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CHAPTER VI.
As health and strength came backso
flld curiosity as to my entertainers
wake once more in my breast.
One afternoon I was sitting In my
cushionedchair In the old porch , and
the soft air from the sea was like
wine to me. Near me , Miss Margret
sat at her spinning wheel , and tho
little maid played out on the bit of
greensward which fronted the house ,
with her doll and a little gray kit
ten MIml , as ) she called it * which
was an especial pet.
'Miss Margret , " I said , as I sat
watching her sweet face as she bent
over her wheel , whose pleasant turn
ing made a pleasant , sleepy whirling
in the still afternoon. "Miss Margret
you have never yet told me how it was
that you and your little charge came
to this out-of-the-way place. You are
not Irish ? "
"No , " she said , smiling ; "I cannot
claim that honor. No , I come from
Sussex , in England , from a little sea
side town , called Hastings. "
"From Hastings ! " I answered , with
a start. "Perchance you may know
a lad called David Bossum ! "
"David Bossum ! " she exclaimed.
"David Bossum ; then he is not dead-
cruelly murdered , as we feared ? "
"Surely not , " I said , "unless the
storm treated him more hardly than it
did me , for he was well and hearty
when we parted. Loth enough were
we to separate , God knows , but 'twas
thought well for him to remain with
my lord aboard the frigate , while I
came with the poor ship whose frag
ments still strew yon black rocks. "
"My lord , " she said , repeating my
words , "what lord speak you of ? "
"The earl of Mountbrendon , " I an
swered. Then did she stare at me
quite as if stupefied , and so sat down
again , for she was all of a tremble.
' . 'The earl of Mounbrendon , " she
said slowly. "What earl of Mount
brendon ? For this house belongs to
an earl of Mountbrendon , and he it
was sent us here , using , I grant you ,
much deceit in so doing. Yes an evil
man but still he said he knew naught
of David , who went to London on the
little maid's business , and then disap
peared and hath never been heard of
again. But if indeed he really lives
and you have been so long with him.
hath he never spoken of his cousin
Meg , and the little maid , his father
brought home from France ? "
"Oh ! what a dolt I have been , " I
cried as 'light flashed in upon me
"why did I never guess the riddle ? "
Now just as I had ended , the little
maid came running toward us cry
ing , "Meg , Meg , look at the beautiful ,
ship , " and so following with our eyes'
the direction of her little pointing fin
ger , we were aware of a. vessel , brig
rigged , but of foreign aspect , which
had just rounded the promontory and
was close in shore.
"They mean to land an the cove be
low , " cried Miss Margret , "who can
it be ? " Then she ran back into the
house and brought out an old perspec
tive glass , and leveled it as the boa
came nearer. I saw .her cheek grow
pale. "God help use , " ' she murmured
looking at me with a consternated air.
"It is the earl our earl the traitor ,
He is coming here ! "
"Is it so ? " I answered. "Then see
jjere We will notsay a word abou
xny imprisonment. Keep silent , Mis ;
Margret , and I will.tell Tom to be so
likewise Ah ! here he comes. It wil
be well to walk with caution among
this coil , for your earl is a dangerous
man , and doth not stick at half meas-
"He is indeed a. dangerous man"she !
replied , "for it was with deceit that
be brought us here. I ha.d never come
so far from help had it not been 3
But I must go to warn the household
of his approach. Stay you with Mon
sieur George , ' " she said to the little
maid , "and be very wise and greet his
lordship courteously. "
The child's face fell as she came and
stood by me , catching my hand in hers
*
which was a way she had. But she
hung her head a little and pouted her
soft lips.
I do not love Monsieur Milord , " she
answered.
"Never mnid.chere petite , " said Miss
Margret , "that does not matter. Re
member you are a ittle lady of noble
birth , and so must behave nobly. 'No
blesse oblige' remember that always ,
*
f or 'tis a good motto. "
Thus we waited , the child and I , and
presently we heard low voices talking
together , and then coming round the
angle of the house appeared two men ,
one of whom I recognized with an ir
repressible start , for it was none other
that Captain O'Brien our gaoler at
Quimper ; the other I knew at once
from David's description to be the
false earl of Mountbrendon he who
sat in my lord's place , and kept the
true heir prisoner.
At the first sight of Captain O'Brien ,
I am free to confess that my heart
sank within me , for I thought , surely ,
he will recognize , and so will guess I
know my lord's story , and with these
desperate men in this lonely place ,
where the king's writ has never been
known 'to run , there will be 'little
chance that Tom and I ever come out
alive.
Tom , too , saw who It 'was , and shot
s. consternated glance at me. Then a
thought struck me.
"Slip away , Tom ! " I whispered. "Let
him not see you yet. If he knows me ,
It will all come out , but if not , you
: an keep out of the way. " *
Tom did as I told him , slipping back
into the servants' quarters , and I , sit-
ding In my chair , with the little ,
maid's hand in mine , awaited the ad
vent of the two gentlemen.
Heaven save the word ! it did not fit
them well , but there , it must serve
this turn for once , as many worthy
things get unworthy using. They
came slowly across the bit of green
sward , and as they reached the wide
step's , that led into the porch , I rose
painfully from my chair , putting on ,
perchance , a trifle more of the Invalid
than my recovery warranted , and took
off my hat , greeting them with great
politeness.
"Hallo ! " said the earl , pausing ,
"who isthis ? " He looked frowningly
at me , and then at the child , who
made her best and most formal cour
tesy , with a wonderful air of the great
lady which amused me even at the
time.
"Your lordship , " I replied , humbly ,
"I am a poor castaway from the sea ; I
was wrecked on your coast and much
hurt , and by the kindness "of your
household have been sheltered and
nursed ever since. "
"Eh ! " he said , abruptly. "Aye ; I
heard somewhat of that. A prize was
it not ? But I thought the survivors
had gone on from here. "
"So they did , " I replied , "but the
j ro.cks here dealt somewhat hardly with
my ribs , and I was forced to remain
and lie still till they were mended. "
1 "What Is.your name ? " he said. "You
are not a sailor , eh ? "
"My name is George Bishop , " I re
plied , thanking my good genius which
had prompted me to call myself Pat-
.rick Milligan to Captain O'Brien at
j Quimper , under which cognomen I had
figured in the list of the prisoners ,
j "No , I was not bred to the sea , and
became such only through hard neces
sity. "
Now all this time I had been quak
ing inwardly lest Captain O'Brien
should remember me. But , by good
fortune , he did not do so , which , at
first , appeared strange , yet later I
1 recognized not to be so wonderful. For
'
not every man is gifted with observa-
1 tion ; besides , at Quimper we had no
j method of shaving , so that our beards
had grown long for want of a razor ,
and there , also , our clothing was of
the scantiest sailor garb , and that
mostly in rags , whereas now I was
cleanly shaved , and my hair tied neat
ly back with a black ribbon , and I
was dressed in a decent sui't of gray
frieze , which Miss Margret had man
aged to get fashioned for me by some
village aVtist , also being much wasted
by illness , I doubt not I looked very
differently to what I did as I sat in
the courtyard carving wooden spoons.
So he did not remember me , and the
earl , after this brief .notice , passed me
by as an insignificant and indifferent
person , and so , bidding his friend en
ter , they quitted the porch and went
Into the house. Of the little maid my
lord took no notice more than a slight
nod. and Tom carefully kept out of
sight.
CHAPTED VI.
I saw no more of the eari and his
friend that day , for of course they
took their meals apart in the grea
dining room as became such noble and
distinguished personages. But the fac
of their presence raised many thought :
in my mind , and Tom and I had a
long talk that night in our room.
"A conspiracy there is , and no
doubt , " said Tom , "and this earl is up
to his neck in it , and in league witl
the Frenchies for certain. "
"And will they let us go ? "
"Yes , I think so , and Mick will help
us. Mick is a good fellow , and he
hates my lord like poison , by reason
of his sister Eileen. "
But it was not so simple * a matter
as Tom thought , for he was consider
ing only the case of us two men.
That would be tolerably easy.doubt-
less , but how could I go and leave
these two helpless girls here alone , in
this turmoil , and in the power of an
unscrupulous villain , as tliis Anthony ,
this false earl , had proved himself to
be ?
And the little maid ! How would she
fare ? How could I ever face David or
my lord with such a story ? No ! Flight
for us , alone , would be a dastardly
proceedings , which" I could never con
sent to.
What , conclusion we should have
come to , had we been left more time to
consider , I know not , but as oft hap
pens in such cases , matters took such
a turn , that we had only time to act ,
instead of thinking , for as we still
talked , there came a low knock at my
door , and , opening it , there was Miss
Margaret , white as a ghost , and trem
bling.
"Oh , I am stupid ! " she said , "but
but he frightened me so. He says that
we must be ready to sail tomorrow
morning at dawn , in Captain O'Bri
en's ship that he means to send his
little cousin to be educated in France ,
a.nd that we must get ready tonight.
And I fear , oh , oh , I fear worse ! "
and a sudden flush passed over her
white face. "I fear he does not mean
to let me go with her. Oh ! he means
to murder her , or shut her up in some
convent or prison , where she will nev-
r escape ! "
"We will get out of this , " I said
igain. "Go , Margaret , and get your
self and the child ready ; you must
: ake nothing with you , but put on
four darkest clotljes. We will go to-
jether , till near the village , and then
Com shall go on for Mick , and we will
vait.
Surely , in the foldings of these hills ,
ve shall find some place to hide , until
; his tyranny be overpast.
It seemed a fearful task , but to stay
waa worse. In a quarter of an hour
we were ready , and Tom and I , with
our shoes hung round our necks , went
softly along the corridor , and tapped
at Margaret's door , which was opened
at once , and there was she and the
child , s-eady dressed.
"Now , my little body , " whispered
Tom , "you must be as silent as a
mouse , and let me carry you. Dost
remember how David brought you
ashore from the boat , and how he
praised you for being so silent ? "
"Yes , " she whispered back , "but , oh !
I was frightened when we slid into the
dark , cold water. "
"Well , we have not to go that way
about tonight , but now hush ! "
We waited what seemed a long time
Margaret and the child and I , listen -
Ing to the sigh of the wind through
the heather , and now and then start
ing at the wail of some night-loving
bird , but , most of all , dreading pur
suit from the house not that it was
likely we should be missed till the
early morning.
"How long he is , " murmured Mar
gret in my ear ; "would it not have
been better to have gone on at once ? "
I shook my head. "We do not know
the way , " I whispered back. "Hark ! Is
not that someone coming ? "
I had hardly spoken when a lew
whistle caught our ears , and then
three forms loomed dimly through the
darkness. Thank God ! It was Tom
come backhand with him , Mick , with
his pony.
"By the blessed luck of the saints , "
whispered Mick , "I was even goin' to
Kollala , the morn , for a bit of iron ,
and other things , and I'm willin' and
glad to help ye out of that scoundrel's
evil powers. So put the bit crathurs
on the pany and hurry up. We must
lost no time. "
The girls were put on the pony's
back , and Mick , taking the bridle , led
the creature over bog. and swamp.and
moor , while Tom and I followed.
CHAPTER VII.
Until the day broke Mick went on ,
keeping the track , which was , hpre
and there , more distinct. Then , sud
denly , he paused , and , puttinghis ear
to the ground , listened a moment.
"There are horsemen coming. " he
said. "We'll just wait and see who
they are before we wish them thetop
o1 the mornin' . Come up here , my dar-
lints , " and , turning the pony's hea-
straight up the side of the hill we were
traveling , we quitted the track , and
plunging through deep heather , reach
ed a point some distance above the
track.
"Thanks be for the mist , " he mut
tered.
Just as they came below us , we
heard the foremost draw rein and cal
to another who followed to pause.
"They can't have got much beyond
this , " he continued , as his comrade
comrade came up , and we all knew the
earl's voice. "If it wasn't for this
cursed fog , we should see them. "
That he certainly would.for we stooc
together but a hundred yards or so
above his head.
"It Is just a wild goose chase , '
growled his companion. "I tell ye
man , I must go back , or the vesse
will go without me. "
"You can't now , without me , " said
the earl. "We must find them , for I
have sent the boys in every direction
How are they to get so far , afoot'
They'll be crouching under a bush , or
stuck in a bog , unless they have got
ponies , and so reach Killala. Then I'l
have them safe. The brat is my cou
sin my ward , and the girl I'll say Is
my wife as I mean her to be. "
"Why , what will Kitty Fenigan say
to that ? " sneered O'Brien.
"Hang Kitty Fenigan ! "
"Oh ! hangher , by all means , if you
like , but you'll have to reckon with
her , some day. She's got her lines
safe enough. Well , now , I'm going
back. "
"You'll be bogged ! "
"Well , I'm not going to Killala , I
don't want to be seen there , and , more
over , I don't want to be pestered with
the brat without the girl ; that isn't
in the bond. " j
So , , after some more grumbling ,
O'Brien agreed to accompany the earl
and they put spurs to their horses ,
and we heard the thud of their hoofs
along the road.
Margaret had not spoken since we
heard those evil _ men's converse , but
her head was bowed , as if with shame ,
and her soft lips set in a curve of
hard resolve , and I knew her heart
was full of bitterness.
So we went , till mounting the-crest
of a hill , we suddenly came in view
of the town , lying on the slope , by
the entrance of a bay or estuary.
"What is that house : yonder ? " I
asked of Mick , noting a buildingof
some size backed with woods , now
bpautiful with fresh spring tints of
young leaves. ,
"Sure , that is the bishop's house , "
said Mick , "your English bishop , I'm
maning ! "
"The bishop's house , " I repeated ;
and then a sudden Inspiration seized
me. The bishop's house ! why ! was he
not our father in Fod ! was he not
bound to help and protect us ? Yes-
there was the refuge I had been long- '
ing for and praying for , while we
tramped over that weary way , won-
iering whom we should find to pro
tect us in our sore need.
"Mick ! " I said , "we'll go there. "
So Mick took us to the gate of the
aishop's house , and then leaving as
with many thanks on our part , went
: o the town with his pony , whistling
carelessly ; was he not on business ?
knd we went up the broad walk to
: he house.
Then came a hush , and presently a
sound of footsteps and voices and the
slapping of doors , and almost immedi-
itely , down a broad , oaken staircase
> n one sjde of the hall , there descend-
id an * elderly lady , dressed In blacky
followed by several other women.
At this I stepped forward and aftef
*
a few words , the lady signed to me tu
be silent.
"This seems a business to be spoken
of more quietly , " she said , for by this
time quite a group of servants and
attendants surrounded us. , "Follow
me ; my husband is a better counselor
than Ican , be. "
So we followed her Into a library ,
where , before a table loaded with
books and papers , the bishop himself
sat. and after a word from the wife
( as the lady was ) , I told him In as few
words as possible our story.
I saw his face grow graver and
graver as I spoke , and I guessed that
our little story touched with greater
matters than we wotted of , and so I
ended , saying that not knowing who
else to have recourse to we had come
to him , for protection and help and
counsel.
"You did well. " he said , "and you
shall not ask in vain. But this is a
matter that reaches farther than pqr-
haps you can guess , and I ask you to
be silent and speak of it to no one
save such persons as I shall indicate.
For the present , you need most rct
and food ; you must stay here , and uiy
dear wife will , I am sure , charge
herself willingly with the care of this
young lady , whose sad and strange
story you have related , and her brave
and faithful governess. We will com
municate at once with England , so as
to learn if her father has reached
home' and what steps he is takingto
find her. "
Which the good bishop did , and com
pelled us to stay hid in his house till
all fear of pursuit was past , and the
real earl had won back his own.
* *
So J.hat was how we got out of the
snare , and escaped from the net of
the fowler , and with it , ends my part
in this narrative. Ah ! Margret is coin
ing this way I can hear the jingle of
her housewifely keys.
TALK ABOUT WOMEN.
Mrs.--Jane Mansfield , a centenarian
of Lynn , Mass. , lives in the oldest
house in that city , which was built. '
250 years ago.
Miss Alverda M. Stout of Columbusr
O. , who although but 18 years of age , ,
is a mechanical engineer and among
the most competent members of that
craft.
Mrs. Ole Bull , wife of the celebrated
violinist , lives in Cambridge , Mass.
She has presented the instrument used
by her husband to the museum at
Bergen. It was made in lo i by Cas-
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Mrs. Roosevelt , while in New York
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the corning year , from the handiwork
of Porto Rican women. These will
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and bed linen.
Miss Mary Mildred Lee , a daughter
of General Robeit E. Lee , visited the
state senate at Richmond , Va.t on the
18th , and was introduced , the senate
taking a recess of five minutes , in.
order that the members might person
ally be presented.
Mrs. Edwin B. Grossman , "a daugh
ter of Edwin Booth , the actor , is liv
ing in Chicago , on the only property-
that the actor owned in that city at.
the time of his death. She has had :
her father's will filed in that city in- ,
order to complete a chain of titles to-
its possession.
Mrs. J. H. Fall , a stepdaughter of
President James K. Polk , has sold her
step-father's private papers to the Chi
cagoHistorical society. The collec
tion includes his diaries in his own
handwriting , covering a period of 21
of the most important years in Amer
ican history. '
Mrs. S. Lou Hall Manroe of Port
land , Ore. , has a number of interesting
relics of her grandfather , Judge Geo.
Shannon , who accompanied the fa
mous Lewis and Clark expedition to
the Pacific coast in 1805 , and event
which the people of Portland and the-
northwest will celebrate in 1905.
Mrs. Emma Whitmore , station agent
at Wantaugh , L. I. , has been a rail
roader for twenty-five years. She not-
only sells tickets , but takes care of the-
freight and baggage. It is to the-
credit of the company that she re
ceives the same , compensation that
would be paid a man for the same
services.
Mrs. Etta S. Chapman is a second *
assistant examiner in division 33 of
the patent office , "designs , trade
marks , optics. " She enjoys the dis-
tinctio nof being one or the few if not *
the only member of the examining.
: orps , of her sex , in the patent office.
Mrs. Chapman has been on the rolls-
"or over twenty-three years , a period
5f time which has enabled her to ab
sorb much information in regard to
ler particular class of work. Her ex-
imining duties relate exclusively to
irade marks. Mrs. Chapman is prob-
ibly the most expert person in the-
tJnited States on trade marks and1
: arries around in her memory a store-
> f knowledge which enables her to teli
ilmost at a glandt whether an appli-
: ant has a good case without re
course to the drawings.
Brooklyn Eagle : Mr. Doubleduff ( ef-
: usively ) I think Miss Simpkins is ev-
jry bit as good a dressmaker as that
expensive Madame Soakyou ! Whythat
vaist she made fits you like the paper
m the Avail ! Mrs. Doubleduff Cgrimly )
-Yes ! Like the paper on this dining
oom wall , that you put on yourself !
Chicago Post : Dick Sloboy ( joyfully )
-Great news ! Guess ! Cousin May I
; ivc it up. Dick Sloboy Nellie has
promised to marry me ! Cousin May
Jshaw ! That's no news. She asked
r.e a month ago if I would be her
iridesmaid.