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S > IK > PN of I'rotloiiM InstiilliiiciilN ,
HIr Jame * Htanstlcld of Now Mllna. Ir
company -with bid grandson , JOIIIIK Plilllp
niccis .n an Inn-liouse his son Philip nut !
Ills son's jmnunour , .Janot Mark. Thai
4uarrel Sir James KOCH home , taking nlonn
Ms grandson. That night be Irf murdered
ty hit dlRsnlnto son and Janet .Mark
They take Ills body outHldo and lay U uiior
tin Iru-lloe , In the effort to fasten the erlmi
upon other shoulders Hut the bov , 1'mllpi
Jini wltnc" < sed the crime ho tells his grand
father's chief tenant , t'mnhray Spurwuj ,
nnd Spuruay succeeds In having the real
murderer bronchi to Justice. lie I1-
icnteneed to bo haiiKcd , his woman nc-
rnmpllco to bo transported. Mysterlonslv
riillip Stnnoflolil escapes the sallows , seek"
nut his wife , ilnda her In the company ol
Bpnrway , and tries to murder her , but doe
not qnito succeed. She Is takui .iway tn
( Abcrcnlrn for cure , leaving her son , yoiinw
J hlllp , In eharjio of Spin way and In the
company of little Anna Mark , fiorn when :
lie leuins that In some ways plrls tire \vortli
flulto as much as boys. For example , In
the time of the cattle droving , when Mastet
Bpurway bought bis winter beasts In tin
"Mart. ' Anna beatH Philip in helpliiB U :
cut them out Still they ale e\.n-llonl
friends , oxen thoiiKlt .sho beats him at iiei
Btndles In the Kchool tohUh they K
topether John Stanslleld. 1'hlllp's lawyci
vnclo , brliiKi In a new teacher , Domini'
ItliiKro-ie , n small man with wonderful oyc-s-
Hhoitly aficr hlH coming the countryslik
IH shocked nnd thrilled with a number ol
bloody and mystorlnus murders , evidently
for the sake of robbery , limitless colla
Vrnphray Spurway from home In Jir
nbbonco ( i big packing case , purporting tc
lo ) full of line Spanish wool. Is dellveied U
"Will How man , t'mphray's clerk lie puts
it In the u cm Ing .shed That nl ht I'lilllp
playing nbout It , sees shining through ihc
p.iiizo of the packing ca o a ji.iir of ejes ,
Jlo calls Will Bowman , who i omits three
then stabs the packing case with a smal !
bwonl Hlood Hews , they open the cnsc
tind llnd Domlnlo Ulnirroso Inside , ap
parently dead Shortly after the hnnse lc
aliacked by robbers , whom lllngioso hail
jiic.int to let In. They arc beaten off , bill
afterward 1'lilllp's inotlher letups to let
him s.pcnd the hollda.\s at Kew MllnHe
turnlntf fioni a day's visit to > .o\v Mllns
Plilllp falls In with Saul Mark , Anna'i
Kypsy fathir , who under pretense of Miow
Ing Jilm Sir ll'airy Morgan's trensmo make
him a prls-oner Anna llnds out his pllghl
nnd le.idsTmphray Spurway on his track
leaving Spillway imprisoned. Philip Stans
llolit thi > elder goes out in Spuuvaj'H cleat
to hla wlfo's Jiouae and by thto.its induce1
lier to go with him aboard the Corra-
inanteu.
enI > TIIL AMV.
Dclilcir mid Crc-itllor.
Philip Stnnsfluld stood facing Umphrn ;
Spnruay in the piovobt's limekiln , kind thii
chapter tells the htory of what btifoll bctwcci
tbora. The hands of the Kncllsliniaii wuri
tied titlll behind bis back , and as the last
retreating tootstopns \ hcurd iiEcciidlng the
darksomo paBaago which leads out Intc
Gregory Partan's close. Captain Phllli
mansficld lifted uio lantern from the lloo :
011 which it had been set and held it closi
to the face of his victim. There was in
tlgn of fear or yielding there , only UK
YorKBhircman's usual calm mastery ovei
tlmu and circumstance.
"Yes , " b.ild Captain Staiiifleld , "you arc r
"brave man , Umphray Spurway. And onlj
with Biich do I trouble to deal. I will have
a little agreeable conversation with jou be
fore wo proceed to business. Pra.y alt down
You will find the edge at the 'graVeer :
comfortablei You can lean jour 'bad1
against the wall. So ! I will contentnu ben
by the dnor. " ' ' " '
And BO saying Philip Slanslleld beatei'
liIniGcJf with hiu bbouldcrs bqimreto tin
little door which led into the. passage be
hind , anil wltli great care disposed a couple
of pistols , ono on either side of him , to a ;
to be ready to bis hand in case of any at
tempt at escape.
With equal philosophy the prlsonei
ohejed. The stone trough ( or , as Captalr
Stansfleld called it , grave ) wan hollowei
perhaps four feet In the rock. Umphraj
disposed his great bulk tii > best ho could. Hi
s.it down with his feet Jianging into lh
trough , ' his back leaning against the dust )
wall of the kiln , nnd looked at his cncsuj
ulth ms much nonchalance as if he had beer
a customer coma to buy woven cloth for tin
English markut.
Captain Slnnslleld opened the catch of tin
Innttrn and measured the candle with hi :
eye. Then ho pulled a handsome gold watcl
from bis fob and consulted tbo din ) .
"Wo ba\o hero candle for a good couple
of hours , and about the 0,11110 time ere daj
BtialH ( upon us. I think -wo can settle al
quarrels and sink all differences long en
that , Mr. Spurway. Yet tbeio arei a goodlj
niray of both. You have long had the toj
Jiold , sir , nnd now , when It Is my turn , :
wish > ou to ho certified that with tba
ineasuro > o mote. It shall ho measured ti
you again. Aim ! Master nngllahnian. I a I EX
nm gljb.at hey ) writ. 1 was broil on tin
catechisms , shorter and longer. Per I wai
a child of grace , nnd In my fathers h'ousi
had inuny ndvanta cB such asero hlddei
from your' popish and prelatlo eyea. Why
can you oven certify mo that you know tin
very beginning of knowledge ? l\a jou knov
'What la tbu chief end of uiqn'1 "
Well enough did t'niphrny Spurwaj knov
the ilrst quostlon and answer of tint mar
vidotls collect of doctrine , the Wcstmlnste
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Slioitcr Catechism. Hut lip JudRcxi It useless
to make any reply In kind to the man , who
hod alicnd.v declared Ills intention of being
hl-j murderer.
So ho contented himself with replying :
"Sir , I have no regrets for thoao things
which I have done. Nor can anything
you may . ay to'mo alter my good conscience
lo ard Oed nnd man ! "
I'hlllp StnnsllclJ clapped his hands.
"Spoken this time like I'cdon himself ,
dear Umphray , I do not yet despair of jou ,
when in such short space a little faithful
dealing can effectuate t > o much. Cheered by
this , wo will now go back upon 'Man's
Chief Kml. ' There ho pointed to the grave
on the edge of which Umphray was seated
"whatever learned divines may say , that is
'Man's chief end. ' The rest la accidental
this nlono cssontlal , Inevitable , incontro-
vrttblo man's chief nud only end , ns in
deed I hope to pio\o to > ou long before the
dawn. "
All this Captain Stansfleld uttered , speak
ing as quietly nnd reverently ns a mlnlstet
laying out the heads of his dlscourso to .1
listening arid obedient people. So far at
manner went , Mr. John Hell himself could
not ha\e spoken with j. bettor grace or a
sounder discretion.
"liut now , sir , \\e must to business , " lie
went on In a more natural lone ofolce. . , " 1
pcrccl\e you arc weary of my conversation
though I would liavo you know , sir , thai
It has been very generally approved by bet
ter judges than joursclf. But now let us
inako count and reckoning , draw our bills
and pl\o mutual dlbchargo like two reason
ably honest men. "
"Most willingly ! " said Umphray Spurway ,
nodding in his turn.
"Sir , " ho said , "jou owe me a great
deal of money , but I will discharge your In
debtedness at ono stroke. Which do j'ou
choose swords or pistols ? The latter is
commonly esteemed the easier quittance ,
nnd , as I have a pair , it shall bo by double
entry. Both are equal to me ! "
"Philip Stnnslleld , " said Umphray Spur-
way , "wouldyou slay nn innocent man iii
cold blood ? "
"Am I not loaded In the eyes of all with
having done , the llko to the father that begal
me ? " said Philip Stansfleld , rising to hie
feet , "and , besides , what right have jou or
any other man to say that my blood Is cold !
Devil tako.jou , elr , have you not entrapped
my wife's affections that > .cro so precious
to mo ? Have jou not made my own son
hate me ? Have you not chased mo with
dogs yes , with bloodhounds , upon the king's
highway ? Answ'er mo these things. And
now you prate of murder 'in ' cold blood -when
1 do no moro than offer j-ou a choice of two
honor.iblo wajs of discharging a just debt ,
I thought that nt least you were an honest
tradesman , Master Spurway , nnd know how
to those to whom - "
pay j-ou were indebted.
"I do not choose to bandy words with you ,
Philip Stansflelil , " the Englishman replied.
"My life Is in your hand. If you choose to
murder mo hero nnd now well , it Is within
your power ! "
Captain Stunoflold looked about the dun
geon. The candle \vns nickering a little ,
the vents or the lanthorn having been
guttered up. - Ho took out a pocket knife
and coolly opened them with the lesser
blade. Then ho shut the little door again
nnd put the lantern back again on the floor.
Hli eye fell on Umphray's cloak , which Saul
.Mark had flung down us he cntere-1. His
biood , soft-brimmed hot was lying beside
it. A thought came 'into his head nnd he
clapped his palm upon his knee with a loud
smack.
"I have It , " he said ; "this will suit nil
parties you , because , it will enable you to
discharge jour obligations ; me , because It
gives mo the opportunity to pay a visit I
ha\o too long deferred. "
Ho wont over to where Umphray sat anil
the bravo Englishman made up his mind
that Ms last hour was corae. But Captain
Stiinsflcld only thrust his hand again into
his breast pocket nnd drew out the minia
ture.
"I will return this. " ho said , "to the
original. Thereis a right indefeaslbly
vested In a'husband to prevent other men
carrying about his wife's picture in their
bosoms llko so many pieces of holy cross.
The custom offends alike against religion
and morality. I w'lll give this into my wlfo'e
hands , and , lost I ho denied entrance , I will
equip mo for the purpose "
Ho drew Umphray a cloak about him nnd
clapped his tnll-crowned hat upon his hi'ad.
"Thus equipped I need fear no rebuff , " he
said. ' " 'Tis a sad confession for the husband -
band of one wife , to make , but n man never
knows to what chance ho will come In this
world. "
Umphray Spurway cried out now wltli
fear , though hitherto ho had been Impassive
as marble.
"For God's grace , Kill pie and iTo done
with It , " ho said : "let your unhappy wife
alone Has eho not suffeiod enough ? Kill
mo and rml this farce. "
Philip Stnnsfiold watchcU his enemy coolly
as he agonized In his bonds.
"Nay , " ho said , almost gently , " ( hat must
not be. Kor a man of the woild , Umphray ,
jour methods are crudiI have n better
plan 1 will bo absent nn hour sixty min
utes and no more. I will leave > ou n pistol
by the check of the door here. It Is loadei ]
nnd primed If on my return I observe
through the secret spyhole that you have
suctossftilly used It on yourself ( I recom-
nuinUho roof of the mouth mjfcelf. It Is the
mon certain ) . I promise you that all scores
are cleared between us. I will do my wife
no hurt. But If not. and your brains arc
still unscattcrcd. I shall know that you
meditate treachery. I will therefore firs !
shoct you through the roof , which has been
ananged for such a contingency , and then
I will go hack and kill well , you know
whom I will kill. "
"You nro a devil ! " cried Uinphiay Spur-
way straining nt his bonds till the veins
stood out purple on his brow.
"I am n man of my word. " said Captain
Staiislleld with his hand on the low Iron dooi
if the kiln There la the pistol and beside
it a llttln priming powder. Come hither , II
> ou please. Mr Umphray Spurway. Stand
with > our back to the dcor and I will sevei
the cord about your ham)3. Slowly go very
elowlj' Ho not attempt to turn around 01
two tbinss will happen which you wouM
give jour Itf to avert. There ! "
" \Vlth \ a sharp-edged dagger ho severed
the rope nnil the noM moment the Iron dooi
clanged nnd the bolts j > hot without with c
| risplnic sound. Uraphray Spurway nuns
himself against the place , overturning th
lantern in his haste. But he might an well
have flunp himself against the walls of r
1 cavern. The sollj mabonry ana yet inon
solid metal did not c\cn quhcr at the
shock.
CJIAl'TlMl AW.
HtiNljiiml mill Wife.
Philip'StanEflcld walked briskly eastward
Before htm a. p.iki bar of uncolored light
liy across the horizon , outlining the hills
higher up the Viith and fading Into the
dark blueIn which the thinly sown stars
of morning twinkled. This was the jet far-
off promise of the ilay. Captain StanEllcld
had need of haslo. Yet upon the streets of
Abcrcalrn he talked with more c.irclwa
dimpling and smiling like the girl she hntti
remained to the lnrt. When she came to
the door flnd saw It yawn blnck before her
she felt the heart bear within her ngnlc
jet not as ono afraid , but rather plcasur-
ably.
Then she entered , crying after her fashion.
"Tell mo of the boy you have found him
jou bring mo news of him ' '
And then all sudden her speech was exit
off as the light of the > candle foil on the
tall figure which stood resting an elbow
upon the little mnntplboard where the
foreign ehells were. The steeple-crowned
hat was thrown upon the table nnd the
countenance ) which Iboked down upon hpr
was not the kind Ungllshmnn'R , but that of
Philip Stnnsfiold , her husband that face
which most ot nil things In the world she
feared.
" " she . And
"What what what ! gasped.
she clutched nt n pretty neckerchief of n
cherry line which , with riardonablo coquetry ,
eho had fastened .nbout her neck with a
little' gold brooch wrought In pattern like
a br.ickcn leaf , and with n bezll of green
stone , which Umphray had ghcn her , \ciy
precious.
And If Captain Philip Stnnsflcld had not
reached his hand across nnd taken the candle
out of her nerveless fingers she would have
dropped It to the ground. But he set it
quietly on the table beside the pitiful small
work basket , with which , indeed , my mother
wai ever playing , but nc\or completing any
great works.
"Sit down , Mary , " , he eald , "anil bo
pleaseto ! compose jourself. It jou do not
exhibit nil the gratitude nnd Joy usually
expected from n wife upon her husband's
roMirn after n long absence nc\crtucle-s3.
I forgive you. My own behavior gives : ne
no rln'it ' to 1 i over-rigid. "
Then at ln t my mothci'a lips formed th <
marvel If I became as the beasts thnt porlsh ,
If I wallowed In c\ery foul pit nnd knew it
not' The drsith of my father was told to
my charge. I say not with what Justice. I
became n condemned parricide n felon. My
wlfo never was truly my wife. Alone ami
desperate , I saw. her happy In the company
of another. I shot nt the man nnd 1
wounded j-ou. What wonder that jou hate
mo ! I do not blntno you. Yet \l \ j-ou will
accompany mo ON or sons you shnll hn\o no
cnuso to regret It. You will travel In the
company ot > our BOH. "
"What ? " cried my mother , starting to her
feet ; "you ha\o not stolen him nwny ? "
"Ho Is on board my ehlp out there In the
bay , " said my father , quietly. "What
more fitting than that wo.should all seek anew
now land nnd a new llfo together ? "
"Oh , cruel cruel , " moaned my mother ,
"to tnko from ino my boy my little lad ,
Philip ! "
"I presume j'ou will ndmlt that ho IB mine
also my boy , my little Ind , and the real ot
It , " sold Captain Stiinslleld , with sotno hcnt.
"Now 1 put It to jou plainly. It you ac
company UH jour son shnll go as nn honored
passenger. Ho will sleep In your cabin.
Ho will dine nt my table nnd when we nr-
rlvo In the country to which my thoughto
nro tending both you nnd ho shall lie hand
somely provided for. If not "
Ho paused long enough to give any mother
time to gasp , "What w'lll you do with my
boy ? You would not kill him ? "
"That were equally useless nnd unprofit
able , " ald my father. "I would iicll him
for a sla\o in the plantations. There arc
many that would gl\o 60 golden guineas forte
to hnudsomo a Ind. "
"You would not you could not such
things nro not possible , " cried my mothur.
"XoverthelrPs , " said Captain Stansflold.
"they nre done. There nro a score of
HE LIFTED THE GLASS AS HIGH AS HIS HEAD , WITH A GESTURH NOT WHOLLY IRONICAL.
assurance than Gregory Parian himself.
Ho stopped before that little house < it tbo
corner of the Vennol. ( It Is a. changebouac
now , and I had a glass of very decent Hol
lands there the last tlmo I was in Aber-
cairn. ) He seemed well enough acquainted
with the locality , for , after standing a while
In tbo shade contemplating the house
from the other side of the waj- , Philip
Stansfleld stepped across and tossed a hand
ful of pebbles up nt a window behind whioh
a dim night light burned. My poor mother
had been back and forth all night long to
wntch for the return of Umphray Spurway.
And so now , rising gladly from the bed upon
which , all sleepless , she had cast herself
down , she approached the window.
The lattice was ajar that she might the
better hear the clatter of our ictutnlng foot-
ste'ps. She could hear \o\co \ calling her In
a whisper. It made her heart beat not
a * joung Will Lucy had done in Great
Marlow , but still It beat.
"Mary ! "
Now , If jou have been much about the
woild nnd in peillous places , of cour.so it b
no newe to j-ou that though voices differ us
inrch as faces , whispers are all alike and
cannot bo distinguished In the dark , differ
ing only as lower or louder , haishcr and
softer.
So when , for the second time , my poor
mother , who knew no harm and Ihought
none , heard the whisper coming from below
"Mary" who can blame her for doing
what she did , that Is , rltdng hastily and
throwing her llttlo flowered pattlcoat over
her night gear. She ran to the window , and
there , In the dim filtered light of slurs and
the lucent icflectlon from the sea , she saw
the long cloak und uteeplo-crouncd old-
fashioned hat of Uniplirny Spurway at tlio
door. Me , whom doub.lcbs she also looked
for eho could not neo , but she ran gladly
enough down stairs to open the door , for
she doubted not but Uiut the Englishman
bad gotten some good news to cheer her
heart withal.
Thus nt the door ot the aheepfold stood
the wolf , and the lamb within ran quickly
and joyfully to open to- him ,
Captain Stansfield , by tno whitewashed
eldo of the house , bent his head u little
down , listening. He knew that foot. Ho
had listened to It before till ho was weary ,
but hit ) car caught a gladness nnd youth In
It now that had nuycr been thcio when ho
knew it.
"Umphray ! " the answering whisper caino
now from Juat behind the panel "Umphray ,
Is that j'ou ? "
"Mary ! " Still | n a whisper
The chain rattled down and there In the
black of the doorway my mother stood , the
night wind blowing her white gear about
and the pretty girlish tangle of her h.ilr.
Tba dark figure wrapped In Umphray
Spurway's cloak went past her and the door
was shut , The chain was lifted Into place.
"Walt only a little there In the slums
chamber , and I will bring down tlio light.
You can tell me all jour good news then !
I am euro you have found him that be U
on his way home ! "
For , nt the sight of Uraphray In her house
In the dark morning hours , my mother had
grown conscious of her bare feet nnd dis
array.
But vne B'ipd her toilet and came down
the stairs auon with a candle in her hand ,
4
word that had been on them c\cr since
she had BC-OII Philip Stnnsfield looking down
at her from the > angle of the mantel fchelf.
' 'You ore a murderer ! " hho whispered
hoaiscly , ab If to herself. And again sbo
icpuatcd with yet gieater horror on her
ft.cc , "A murclcier. "
Captain Sjarsfield shrugged his shoulders
with the air ot one who pardons the incon
sistencies , of women.
"I thought , Mary , wo had agree * ! to let
bygones be bygones. But since you remind
me , I have been called by that name nnd
liv others. My own son "boro Uhtlnionj'
against me as did < ils > o Jacob the Sup-
plantcj I mean your friend , Umphray
Spuiway , the Englishman. Now , I n\ay
have been gulltj or I may have been in
nocent. That I ha\o not tlmo to argue.
At nil events , 1 was a rude man In those
d&ys , dazed with stiong drink and the liiot
of the flesh. What I have suffered I blnmo
no man for etcopt myself. And I forglvo
all who bore testimony against : ne save
only Umphray Spurway , with whom I have
risked my neck to reckon. And I hnvu
reckoned ! "
Then , again , my mother's lips formed
wt-ids , spoken hoaiscly and with cifort , but
still intelligible words.
"You have not killed him ? " she asked.
"You plead for him , " he went on , smiling
bitterlj' . "I cannot call to mind that you
ever plead for ma when I was In greater
ttralts. But there , that also is a bj-gone.
Lot us bo friends , Mary , so far as wo can.
I have not killed him , and if you will see
eyn to eye with mcI promise j'ou my hand
shall never kill him ! "
Mj poor mother could say no moro , but
only watched him as the mouse may cyn
the ravening monster between whose cutvcd
claws It lies helpless.
" 1 have no long tlmo to waste , Mary , " ho
went on , poising himself eaully against the
Illtlo lable. which creaked under his weight ;
"I must hasten and get aboard. And 1 hope
not alone. You must come with me , Mary ! "
My mother was not more , terrified than
be-fore , simply because fioni ills first entry
fiho had touched the ultimate of human fear
and horror. Ho went on :
"That Is , I hope to convince jou Hint
there are Inducainents of weight why you
sl.eiuld let bjgoncii 1 o bygones and return
with me. I will not apeak words of love
to you. For that , I take It , Is over between
us. If. Indeed , It cAer had n beginning. But
you aio old enough to bo governed In jour
actions by considerations more practical. I
dptlro jour company for several rcabons.
First , becaiisii I am not the man I was , and
I dcslra to , be jet moro and better than
I am at present You can help me to that.
"Again , my brother John , Slceklt Jock ,
hath now the eetntc , which Is our son'n
Tor fear of his neck ho will nend mo n full
half of all his tecolptB. Hitherto there
hath hern deducted the portion duo to jou
according to my Lord Advocate Stair's read
ing of the law. With that In hand , an well
as Brother John's moiety. I shall bo able
to quit my pronent mode of life , which. I
grant jou. In llttlo batter than that of a
common pliate. But what would jou ? I
was the hi-lr to a largo fortune , never
checked , nc\er rwrocted , gl\en the utmost
liberty bj my father , who went nbout his
busincbs without remarking me , supplied be-
cretly with money by my. mother. What
joungllngs out in the ship yonder who wll
bring their price when we touch the shore
of Carolina , all honestly come by , too , am
to bo sold for honest gold. It Is a lawfu
trade , winked at by the government nni
protected by the magistrates. "
"I cannot go Oh , I cannot ! Why tor
ture me ? " moaned my mother , rocking her
self to and fro in her choir.
"I have hero something thnt may prove
moro powerful argument than the slavery o
your son , " ho went on with moro grimness
"What think jou of thto pretty thing ? "
And bo tossed into her lap the mlnlatur
of herself which ho had taken out of Umph
ray Spurway's pocket. At sight of It m
mother gave a llttlo shrill cry , knowing b
instinct wheuco it had come. For It was
copy of ono in her possession which ha
been lost for a time and then again re
covered. Caleb Ciuckuberry had averre
that ho had found it on clearing out thu Yet
house.
"Whoso Is this ? " she murmured. " 1 knoi
nothing of this ! "
"So ho said , " my father went on , calmlj
"It was taken by the bauds of your husban
out of the breast of Umphray Spurwnj
Your heart can tell you If you 1cnow 1111
reason why ho should -near against hi
heart the picture of a married woman. Bu
that skills not. Suffice it that I have lei
the man shut up in a hafo and secret pine
not far from hero and unless you jmt
covering upon your head and accompany m
on board my ship straightway I will g
back and slay this man for the shame h
has done mine honor In the person of m ;
wife. I promise It before God ! "
" 1 will come I wjy conic ! " cried m ;
mother. "I will not let my son be sold int
captivity. I will go with him ! "
"How touching is the love of a mothe
for her only child ! " sold my father , thrust
ing the miniature Into his pocket and agali
lifting the blind.
"It Is growing light , " ho said , "Hcic
Mary , tnko this cloak. Put the hoot ] eve
jour head nnd wrap yourself wc l In It
Thu air lt > shrewd and bites. Have jou any
thins jou wish 4o bring with you ? li
fo. make It into a bundle. I will t-onio am
help jou. Take low clothes or adormncntx
There are plouly of both whore j-ou are go
Ing. "
And M > , talking nil the while and as I
were encouraging her. Captain StnnHfieli
made mj mother put her necessities togethe
and take her llttlo money out of the dr.iwe
In the secretaire , where it always lay , as h
uell know. Lastly , ho went to .mothe
cupbcard , and there , among the flounces
woman's gowns and ancient gear , he foun
a riding coat of his own ( for women cai
never suffer to destroy clothing. ) He pu
It on , and the two stole out into the broudt i
Ing twilight of the now day , my father cans
Ing my another's bundle under his arm
It was characteristic ' of Philip Stansflel
that In the streets'of the town whore hi
porbou had once been bo well known , nn
which was now garrisoned by a troop , c
soldiers , ho walked as on hla own quarter
deck , bis head erect and his bat set with ai
nir The bourlsh black look of the huntr *
man was quite gone , and though the ol
cruelty leaped up on occasion , yet fron
this time forth ho walked nnd carried him
telf with no common nobility
As they went down the quay my inotht-i
I said , tremblingly. 1 er mind dotihtlcs * on the
plnie behind her where T'mphrn\
Spurwn > wnii ooncviled. ' "You h M ) not
Mllod htm. Philip ? "
And the Christian uftme , spoken In such
a manner nnd in such circumstances , might
have softened n hewrt of fitone.
"Killed him ? " answered my father. "Why
shr.uld I kill my son ? "
Though ho took her meaning well enough.
" 1 meant not our son , " ulio pleaded , willIng -
Ing still to mollify him , "hut the- man jou
spoke of- back there In the dtitmeon ! "
"I will not slay him I will not lay : i
bund on him. Hu Is safe nnd wr'l ' In , i
collar which will nwiredly bo opened dur
ing the day. It belongs to a most rewtpectablo
ninglstrato ot the town who has denllngH
with us. Ho will assuredly let Umphray
Spurwny out , and It may bo iccompense him
for any loss. "
"This is true you swcur It to me ? " said
mv mother.
"U Is true 1 swear It ! " answered Captain
Stansfleld. And wltli this my mothi.r had
pel force to bo content. Hut Philip Stnns
lleld snld nothing nbout thnlhinmtlxo
ho had placed before the Englishman.
Iho boat'n crow .were . in walling , nnd
without further adventuio the i > , my
slrangely nssoitcd parwits. came on board
the slave nnd plrato ship Conanmntee. my
father cnrryliiK my mother's bundle lolled
up In a blue- handkerchief Bpottivl with
white.
( To bo Continued. )
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