THE OMAHA DAILY HI3E : S TODAY , TISJnU'AKY , 15)00. )
Author of "The StlcUlt Minister , " "The Raiders , " "The Lllnc Sun.lSonnct , " "Gleg Kelly , " "The Red Axe , " Etc.
COPYlliailT. IMS. UNDER THE NAME OF "LITTLE ANNA MARK. " BY U. S. CROCKETT.
( Cop > right. n03 , by 3 K Crockett.
hititiNlN | tif I'ri-tluiiN liiNtiilliiioiilM ,
Blr Jitmi" ) Statistic-Id of Now Mllns. In
company \\ilh his grandson JUUIIK 1'hlllp ,
meets > n mi liiii-hmi c > his HUM Philip and
Ms sons parnmnui , .Tnnct SI.uk They
quarrel Sir JamiM goes homo , taking along
Ills grandson Thru night he Is murdt-red
by hl dissolute son and Janet Mark
'Jlirj tnho Ills Imdj outside mil la ) It upon
iin li c-lloe , In tlu > i flort to fasten the crime
upon ether HhotildiiM Hut iin Imv , 1'hlllp.
liai ivHnevoel the rrlme lie te-lls his grand
father H dilif tenant , t'mphiav Spurwaj ,
itinl Spurwaj sueicods In having the real
murderer hiouifht to justice Ho Is
Hintenuod to lie Imngeil , his woman ne-
toinplhe to be transported Mjste ilouslj
Philip Ht.inrllolcl esrapes the gallows , seeks
out his wlft , limit her In the e ompanj or
tipiirwrij , and tries to murder h < r , but doe"
Jiot riulte Hiieccid She Is taken awav to
.Ahi-realrn for euro lea\liiK her on , joung
Philip , In charge of Spurwny and In the.
company of little- Anna Mark , Horn whom
} io leal as that In some vvajs girls .ire worth
< | iilte as iniii h as bojs Pot exampleIn
the tlrno of thi > tattle di ov Ing , when M iste-r
Bpurway bought his winter boast" In the
"Marl , Anna he-its Philip In helping to
cut them out Htlll the ) are excellent
friends , e\en though she beats him nt In i
uttidies In the HI heel to which UKJ go
together Tohn Stansllold , Philips liw\er
uncle , bring i In a new toaihii. Dominie
lUngroso , 11 small man with wondirful eve- "
Shortly after his i riming thecountrvMdo
In shocked and thrilled with 11 nunibei of
liloodj and iujHlc-rlons munleis , evidently
for utc s.iko ol iobbcr\ Business calls
t'mphru Spurwnv from home In the
nbFencc n big packing- < nfcepnrpoitltiK \ abe
bo full of line Spanish wool , Is delhered to
"Will How man , Umphrnj H clerk lie put"
It In the weaving shed That night Philip ,
phijlng about It Hoes shining through , the
Kiuzo of thn puking- care a pair of oje-s
3lo dills Will How in in who counts tlnoo.
then stulw the packing eit-e with a small
nwonl Hloocl Hews , thoj open the ca ; > o
unil llml Domlnlo Hlnuro = o Inside , ap-
jiarcntly dead Shortlj after the house IH
attacked by robbers , vvhom Illngrofco had
meant to let In The ) are lioiten oil , but
ciftorwarel Philip mother lefirx-s to let
him spend the hol'dnj-s at New Mllns Ko-
tnrnlntr from a elnv s visit to New Mllns ,
[ Philip falls In with S ml MuK , Anna-i
Kypsy father who under pretense of Hhow-
Ing him Sir Ilarrj Morgan's tieisuie makes
him u prisoner Ann t linds out his plight
and leads Umpliray Spnrwaj on his Hack
CUVl'TIMlI. .
l > r \i > Nl ( ire-Korj Parian.
But by this time It was too late. All
Ir.tco of Saul Mark and his companion was
Keno tompletcly Theio only romnlned to
Mslt the King's Arms to sco If any one had
noticed In what direction I had departed
Htlt , though Will's hor.se was duly in stall ,
neither landlord nor hostler could be seen
( And the King's Anna close was bare ab the
palm of a man's hand
And now what to do Anna was crjlng by
thin time , the tcar.s rolliiiK unchecked down
her face , e\cn as they passed the llnrlng
icBln torches of the booths , which , like
swallows' nests , monstrous and foul , were
plastered about the walls of the Kreat kirk
They would go to the little hou e on the
Vcuncl. It was just possible I might ha\c
Rene direetly home Hut even In that mo
ment Anna rebelled against meeting my
another. So that the two women most con
cerned about me , my mother and mj
comrade , would have nothing to my to each
other. So Anna Mark abode without , while
Will Bowman bent his head to the lighted
window , but could ee nothing
"Do you hear Philip's \olce. Will" " whls-
( pcrcd Anna from the dusk of a close across
the narrow causeway
"Nay , " said Will , bending yet closer ,
"hut I hear a man speak within1"
Llttlo Anna Mark could guess who , and a
Scornful smile , which none could pee , passed
bver her face ,
"Umphray Spurway has conic hick' " whis
pered Will Bowman "I can hear his York-
ehlro burr1"
"Knock on the doot , Will , and lot UH tell
Mm all' ' "
"Ho will break my head for leaving the
Jiorso , and Philip's , when no citches him ,
for bringing > ou hither' "
"Na > , " the answer came clear acioss the
Venue ! , "what are broken he ids at worst'
lArnl , besides. Philip cares nothing for me or
lie would ha\o gone straight home to his
tmother , as I bade him "
Will Bowmnn stnlked boldlv to the little
door In the corner house which gives upon
the quay beneath. Ho knocked and after a
long pause there ensued the soft gritting of
Iron on Iron Then came the nttlo and Jir
of a door which had been opened upon the
chain. Which v\as in > mother'n ordlnarj
method , oxer since the face of her husband
lincl looked in upon hen through the ojic'i
window of the Yott cott ige In the wood o
Mew Mllns
"I amVllllun Bowm.in , scivant to Master
Bpurway of N w Mllnn , nnd un. " Anna
could hear Will sajln In reptv to a O.IICH-
tliin from behind the chulnoil door "I am
nnxlous about join BOII Philip. Ih > entered
the town at dusk upon a horse and hath no *
'been ' seen olnce I eame to know If he haj
Toturned home "
Then came Anna , ( lie sound of heivy
Pte'lis upon a Magged llnoi lhe > raip unl
tinkle of a dropped chain , anl the ll lu
nhout the dooi. Instead of being a nure
three-side 1 crack , became a bio.u ! ob
long , till the wliolo HJMCO was again
nilcd up by the giant figure of Um
pliray Spurwaj
! ! o sudden was ( hu appirltlon that
tliough lie liad expected his nnstcr'
presence , Will gave back a Btcp. Um
phray Spurway had a way -when dis
turbed of ho'clng the cars of a servant who
annoyed him , and lint without examination
or discussion , a habit which enabled him to
preserve excellent discipline , hut \hlch
sometimes led to momentary Injustice And
Umphray Spin ways hand was no feather
bolster.
"What do jou hero , Will' " Ills volco
rumbled acioss the narrow street. Anna'd
heart beat and he would Invo tun to him ,
but for the knowledge that "that woman"
was peeping tlmldl ) past his shoulder.
Then Will wont over the history of the ;
day as It was known to him , Umphray
standing glooming In llio doorway with the
warm and lighted house kitchen behind him
and m > mother's Knitting droppeJ on the
clcin-swept hearth.
At every mention of my being lost my
mother uttered a little moan of apprehen
sion. Per since the Yolt house terror sat
night and day contiguous to her lips. At
the third icpetltlon Umphray Spurway
turned him about swiftly.
"Mary , " he fc-Ud , "do not fear. I will
bring the lad back to joii If ho bo In this
town' "
Ami he wheeled Into the house again to
get his broad unplumcd hat.
"Shut the door. Mary , behind us , "ho
s\ld , "open It to none. And keep jour heait
up This Is but some bojlsh play of
Philip's , foi which I will tan his ill-condi
tioned hide "
"Nay , na > , not if jou love me , " said my
mother throigh the door , "promise jou
will not , for my sake It Is all Philip's
high spirit' "
"High devil's tricks , " Umphray growled
"Such high spirits are bent moderated with
a rope's end' ' Hide within , Mary , and do as
1 bid jcu' ' "
Umphray had found his ordinary way with
all men to serve him best with my mother
also Per she loved masterful unen ( as in
deed most women do ) , and naturally obeyed
them.
So out Into the mild , star-sown clarity
of the night Umphray Spurway eame. And
as soon as Anna heard the chain rattle back
to Its place behind the door of the llttlo
cornel house in the Vennel she ran lightly
to Umphra > and elasped him by the arm.
"Anna' ' " ho e'rled In great astonishment ,
stopping at the edge of the quay , "what In
heaven's name do jou In thlb place at such
an hour' ' And he turned the girl about
with her face to a lighted window , that ho
might see what was In her mind. .
Then , in hasty , broken sentences , the girl
told him all the tale that has been told
alreadj of my Undo John , of S-uil Mark ,
of the bout at single-stick and of the track
ing of her father across the hill , finishing
with her meeting with Will , and how the
two of thorn had lost their quarry at the
outer port of the town.
Now It chanced that , even as these three ,
Anna , Will and Mr. Spurway , stood thus
on the quay of Abercairn , and while Umphray
rubbed his chin with his lingers , that a
couple of men strolled down the fairay. If
such the narrow pith could bo called which
led between the gables of the seaward houses
and the ranged barrels and cooper's staves
upon the wharf.
One of these was large and portly of body ,
with an outline In the legion of the stomach
which obscured both the head and the tall
lights of a ship anchored out in the baj. Ho
wore a great hat tucked up with a silver
buckle at the side , vvhllo a well-fed , pursy
face , twinkling eyes and short , thick legs
that hardly passed each other In walking ,
Informed all concerned that Provost Gregory
Paitan was seeing to the safe-ty and
prosperity of the town of which ho was at
once the ornament and chief ruler
Ills companion on the right wau of an
other mold , a lithe , dark man , wearing a
hat of foreign make pulled low over his
< > jes And as ho went , largo silver rings , as
wide as crown pieces , glinted In his cars.
At sight of him Anna Mark grasped the arm
of Umphray Spurway
"Look look' " she whispered , "thero Is
my fathei Ask him where Philip Is. "
The > two men wore walMng arm In arm ,
and presentlj , stumbling over a cable , the
provost swerved a little to the left to avoid
the piled confusion of the quaj , and , as lie
did o , he noted Umphraj Spuiwaj standing
by tin corner of the street with IIH ! com
panions a little behind him in the dusk of
llu- wall
"A braw and balmj nlcht , " ho sild , mak
ing liis magisterial salutation , whl-h was nl-
wajs eonsldeted to bo of supei-excellent
dignity "Ah ! good Master Spnrwav what
gives us poor folk of Abet calm the pleas-uro
( and I may add honoi ) of your company'
But I forgot jes , > co , I liavo heard there Is
an attraction at the fool of the Vennel
that i obi a us In a worthiness not oui own
A diunij bit widow , Master Spurwa , 01
rather whin I HiliiK of It , scarcely a widow ,
but If cno waj say i < u without offenjtso
mil h the more taking en that aceount1"
Not oven sou , Piovoa Parian , can say
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a headache. Go upon our advice jitat once and take
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Feel well tomorrow
412
Mich things without offense , " returned
Uinphrny vcrj > Rravclj' , whllo Anna slir.mk
deeper Into tlio dtmk of a iloornny , and Will
How man spread his mtifclcr'q coat-lnlla
nbtoiil to shlolcl the gill from her father'3
rjes.
"No oftenrc , man , no offense at all' ' " 10-
pllccl tlio provost amlcablj' , "fiiiroly wo have
kenned nno anlther weel ancueh this kcoro
o' jears that I may tiKe tlio ftrcslom o' a
Jcft vvl' j-ou , Umphrav , my friend' "
"I have been BeeKltiK a lad of the tmmo
of rhlllp Stansileld , " said Mr. Spuiwaj ,
without continuing the BUbjcct , "he vuia
la t seen In the companj of jour companion ,
Mr. fy nl Mark Perhaps ho can give us
scine Information as to the boy's present
whereabouts' "
"My companion , ' cried the provewt scan
dalized ; "nac , nao companion o' mlno Saul
xnlue o a bawbrr Meddles n wee over
murhle vvl thr > rnrt * * and the dler , snjs
> ou Hut that' neither hero nor there when
cverj pcnnj o the profit o' jour venture
Is cllnklt cloon en the nail' '
1 mis. pursue my search Blone , then ,
provost If jou cannot 1 t me , " broke In
1'mphrn ) , for the notion that he vvas bcltit ;
plaved with to put elf time was now almost
a certainty.
"Moot awa' , " cried the provost , gcnlallv ,
' the nicht'n JOIIIIK jet. I wartnnt the jouns
vagabond is off to see the lasses lie will
bo turnlii * cot omo ragln' galllNantln' blrkle
like tlic daddle o' him. He wilt be name at
his mlthcr'fl hoarthstano by this time , 1'ac-
vvatrant It's julat no possible that a mucklc
laddlu llko that enn bo lost Hi tliU decent ,
! nw-abldti ! , Ood-fenrln' teen o' Abercairn ,
and that under the provoslshlp o' Oregoiy
I'artan , merchant and shipowner there ! "
" 1 can wall no longer. I bid jou gooJ
night , elr , " cried Umphray Spurway , salut
ing the magistrate and moving on So tlio
thrco scarehcra left the provost of Abel cairn
stancllnt ; m the qmj with his hands behind
his back , lie watched them go with hU
lltigeis tu'ttcd In front of him and lilti tliutnbs
running races after each other like a puppj
chasing Hu tall. A curious light twinkled
In his small shiewd ejc ? as they
followed the thrco till ilaiUncss twallowed
tlieui up
Krom where ho stood tlio provost of
Ahcrcalrn could see the stern of thei boat ,
black agalntt the softly lieaving phcci-
pheresecncc of the inner hailwir Tor an
easterly wind had been lllllng the w.itcr
with jelljllsh til ! tlio nearer deeps appealed
to pulhe with a oftl > fcllver light , now
black ns night , again e > oft and lawny like
moonlight llltcied thrmtgli mist
The men were seiambllng out of the boat
now and aoceiiding the steps one after the
other The provost moved neauu the verge
The- owner of the black head which had
emitted the whistle projected his whole botlj
above tlio stone n.irapet
'Is all fcjfe' ' he whispered as he erected
himself
be near her mother And In the meant - |
t no * ho will servo to clvlllip id nbrnrd the
I Conamantce Clod knows wo need It '
CII \ PTIlltII. .
'I IIP SiipprcnrKii f HIP (
In the narrowest part of the alley which
wound Its way past the gable of ( Jregorj
Tartan's property. Umphrav Spttrwav was
groping with a lantern In his hand A |
noisome place It wns In the dajtlme , |
gloomy oven In mid-Juno , with Its slnntml
bais of light and Its deep slndovvs , where
low and villainously brewed doorwajfl
opened off Into the unknown. At night It |
became a more pit of darkness , avoided by ,
man and dreamed of as a standing horror
by women and children , for It was ropulod
haunted by crouching , malignant fiends nnd ,
nnmcloMi horrors among all the supersti
tious of Abercairn Strange sounds came
up out of Its deep throat' Lights had been
Fcen by scudding night wanderers fllckorlni ;
far down it , llko will-o'-the-wisps In the
inaishes
Hut Umphray Spurway was not the man to
bo Intimidated by Inlrnly dreads or old
wives' tales In the course of bin search
for me ho had obtained a lantern at the
King's Arms hj tne simple process of going
Into the stable and lighting It with bin tin
der box , nnd now , with a spare candle In
his pocket , ho was systematically searching
eveiy corner of the town of Abercairn to
which by any chance 1 might have win-
dcrcd.
As ho pa'-MC'l up the High street ho kept
eo e to the houses on one side , flashing
Ills lantern this way and that , ns If he wcro
sweeping the uneven c-atisowny with a broom
of light On nrinv unholj and unbcnutlftil
things did that feeble Illumination fall. Hut
it was Anna Mark who obtained the Ilrst
clue , for , like a roving free lance , the girl
went peering and trjlng back from side to
sldo of the narrow htrect , doubling nnd
twisting as a scent dog does on a mixed
tiall
\t the very rntoilng In of Parian's Close
shn lifted a riding switch of willow , or , as
HEARD YE ITCH O' TIIC UAILIH O'MICKnUIAM'S COO ?
Mark Is just the supeicaigo o' a bit beatle
that rins to Bordeaux vvl' oor Abercairn
staples thread , balth black , white and
whitey-broon , blrk pirns to wind it on ,
and jour aln manufacture o' braldclailli
whllk , gin I may say sac , has made u
famous through a the land o' Trance1 "
"Of what ship In Saul Mark the super
cargo' " asked Umphray
The provost tilted his broad hat a llttlo
to the eldo as ho slowly and medltatlvelj
scratched his head.
"Tho name o' the boaf" he answered.
"Dod I cann.i julst bring ft to mind at the
prcEOit moment " ( Heie ho glanced cau-
tlousby- over hla shoulder ) "Ye t > ee , thcio's
tlie trip back frae Bordeaux , and though of
coorso she comes In ballast , jiavln' Htnnos
an1 gun Hints , theio's whiles odd things fict
stowed awa sic as ankers o' brandy , wco
barrels o' the line clnlry wine tobuceo that
will mak' the noblest shecshan In the
worl' ( will jo tiy ma boxle , It's o' the best'
Na , weel than' ' ) , and maybes a warp 01 twa
o' Valencoens lace A' halrmleas eneuih ,
but not to bo spoken nboot as loud as Master
nbone/or preaches In the miicklo kirk. Vo
Ink' me' I , Gregory Parian , am the chlof
magistrate o' this cecty , nnd ns such a law-
abldln' man Hut thno Ill-set customs duties
are neither hoiifo clues nor town dues , nor
jet for the commoii guld They nro nocht
but a Bondln' own' o' guld siller oot o' the
municipality. And I dlnnn baud wl" them
ava' "
In tills fashion , and at considerable length ,
the provost expounded his theory of tlio
iever.ll Incidents of Imperial and local
taxation , to which Umphraj Spin way
listened impatlentlj enough
"But , prov'CHt , " he broke In as soon ns
opportunity allowed , "this lad was seen 'o
enter the town with Saul Mark and we mean
to find wlieio he Is concealed In which we
ask for jour magisterial assistance If ho
be on nhlpboarcl wo must go there and re
cover him. rhlllp Stanstlcld is the heir to a
largo and Important property nnd Is Indeed
a wind of the mauler of Stair , the king's
own advocate himself. "
"I'orbje , " said the provost , coming ovc'r
and pinching Mr Spurwaj's arm Joeoselj ,
"tho only son o' Ills mlther ami her u
wccdow or the next thing to It ! "
'The name of the man's ship , If you
plcawo , piovogt' " said Uinphrny In .1 curl
tone He was netting angiy nnd began to
eitbpcct that the provost was merely putting
him off
The provost shook his great head , removed
Ills hat and coollj wiped the brim medlta
tlvelj with his cuff
Na , Malster Spurwaj , try as 1 wull , I
cauim call it to mind My memorj Is no
what U was But I ken a better way o't
The man phall tell je lilmsel' Saul ! " ( ho
put his bamlu to bin mouth and made n
trumpet of them ) , "Saul Mark ! come hlthrr ,
man. Umphrny Spurway has lost nua o' hi'
bairns and wants to ken gin jo line him In
jour tall pooch ! "
But by this time Saul Mark had disap
peared amous the tumbled caska and corddgo
piled upon the quay
"Na , " wild the provost. "I'm clootfu' .
Saul's ganc on Ills time U unco precloiib.
ye understand A supercargo In a Bordeaux
ship has nao slny-cure. A richt honest lad ,
6aul will render je a reckoning to the t
' t Is , " answered the piovost
tv'hcio Is the Englishman now' "
Th provost silentlj indicated the direction
In wT'leh Umphray Spurwaj had taken his
departure. The door of a change house In
Ship row opened A broad beam of light
ciogscd the ejuay and monientniilj il-
luminntcd the group of dark heads nnd Hie
ninsrlMi form of the provost The heads of
the newcomers were mostlj tied up In col
ored handkeichleffl , and in the oara of the
whistler twinkled softlj a pilr of laige sil
ver rings.
"Will Iin have the bulk of the money on
him , think jou' " whispered the ringleader
"Ood forbid that I should ken cent aboot
that , " said the provost eiulcklj , "I hue
neither alrt nor palrt In join unholy ploys
Huslnrci Is buslnesh , but Gregory Paitan
Is nae highway robber"
This ho said Indignant ! ) Then ho paused
n moment and added In a thoughtful , mus
ing tone ah If to himself
"But yet , I scena where he could hao left
It Ho has been In nao hco e In Abereairn
except that o' MlHtrcsh Stam-flold In the
Venue ! , and It's no like that lie wad trust
file a gicut sum to a woman ! Na , ho will
caliry It aboot wl' him Aye , aye , umplia
It's malr nor like ] ) ! "
"Thank jou Wo must bo off , " said Saul
Mark. "Any orders , provost' "
"Whui Is 'ho' to be aboaid ? " asked the
provost , going .1 step nenier the super-
cm go
"Bv 12 o' the clock nt latest , " said Sjul
Miceiiictlj , 'wo sail with the morning tide ,
full to the hatches with the bonnj joung
two-logged rattle- "
"Aid ) 'i fine riddance It will bo to the teen
o' Aborcalin , forbjetomu slllei In m > pooch ,
gin the Uoid glo jo succc-bt ) nnd a guld
market on the It her side the water But ,
rnlnd jo , keep within the Inw And bo pre-
pnrit to rindir u stiict necount o' every
heid aiming them , el then in jellow guineas
or the best Vlrlglnia tobacco Are jo to
tak' the boy on aboard w ! ' jo the ilcht' "
"Aye , nu' the lassie , too. if wo have luck "
"What ! antp' | ) " The provost turned
quickly. "I thocht that It was a strict rule
that theio xhould be nucthlng o' that kind' "
Saul Mark laughed an ugly little laugh.
"Surely juu have forgotten the heart of i
a patent , mid jou n man with , i famllj' '
Provost , 1 mean mj own daughtci , Anna "
"God ! " gasped the piovost , ' jo are i ver
alec an a dcovil Incninato IIH to bell your aln
llct > h and bio d ? "
"And what for no' " icturnod the super
cargo "Is li not clone ovoiy elaj' Did not
jou yourself ulve- your daughter DUpi'th , to
the drunken lanjor , Klrkup , for gettln' jo
the teen paiks in lease perpetual' "
The provost did not answer the taunt He
I ept on muttering to himself and bhuking
his head
" 1 en nun allow that I wanna line that on
a ship o' mine A risk In the wn ) o' busi
ness or the bllnkln' o' an c'e for a certain
pmllt , I will tak' wl' ony nun. I will gnng
an far as It IH In mortal man to gang ac-
coidln' to mj conslcence , that Is But to
soil aiie'D tlegh litid blood - "
" 'Apprentice' U the word , provost , " said
Saul Mark smiling , ' but jou hinder us
Hest akburexl the girl U fcafe with me We
will find her vciy useful after * he Is snugly
settled I will put her Into good training on
the other side Besides , you know , she
It is called In these parts , "snugh wand "
"See' " she cried , "ho has been here. Thla
piovfn It I cut this with my own gully
knife on the banks of the Linn of Klrkcon-
nel this vciy day at 4 o' the clotik. Sec ,
there la where the gully bllppod and neatly
whanged my linger off"
She handed the switch to Umphray Spui-
waj , who examined It with much interest.
Will Bowmnn also bent over It.
"It certainly looks np If you might be
light , " Kald Urapnraj' , 'hut , after nil , ono
cannot be certain There nro a thousand
'stiugh' bushes betwixt Abercnirn and the
.
Unn of Klrkeonnel. And , besides , any
knlfo may slip , "
"That Is the wand I give. Into Philip's
fingers ns ho rode away , scolding him that
ho had eiprnt over much time already , and
warning him to ildo llko mtilrhurn before
a following wind. "
Anna Mark spoke positive ! j She wns not
a girl to have doubtu when she made up
her mind.
"Well , " hald Umphray Spurway , "beggars
miiFt not bo choosers. It Is a poor clue , but
the enl > one we can llml. Hero goes to ex
amine the Provost's Close Ugh' ' " ( he
sniffed "tho lUthy pigs These shore folk
never clean anything till they have laired
themselves to the ejca In muck' "
IIo took his way down the allej' , thrusting
liln lantern out in front of him and feeling
the dummy Hlilo , with Ills unoccupied hand
till ho cnmu to n locked door
"Hldo where jou are , Anna , " ho called
back , "and jou , Will , look to her. H Is
fair wading hero. What's that' "
' Help' ' " It was Will Howmnn'fa voice
"I'.ithcr , let mo go ! " This time it was
Anna's , but strangely mullled.
"Umphrny Spuiwnj , help" " they are chok
ing me' "
The great englishman turned and diow
his Hwonl Hi ) rnn back along the nairow
three-foot passage , thrusting his lantern
before him , nnd , almost befoie lie was
aware , touched the black muzzles of half a
dozen musketo which with one accord were
pointed nt lil brenst But , nothing
daunted , ho lifted his sword , nnd would
Imvo driven on furiously Into their midst
"Stand there1 on your life or wo Hie' '
It was Saul Mark who spoke. He utood
behind those of his men whose guns held
Umphruy Spuiway trapped In tbo narrow
pen of the Piovost'B Dose "
"Suirencler. t'mphrny Bpuiway. or you
cro a dead man " continued Saul Mark ,
"nnd deliver up the money jou earrj In the
pockctbook In jour breast Quick , too , wo
have no time to waste1"
"I will htirruidcr to no man1" cried Unj-
phi ay. "Will , erj the altcrm. Knock upon
the provost's door1"
Your 'Will' IB provided foi. IIo will
give us no more trouble ! " lotortej
Mark tiercel ) "Nor will jou , Master SpurI I
way , If jou delaj nnothei minute" li
"Then I will cry the rilarm myself1"
He lifted up his mighty voice so that It
shook the sleeping town till the burgcsscfe
11 cm bled In their beds
"Help there1 Murder' black murder "
"Piout rank , nuke ready to flro. Sclplo ,
rut the prisoner's throat If ho shouts again
Now , Umphray Spurwaj , will you sur
render , or will jou die' "
The great Kngllehmau was not jet con
quered ,
"For me. " hr snld. "I would rather dlo
than jlrld to nny tallow -faced son-swab
nllvc I will fight nny man of jou with any
weapon you llko to nnme. "
'Tlghtlng for honor i not our business
Our business Is to have ) our money , nnd
get aboard Now , I give ) ou thlrt ) seconds
nnd If jou will not deliver It. by the Lord I
will kill the lad nnd the girl before jour
eyes' "
"Mercy of Ood. man , she Is your own
daughter' "
"The moro renson thrn Hint I should
do whnt I tike with my own. Now , > ou
nro w net Ing time Will .vott give up the
money and submit' Hnlf a mlnuto from
now , Sclplo Count the seconds"
A rich oleaginous voice In the hack-
ground , with a flea swing In It like HIP
overword of n chnntrj hrgan to count , "One ,
one one ono one . Two , two two two
two. Three , three three three three' "
And o on through the numerals , each sol of
repetitions telling off n second ns ncnrly ns
might he.
Umphrav Spurwny hung n moment in the
wind , doubtful whether to mnko n rush for
It. Instcid , ho elevalrd his lantern , and Its '
light fell on Anna Mark , helpless In the I
arms of n gigantic hlnck , whoso gre-at pilm i I
wns pressed against the '
girl's mojth. It was
this man who was counting the seconds In
a monotonous sing-song , nnd suajlng from
sldo to sldo as ho did so Behind him
Umphray cnught n glimpse of a couple of
dnrk-.sklnned rulllans studltig a gig Into
Will Bowman's open mouth , whllo another
two held him pinioned by i-lthcr ami
Umphrny was n brave man , but ho know
when to glvo in
"Enough , " ho snld "I sutrendei' "
"Pass over the money then ! " ordered
Snul Mnrk shortly.
The Iftigllfhmnn took a sliagicnn pocketbook -
book out of his coil and slipped the lealhet
htrap over the levelled mouth of the nc-ateat
musket The owner reached It back as a
lamaker lifts hay on a fork. Saul Mnrk
opened It brlofl )
Hcic , bos'n , the dark lantern' Let the
glim fnll on this' ' " ho snld ,
"It Is well for you , Umphrny Spurway , "
ho snld , ns ho buckled It up , "that jou have
not tried to piny with us. Now , light-about
face' Put jour hands behind you Take
three ste-ps backward ! Halt ! Dos'n , tie the
gentleman up1"
cn vi run \\iii.
.liie-oli ami KNUM.
"Will jou let the boy and girl go' " wild
Umphray. when he had obejcd. which he did
without murmuring , knowing that with such
desperate rulllans there wns nothing cl&c
to bo clone
"Tho girl Is my daughter , " said Saul Mark ,
"jou have too long sepiratcd parent and
child. I am sine your warm nnd generous
heart will tnko pleasure In having brought
about so happy a reunion I am Infinitely
obliged to you for vour care of Annn Vut
now I will relieve you of ) our gunrdlnnshlp
Indeed , the git I wishes It herself , do ) ou
not , my daughter ? "
Anna struggled vehemently in the clutches
of the black Colossus who held her , but only
ono mufilcd. Inaudible sound escaped fiom
mder the great palm
"You hear' " said Saul Mark , smiling , "she
cannot even express her joj. "
"You ate , i devil' " cried - . In
dignantly "Listen take mj life mid let
the girl go' "
Saul Mark laughed aloud
H was at the same moment of time that
I started up from the dusty lloor of the
deserted limo kiln , a wild hope that I WTS
to bo clellveied singing in miy heart. I heaid
volcefa , footsteps , the tramp of men ap-
proiching Feai and hope laid alternate
hand on me The low door , which I had
not been able to find In the dirk , showed
itself plainly enough now , light dnrtlng from
the keyhole and flashing all around the ill-
fitting edges.
The door op.'ned A tall , broad-shouldered
figure filled all the doorway I was found
I was delivered.
"Umphiay Spurway ! " I cried and sprang
towards him.
"My poor boy , " ho said , "I can do noth
ing for you. 1 also nm a captlvo In cruel
hands. "
"Whnt ! " I cried , " ) ou a pilsouer9 Tor I
had doomed such a thing Impossible.
Then appeared Snul Mark carrjlng the
lantern nnd three other men behind him.
whom I had never seen , all with weapons
in their hands. I could now see the Eng
lishman's wrists tied behind him.
"Now , Master Philip , " began Saul Mnrk
"I piomlsed you that jou should see Sir
Hany Morgan's treasure It was noccs
bary to try your courage ( list. Now , plm-o
that Ib proven , I shall keep mj word Harry
Morgan's . treasure jou shall sec , and that
in the best of
company Moreover , jou
shall ! have a chance to gain some of It in
the same way he did or thcrea'bouts You
are going seafaring , Philip , my lad and I
fear mo jour kit Is something of the shini
est But this jour benefactor will supplj
Put your hand into his pocket nnd see what
jou 3 find "
"I will never rob Mr Spurwny , " I said ,
blinking a boldly as I could at the man
with the silver rings In his eaie He was i
.still smiling thii llttlo contemptuous smllo
which I hated so .
"Whnt do you sny to that , Master Spur-
way' " As ho spoke ho turned to the Eng-
llBbmnn
" 1'hlllp , " said Umphray , klncllj , not an
swering dlrectlj- , but speaking to me , "do as
jou are tid. ) Put joui hand Into my pocket
and take whnt you find there It Is all
jours. "
"I thought so , " cried Saul with blmiilatcd
gcnoroslly , I knew It bpoken llko a gensr-
ous Yorltshlremnn ! You are going to a far
fountrj' , lad. You will need all jou can get
o make a figuio there So do not full 'n
tnko ndvnntngo of thib , vour benefactor's
kinJnes ?
Then , seeing that It was useless to do
otherwise , ami since ho himself bade me I
put my ban.'reluctantly enough Into Mi
Spurway's pockets , ono by one , and diew
out from hie rnnttnlla n snuffbox of gold ,
set with pearls , nnd a silk kerchief of fine
imatorlal Out of the other came a little red-
bound prnjcr book , which stiuck me as
strange , foi Umphiay was never known to
be pious , or even HO much ns to cross a kirk
door.
"I will relieve you of that snuffbox
Philip , " Raid Saul Mnrk , ' It Is a habit most
foul , and ono that growing bojs will .do
well not to acquire. " And hi ) held out Ills
hand for the box.
Tor a moment I hr ltutod , and the next
Bnul's volco changed from suavity Into a per
fect gust of ferocity.
"Ship's manners' " he cried "I.c'arn to
obey' Not nt once , but a long mile abend
of tint After jou Imvo been n month on
the Corrnmnntee with the captnln on boird
you will lenrn to obey , before , not after
jou nro spoken to ! "
Startled almost out of my Judgment , I
handed him the box.
"Now proceed with your Inventory and
make haste' I cannot keep mj lads hero all
night waiting on your fumbling1'
Then I took from my friends hreoebe > ji
pocket his tobacco pipe In Its silver case
The Btemi unscrevud Into two pliees and the
bowl WBB larger than common After that I
came his tobacco box and tinder These nisi ,
Saul Mark took from inn on the- homo pre |
tr\t and handed to the seamen behind him
never saw them ugdln Mr Spurway s
keys ho permitted inr to put back Into his
pocket , HaIng that as he was to return to
the Mlln house nnd weave more money for
them , ho had better have no more dimuiltles
than WPIO necossar ) put In his waj Next
came hlfi puree , which the supercargo hide
inn put Into m ) own pocket , "for the pres
ent " Then I was commanded to search the
pockets in his waistcoat , to take the watch
and ti'ulH out of his fob 4t > d to put rny
hand Into his breast from which , though I
knew It not , he had himself already tnkca
lout I ( he pocket booh At ) I did this Inflt I foil
something eunnll nnd rv.il hMdon dent
, within , mid earn llmr my hand pnssel
I ncros * It I rotild feel him wince So I
' Judsiil Hint Umphraj desired , above nil HIP
n * t. to retain thli lirtlclc. whatever It might
bo 5 > o. of lotirsp. 1 pas ed It by
j So btisv was 1 nt thin work that I did not
hoar the Round of feel along the passage nor
an ) oho norrmlltig the stejw which led Into
my dungeon
"Whnt Is tills' " pnld a voice Hut Bounded
In my enrs llko the trump of doom 'un
grateful joung tiger cut. Is he lohhUt ; his
benefactor , his footer parent' We must
tench him belter manners on the forra
inantee' '
1 turned mo about , and there , tillri than
nny bv a heal ( except Umphrny Spurwaj
alone ; ) , btood my father , Philip Htans1 | > ld
the i condemned parricide , the almost , i.H as in
of my mother
At this unexpected climax my fai'i r
laughed a otirloun laugh 1 never heard
but ono thing llko It In tinwoill of
tound. That was the low growling riimblo
of boulders grinding against ouch otlur in
the heel of n flooded river H was not a
loud noise , hut there was certain ! ) some
thing app'illlng about It
"So,1 raid mj father , turning to t'mphnx
Spurwn ) , "It Is as 1 thought , Mnstei Iamb
the Supplanter. You haver been amusing
vouiispir with KSIUI'H wife , have jou' Anl
that when the poor man was nbrond In the
desert Well. KH.IU ) i.it ) conio home again
\\hat have jou to say to him" "
"I Itave nothing to HHJ to vou Philip
StnnMloId , " nild Umphrav vorj cnlmlv
"savo that 1 oherlsh for the iinfottunai"
lady who once VV.IM jour wife , i feeling ruth
as .vour natuie could tuner undeistand 'Hi
plctiuo jou hold in vour hand 1 had ma 1
pilvatoly She knows nothing of It
"That will do , " said mv father nho ih
"I need neither instruction noi informal i > n
fiom jou. What Is between UH I can settle
for ni ) clf. Hero , Fitpeicargo , tnko un won
nnd the other prisoners nhoml the Potrn
irnntoo Immidlatclj' ' " Ho turned upon
Umphrny Spurwny. "And now , wlr , " lie said ,
"bo good enough to obsoivo the manifold
conveniences of this kiln ns nn eligible )
permnnent residence Here" ( ho pulled nwiv
a loose bond bj a ring ) "is a ctilet | resting
place dce'p , jou see , and einlto tinoietipled
There" ( pointing to a whiting grnj heap in
the corner ) "Is abundance of quicklime
waiting only a inn of w.itei to do Its duh
I have .v knife hue sharp enough to settle
nil scores with Mastei Jacob In the mean
time I am .1 feeling-hearted man Take
jour charming mlnlatuio to the place vou
are going to I do not de'slro to possess su h
a constnnt lomlnder of pist fellcltv '
Ho thrust the miniature bnck Into the
pcekct where ho had found It Umphnv
stood bilent. ojelng his enemy as ralmlj n-
though ho had been striking a bargain wi'h '
him In the market plnre
"Hilng the boy this w.iv1' said Saul
Mnrk Ono of the sailors seized me bj tlio
coll.n and save jno into the grasp of tliu
supercargo-
"Now , listen , " ho fiatd , lf , ns vou pas
through thu hit eels , ) ou speak above i
whisper mj oideis me to thioltle jou' '
And , as n wainlng , lie tightened his fingers
cm m ) thro it till I gasped foi breath Pho
Int. ! I saw of the tcirihle lime kiln behind
Provost Grogorj PartanV , house vvamj
father : setting down the lantein on
the i cdgo of the v.iwning n uo
In I v\hich ho designed to pHro the bodj of
my benefactor Umphiav Spurwaj
( To flo Continued )
Free fo
Jr. IV. S. Illt-p , ihe ttrll KIIIMVII \ < i-
thoril } , Si-nilH n. Trliil of 111 * I'n-
IIIOIIH Motlioil I' re-u l < > All.
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Home AVI I ho u I I'll In , IIIUK .
Oiie-rntlnu or nil HOIM'M Lantt
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To the thousands upon thousands of nip
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with trusses and In momentarj dangei of
death fiom striinculatlon Dr W b nice
C12 L Main Street ,
Adams , N V will
send free to all a
trial of his famous
method that II.IK
saved so many lives
and made so many
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hlldren well and
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writing for the fre
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upturn that defied oveivthlnjf S > ut In three
weeks them wa no pr < Iniolun mil I hav <
remained nouud md well ove-r since I
boirtllj recommend Dr Klc o to ovc-rv mif
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the fieo tilul and thus CHIP join self at
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from the daj s work Write ul on < e Commence
menco now and before the heavy work of
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Wilto to nrV S Ulce , 512 L Main St
Adams , N Y , jou will ncve-r regret bav
ins done so.
It's a Fact !
( ipiitlcmru , Aval.
unbln BclcntlUo clli
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made , lie l our fno
book , which will rx.
plnln to ion
lion Mncluro elbe
( beunilini rim Im
dlisolinl anil inrni.i-
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lion obitrurtlon In
HID uniio
mucous imciiiirK * n ,
cnlargeiiirnt of the
nriKlutc ) gland , And
bladder troulilci , cuu
to inrli'cih cund ,
How tlio most
Eiviru nnd iliruula
casts of urethra !
AND
PROSTATIC DISEASE
ran bn pcrirmm nlly re movi d by our new inr llio.l
How our n mi Ji \ mi d at home , n c n II ) ; w all
nut pulu or ilaiiKir ; without t-urjjlcal micrnlluu or
( allure , \\llliout lee nf tlino from liuniniii.
Our method rum wlurii all nthrr truilmtnti
litvcfuiliil Jhuutumliliitlfy to tlil fact ,
Jin n uhv Fiiljinit to pnlnful uirratloiis | bv Dm
riireinii'i knifevvlilrh ne-icr run , when joucaii
( .nil ) obtain curb rv valuable n mid ) ?
Don't di lay , but n nil lit once- for our bool. , clIng \ .
Ing formula of rum dt . mid proofii , innlle d ( < c-idrd )
treeAiMriim , Mni > lt I'M I'.M JCAI , CO. ,
trt > hhuwiiiut iiilldliit : | Iliintiiii , .MuB > f
iUNlfONS INHALER "
CURES
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Colds , Coughs ,
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trlu , eliaiulni ; and vuriorlrhiK nil tUu Inllau.cil
duil ilUiukiil part * wtlili cannot In r < mb"J tir
luiulilnu lake ii lota tlin t'uum'li
/ ( Tfiichet the tnrc tpati Jt limit the raw
places It f/oe to the teat vftHtt * r Ii ucts in
( Vm anilt'inle lu Hie uhale tmttm It Writ
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