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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1906-06-21, Page 71.1 L..t...seeate,em o r The Adventurers By Ii. B. MARRIOTT WATSON COPYRIGHT, \ 1898, BY HARPER, to BROTHERS 46.44,01111111111100111111111.1.144.41.1.1.1.41111.1.111.41111.. pose, and, getting upon my chair, 1 -set to work at once among the straw -of the thatch. If any one should come In from this point onward my adven- ture would be hopeless. I should stand .confessed in my task and doubtless\ be doomed forthwith to a more secure and less comfortable prison. 'Therefore the :need of baste was the greater, and with fingers and knife I sheared through and tore asunder the thatch with the utmost celerity. The job was none too easy, and I sweated at the work, with my head burled under the debris of the straw and my throat -choking with the dry and rotten stub- ble. Yet I had worked hard and fast .enough to have opened a hole two feet through the thatch lu a couple of hours. Through this the night lower- ed dark and somber upon me. There was now ee necessity for de- lay. Indeed, the necessity was all for Instant action. 111,stened at the door wind window for sounds of the sentry, but I could hear nothing. He might be .asleep. At any rate, ho lay upon the farther side of the barn, and I might .hope to escape his notice by breaking over the stables into the wood. Has- -tening back, I got upon the chair and, pulling myself up by the rafters, grad- ually drew to the level of the hole. My head once outside, I breathed deep- ly of the purer air. Then, dragging up the rest of my body, I dropped gently • to the ground beyond. It was a deeper fall than I bad anticipated, and I came •down with a certain clatter, but, rest- ing a moment in the shadows, I heard nothing. No alarm was raised. So, -creeping to the stable, I climbed softly upon the roof and clambered across the eaves in the direction of the for- est. Suddenly a small noise arrested me, but ere I could collect my senses to determine it a dark body crept round .a corner of the roof and grappled with .me. I seized it fiercely, resolved to do battle for my liberty with all the :strength at my command, and together eve rolled and struggled on the house- top. Then 'My opponent gave a shrill whistle, and the next thing I was con- .scious of was the grasp of a fresh pair •of arms from behind. After that I .gave it up, more especially as we had rolled to the edge of the roof, and a re- newal of the struggle would send us over into the yard with broken Limbs .and bloody pates. "If some one will take his foot out of my stomach," I said, "I will descend into the yard." At that the tension upon me was re- laxed, and,, I was pushed forward roughly to what appeared to be a trap- •Tloor in the roof, down which I climbed, thrust brusquely from above. Here I found myself in a small loft above the stalls of the stable. My captors fol- lowed, and one ofthem struck a snatch, when the light fell upon Hood's • face. From that familiar and sinister • countenance my eyes glanced about mo to several figures in the half light. I new at once what bad been my undo- ing, feta, this loft was used as a dor- mitory for the Greeks, and the noise • of my passage along the roof had evi- ✓denty alarmed them. At a gesture from Hood two of these brutes seized my arms, and I was forced to descend the ladder to the ground. I protested .against this treatment, saying that I had given my word not to attempt to •escape, and I suppose some sign pass- ed from Hood, for the men suffered me to proceed unmolested, 'keeping, however, upon either side of me. We entered the inn by the back way, and I expected nothing now but to be thrust into some dismal cellar, there to rot and fester until such time as my .jailers were pleased to deliver me. To my surprise, however, I was taken Into an inner parlor of the inn, where I was left to myself, the Greeks turn- ing tho key In the door as they retired No word bad been uttered upon their -side throughout the scene. They moved like automata at the beck of the inn- keeper. A lamp was burning on the A Test for the Kidneys ANYONE who is at all troubled with backache, urinary dis- orders or any of the symptoms of kidney disease, should make the fol- lowing test to find out if the kidneys are diseased :—Put some urine in a bottle or tumbler and let it stand for twenty-four hours ; if there is sedi- ment like brick dust, or if the brine is `( discolored,"milky, cloudy or stringy, ,your kidneys are out of order. These are certain indications that you need just such help as is best supplied by Dr. Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills, the most reliable and most thoroughly tested kidney med- icine extant. 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He spoke very jauntily anal plucked his mustache quite gayly, wthile it sickened ins to see the blackguard there in this new role, who but forty-eight hours be- fore had pledged me his word to carry out another arrangement. But if he could betray his friends I had certainly no ground of complaint that he should also betray me. I don't suppose it cost him a moment's scruple. Indeed, look- ing at him there, I brought myself for the first time almost to prefer hood to him. Hood at least was a frank ene- my, diabolic though he might tae. "I am going to ask you, Mr. Greato- rex," went on Sercombe, "to pass your word to make no effort to escape to- night." o- night" "I see no reason why not," I said, somewhat bitterly. "If I do not, I cer- tainly think better of you than to sup- pose you will let me break out again. I pass my word. Take it, and have done with it." "That is right," he answered cheer- fully. "You will find au excellent sofa here, though it is soft in the springs." And the two retired, leaving me to the night and my own angry thoughts. I was punctually called -and punctu- ally served the next morning by Hood himself. who, whatever his faults, was a capital servant. He said nothing be- yond making the customary inquiries of a landlord, and if I had been in any other mood than that of desperate cha- grin the irony of that "Tea or coffee, sir?" would have tickled my sense of the ludicrous. But I was not disposed to talk, and so I was equally silent with him. Nor was my quietude broken un- til some two hours later, when Ser- combe entered. "Look here, Mr. Greatorex," said he quickly, "if we're not careful, this lit- tle enterprise of ours will be taken clean out of our hands." "I thought," I observed, "that the game was over," wondering all the time what he was meaning. "Yes, and no," said he, "but there's many a slip 'twist the cup and the lip, and you don't know what has been happening while you've been here." "In other words," I answered, "my friends may not have been caught as easily as myself, although you will note that I still have that key." ' I fancied that he winced, but ho went on hastily. "That is so, and besides, in any case, you are bound by your com- pact of silence." "If you will tell me what you are driving at"— I began. "See here, sir," he broke in. '"There's been a deal of talk in the countryside, and, what with that mutton facets fool Jones' suspicions, • the authorities have begun to smell a rat." "I am very sorry for you," said I dryly. "I understood that he had not a high opinion of you." "His opinion be hanged," he retort- ed; "but I won't have any interference —nor, I take it, will you." "No; I prefer my prison, naturally," I declared. "What I want to tell you is this," he resumed, paying no heed to my sar- casm. "It seems that Jones and the other meddler have got wind of your disappearance. The police have been scouring the Gwent, and what must the beast do but cast his suspicious eyes on me." Ile dropped his voice. "They are outside now, and Hood is parleying with them. They've got that silly ass of a parson with them, who is by way of being my friend. He's taken to me mightily because I had a brother or a cousin at Rugby, and nothing must serve them but that they must make Investigations in the inn." I shrugged my shoulders. "Upon my word, I don't see what I can do for you," I said. "Yes, you do," he replied sharply. "I have told the sergeant that you, are here right enough, but are staying with me as my guest. He swears he must see you and find out for himself. And the parson, amiably. embarrassed, vows I am being insulted. However, there you are." "Very well," said I slowly; "let them in." Sercombe scrutinized no keenly, as though he would read my soul, and then, apparently satisfied, left the room. In another moment a knock sounded at the door, and Ilood, flinging it open, said, "Gentlemen to see you, sir." The little parson entered, followed by the sergeant who had called at the castle, I looked up from my books and rose instantly. - TUE WINGE[.t,,.11 TLIIES, JUNE 21 1906 "Ilow do you do, vicar?" I said, of- fering hint a baud. "Good day, ser. geent " The policeman was taken aback and stared at me sheepishly, but the par- son turned to him triumphantly. "I told you so, Joues," be declared, "I am not In the habit of doubting Cap- tain Sercotube's word." "Gentlemen," I said, feigning as- tonishment, "may I ask what is this?" "411, it's an absurd plece of business from the start," said the vicar eulphat- .)Th w._ .4 i a-- • - I egret took the parson's arta and walked out into the roadway. leaky. "What is coming over the po- lice I don't know. No man of position is safe from them." "You would think if he had a cousin at Rugby it would be sufficient," in- terrupted the suave voice of Sercombe. The vicar turned. "Preeesely, cap- tain," he said eagerly. "I think I did my best to explode the foolish notion." "May I ask, gentleuieu"— I began, but Sercombe interrupted. "There was a notion that you were being detained by force," he said, smil- ing. I laughed. "By force. Is every mau who spends a couple of days with a friend to become a . case of abduc- tion?" "Very well put, sir," approved the Rev. Mr. Morgan. "I was never at Rugby myself, but I had an uncle who"— "Excuse me, sir," said Jones obsti- nately, "do your friends know where you are?" "Did they inform you of my disap- pearance?" I asked. Jones hesitated. "No, sir," he said at last. "I should think not," I replied. A murmur of approbation came from the vicar. Jones looked abashed, but he had the proper Welsh obstinacy and stili lingered. The vicar turned on 111111. "Conte, Jones," he said, "I think apol- ogies nee due from you to both these gentlemen, and 1 trust you see how preposterous your theories are." "I beg your pardon, sir, for intrud- ing," said Jones to me, but be did not look at Sercombe, and he made hitu uo apology. IIe retired clumsily, and Ser- combe burst out laughing and, throw- ing his hat ou the table, sat down. "Take a seat, Mr. Morgau," he sal:'. "Let us all have a glass of wine after this trying ordeal. Greatorex, you'll join us?" I declined, but the parson accepted and sat down to an amiable gossip. Branching from his uncle, who had been—I forget where—in some school, I fancy, he lingered affectionately on a friend who had berm Heir presump- tive to a baronetcy, and was undoubt- edly bent upon a further revelation of his connections :with the aristocracy when Sercombe by cunning devices lured his tongue to another topic, in which both of us were interested. It appeared that there was a great curi- osity spreading as to the castle and the events of the past weeks. Some went so far as to speak knowingly of a "mystery;" but, as the little vicar said, "the lower classes are fond of talking about their superiors and im- puting to them abominable crines.'' He sipped his wine and confided in us, getting back at last through all Ser- combe's nets to his respectable connec- tions. Finally be concluded in a pleas- ant mixture of snobbery and religion and prepared to take his leave. I got up simultaneously. "I will accompany you, ,lir. Morgan," I said. "I will walk as far as the cas- tle, if that is your way." Sercombe started and then a broad grin grew on his face. "I congratulate you on your quick. Hess of wit," he whispered as I passed him. It was a tiny triumph, but I enjoyed it all the more because I had been for so long a mere tool In their hands. I took the parson's arm and walked out into the roadway. 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PARTED from the vicar at the gates of the castle and hurried • i thelark in a livelysate throe 1 t „1 of anxiety. I had not yet con- ceived for myself what had happened in the Interval of my absence. Ser - combo, to be sure, bad thrown out hints, but I knew better than to put any faith in him. Still it was certain that anything might have Happened, and we might even now be in posses- sion of the treasure. But what gave me my first blow was the sight of the drawbridge peacefully spanning the waters of the moat, and the spikes of the portcullis protruding just below the tirchway. These appearances seem- ed to point in one directiou and to ac- quaint me that the gauge was up. Inside I met Mrs. Main, who started in alarm and pursued me with her ex- cited inquiries—so that it was very plain whence the news of my disap- pearance had reached the police. She informed me that Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Montgomery were both within and seated, in fact, at lunch. In the dining room, therefore, I sought them and broke in upon them. I will not say with what deligtit I was welcomed, embraced affectionately by Sheppard and sturdily, shaken by Montgomery's great fist. They had beou anxious, and yet not alarmed, by my absence. Shep- pard's wits were always quick, and said he: "I knew that it was not worth their while to slaughter you, Ned, but what other devilment they might be up to I could not guess. On the whole, we de- cided finally in favor of what actually occurred." And then, "So you were taken?" he asked. "But how?" "Give me food and wine and I will give you my story," I replied, sitting down to the table. Sheppard laid his hand on my shoul- de?. "No," said he; "not yet. 'There is something further first." And, look- ing at him, I perceived a great gravity on his features. Ile showed a worn and troubled face, now that the excite- ment of my return wase over. "What is the matter?" I asked. "Is the treasure"— "That is it," he said. "I want that key. We tried the door in vain. We could not break it down. It is ada- mant. God knows it was not for want of trying." "I fear the key is no use to us now," I said quickly. He regarded me seriously and with a pale face. "You must forget, Ned," he said gen- tly, "what you left there." • ,Montgomery's face had fallen, and he sat echoing Sheppard's consterna- tion. Suddenly a light dawned on me. , It was Hood they had In mind. "Hood's not there," I said. Shep- pard stared at me. "Not a bit of it," I went ou. "He's plump and live as ever, and a worse rascal." "But how—but why?" exclaimed Montgomery, "I thought the poor devil was dead and rotten by now. We tried all we could"— " Bit, I see I must hasten on to my story without more a;'e," I said, and accordingly began at race upon my narrative. Chagrin ;: •."w upon their faces as I proceeded, : a I I was inter- rupted ouly by the ext.. essions of as- tonishment and anger which the vari- ous episodes of my adventure evoked from both. When it was over, Shop• pard rose. "With your leave, Ned," said he, "I will go down to the keep forthwith." And ho left the room, with Montgom- ery at his heels. I, too, followed, for I was eager to know the worst without unnecessary delay. My surmises were quite correct. The dungeon rested as it had done when I saw it last and apparently lied suffered no trespass. The chests stood in the corner as before, but they were bare of every piece of gold, amulet or jewel. The thieves had made a clean job or their depredation. We stared at one another in dismay aud retreated dis- mally to the upper regions of the house. "Well, there's an end," saki Mont- gomery, with a sigh, and I fancy we were all of the same opinion in that early blast of despair. The treasure was gone, and he must be a Sharp fellow indeed who could discover its hiding place throughout the district' of the Gwent or maybe within the borders of the kingdom, Sheppard was the first to show us the way out of our deadly apathy. "I and not going to see it stop here, Ned," be -said, with determination, "and plat's the truth. That treasure) unset be somewhere, and we've got to 'hula "1 say 'ditto' to that," cried Mout- goulery stalwartly, heaving a sigh of resolution. "If we could narrow the field," I said. "I'shawl" s.tid Sheppard. "They can't have got It far. Ilow many days is it? Why, they can't have got the money out all at one shot; otherwise they would not have kept you looked up. I'll go bail that the last was fetes. ed out only last night, if as cally as that. Aud, if so, the treasure is not very far from tate castle." "Soule of It may be in. Loudon," I an- swered moodily. "Well, 111111(1 you, I don't admit it. But say it is so, there must be some- thing still about the Gwent, and we've got to run it down. I think, from Ivliat you say, you surprised them by your flitting with the vicar. It is evi- dent that they wished to keep you a little longer, no doubt until they bad disposed of the treasure under our ilOses.' "You are right, I believe," I replied. "Wliy did they want to keep me? Not because they had not the treasure, but to prevent an alarm And yet the mo- tive was not strong enough that they dared risk a misunderstanding with Morgan. Yes; you've bit it, Sheppard. P,ut the Gwent is wide enough, Heaven knows." "Come, we have reached one point," I, r c said Sheppard. "Perhaps we eau do more on reflection. Don't let Os give it up. Is this treasure likely to be any- where about the inn?" "There is the barn," said I, "and the stable lofts, and there are the cellars." "Oh, Ned, there , is everywhere!" groaned Sheppard. "We might watch, if they haven't gut it away," suggested Montgomery, with some hesitation. It was not often that he intervened in our counsels, but his intervention was now to the point. "Good!" said Sheppard, smacking him on the shoulder. "Watch is the word. We've hitherto kept our watches 111 the battlements. We must now merely transfer them to where the treasure has gone." "Where is that?" I asked. "Let us say the Woodman," replied - Sheppard, smiling. "A very .ninth more dangerous duty," I said slowly. "Dangerous! \Ve thrive on danger," said Sheppard gayly. "Anyhow, let us break up the conference and take an airing. There's nothing to keep us uow in the castle, and hence we are in no need of drawbeidges. It is we who are the assailants." "That reminds use," I put in. "I found the drawbridge down when I came in just now." Sheppard winked. "My dear boy, if you'd had to answer all the awkward questions I have had to during the last three days you would have let down the drawbridge in despair." "Jones?" I queried. "Jones it is, the majesty of the law, and an infernally suspicious law it is." It was yet early in the afternoon, and there might be time to put a point up- on our resolutions. This thought ran in our heads as, all three, we turned down the road that led to the Wood- man. Sercombe was sunning himself be- fore the door of the inn, seated in a comfortable chair beneath the swing- ing sign. As we came abreast of hila he looked up and greeted us. "Good day, gentlemen," he said cheerfully. "I'nt glad to see you back, Mr. Greatorex. We heard that you had disappeared, and were beginning to be anxious about sou." The amazing impudence of the man took away my breath, but I managed to recover and say: "Yes; I have been taking a little hol- iday; private business, you know, cap- tain." "Alt!" said he, shaking bis head. "I wises I had the time. But I find holi- days must look after themselves. I've too much on hand." "I sympathize with you, Captain Ser- combe," said Sheppard. "For myself, I never could abide business. But I think I understand to what you refer— a bad business, a very bad business." Sercombe studied him attentively. "You seem to know a great deal, my dear sir," he replied. "I know, and you know that I know, that you have the heaviest team to drive uphill that ever mau undertook," said Sheppard, watching him. "Maybe," said the captain after a pause. "Life's not all beer and skit- tles, gentlemen. Perhaps you're right. I don't say you're wrong. But the fact is that I—well, it's a pity we couldn't have fixed an arrangement together earlier." He spoke so freely that I inferred he was not any longer in the fear of Hood, which meant for us that Hood was ab- sent. Was he absent, looking after the treasure? Upon consideration I decid- ed that this was uniikely; otherwise Sercombe would not be resting so com- fortably in his chair. The two scoun- drels dared not trust one another. In that ease the odds were that the treas- ure lay in the Woodman, and here was Sercombe, and as likely as not Greek or two, keeping guard upon it, This (To be continued,) BiliousColiz Quick relief is afforded by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It never fails and is pleasant and sato to take. The attack may be warded oft by taking a double dose of this remedy as 80011 a9 the first indication of the disease appears. For sale by druggists everywhere. 7 ,< The Rind You Have Ah gays Bought, and wldch has been in use for over 3() years, leas borne the signature of and has been made antler Ids per- sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. 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