo this richly attired lady upon ft Spanish islo in tho Carlb sea. And as for Will ho was no wiser. For, though ho was old enough nt tho time, ho had not seen much of Janet Mark. And, besides, ns I havo had occasion to point out inoro than onco, Will Bowman novcr had my trick of plcturo memory which all my life I was wont to cultivate by means of pallug stobs and other trlllcs. Moanwbllo Kborra continued to speak rapidly to the Donna Juanlta. I saw tho color flash up Into her face, n warm, ro3y huo upon tho whiteness of her skin. Kor that was her great beauty In a land of dusky wonlen. When I had last scon her In her own country nnd much younger sho had been wellnlgh peony red, a rustic Ulowslllnd. But, bore, subdued by years nnd climate, tho red and tho whlto showed together on her faco llko York and Lan caster grafted on a single rose stem. Her tendency to plumpness had Increased greatly with easo nnd tho custom of tho country, hut that among tho Spaniards, nnd rflpeclnlly tho military casto of them, Is thought tho greater beauty. Still, In any country Janot or Juanlta (ns sho called hor iclf) would havo been n woll looking woman, nd hut for tho demon that upon occasion looked out of her oyes n good-natured ono to hoot. "What, yo are English folk that havo beon among tho pirates," sho said In good English, bringing her mulo about that sho might have n bettor look at us. "My friend Is English," I eald hastily, lest Will should claim Moreham; "from n town railed Sklpton he comes and I am a poor Scottish lad, trepanned from his own SENT FREE TO MEN A Most Rcmnrkablo Remedy That Quickly Restores Lost Vigor To Men. A Fro Trial Package Sent By Mall To All Who Write. Free trial package of a most remarkable remedy aro being mailed to all who writ the Statu MedtcsU Institute. They cured so many men who had buttled for years against the mentul and physical suffering of lost manhood that the Institute ban decided to distribute tree trial packages to all who write. It Is a homo treatment and nil men who suffer with any form of sexual weak ness resulting from youthful folly, prema ture loss of strength and memory, weak back, varicocele or emaciation of parts can now euro themselves at home. 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Have pity on us, great lady! Wo suffer for our religion." "I ken nothing nbout that," Bho answered with n sudden chill j "but from what palrt of Scotland do yo come?" (I noticed as sho spoke that though tho managed tho English not 111, she said "yo" and "ken" nnd "palrt," Just ns they did In Now Mllns. And It wns a mighty curious thing to hear tho familiar nccents of my natlvo parish on tho Hps of this woman, tho wife of a Spanish commandante In this far Isle of the sea.) "I como from a seafaring town called Abcrcalrn," I said, gWIng Will a look that ho was not to como nny nearer to the truth. But Will, though wholly without diplomacy, had nn admirable gift of silence, and simply looked at the whlto mulo as If mcntnlly summing up his points. "All from Abercorn!" sho answered, with a quick look at me; "did ever yo hear of a man by tho natno of Philip Stnnslleld ," "Vcs," said I, startled nt tho sound ot my own name, but Instantly tnklng her meaning, "that have I. Hear of Philip Stnnsficld who that has lived In Scotland has not heard of him 7 Did ho not slay the father that begat him? Was ho not a murderer, n robber, an outlaw?" "That Is ns may be," she said, "there were others deeper In nnd blacker of hue than poor Philip. But what of him? When waa ho executed?" "Ho novor waa executed," I said. "He escaped on the very day, though many In Scotland say that ho died on tho wlddy by tho hangman's cord." "How ken yo that ho escaped?" sho said, n llttlo breathlessly. I did not rovenl what excellent rcssons I had to "ken" that thing. I merely told her tho fact of the long and fruitless pursuit, of tho attacks on many mansion houses, nnd how It had been snoro recently nscertalnod beyond a doubt that Philip Stansfleld had departed forth ot tho realm of Scotland. As I spoke tho ruddy color gradually left tho faco of tho woman. Tho reins dropped from her fingers upon tho neck of tho whlto mulo and sho clasped her hands oh If pray ing In church. "Savo me savo me," Bho muttered. "If Philip find mo here, I am a dead woman." Then after a llttlo Bho commanded hor Eolf and linked another question. "Thcro was ono Saul Mark In these parts, a seafaring mnn. Ho used often to land at your town, though that was not his country. I havo hoard him apeak of It. Ken ye him?" "What!" I cried loud enough for Anna to catch every word sho had withdrawn a little from tho paling, but still stood listening, a little removed from tho woman's Bight, "what, not a swarthy, gypsy-llko man with silver rings In hlsears?" "Tho same God's truth, tho same," aha cried, yet not gladly. "What of him? Tell mo quickly. Ho is dead tell me, ho Is surely dead!" "Ho haa oft been reported so," I answered, "but over turns up again, like a bad ponny which ovon a beggar will not take as alms." "Whero saw or heard you of him last?" It was a difficult question, hut I turned tho corner ot It, as I thought, adroitly enough. "It comes to me that cro I loft Abercorn I was told that ho had turned prlvatecw man!" "Alas, alas!" she muttered, "this Is worse and worso. Every pirate nnd privateer in the world makes for tho Spanish main." "And this youth" sho turned about to whore Anna had been standing, but seeing nothing of her sho continued "what does ho In the nunnery? He looked somewhat over comely to bo foot page among so many grantn' women folk!" She laughed at her own conceit and I at tho Moreham expression she hud nt tho close. So from this point to wore tho bet tor agreed. And I escaped for that tlmo from answering nny more questions. I fenr that I should havo been forced to He ero long. And that novcr wns my desire- though, God forgive, me, I havo been driven to It tlmo and ngaln. But that I count not lying, nnd neither I believe does the Al mighty, who knows that sometimes n bit of which la a -work of nectEalty and mercy to poor hell-deserving humanity. So tho lady Juanlta Silveda rode away upon her whlto mule, her dainty feet en cased In n pair ot sliver stirrups largo as salt boxes, whllo rings llko barrel hoops jingled at the brldlo bit. And faith sho took tho eyo as a great lady nnd a comely! But I, nlono of all on that Island, know her for tho convict mur dcross Janet Mark, transported beyond nens for hor crimes and now In somo strange fashion escaped from hor punishment and established in all honor on this Spanish plantation. Woll, oven for Anna's sako I would be no talebearer. Vet I was glad, tor tho knowledgo might provo useful. Then camo Eborra to us hastily and took us nwny to tho road without giving mo time to speak a word of warning to Anna, Rut I trusted that my loud manner of speech and meaning gestures would havo put her on her guard. Vet I could not think on tho simplicity of my mother without a swarf of fear coming over mo. Soon wo struck the mndo road which had been brought thus far to connect with tho portion of tho highway we had been help ing to construct from tho monastery of Gt Juan do llrozas to tho commandcrlo ot the captain general of tho Island. lloro wo saw a huge carriage, gayly painted In red nnd gold, with coats-ot-arms quartered all over tho panels, A pair of outriders In gallant llvorles bestrode tho foremost of tho six horses. At sight of It Donna Juanlta Silveda clapped her hands and made tho mule break from Its quiet nmblo Into n kind of cantering pace, whllo Is scattered Its hoofs generously nbroad, to the danger of everything near. It chanced that, being tho llectest of foot of the company (In tho nbaenco of Anna), I was at tho carrlago almost as Boon as the lady, and though, as may be understood, my pride revolted nt holding tho mulo of Janot Mark, yet, having no lack of tho prudence ot my nation, I made nn difficulty, but held the mulo ns well ns 1 could whllo tho Uidy Juanlta dismounted. Vor which sho thanked me with n bow thnt was never learned amnng tho clay biggins ot Moreham. She walked oil 'round tho cnrrlage, ndmlr Ing tho panols. She patted tho horses. Sho laced and tied the shoo ot tho outrider. Anon, wishing to see her rquipngo movo on, so that sho might bo nolo to Imaglno her self within lis noblo cavity, sho ordered th men go along tho road at Bpeed, and to turn nt tho corner. Thcro wns, however, soma dltriculty Hn gtnrtlng, owing to the hind wheels having Bunk axln deep In tho light sand, Itmtantly Donna Juanlta ordered every ono to take bold aud help to move fQ CP "Cleg Kelly," "The Red Axe," Eta. DT n. a CROCKETT. them, she herself catching at a spoke and heaving manfully, heedless of tho concealed smiles of her attendants, or of tho mud, which stained the fine fabric of her dress. "Lend a hand here, Nicholas," she cried Imperiously to her commandante. "My lady," he mndo nnawor, blowing out his checks, "It consortcth not with the dip nlty of n hidalgo and soldier of the king o Spain that ho should labor with servants ' "Come thy ways," cried Junnlta; "It con sorteth wowo with the dignity of a wife of an ofllccr of tho king of Spain that her coach should s'tlck in tho mud for tho want of her husband's bestirring himself." And tho poor dignitary had perforce to do Bcend from his war horse and aid with all his might. Whereupon, all suddenly, away ",u C0ilc ' Juonua running a imic am-. ... lulu iiui.iuub uui immia, inuSiiniB mrantlmo with pleasuro nnd excitement. "Now, up with you, Nlcholns! Glvo mo your foot. There! ' nnd with a hearty hoivc sho hnd her husbind ngaln In tho Baddlc. though thcro wero twenty within reach who could hnvo rendered that service for htm. An extraordinarily good-nntured woman so long as her toes wero not trodden upon was my Lady Junnlta Silveda, somo tlmo wlfo ot Saul Mark, privateer and common pirate. t xi.i. Perilous Knvor, let It wns curious to nolo how In all her grandour, and whllo spcnklng with care- lessness nnd imprecision tho new lnnguago Bho had learned, Janet Mark retained tho manners of tho off-hand, hoydcnlsh, half gypsy Scot's wife. Sho thought nothing ot shouting tho broadest Jests down from her windows to tho men-at-arms, and as for hor husband, If In aught ho fnlled In his duty. all tho world knew of it by tho morrow's morn. Yet In spite of this, or because of It, Don Nicholas loved her no greatly that ho waa never nappy out 01 ner sigui, linn was reputed to have forgiven her much moro than Is usually overlooked by men ot his nation and profession. Presently tho coach came rumbling and swaying back, nnd Juniata Inslstol upon us AO X - 9 WHEREUPON THE flALLANT SOLDIER HIM ON ONE KNEE IN THE DUST. getting In, In order that wo might try the luxury of tho red velvet cushions and nd- mlro tho Venetian mirrors cat into tho front and sides, in which sho was nover tired of rcgardlng tho comollnces of her own buxom countenance and wldo, smiling mouth -with its fine doublo row of teeth whlto as milk. Jler husband mado rh if ho would accom pany her. calling for a Bervltor to bold his horse. But his wlfo shut tho door upon the threo of us, waving her hand out of tho window and crying 'back to tho senor com- mandante: "Dido whero you are, Nicholas once off your beast la enough In one day for ii man of your figure!" Juniata then plumped her down nmong tho cushions of tho back seat, rolling frcm side to sldo In luxurious content, varied by leaning out of tho window to mako tho out- riders go faster. Will and I had meekly taken tho front places opposlto her, as be- camo our position. But Juanlta would have nono of that. "Here, come nnd sit by me, one of you. Am I to bo rattled about llko a pea In a bladder becauso you aro mum-mouthed? You Englishmen, you aro tho -best-looking; ccmo hither!" And though -that was In no ways true, yet I grudged not poor Will bis honors. For ho had pc-rforco to sit besldo her whllo Don Nicholas spurred his horeo and cast the blackest glances upon tbo perilous favors to which my comrade had been so suddenly advanced. And so all tho way back to tho town of Porto Rico tho cnrrlngo swayed and thun dered, now swinging to ono nlde, now lurch ing to tho other. The stones and soil from tho half-mado road, dcsslcated by tho heat of tho tropics and blown to dust by the trade winds, flow In clouds past tho windows from the spurning hoofs of tho horses. Don Nicholas clapped his hat tighter on his head and set spurs In his beast to keep us In sight. HU wlfo waved a hand out nt the window as h-i dropped behind and challenges! him to a race, calling him "Old Rum Puncheon," "nutfh Haunches," "Lard Barrel," togethor with other ye-t choicer names, so that tho postillions iiofore and menservnnts behind had much ndo to keep their seata between tholr mistress' Japes and the Instant perils of tho road. For rao, I dcclaro I wished myself woll back In tho chain gang! Will confessed to mo nftcrward that "she trod on ray tors I ,nlnl', 1 Dellc' hl most luxurious mill looking at mo tho while ns n dog does nt I tury ,, KOVernor wlth ft sln8'e attendant, a meaty bono! If this bo favor with flno women folk, i.nr.i nn,i mi,nAi, . Carrel. I had rather suffer for mv retloinn I any day!" ' a 1 Projcntly wc crossed a creek, the horses splashing to tho hocks, the, water comlna ' nto the carrlago and Donnn Juanlta swear- lng llko a grunadler, In clacking full-flavored 1 oaths sho bad lerneJ from her father, wbo I I on a tlmo had seen service with Grler of Lag, Tho beasts pulled us tip tho bank In a series of standing leaps and nt tho top wo found ourselves In a pleasant country, wltrt trees In clumps and grass almost ns green as In the policies my grandfather bad been nt Buch pains to lay out about tho house ot New Mllns. There were manyUreu, too, some loaded with fruit, others gay with birds of red nnd green, that cawed nnd gabbled with hideous noise. Tho road Improved greatly from this point nnd tho poor cuptaln.of Spain had hard work to keep up with us", which from his Jealousy of his wlfo he wns determined to do. Then all suddenly we came out upon tho crest of a little hill, nnd lo, there beneath us showed the- town and castle, of Porto Rico. Tho castlo is very strong, standlnt; with Its works defensive nnd strong bullC Ings on a point of land which Juts Into the son. The town has several churches nnd many houses with little arbors nnd Inclosed gardens, nil within tho wall of the city. But thn larger gardens for produce are without and contain many good vegetables, with fruitage of orango trees, lemons, plantain), ground gourds and an excellent fruit called coracon, because It Is of the shape of a heart. Yet It must not bo supposed that tbosfl gardens ore fenced In or weeded ns nt homo. Tho Spaniards, at least In their In dian colonies, have no Inclination to bo bo particular and nice. So all lies open and la trnmplcd over by cattlo and tho wild things of tho woods. Yet It Is astonishing to see how many herbs, roots and vcgiitabltn como to perfection In spite of nil, though few, Indeed, In that luscious soil and forcing cllmnto havo the flavor of a Scottish winter apple or an English peach Indeed, I think nono that ever I tasted. At Inst wo camo to tho castle where there, nt tho barrier, was a military guard. Afl tho rnrrfnpn nntnrnA Tlnnnn Inanltn an. iulc,i tho ofllccr nt tho gntc llko a comrnde wth nn caBy wnvc of ucr whUc nand Tucn scarcely were we drawn up hofore a largo ,00r studded with great nails thau Don N'lcholas galloped up, very red and angry, yct not ,lnr)llB oppnly t0 countcr , wfo n aUght upon ,vlllch she hnd B(!t ncr mlmli Yet would ho not let us out of his sight, f0P finding no groom at hand (we had ro- turned unexpectedly) he left his beast go Where It -would and ran hastily up tho woodcn steps after us to tho upper hall, which was used by tho lady Junnlta as her chamber of reception In ordinary. The horse, being used to bo petted, went straight t0 tho ,ow wI1(low of tho kitchens opposite, nn(j thcrc tn cooki ft Wnck ma0t fcd h)m through the grill with plo crust and frag- ments of pastry As 800n nfl neard tbo commnndanto mounting tho stairs after Us I wnited behind l0 ct hIra pnS8. Thl9 ho dld( tnkng no noUco of m0i a8 brUBhlng mo asldo he stamped furiously upward after Will nnd tho 1ady juanta. I longed for enough Spnnlsh to tell him how poor Will had been 8Ufferng tho torments ot purgatory, yct perhaps as It turned out it was a fortunato thing that my tongue could form B0 few gnan sh words Kor when we reached tho lofty chamber which was mlladl's hall and sitting room in ordinary, Juanlta ordered hor husband back for a fan sho had left in the carriage. Tho p00r raan paused, choked, hesitated and OP THE MOST CATHOLIC KING BENT went. As soon ns he was fairly gone Donna Juanlta turned hor about and kissed Will soundly on tho mouth, "There," she said, "that Is proper grcct- lng between country folk In a far land. I have not had an honest Scot's kiss In halt n dozen years. These Spaniards aro men ot buckram nnd prunolla!" Sho would o'en have dono tho same graeo to me, which, Indeed, I wns dreading, having Indeed no liking for tho ceremony, but at that moment the hasty footsteps of her hus- band wero heard returning. Ho had Indeed made good speed In his message better, me- thinks, than altogether pleased his wife. 1''or Bo frowned portentously and threw the fnn down on a couch pettishly 'without thnnklng him for his troublo, yct for all that Bno treated him after this fashion, Don N'c0n8 followed hor everywhere with his oyes ani1 fawned upon her like n whipped los' wnlcn thlnB 1 Judso not t0 be B00d for any woman, all of them being by nature tho Deuer ror kecPnS In somo manner of sub- Jection Then Donna Juanlta talked to us In Eng lish, or more often In tho Moreham Scotch of the more vulgar sort, whllo her husband, not being nblo to understand a word,' sat and fidgeted, or stood by the -window kick ing his heels and tangling his spurs In tho hnnglngs, not daring to say a word. Savo that I thought on tbo chain gang nnd tbo Inquisition I could have found It In my heart to bo sorry for him, Donna Juanlta listened to tho relation of our escape with tho greatest Interest, till, nsklng whore tho others of our party wero, she suddenly bado her husband go back In continent to tho monastery and fetch all who had como with us in tho boat. "I Baw a well looking young lad at tho nunnery wall. It Is not fair that ho should stay there to play bob-cherry over bo many wnterlng mouths!" Tho commandanto hesitated, as It were, hanging In tho wind for nn excusa to stay. "I shall send a messenger Immediately," ho said, "it Is moro fitting, and tho heat of tho day Is great." "I bade you go nnd bring them, Nicholas!" snld Juanlta, continuing her talk with Will. Tbo governor snuffled toward the door Ms eyes, full of fury, wero turned on Will nnd myself. I wished that Juanlta had not showed herself quite so friendly. In a few moments, however, wo heard tho rattle ot horBcs' feet, and, looking through tho cur- I """""a "" " uirccnon oi me mon T-lna'ery o St. John of Brozas. ...l'1 . t.h,Rk'". .bRan .WI11' rlslnB uneasily, " in, I uhmi that I should go and meet" "Sit down!" cried tho lady, quoting a Spanish proverb. "Tho only folly I cannot v Time enough to greet your folk when they arrive!" I So perforce we had to alt down again, and tell the lady ninny things to All tip tho I time. I spoko of my mother, but could ' not summon resolution to tell her of Annn. 'And, Indeed, If nny ono will take the trouble to think on all the circumstances, I Judgo that ho will not greatly blnmo me. So that, bo It -well believed, It was with a tremulous heart that I waited tho advent of my mother nnd Little Anna .Mark. CII.M'TI'.ll M.ll. .Ii-ioIii-I'm Ditiiulitrr. Before her husband's return the lady hnd tlmo to toll uh nil her adventures, now standing by Will's stool anl playing with his hair, nnon gazing out nt the window. Sho minkn nf Mnrotinm. Klin nn.trln.1 mn. I cernlng New Mllns. Vet nil the tlmo she continued to inform us In the common uc. cent of tho vulgar that sho only knew thoso places from having visited nt the house of a noblo family In the neighborhood. "It wan In her leddyshlp's time that I gaed malstly nbout Clay Pots," she H,ild, with tho careless hauteur born of high breed ing "nye, aye, fell fond o' mo was her pulr leddyshlp, an' tried hard to get up a match ntweon mo nn' .her mildest son, Halrry, thnt la noo my lord. But tia no for Loddy Jo hanna .Mncklnstry that was liiysc!'. My maiden natno ye maun ken. I fairly scorned him. I Julst couldna bear to look nt htm. And then n' thing gaed wrang when the guld cause gaed to tho wa; nn nt tho last, mo that was sao prood. was stown nwa' frao mv natlvo land!" Anon she would relapse Into a dumber of Spanish proverbs, nnd tho curious thing was thnt so soon ns sho cenicd tolling talcs of her own Invention nnd began to moralize after the manner of her adopted country sho spoke good enough English, rellnqulehlng completely tho common Scots' manner of speech. "Hut there I hnvo come to n country whero tho slaves nro tho only free men, where I must put up with fools and knaves nnd sing 'Why left J my hnme.' Yet God bo thanked. I can mnko them servo me. If n dog barks nt you give him u bone, nnd death is mo only sickness for which thoro Is no remedy. But what kecpo my husband? Ho has had time -to havo "been thero nnd hark a scoro ot times. What Is your name, young lad?" "Philip!" I snld, without adding nny sur name. "Ah!" sho meditated, "once I kenned a Philip but he did not favor you, far other wise, Indeed!" Sho looked mo over n llttlo disdainfully, and I blushed (I fear somewhat foolishly), knowing of whom she spoke. It was not vanity. God wot. For I know well I was novcr so tall or so well favored ns my father. But so long ns Anna thought other wise I cared naught for tho opinion of nny other. . PhlllP. go nnd find my hus band! she said to me. "Tell him to mako haste, for I am Instant to see you"" Came frm tb Plm, 18,0 wlth I stnrted up and was at the door In a mo- mcnt. but Will was before me. Hut this the lady would In no wise permit. ano though-t morn of win. i..in.. . . . uuuii pietieiico Imn cf mine, being older. I suppose-a thing that made mo glad, nnd I resolved to vex auerwnrn by costing up to him the lady s preference. "Bide. Enellshmnn h Aborcalrn go." ,"u' younK At which Will .hn,i . wil, dld. we cnZn? . Zl u V . 100 Wf" I,Iease1 Wth tho sight that met mo oulnlde of tho town. For mounted on mules and cantering ponies I met a whole cavalcade. First camo my mother on n Kton.u- n!,t ' ' - w, 1 hf " klnd of n,m,fl dross "Ith a whlto band across tho forehead. In which i bated to seo her. A hrnw about her neck, nnd Bhe looked as If sho had Rpent nl her life wlfhin ,...... .' .' . "limit nans, mis owing not so much to piety as to the delicate ...... ui ,ier complexion, of which she nt- iuuk mo greatest care. Next camo the nld vii.u . . . . - . - "" "".mm, carried In a sort of rude litter by two stalwart u.,KruH, wane KDorra ran beside her, ready to render any ncslstanco which might bo But thn last rmlr r.ino,) .no ii.. .... ----- l. .O KICUH-31 iiBiuiiisnracnt or nil. Pur An -.t i.. fashion on a flerv llttlo utro.i win, mandanto besldo her nn Tnla nlnni oi. sitl" dressed In thn manner which somo of tho Spaniards havo learned from the In dians, that is to say, In a youth's suit of ii raHeu noersKin, fringed nnd beaded. A short tanned skirt of flno doeskin enmo a llttlo. bolow her knoe. Cross-gartered hosen, llttlo peaked Indian shoes nnd a feathered cap completed nn attire pretty Indeed to iiuit upon, dui one which, nppeurlng In Moroham Kirk on a Sabbath morn, would have raised a -evolution In all the parochln. All tho time tho cotr.minndnnto was de vouring Anna with his eyes, whllo ns for tho minx herself, ns usual, she wns oklng out her broken Spnnlsh with her eyelashes. "No puodo, senor!" she was saying, "no mas agua " What It wns that the sonor could not do, or why Anna wnntcd more water, I cannot tell. Most likely tho wholo was but an excuse to mnko play with her darkly roguish eyes. For it was nbout this tlmi thnt tO Show a Consciousness of her hnnnlv wholly new. nnd I will admit ihn) (i,,,i, t disliked it nt tho time, afterwards It was Pleasing to recall her llttlo Buccesses, and how sho served this ono and that other, knowing all tho time that her hrnrt si. altogether mlno. Presently they all camo wlthi n thn In- closuro of the castlo. I belnud mv mnUn.r down from tho saddlo as from a castlo wall, who, when sho had disentangled herself, fell Into my arms and went over me. Th nro question sho asked was whether Umphray Spurway had yot arrived. 'And when I told ner - no An, men," sno murmurorl, "he Is surely on his way!" Over my raothor's (shoulder I could seo tho rod-faced commandants, who li.ni .n. mounted In putting haste, holding out hla arms to catch Anna In tho free Island man nor. But of this Anna would havo nothing, for with a merrv lauirh thn llltlm wltrh ln.inmi nimbly down, resting only the tips ot hor fingers lightly on Don Nicholas' outstretched arm. Whereupon thn gallant BOldler ot tho most Catholic king bent him on ono kneo In tho dust of tho exorcising yard and kissed tho small, brown hand which Anna permit ted him to retain. "Why. what linrin? 1 thnnirht I wn rlnln the -beet for all of us!" said my lass after ward, and gavo not a fig for nny doctrlna or proof ot mine. But all tba Bamo It had been better If sho had choson another spot for her Ill-set tricks than Immudlately bo. ncath tho window of Mlstrora Juanlta Sil veda. Will Bowman told mo of It aftorward. "I waa standing hv thn wlnilnu. milkv nn a dog that you havo kicked," said Master Will, "and I wished I had been one, too. For tho woman camo and leanol upon me finish and naunil mv hnlr nml hrpnthnil upon my neck, till I thought I would havo burst, or It may be, clouted on tho ear. Had I not remembered that sho was our only finnfl Indued, hilt fnr vnnr mnlhrtr'a H.ilrn and Anna's I would let drive ut tho berom wttn my root. I said somnthlng here, "0, that bo hanged for a talc. (Will did not often swear). I knew as conn ns r clapped eyes on her that thn trollop wns no moro of a lady than Tip, our cat, that rakes the room in tho midnlghtl And ns I eay, If it had not brim for vour mothor. I would have knifed her and thrown her over th window to the dogs, llko that other btaom In the bible Jezebel, was that not her name? I heard Mess John nud nbout her in tho kirk once. And a rare tale It was, too! "Then all suddenly I had ease Indeed," Will went on. "for it chanced that ,t;li.i I looked out of tho window over my shoulder, ' nnd thero upon tho plaza she saw King Ahab kneeling, If you please, on the hard mud to our Anna, decked out like a stripling front a piny-acting uootn, nil lino wttn ooiui.i ami tngs and guilds. And she, well looking down nt him like tbo llttlo vixen sho is. "Well then I tell you, sho wns In n rnro taking. .My lady thqught no more of breath ing down my neck. By tho head of Noll, will a cat lick her paws when shu can lick cream? Jezebel stamped her foot and clenched her hands, looktngns If she would ; nave leaped down from tho window upon tho pair of them. She strodo up nnd down llko one of Lag's troopers In n covenanting j house, nnd when at lni't the door opened I expected her every moment to fly at Anna ns sue came in. "And she would, too only that the don came first, and tho brunt of her linger fell on hlni. Ho quailed nnd shimmered us In deed you heard him. ills own flno Castlllnn failed blm In tho hour of need ns If It hnd been n foreign tongue. " 'Foul toad, spawn of a mud bnnk," bIio cried, 'you would betray mo to my face, nnd that with a silly iipe-fnccd girl, the slave of a slave? By our lady, I will mur her. Sho shall no longer witch fools with her upward glancet 1 will pluck out her eyes pyko them ns corbies do' "At this, thinking thnt sho would do even ns she eald, 1 camo between,. In n moment Bhe hnd a dagger drawn on me, tho which sne stuck tnrough my forearm. Then pluck ing It out ngaln, sho flew like a fury upon Anna, nnd If you, Philip, hnd not gotten be tween them I trow sho would havo had It In her heart." Thus far, Will. I may as well tell tho rest In my own plain talc. I did step between the two, for Anna kept her ground gallantly hh tbo wlfo ot the commandante rushed nt her with dagger uplifted. "Hold, Janet Mark!" I cried loudly, catch ing hold of hor; "do not kill your own child." She struggled wildly for a minute ns I hold her by tho wrist. "Sho Is your own child, your little Anna Mark!" I repeated In u calm tone. 'And tho second tlmo tho spokcu words did not fall of their effect. "Llttlo Anna Mark!" sho repeated nflnr me, uncertainly, pausing bctwoon o.ich word. "Ayo, Anna Mark Indeed." I nnM..i,n,i. "tho bnbo you bado farewell to on tho steps ot .Mortmain mrk. 1 kenned you. Janet Mark, oven a-s soon ns I clapped eyes on your I expected every moment that she would turn on mo and order us all to the gallows, being In fear lest her husband Bhould dis cover her for the thine she was. Bin I min. Judge! tho woman. Sin llko this woman's uooases ttio ncntt, but It does not kill natural affection. Sho looked nt Anna lone and keenly. Th stiletto, or thln-blnded nlbaceto knife, drop ped from her hand. She ran forward, caught hor daughter by tho shoulders nnd raenriv pcrtirtxl her features. "It ennna he It canna It cannii," sho cried nloud In country speech; "this Is no my wso lass my bonny weo lass that I lnfi sao far nwa'!" Anna stood mute, lookinc nnpstlotitni.lv from ono to tho othor of us. "This Is Indeed llttlo Anna Mnrk." nl,i ray mother, speaking for tho first time, "but rnuip uoais. Y ou nro not her mothor. Hor mother wns nn evil woman, a murderess. Sho was transported for her crlmo. Shei waa sold for a slave In thn plantations of Caro lina." Now, thought I, we nro dono for, Indeed. Recognizing a hostljo voice, Janet Mark turned on my mother. "Who are you?" sho said with a suddenly whltoned face. "I am Philip StaiiBflold's wife," answered ray mothor calmly, "and this Is my son." Janot Mark lifted her hands nnd hid her fnco In them. "Philip Stnnsflclfl's wlfo!" sho murmured and again, "Philip Stansllold's wife! God bo merciful to me, a sinner!" Then ehe turned to whero hor husband, Don Nicholas, was standing, open-mouthed, not understanding a word of nllP (llspnilran but following with hungry curiosity every gesturo anil nction. , Sho held out a hand 'to him. "Tako mo away," sho said in Spanish. blio kept her eyes averted from Anna's pnlo face, with Its look of wondering Inno cence, In which wns yct no fear. My llttlo Anna Mnrk!" sho repeated wistfully, llko ono In n dream. 'And ns tho door closed upon tho com mandanto and his wlfo ray mother sank down In a dead faint Into Will Bowman's nrms. lAnna and I looked nt each othor, whllo Eborra's mother muttered incantation after Incantation as If to nppenso an nngry demon. 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