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7 .A A ri K The Sea Scourge OnAPTKU XX. (Continued.) It vrnit Into on tho following inornhiR hon tho BlrntiKcr jruoHt nroHC. Ho found nat ho fond Blent lonir mid soundly; but so. Iiat vraa no wonder, for he lind been cry much fatigued when lie went to bed. Hut ho did not feol ho much refreshed is ouo might have expected from such .1 loep Bleep; he felt n nort of lasKitudc i dull, london feeling. Yet ninny people frel ao after n very hard sloop Induced ! orccHslve exercise. When James Fox reached Uio hall ho found that breakfast u'u not ready, for Laroon himself wmh imt yet up. Tho morning was bright nnd beautiful, ml th atmosphere, purified by the late torm, now dwelt upon the scone loaded Hitti tho grateful lnceno of a thousand rt-ct shrubs and flowers. The guest hiw tiio gnrdeii from ono of the back uindows of the hall, nnd he resolved to walk out tiiore nnd snuff up the fresh ir, feallng sure flint It would start up is blood and quicken hU senses. So the garden he wout, nnd ho was not litappolutod In the effects. Ho hnd walk "1 omo dozen times up and down the main path when he hoard light footsteps near him, and on turning ho saw the arae brlght-ycd girl whom ho had seen m attentive to Mary, and whom ho had heard her call Otehowa. Tho girl came lose to him, nnd tfion having cast a 1 .ilclc glance about her, he said, in a low v liMper: "You are going to Ipcz Garonno's to- 1.ny7' "I hnd thought of It," returned For, villi somo surprise. "Go go. Go this forenoon," said Otehewn, "for Marl Laroon Hecks your life. Ho entered your room last night, :ud laid your bosom bnre. He gazed uion It, and then nil his doubts were ro- iiinvcd." "But I locked every door." "There were some doors you could not lock. You were put in that chamber on intrposo for tho use of its secret doora, .and tho woman who gave you drink last night put a sleophig potion in it. "Ah, then Laroon knows me and well ho might if ho saw that mark, for ho put it there himself. Hut how do you know he inonn.s to take my life?" Tho girl smiled faintly, and then re Imted all the conversation she had heard between die oaptnln and Wnrdn, only leaving out what related to herself. "And now," continued the girl, you :o you must go to the other estate, and uhj must take the guide, too, for if you An not, they will contrive somo other means for your dmith, of which you may Have no warning; and hence you would be likely to fall without tho power of dfondmg yourself." Tho laun uudemtood it all, and after a fnw moments thought, he said: "I 1i all cortainly do as you advise, but loll me why you have taken such an in tereet In my uclialf. xou never saw me Wore." "Paul nnd Mary havo been my friends sir; nnd at tills moment I would lay down my poor life for them." "But what have I to do with them?' asked the stranger, somewhat moved jihiI eying the young girl sharply. "You do not need instruction on that point from me, sir. I am not blind!" Jamos Fox knew very well that his secret hnd been penetrated by the darl skinned girl. He watched her calm coun tcnauce for a few moments, and then h asked: "Does Mary or Paul know what you know of me?" "No, sir. You enn see that they both feel drawn toward you, but wonder nnd curiosity take precedence of all other ideas with them," sho replied. "Hark! l'hey are calling to brcakfnHt. Go you In and I will follow afterward. Do not speak to me again. Do not even look at me. Look to your pistols in secret, imiU mind that Warda ride not behind you on tho way. You will know the rnvino when you come to It. and there your guide will do the deed If you let him." Thus speaking, tho girl glided awny; nnd Fox, as soon as he was sure his face wna calm, returned to the house. He found tho morning's meal prepared nnd his boat was up to receive, him. Never was Marl Laroon more kind and cordial In his manner. He embraced his gueat cordially and expatiated upon the beauty of the morning. Pnul and Mary wero also there, and the young man still manifested the same anxious curiosity that had marked his manner' on the previous evening. Hi gazed into the Ntrangar's face and he wondered if Laroon had told him the truth when lie said this could only be a man who hnd once lived near him. Hut hn had no opportunity to question the stranger, for Laroon did not once lenvo aim after breakfast Tho pirate captain niomit thai no con versatiion should be held that ho did not hear, and for tho present ho succeeded Mr. Fox manifested a desire several timca to spoak n few words In pnvato with tho youth and maiden, but h did not And an opportunity, Once, ho hud a single moment whilst ho stood by the wide of Mary, and ho whispered: "Can yon trunt that young, beautiful clrl. Otehowa?" "With my very Hfo nnd boiUI" quickly respondod Mary. This wan all, for the next moment Laroon was by them. It was 10 o'clock when tho guest said ho must be on hN yyny to the next pstate. Marl urged him to atop, but Fox said ho must go. "You will want a guide," said tho hue caueer, frankly. "You will surely miss vinr way alone." "Would you as lief apnre me a guide uH not?" "Certainly." uttered Laroou, with niniL't! suurklo In the eye. which his "Then I shall not only ncccpt your offer, but your man shall bo amply ro- wnrded, replied vox, ns ho prepared to OHAPTEIt XXI. It was nearly 11 o'clock when tho Htrauger sot out on his way to the upper estate. He had carefully londod his pis tols. His guide was a finely built, muscular follow, not more than 20 years of age, and showing in his countounnce goodly share of intelligence and cun ning. Marl Laroou wished his guest a prosperous journey. For some distance Mr. Fox ami his guide rode side by aide, and though Fox tried to ongage the fel low in conversation, he found it oxtreme- ly difllcult to get much out of him. He was not surly nor clownish, but he ap peared to bo diffident, nnd at times he manifested a desire to he wholly silent, oven when the most simple questions wore asked. "The pnth seems perfectly plain," snid the geutloiunu, after they had ridden some three miles along a wido cart road. "It is different after we pass the ra vine," returned Warda, unintentionally nylng a peculiar stress upon the Inst word. It was a beautiful ride, for the pnth ran along upon the rivers dbiik, and tho foliage was lovely In the extreme. Yet tho traveler did not find much time to enjoy it, for his mind was busy In another quarter. Sometimes the road took a curve away from the river to avoid the high bluffs which overtowercd tho bank; and at length Fox saw, at somo dlstanco ahead, a bluff higher than tho others, and from the nature of the place tie concluded that it must be tho spot whero he was to be put out of the way. If he hnd any doubts on tills point thoy were soon removed, for the guide began to show signs of anxiety, though they were so well guarded that a person might never have detected them without somo preiKiflscsscd clue to them. "You see that high bluff?" he Bald, pointing to the place In question. "The ravine of which I spoke lies just beyond. The path after that Is very blind." "Ah! Then I am glad you have come with me, for it is not very pleasant to lose one's way in such woods." Finally the place was approached, and Fox could see most of Its peculiarities. Toward the river the rocks were piled up as by somo mighty convulsion, while to the left wbh a deep gorge, over which ran a sort of natural bridge of rock. Just aw they reached this point tho guide ut tered an exclamation of dissatisfaction. "Hah! My saddle girth has broken,'' ho said. "You ride on, sir, and I will follow you ns soon as I have fixed It." Fox wns now behind hla guide, and ns ho saw the fellow slip from the sad dle he drew up his own horse. His first impulse was to cast his eyes over the strange, wild scene abend. The ravine was very deep, with rough, jagged sides, and with a bottom of huge rocks, over which the torrent was evidently wout to dash during the housoii of heavy rains and freshets. But tho most peculiar feature of all was a wide, naturally arch ed tunnol which extended through the Iwttom of the bluff to the river. The path was very narrow, not wide .enough foi a cart, all articles which need eel tiansportation being generally carried by pack miles, though the most common mode of transportation was by the river. Tho path upon the shelf or bridge of rock was not over four feet wide in any place, nnd certniuly a hundred yards in lingth, while the gorge extended away to the left until it became lost In the dis tant forest "Come," uttered the guide, somewhat impatiently, ride on and I will soon overtake you." "It Is not proper for the guided party to ride ahead of the guide," replied Fox, carelessly, having first seen that his pis teds were at hand. "Hut you had better ride on now," urg ed the guide, "for you have no time to lose." "I am in no hurry." "But I am." iiien we win riue raster wlicn wo get started again." Warda was not only porplpxed, but much agitated, lie found that the stran ger'a eyes were atcndily upon him, and Ills every movement was watched. Hut soon he seemed to gain confidence, and with a steadier hand ho patched the girth with a thong whero he had himself cut It, and In a few moments more he was in his saddle. "Now you may ride on," he said, "fi . my horse is not safe with another behind him. He will not go over with the sounds of hoofs in his ear." "Then." replied Fox, who could not help smiling at the fellow's quaint In genuity, "I will not start until you are across. Now if you are in a hurry, move. This last sentence was spoken sharp ly, and tho fellow started on. Fox waitcel until ho had gained tho opposite side, and then he followed him. When the traveler reached tho spot where his guido stood, tho latter rode on ahead at a brisk trot, and Fox followed at a roapectful distance. Soon tho gentloman Baw Warda place his hand in hla bosom, and when hn withdrow it ho had a pistol in it. Warda supposed ho had accomplished this without being noticed. On tho next luKtant Fox hoard a sharp click, click. and rrom the way In which the fellow's right elbow was bent he knew that the weanon was ready for bring. Kox drew his own pistol, and hold it beneath the aklrt of his fniek, by bringing the skirt mi over the saddlo benv. Suddenly Wimlu iiiew in ins noree by n powerful movement, and quickly changing his pistol Into his left hand, he cried out. hi a wild. Btraiiue voice, nt the same tiuio poluthig off wnv the river: "See horol Seo there!" James Fox had neon the whole process, and ho know full well that if he did not net promptly ho would hnvo n bullet through his head before ho could prevent it. Ho waited until ho saw tho guldo reach back with his right hand for tho pistol, and then he knew tho crisis hnd come. It was hard to take the llfo of a follow, but now he had his choice to fall by the hands of an assassin, and thus leave the villain to do more murder, while nt the same time a still darkcx villain would be left behind with a de fenseless maiden in his grasp or to aav , his own life, and thus live to accomplish a work whlqh justice nnd morcy nnd lovo demanded at his hands. Thcao thoughts Hashed through his mind llko lightning, and on the next instant nil course wiu clonr. "l,ookl Look!" cried the guide. Fox saw tho villain's finger now upon tho trigger of hlw pistol. With a firm hand he drew in his rein, and as his horse isttled bnek he quickly brought his own pistol to within a yard of tho nssnssln's bend nnd fired. The guldo's horso bounded forward at tho sound of the report and Warda was thrown upon the ground. He hud uttered uo cry, for tho ball had passed through his 1-r.iin, and the force of the concussion even without the ball, would have stun ned him for a while. James Fox hastily dismounted nnd stooped over tho prostrate guide, but life wns extinct, and after dragging the body out from the path, so that his horna could pass freely along, ho remounted ond rodo along, taking no notice of the" guide's horse, which had now stoppeel ai though waiting for its rider. Toward tho middle of Uio forenoon, Marl Laroou bogan to look for his slave who had been sent to guide James Fox; but tho hours passed away until night fall, and ho did not come. The bucca neer now became uneasy, and sent of! two of his most trusty men to hunt Warda ud If possible. These two took their horses, and they were dlrccteil tf follow tho path to Lopez jraroune', and look carefully for tho missing man. "Be sure and examine well about the irreat bluff and ravine." snid Marl, in conclusion, "for there is a dangerom place. Hasten, now." Half an hour after the negroes had trone. the buccaneer was in the gront hall pacing up and down the paved Uctor. Tin sun was near setting, and tho shadows were now leuKthencd out till they be came lost in tho distance. Suddenly Marl hearel an alarm at the gate, and soon afterward he was informed that one of the men from tho brig would see him. Of course, ho gave orders for the man to bo admitted, and ho waited in the hall for him. Ere long he heard o heavy step on the veranda, and he start ed with a quick emotion as tho sound fell upon his- ear, for there was but one unequal MARSHALL MKLD'H ADVICE, TO II1S SALESMEN. 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But his queries were natter rrom HIS Standpoint as well soon stopped, for me linn uoor wna thrown open, nnd the maimed form ol Buffo Burnington appeared upon tin threshold. "What! Buffo!" cried Marl, starting forward and grasping tho newcomer bj the hand. "Are you at liberty?" "I am." "And the rest?" "Where I left 'em, I suppose in pria on. i nave escapeu. iiui i navo sei u ball in motion in Nagasaki, and they 'will bo out ere long." "Good, Buffo! You shall be rewarded for this. We'll have supper In a short is your own. Make memoranda of little points vhile you think them; run over the arlous subdivisions of your work to ecall any points you many have for- otten. A good deed Is nevor lost; ho who ows courtesy reaps friendship and to who plants kindness gathers love. -Balsil. Tho employees who attend tho time, and then you shall eat with the )uns in salt works are never known tiavo you ueen on ooaru me rest of us. brig?" "No. I struck tho path which I thought would bring mo there; but I was mlKtakeu, for it brought me out here." "All right. Sit down now and rest" Accordingly Buffo sat down upon one of the long stone benches which were stationary fixtures in the hall, whilo Marl went away to hurry on the supper. Iu fifteen minutes after thiH tho lame sailor was Informed that the meal was ready, and he followed Laroon into tho supper room. Paul was there, and ho started back In surprise as he saw tho dark, strange man. Mary 8 first Impulse, as she gazed Into those repulsive features, waB ono of fear and disgust; but that feeling quickly missed away, and ns she next met his gaze there wns a soft, strange light in that single eye that completely disarmed her of her fear. 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