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Maud Percy's
Secret •
Author of '
"The 47041 ,k
Wer4ling" I
"The Unseen
Bridegroom,"
4`.A. Terrible
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and eutered, at last, upon the forest
road. Nava* nothing else to de,
Pet began ruminating.
X i
'If that ain't what 1 call mean !
she indignantly muttered; "sending ,
me off like an Arab, without any-
thing to eat. The hateful, stingy
old thing ! I like that soft, green, '
good-natured Orlando, but- I can't
bear her. 4h -h -h 1 softy, Starlight,
my boy ! there's niggers in these
woods, you know, Who wouldn't
mind chewing you and me right
up.t• •
Even while she spoke, a hand
grasped her bridle -rein, and a deela
stern voice cried:
'gawp I"
At the same moment, there came a
vivid flash of lightning, and pet be-
held, for a second, the face of a no-
gi.° black as a demon. The nota in-
stant all was deepest darkness again.
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CHAPTER XIX.
THE draNzps 1114WES-RECOAD
along beside hi si afflicted Whew*
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.... . ,
concluded Pet. • down and open the door." It's my opinion Beelzebub or I said the doctor, as he proceeded to
off. and I came right straight here," "Hope noti* can't tell just yet,"
"We ow, Lucy -Pet Lawless. Conte ,,
"Hoorah ;for little Berabsholl i
little debbil here,
'Golly 1 'What on yeth brings ant, trital rip up Ray's coat -sleeve, and remove
The wound was in the shollider I.
ward, and catching ret'S hand', gave . hour Ob. de night?" muttered Lucy,
roared the admiral, as he spreng for,. this onsarcumcised some other of
bad a, hand in tithr IIthrough,'flllv
,,
lianty, with another suppressed howl 1 the saturated eciat.
Of grief. "The way •of it, you see, and the doctor, with Very little dil-
a o, equeeze that neatly crushed the • as she popped her black head in
and proceeded to admin. -
uncle Marry, wee this : Pet would diculty, extracted the bullet, dressed
little digits. "You ought to have
go to Dismal Hollow- this morning. , the wound,
been a boy, Firefly! BY Saint (Thisto. • again, and shut down the window. .
in spite of all we would say or do. 1 Ister restoratives. Then seeing Pet's
ober (jobinibusl you are a. female A moment aftet and the door o•as
opened by Lucy, and Pet adulated. .,
eyes Molting at him eo beseechingly,
We told her there were savage ne. white, terrified face, and with black
hero, Pet I*'
"Well, bet it isn't nice to kill a.' Lucy held a lamp in her hand, which groes in the woods who wonld send
good-naturedly under
displayed her M her robe de nuit,
ain't dead," said Pet, uneasily.
man, or even a, nigger, t I hope he I
grace.
and showing more. blacleankles than her to kingdom. come as la.st as they I he chucked her
would loek at her: but it WAS only I the chin, end sale:
Served him right if he is 1 ,,i„ i "Now then 1 re Ray M bed ?" quence, -to talk to her. Go she '
a heaving away of breath itnd • elo., I "Don't be "druid, little blackbird i
en dead people yet. All you have
"Never yhu mind the monkey I . Master Bay's as good as half-arcloz-
hive he's gone to 'IlavY'15 2,00‘erA' ! But Lucy, who evected this noc-
, 1,, ""*. abruptly dentantled Petronillp..
joke get to do is, to nurse him earefully
would, and go she did. Well, I per -
ler a couple of weeks, and you'll see
where he'll get a warmer welcome. turtle' visit was to .anneunce some suaded Ray to play a practical
m alive and kicking as briskly as
.1V1iYhe would have killed you, Pet."
4 I on her, by blaciceuing our faces and
one was dearl, or dytin%, • on hearing , waylaying her ou her -road home, to 111
Id th U it I don't
"Then my horse started, and ran "Whole der ?"
eee where would be the good ot kill-
/ expect he wou ; o g is inCecorous quos to , set clown she was as coma evets_by. the end iisfit,hat time."
out here, I want to know? cried her liunn i Silence, and. look d n- sco whether or riot
Pet, testily. "Look at three niggere Pet thoughtfully hurnane. "I say, "
ing a little thing like me," eald d ti .„
Lt. Zeu and incugne, . e see.
iconsented, and we stopped her here: mg a long, deep ageous as she pretended to be. Ray Oa* I'm g ful:weastahid: lard, d.drriattpv.-
ping lato a chair she eovere
guPing its if I had two hea.cls on ine, undo ra Imo to go and see it hois Ray
you hear me?!and by George, before we knew what 4 her
Lay in bed ?" repeated our impatient
Mee with her hands.
with that old candle -stick aver your Nimrod in a higher key. we were a,bout she tired at Ray, and
The doctor now v
and then took his
Here, go along with you I Be off arm if E let you go a step ? Does
deed"
-- _-,-_, - Ifler, i say 'Jack Robinson.'' Ray fell like a, tl
t e came, and whispered: .
and yon. standing, staring at me,
head, that's got no candle M. It. ",And may I be ewinig to the yard- 1 -• s . • I then dashed off before you ooUld „ _ ga, e a few diree-
"Miss Pet La.wslita; sawl L
e a w. rat followed him to
le:r teTirleitidei
with you I" the girl want to get killed again ?" ' drawing bersnlr uP s Y' ana• stone, and I, with a yell like an Tn- .„. e.•
Man war -whoop, rushed up to ilim,
"Doctor will ou ust s a d ft
And Again Pet, flourished her whip sold the • admiral, puffing up and i ghettingi her costume was more g
li eta
:nd on around Imre. till the. lad in
among them, in a way that had the poise.
down the room lite stranded por- :( ao 0 g° ° , ,p -o
, t a. '!v u may tink di
; and raised him ma pact asked lilin if
there get; settsvoYrthy ja a tit? n . I7li .
effect of sPeedlly sending them flying
to the lcitchen regions, while she killed," said Pet, crossly. "I'm not
"No; the girl doesn't want to get
• yer. le mighty fine, to come at d
dead hours ol) .de night. to, aX if he was - killed. lie said 'no,' but
that he •thought he was pretty bad-
asatayndautyhtehindgealutabgaletst, itaild don't you
g i
gave her passive uncle a push thatyoung inars'r in bed, b.ut a s soul:- ly wouuded in. the ehoubler; And I
sent him into the parlor h•oin which going. to be killed so- easily, thank ilu . I wouldn't . do ef I is brew . could :heel ,A.b.alsy cioaut,oulacli 111Z elsvvoilt.nh_ ‘ zhthednotitte.ndliu .00.neing het .coull
he had Juet emerged. You u s.eeins o me yo g
I 13 t it t ti mi ht Bress my soul I' I'a' Idlers tooken
aaa
man, e
blood. If I had been a grown-up
be of no use In the cettage, mount -
the door With a bang, 'fiung•her whip •a d 1 t th ith ' 1 1
n e em come w me; ant care not to' he cotch in such wices; ,
but young et .
ladie now -a -days, as
, at Pet; just then, would hove been a
Ringbene, and Oended his way; . fols
This done, l'et followed him, •shut mount two or three of the servants, •
ed, with runny groans and grunts,
across .the Mean, tind dropped, with will call for Ray Gei•maine; and we'll have no 'spect for themselves, can t
inyself with wishing I ha.c1 hold of
c ti b t I n't I te ted
au ort;- ii es was , con n
lewed by his" ti - I h
tree va °roue catch-,
a long, deep breath of relief and ses .a.II go together to the woods, . and, be spected-"n
n th WI
curity, into an orni chair, ' ' maybe, catch those runaway gaggers "Why, _you hateful old thing I" ex -
1 tit s u 1
her for al.out, five minutes -that Lads , ort, to o 03 ,...3 a 1.
"Panty, go home, said Pet; "we
The ladmixtil sank into. another. that aro frightening the lives out of claimed loet, angrily. "I'd like to
all 1 A little later, •Ilay went
don't want you. You can telt papa,
still holdipg the candlestick ' in hia poop_ leg I shot 'one of 'exit I know; know what business yew have leettir-
fa'nted as dead an a. mackerel; and
there we were, left like. the .two '
hand, and- never removing his ' eyes is -
and we can track ira by
h' `h• to ot ing me ? Vices, :indeed 1 I • declare 1
from her face. Thus they. sa,t, for ng There's a reward offered. too,
some minutes,. she gazing on -the for whoever takes them up; 'and who
floor, he gazing in a helpless hewn- knows but I may get it?"
derment on her; and while they are "Set•fire to -the reward 1 That's a
Miss Petronilla Lawless was an ex- thus engaged,. we- svill take the liber- ood notion, though, about going
Y ty of glancing round the parlor of 5n .. earth • Of them when they're
courageous, and an exceedingly self- the White Squall. - • • sivounsded, Pet. . Oh, you're a jeWel,
ceedingly precocious, an exceedingly
possessed young lady, as our readers Like the sitting room of Xis. s 'rife-. Flibbertigibbet, and no mistake
are aware, yet now her brave heart cilia Toosypogs, there was at:"plenti- artimt it- 1 Theraought te be a song
for one moment seemed to die within ful scarcity" of the ornameotal, and ' de about ou. - I'll go, too; and
her, and a terrified shriek arose and unlike hers, ta great no Ytigte to lose,: Pipe - 'all
the danger, might have made an old- preponderance ot .,Ialuittenrg's
Fbirefly while 3. go 'and look
was barely suppressed on her lips. the useless. The floor was covered by — s' - I, . -
The hour. the scene, the darkness, i a thick, dark Corm* the windows oNnav why
for. mv oots. •
were shaded by blue -paper blinds; . . •
couldn't. he say 'call .
er and stronger person quail, Alone the walls. Were as white as the larg- • •
the servunts, as wefl as pe a
1 'Pi ' • • 11 •
in the woods where no scream for est possible amount of .whitewash '-ids'? a , ts
'Melt ht n't a sensible
help could be heard, with the glooni ; could -make them; and adorned . by Bound at 'et," 'said Pet, as she arose
of Hades all around, save when the ; pencil draughts of ships, brigs, e • • ' ' 'd i
to obey. •liere you 1 Jake, Tom,
blue blaze of the heat -lightning. flash- i schooners, corvette, 'and every other • •
Bob!. • she added, °pelting the, - door
ed tor a moment through the dark- . and- shoUting• at • the top of her
kind'of vessel that ever delighted the •--- ,, - .1 . .. t ..t, ..as .you
ness, helpless anti alone, in the pow- • heart of •a sailor a,nd puzzled an un- lungs, come. une as as
er of a fierce, blood -thirsty negro. • initiated female to describe.. cap.. There"s Murder in the campl
For one instant, a deadly inclination ' Over the mantel-plec.e Was a huge 'Tuilible uP1"...roared the adMiral, •
to swoon came over her; but the painting ef a straw-colored and pink from within. •
man -of -War, on a blue-green sea. to,ttok
t"Tumble unl"• repeated Pet, imi-
next "coward and boaster," as she
heard the words from Ranty•s tips ,.• blazing :away ' at a terrified -looking the old sailor's gruff roar as .
came borne to her ear, nerving her . 'little cutter, C.)11 whose deck could be - well as she could. "Uncle says so."
ke 'had Torn; and Bah,. Meet .
heart with new courage and her child- .seqn a gentleman -and a lady, .hoth " ja'-' --
. 1 th' k' I' • • th r r
I have a good amid to lay my whip 'Babes in the Wood;' and . X expect
ogee your shouldersi Is Maoter Ray
YOU : like those unfoetunate infants, tho.
in bed 1 Tell ow, or 19 I leave
srohins might have Made us a grave,
to guess what I'll do to stmt."
, The • poise of voices io tao_ toil yto.inulehatdon'ItnycoimIdekdo!onigdiinent„hte iiiheike
lent , altercation now brought
'ES -while to the scene. of Action, look-,
ing like an angel In
snowy stigatalress. • • • • •
site asked, in alarm.
"Why, Pet, what is the matter?
her II e.71 17 .. ilw:httlopillteestsso,tobreyal,lizapl
., . lo just the tallest sort, Of a fix I ever
to leave poor Ray . wounded, .and
Couldol carry 'him home; se I was
i.actogfalttocin:e; Aitslateorrgeti,inlea;:sodtiels;
• • "Nothing,' -only I want' Ray. • ls •
dedication etid all.
;he in bed? If ho is, wake him up."...
. . ”Koep -her rotind a point or So,"
. 'lie Is not 'hoine. •He and Rarity
went away sometvhere; aftee tetti,'and
see breakers. ahead!" •
said 'the admiral, thoughtfollya "I
had •, gone to .1:teeth Hill. 0- Pet !
haven't Wm° ba.cic; We thought they'
•volentarily in the direction of the,
"Where?" asked Rarity, looking, 'in-.
has u.nything haPPened to thent?" •
sold Errninie, clasping.her hands; i sea. •
.".1 1 ead Mother •Ketura finds • out
, . . . '
"Not as I know of. Like as 'not .t
they're at Heath Hill. I ' haven't
.1.1.4g. mutiny among the crew.' . said the:
Firefly has: shot, her boy, there'll. be
been there myself; since early
morning. :Now, don't get frighteped
., "don't tell.her." • ••
admiral le a • aoystetious -whisper ;
and be a"goose,• AI innie• i• I . wanted
"lVhot will I.•sety, then," said Rao- somewhat sinister eyes, o.nd slightly •
Ray to helo nte in a splendid piece i
if he asks you, how it all- happened;
and say I ain't coming home until
to -morrow. As thee shot Roy, Itna
going to stay hero 0.11a nurse him;
so be off 1"
CHApTER XX,
*: Judge Lawless was in a ragel If
you have -et* •seen an angry lion, an
enraged bear, or a young lady when
"her Mantle pinned etwry,",' you may
conceive in some_ measUre the state
of mind in which -that geotletnan
trod up and down: .hls library •floor,
while he listened to Realty's account
of Pet's. exploit the previous hights
Judge- Lawless was a man of forty
or- se, and had heart a widower for
five years, •"His face was not -perti-
&dotty • prepossessinos theughs ex-
tremely hal:x(18014e; his haughty,- sta•
percilious. expression, -his cold, and
y; 'suppciee I tell her he and I were
of---of-Mischief; but its he's 'not ;. - sensual .mouth, were, on the whole,
• Igh mg a., duelln a peaceable frieml- th „ to • E kind „ism
• ly sort of way. just to keep our
pleasant' drowns, I'm off," , .
it's no matter.. Good. night, awl 1 . :ea, et lope ng. 0 pr 1 i ,
ish arms with new strength.. - - considerably taller than the moan- •P • And •off she woo.. like a shot, ...ay_ .. .• •
1
o, no. Panty, floyi Stick•to the
"Am I a coward and boaster, as. mast. This 'work of 'a.. rt.- was the the home° was on 'fire,• "tumbled up,, motioning the (Mot. •behind her, •after
truth every lie you: tell .ie recoeded
he salt! .?" she mentally exclaimed. - prid.e and glory of the admiral and . accordinglY, pretipitating thentaelves her usuols•fasItions, .and tusti:u:eseedthede
in the greet log -book sabove-" here.
1 am. if I sorea:o and faint, e_ tooirebre:otnhee.adnittthoert;, ti?lid. taiteelidr .afeagbedrtnteis: .'.111 springiog itsto her .sadd i . .
reaerently, "Say he wits shot ' itc-
the adthiral retnoved his glazod hat
SO I visited the White ' Squall . as sorn slow cavalcade •came trainn lig op..
citientaliy-" • • • • •
while her eye lit fieredy up. "Yes, was displayed to • every stranger who
won't do either. It wasn't for no-• Slo.wly as •thev. rode, a short tune
thing thot Might - make. eve the . "Clesi :•Plit'" . utid ' s•a4tit° . lour 'brought them now to the foreat . ,,,,,
thing I learned to shoot and carry great old • masters look to ° their . horses, " .ana etem yourselves'. ;with' -,on :bporphoeset,Zs. •itsteortruipvteidutaRtiastiket3L
pistols about and Ranty won't Coll . laurels. - • • . .
• • boarding:pikes and cutlaoseel" ,cotio- road. Just as they. entered' it,: 4 • 'Or ray. .,
me a (011 al again,- if I -die for it!" Deer 'tattlers bristled in Various Coto- mantled : the admiral, faStening a. • figure came.rush'ng out•, khoutiug : ; .. s_. he we,,,__yot•I know ,a. . ..... - . •
All these thoughts had passed nos and five or stiehuge cages; .filled rusty ' 'Het p„ t "-help: ! . _ whOey,er .you •are, P.j.,
All riehti 1'11 fix it '•up. ; • trust
tht•ough her nand in half an ins4lut; with owls, 'parrots, ha,wks,•• •and •a 4* 'a couPle . of pistols ia :hie -belt..
aWeed to hiaside. and Mick, -
or he'11,:bleed' to death' . -..•• . , i, •
, .ine.to get up a week of fiction found-
:3.nd now the dauntless little atintwon dozen other etrehge birds, hung from "And then mot•nt, and ride. „rimed - •• Why,' its Panty!" exelahned 7.,e
, ecl on feet, at a- moment's notice 1
sat eret t. on her horse, and one little • the ceiling, while the •moclel• of a to the front. door, and.4tand .by f 0 t. .' in amaseraeat, as she recognized toe'.. s .
Jere we a, e a e o age. w or
r : t•th e tt No f
What frayed your linen?
Not Sunlight Soap --
No, indeed I
NLIGgr
RIZDIJCZO
EXPENS1L
Polk Mr the Octagon Use 033
Erminle. "X had rather you viourd."
"Oh well, if I'm to be turned out X
suppose I must.," said Pet,. taking
her hat. " I'm ready.• Good-bye,
Minnie, I'll tie bank after dinner."
"I don't know about that," mut,.
tered Realty, springing Into the god-
"rooPle ain't got out of attics
so easily as you think." '
A rapid gallop of half -an -hoer
brought them. to Heath Hill, a gent-
ly -sloping moluence, on which stood
an imposing mo.noton of gray sand-
stone, the aristocratic home of Judge
Lawless, the one. great potentate of
Judestown and environs: •
The judge, from the window of the
library, saw his son and daughter
approach, and, flinging him:self into
the lounging chair Ilanty had vacat-
ed, he rang the bell and ordered- tho
servaet who answered his summons
to send Miss. •Peteortilia Up -stairs di-
rectly,
"Now you'll catch it, Pet," • re-
torted Rarity, with a Moliehms
chuckle. •
"Will Ia? Wait till you see," •re- --
torted Pet, as gathering up her rid-
ing -habit in her. hand, she PrePared •
to follow the servant Up -stairs. ,
With. his face contracted •into. an
awful frown, destined to 'strike ter-
ror into .the .fonty heart of his self- •
willed little heiress, the judge sat,
asytuAing her. coming,' In she came., .
•
her hot- cocked jauntily on ono sides,
of her saucy little 'head; her round,
polished boyish. forehead laughing •
out. from between' clusters of •short.
crispy, Jetty curls; her black eyes all
a -blaze with anticipated defiance; her
rosy snouth puckered up, ready to
vindicate what' she considered her
- legitimate rights. Not the least •
datinfed was Pet by her father's look..
as Swinging .ber riding-whiP 'in elle
hand, she -stood erect -and fearless be-
fore 'hire. •
1 h 9" ' • n 1 thin on his entleman- :"Welta Miss: Petrongla •Lowless;".
ly uebattityl but *on the present etc- -began the judge,:in a measured sar- •
casionite-quite Tergot alibis customs. costae tem ''no doubt you are very
politeneis and •paced up: •Lind spatted of- 'last night's aschiesieinent.
brown hand dropped to the pistol ship, some three feet long', with all further order's., 0, ,o)e blamed • I •'
oice, , • . ,0 . ,
she carried its her belt. • her sails' set, her cargo and . crew black. villain 1 • He deserves'. to 'Walk • At the ttaineathenteat;. ene of :the 1 • • . • .•
The black, meanwhile, had held her meet Probably- under the .hectk_....hand the' platik,' ever ny s " • Men, his•htiitern, let its rays l• "entY anuelsed, ono again the 111
win-•
rearing steed firmly by the bridle- .for on were visible d a c• 'e!-. All this time thelade°111rIal hod been ',Stream. Minn •the :itew-cotner, d 46‘e ul)Oee .thea 'lased; and
, an a • •
a second tune Brous-
,
"Come, get off with you 1" said' started to behead a black, shining, illame sable heed,
• • ed frost). its slumbets, was protruded
rein. a.pparently- all reedy for 'sea, 'stood going puffing:and panting. •itrou»d,
on the. mantel -piece right' under .a.; Whale, •arraing himself . With el*•;nY. -face. • • • I • 4 ••
the negro, gruffly. "I'll leek after • t•
• pain ing. • - every cOnceivable-weepOn
,he could • lt oat nigger!" howled Alm • • • • • * • .
• • ' • chid • • told shio•p ogittated tones'. de-
• n flee :.
• • . .
y , .
doWn to a- tottering passions'. .
• His; soa and heir;' Master; ilanty,
had. ensconced hinted( in a yelvet- •
cushioned easy -chair; and with, his :
feet' on tostool, and both hands stogie
in• his coat pockets, took things.very -
coolly indeed. : .. a . ., ..
•• gal° IbInksthat my :daughter should.
act in attch tot oistrageeep monitor! .
exclai toed the d udge,.. paesionately. ;
'making Maser ti, tOwn's talk, with
her •inad actions. • What other young '
lady in her station ef life would as -4 ,
soriate •huntliarly with those petiole. ,
at 'Manual...Hollow, • who are, a low :
•sot, ats for sts.i.und.ersta.nta; 9r• ride. !
'through those infested woods : niter t
Y011 for a few days, miss rot. Come; A hnge', wide. fire -place, in .wideig. slay heads on.,• and vociferating,' al- .t „ , • .. • till° s gar. now,. Pct :like ter night. 1 shall put an tioniediate Mop
1. "Blow Min oat. 91 the water, . ,., ,
I've got a place all ready for you in despite the warmth of the evening a . ternately . to blmseif; to ' t'iteave, to!" , . ' to it, if. I' have to lock her up in the
Moe." . bright. fire was burning, occupied tore - and ."stand ireln under!' ' • .'..volett 'of Booty.' ''`If -thip• ;Mot woe ' vAamiglity polite :begintiing;' mut- itt,tit• oil' bread and water, 1 have•a.
S, 11...5 not e. nigger!" shouted the • • ..know' ,
Now Pet was too young and guile- corner of the apartinent, - and close Fet. had run Mit, and sprang' argon - .Ngvedotlr nfgiirudationglcaetelpt 0) 80
.0o:1 abirldetttaletteeldr!.
less to fear any worse fate than rob- -beside this sat.Adrairal liavenfel, in' Starlight; witile'.the ee : alarmed.., • ff, 'I'd be as whit as ou if ot,''
e :, ' g me Lticy-Iltaity.Lawlesa." , .. that:. will. not cool 'the Sever, in .her •
'teirtc,c1 littnty-Ahen:raistng 'his veice-g .
bery, imprisonment, or perhat a, his elbow -chair,' still sta.nog Itt -hie servants rode•behin eta And, in a- e.°
.'_ 'he'll ;.clie soYon if " he!s nO)t 'dead ;if- • • •
nsiderabi avhite:'. ' C Yme'' alonll
".Ugh ! misfit have knogn. it 'VMS . blood! ' And :you sir." he added, :
death:• but as•the negro atteixtpted to Diode. . • ltiNST moments the a tniral Made his .- . ' ' ,, • • • - - a. Lawless 1 •NeVer • seed oneh a• rem -
pass one arm around her waist and The admiral was 1..t Man -of 'fifty or appearanee, and got astride a sol- l•eadYs-Pecir fellow,' • . stopping in bits gexcited Walk,. and •
°think yo it have done something ex- ,
cessively clever now -don't you ?"•
"Yeti, deo" said.Pet; and so
would, you tool everybody •elee--if I
.had •only -shot a real nigger, Instead
'61 Ray Germaine. It wasn't: my
fault. • I'd jest its lief sheet one. as
:t•oi,twboer,'d'o:•obt. , .
ra.ce Of .,Iciarc.
D'Are. is not, •cinite extinct; I• see.
Trow will you; like to.haVe your' nettle
'bandied front lip. to Bp Aill it be-
cemes o .Connobn by -word. in every
low tavern:••aod hovel in Judea-
' town ?" ' ' • , .
"Well, ahottldn4 mind.' X •Iike to
be talked about;. and it isn't•thefirst
.1.1010 T have given. them something te
talk /Wont either " •
. . . • -
Telt her from her saddle, her face so, short g stout, plethoric, with a; einnautisanthropic looking old roan, . .. . s as - . . v,_ a ,,..,,, x ple out der -hetes dis. hour • de nit ht. atet111:%1*Iele•ga, sf-tenti.ieidustlYhralisPheililigl•41feonrtYp'le,;i'cilleg .
•'Who.'11' die ? Who 10 OU talking. ..Passeous set--cotflin• •and rousio'• otos.'
- claimed Pet; growipg faint and leek: .1.;` ust de t;fster, •tleis de bru.dder; Mat -
tomtit 7 t) nantyi. s po Le is .;
and shrinking back she shrieked: • ger, and a simple, good natured loOk,. for. the adsaira1 did ..net belieVe tu Vi.„a. de .'oti den %hi:I-udder " scoldedslowy,
:hy Ray Gerahoine, •to be sure l: • ' * ' attch a trick upon your sister.. It
blanched with horror and loathing, rubicund face, a. jolly sailor's .swag- with many grimaces and Contertioess
"Let me go -let me go, I tell yoU 1 naturally, that made • every :heart riding- .hlinself, and would 'sooner • .
V it'll. have sealtiethitte to bras of,1 Won cioas s a was making poetrYi• Gwe°runlidisillnettYielgs1611J;Ilat.'shhttet Yitcreingpetptu.!3apty
I'll kill you, if you don't let rae warm toward him. Very rich, • very , hive faced a tornado, ..e.,,y doy, on ' a° - . • iat "what 'in de mune of •Alarster does . 'end .to his wot•thlesS life, . I ',never '
1 et Lawleas alter going. and oot- . ..
in.).' he Was the guardian aOgel' •ef . Yardsson horseback. ' • - . - - • - • get in. ,:yeW sooty gobliol."
•• I alwayekeew your luggiog pistole . liked. that bey, and -I command you
tatitly to •cetts,e 'your intimacy
go !" • ' - generous, and; Very easily "taken the bread •Atliortic, .thon ride three' , E ' . . . yer want'?" ' ' • .
"Oh come, 110W missy -none o' this. ing 110.Y. Gernmine-won t YOU hOmart
Little kittens spit and snap, but we the poor in the. iteighb•orhood. 'The. - 'The night was' still intensely .dark, . i -
round,' like a - female 331 a lset id with hitat. If your. uncle el:mopes to -
said another deep, guttural voice. Squall," ' A fondness for whisky- tie, considered it his ditty to Make - - • : • thunder,
.. .... .: . • L * girl in the. World!" vociferated the adtniral, • in a .yoice .-like distont .''inere of this As the'sen of Jualge,
(to' I‘grot°4414% 01)00 the
in a ;rage
ain't afraid of 'eni. you've got to
come; so you may as well come at - admiral had never married, and had -but Perfectly •calni; •and -by-the , Com -
only quitted. the- service a feW years Mand of Petronilla,. the men had peel. . ,
would cent° te no good; . and OOW • )
g. ro..you.ro. polite . let us in•; don't stand there- asking'. every beggiu.'s lariat for: ct, .protege, •
a, o.,
u sub s ,,. , . the.. d7Or, and' n 'eke a • fool., of himself, 'LWOW:lug .
once." . • before to settle down and end . his .• Ailed daris' lantet•ns: All .Were . now • " need to:State Fria- • that's no reason why. I shettld•follow .
on for. life we'll see Ito* you'll like • ei e °- • •
-Lift her off, and earry her 'long. days in the pride of his heart. his.. ready; but. the admiral like • 'most ---• . ' • . • - , !,:uttuy, your Jawing tackler roared his lead. ISOM', sir, let me hear no.,
No use a' standin' foolin' here 1" huge, white, eye -blinding ." White. ' 'generals !coding his ti•oopS to. halo.- .
itta I wisn to. gracious. there. wasn't ' '
- • Runty, • with a. ateadued nowl of min- . ' ' • ' • • ••• • ' •• Litaaless. you should look yor better.
me alone ! 1'11 murder you if you were the mostnoticeable traits in the the eve of •ci battle . 1., velteve sled gelef and:indignotion. • g :peed, I wen t den! oes Yer n
"Let me alone 1 I tell you to let punch, Children, and -nautical pheaSes, a, speech Short, ponctse. ?Peaches on compan p than.tbe grandson of •
ed, and nearly po sort ce , steam. 'for myself to.
tog...tooth. oar goOttio, ;••0 lettinS )n 111011 .dis hour de don'is know. where •I'd. find Otte,' •
an ;old glpsy." • • •
old Monts character. His niece, Pot most efficaeieust • and; "stains.; on hi; ' ff'or one dreadfittynioment, Pet reel-,
don't !" screamed Pet, passionately,'
her finger closing hard on the trig- Lawless, had mover ceased to •Lastim-. ;convittion; Admiral .1-Maanful's WaS •
Th n with a long,' wild, paselonate .1.h.ten't lived forty. odd,. yea, .theii,'! said: itanty, 'iThere.
• ".No but it•Shell be the last,": said.
thesJudget rising Sternly. "I ..com-
'nand you,- to go ito more . to
that .ccittege. If you -dare to dis-
. obey .it will: be at your peril." •
••• "Why, Where's the harm of •going,
I want to.know.?" demanded Petaill-,•
dignantly. • •. .
"I am not :in -the habit of giving
reasons • for My .conduat, Miss Law-
less,'". said' the judge, :severely; -"but-
in :this instaoce I will say, it is ei-•
ceediegly unbeconiing in a young lady
to nurse a..yeuth who is a• stronger
to her: No -other yOung lady would.
think for a•nientent of euch•a thing.".
“Well, a ,Young lady," said.
'Pet; "no' more than Ray is a strang-
er. Atol• .I was a young lady, and
went and shot a young Man, / otight
• • . To he tontinued,)
hint tato Aid clowe the ..window went, wah mat a boy bane Maine. to Lottisiano Wanted.
"Oh, geating tired of this yer!" saw her, and now be sat hopelessly. 'ginning with. an adjui.ation to his a, 'and.- • come .to _dis. in my ole agea e •I fe..
exclaimed theblack, as he resigned gazing at het', and trying to . make 'horse: . . • . • se;red." '.1"11-1:01aenPreadrrellW°31rO1141!.51.1'9brOs*
bang. • • • • • He can beese nie at everything he lays
a better .1.ellow then Ray Geftectine. •
the horse to his 'companion. out what could . have brought her "1•41o, •Ringbone, Sho.1 Steady's the woods. •
. . , . .
• h l. h - 1 ci stead it is ! Youtue • She had not far to go. • By Ono lasore Panty eould burst 'out with ' his hatide to; from matheniatics down -•
ger. ish from the "first mon:tont' he brief, pithy, and to the point, he- •
And, going os er to Pet, e hong there at that -hour of the mg t„book- i la wet :c , an Y
his oral around her, and 'attenipted Ing so. pale and excited .: , . .
. • • •. 'now going to fight 'the battles of •of the fitful Beall:se of .sheet -lightning.
to lift her from her saddle. Pet, with .her dark eyes fixed - On. •your_ country, ,my; boys, under -the that at intervals 'illumined the.dar.k-
A fla.sh of lightning, at that iia -
the floor, • Was' - tlitea,silY.Wondering .glorious .stors. anti stripes. -We ain't :• uhu' saw te Mender, boyish foian„ Isa -
:dant, revealed the black, shining • whether she, Mid killed the meal she 'got ''em 'here, but thafe no matter. •ing.•motionieSs. 'on tho •desv-drenchod
visage plainly to pet, as his face had shot at; and shuddering to think .The aneiny's before you;, give 'em a. grass, . The next instant, _she . was
was upraised to hers. •• what a sirea.dful' thing it was to'shed , raking • • broadside - first; •. and then - "Wilzig: beside "11' 1101ding'hts 1111i1
Her teeth were clenched hard, her blood, even M self-defence. . . • botard ern sword in . hand. 'I he eyes
., on her breast, and clasping his cold
pistol was raised, one swift, short "Oh, I .hopes -1 'do hope - I ' haven't - of all ' the • iverId are upon, -yott now -
prayer for help, and the. brave littIe killed hirce l'• She' exclaimed at hot. 'air Would be, ' 'only- thesgatre• sleeping
amazon fired 1 • involuntarily, 'aloud.' . • - about' •this time 1 'Clap• on. till .sail,
A loud cry, that arose even above . "Killed who- ?••- 'Firefly '?'" - hiquired • and•Scud before the: wind, -I• liooreh !
Ole sharp report, burst from the lips' the asteubded admiral:. '. ' . : . . Gee tqa; Rhighone 1" ' • . • • -
of him who held the horse, as he let, • "'Uncle HarrY," • said -Pet, looking. a• he caeca of this apirited • address
go the reins and sprung toward 1119
wounded companion. mabadrupit„)y •upg "I've. • gotta and. killed a Ceeld net be seen 'in the • clark•; *and . on, and • make. 4 Owe,. now, said
. .• :. - 'resolved, at ell .. hazards,' to practice • llanty,.. sevagely, giving %bee a. pull
The frig,htened Arabian, the mo- This; • startling• onnollneettlefit •• SO What- 'ha .PreuChed, ',the . adiniral • gave atvay; ."Iiitt if yOu kpeel heggingitilit
mont he felt hintself released, bounca • completely : overwhehned• the . worthY. 'both heels' ag'sintultaneouts dig • into ' 'there; and keep 'never, ;neverine till'
ed madly away; and in five minutes admiral,. that, he could .oply. give Vent the ribs or his. glOonlYsleOking• steed, doonta day, •It . sven't bring; hint to..
Pet was beyond danger. to his teelinge bit a stilled !•Stand which lied the effect of setting- that Get out of thigarand if you ivant to
do any good, jump on Star4ht, .anti..
ritie...0a, • -1.154 if Satan Was after, you
Oa he alWaye le, I do believe), to
Judestoun, for .11 surgeon." , • •
0 Ranty I do . you think: he • will_
die ?" exclaimed Pet, in A tone of
such piercing; anguish; that it thrilled
through every heart but the ; angry '
One of nutty, Who conaidered she
deserved to be Punished for whet she
ha,d.otflocnaca. lieu die,,, saw itaii,tv
. .
jerking her away, "If he's not .dead
alreadyas I 'expect be Is I Go for
the- surgeon, will you? They'll Went
him for the •eoroner's imp:fest, which.
intuit, sit oo the body to -morrow
*morning., And after you've Sint the
doctor to the cottage, the beet -thing
you can do is: to go ...toed give Your-
self up to the sheriff, and save him
the trouble of tooling to the Mlle°
after you.. Be off, note, and ride fast
if You ever want to- atone for tho
stiff form in .0. wild, passionate .em-
brace, as she cried .c.int . •
"0 Ray'? I .never meant It 1 .
never, never ; thought. it • wall you 1.
o Itay • I shall .die•if you dot'
"Yes, ass all very- well to -lake'
The cottage on the Barrens mom the :rola under I". •• ominously -named oninial off att a
nettrest habitation; hut all was. dark "'Yes, I Just have; .and X:. expect sivailling dog -trot -or, • rather,' potties
there, and the Lundy had evidently they'll hang me for it now, ' ItatitY, thing between a trot and a meter,'
retired to rest. said I was t�- hung, but. .who. joirtaking of the nature. of both, but
While Pet paused to deliberate a could think he could really tell being, in malty, neither, . :Up and
mothent whether she would- rouse fortunes 7.* down Our fat adiniral was churned
them up or tad° home to Heath 11111, "Itilled aailian:1 St. Judas Iscaris while geotto after groan was- jerked
she chanced to turn her eyes In the ot I" ejaculated the dismayed admir- front !do jolted bosom. by the uneasy
direction of the White Squall -as the . al.'• "When, Flibbertigibbet ?" - inotiop 'of his steed. .
old sailor, Admiral Haxenful, had' "To -night; not 'fifteen ininutes efrO. '1. ir,l-pftelies-like--Lin-Oliihullt-
limner% ,11l14 huge white, palace of X eXpeet HO; an dead as a herring_by on-st-oswell!" : came churned, • word
Painted wood -and perceived a -long this •time 1" said. Pet, planting her by word, lite short grunts, from the
line of red light streaming from one Whoa,'" on het. knees; dropping her -tits' of the •admiral. "Straights -up
of the windowe far over the dry level thin In her hands and gazing mOod-• amid -down ; atdal'11-bes-capsizeda
• - moor. • .. : ily• into the fire, d i root 1 y -by -the --con found e da -old -o.
"Uncle Harry's up yet 1" exclaim- • Admiral HaVenful glanced eip'Peal- wino to ' •
ed l'et. "I'll go there and stay all ing•ly at the candlestick; bia.as-that ,,Can't you hurry, uncle?" exclaim -
night. Gee up. Starlight I You offered no clue to the mystetY, ho ed Pet, impatiently, reining in ',..lher
have carried me. out of danger once took ad his hat, stratehed his head fiel'a horse With. diffieulty to the dead
id night; just take inc to 'Old liar- (or, rather, _his wig; f h
-or se. Wore 'Perch of the admiral. ."Ilere We're
1 y's,' as Deb says, and then you one, and then clapp,ed it on again, going along like a funeral or • a
'tiny put your head under your wine -
et And turned briskly to -his niece, mournieg procession, or a pilgrimage,
and go to sleep as fast as you like. , "NoW, little hurricanet just. shako or ttnything else that's slow and kite -
As if he had understood her, her out, another reef or so -will •you? X'rri
fleet steed bounded furiously over the out of MY latitude altogether.'• pid, Can't you put some life into
heath; told five minutes later, Pet
wait standing knocking away with more out, st it, if you had been
Welt, 1 guess you'd have been ed, wheezy old nog of yours With
your :0I.lits ri
that spavined, knoek-tneod, ring -bon- mischief you, have done. If you
break your neck on , the Way, it will
, caught tie 1 was to -night," Said Pet. "1-Vin-jolted-toe-doetthroatleettelY be the greatest blesSing bestoWed on
the butt end of her svhip on the dOor Ameriea, einem the Declaration of
lee, loud enotigh to waken the dead. with. a sort of gloomy 'stoicism; "X _
, This terrine thumping brought W41.8 Coming through the- woods you. Pet.. Every -timber -in -this -old-- ladependerice was eignotl. Iteregyou
three or four servants scampering 'Let know, between Dismal Itollow and hulk -et -sliming. C"hin't-go-a- fellows! off and get seem branches,
at en -further -if -sold -Neptune -Was-- .
t he door; an d close at their heels, the Demme When, all of a, sudden, , . - . tact spread your coats on them, and
holding a bed room eandle-stick high two great big niggers, jumped front • Snake a litter to carry . poor Ilay
to-rise-from-the--ocean-and-dok-- home,'"
on his head, came the "grand seig- -behind the trees, and catight hold of ,it-..of--me-as-a-particular-favor I'.
mow" of the household, hinotelf look my •hOree," . gruntcd the jolted adintral. "Go for tho doctor, Pet," Whiapere
,ng dightly bewildered at this at- With something like a snort of ter- ',well, I..
',on, 1 ca* 4: wait, Star- ed the admiral. "I've got out of my
reekoning again, nometow. Don't see
• tempt to board him by force. tor and (limey, the admiral aptang light won't be held in," said Pet.
"Law 1 if it ainIt Miss Pet 1" ejar to his feet, and brandished the can- . ',I'll ride On to old Barrone -Cottage, where the wind sits, for my part.",
„related the man Who admitted Iler. diestlek fiercely ova his bead, whilst and wake up itay, Ile'll. have dine Wi i h lift it, word, Pet leafed itito
"'Might o' known 'Mar she; nobody waiting for what was to eOnle. to be up,' and dreetiCil, and mounted, ,
her saddle and darted off, according
1 else would come thumpin. like dat. '1 "Body of Paul jottes I And what to litutty's directions, aft i if "Satan
before . you reach there, at this ' sot- waft after her." And theta .ettperlto
Fit to tar the ruff off I" : did yOu do, vvhirligig ?" - emit shuttle,"
"Don't be afraid,. Uncle Harry; it's "'Why, I told them to let go, and And off went -Pet. A few minutes made, end tha cold, rigid form- ot
tended by Runty, a. rude litter was
only me 1" said Pet as ehe Mlle in. they Wouldn't; and then / took. a. brought her to •the cottage. Alight-
c:ispersing the darkeys by a grand pistol, and' shot one of them 1" ex- lug from her horse, she rapped more catotaitspimismt it nrf their sianddere,
Ray Placed upon it. The negroee
claimed Pet, 'with flashing eyes. . ' decorously than was her wont, fear -
flourish of her Whip.
"Port your helm I" exclaimed the "-Head% 1" talented the admiral, lug to alarm Urmitile, and ticadcd bg•• Runty ttad the ads
atiniliatia still eightly bewildered, ats waving tho• candlestick delightedly kiddy a window was raised above, vadcal,the melancholy cavalcade set
he hold the candle -stick aloft, And above hie head. "1 knew there wad and a night-capPed heit'd and a sooty "d•oiv In the name of Beelzebub,
out for the cottage.
Stared at ret with all his eyes. ixOthe Of the Ilavenfiti blood in you 1 face Watt popped out, and a frighten', did this all happen?), was tho worthy
'Toll, hOW Call 1 Pert my' hoint Three chore for Plibbertit.bobot l't ed mice denlatiled,
„ ., ....‘ . . • , • * t • I. . A0r. , . 0.... 04 f 4111A4* 41,roli,j0,4-...V," 0.01*. #, adInfrart, first tinoltlyi, as he • rode
A. 4„ -•,..,,,,.,,,,,,,„.,*.......00.,,,. .
•
• i • 1 1 • _no k and there
a alaaeh mole v goieue m I 9 . to pul lug s to ,
the deer was softlY. °Polled,. and El•-• • wasn't (Mother , bog at school ,
minie, like •a. 'stray .seraah• in,her• couldn't knock intoa cocked bat."'
while • floWipg, dress; Stood ' before '''}low often must X' tell you, sir,'
thenv with a pale face with undefin- veciferated his father, in 'a voice 01
'ed apprehension, and exclaiming, thunder; "to qop this. vulgar habit
with clasped hands • •• you haVe got .of talking shows 1
• "O• ilontv oniething has .happened .prestune. your ' acettinolished friend,
what. tould not; sleep after- Germaine, hos tought yea 'that,. as
pet left, ant I feit sure Semethine well as :your manifold •other acquires
waS ' go.n; to happen. ..whcre!S ments,.' he. added, with a sneer.
ki .. . . . - ... . "No, he didn't .stticl .Itantaa stout-
. . .
'lilighi Eininte; don't be frighten, ly; "anti he could .knOck theni into a
ed.- flit in end get ,a light, and don 't• •cocICed hat, .11 not further, UM! , Ray '
Vtii.takfietitY0tteli;1 gmi14-11tr"slt°Lityhtra-tgloi..es"•1..bap- • . Ocrtheine's 4 tip -too foliose, and I
shouldn't. :tavola if he'd • be a. presi-
go,oldv,e.1,olthett",itdREor,,Insingiaet.
hurt 'pretty '
. try's loss if he apet-thet's :all."'
..
'badly, and Pet's gone 'for the ' doc- judge,' ."Ilow dare you have the
• , t t go pry; brazen effrontery to speak ;In this
tor NoW din' light
speak. of diamorida. tIurry:npl" .
-ng, but
ately 'to old Barrette Cottage, and
bring Petronilla here, X shall ace
a candle, mid Ititicllo aafire, and get manner to me.? You have Immo-trod
thes'sre always wanted when wounds since Yen razilellmn4 1 Go 11.11114th-
some. linen bandages and things t., uttder yOur sister's' tuition rapidlY,
Lori" dressed. That's a gOod girl --
worth your weight in gold, .not to. • .
Pale and trembling, but soon wen- that she does not gethere again in
started back with a Mint ery of 'a hurry." . . • : .•
faitity rose, with anything but a
derfully quiet,. trininie obeyed, but 1
blaek faces of the boys. - • • ' , sweet expression,. • and weat out,
shaking his fist grimly .at the door,
I• sun kuiry to: say, once it woe safe -
terror, When the light fell on, the
soap and water till X wash all this."
"Iinsh, " plerninier give ato austne ly shut between them, • ,
bluets off. before the doctor comes," • On reaching the c.ottage, he found
said Booty. "t dare say, I ain't Pay flushed atual feverish, with Pet
very pretty to look at Just, now; but. him •
and Elrod:Me sitting on either side. of
Set it, all right,. . And now get some "Pet, go home ; father Bays
never tined, a good scrubbing. Will
more, Mid 'Wash the black oti Ray's was his first brusque salute. '•
face too; I fancy • you'll ' -find him "I won't thena-riot a step1" said
time,"
White enough underneath ' by this
whip mighty sudden If you don't,"
the obstinate, Pet.
"Ite'll be• after you with a horse-
.
Still trembling, and with a fete said Raety. "I wish you could. see
perfectly colOrless, Eribirile °be -0d; hott, he's been blazing away all the
piece 11, vigorotis serubliitig, .y .
and while Booty WO giving his fron- I
of Ilay. When the dusky paint. was -
nr- Morhing. -I reckon ha's stamping up
nitrite was More gently bathing that
tis
off,, the deathly pallor of his. face and down tho library yet, nursing hie
seemed in such striking eontrast, wrath to keep it tvarro. till he gets
passionate geief. Cold and still, anti hold of you,"
"Well," said the disrespectful vim*,
White he lay, tike one already dead. 1 go;" •
en, "if he's ci, mind to get mad for
that she• barely repressed a cry of
Then Booty, with • a face shining' I nothing, T can't help it. I sha'n't
rem grief, mid a. severe application . rY•
"0 Pet 1 you'd better," said Vr-
of soap and water, went to the door minte, anaiously. "Hell be so mug -
from the combined influences of sin- •
to NW, hike Slater Annie in "Blue- dreadrurtY''
I can take' Caro of Itay, you
Imatd," It there Was "anybedy tom- know; arid youe father will Scold you
the welcome intelligence that. he care it. Slight. as well be.hung for
"Lai / 'know that i I'M In for a
Pened.- I won't sceptun. I'll be very' dent some day. It will be the coon;
• '" • • • ' thundered . the
in,,t," Very soon he returtud with Se°hling' any waY' 0° X 1114Y 08 well
heard the trarep of approaching a sheep a8 a lakSbr you 1C11°\V•"
horses! end the neXt anemia, - Pet -0 rett den.% stand liothering here
burst Wildly into the room, followed all day," broke In Ilanty, laipatient.
1», a grave, old bald-headed gtrale- IY' "I've got, to bring you home,
men -the physician of Judestown. ttllY %Mt', and I suppose you think a,
"0 doctor, will he die'?" Pagsion. • felloW has nothing to do' but sta'.y
atelY eXeheinied Pet, looking up, here and wait till you're ready. 1.4t»
with a, face es white as Ilaynioed's tber Will half -murder you if you
ileff; go ret--pleass do)," pte,Oeci
inge don't coMe right straight, along.'
atai-Atillaleedisetaost
'A car of potatoes as soon as possible.
Also all kinds of good poultry and
dried apples.. Por trade or. cash.
Just in
.
Ile* Raisins, New. Currants, .14w
Honey, New Oranges, Lemons, Figs,
Dates; Prime September Cheese, Mc-
Laren's • Imperial Cheese, Ohristit's
Fancy Biscuits, Fitman Haddie and
Codfish in blocks,
Have- you -tried our Stratford 'Sanas
age. They. 'arc selling fast. and 'are
very: fine.
All these goods are best qualities
and prices right,.
P. Maitland,
' Successor to Ogle' Cooper,
Our Aim and
AccornOlishments
:
Wo know that when we take a
shot at your face that Om results
will be satisfactory. All we want
is -a chance to please yott tuitt we
believe We will hit the mark, A
deer, artistic photo makes a very
appropriate Xmas preeent,
HENRY'S PHOTO ST1,10t .0
ea or. ka•
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