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iTho continuation o( the ad.etuurc of
M . Harry Wedderbum, culled ' Strong h-o'-Airm,'
wrtttm by himself and tran
ciibed by Aloxandir McQublrr, M. U. ('. M.)
This Ml out exceeding well nml the
fact was murh bruited abroad llir uh u
(be LuuJilutidK ol waiioway now th t
v.ith tho tram of u bier I convertlt thirty
threo men lp and about the klrkvalrd of
Kelts In one day. Dill the flrit man hit
t brsk the head of was Hoarln.: a f
l'rlngle of Kirk, hrlst-attd I mgaid
in the bands of affection with his '''
ltachel, tixpcrtlng to wed her with the
first falling of the leaf.
Now. Honrlng Half was so woishtpfully
emitted on the palo that before he cultl
It tin to hearken to the voice of ihO
Little I.nlr Man he had r.ddcn tiorthwu d
on his way nnd all his tola with 11 m- '
Now, when Half sat up and drew his hand
across his brow ho asked who ll d OOi.e
HiIh and when they told him t.itu it wll t
ftlcnd Harry Wedderourn of the Hl.ick
Crat who had lnoke Ii.b own famill.ir I
henil with tho i r i of tbo dea i i.ie ho
-. uii.i ,.,,, .mi swore in .Is unli 1
lowed wrath to sb .' mo If ever J . am
anigh the In us "f Mri -hrUl m seo h.8
alfcter or for any other i rp.se.
Now I wa ant anxious abut Ha"h 4
hctself. I knew tl.t whttl ll came to the
point hhe cared not a dolt U r Koarlng
Half or for Sice Tut l'i .tlftl-.-, he ctio
nltig falher She was a fell clover 88 nd
had always been a great toast am nt u .
tin. ugh ever urging mo to firswnr al tl.g
drinking nt the wine with wi d tuuaga o
i ,n ,.i,.. .....ii riifnee li tines. ,t I ,
i. i ....... .ii in w i.v.t. lint
on... havliK' been with her and Hoa in? ' thli.fj unheard rf tlirt they should de
Half ut Dumfries, It was my got.d t r- I'" wl I. ut making ti erry In the h use
tune to carry her acrs ho ted n- Holy ! Place and drinking of the h .mebrewed al .
word when Nlth Water win rial Rt nd u I. n a lass of brandy to ear h tank-
and aim i' that tluy stimuli w h e bad at- ''
wuyH th' tipltt well ot me. i r we .eft
the Itcarmi; One on Ihe D'lnif s sioro,
bbnting like n mlf with f ar .nil lnU r.
"I will go over on I bring hi III or
on my back," sa'd 1. And tl d have
piling. .1 In ngnln to do It. For I th ug i
nothing f p. rl's of attr8, b in 'all nid
li get .1 wirniM.r, to bcot. Hut li a V.a he I
w nid lit iicwl.se permit. S c U-ll i.o
ly ih arm and wiu'd not 1 t tin go b. ck
r od will ou do somevhat less, Harry
VP .i. rtium? If Half ihlnks so little of his
ulster as to rotnoy her Immo disguised In
ll.itio . o'en let him stand tho o on tho slioie
biialu" till hu tire ot, -'.in take his way home
by the Hrlg of Dumfries."
And so I was very nmtcnt to do. deliv
ering llarhel In'o the hands of Iter Undo
Lancelot I'rlnxje of Quatrclwood In due
time, but n longer time mayhap than In
ordinary circumstances It took to traverse
the distance between tho fords of Holywnol
uur agaliiht Nelliorsolm und thu iiiausion
Iiouso of Qimrrelwood. I'or the pl"nure
thut I had In carrying of Haehcl rrlnglo
through tho water had gone to my h"ii 1
tomo little and I was perlipp.1 not so clear
ubout my way as I might have been.
So. mlf. ling me on that heartsome nnd
merroral b night. tneih'T with other things
more recent, I whs not peihi'ps very anx oui
alout Ihe nTeetlon of Knrhnel l'rlngle, for
I thought 'hat It would tube more than th.j
ord if Itoailng Half to change that little
Hacli-d, whom 1 had enrrbd In my armn
ocr tho swelling of Nlth water. I minded
me bow tight she had held me, nnd how,
when we got over, she whispered In my ear
bt ft r- I sol her duwii: "H..rry. 1 like Htronj
men!" Which s.ijitig .-o.mwhat delayed tn
putting her down, for thu ground grew In
continently bopgy and unstable Just at thai
pot.
So on tho evening of the lay aft;r I had
fortaken my 111 courses at tho bidding nt
tho Little Fair Man, I set out from the on
sleadlng of Ulack Crnlg of Dee, leaving all
thoro In the keeping of my brother John, a
stark upstanding lad, nnd Tiose of (J.lher
drier, my rh'ef hired herd. I told tnem not 1
whero I was going, but I think thiy knew
well enough. I'or John bp. light me my
father's bioadsword, which ho had sharp
ened, Instead of my own HLiallcr whlng. r,
and (lib. thu herd, took tin. pistols out ot
my bolt nnd fuw to their prlniinp anew.
They wero always very loyal and slh to my
heart, theso two, and sped tie on my love
adventure without a word.
Now tho turn or twist Ihat I gat at the
outdoor service nl the Kirk of Kelts was
strange enough. It may seem that a man
can only be turned by the application of
rtaion or argument, hut It was not so with
me. The Little Kalr Man crooked his linger
and snld. "Come"- and 1 came. Fo also was
It with tho others who wuru convertlt that
day, aided, maybe, somewhat by my black
quarter atari. Hut I have since read In tho
Hook that even so did Mr. Hutht'rfnrd'b
friend, when on the shores of the sea he
called His disciples, "Come!" he snld to the
fishermen, nnd forthwith they left all and
followed him.
Now, my call did no! cause me to follow
the Little Fair Man. It was not of Ihat
8ort. Ho did not bid mo to that of It. Hut
thoso who have been my neighbors will bear
me witness that I never was the samo man
ugaln, but through ninny shortcomings and
n,M, ...l.. .....I. ... ... .
'rr,'Ve,r.. hV''fl" ''.''ring !
....rf j..... nt.iiu iu.il ...ly.
So, out I set on my road lo KirkchrUt
with a roso In my coat, the lovennnted work
ot reforn a ion in my heart-nnd my pistols frr th pll PrPnMv' , fo t m .sf
prUed. I knew I would need a I three to , ,,,. thruh , nJ .
win bonny Hachel 1, nglo out of ,he hand ; 0 , nrWsoino ,,eK , rePbmir(1 .
of the Slee Tod and his son Half, the Hoa.-jfrnm tr(ip trun,t myH,f
K nt'' against rocks Stones I hail str'ed span
Now, Klrkchrlst Is one of tho farm towns l whirring abmit my ears and I heard 'ho
of Oalloway. which In the ancient days have rip and rattle of shot fired af'er mo from
boon set like fotillacea high on a defended ho mareln "f the Hnn. Mv wiidol nrm
hill, indied, the nnelont towtir still stands sonmed ns If drawn from its sce''o . Then
at ono angle of tho squiiro of houses, where I foil tho cool plash of water and I knew
It Is used for a peat shed. Hut by an out- ' no more.
sld.i Htnlr It is possible to get on tho roof j , ,,, u,v r b(.Pn ,,,.,,,, p Klr,,.
and view tho country for miles around. On ,.hrl nn thnf ,,av. bm u not ,)P ,
ono tide the ( noraii bum runs down n deep j h. j.-or 1( P0 ,.hneoi that I fell Into the
ravtm. full of hazel copses feathering to the ,vrpr.t pnnl frr m!lo and was rnrrled do'vn
meadow ,.,Kl.s. here Hit. big bumblebees j ,,i bv the st-nngest current Inio the pben
h.nc. their bykes, and where I llrst courted , ,), t, . raiPI, ,ho ''Hnrn-s Jaws " T'is
Hachel sitting behind s cole of hay on tho , H ,t,ri.0mo spot, half cavern, hn'.f I rldgo
great day of tho Ingathering. On the othor i iUr the ploomv nr-h of whnh 'he brown
hrce sides the approach lo Klrkchrlst Is as ' wu water foams whl'e as fresh poured tile
bore us the palm of my tuiiid. nil short. I nnd the noo of Its thunnng deafens th"
BPiingy turf und not si. much as a daisy onr. When I came to mvelf I was Ivlng
on It, grazed uver hi Slee Tod's theep. anil half out of tbo water and half In. on the
cast up lu places by tonics, whoso whlto vrKn of a great fj.II. where tho burn tnl'ps a
tails aro forever to be seen bunting about ' icxp of thirtv or fnrtv feet Into a blacw pool
hero and there among iho narreny braes. , i imVed over and there henenth mo with one
Now, somehow. It neer struck mo that ' of my own p'stols In his hnnd was Hearing
Hoarlug Half w-ould bear malice. What ', .0f. n terrl'vlng sUht.wlthhlsblno.lv
was it broken head that ho should tako ! -lout all nwrv about his head. Ho was' look,
offense at his ancient friend' Had I not ; .,,B at ll. dripping wet as Ii had gone over
had my own sconso broke a score of times, ' , M when I came down llko a runaway
sti.l eer loved the hreakor better, prnt- cartwheel Ip'o the Pun of Klrkchrlst.
tl. lug away with John and (lib till 1 could, "Ho's farther dnon the water, bnvs," I
t -eak his for him In return? Why not ,h.-i.r' Ms cry. "hero's the pistol he has left
thus Half I'rtngle? It was true Ihat ho , vMn Mm! S-nMer boys and o braw shel
hud gotten an uncouth clout from tho bier ' ti to -he man Hint first puts end Into him "
tram of Kells. hut I was willing to give pirn.enl, frrulvliig nature had thl
him his revenge any day In the week, and I Rnie nonrlng One And I r?olvcd thai
for my part bore no malice. though a converted man. I would dpi I with
So In this frame of Mind I strolled up 1 him accordingly when I got him Into my
toward Klrkchrlst when tho re.-k of thu clutches.
great peat Urea was Ju.U beginning to go j The pl.ico where I found myself was not
up Into a still heaven from thu cot houses uncnmmnlous To make the most of It I
In tho dell, and tho good cottier wives , crawled haM-i-nrd t It 1 I ennie to ih. end of
were putting on inoir pais to make their
four-hours. I wns nl peace with all the
world, for since the Kirk of Kells thero
had been a marvelous lightening of my
spirit.
"Hachel Is yonder," I thimghl ns I went
up the hillside toward the low. four-square
homestead of Klrkchrlst "Her hand will
be lajing the peat aid blowing up tho
She will bo looking out for tnc
somewhere, most likely at yonder window
In the gablo end."
Yes. so she was. Tor as I came In view
of the yard gate I saw a white thing waved
mightily and then suddenly withdrawn.
"Dear lass!'' I thought, "she Is watching.
And thinks thus to bid mc welcome. She
has doubt less made my peuoo with the
Roaring One."
And 1 smiled within myself, like a vain
fool, well content and soiurc.
Also I iiuukcncd my steps a little so
dial I mlKht arrive In time for the meal,
bclnic hunser sharpened with my travel, and
having out of expectance and forgetfulness
taken but little notntng provender with
mo from the Black Craig of Dee.
I watched the window eagerly as I rami
nearer for another glint of the kerchief,
"tit nnl lhn beck of a head or the flutter
of n little, hand Intimated that one of the
bunnlost lasses In Oalloway v.aa waiting
within, lut It struck mc as strange mat
ih.rr, wt-ru no clamorous dogs about, or
any sound of 1 If e w hutevcr. And over and
anon 1 seemed to hear my tin mo called
but whi n 1 slopped and listened, all
war still ngntn -n tho moment.
Now the entrance Into the courtyard or
Inni r square, of Klrkfhtist was by a "yell
or sir ng gate, iloscd when any raiders or
iiub ful characters wero In the noighb.r
lioc.d, an well an In the night season. Hut
now thin yott stood wldo open and I could
see the yellow straw In tho yard all
freshly spread, tho stray ears yet upon It,
whuh lost. tcgeihir with empty look of
hi crofts, told mo that the outs had been
siith. r.-d 111 that lay vwuro
tin n. we.-o
he men wh-. had done the work? It was
The s'in wna low behind my back and
I wca lotting toward the onatead of Kirk-
hrlsi when Huddnly I saw Hometh.oB
rilsicn In one of the llttln thren-cornered
lrket wtndov.s of thn barn. It was brl?ht
i. nd Mb no like polish-d mct8l--n ntetal
pistol stock bellko. Hut nevertheless I
ent on In the samo dead, unoenny silinc).
fc'udd.pb, "blall! bluff! blnff!" Thr. e or
ft ur shots went off In front of mo and to i
the right. I beard Hie union! h liifcBing
aound of lend bullets and tho whistle of
sluss. Something atrtick me on the mui"
. le of the ferenrm, stunning me llkf a
Itb.w, then n kind of ragg.d tear or a sear
ing of tho He Kb, as villi a hoi iron I eaii
iii't describe- It better -not veiy painful at
first, but rather oiuerlng nnd making me.
but fur my recent conversion, a,ii to Btamp
and swear like a king's trooper.
This, hi wmer, 1 Had Ktnull time to do,
even if I had wish, d It, f r after onu gtamv
at the barn thnngh the threo-curncred
fticket. of which, ns thrtigh the portholes
of a ship In action, white wreaths of
irnoke of gunpowder was curling, my right
firm fell to my aide nnd I turned to run.
F. en aa I did no n llitlo cloud of men,
ptrhap half a doen, came rushing out
of the mlckle y.it with a loud shout and
mado for mc across tho lovol sward. Fore
most of them was Hearing Half. So I
knew he had not forgotten the clout on
the head he had gotten. 1 knew him by
his height nnd by th- white clout that
wan bMind like a mulch nbut his brows.
"Harry," fald I to myself, when I saw
lu.m t litis inlce after me: ' tho U k f'ra g
will never heo you more. Ye aro as a i
tl.atl iran. You cannot run far wl h that
arm draining the Ufa from you, and th rc
ii no shelter within miles!"
Then I heard the bralngo of brckl'-g
elsss behind me and a voice. "Tho linn
the linn, Harry WeddTburn; Hon to the
Hun! It Is your only chance. Th?y aro
mad to kill you. Harry!"
And oven then I was glad to heir tho
voire of my lass, for to kii'-w tint her
heart and her prayers w-re wl h me. Si
, ,urn(,(1 at tho word and ran r.dwu I f-r
the linn of Klrkchrlst. n wild, steep plane,
all cliffs nnd srrec3 nnd sll'h'-ry up u s of
broken slate. I felt my strength fnst 1 av
ing mo as I ran, nnd ever tho ommy
slu ut"d nearer to my back.
"Kill him! Shoot him! Tut a bullet Into
him!"
Wmdrotis iitlmutatlng I found such re
marks nH these, made ICO or 2K) ycrdi lo
leewrrd. with an occasional pls'ol bullet
whistling by to mark the sense us In n
printed book. This mndo me run as I
tl.luk I never ran before. For th -u ii I
was a changed man. I did not want to tile
nnd go straight lo Ihat Abraham's b sum
rf whl.h the Little Fair Man had sp-iken
ns one that had lain there fnr a long sea
son I did not eurmlse that tho accom
modation wmild suit me. N- not yet
rwh'le. with I'n.-hel Hrlnele pray'ng ror tny
l'fe half a mile behind. So I ran and belt r
ran. till th" sweat of my brow ran into
l tny eyes and well-nigh blinded me. Now,
I in thoso davs I was very yung and llmh"r.
I I am none so stiff yet for mv age Hut
then 1 could well-nlch have taken my great
i too In my mouth like a baby.
At nil evonts, when I came to thn tak'ng
off of the linn I taw that there was noth
"
ing for tt but mv callant's monkey trick
"wsnif down llko a whet. I
hai, often pracMccd It on th- hea-hery
; slopes of the rilack Craig of D e so I
cnucht myself behind the knees nnd w'th
tt.v ltcf..t l.nlil 111.. l,nni, f1,.. n..,lf
'the rn?ks. I'ere wns n little str'n of snnd
and over thnt a dry recess almost large
enough for a cave. Pome light filtered In
from unseen crevices above, so that I think
It was not roofed with the solid ro-k over
head. Haher It was pome falling In of the
linn which had made th hiding place Hrr
I was safe enough so long as the burn did
not rise suddenly, for I knew well from the
kindling.
glet on the tones an I the li .s of s'Uk
and dried ruahis that thi waters) tf 'In- atin
catuo up here in time of flood
Then I made what shift I ould to bind up
my arm. I was already faint from loss of
blood, but I bound a band tight about my
upper arm, twisting It with a stick till I
almost cried out with the greatness of the
pain. Then I Hod a rag torn from my shirt
about the wound Itself, which turned out to
bo In the fleshy part, very red and angry.
However, It had bled freely, which, though
It mado tue faint at the time, together with
tho wa.-hmg In the water of the I. nil, was
piobab.y the saving of me. There was a eoft
fanning air as the night drew on and In my
wet clothes 1 shivered, now hot, now cold.
Yet my bend was throbbing and overfull
and I began to fee strange lights as the
cuvo alternately grew wide and high as the
firmament, and anon contracted to the situ
of a hazelnut About me. That was the little
touch of feicr which always comes after a
gunshot wound.
So In a little fell thu darkness, or rather
If there had not been a full moon, the daik
neflM would hnvo fallen. Hut being thirsty
with nij wound, I raw-led down to tho
watel'3 edge and bent my h -ad to drink
with i he diummlng of the tall loud In my
eais And o! in the pool I bhw tho round
of tho moon tellccted I was nt the mouth
of the llit.e cavo and there to the north the
p ow liut.g updldo down ns fiom a nail in
tho August sky, whtlo a llitle higher I saw
one pioug of silvery Cassiopeia's broken
i.gsett "W."
The stars looked so remote and lonesome,
so eafu and cnrelcxs u, there, they mindeii
:0 little that 1 was wounded und helpless,
that tf I had not been a cnaugod mau I do
ciflte I could bavj curbed ihcni in my be.rt.
Hut suddenly from a. nvc enmo a sound
that mado all my bear Ka and quit or. It
v. as a women cry. All oii who have never
hei.rd how to.'t a wotuan can make her
uoi'da when ho fears for her true man's
l.fo, take this word. The e Is no soun.l no
.ee., so low, to far-ke.trcbl ig In the world
'Larry! Hairy Wtddwbuin!" It aaid
And 1 knew that In tho midnight Ha h i
l'rlngle was searching fcr mo. Th .i
thoro might bo danger, I could not buar
that she Hhtuld pass nwny frcm me.
"I nm lure!" I answ.ud as softiy ns
t could. Hut the noise of the waterfall
drowned my voice, th ugh my ears, mure
accustomed to tho roar, had cnught hers
easily cm ugh.
So, sttad)lng mo on tho crtitih of a tree
that grew perilously over the fall, I wmt
ut nnd stood In tho full light of thu moon.
takii.g my life In my hand, If It had tw
chanced that any of my euemlva wcro In
ambush round about.
Hat ho saw mo Instantly, and I could ao
her clasp her hands ever her heart, as
bit" Rtnoil on the margin of tho cleiich,
black against the Indigo aky of night.
"Harry Harry Wcddcrburn1"
"Hero dear love here! Hy thu water
fall." In an Instant sho was flying down the
slcpo, having lifted her skirt, and as we
say, "killed" It ho that she might go down
the HghtT. She wore a white gown, und
I could ace her lilt like a moth tln-"u;h
tho covert of blrk and hazel to thu water
tdge. In another moment, without sup
ping either for diiectlon or to draw breath,
sho was coming toward me, her fate to
the precipice, swiftly, fearlessly clinging
to the little ragged rock rlfta from whl. h
scarce a wind-rafted seed would grow
or a tuft of gillyflower protrude about
whlih to clasp the finders. Hut Haclui
I'rlnglo enmo as lightly nnd easily as If
she had been ascending the steps of her
father'K hall.
(Jo back." sho whispered, "go back, dear
. ... .
love. They may see you. I am coining.
I know tho way!
And with that I stepped back out of the
mncnllght obedient to her word. Yet I
stood near enough to tho wall of tho cliff
to reach my arm over for her tq takn. so
that she might have something to hold by
during the Inst and most dimcult steps
tf the gnats' path, the roaring linn being
above, the pool, deep and black, below.
Now, cither by chance or berauso It was
the one which could reach farthest. I ten
dered Hachel my wounded arm and as soon
us she clasped my hand so rudo a stound
ran up my wrist Ihat It seemed ns though
pierced through ami through with n hot
Iron. So nt last when Hachel leaped
lightly on the wet rock I was ready to drop
like a blown windiest rao in n December
gale Into her nrms yes, 1, that was the
strong man. called Strenglh-'o-nlrm. laid
my head on her shoulder and she drew
mo within the shelter of tho cave's mouth,
tnolng ovor mo ns wood doves do their
mates nnd whispering soft words to me ns
a mother dnth to a bairn thnt hath fallen
down and hurt Itself.
Hut In n little whlln the stound of pain
t.as.sod away, what with tho happiness of
her coming, tho plash of the nearer waters
and tho coolness of the night winds, whl. h
blew to and fro In our refuge place its
'hn ueh n tunnol.
Then Hachel told me thai sho had run
from the house whlln they wvro all seurth
Ing for inn everywhere, Hoaring Half and
In r brother I'eter, together with (Jib Max
well of Slagnaw, Haul Keddlck of tho
glen and Hlack-Hrnwed Mncclellnno of fire,
gorle, Will of Overlaw nnd Lmicalot Llnd
ray, thn tutor of Hascarrel as blood
thirsty a crow as ever raked the brim
stony byroads of hell.
Very well I knew that If they lighted
upon us together there was no hope for
me. Hut Hachel allayed my fear a little
by telling me she did not hellevo that any
in tho house knew of the cavo beneath the
tumble of rocks save only herself. It had
long been her custom to srek It f-ir quiet
when tho Hoarlng Ono brought his crew
about Ihe house nnd none had over traekod
her thither.
So she examined my wound In tho light
of tho moon, which shone In at one end as
wo sat on the Inmost crutth of tho trve.
Now, Rarhel hnd much skill In wouud3, fir.
Indeed, ner home was never free of them,
her br.-therc I'ctor nnd the Hearing Ono,
never being both skin whole at the same
time. And ho wltli a handsbreadth torn
from hr white underskirt sho bathed 'and
bandaged the wound, telling mo for my
comfort tint the shot appeared to have
gouo thrrugh Iho fleshy part wit hunt lodg
ing, so that moBt likely the wound would
enmo togother swoctly and heal hy tho
first intent i mi.
Then, after this was done, wo arrived
al our first difference. For Hachel vowed
Hint she would In no wise go back to the
.-nstood of Klrkchrlst, but would stop nnd
tiursti .ne ho.-e In the linn. Whbii thing,
Indeed, was mightily pleasant to the
natural man. Hut being mindful of that
which the Little Kalr Man hnd said, and
also of the censorious clntter of Ihe conn-
try side. I Judged this lo be Impossible.
and told Ilachel so, who In her turn re-
celved It by no means wl h . ekuess. but
rose nnd slumped her little fool and said
that she wt uld go and never return that
V. A ..nc af.nn.. n l.n I.hhm. . - i .
Hi' nun nl 1 ) . u lli-l 411-11 1 I nut' IIUII eiCC,
eomo where she was so Utile thousht of, I
wlttt innny other speecttes of that kind,
such as spirit)- mnlds make wli'ti they are
affronted nnu in danger of not getting
their own sweot way with tho men of t heir
iit-t-r.B.
Now, It went soro against tho grain
bus to ueai witn iiat-nei. And yet I could
thltiK ut uo way oi appeasing tier but to , ' rmeu. Liiariea ncrionrr a
feign a tiwnlin of falntness nnd pain fromiYoik. Price ?l.fiO.
my wound. Ho when I staggered and np-
pcarcd to h"ld myself up by thn roclt with
dimculty. ho sisynl in the full flood of her
reproaches anil faltered. "What Is tho mat-
ter, Harry?'
Then becnuso I made no answer, she
kneeled down Lesldo mc nnd, taking my
heid In both her hands, she kissed my
brow.
"I did not mean It Indeed, I did not,
Harry. rlo baid with 'hat dclii ious con
trtii. u whlih at all limes sat so welt on 1
her even after we were marrt. d which
Is a strange thing and erv uiu omtnoti.
So I touched her cheek with my lingers
nnd forgave her a a man who has been
In the wrong forgltcg n loving woman who
has not. There Is ever a touch of su
periority la n man's forgiving m a wo
man's there Is only love and the desire
for peace.
"Then I may stay with you?" she said.
And I will not deny but she tempted mu
more.
Hut swift H8 tho sunbeam that strikes
from cloud to hilltop a thought came to
inc.
"Listen to me Hae," I said, "at tho break
of day or thereby nil will be quiet. The
Hoarlng One nnd all his crew will be snor
ing 111 bed."
"Or on the floor," said Hachel, with n
quick and dainty sniff of distaste.
"That will sufllte," I said, 'then will we
go down and call up the minister; wo
will cause him to marry us and then wo
will fear neither traitor nor slanderer."
"Hut he will no!," she cried; "Donald
Haln Is ti bishop's hliellng and our Half's
boon companion "
Then I druw my dirk nnd held It aloft,
so that tho moonlight ran llku molt.ii sil
ver i.o n tho blade.
"See," cnld 1. 'dear Hnchel, It this does
not gar the curate of Klrkchrlst marry us
to a galloping tune. Harry Wcddcrburn
knows not .he breed, that la i I!"
"Content," tald she; "t will do what you
tn, Harry, Only I will not go luck to
Kiiiichilst, nor will 1 part fiom you now
when I tiaxo gotten you."
Which thing 1 was most glad to hear
fiom her fair and lov.ng lips. And 1
thought that Hnchcl's manner of speaking
them became her well.
.o there. In 'the 'tin of tho water cavern
and uuder the wheeling shafts of silver
light as the tin on swung overhead, we two
u.ond. well lOiitttit. wa t.ng lor the .lawn
And go. ti) this mati'.er. nnd for ail my
brnvo woids, the wl ch got her way
f
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Spofford In his new work, "A Hook For All
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art of reading, the history of libraries,
catalogues, bibliography, etc In nddlilon
(here nro a number of chapters devoted tn
llhrnrv tin I l.t I ,ifia nn.1 t ll rti I at, I ..a .........
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mcnt, regulations, etc. As Indlrated abo.e
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Piitnnm'B Sons, Now York.
Imbcrt do Satnt-Amnnd 1b pr-.-nmln niv
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! "Th" Cc"rl of 1110 Second Umpire' and,
"l-'iuneo and Italy." A flf Ii o iium lias
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IIIU 11 1' ,
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Napoleon in at tno Height
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''"' Tho purlod lr re rov red is ha a-
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' "A Manual of Personal Hygl n,-' ,.( ed
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anatomy and physiology of tho pans under
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"Creater America The La'esi Aqu'rel
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