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The Exeter Times, 1891-9-17, Page 7LEGAL, A THWARTED REVENGE* worn and weary, I locked up to the full southern moon, and realised that T had it; DICKSON,13a,rriater, Boli- "struck it rich," and that IdaAnstiil might: Ld k niter ot Supreme Court, 1 otaxy —now that 1 was on the road to wealth— Public, Coeveyeneer, Qourntisaioner, 40 A ROMeeNC ; OF THE GOLD FIELDS, yet be amine. I had only one regret—thatMoney' {o ben, my ohms, even then tramping Icjeetedly O1flco3'u l anaon'el3togk, Exeter, ^— along somewhere in the solitude, were not 14 II. OOLLINS, 4'DV ,Tan' C. VOL,tara.. witll me to share my luck, Ade• 9 I Daring the next few days I worked hard Roister, Solicitor, rTl1Ci;1`iiC, - "" I toll yon, boys,•' said old ;Iantl looking with pick and pan, keeping the knowledge keenly into the depths of the pan which he of my good fortune to myself, and every antETI,R, - ONT. had beets. dexterously twisting--" I tell you • evening burying the day's findings in a Wtfiice over the Post Office, there ain't the colour of gohd in this 'ere quiet corner of Any hut. "• slams now. I guess it played out,," And "'tidy once, since any chum's +departure Ft�,eIOT & ELLIOT. . he angrily tossed the worthiest' stein and h:: - i seen the Spaniard, and then, with e,, 4 dirt from his pan, and flung the latter down there nod, he lied passed me, without sip. Banisters, € 411G1tar"v, Notaries ?Alio, 1G, by, leisside, parently noticing that I Was alone, or that The rest of US laid down oua• tools and my com= anions had left ine, Conveyancers &c1 . K Money to Roan at Lowest R:atee of lntereet. i DFI? t)E, - MAIN - STREET, EXETER. B. Y.. t ranine. J. 'Kei tor, .._. �..,.,0.r .- DENTAR. 1E. 0. H. INGRAIIS, DENTIST. Successor to H. IA. Billia e. S me miler : e t It f De tel b9 of the Ito •al College o o a Knr4eons,I Teeth ilaaertca with or without t Plate, in Gold or Itubt:er. •3 rote d>:aestktetie punier fire painless extr'aotioi of teeth. 1 es +1' At secured Amity i t au b R s.1@ month Ironies' Patent Valve. y P OFFLGE t Over Bank. fQ1'Nefi�l's . if iNS1A1,DIal*ITIST.1,t.I}. - • s. I'elltson's 111oek, ]llain•st, Exeter, Extracts Teeth without pain, Away et1 r•Nsaa.i.on neat Pritlay; Crait;,seeoad eedey; and ',�u sten on th• and fourth e lA a !rime. ' -t'"`-" day of Quiz month. . ,1FDIQAI4 T W. B11OWNIN(I 141.1?., iii. O ti • P. S, Graduate Yietoria Vulvae's ty: Rtdee and residence, 1 om- non bubo a. kory, Fzeter. T1R. BINDUAN, oaroner fur fee Qaunty ot Huron, Quito, .app,.ii*e tlerliar Svcs, Alore,Rhetoi'. R . ROLLINS, M.©.,1'', S. 0. 0Miee, Main St. Exeter, Ont. Resldonce, house recentll occupied by E', ktoPbritipa,Eteq, R. T. P. Meta, ,U'GHU11\i, MEM- -a-,ber of the coilere of 1'bysicians and Surgeons!, Ontario. Pettyrician. Surgeon and Accoanhour. Office, AaM'WQOta VIII. V% A. THO ISDN, M. D., C. w T * Ai" MomborofCollege of ^hyeielaue an ? Surgeons. Oatalio. 4s; €ors; 11QI Q1It3' BLOCK, HI:YSALI.n DR, DAVID M. ST I.EBLER iUNIVEfSITY or TORONTO) t Physician. Surgeon, etc. /laving spent the winter of_ 1886-$7 in New York, and winter of 189",-8S in Vienna, Austria. QrFica< r CBEDITO`at, .�. �..ONTARIO._ DR. WOODRUFF Diseases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE A`f. T11BOAT bo h�vearandDis ant Visten, furnished for Aitr a ss at Tiauao, .. except on I rtdA3'd• No. 1S5 Queen's Avenues Dutton, Ontario. AIYO.C.IUN el !MS. • Yom}, 1-4. tionc Q1,nrges mode _,s.3.• • J.'l.ucti Middlesex. IL P. 0. Exeter. shoulders. ""I shall not be hereabouts now; yon --and that fnickywettei•-aro too much for me." Igave vent toetheroughtyEnglisl? ""Hur. rah 1" "Yes," the Spaniard went on, "and if it will do yon any good, I will tell you why. The men have given nae two hours to elear out. Ah l You laugh at that. Never mind, Any day will come. Yon shall suffer yet—you. and her," end be pointed Hach - wards to the store, "The hest thing that you can do,-' I said, litany, "" is to go. It's rather tiring work here holding my shooter up like this ; and tray -be. I might accidentally pull the trig- ger, and blow a hole through you, Clear out !" looked lilaukiy at the speaker. One eight,. after a rapid and rough cal. trio Spauiar►1 flashed a look o£ demoniacal ;No, he incut on,, removing his pipe from cuteness a n.y boric,} ti ease. re — a calenletton ha ed at me, and then. with his head be his lips ; " not even the eolour of gold.- I which afforded ane the pleasant knowledge tweets his shoulders, moved slowly away. reckon we'd better shift elseahere straight that I Ives "a to,eecbly rich man --.1 went At the end of the sera "gling byway, he away. H'at's the good of hanging around fora ,luiet ranslale a ;cross the still *mated stopped, turned, and shook his fit at ine. beret" steely Heide. ""' I will if No gond at all,' agreed Pete--"" ua gaud The moon was at the toll, and all things revee ge. I will �n' wither forgive, nor forret," " at all, We can't lire on sand,,' lookie:p at were a though Jena; tit a bath of sliver. * * ' the long stretch of barren waste about te•-, : Filially I turned my footsteps in the diree- The two months following the Spaniard'e " Nor" --pointing to a great re f of bare i 1, , and, clambering. P. peacefully Y reeks a few yard:g off — "" nor ors .tortes." Old Saul nodded his head saee•hy. , , an ga } p } . ., "• 11'hat 1 ses r:s ,put in ar_ ,ti.rr +.,i our part}--" what I see is ju;: w::;v Seel ses.' d pipe. y r t It 1 r fair oh Let's hump mar swags,', • u ,, �e Well" hop% oil's e I an when:a ne r e voice a, x 1 u interrupted me: "" Good morning, t,Ybier:a. e,l- —. Whet Inch's" it said. I looked up in surprise, and the epeaher, I a tall handsome Spaniard, nodded pleasant. Iy to ine. "" Ala" he asked, turning to S'sill, "'a nett' ohm, els?" Although 1 had k lie d I 1 d th t d 1 • "' `ee.' Saul grunted; "only been with us av week„ quite hopeless. -in love with her. .*iso, times over were it. neceQaas "So;" alio eiiG,ta $1€€iet"Y,t�il hie aoalhie fa, • 'and tired already, my friend:" ""No, not tired," 1 answered ; "hot ,lis• eartened." t, Why;, "" why?" broke in Saul ; ""so'd any- body ny bod • be. Never the color o' gold, and work, work, sword:, 'till the sweat rusts o' yer 'eels, and not a peg for it. It ain't all dlnkum with tie. elelttlor " Again the Spaniard ehrungeil his should. era, and then, with a cantle he reseal on. "" Ma's that toff :"' 1 asked es toun a- he n.ts lent of earshot. ""Oh," tied one of the diggers laugher}. "" I don't know calla lto 194 but I know Wile AI reckons he is. ttuers he thinks he's the 'was, and is ralnninl; this field on hie own hook." "That sort, c!r ;" anti I elct•a tee my eye- brows. "Aye. He dots ,give hieself a few airs. Ho's a -hanging arter old Austill's darter they stay.' "" She's far tom goad for the lines of him,' I cried hotly. A general laugh was raised 1.y my chums' at my expense. Although 1 bad only been. on Crooked Creek gold held for a week my heart for six da •a ant of seven had been on. slaved by her charms. As tar as' could prevent it, I determined that the Spaniard should never win her. I stood looking after the foreigner until an shingleinterveuiagahantyAlit hint from view t and then, with a sigh, I picked up my pick and listlessly stuck it into a tuft of coarse, wiry, grass near. Old Saul laughed. "r Never mind, eiluni," he chuckled, "" the g�rreaser's got the running now --;os why? He's got the nickel's. It's no good o' a man eesticking Inc cap to'rdslda Anatill without them. ley° sees" and he gave a savage kick at the pan which sent it clanging and jangling twenty or thirty was oft D1, LICENSED AU0— '" Never hind, Saul,' cried Pate, as Ise or fur rho Counts of Ifrlrgn, quietly gathered his mining implements rata. LxeterP, Q. together ; " we must go on the }Wallaby IIaLL N " track agile that's all. Mebbe we'll strike it X S, LTu1;NSEv rich nex' time." Auctioneer mile s uih Huron The others, following reta's example, colmnenced arranging theireswa^s prepare. tory to strapping them upon their barks. SENIiERRY, General Li- . Then fete turned to Atte : d Auctioneer Sales Condngted " Come on, Cockney," he laughed ; ntisfaotiouguaranteod, Charges "" hump yer swag. Let's prospect a little Bengali 0, out. higher ftp enslave,. '.chis field's a goner. BUS ' •i • cense in aliparts. 9 moderate. it IPliYEILBERLicensedAuc- L L tioneer for the Counties of Enron. and Middlesex t Sales conducted at mod- erate rates, 011tee, at Post -office, Ored- ton Ont. H. PORTER, GENERAL D. AnetionoorandLandvaluator. Orders sent by mail to my address, BayileldP.0„ will receive prompt attention. '.tonna moder- ate, D. H. BORTEtt, Auctioneer, 1 VETERINARY. Tennent& Tennent ExE•rOf ONT. • Graduateso he Ontario Veterinary Ool loge. orieron : Ono door south oiTown Hall. MONEY TO LOAN. �ONEY TO LOAN AT 6 AND percent, $25.000 Private Funds. Best Loaning O ompante s represented. L. B DICKSON, Barrister. Exeter. SURVEYING. FRED W. FARNCOMB, Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil En- Cp•xN 101% STC., Office, Upstairs.Samwell's Block. Exeter,Ont INSURANCE . tion of the roe k4 c Merin"• uptheir a eetnteut sli ped aGcefull yaws . ruggeit bee, 1 using: myself down, in a small lay by day nay hoard of gold under the hollow, leant beak " u ve myself a en- earthen tloor of m • but had increase} and '� •= las lively to thinking, and. the unlet enjoyment at t, emboldened thereby, I had deelaned of my ire ave m • • scion, to the sto •e ee re 'sdein"• - 1?rom thine to thing lmy. . thoo;;hts }sent ter. p1A ti OARS blushes, awl, ilown•castingr U e ai couple of repeats rang shrilly out Now 1o of 5110 seeair. flitting. ► te cit na a listened tom fervent, b tan . 1, , orale backto the ata , n dv far ns. but, L , Dilute at Kizz- . rley— -n hieh I hail only left unpolished declaration, %ewe wandered side' `*Hullo ;" I cried ; "" what's that menn?'" 1011114 tate as `,. tv weeks previous -.-and then by side- about the moonlight di:rginge, some mistake,1 �expeet, answered the 1 wn-z an:nitg.t �n relations in deur, dirty , Oh, Cockney,'" she cried, suddenly man nearest me. Let's holo that the Loi,tl.m, I. iteeeb time, by acme strange pointing asshe spoketothe ridge of reeks:„reaserhasshot Itisself. 10111.nos..I",I1Vunexplaivable,mythoughte lying like a bolt an the whiteness. ”"Oh, "No such luck !" put inanother, who bad ,,,;sin r0%1,11i 11 to the sweet face and .lovely Cockney, was it really you that ewe') ine overheard this remark, eyes of 144, frotn that detestable 1',adeiigucs ." " Hullo!" he suddenly shrieked. "" },oak a.. never alas. en ft ve a oat - replied a ittoss, eapres: e : taty" deter.' tiler 1 Qi ick, boys, the birds leave flown." en words to her,1 was hcpt.lessly_no, not minatton to do the same thing a thousands Away in the dietance a ceupio of black h e)ks could be seen moving rapidly across rehab} Iu14 'never a secsAnd thought `'" Oh I hope it nevertri l't,e " Aho cried,!the whiteness. P y, 1 given g , i to ni"*, and yet 1-� laughingly ; and then, suddenly I:eromirg 1 In a moment the men spplit. iuto two par. What w an that . iolnething--I eottici riot graVe,she faded, "" and I have neecrthank- .003, elle racing after the flying pair, Mille tell what—suddenil ' broke in on sav nlelsing;4 ed you for that act. Ohl heat eau 1 chow, the rest, myself included, "lashed antsy the soil, with a start, l was recalled to inyseli, my gratitude?" black sbadatr of the roadway between the sat up and listened. I don't know whether Ida intended it, melts. '1'11ere it was again, and in a snatoettt I but it sues Ole very "., "'ning tor which I Half way through I stumbled over some wear arrambltng madly aver the reeks, tet was longing, object lying in my path, and tt entsprettling w,wds the toad that tweed between theca. "" Il • being my wife,"1 tilts, '" adiss Au - wino the roan. "" Help I Help; Help 1" still—lila--1-pI lave you." I caught her As I scrambles.} to slay feet apsin one "I It watt a ivmtnall'it Veli'e, awl I eerautblcd i round the insist, and drew her towards me. `the men struck a match, and by its faint, madly on. Then at last, -tr4tll.a quiet "Thank , "• Will yen -•-'do Ton care ter ine--•nada 9 -•Only 'yellow slicker I discovered. that I'tad fallen heat en "" I shopped into the road. 11 little bit 1." over they re:unibeet 6ytlre of a ludo, .� , 1s. wale AO dark there, being Mer"'erect by' Ida looked quickly. up at me. Ha.: cried QUO QUO of the diegete , TOR1A:. for infants and Children. *'SAlarprt�+eisw1,444$0004 li .4,70n044$ Stery CPZe t$433e. colar$Pat3oa, IvecommenditaasnQerAQtttlanyp r�Pttcn867114:$tReRAch. li#arrb�teR, Etue4att% taaRn Yi! 74x9," Ii. A.. d>sctma, 7L D., gge�w�tior€Rs, �,ivos Y%ep, And pR+oar+Vf�es d46 1'�il Bo. 0494 AS., t3reoltlytt, ld T. '#Pitaosrc foliuloutl I tri t4oa, Tape Corinna Celom•'-, 7^}hurrayStreet, N. Y. Cann have as much alba as will be left." The we troopedr Theta allthrough h the door, g. end, a o trot,setr s. tin . at dog off towards the ook We had traversed about half the distance Ther' ain't a sprat's worth 0' washin' in it." I looked about me. All around me, with the exception of the rook before mentioned, stretched the great saudy waste, glittering beneath the blinding glare of the sun. Here and there here aboutwere � re dotted the shanties— rough, wooden affairs—and ragged tents of the miners. Away on a slight incline be- hind ane a few huts and dumpies---dignifies by the title of a "mining settlement"— clustered together, and in the very midst stood the long, low, whitewashed shed, known as Austin's store, "" Come on, Cockney," said Pete, as he hurled a tuft of wiry grass into the crooked yellow stream which gave the gold field its name; "pack up yer swag if you're coining with us." I looked toward the store again, and in a moment I decided to stay where I was, be my luck what it would. " I shall stop here a little Longer," I an- swered. My chums burst into hoarse peals of laughter. ""My eye 1" Saul shrieked, " Cockney's fair struck this time 1" " What do yon mean ?" ., 'What does we mean, pards ? What does we mean? Ha ! ha 1 That's prime 1 Just as if we ain'e bin over the same ground ma. selves ! Mebbe we ain't bin .struck wi' a pair o' peerty blue eyes. Mebbe we has, eh ? Why, love yer,it's as plain as yer face, Cockney, and, hivin knows, that's plain enough. When's the weddin' cairds a-goin ter be issooed. Mebbe we'll git our dress soots ready." I did not reply, and after the boys had laughed themselves hoarse, Pete said " Never mind Cuckney, we knows yer secret. Miss Anatill's hit yer hard, I know, and we wishes yer luck." Saul stretched out a horny hand to me. " Shake," he said, " good luck to ye. Out the greaser out. As the poetses ses, Adoo.' " rT HE LONDON MUTUAL 11 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CAN ADA. Head Office, London, Ont. 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In moment I recognised the voice, and uty heart seethed to cease its beating. It seaside's "" B'a'le I help 1" She shrieked agate. Rodertgnes, you cur yon ' "Silence,"" another voice cried. " Von else -oat, you vixen, he silent 1" ""'Where aro you? Whore are you t" 1 ahtonted,running over in the direction of the rakes. '" Hein is here 1 It lel: Coelaney 1. Mise Austin 1''. agent. the ratan testis the rope added : ""!.lieu I ve The 5Oultti of scuffling inoreascd, and I "" Oh," and she shuddered, "" lot tis get 'carried this halter for nuthink, ch?" heard a faint gurgling, followed by an tutgry home," and she commenced dragging me A faint shout front across the sands made voice, saying : after her. "1 saw three men skulking along the boys turn, and away in the distance we "" Yon will have the whole colony here, by the rocks there, and one of then} was—; ace our chums hurrying towards no The uttering offeetfollowed, ane. "" Nell," she eaid, s'owly, te.tsingly, I do `" that'a one o' Rodengues' gang, I fret. like yen a little bit, and----" Mebbe there's been a split in the enbby net, \that the remainder of her speech was to .,Mebbe eansekently, spine altoatiug. Let's be will never be kaowu, for when she had „early him into the open, boys, and see who got that far I drew her madly to me and he is, dl'o's as deal} as Sydney beer, any- seale l her month with kisses. "" Oh 1" Ida shrieked, suddenly clutching',; Two of the,'rowd rapidly Picked the boeiy� my aro „t ", Lfok 1 f rook I What is tlet?" up, and currier} it rapidly through the pees d looked in the direction that she pointed,aad rut to the moonlit sande. on which they but saw nothing but the white, moonlitilaid it. stands, and the ridge of blaek rocks. t I stooped anti looked at the grey, dead "" I see nothing, my dear," 1 a,i meted, Vface, alt dews:►'•?,real with blued from the bi:i "" What is it :"" ,let -hole in the temple, "" 01t !" Ida cried, and her stand en n1 r "" Geed Ileaven 1" I ""rasped, " ;Hiss arm trembled ; „ Let tie go Work at once, 1 Austin truer right, boys. Itis Rodcrigucs." am so —so frightened." "" 1looroar !" cried the men in chortle. '"slut (that slid you sec:" I queried "" flood ritidauec to bed rubbisli 1" whilst and I All , was ltaderlgnes. With a prtsoia' . In the blackness I managed to grip the "" 11 ell,"1 laughed, hoping by merriment! At las. they came up with us, and I flu- te collar, and I forcibly tore bun away to allay her tears,'" �ti etl, let as gat him •inediatoly reeogmsed the ratan they had fro€n Ilse girl, quick. The boys will make short work of!caught as the stranger who Lao brought ens: , false t cess e. 1. Miss Austin >itdl , 'shouted. Ii i1 I vee �� the fa a n Run . Run, . lies A 1 hinn ken. „ "" Ho shall not 1►urty0ti naw 1" half au hour later the diggers were When I stepped up and looked tit him he Tl p i I scouring the plain end the surrounding smiled. knew that the girl had followed my instate- sands, but discovered no signs of the men, " Haug it !" he cried. ' Didn't we hit tions, and running her hardest towards the and at Iast, worn and weary, and fully :you tartar alit" end of the rock shadowed road. convinces.} that Itis liacl been deceived, they:: In a minute I understood the situation ,' Then the fellow whom I was balding en,• returned. 'by some forttmate mistake the men had shot gaged all my attention. The way he sung- I their employer Instead of me. I waved my glad anal swore was eoulothingawful. from IV. 'hand in the direction of the corpse, and kyle Side to side we swayed ; he endeavouring to One evening, about a week after the Id the diggers led their prisoner up to it. tear hinnelf from me, and I endeavouring to fright, as I was standing at the bar ir„ Directly his eyes fell on it he gave vent to hold hint ; and at last, by some mischance,' Antillys store, ea stranger carne hastily in, e. her h, capon laugh. was thrown. The 'fellow broke away and, looking around, asked one of the: by, '" \'sill I'm blest," he cried ; "if we didn't from The stud tore" his hardest after the ganders winch was Cockney. ;shoot the wrong 'an. Roderigues must have girl. In a moment I utas on my feet again, I was immediately pointed out, and the walked into bis own utip." and after him. roan addressed himself to me. And so it turned out. A.t the end of the road I could discern as " Will you please conte (lawn, at once,,, It appeare i that when the messenger had strip of moon -whitened waste beyond, and to the hut beyond the ridge l" he said. tretnrnecl from giving me the false message, already I cou1tlseetheformof MissAnstill's " 01d Saud is there and wants to see you. aRoderigues had stationed him amongst flying figure standing out like a silhouette He is dying." 'the rocks on one side of the road, and his against at. Old Saul my first Australian chem—helconipanion (who had managed to get clear 'breathed a sigh of relief ; another mom- whom had pictured as trudging along with'away) on the other, with instructions, to ent and she would be out in the frill flood of the others through the bush—here--and shoot me as I came along. But, gas time the moonlight and comparatively safe. dying. passed and I slid not turn up, the Spaniard But still I ran on—and then, before 1 In a moment 1 answered the fellow. had become suspicious regarding Itis man, could stay my course, a pair of strong, mus- " I will come at once," I answered ; and ;and sauntered down the roadway himself. ruler arms encompassed me. the man evidently pleased with his sue- Ilia the darkness he had been mistaken for "So," a voice hissed, and the speaker's cess, hasten fP me, the man had fired, and—well, Justice y , , I turners bid old. Assail' 11 works its cads in many strange ways 1 • saltation was held as to t rr'ed von nod g g glimpse Alai a what was to be the end of our prisoner, Some were forshootiug, others for hanging ; but the majority* inclined to mercy. In the end tate man was ordered to clear out at once on pain of instant death. This he did. Roderigues was buried in the soft, yielding sand, and we returned to the store. Wha followed I need not describe in detail. Ida, of course, was delighted to see ane bac safe. The pistol reports had alarmed her, and her father was equally delighted to hes that the Spaniard was dead. Then I retire into the little rootn behind the bar with Ida and there I told her of my good fortune i the d eserte d claim, and—well, two were mar ried three months later, I clasped his extended hand and wrung it cordially. Then the rest of them came round, and 1 shook hands with each. Then with their Last wishes for " good luck," and Peter's advice to keep my eye on the Spaniard" ringing in my ears, I stood and watched them as—with their " swags" neatly folded on their backs, and their "'billies" in their hands -they slouch- ed in a gloomy, dejected fashion, through the one straggling street of the town," and set off across the sands. Then, with another sigh, and a glance towards the store, I turned, and striking my pick into the ground commenced -to tear up the dirt and soil at my feet.?' 1 cannot tell how it all happened—it seemed more like a dream. AU that I know is—that when I ceased tilling and twisting my pan, and looked at the residuum from whioh the water had drained,allthat I know is that I saw -gold 1 T duo and delved like mad after that, and at every washing the preoious metal seemed more plentiful. I kept on into the night, and then, at last utterly breath came hot on m cheek "" So Cock- ney, you would interfere withagentleanan's love -making?" 31y blood rose to fever heat, and went bubbling through my veins. " You cur, to insult a woman," 1 said straggling to free myself, " Let me go !" The Spaniard laughed hoarsely, "" You have thwarted me this time !" he cried, "hut you shall not do so again. I will kill you 1" He loosened me somewhat, as he put his hand down to draw his knife, and in that instant I tore myself tree. Even as his knife glistened in, the air, I sprang forward, and, launching out, dealt a terrific blow at his handsome face. By the terrible oath that followed, and the pain in my knuckles, I knew that ray blow had gone home. "" Maledicta 1" the man hissed ; "You English dog.. I will kill you." He rushed towards me, and again I sprang aside and launched out. So the unequal fight went min the gloom; but at last, the Spaniard, apparently tired of it, for, with a last thrc at, he suddenly turned and fled. III Although I did not mention a word to any of the men on the diggings regarding the foregoing incident, it by some means—pro- bably through Miss Anstill—became public property. About neon, on the following day, the Spaniard sauntered tap to my claim, and, with his hands in his pockets, watched ine at work for awhile, At last'I ceased in my labours, and, lean- ing on my pick handle, 1 returned his look. " Well, what do you want?" I asked. The man's dark face flashed angrily. "What?" he asked, "' What is to prevent me shooting you where you stand ?" I rapidly slid my disengaged hand round to my gip pocket. "" Want of pluck, and fear of the sheriff's rope," I answered. "" Ha 1 Would you insult me?" The Spaniard snarled, and half -drew one of his hands from his pocket. But I had him covered : as quick as a flash my revolver was out. "Not this time, Roderigues," I laughed, "Put your hand back." ti.ith an oath the Spaniard replaced his hand. . You have the drop on me this time,"he cried. " I didn't know. you were armed." "You see I ata," I answered. "After that little affair last night'I decided to be prepared for you." ""Never fear 1" Roderigues shrugged his edo . to the bar to o. ssa I of Ida's 1 r►i lit when I caught a ace, white anti awestricken, peering at the from a door behind him. Directly our eyes met she beckoned me, and I went into the room where she was. "' Darling," she said, directly I entered" " if you love me, don't stir from here alone to -night. 1 beard what that stranger said. Itis all a lie. 01d Saul is not there. It is only some wickedness planned by that Spaniard, Roderigues." " Ida," 1 remanstrated,quietly, " this is nonsense. You really must shake such thoughts out of your head. 10--" " I can prone what I say," Ida broke in, determinedly ; and, crossing the room, she picked up a letter, which she pressed into my hand. Read it," she said, firmly. " It is for my father, and is from ofd Saul himself. You will see by it that he has left Australia, and by this time is doubtless far out at sea. He has decided to return to the Cape, and go up to the diamond fields again." I looked from the letter t o Ida, and back again in astonishment. Then it all gradually dawned on me. It was really, as she said, all a planned affair, Roderigues must be at the bottom of it. To reach the hut, at which the stranger said old Saul lay, I should have to go through the rocky road- way ; and what better place could the cowardly Spaniard have wherein to wait and ipurder me ? Realising the danger that I had esoaped, and tilled with admiration for my loved one's thoughtfulness, I embraced her. " Ida, my dear,"' I said at last, " I really must go. It is getting late. Why," Looking up at the clock, " I declare it is quiteau hoar since that rascal was here. I must be quick. I will get the boys mit, and, never fear, we will lay Roderiguos and his friends by the heels to -night." Then, after a farewell kiss, I re-entered the bar, and in a few minutes had rektted the whole affair to the men still clustered there. With stern faces and muttered.oatha they listened to my recital. When 1 had concluded, hoarse cries for vengeance " Let us go for him 1" shouted one tall, their constitutions under long con - bearded digger. " A rat like him would, finemeent. It must do its work in soon be a terror. The skeetora are allurs a bigger nuisance than the lions." Jist so," cried another, whilst I noticed a third significantly ceiling up a length of rope that lay near. Well boys," I shouted " we musn't lose time. To -morrow the police shall have the skulking hound 1" The man with the rope chuckled grimly, "Mebbe•" he said. "'Tarry rate they "derma 99 A Cough For children a inedi- cine should be absolute - and Croup mother must be able to Medicine. pin her faith to it as tc her Bible. It must contain nothing violent, uncertain, or dangerous. It must be standard in material and manufacture. It must be plain and simple to adann- ister ; easy and pleasant to take• The child must like it. 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