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TTITC OMAHA DAILY It EE: SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1J)0P.
TheiSLE
Author of "The Stlckit Minister," "The Raiders." "The Lilac Sun.Uonnct,"
COPTRiaitT. 1118. UNDER THE NAME OF
(Copyright, 1S03, by S, It. Crockett.)
NrnopnU uf l'revlinm IimtnlliuontK.
Sir James 8tnnsflcld of New Mllns". In
company with IiIm grandson, young l'hlllp,
meets In nn Inn-houso his son, l'hlllp, nnd
'his son's paramour, Janet Stark. They
uunrrel, Sir James goes home, taking his
Krandson. That night he Is murdered by
his dlssoluto poii and Janet Mark. They
lay his body outsldo on an Ico lloo In the
ufTort' to lay tho crlmo to others. Hut the
loy, 'l'hlllp. has witnessed tho crime he
tells his grandfather's chlof tenant, Urn
jihrny Spurway, who succeeds In having
the real murderers brought to Justice
l'hlllp Is sentenced to bo hanged and his
woman nccompllco to tie transported.
Mysteriously he. encapes the gallows, seeks
out his wife, llnds her In the company of
Hpurwny, and tries to murder her, but
Iocs not quite succeed. She Is taken away
to Abercalrn for cum, leaving her son In
charge of Hpurway and with little Anna
Mark, who teaches him that In somo ways
?lrls nte worth quite as mm h as boys.
Htlll they are excellent friends, even though
nhe beats him at her studies In tho school
o which they go. John Stanslleld, Philip's
lawyer uncle, brings In a new teacher,
Dominie lUngrose, a smnll man. with
wonderful eyes. Shortly after his coming
tho countrysldn Is shocked and thrilled by
n, number of bloody nnd mysterious
murders, evidently for the sake of robbery.
Jluslness cutis umphray Hpurway from
Jiome. In his absence a big packing ease,
purporting to be full of line Spanish wool.
Is delivered to Will Howinnn. L'mphray's
Herk, who puts It In the weaving shed.
That night l'hlllp. playing about It, sees
Hhlnlng through the gauze a pair of eyes,
llo calls Will IJowman, who counts three,
then stabs the case with a nmall sword.
Ulood Hows, they open tho ense and llnd
Domlnln Hlngroso Inside, apparently dead.
Hhortly after tho house Is attacked by rob
berfl, whom KlngroAo had meant to let In.
They nro beaten off. but afterward I'hlllp'8
mother refuces to let him spend the holi
days at New Mllns. Returning from a day's
visit to Now Mllns. l'hlllp falls In with
Raul Mark, Anna's gypsy father, who,
tinder pretense of showing him Sir Harry
Morgan's treasure, makes him n prisoner.
Anna llnds out his plight nnd leads Spur
way on his track. Hy tho help of his silent
jiartncr, I'rovost Gregory I'artnn. Saul
'Mark, supercargo of tho ship Corramantec,
Imprisons both Anna nnd Spurway, robbing
Rpurwny of much money nnd n portrait of
O'lilllp's mother. l'hlllp, tho elder, gois out
In hpurwny's clonk to his wife's bouso and
by threats Induces her to go aboard the Cor
ramantee. Anna and l'hlllp make friends
with Eborra. llo shows them tho secrets
of tho Island, nnd whero Sir Harry Morgan's
treasure Is, guarded by Fer-dc-lanco nnd
Ills hosts. Eborra has scented a boat In
which he plans to eseapo with Anna, l'hlllp,
(Mrs. Mansfield and his mother; also Will
3lo.wman. who Is in tho clutches of tho
.lilrates. Tho pirates sail away with two or
threo ships. The boat starts, encounters
other pirates, but Is towed safely away by a
ononstcr devil-fish. The boat reaches Porto
Itlco In safety and its Inmates approach a
convent, asking help, Tho convent takes in
Jhe women. The men go Into a chain gang.
It Is making 11 road for tho pleasure of tho
Kovernor'a wife. Sho chnnces to pass along
and Will Bowman and l'hlllp discover her
to. bo Janet Mnrk, llttlo Anna's mother.
Janet Mark, now tho Lady Juanltn Sllvfda.
stands friend to her countrymen, but they
, I'tiorV find It Im a. perilous favor. Notwith
standing. Jnnot grows violently Jealous
when llttlo Anna somewhat takes tho gov
ernor eye. Sho Is about to kill the girl
when l'hlllp tells her the truth thru Anna
Is her own daughter. Another boat comes
ashore at Porto Itlco. It "holds Saul Mark
and Philip Stnnsfleld. who have been beaten
In the encounter with hostile pirates. Saul
recognizes hl wife. Ho nnd Stnns'fleld
porsuudo tho covernor to lit out a ship,
promising to return to the, islo and bring
lYISK ynrnni treasure. He plans to tnako
l'hlllp bring It from tho burning lnke.
CIIAI'TKH M,VI.
Sn ill llnrli KxplnliiM.
In addition to warning Will nnd myself
that very honist man, Saul Mark, mudo
litmsolf clcur to all concerned on n certain
liot evening a fortnight later. It was In tho
"wide half underground apartment set usldo
for Captain Stnnsfleld nnd bin companion in
tho monastery of St. Jonn of Hrozas. Tho
Donna Juunlta Sllveda had Just arrived to
visit her compatriots. As was her wont on
nuoh occasions sho had loft Anna without
dn tho arbor, whero were Saul Mark's papers
nnd charts. Tho girl lifted ono at random
nnd to her surprlso found It a map of tho
Ifllo of tho Winds, with tho fathoming of all
tho anchorages nnd girding reefs carefully
marked. Tho position of tho vlllago was ex
nctly Indicated, but tho work had evidently
been Interrupted, for tho interior was a
Wank with only a few vaguo pencil markings
upon It.
"Why liavo you brought mo hero ngaln?"
lAnna heard her mother say as gho enterod.
Tho reply was Inaudible. Then In a fow
'moments tho woman's volco grow louder.
,"I will not" sho cried shrilly. "I tell you
3 w)ll not I would dlo sooner!"
Whereat tho girl moved nearer to tho
Boor, thinking it no shame to listen when
nil our lives depended upon her vlgllmre
Fbo had not to go outside, for oven whero
he was, hidden among tho crimson blossoms
of tho arbor, tho voices came clearly enough
Ko her car.
Then Anna distinguished tho volco of Saul
Mark, not raised llko that of a commander,
Unit only mado moro emphatic as it what ho
paid admitted of no argument.
"It is not a Question of your will, my Lady
iJnanlta, but of your necessity," ho said,
"not of may, but of must. I speak, rcnioni
fber, to a ronn and a woman who aro both
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IJTTLD ANN.i MARK-'
at this moment not only sinners, but con
vict murderers,"
"And, who planted tho thought In our
hearts? Who hounded us to that which was
dono?" It was her mother's voice, raised
almost to a shriek, that Anna heard as sho
stood trembling among tho heavy, crimson
petnled creepers.
"Hush, Janet, it Is useless," Joined In tho
deep, quiet volco of Captain Stansflcld. This
man is our taskmaster. Let him cay tho
thing ho will."
Saul Mark laughed a llttlo scornfully.
"Villain!" cried Janot. "Yqu, not he,
killed Philip Stanslleld'a father. You e:gcd
him to speak the words which condemned
him In thu blue room of Now Mllns It wns
your hand struck tho blow!"
Looking past tho lintel of the nrbor door,
Anna could sec Captain Stnnsllcld lift his
arm and lay his palm upon tho woman's
wrist rcntrnlnlugly. He would havo spoken,
but Saul went on.
"Hear no out at least for old sako's sake.
We wero speaking of love, were wo not? I
glvo tho sandglnss another turn (ho had
been fingering ono which stood on the table),
and what do I sec? Still this love. Philip
loves his wife You, my dear wife, lovo Don
Nicholas nnd your rcd-nnd-gold coach. My
daughter loves Philip Stnustleld tho second.
Again I am tho only faithful one. 1 nlono
lovo you all, nnd innko my dispositions with
out considering tho turning of hour-glasses
and tho chameleon called Lovo Eternal!"
Then Philip Stnnsfleld spoke.
"Say Hint which you havo to say, Saul
Mark. What do you wish us to do? Ily
tho sin I havo dinned, by tho blood I havo
shod (thoro Is enough on my hands, wlic her
that of u father or no), I nm bound to this
man an men bind their souls to tho devil."
Saul Murk bowcil a smiling acknowledg
ment of tho comparison.
"You do mo too great honor, Sir Philip
we mado a bargain, you nnd I. Tor so much
you gavo so much. Did not you receive that
which you bargained for? Am I a devil
then becauso my sldo of tho bargain holds?"
"Say plainly that which you desire, Saul
Mark," cried Captain Stansflcld, wearily.
"I am in no mood to bandy words. As to
your main contention, God knows I deny you
not."
" 'My desire,' say you," answered Saul
with a curl of his lip. "Well, to bo plain,
I am tired of all this. I will no longer bo a
pirate, privateer, conquistador. I would go
homo to that which is mine. I would settle
down at Now Mllns, llva decently nnd
cleanly, huzza for tho king on coronation
day, hob-nob with the parhon on Sundays,
snueozo Umphray Spurway and, In a word,
Sir Philip, do nil tho things which tho
llttlo matter of tho blue room and scleral
others prevent you from going home to do."
"There, aro obstacles," said Captain Stans
flold, quietly, "tho law my brother, John,
who will yield nothing easily my son"
"Stop," said Saul, "wo will only consider
tho last, if you please. As for tho luwycr
Jock (tho namo Is your own), I hold him
In tho hollow of my hnnd, oven as I hold
his eldor brother. His practice nnd character
In Edinburgh aro such that ho dares not
quarrel with me. Hut 'your Fon,' say you?
Now, I will not insult a man of sonso by
supposing that as a father you can havo
any affection for such a son. You wero no
stickler, Philip, when your own father, who
gavo you all, stood In your path. This boy
is nltogethor too puny a gnat to strain on
now. Ho Is in my wny. I tell you. Ho
threatens to be moro In my way. Ho has a
faculty, common to cats and other sleek
animals, of landing on his feet. And when
1 nm settled at New Mllns and lieutenant of
tho shire, I want no long lost heirs coming
knocking upon my front door. We must put
that beyond doubt. Plainly, Philip Stnns
fleld, tho elder, you cannot go back to claim
your horltage. Philip, tho younger, shall
not!"
"What would you murder the Innocent
lnd?" cried Jnnet Mark.
CIIAI'TKH XI.VII.
The Xev l'mvtlcr Monkey.
It may bo understood that Anna's news,
which sho carried that very night to Will
and mo In tho weaving shed, touched us very
nearly. Par mo I did not feel nearly so
much terror as In such melancholy cir
cumstances I might havo anticipated. And
ns for Will, I think ho did not believe In
tho reality of tho danger. Ho had thut kind
of English conceit that makes a man con
sider himself tho master, not tho slavo of
clrcufstances.
"Courage, Philip," ho said. "You and
I are far from being dead yet. Wo are
forowarned which is to say forearmed. If
thoy take us back to tho Islo of the Winds
ns they must if this bo go why, wo shall
oscnpo nnd maintain ourselves In tho High
Woods till wo get a pnssago home. Then
Umphray Spurway will surely chnrter a
ship, nnd with our fighting weavers as well
as tho crew, faith, It will go hard with us If
wo do not drive theso Spaniards Into tho
eca."
Hut somehow this seemed too remoto a
consummation to nfford us any, real comfort.
Hut It was Will's way and I did not contra
dict him. Then wo sent for Eborra pri
vately, to seek his counsol, who when ho
heard that Saul iMark knew (or said ho
know) of tho hiding plnco of 'Morgan's
treasure, was very grave and silent for
n while.
"I will go nnd consult my mother." ho
said, nnd so left us quickly. It was wcll
nlsh nn hour boforo ho returned, looking
much downcast nnd disconcerted.
':t Is true," ho said, "ho knows. Somo
strong Obeah has spoken to him. Hut not
so strong as my mother's. Wo shall conquor
yet, but It will bo hard. 'And wo must wait.
If you go to beck tho treasuro, Eborra will
a also!"
"Perhaps they will not permit you," I
said.
"Yes, yes. the' will allow," said Eborra.
"I nlono can keep tho black men qulot. I
alono know tho woods. Perhaps Saul may
kill mo after, hut first ho will let mo go."
I need not recount tho anxious days, tho
hot nnd sleepless nights wo spent, Will and
I. while tho San Estcban was being fitted
up nnd tho oxpodltlon for tho Islo of the
Winds prepnrtnl. We soon found that Don
Nicholas alto had been drawn Into tho
venture. It had been suggested to him that
tho annexation of a new Island to his funs
ter's dominions, nnd the destruction of a
nest of pirates nnd buccaneers which had
Ions been given to capturing Spanish
treasure Bhlpa would bring him vast credit
n old Spain. And, besides, wns thero not
great treiieure to bo gained, not only from
the hoards of Sir Henry uMorean, which Saul
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"Cleg Kelly," "The Red Axo," Eta,
'BrtlS. CROCKETT.
Mark had promised to disclose, but also
from thoso moro Immedlnte nnd acccsslblo
ones amassed by Captain Key and his
men?
Kor long wo could not understand what It
waa tho expedition was kept waiting for.
Everything seemed ready. Tho arms nnd
powder wero on board. All tho bacon and
dried food wero on board. Cattle wero in
readiness to bo slaughtered upon tho evo of
embarkation. Yet Btlll we waited. It was
Anna ns usual who brought us the word that
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Vja
"THE MAN WITH THE EARItlNOS STRUGGLED FIERCELY."
wo were delaying In order to allow the
now levies to bo landed out of the great
galleon now on her way from Carthagenn
to Port of Spain.
At last tho day of tho embarkation ar
rived. Tho San Estoban was loaded deep
with stores and men. Not much provision
wns taken, for with a fnvorablo wind tho
distance was no great matter. Yet there
was ever a thought In my heart. I wondered
how with this ono ship, loaded down with
soldiers as she wns, Saul nnd his Spaniards
could hopo to force tho perilous passage of
the reefs to tho anchorago of tho Isle of th9
Winds nut I might have been advised that
Saul Mark would certainly have a plan
clear in his head before setting out.
Not till wo were being taken on board
wero our chains taken off. As soon ns I got
out of tho -weaving shed I looked every way
for Anna, but saw no nlen nt hnr I fil
uomowhat sore-hearted thus to part, with- '
out any word of farowell from her. Hut !
thero wns no help for It. Wo wcro speedily
transported on board and found places ns
best we could behind tho bulwarks on the
main deck. Tho anchor enmo up with n rat
tlo and a cheer, the sails filled, nnd we
were otf. I sat wntchlnir thn Innir hnltln.
mcnts of the castle of Porto Itlco, but saw
no sign of my sweetheart. Not a kerchief
wnvod along tho whole dull front of
masonry, which mado my heart yet slekor
and Bndder than ever before.
Hut I had not tlmo to think heavy
thoughts long. For tho drums beat to quar
ters nnd Don Nicholas nnd Saul Mark, with
the grand Inquisitor standing near them,
appointed nil of us our stations in enso of
any attack.
Tho guns -wero stripped run out. nnd 1
clenned. Then camo a bout of practice at i
the Isolated sea rocks ns wo sailed past
them. There was a cry for tho powder ,
monkeys. Tho hatches were lifted and the'
first on deck with a bucket on her head ;
was llttlo Anna Mark, looking moro like a
winsome boy than over In her hlgh-klltod
Indian dress, tho leather fringes blowing
back In tho light winds, nnd n Hush of de
fiance on her Hps ns Bho gravely turned to
salute her father and Don Nicholas,
CIIAI'TKH XLVIII.
"Kor Her Hake."
As usual Anna Mark (little oo longer) had
her own willful way. Indeed, by appearing
so Into eho had practically lnnured that.
For tho ship waa too far on her course nnd
tho wind too favorable to return for such
a cause. Furthermore, sho alone could
bring a smile, swift and grim indeed, but
still a mtle, to tho close-sot Hps of Saul
Mnrk. She nlone touched something that
was yet human about him.
"Wo must clip your wings, my lady." ho
said, nodding his head at her with apprecia
tion. "Wo must not let you spoil this cruise
as you spoilt somo others. And It you are
to bo a powdor-monkey I Ehall seo that you
do your work on iboard."
Anna pulled a forelock and scraped a foot
with all tho gravity of tho most ancient
follower of the sea.
"You'll find me do my duty, sar," sho
said, tlcblng at her walit belt with a cer
tain impish daring that went well with her
croct carriage and baylsh costume.
It seoms strango to mo now that, know
ing what wo did of tho Intent of Saul Mark,
wo should yet bo nblo to regard our return to
tho Islo of tho Winds without any great
npprohenslon. Yet so It was. Perhaps It
was because we had been In ho many terri
ble placefl and In splto of all had won our
way out. Or moro likely becauso In a wild
tropic placo llko tho pirate isle wo thought
that there w ere many moro chances of escape
than In ono settled nnd cultivated like Porto
Hlco. Wo know that If onco wo hnd five
mlnuteo' stnrt, with Eborra to help us, wo
might remain hidden forever In tho denso
woods. And I for one had visions of an Ideal
existence In Eborra's tiny bay with Anna
and Will and the half-breed. I had already
planned how wo were to carry oft my mother
from tho nunnery, and I think, nUo, tho
abbot to marry us, If nccebsary, with a
pistol held at his head.
So that when Will spoko of what we
should do If wo wero compelled to descend
Into the Icathsomo crater In which Morcan'H '
treasuro was forever broken on a wheel of I
pitch, I ans'wered him indeed, but somehow j
not ns though I believed that It would ever
como to tho pinch with us.
Townrd cvmlng tho nun eanlc to tho
sen, tho creamy wnoke. cloud over tho high
est part of tho Isle of tho Winds grew res)',
and no could nae that it extended n very
long way upward, finally becoming combed
out toward tho top nnd blowing seaward over
tho high woods In a long dragoon's plunio
of trailing lilac mist.
As tho twilight deepened nnd the wind
freshened tho San Estebnn drew Inward to
ward tho sldo of tho Island farthest from
tho pirates' village. Hero Saul Mark know
of nn anchorage, safe from overy wind ex
cept a furious tempest from the gulf, and
of that nt this time of year there was little
probability.
Wo looked Into tho loom of tho lofty nnd
savage cliffs ns wo drew nearer with tnlnglcxl
nwo nnd admiration, which wero rendered
greater by tho strango pulsing glow, now
red as blood, now yellow ns wheat-straw
that beat Irregularly bohlnd thorn. Tho np
penranco was as If somo vast conflagration
had been dying out beyond tho hills, nnd tho
Dealing light was accompanied at Intervals
by n low roaring sound llko heavy surf on a
winmcss night. Anon a recurring ruiublo
wouiu Bhnko In our ears, causing a throb
blng whirl of the brnln like that which nc
companies fever. At this tho glow reddened
momently nnd then died down, till ngnln
mrouRii tno stlllne3s only thnt long-eontlnu
oils surf would boom on unseen benches.
vto soon found that Saul Mark did not
moan to tako any risks of our escaping.
i-.ven wncn tho boats wero being got out
nnd whllo tho drat soldiers woro embarking,
our irons were reafllxed and our wrists put
Into heavy fetters. Anna went to her father
nnd besought him to trust us not to eacnpc,
nut ho only shook bin head.
"I cannot nfford that," he said, speaking
without heat, "theso young men are ovct
clever to tako any chances with."
Then Will and I resolved that If the irons
were kept on U3 wo would not march at all
through tho woods. They might carry us If
! iney cnose, that was all. Presently Eborra
enmo and crouched with us bohlnd the bul
warks. Wo spoko in low tones of tho hiding
placo of Morgan's treasuro and Its deadly
guardians. Eborra tried hard to teach us
tho low. hissing whisper, which (as wo had
seen) charmed tho sunkes. Wo mado varl-
ous attempts at it but without
cesa E us any real c
JuJgP1, that raw Mclv tho r
h nl., ? .. 1 ,
onough suc-
confldonce. I
charm Inv In
tho person using It moro than In tho actual
Bound. Nevertheless, wo did our best and,
as Eborra said, succeeded not III.
mus wo four, Will, Eborra, Anna nnd I,
wcro waltlnK our turn to disembark and
"B'e.ulnK t tho dipping of tho oars, when
suddonly a shadow fell between us and a
I Kink of stnrs on tho sldo of tho ship farthest
i from tho Islo of tho Winds. I saw, even In
tho darkness of tho night nnd the unllluml
natel ship's deck, that it was Captain Stans-
, nciil who stood there. Ho waited silently
lining on tho bulwnrks and watching tho
PnOBIhoroscence of tho sea deeps wave like
a banner under our keel. Hut ns soon as tho
deck was quiet about us nnd all posslblo
listeners removed, he spoko to us In low,
I nrm tones.
I "Go forward do not fear," ho said. "No
I harm shall como to any of you on this
Islund. I promise it."
Then ho waa Bllent a moment ns If wnlt
I ing to tako advantage of a favorablo mo-
ment In another's freiinc-
"Philip," he said, "I speak to you. You
nro my son. It Is true I havo been no
worthy father. Yet now before I go Into
tho presence of the Judge. I would shako
your hand. Mine Is stained deeply enough,
God knows, hut. hnnrh ..uiitv m., .
a father for which men hold mo in loathing
Is not upon it. Tnko my hand and toll mo
mat you forgive!"
"I forglvo you freely for all tho 111 you
havo dono me," I answered; "the evil you
have brought on my mother I cannot Tor
sive," Ho sighed n little and then said: "Philip,
you ought to havo been named James. You
aro your grandfather's son, not mine. Hut
yet tell your mother that If sho had loved
me at first it might have been otherwise.
Yet at tho lost my heart dwelt upon her.
Yes, In tho blackness of despair nnd death
I loved her. At least toll her that tho thing
which I shall do, 'I do for her sake!"
I reached out my hand to Captain Stnns
fleld. I always thought of him ns that
not as my father. His grasp camo to mo
through the darkness. Ho hold my hand
In his for a long moment and then moved
Bllently away. I could tco hlra, by tho
light of the red reflected glow nbovo the
trees, stand by tho foremast watching tho
men going over tho sldo In tho boats.
Wo made our way slowly through tho
forest, Saul Mark leading with chart and
compass. The lantern' carried beside him
was tho only ono allowed to tho company.
Tho rest of us camo stumbling nfter as best
wo could. Four men mudo shift to carry
tho grand Inquisitor In a kind of Utter. Will
nnd I wero each chained to a veteran of
tho islnnd wars.
It was Indeod well thnt wo had landod
far down tho desort sldo of tho isle, for
the largo company, most of thorn quite
unnccustomed to tho high woods, made n
nolpo which might hnvo waked the dead.
Hu"i(a blankberry briers torn our thin
clothes as wo entered what appenred a very
cavo of darkness. Men stumbled nhead of
us, falling over prostrato trunks with tho
rnttlo of accoutrements, ami recovering
themsolves with strango oaths. Tall trees
moaned overhead. Llanau creaked llko
cxrdago between us nnd tho roof of leaven.
Invlslblo things threw themselves from
strand to swinging strand. From beneath
our feet came tho rustlo and hiss of dis
turbed snakes, nnd n often as n bough
scratched my faco I could havo cried out.
for I felt In every thorn prlcklo tho dread-
ful lsshlnc stroke nt tha fer.rin.innnn
And over In front of us pulsed, clearer
and broader, that strange ruddy light,
ngnlnst which tho leaders of our ndvnnce
stiod out black. Sometimes during n halt
I could too Saul Mark, his chart spread on
n fallen tree. Eborra wnn at his elbow,
tho lantern in his band nnd tho Iron hock
pointing out something on tho map.
Then In n moment wo would be called
forwnrd ngnln. Often I could not hear tho
whispered ordor, but ouch of our guard.?
simultaneously gave a tug nt the chnln by
which they hold us In Icanh. And once, ns
Will did not move fast enough, tho bruto
promptly set tho point of a knife to hU
back and pricked him sharply with it. I
could bco Will turn while with anger. In
a moment ho would havo been nt tho fel
low 'a throat, but 1 cnupht him by the arm
"Walt," 1 said, "If we pay nt nil, let us
pay our debts at one settlement."
Thn fnllmf Willi llin Urilf.l (lll'H l.tinrl II
over his head nnd for puro deviltry would
havo pricked Will with it ngaln, but nt thnt
moment tne rcu glow enono out iue sntct
llehtnlng and against It 1 r.;i,v momentarily
something dart, black nnd straight ns nn
arrow. Tho next moment Will's guard
uttered a terrible scream nnd dropping his
nrniB ho pressed his palms to his face, with
shriek niter shriek of pain and terror,
Saul Mark looked back quickly.
"Gag that man!" ho commanded. "Ho
will bring every plrato in tho Islo upon
US:
In a moment Eborra was beside us. He
carried tho lantern. I saw him stoop to
tno man on the ground and turn his head
with hit iron hook. Will nnd I wttc stand
ing quite cloje. Will indeed still chained to
mo Bomier. ily the light of Eborra's lantom
we could sec two tiny puncuircs behind tho
ear whero the great vein of tho neck Is.
"Tho man Is (lend," said Eborra, stand
ing up, I'cr-de-lnnco has stricken him
And so It proved, for whllo flourishing
tno kniro over his head to thrcttcn Will
ho must hnvo touched tho branch on which
mo enako lay.
Then a grent fear fell on nit tim nn,
pany. It began to bo whispered what tho
man was aomg when tho serpent struck
mm.
"Why do YOU POt sine. Khnrrn " T u-hla.
pored to tho half caste, "ho may strike
UK"1H.
-NO. no Said in n lmlli innn m,i,i.
-- .w.ti, tiua la
no living snake, Philip. Fer-de-lanco docs
:oi siriKo at. night. This Is n Jombl that
enters tho body of a snake to strike down
his enemy. Do not !n nfr-ii,i,r,,.
oring great obeah for you now. Tho
jomms aro all about us. Tbey will protect
you!"
And Indeed It Is trim llmf tvr At,i . n
nooui us tno senso of Invlslblo presences.
et tho sensation was no plcasurablo one
lutiiii tin it Rnriiri nnn nimi . .
about to put his hand on your shoulder
it iuu uurK.
'At this moment nni Mn.i, .. . ......
...... .mui-hm Win
to bo chained to another nrmcsl guard. They
-v luu ueuu man loose. (Ho died whllo
wo stood looking, strnngoly contorted and
Of n VlsagO that blackened undo-
" " 1 1. 1 ,1'l jr
"Pnr-nr,H" . ,
lellow Jack, if vmi ln ....... n.,
. j,, lucre
Is not a moment to waste. It will soon bo
Then Eborr.a
lun iiuin.au mo
blacks and Ind an inimn, .....
. muu DUI1B 10
bring their machetes nnd cut a way through
w. iu,iSir, no nimsclf held aloft tho lan
lorn ana directed thm. t
sight, the, red throbbing glow going nnd
vuui.iiB ukb a mrnaco that dies out and Is
continually refreshed. The dense blackness
of the canonv ol leave , .
us. Tho wasto of aanging vcgoublo cordage
ii it r Vs 1 entangle us-llanea and
liaiines liko hucn hrnranr. nr.,1 ,,,- ...
, . , - v.vuico, uinurs
again thin ns trout lines. As tho light of
inm-m iiduiieu ncro?s tbeso other plants
wero Been clinging to them ns the mimiotoo
does to an aonln tre. in th. -i .. .
.... "itumu lit new
Mllns-rosettes of gorgeous bloom, flaring
,m .mo nnu orange even In that
somber light, somo tied liko favors on tho
llancs, others droonl tic 1inrYnnttnll
above llko a spider letting himself down out
ui mu miasi or nm web.
In this place th
- -i " " umuu ueive
Play. Hack nnd e ash nnd rnf th
Greca .fruits, strango and Icnthern apples!
horny .n urns llko nnuknt .i,n i ... '
,...h.i . , "ai macula iiko
wnlklng twigs, vast snide viii, I-
H..i .u .. ...... . . lUB-
", loucueu mo baro skin, hairy
mo "'B ns uenn pods rained
down upon our hnnd. nm ..tm mx.
. . .. Dun tiiuurra
hastened tho work and wo made our way
1 n U". rA , I. ....... ., .... .
.......... ouuito oi ino llgnt.
Wo rose gradually as wo proceeded, pas
ing tho great swamn hv n n ,.,.. .i . ......
that -which wo had formerly crossed from
....uuu ot mo pirato village. A soft
flteamy mist, impregnated with a sulphurous
smell, swelled and billowed about us
Suddenly out of the denso shadows nnd
wreeping vapors of tho high woods wo
emerged upon a wonderful scene. Hofore us
rose a great black hill, in shape most like
., ' iorla """wick sera from tho
shoulder of Moorfoot. but It was not the
..ui.uw lutrw wo naa soen. Tho dense
u. uurgrowm, mo matted carpet of moss and
,i JUIP' th0 1uaklnB hill-all had van
shed There was a hot and deadly taint in
the air which kept us gasping. Our mouths
w2 f.y.a9 th0 (lea,, bonc3 ot th0 dcaort
with the thin sandy grit that showered upon
us and seemed to pervade everything
crunching between our teeth as wo walked.
That which fronted us nnw wns no
cnstellated wall of black basalt. Tho dry
black sand had grown hot under foot nnd
crumbling slopes of loose grny nsh sloped
steeply up to a hill top which snorted and
roared abovo us. Subterraneous rumblings
mado our hearts quiver within, nnd tho
red light wo had seen sprang upward and
nnon sank low. Wo wero now near enough
o aco that this was not Are, but as we say
In Scotland the 'skarrow' or reflection of tho
fiery heart of tho mountain thrown upward
on the great hooded column of smoke,
shaped llko a palm tree or long stalked
mushroom that towerod nbove all into tho
sky.
Tho dawn was now coming fast, and the
column of smoke or steam changed its aspect
every moment, now growing pink like a
roseleaf nnd nnon flashing Into whiteness,
ns, rising out of the sea, tho sun smoto
Its upper part long boforo It reached us
whero wo stood among tho black ami
blasted growths on tho edge of tho forest.
Eborra camo closo to us nn wo stood gaz
Ing upward. It was tho first time I had
over seen him really smllo, for I do not
count tho grimacing of Yellow Jnck. Ho
pointed townrd tho mountain we could seo
breaking through tho Junglo boforo us.
"Harry Morgnn hna como himself for hl
trensure," he said, "and has brought his
maBter along with him! They nro both ery
glad to see master Snul."
And, Indeed, there was something emi
nently devilish In tho smoking, coughlns,
spitting, roaring monster before us. I looked
across to whero Saul Mark stood shading
his eyes with his hands and watching the
rnglng flro mountain where ho hnd expected
tho qulot lako of pitch. It must have been
n torrlblo disappointment to him. Yet of
that he showed nothing.
"Forwnrd!" bo cried, pointing upward to
tho cone of ashes. And first of nil the ex
pedition ho started up tho winding sldo
of tho flory mountain.
"llrlng theso lads nlong!" ho cried to our
guards, thinking of us even In that moment
of disillusionment.
And fo bent double by the bIopo of the
mountain and slipping among the loose
clinkers of tho lava streams, wo mounted as
best wo could after him. Anna camo light
foot with us, often running a little before
and giving us a hand when otUerwiso tho
weight rf our chains would huvo brought in
to a standstill.
It was very near now. The fiery furlia-e
In which Saul Mark designed thnt we should
walk. Hut there was In mv heart nnnn nt
tho contldence of tho three youths In tho i
book of Daniel and that In spito of both
Eborra and Captain Stansfleld, I
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Suddenly, ns wo mounted tho cone, tho
black ashc3 changed to crystals of sulphur
yellow and brown, glistening like tho stones
which como from off tho mountnln called
Cairngorm. Wido black rifts and boles,
their sides feathered In brlghtcat red and
yellow, lod down into tho heart ot tho
mount. Theso continually belched up buru
Ing steam and choking odore. which blow-
in our faces llko tho breath of demons. If
this wns Obeah, ns Eborra said. I wished
that Obeah had been Bomowhat sweeter of
throat, for the hot reek blasting In my faco
turned me sick and faint and I awayed upon
Will an I stood.
At Inst wo camo out upon tho unstable
summit. It hnd a lip narrow, crumbling
nnd dangerous. Thero was. howovor. a
wind thero which blow most of tho smoko
away from us, so that tho placo was moro
tolerable than upon tho breathless slopce be
neath. I looked over into the crater, sotting my
brcnt to tho edgo and holding Anna's hnnd
oh I did so. My guard would on no nccount
approach cloeer, sinking hl3 halbcrt deep
in tho ash for a holding post, nnd Indeod I
do not blamo him, for the eights and sounds
woro heart-shaking enough,
Thla Is what I eaw.
Immediately beneath mo and bo abrupt
that ono could toss a atone to tho bot
tom, waa n lake (n.n It seemed), no lontror
of pitch sluggishly turning over In Its eloep,
but ot flro bubbling merrily, llko a great
broth pot. From this Jets of atenm hissed
furloufily upward. Hlocka of glowing rock
epat out viciously, and when n looso atono
or boulder fell from tho precipices above
Into tho cauldron it was Instantly dlapcraed,
often exploding with a loud report llko a
bombshell nnd casting tho fragments high
over our heada as we lay and watched.
I havo listened to pleasanter music than the
found of theso black Jags of rock as they
snored pant us, booming upwnrd llko drone
beetles In the summer gloaming.
Saul Mark st od near us. I could seo him
biting his Hp and clenching his linn da as ho
looked down. Hut oven then nnd In this
placo ho seemed to know no fear. Hon
Nicholas and ono or two of tho boldor spirits
among tho Spanlarda had mounted after us,
and wo stood all closo together on the high
est part of tho crater lip. In every other
direction the deadly vapors prevented closer
accoss, nnd though tho stones fell about us
llko mimmer rain, they wcro mostly amnll
and did m no groat hurt.
"What of (Morgan's treasuro now?" snld
my father, looking at Saul Mark with a
kind of grim pleasure on his dark faco In
a lull of thu noise.
Tho man'a features were Instantly con
torted with an access of dovlllsh fury.
"Morgan (i treasure is gone," ho cried,
but I tell you there la another over yondor
(ho pointed to tho direction of tho plrato
vlllngo) a greater doubtless than Mor
gan's." "Wo might have gone thither nt onco,
hen." answered Captain Stnnsfleld, "It wns
a waste of tlmo to bring us hero with so
great ceremony, all to seo this devil's cauld
ron boll."
I could plainly discern that for somo rea
son of his own my father was trying to Irri
tate Saul Mark. And If such wero his In-
tent it la certain that ho succeeded. Saul j
turned upon him with a fierce action of tho j
hand.
I will show you, l'hlllp Stanfiflold, I
whether I havo brought you hero only to seo ;
a pot boll. Cast off these chains!" ho cried
o tho soldlcm. "Now couplo the lads to- I
gether. They nro traitors nnd villains. Their j
black slavo bind also with them. Ho hsn
eco!vcd us. lilng them all thrco Into tho
fire!"
Tho soldiers, oboylng a lgn from tho com- I
mandante, -who stood lowering darkly bohlnd
Saul, began to do na they woro bidden. And ,
thon In splto of comfnrtlngs and promlnes I
thought that our hour was truly come. Anna j
prang towards her father, running so earn- ,
Icraly along the perilous edge and among
tho rotten 6Ulphur crusts until my very bow- 1
la wero turned to w;'rr to look at her. Sho !
caught Saul Mark by tho hnnd and bewtight
him to sparo us. Ho threw tho girl off with
such violence that sho had almost fallen and
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they are well they do
this when they aro
sick they can't do it,
and it is then that
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back comes.
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would, I think, havo done so If th com
mnndnnto had not reached out a hnnd and
caught her by tho frlngea of her hunting
dress.
"Lot alone," ho cried to Saul, "you take
too much upon you! Do ns you will -with
tho young herctlce, but do not touch tb
maid."
Saul moved hla hand with a commanding
gesture, without answering thn command-
ante. Tho soldiers sot us th rnn nloMn In.
giither, coupled at waist nnd -wrist, on n
ledge overlooking tho florv fu
Thero waa a, moment's pauao aa they brought
iuorra irom tioiow.
"Now," cried Saul, na with a Icor of tri
umph bo turno1 to Captain Stansfleld, "I
havo kept my word. Mv wnrV in n.,i.
completed. On tho day you wronged Saul
Mark ho promised that lis would iirair nn
down to tho pit nnd blot out your namo
nnu ocd from tho earth. Hohold tho flra
heated soven times for Vflllr flrot. Itvrnt Rr.
how It leaps up. It Is n quick nnd easy
death. Hold Imck the irlrl ihnre! Mnl
ready. Fling them In!"
I could feel tho Boldlera nt my nrras nnd
bnck breathing deeply nnd retracting their
muscles n llttlo as men do who aro about
to mnko amlcbtv effort. I (nn flrmml ,nlnn
thnt I might not cry out with sheer terror!
i saw win uowman Homing 'back with his
feet BtlfTcncd against the blnek cauldron lip.
Suddenly I'hllln Htnnsflnld. wlm tv.,
standing quietly a llttlo boyond Saul Mnrk,
sprang at him and taught his enemy In
ins arms.
Thn man with tho carrlnes strmrolmi
fiercely, but tho grasp wus too strong,
('antain Stansfleld nushnil him Rinn,niv re
ward till they stood among tho laBt crum
pling emiiers uini sun away from them Into
the burning pit.
Tell Mary that It Is for her nW ,.ri,i
my father, nnd leapod out Into the abyss,
carrying Saul Mark with him. A gust of
fiery heat shot Howard. A ini r.t ,.
. " . w, i-ttm,
bluo vapor shut them from sight ore they
reached the bottom. Its poisonous funics
struck us full In the fnco and sont us reel
ing, as If stricken by n mighty Invlslblo
hand. Flro seemed to rlso out of tho
crater, nut of every rift and crevleo and
blowhole. The mountain heaved. At this
tho soldiers turned anil fled, leaving the
threo of us on the crest. Anun eamo7to us
bareheaded nnd pnlo of fare, nvnn In ll.o.
furnace glare. Then wo stood a momont
with clasped hands nnd gazod nftor Urn
two men whoso dceda had changed ami
marrod so ninny lives. Hut wo saw them
no moro. Only thu flames leaped up ami
danrod merrily beneath In tho pit of boll.
Silently wo turned awny and went down
again with no gladness In our hearts For
wo know not yet what should tofnll us.
At the foot Eborra spoke for tho first tlmo.
"Heboid." he suld, "thoy will be much '
nfrald. I tol l the black men thnt a Judg
ment would trial', nnd that nil should so
perish who dared to threaten a hair of
your heads! It bus como to pass!''
(To Ho Cotitlnued.)