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ftithor of 'The Stlckit Minister," "The Raiders," "The Lilac Sim.Uonnet,"
' COPYRIGHT. 1198. UNDER THE NAME OF "UTTLD ANNA MARK
( (Copyright, 1809, by S. 11. Crockett.)
9ynoial of 1'revlou I Jialullliir-iitn.
Sir James Stnnslleld of Now .Mllns, In
(company with his gntndsmi, young T'filllp.
tnects In mi Inn-liousa Ills son 'Philip tinil
mi eorvH paramour, junoi -mutk. -iney
luarrcl 8lr James bops homo taking along
mis p-ranuson. 'inai tugnt ne ih miinioreu
by his dissolute, son nnd Janet .Mark. They
tnka IiIh bodv nutsldo ami lav It on un Ice
lloo In the effort to fasten tho crlmo on
other nhouldors. Hut the oy 1'hlllp linn
"witnessed tho crlmo he tells li Ih grand
father', chief tenant, Humphrey Bptirwny.
and Bpurwny succeeds In having tho real
nurderer brought to Justice. Ho Is sen
tenced to lo hanged und Ills woman ac
complice lo bo trnnsiortrd. Mysteriously
Thlllp Btamfleld escapes tho gallows, necks
nut hit wlfo, tlnda her In tho company of
Hpurway, and tries to murder her, but docs
not Quito succeed. 8ho Is taken away to
Aberculrn for euro, leaving hor noil, young
Thlllp, In. chargu of Spurway and In tho
company of little Anna Mark, from whom
he learns that In some ways girls are worth
qulto as much as boys. For example, In
the tlmo of the cattlo droving, when Master
Unurway bought his winter boastH In tho
'Mart,' Anna beats Philip In helping to
cut them out. Still they uro excellent
friends, even though sho bents him nt her
studies In tho school to whlcn they go
together. John Stansfleld, Phlllp'B lawyer
uncle, brlnc3 In a new teacher, Domlnw
Klngrose, a small man with wonderful eyes",
fihortly after his coming tho countryside
Is shocked and thrilled with a number of
bloody and mysterious murders, evidently
for tho sako of robbery. Business calls
TJmphrny Spurway from home. In his
absence a big packing cbbc, purporting to
t full of fine Spanish wool, Is delivered to
Will Bowman, Umphray's clerk. Ho puts
It In tho weaving shed. That night Philip,
playing about It, sees shining through tho
rauze of tho packing ca!o a pair of cyos.
Slo calls Will Bowman, who counts three,
than stabn tho packing case with a small
word. Blood flows, they open tho case
und And Domlnlo Hlngrose Inside, ap
parently dead. Shortly after' tho houso la
attacked by robbers, whom ningrose had
meant to let In. They aro beaten olT, but
afterward Philip's mother refusvs to lot
him spend the holidays nt New Mllns. He
turning from a day's visit to Now Mllns,
Thlllp falls In with Saul Mark, Anna'n
f;ypsy father, who under pretense of nhnw
ng him Sir H'arry Morgan s treasure makei
Mm a prisoner. Anna finds out his plight
and leads I'mphray Spurwny on his track,
leaving Spurway Imprisoned, Philip Stans
fleld tho elder goes out In Spurwny's cloak
to hto wife's house nnd by thrcnts Induces
her to go with him aboard tho Corra
rnantec. Anna nnd Philip make friends with
OSborrn. Ho shows them tho secrets of tho
(land, and whore Sir Harry Morg.in'n treas
ure Is, guarded by For-do-lnnco nnd his
linsts. lOborra has scented a boat In which
he plans to escnpo with Anna, Philip, Mrs.
BtnnsMeld and his mother; also Will Bow
nan, who Is In tho pirates' clutches. Tho
pirates sail nwny with two or threo ships,
hut a now dimculty arises It Is Mrs. Starts
fields fear to trust horsclf In tho boat. At
Jast sho Is Tiersuaded, Tho boat starts, on
trountors other pirates, but Is towed safe
taw-ay by a monster dovll-Ilsh. Tho boat
teaches Porto Rico In safety nnd Its Inmates
pproach a convent asking help.
At the first break In tho wall wo turned
lo the right, passed through a sort of stock
do and found ourselves In a street crowded
with small wooden booths nnd tinkling with
Iho ring of hammers upon anvils.
Our guldo Btrodo on. nnd wo followed.
Blut wo had not gono far whon a cry went
tip and wo began to hear tho trend of feet
hurrying toward tis from every direction,
nnd to seo many pcoplo running and crying
to each other. Somo of those wero casting
off tho blacksmiths' nprons, that they might
run tho faster. Some (theso wero women
vlth dusky faces) shrilly bado their men
folk wait for them till they could. come or
bo at least il interpreted tho querulous cry
lugs. Presently wo becamo tho center of a throng
nf quaint dresses, whoso wearers pushed and
btrovo and elbowod about us. But our guldo
Bwept his staff to right and left, smiting
them with tho soundest of thwncks. Where
tipon they fell hastily back, ono treading on
Iho toes of another.
Presently we stopped before a gate, or
tnldwny between two gates facing each
other at tho dlstnnco of rather more than
JOO yards. Our Kuldo turned to that on the
left hand, and wo followed him.
Ho lifted n knocker shaped like a crucifix
nd knocked loudly. A wicket opened In the
little door at tho sldo of tho larger gato, nnd
a face looked through a face which might
fcavo been that of a marblo knight upon a
Konib, so strong nnd purposeful It seemed.
For tho brow was hidden In a white napkin,
las though bound up for tho grave, nntWrom
Iho dead whiteness of tho skin Inrgo dark
tyes looked forth mournfully and hopelessly.
The monk said something In a low tono
fcnd stood nsldo to let tho guardian of tho
tiortal seo us. Then tho little wicket shut
nguln, and behind us wo hoard tho buzzing
murmur of tho crowd and the silent breath
ing of many folk.
Wo stood thero for what seemed a long
fpaco, tho westering sun throwing our
bndows tall and black on tho blazing whlto
boss of tho wall.
Then tho door opened, nnd first the old
Mitch woman entered, then my mother who
fwaB so dear to me and Instly Anna.
As tho door shut upon tho threo I started
forward, as If to go too, but Eborra laid his
hand upon my arm nnd tho monk motioned
lis Impatiently to follow him. He turned
Into tho gateway to tho right, uttered n word
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through a barred wicket nnd In a moment
moro we found ourselves within tho great
walled enclosure of tho monastery of San
Junn do Hrozas.
And to a northern boy tho wonder of It
tho hourly growing surprise! I saw scores
upon scores of brown-clad monks moving
hero nnd there, their dismal array laced and
headed, with black-robed priests, whlto
ncolytcs nnd boys wearing purplo under vests
of silk. Curiously enough, I thought first of
what Mr. John Bell would say to a sight like
this.
This monastery of fit. John of Urozas was
built 'throughout of a stono like coral hard,
whlto and a llttlo crumbly, Its form a great
oblong. At ono end, that opposlto to whero
wo had entered, roso tho church. Tho rest
of tho enclosuro was gnllerled and nrended
about, Shado trees Bprnng everywhere.
Fountains spouted and plashed; llttlo
streams wero crossed by bridges small ns a
child's toy. Tho whlto walls wero so nglow
with tho airy scarlet of creeper, bo crowded
with closo-rankcd geranium, that It seemed
as If many cardinals' robes had been hung
out to dry. ncyond the palmettos In the
square, through whoso leaves we caught tho
glint of metal, they wero building something
hugo nnd white. I could seo a long string
of mon carrying mortar In wooden boxes on
their shoulders. The flerco sun sparkled
upon something that connected tho files nnd
swung In raid nlr between them, while to
our cars camo the faint tinkle of metal. Tho
mon were chained together.
At that moment, from tho gablo of tho
church (a bochlvo-llko prominence of which
formed tho belfry) a boll began to ring and
wo heard tho low chant, tho words of which
seemed to begin with "Ora pro nobis! Ora "
And I recalled enough of my Uatln to know
that that meant "Pray for us!"
Still wo followed our guide, passing close
by the chain gang. Wo now saw that tho
men wero guarded by swarthy musketeers.
each with n gun over his shoulder and a
sword girt by his side.
Gigantic negroes, armed with whips,
stalked along the ranks, each with a dignity
of a Nero cut In ebony.
Will Bowman hud fallen n, llttlo behind
with Eborra, so I hastened to placo myself
besldotho monk who had brought ua thither.
Tho hymn had put It Into my head that I
would try him with somo of my scanty
Latin.
"Who are theso men?1' was what I tried
to say.
Ho stoppod in an natonishmcnt as great
as If hla nits had spoken to him.
"You aro a cleric," ho Bald. And though
ho pronounced tho words differently, yet I
understood him well enough. Whereat I
began to bo glad that UmpUray Spurway
had made mo learn by heart George Bu
chanan's Iitln psalms, one each day for a
whole year, which ho declared to 'bo tho only
worthy Utcraturo that Scotland had ever
produced.
"No, I am no cleric," I replied.
It was wonderful (so I thought) how easily
the -speaking of Latin came to me. And on
tho spot I began to plume mo on my talent
for languages.
"Convent bred, then?" ho continued,
glancing sideways down at me.
"I am not," said I,
"How, then, do you poak Latin?"
I pointed silently to Will, who had como
up with Eborra. Wo had halted under a
tree and thero was now only a fountain with
many Jets between us and tho chain gang.
Tho mvaylng leaven and tho hush of tho
water falling softly on wot marblo wero cer
tainly most noothlng. But somehow that
continuous tlnklo of swinging links over
by tho new building mlsllked mo greatly.
Also, I was anxious about my mother.
Tho monk, on whoso face there, appeared"
nover tho shadow of a smile, bowed to Will.
"You nre learned?" he said, In the namo
curlouu Latin.
Will modestly denied It, but I struck In
boldly.
"Ho Is a very learned scholar," I said.
"Of this I will Inform tho abbot," he said,
and again turned to precede us. But I
pointed to tho gang of laboring prisoners,
from the far end of which had Just como a
sharp cry, as tho knotted lash of tho black
overseer's, whip fell ncrons tho naked shoul
ders of a lad halting under a burden. I
tremblod to kill the brutal striker.
"Who are these?" 1 said, Indignantly,
"and by what law are they chained and
boaton? Aro they murderers?"
Tho monk cast ono contemptuous glance,
and ono only, In the direction of tho chain
sang.
"Theso nre herotlcs," ho said, as If tho
fact explained nil.
And ns I followed tho trailing skirt of his
brown robo (not daring to rnlso my eyes
lest I Bhould see some further horror) I
was by no means so sure that the devil fish
had dono us a good turn In delivering us
from pirates nnd bringing us from the I1
of Winds to underlie tho tender mercies of
me monKs or the monastery of Sau Juan
do Urozas.
CIIAPTKIl A'.KXI.T.
'II io linuiil Iniinlxllor.
"His excellency and the grand Inquisitor!"
announced the tall priest who had hitherto
conducted us, nnd whom wo afterward ktiow
as Ilrother Pedro.
A small, apple-cheeked, pale-eyed man
entered, smiling and dimpling, almost In
mo manner ot an antiquated beauty. Ills
head wns thrust a little forward, llko a
Dinvs about to peck, nnd the scanty hair ,ccie(' m tho shaded porch,
fringing It was a pale yellow hue, nnd fell ' Tu0 nbl)0' Pko rapidly to the lay broth
In a meek frill about his ears. Thoro was , 'cr- nodding his head the while, and tho
nothing really Spanish or grand inquisitorial Brand Inquisitor continued to smllo subtly
about him. Ho looked more llko a fawning ullon us.
debtor who arrives to nsk nn extension of "I bid you goodby for the present " ho
time from a stony-hearted creditor. Mid; "you. young sir, of iho Scots' per-
ou nave come" no spe.iKs a curious ;
''"'""B Kngllsh-"from the sea-wlth threo ,
numuuH jou uavo come, airs, you aro wei- I
como to San Juan do IJrozae." a good conscience and the memory of your
"You aro tho nbbot of the monastery?" 1 1 past privileges support you!"
spoke before Will could Jiud words. For The monk who had first found us upon tho
talking to Anna had taught me quickness shore stood before us. He hooked a beck
of speech, onlng finger at mo and uttered two words In
"I am not the abbot. I am grand In- Latin:
qulsltor. From Palos I have como with 300 "Venlte. frntres!"
herotlcs In ono galleon, that they may work ; Wo followed hlni out Into the courtyard
In the plantations for the good of their among tho whispering leavts and splashing
souls! Then, If they do not repent, we will fountains. Will nnd I walked sldo by side,
take other measures!" Hut Eborra got no farther than tho doorway.
"Hut, most reverend, you speak English?" 1 Here he found himself surrounded by the
I suggested. , black men with whips In their hands. Theso
lie smiled, seemingly well onough pleased, till began to talk at onco, laughing and slap
"I have been long tlmo In your country, 1 plug each other In noisy fraternity, Eborra
spreading the holy rellslon! First with grinning nnd talking away as fast as any.
Jamos the king, and afterward (In much Half n dozen of tho brown monks nc
persecutlon and peril) under the Dutch compacted us, talking low among themselves.
heretlo willlnm! nut, alas! I have much
forgot I speak him not well!"
Nevertheless, in sp.te ot hla modest dli- j
"Cleg Kelly, "The Hed Axo," Etc
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clalmers, he smiled like a boy who had
"trapped" hla way to the top of his class.
"Sit down, gontlcmens!" he added Immed
iately In nn altered tono. "The abbot comes
this way!"
And tho grand Inquisitor, blushing and
smiling ut once, looked so like n pleasant
country damo that from that moment I be
gan to bo better satisded with our lodging
In the monastery ot Sau Juan do Ilrozas.
Wo heard a step hustlu along tho passage,
tho soft brush brush shuttle brush of
sandals worn by ono who docs not lift his
feet. Tho door opened nnd a mnu eulered,
nt the first sight ot who3e face, my heart
snk within me.
He was u tall man, gaunt and hollow
Jawed, His eyes, deeply sunk In his head,
thot out llro upon us. His very manner
wns terrifying, and I could well Imagluo
him casting oiled fuggots about the feet of
poor wretches condemned to dlo for their
religion. Tho grand Inquisitor received tho
abbot of San Juan with u gcntlo purring
deference, nnd mado room for him on tho
black wooden scttlo as a spaniel dog tnlgh't
glvo placo to a mastiff.
Ho snld something to the grand Inquisitor
in n low tone, and then turned to us,
"You aro doubtless of tho religion you
hav escaped from their cruel English plan
tations?" and tho abbot bunt bis brows upon
us as he spoke.
"Wo havo come from tho Islo of Winds,"
I mado answer. "Wo were cnrrled thither
by pirates from our native land!"
1 heard the whisper ot Eborra In my ear,
"If you wish to llvo and nave those whom
you love, swear to the man that you nro ot
his religion! Whnt matters It? Swcarl"
"From, the Isle of Winds they come!'
said tho grand inquisitor, translating Into
Spanish for tho benefit ot the abbot. And
nt the word I saw him turn up his eyes and
cioss himself.
"But you aro of tho religion?" ho per
stetcd, sottly, and like ono who Insists on
doing another a good turn. Tho grand In
quisitor translated this tlmo for our 'benefit
"I was christened ot the church of Eng
land," said Will Bowman, bluntly, after his
fashion, "nnd though I can lay claim ta
llttlo enough religion ot any kind, that Is
tho religion I shall live and die In."
That wns well enough sold of Will, but
I wns not to bo set behind tho door. No
Yorksbircraan allvo was going to overcrow
mo with his Eplscopianlsai at hest a poor
thing to mako a hoast of
"I am a Scot, nnd of tho Scottish res
llginn!" I said, ns grandly as I could,
"What Is that? I never heard of it!'
Tho speech of the grand Inquisitor was moro
silvern than over. Almost I might say he
purred.
"I am a Presbyterian," I replied, n trlflo
nettled. "Thnt Is tho religion of my coun
try!"
"Say an opinion call It an opinion, and
I nm with you!" he said, and continued to
smile
"And you?" bis eye passed on to Eborra,
''havo you been christened In tho church of
Inghlltcrra, or aro you also of the Scots'
persuasion?"
To my surprise Eborra had shed his man
ncr of a king's son, and now met tho Btnnll,
shrewd gray eyes of tho grand Inquisitor
with tho broad grin which had attracted mo
first on tho street of the prlvnteer's vil
lage.
"I poor. Ignorant Yellow Jack," ho said,
speaking thickly. "J know nothing. But
learn yes, holiness. Yellow Jack willing to
learn everything!"
Tho grand Inquisitor nodded pleasantly
'Ah, that Ib hotter much better!" he
said. "Though your color Is that of Ham,
tho accursed, such willingness docs you
more credit than your companion's fair
faced stubbornness. But you may Influence
them for good. The reverend abbot wishes
you io nave ireo access to idoso or your
rnco In charge of tho chnln-gnng. Perhaps
they may furnish you with additional rea
sons for desiring Instruction In our holy
faith, and in this way your companions also
may como to find tho truth!"
"Glvo poor black boy your blessing, holl
ncss!" said lEborrn, kneeling with admirable.
suppleness.
Tho grand Inquisitor extended n eouplo
or nngers in a perfunctory manner, curved
them a little as if he wero going to scratch
tho head of a persistent cat, but continued
to keep his oyes fixed steadfastly upon us.
U was very angry with Eborra for thus, ns
It were, deserting us In tho face of tho
enemy, and nB Tor will Bowmnn, ho
glowered at tho half-cnsto ns if ho could
havo slain him.
Presently tho grand inquisitor turned to
us again, smiling In his most fatherly
fashion.
"My friend has agreed to provide lodging
for you," ho snld; "you must pardon tho
roughness of It. It shall only be temporary
I can promlso you that, If I have any In-
nuenco in mm island which I may say i
think I have!" '
I answered that I had no doubt of It. and
that whatever quarters he provided for us
thoy would prove pillows of down nfter tho
hord Beats of thojollyboat nnd tho dangers
of tho pirate Islo. It was good. I eon-
tlnued, to find ono's Belfonco acnln amone
Christians and brethren.
He struck a boll, and Immediately, ns If
they had been waiting for tho signal, half a
dozen lay brothers entered. Wo could see a
seoro or 80 of "I0 'all n?Kro overseors col-
suasion, nnd you also," (he turned to Willi
"who have had the so great honor of being
cnrisienea in tne church of Enc and. Mn,
These did not walk as If guarding prlsonors,
but rather llko people accidentally going the
same way. In this order we crossed tbo j
open squaro to tho corner opposlto tho
church. Then we descended a flight ot steps
and turned Into a cool passage. Wo heard
a sound as of dogs yelping, and began to
smell tho smell of kennels.
Our guldo flung open a door nnd motioned
us with a fling of his nrm to enter. Wo
did so, Wilt Bowman going first.
Wo found ourselves In a high, narrow
cell, the floor of earth trodden hard. Rings
and wheels ot Iron were let Into tho wall
on cither side. Rope nnd pulleys cobwebbed
aloft. Tho whitewashed walls were stained
here nnd thero with streaks nnd gouts ot
darkish brown, In their nature very sug
gestive. The windows were set high up, de
fended by thick -bars of Iron, Three tall
backed chairs stood on n raised platform n
ono end, tho highest being In the middle an
two a llttlo retired In support. Above tha
center chair were tho insignia ot the holy
ofTlco of the Inquisition.
I saw now whero wo were. The abbot had
played ua false. Still, If wo were to appear
before, tho grnnd Inquisitor, I felt that ho
'would deal kindly with us; for my liking
had gone out to tho little shy man with hi
soft voice and gentle ways. On the other
hand I knew wo had no chance ot mercy
from tho nbbot. I had mistrusted him i
first sight. And Will Bowman thought ns
did.
"Hn, ha, ha!" broko out tho hugo black
"If this here donn' bent cock flghtlnM Eng
llali by Oar! Mo English, too Pompcy
Smith my name. Onco mo llvo in tho Taro
Unas. English overseer score poor Pompey
back. Now Pompey havo do whip and score
Kngllshmnn's back. Hn, hn, ha!"
Then ho took hold of Will Ilowman rudely
"Hold out your leg," he said. "1 fit It with
one pretty bracelet. So! Like htm so
much you never tnko him off not even
when you go by by!"
Ho was stooping to take hold o! Will
knee, when ho iccelved a direct lefthanded
blow hotwem tho eyes and went down like
a log. Presently, however, ho got up, rub
blng his forehend, upon which a shiny lum
began to rise.
"Very well," ho muttered (t need not
follow his Jargon, which Is as tiresome to
write an to rend), "very well. Pompcy
Smith will remember. You shall havo on
most comfortable pnlr ot bracelets. Nlco
short chnlns, so that you rest eaBy. Here
hero! You Snlazar, Pedro, Dcmlngo!"
He called three other companions to him
and thoy seized Will, while the two gunrd
pointed their guns point blank nt me, lest
should nttrrapt to escape. Then Pompey
Smith, with n sharp 'knife, cut Will's hose
round below his knees, pulled off his buckled
shoes, muttering, "Theso Jus' 'bout Pompey
she. You better learn to go barefoot now.
you English heretics. You go to h 1 plenty
soon nnd then you glad, because' you get
out of Pompcy's gang."
Whereupon, summoning his assistants, he
blow up tho charcoals with tho bellows, and
In a Bhort space ho had riveted a pair of
slout strings around Will's naked ankles
To theso heavy chnlns wero attached a
back and front. A belt of Iron wns fastened
In Ilka manner about his waist, with smaller
rings let In upon either side, to which again
chains wero fastened. Then It camo ray
turn.
CIIAPTP.Il XXXIX.
The I.nd .Tunnltn
Tho chain gang In which we presently
found ourselvfn was mado up chlofly of men
from those northern provinces of old Spain
which llo nearest to France. From tho man
to whom I wns chained I learned much.
Ho was a Frenchman named Jenn Carrel,
'born nt Mlllnn In tho Cevonnes. At tbn
outbreak ot the later religious wars ho had
sold his vineyard near Carcassonne1 nnd
crcssed the mountains Into Spain. Settling
nt Bilbao, he had become very successful
In trade with England, All too successful,
Indeed, for his growing wealth attracted tho
notlco of the Inquisition, and ha was seized
and cast Into the dungeons of the holy office.
Ho spoko very excellent English, and being
a good nnd kindly man, though with no great
profession of religion about him, at least)
from my Scots point of view, ho told met
many things which 'wero very useful to mo
as how to llo In chains most comfortably
how to pad thp walstbelt and anklo rings to
keep them from chafing, how to fasten up
tho connecting links In a festoon to keep the
weight from tralllnpr, vlth other matters ot
great ncslstanco to mo at this time. Apart
from this his dlscourso wn mostly of wine
growing and vintages and by no means so
much of religion as I had anticipated, which
relloved mo much
I had hoped to have Will with mo as my
companion, but It was better for us both
that nt first this was not so. For Will,
nlso chanceil upon a mate who was abla
to Instruct him oh these points.
"Havo you yet seen tho commandante?"
said Jean Carrel, as wo rested on our straw
at noon that day. I told htm "no," adding
that I did not know whero there were any
other authorities upon the Island besides the
abbot and the grand inquisitor. The French
man whistled low.
"Alns," ho Bild, "the abbot whom you
fear Is our only friend here. The grsnd In
qulsttor Is nn evil beast, and docs what
harm ho can to poor men, but ns for the
commnndante
Words seemed to fall him to describe the
peculiarities of this man, and even while
he paused we were ngaln summoned to our
feet by a sharp command In Spanish, ot
which I knew not tho purport. However, by
watching carefully what my companion did
nnd moving rapidly, I managed pretty well
Yet not so well but that as I passed a huge
grinning black who stood nt tho door of the
long wooden shed, whero wo had our mid
day mcalB, he lifted his whip and smoto me
across tho shoulders.
"How you d English llko that?" he
cried; "you Hog mo In Jamaica very much
heap whip how you llko It yourself?"
And ho followed along after us, cursing
mo and all English at the top of his voice.
Joan Carrel whispered to me not to answer
back or show that the man annoyed me, nnd
then he would most likely In time tiro ot
his amusement.
Then ho told me that the chief of the Span
Ish troops on the Island, Don Nicholas Sll
veda. was under tho boIo government of bis
wife, a foreigner ("I think of your nation,"
Bald my Kronchman), whom ho had carried
off from one of tho English plantations, or,
as somo Bald, captured on an English ship.
This woman, tho Slgnora Juanltn, was so
Jealous of every woman who came near tho
comraandnnte that she would Inevitably com
pass their destruction. "If the ladles" (he
gavo his national bow, courteous oven In his
fetters) "In whom you are Interested aro
beautiful well, thero Is the worst to fear.
All tho world knew what the Slgnora Juanlta
Sllveda was. Thero was a story that she
was ot very low origin, and even, nut I
need not repeat what Jean Carrel told me,
which, after nil, was probably no more than
tho gossip of tho chain gang or some ribaldry
overheard from tho black overseers.
All this time wo had no news of Eborra.
I feared that they bud put him to death or
dono him somo injury for his defense of us.
Judgo of my surprise, then, when, upon
marching out to work In tho patio, I round
him busily employed superintending tbo dig
glng operations, clad in a whlto suit Ilka
tho other uegro overseers, and, like them,
wielding n whip.
Immediately upon seeing me be came along
and began to rovllo me, calling mo pirate
and assassin. Then ho changed his speech
nnd shouted opprobrluus words In Spanish,
so that I was dumbfounded, and, Indeed,
know not what to say or do. Then all at
onco he laid hit whip with apparent force
ncrotti my bnck. Again and again be struck
mo, 1i!h oyes fairly starting out of hl head
with fury. Yet for all the energy of his
anger, strangely enough the blows did me
no hurt
At sight of his fury all the blacks gath-
erod together and encouraged him with
shouts and laughter, at which ho waxed very
furious and, coming closer to me, ho struck
mo on tho fnco with his hand, yet aloo with
out doing mo any Injury. Then he thrust
his hook almost Into my eyes, all the while
crying out In Spanish, stamping his feet and
spitting upon the ground, which last theso
black men do to express the hlght ot their
anger.
And It cut mo to tho heart to sec htm and
to harken, for I remembered nil bis former
kindness to Anna and all of us; but I said
to myself that thero Is a great difference
between a man who Is u slave and who ex
pects favors and one la tho position of
power and authority over his former mas-
tors. Yet withal, I wns full of heartslck
ncss and distress, for Indeed I had thought
Infinitely better of Eborra nfter his goodness
to us on tho Isle of tho Winds.
"But," said I to myself nfter ho had flour
ished about and threatened to tenr the eyes
out of my head with his hook, "none know,
oth tho heart of another till ho bo tried by
prosperity, which Is a tcot moro dlfilcult nnd
trying than any depth of misery "
Presently Eborra left me nnd betook him
to Will Bowman, to whom ho behaved In
llko manner, but If possible yet moro cru
oily, declaring nil the while that Will had
been his "overseer" nraoug tho English and
that now ho would show him how It tasted
to bo a slave.
But, after nil, Eborrn, mayhap remem
bering SOIUO of OUr former klmlnnaana i.n
each of us n hnt mado of a broad leaf, nnd
cast nbout our shoulders n Bhort, striped
cloak mado llko a blanket with n holo cut
near ono end or It tho which Is called In
this country n poncho, nnd Is very suitable
cituer ror hent or cold. Wo wero In the
greater need or some such covering, for
without It wo should have gono entirely
naked, exposed alike to the rigors of tho
sun nnd tho biting of tho buzzing gnats
niiicn aDounucu there, called musklttoes.
For ono of tho negroes who conducted us to
tho gang hnd taken a fancy to our upper
viuwics, wuicn, inougn frayed w th our nd
ventures, wero of Umphray Spurwny's own
good cloth. Ho mndo us shift them, clvlnc
us no moro thnn n lnsh of his whin over nnr
nnKeu snouiucrs in exchange
Every day, snld Carrel. Donna Jimnit.i
Sllveda rodo out to obscrvo whnt progress
imn Decn mnue, nnd ir tho work d Id not nro.
coed fast enough to pleaso her she would
strike the overseers with her riding whip
over tho faco and hands a thing which nt
first tho prisoners had been glad of, but
changed their minds when they found ns
soon ns sho was gone thnt for every blow the
nogroes nan taken rrom her they bestowed a
dozen on those under their authority. So
tho visits of tho lady Juanltn wero no longer
welcome, though in her way sho was a not
unkindly womnn, and given to freaks of
favor as strange and furious as her dis
likes.
It chanced thnt one day wo wero nwnk-
encd early nnd our lighter Irons put upon us,
This made us afraid that we wero to go out
to labor In tho swamp, which, In such n
country of Insects, Is no easy task, even for
Indians and negroes. It wns nlmost death
to whlto men, nnd thero was scarcely n day
that somo one did not fall out of the ranks
In spite of tho ecourglngs of tho blacks.
These, when they could no longer keep In
place, were abandoned by tho side of the
road, together with their chained com
panion, who must, perforce, remain with
them till the smith should como nnd re
lease him. So It happened not unfrcquently
thnt the quick and tho dead wero chnlncd to
gether for a long time some even died of
exhaustion nnd hunger brsldo tholr dead
companions.
This morning, however, Eborra led his
gang by tho "back of the nunnery, in order to
bring up from tho beach whero wo had first
landed stones and gravel for tho moro firm
bottoming of tho senora commnndantc's
road.
Will and I wero now chained together, a
favor which, llko much else, we owed to
Eborra, who now began (but secretly) to
show us somo part or his former favor.
And this mado mo think that his severity
had only been n blind. I was glad Indeed
to have Will bcBlde rao once more. For wo
could talk together In the hot night watches,
and hearten each other up with hopes ot
rescue and escnpo. Not but what I was sorry
enough to lose Jean Carrel, tho Frenchman
from tho Ccvennes, who was now chained
to Will's somo tlmo companion. But In
t rou hi o such as wo wero experiencing thero
is nono llko ono from tho same countryside.
Eborra marched us nil around tho wom
en's monastery, nnd you mny bo well as
sured that wo kept our eyes about us to
seo if wo could spy out any of our lato com
panions, my mother, little 'Anna Mark or
even tho black witch wife, Eborra's dam.
As wo went through a narrow lane, where
wo wero marching some dlstanco npart, In
order that tho couples might Jump the pools
together, each making a llttlo rnco before
leaping. Eborra camo up to us ns It to give
an order.
Ut the corner of thn enclosuro demand
of me leave to halt a little. Do not answer
now, wait."
And this thing wo did upon a pretext.
Wo were immediately allowed to leavo the
ranks, and at the angle ot the wall, whero
thero was a broken place, rudely blockaded,
as Is tho Spanish custom, with boards and
paling slabs (for theso people enn nover
mend anything till It falls wholly to pieces),
wo saw u faco that sent my heart forward
with a great throb.
"Anna!" I cried, and would havo leaped
toward her, but that Will, being more calm,
restrained me with his hand.
dt was Indeed Anna iMark, hor hair cut
short nnd dressed in a dark bluo blouso nnd
skirt of rough Bkln, roughfclted, like Irish
frieze.
(Anna put her finger to her Up nnd glanced
onco or twice over her shoulder, llko ono
afraid of Interruption. Then sho looked at
our chains In sorrowful surprlso. For though
eho knew of It, yet to seo tho glistening
links nbout our waists nnd hear tho woeful
clanking nolso at our ankles mado her sick
at heart for us.
"How Is It with you, 'Anna? with Mistress
Stanslleld with my mother?"
Theso were tho questions which poured
rom us.
"Wo are all well, Philip," answered Anna,
'but oh, to seo you thus! What have they
done to you and why?"
"What, Anna, have they not fretted you
on account ot your religion?" I almost
gasped In ray eagerness "tho Inquisition?
What of my mother?"
"Your mother is very well," said Anna,
calmly. "Sho Is, I think, practising the
chants for vespers with Sister Agatha."
"How so," I cried, too much astonished
o think of safety. "Have they put ou to
the question as to your religion?"
Anna nodded and I think sho would havo
Bmllel also, but nt that moment our chains
happening to glvo a dolorous clank her faco
becamo suddenly pitiful ngaln.
Yes," she said, "Sister Agatha nnd tho
prioress were Instant with us, hut gently
nd with kindness."
"And what answered my mother?"
"Ob, she eald that as a child sho used
ften to go to Squlro Lucy's chapel, which
was Catholic Master Will being with her.
Then to the vicar ot the parish with her
father, which was not bo different that she
could see. But when she came to New Mllnt
bo was obligated to go to tbo Scots kirk
Ith Sir James. But for nil that she liked
Squlro Lucy's best. So thev were glnd and
kissed her, and dressed her In n black robe
1th a whlto band about her forehead. They
declare that they will mako her n nun In n
trice. Already she eats and sleeps by rule
and works ot a broldered nltar cloth"
"And Is she not distressed for us?"
"Of these she knows nothing," said Anna,
pointing at our chains, "nor will I tell her.
Sho thinks you have nil accepted religion
nd are as happy as she. Sho grieves for
tbe separation. That Is all "
"And you, Anna?"
"Why, as for me," answered tbe girl. ' I
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Then ns I stood and looked nt her tho
tears brimmed In my eyes, for tho pjreatnen.i
of tbo relief. It eeeinod not to matter any
moro nbout us who wero men, now that I
knew It was like to bo woll with Anna an. I
my mother. Will had stood gazltiK nt us
without j-lnlnn In tho converse. Kor. In
deed, of thnt I Kavo him llttlo chance, being
bo caRor to know nil that had befallen, that
no nooner bad Anna answered' one question
than I had another ready for her.
So both of us being busied with Anna, wo
did not hear Kborra call to us. but stood
there ro Intent upon the girl, looking listen
ing, that wo never stirred nn Inch till n
shadow foil across tho wall to our right. Wo
looked up quickly and lo! round tho corner
of the nunnery wall thero had cccno a lady
in magnificent attire. She sat with nn nlr
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Then with Intlnlto show of respect Kborra
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could not hear. As tho lady turned In tho
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of her for the first time. And my heart
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I had seen tho woman before. Kor a mo
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secret of when and where, nut cvon as I
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head towards me and threw up'hcr well
rounded chin. Then the wholo stood clear
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this woman a llttlo behind him, bold, yet
afraid, handsome of features, yet plainly