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—•" here,' IS thia Pet* of veer •t ute'ryorir"°: ,' ''b•What the [Io ye think I'd sit rthle,; How'can 1. hear therm and he renehed the 1'riory,
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CHAPTER IX, lettit>t 'thee el legs •salon ;41,at `didn't, again, Not Me 'nay lad, Michie Myles vitt .terror t` pai;, but It sficd,to „utitin b
,ien't the chap to stop . inside whoa y g byr the secret passage GQ his ewe (sham.
�>k HiiT 0$T TE$. oLt$F. cot -seem ye,' '
I$ gas a long while before Ernest But -the lady,fallig ow dice peeks there, ill trouble e0 be octet. I'm 'Thera the leather ot Florence tiny
.could restore the senses of his un. sobbed, ecce -Bridget', srfsy'dnxlirtg;--- ready,'' stretched on the rug in a death -like:
niv Floroaa�r---elle is lost I' Shouldering a short plant*, witltotik l p � �
t '�wa,s dreadful! aping to he
thus jilted, and Fattest felt as if he
could Ito lunger hear. it.
'Richie ' •ha said to his companion,
we are doing 'mo good by staying' here
bandying words with this vagabond..
Let as go and cry other and better
measures.'
•'t.wun'tstir until I know whether
Miss Florenve is here or beair't, ins
wered the fisherman, doggedly.
• '2slia ; is rt arty use trying to per-
suade this rnockiug demonto. be
reasonable ?'
`Noa, it beanq ; but I mean to dtko
auother, way o' getting at it. An'
here gods: l'
Raising his powerful voice he ut-
tered aloud ''Hilloa t' twice,
Gaspard hissed the word 'Bete r
between his teeth, 'My gaud Richie,
your musique is not sweet, and It may
rouse your master, so excellent, from
his slumber. Take care,, monsieur ;.
his presence here might injure those
you profess to serve. The demoiselle
isnot vid me. For your satisfaction
I tell you no, ti0, she"ie not here.'
But even as he waste' speaking, it
fein•itlo'voice—the voice of the ,Elise -
'tug girl—rose high and clear on the
air.
'Richie, save mo 1 save me !'
9iappy visitor.. Sometimes he thought
of going ix search of Bridget, and
begging nee assistance; but a fear of
arousing General Darrel, and (laving
to parry his questions, Made hila
hesitate to do this. '•
At last ;she opened her eyes, and
murmuring the name of Florence, be,
gan to gaze Wildly around, •
Soothed .by his attentions, she soon
became stfflciently -ioirrpostid to speak
:coherently, ' and'explaln • the `reason of
her alum.
It appeared that her duu later,—
unwilling to take her usual rambles in
the ruins, lest she- should encounter
.l+anest, yet pining in the solitude tilt!
seclusion of thein' dreary 'lliding•place miles of here he'd dare show his face
--had proposed to stroll as far as the :a ihnd
fisherman's cottage, and .isle him to ue 6Ernest drew her to one side.:tie
her guard while slie walked awhile ori that you are mistaken. Gaspard was
the smooth, hard sands beneath the on this island a few hours emotes, 1
cliff. saw hire myself at the summit of the
As the moon was shining brightly, full cliff beyond the fisherman's
her rooter m,tdt, no objection ; and cottage
as soon as the xinging of the dinner. }Bridget stuffed her apron into her
bell relieved Florence of any fair of nroutli to 1 p haat- a or 'Then
meeting the General, she had started alis gvrn him from the still sobbing
on her e e edition. ■
lady. she 'aid in an emphatic whisper. we could reacts.. the hut'' Ernest
No uneasiness was felt on her for, 'If yhave a heart widilt ye,go and
inquired.
wenn until the hour brew late for, ye 'Ay if we weld fly or handl' on with
with the faithful Ritchie, the fond save her front that villain. 'Go to
mother behoved her child to be safe, 'Rielrie, and take him wid ye, and our eyelids,, nut without,'• answered
hielne, stamping about in a fury.
But when time sped on, and Florence
did not appear, site grew uneasy, and
ventured out in pursuit of she truant.
Arrived at Ritchie's cottage, she
found the door fast, and the heavy
young sisters, save itis poor darlingdarlingbr •athing within, proelahned that they �+'r
fisherman slope. After two or three • that has neither father or brother to
ineffectual attempts to arouse lam,
she hurried back to the Prioryto com-
municate her terror to Bridget.
Bridget's rudely flies pa1ed..and. her which he said it Would be impossible
anger gave place to alarm, to cross a ehaste that intersected the
Lost, is it •, •Sure, tis joking • me aleft, of ,which he had spoken,
ve are. How could she be lost and There he dashed clown the plank,
no where to loose her, Tis hidiigg and thuudered out an expletive..
she is,just to take a rise out of 'us..' • 'Ding him for an artful - raslcill, If
The weeping mother • repeated the ever- '1 get a tight bold o' his ugly
slory she bad told l:trnrset,, aud.loeked, wised agein, thine Miss .Florence nor
Comforted when 13ridget. still ridioul- anyone else th.tt'li coax me to let e.o.
ad her fears.,Wheel •have thought 1-ie'd been so
•Tis safe enough she is, and will 'i'e ruining. .Muster Ssanllape,- he .has
laughing et us for our quare fancies. dished us.'
Isu,t those pliuty of odd .corners .iii' -At ,lirst .Driest, not aoquainteds.
the Arris• that elle loves . tq visit— with tbe.loeality, eouid scarcely coin •
places that no one ltnews but, her prebend• his: ,ineaning, bet with a
own swate self and me. Pierre little discomfited Richie, he was able
Gaspard, indeed. risn't 'witliu` five to uuderstaud the state of affairs.
The opposite sido of the .chaste was
by pati re.slightly higher than. where.
they storm, wlifeilr . etude it, rather
awkward, if not absolutely dangerous..
Pierre Gaspard, had els;ver•1y erected ]t
aramp,trt of stoues on the Stuillnit of
'this, rise, and their smooth • surface
efieetfully proven.ted, the fixing ot the
plank. by. which, they had proposed
crossing. ° •
• 're there no other spot fret) Nellie])
dont spare yerselves; for Gaspard said
words in my hearing that made my
blood run eeld with horror; and he'll
not stop at anytb•i -'g to'get his' re -
yellow, For the love of your own
fight for her.'
Ernest nodded. You need tot fear
but 1' will clo my best. But tuts
But Florence had put the key of uabappy lady„ what is to be clone with
the door in the corridor in the pocket her.
of her dress, and she coutcl not euter I'll keep her till ye come back.
•the inhai ited part of the dwelling„ Go this way a.id thure will be less
save by the secret passage into the fear of waking the master.'
room where Ernest slept. Putting a lamp into his hand, she
As the thought of the young man's pointed to a panel beside the chiffonier,
evident aclmiratto:i of her daughter awl Ernest. eager in his search fur
crossed her half distracted Braili, the niissiiig girl, hurried away
a hope was engendered that he had
With lfnl:'little difficulty He found
met with Florence,, and prevailed e. door leading into the ruined chapel,
upon her to linger with him in borne where he lint his light in a sheltered
part of the ruins, which in her haste oar"+ r, and tush tank itis way chtuck ly
• and uncertainty, the mother had to Rie,hie's cottage,
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overlooked. hi the midst of his great anxiety
This hope dissipated by his assui for the recovery. of Florence,. he could
ante, she was in despair; ani her
weeping was so violent, that Ernest
knew not what to do.
She- was accustomed to rely on the
braver spirit of her daughter, and
looked helple-ely at hien- for the ad-
vise and e.ssistance he felt ni'tnself
wholly unable to afford.
'You spoke o1 Pierre Gaspard ; I
thought that ha was your friend.
Have you reason to tear that he weeks
insult or molest your daughter 1'
'Alas 1 yes. He forced himself into.
our secrets, awl tried to w. est thin
to his own Ilse ; and When my poop
Florence boldly refused his proffered
services, after his attack upon you.
be mtnttered vengeance as lie )quitted
us. But we hoped his dread of
Rielite would keep him away front
sue neighborhood,'
'Do you know that he has rammed
here ?' asked Ernest, his fears taking
a graver turn as. he spoke,
Stie shu;ide:ed, 'I do not positively
thew, but 1 fear it is so. Yesterday
at} we sat in the twilight convereiUg,
I saw a face peeeiu rtt us,.and felt
that it was his, Florence was incest
ylulous, aid decle,red if it was any uhe
it was you, but my spirits has never
recovered from the shock of that sight.
1 thuught than that it was, he, but
now 1 am certainn Merciful heaven,
Mr, Stranhope, what will 1 dol'
'Cahn yourself,' said Ernest kindly.
'If your conjecture is 'indeed .ve 1
founded, and Pieria Gaspard lute
dared to prevent the youaug lady's
tleturn, he shall be punished fele Ids
audacity I will go raid rouse Richie
directly.'
't roust go with you, I carnet stay
here,' an 1 wee trembling' hands ribs
liroeeeled to muffle herself in bet
shawl,
But to th's proceeding Ernes
strongly objected. if it bee rme
necessary to seek Pierre Get -pard 01,
the tmrntnit of the eiitfi, how cou1J he
4 > this, ehctttrl'uered with ., feeble and
he+lp'e3s woinau• •
Sirs yielded to his reasouines end
Permitted hitn to go in. seurelt of
Brid,Jot, whom, by the t+tc1 s dh'ec-
tious, he quickly succeeded in find.
%risir. toma,lr, mrlltde hill; tippet r;.,
reet ,loon scamp, a toad that he is.
Couldn't he do me no way but with
my own 'vices, 1 won't , forget him
for this. I mast ha been a born fool
when I said afore hire that a ,,body
might do this if he had to run from
tee police or gingers.'
'Ha, ha i' cried a inoeki- g vnice—
and tie head of Pierre Gaspard. apt
'peered above the rampart.
'Milne ver coot frient Richert, 'est
ce tot. °oiliest thou to behold how
ele.rarely I have avail myself of your
Ietei suggestions.'
Riehia's lolly reply was a low
growl, whioh made Are Frenchman
grin more exultingly than before.
'Apparenu tat you are vat you call
out of sorts You are not feel yell
my goot £Tient. Heists! my. pour
Richert, ?w ant desolated that you
slisuld suflhn•
Richie incensed at c113 Frenchman's
ra.11ery, took hold of his stubby
whiskers on both sides and gavo thele
not hal l ? a feeling of sou vise at the a tremendous pull.. This seemed re
p give Intro ease, and taking out his
strange inae.ner in which he seemed short blackened pipe and proceeded
fated to be utixed up with the concerns to light it, saying to Ernest,, ".t'ain't
of these mysterious ladies, Fru"' Ito nianiicr of use in rue talking, I
their first electing in London -anti I,aint the gift u' the gab like you'
now he had scarce y been master of sealnp, soI'I1Jieacl• my 'tongue. Lest.
his won actions, and as he looked try your hand, mister. 1.'ii ha' tiny
back and saw the light shining i.. the reckoning wi' haul again when 1 esti
apartment he had quitted, a" get into closer quarters.
thought of the bereaved mother who Ernest therefore accosted the
waited there the results of his exer Freneliman. 'Pierre Gaspard we
tions, he felt that the. mystery new have reason to believe teat you have
invulyeclhitn in its meshes; and from inveigled a young lady up :here. Do
henceforth lie must be the on:tnipioh oi, you deny this. e
flee widow and her fatherless chitin.. 'Ab, all, behold another of my ver'
let is affect him with the Genet al as goot frients' ' Monsieur Stanhope.
it might. how kind how generous to visitsrue
His quick strides scan broutihthuil herinititee. And -Richie is about to
to the fisherman's cottage. I+lndiil;t share vitt inc in nay amusements, my
that Ricbie:'s slumbers were not recreation favourite. Amiable man
disturbed by his laud calls, he prt his, that he is. 1 light my own cigar
foot against the door and crtove ,t in. vid pinrsie•. Mo sieur Stanhope does
This brought- the sleeper upright in he juin us also.
his hammock, where lie sat staring at •Praylt.eea;e this ridiuulons chatter,
his visitor by the light of the moon. cried Erneststernly, 'and an W.
'I'at danged if this ain't a civil w t,,y icy question, is the ycung lady from
of giving a fellow a call. What do the }'PYlai'y here.'
the.) call theeself when thee'rt' to ' (la+spard uttered a shrill scream,
hoine,,eli 1' 'Cruel and se; tcli.lishujg one Would
'Riehl-, said Ernest advancing, 'it you think the deutuise1e would leave
is I. Dr, ss yourself. quicitly, the hoe duties for slush iisl.'
young lady 1 only knew lay the name 'You know very well of whom I
of Floreure, bas dis.tppeur'ed, and speak—tlte yotz,n}t lady Florence: I
there is reason to believe that she is ask you is she here, and nisist upon
tin the power of Pierre Gaspard.' ' all iauswer.
'Nellie was on his feet in he in. j With an eery prating preteece: of
staut Ntiv there, thee most ha' got shocked, Gesnard exelauuedi.
the. wrong )rid o' the tale, mon. 11 itr l'•b'f,—fi nonce etrtletnare; Why -salll
coal it be, si iss Florence medd'ee '.Yon seek to p:erce the veil of ray do. -
err" by the !rrncli,linnWhere trlestiglic arrangements.'
my Bouypart toastii1 Irak 1' Do yo '"Sou are n cowardly ',Olken,' cried
lc
ok for it in the coritcr,,while I get Wriest loosing his temper, but you
my boots. 1'1I Meddle un'he raslcill need not think to, escape the puatii-h
But are yn poking fun as me, M istei newt yet so richly merit. [f you do
: tanhopo ?' not immediately restore the young
A few Words convincei him that no lady' to Iter frir'nds T shall
jest was iiitcmded, hist he was iiicliiw gire infer/nation to the police of this
o se rut the, idem, of Florence being
t waver of Pierre Gaspard, eves•
after he heard that the man writ
undoubtedly iii hiding near try,
'Gosh, s'1e is sic 1 a pretty sensilrtd
lase, that old Peter's no eh'ttwe witl
hr r. D , you drink she would let Mini
tithe her up that high bill, Teint in
rower, And he daunt bo r- u;h w d
1•eii` di eerie the • lapse, ,ntobut he'd
bad enow, for any:tbirrg;'
•
sloop or stupor. and Bridgetsat hesidrv•
her rocking Herself to and fro.
The latter started to Her feet as
soon as the youug roan Appeared.;
`Thauli heaven, we thought •you'd,
never comp 1 O, , but the hoiu,s.lirtvrai
beau long 1 Havo ye brought 119awa,
of ,,in,•dortr young nlisthress '.
worstot rieivs : Sire i?8:.ia Awn
pard's bands, and he defies us Risible,
is watching him while I conte and con-
sult with you as to the course we rme
tope, 5110,
Bridget ho
'd up her hands with a
stifled well, 'Jit Gaspard': - power 1
What ..ball we do i'
•Do 1' Ernest retorted. 'What
should we clo but compel hip to re-
lease liar ? -I propose to fetch pollen.
from the town. If 1 rouse'. General
Darrel and tell him the young lady's,,
position, Ire will lend- me is horse and
eyery assistance, lam sure.'
Bridget caught his arm, 'We'll not
do .his, if it can be coirthrived with-
out.
'Nonsense women 1' said E.nest,,
sternly. • 'Are, aib; theso ridiculoup.
mysteries to bei pitted ng,tinst the-
• The Frenchman threw oft the mask young lady's safety and honor ? Do
it no longer availed hunt to wear. 1 you know that the scoundrel threatens;
'You bear that --you have abused too, to eceerol her to marry him ; and that
threatened me, driven me from your Richie believes lie Has , couadjuttors„
presence 1 Yuu..lteau• ? Florence is in telco will help hien to convey her toe
my,hands, and yon cannot take her !France !
from Me.He+ace1 I have terms to, Bridget wrung her hands.,'.;'lis
make, but they shall be niade.vid her i well-nigh destructed I ai, an' ,n
—vid the jo:le demoiselle that 1 pro- lleadito good tome et all 1 J3ut I'll
pose to make Madame Gaspard. Ah,. not be breaking,ltl.e omni oven naw, for
ah I you'stninp your foot—you revlie fear I'd•be bring heaven's car se upon
ma—but you cannot reach +ne 1 she es me.. Wait, Mr. Stanhope dear; till I
trifler and I exult, I trruinph over you rosse the poor lady, and letiru her
1 1' • will in the matther. '
Richie flung his pipe away .n a rage 'Is sire sleeping of iusensiblc 1' ask -
too great for utterance, But Ernest ecl Ernest, as he beet over her corn -
addressed the man as temperately as passionattly.
lie could. 'A bit o' both; for it made Me heart,
'Pierre Gaspard; this is folly and;, sore to hear the sobs of her ; and I
can only end in your own discom6e persuaded into clrinkutg a cup of tay.
tune. Release the young lady and An sure it was t.o Harm to put soe-
your conduct stall be forgiven thing in it to f,- tcthe Jeep to her ayesm,
'Good little rnonsiet'r,' tail Gas• was it.
pard, with a sneering laugh, 'you Ernest uttered an impatient ex -
make pledges you caneut keep. My el: mutation, ° for Inc thoughts and
:air captive and I iltall arrange that sympathies were with the help', ss
better than you can.' Flsreuce, pent up in the hut on the
'If money will prevail with you.-' 'cliff, and with no one to defend her
Et -nest began, but Pierre intrupted a trout the coarse insults of the French-
him.
rench•him. Wean,
'Bari•1 you cannot offer as touch as• But as Bridget positively forbade
the Demoisell's hand shalt give inc. him to act without the sanction of the.
I much fear you will sutler from the lady. he was obliged to wait until the
air of the night, my ver dear friends efforts ()flies attendente to arouse her;
Ibeg you stay no longer I ani sin- were successful. '
patie.,t to solace my• uhere Florence, 'Is it still night,,. an - is my Moe.
Adieu, adieu 1' once still absent 1t she' pathetically
Noa, Monsieur, doan't 'e go wi'out
a leetle token of -my regard 1' cried
Bich e, flinging a good. sized pebble
at the head visible' !thieve the ratii-
part.
It was aimed so truly end, forcibly,
flint a yell ot, pain from Gaspard sates -
fled its unpleasant consequenees,
The fisherr an' chuclated.'Mebbe
that'll' give hire s�+mniut to keep
eep him
civil till we ha got at Trim. An' now,
Incas ter, doan't 'es stay, lingering herr,
but get thee back to the house; and
-ask. the women what's best to be d
It's i' my mind that Frennh Peter's
bin niakin signals to a •queer craft—
a Brrittany lt,gger that's .commanded
by- an Wd pal o' his, • There's a •bit
path down the cliff t'other:side that'1
take hint to the shore easy,' wltiilb we
this side, Imowe'd nought abut it.
Oared he gets Miss Florence aboard
that Bent, we ntought whistle for her
tall we- saw fit to bring her back ' .
'The path trust li°' watched and his
fllghtprevented, 'cried ]i r•trest, eager..
y
•Ay, but,' how, mor.—how 1 We
can't coot oursens in bits. can us ?
But I'll tell 't,e what I'll do. I'll he
exclaimed, its her eyes:fell upon. Ern -
nest. 'Oh, tell tree what tidings 'you
brine 1'
He. repeated- what he had told
Bridget, and urged her to corisetit to
itis revealing all that occurred to
General Darrel 'He is a strong and
pesstouute men. I know,' Wriest ad„
tied, 'and greacely irritated against
you, but he is aw emu of ,sterling
worth. Beneath kis rugged demean-
our he Irides a kind and• generous
hent, He will not resist a. mother's
appeal for the rescue of bell• dauehten
Come with me • tai him st once, and
take my ord for it we will enlist him
on our side, With hie: aid and in.
liuetice I shat. not despair of restoring
your l+lotence to your :awns in at few
hours --perhaps 80011 'r.' •
But the lady locking her white,
trembling hands despluringiy shook
her lend. 'I cannot, 7 dare not. If
you knew the dread 1 have felt for
years --tile anguish I have suffered
through his obstinacy, yott would trot
wonder that I have not the peerage•
to approneh
Florence—du you leave her to
her fate,' Ernest reproachfully de -
off to t' beach an knock up a mate o' minded,
mine ; an' if t' lugger comes to anchor 'TO b continued)
he thinks her 'col. we'll fight it
out wi' 'em till 'ee bring ns help.'
'1 will go with you,' said the young. Only one dollar in advance asked)
mallN
'.oe,yen wun't. Ye mun go away i Try it.
fir Tiro i'#urs up to Jan. 1st, 1886,
tot' house, as• 1 tell'ee an ax what we
be to de. 1'f ay he t' wr malt tapes can All ur need of a nobby spring Stun
.tun over le villain better tier we , s i
'
Iwo mun'I ma';e no nob() at +cot t inn, mid leave their order at the Anchor.
. tsheirl, 1 , t ' +
ghs to select from,' tied a fit.
rEatcellent young ma'- low kind, - t' r, Meltrut their leave. I Houses, A large stock of latest shadeshi every one.
land
hes[
hew view us ure thy premises,' '1 would rather go direo ly to tha rruar:tnt«eo
town, and state~ the ease to the propel
'May r beseech Monsieur8tanhope
to leave me the addresses of then
friends of the young hilly that he
names'
'13y heaven, fellow, you shall sufrer
for Ellis insolence 1' said :Ernest. 'If
It htive to quit this spot *Mont her
Iteeek it, will be tto, return witlet feroe
nntlior,ties,' Ern, st vehemently rn
plied. tlriless indeed, the General is
Ito he consulted.
'Nesh lion; ye mutt do thatwi'ou
the lady hriele 'eo. Go now, will t,e ?
Thee tnusn't taste tiro, 111 give
Miss.rloi'eneo anotbes haler nfpxy I
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