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they do and they kon T.
lire welßhed in their Beales,
An d an elephaut packs his own trunk,
Jlnt r!l ts never tell their own tales,
And one one seldom pets chind in a chunk:
J)op * seldom wear their own pants,
Which fact lays them opeu to scorn ;
is,, nephew or niece fancies ants,
n row never blows her own horn,
k. cannot parse its own claws,
7 No porcupine nibs its own quill;
orphan bears still have their paws,
A bird will not pay its own bill.
<irk duck* nevpr KO to a ‘lack ;
‘ K horse cannot plow its own mane ;
. P jjip is not hui tby a tack,
\nd a window ne’er suffers from nain.
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JI Lii 1. J LUUJ iJLJLi
BY WALTER BESANT.
1 spoke so resolutely, though perhaps
through ignorance I spoke foolishly, that
J moved him aud he trembled
Vet he blustered He said that all
women are liars as Is very well known,
that the boy was long since dead and
buried else why did he not return to
claim the property ? That, as for my
story he did not value it one farthing;
while as regards my accusation, he would
laugh lit tact, he did laugh, but not
mirthfully
’Come Drwsilla " he said, “your father !
Is welcome io the money, for aught I care
]do not desire to sell the cottage Sit
down and be friendly Tell me all about
the hoy and look, ray lass"—his eyes were
cunning indeed —“look you Write to the
boy tell him if you will, about the
money Tell him that lam willing not to
press it if he will give reasonable assur
anen or security of his own in ’ exchange.
him tor instance, give me a mortgage
Mi the mill and let him. since he is so
prosperous pay the interest himself.”
This was u trap into which 1 nearly fell.
But I saw in time that he designed to find
out in this way what he had to fear
“I have told you." 1 said, “what I shall
do ”
•‘Ah’ your story. I doubt, is but made
up by woman s wit Drusilla. you are a
cunning baggage Come, now. give over;
stay here and be my wife, thou shalt be
mistress in everything As for Barbara.
lam tired of her sour looks She scolds
all day She may pack. she makes the
meals uncomfortable She may vanish,
she stints the beer We will keep house
without her She finds fault from morn
Ing to night She is a”
“You called me Mathew?” Barbara
suddenly opened the door and stood be
fore us Hci eyes followed me as 1 went
away with malignity difficult to describe,
and Mat hew sinking back into his chair,
feebly reached out his hand for the jar of
Hollands
CHAPTER IX.
TTIK WISDOM OK THK STKONO MAN
When I went home I told my mother
that for the present, at least, we need not
fear anything from Mathew Of this I
was quite certain My assurance that 1
would appeal to tny cousin, the doubt
where ‘the boy" might be—there was no
reason, for instance, why he should not
be at Newcastle or at Roth bury, or at
Hexham, or at Carlisle —tc say nothing of
charge of fraud, went home to his
guilty conscience These things were
sure, I thought, to deter a man not nat
urally courageous although his con
science might be hardened, from tempt
ing the vengeance of his injured cousin
So far was I right, that for the whole
of the spring ami summer we had no fur
ther molestation from him. but continued
in our quiet course, spending as little
money as we could, yet looking forward
to the time, now growing very near, when
there would bo no more left to spend As
for myself. I may truly declare that my
faith was strong I mean not the faith of
a Christian suc h as I ought to have held
—but faith in my lover so faraway lie
would send me an answer The answer,
whatever it might be. would surely set
all right
Mat hew not only ceased to persecute us.
but he ceased to desire the conversation
and company of my father He came no
more even to church, as if conscious of his
wickedness and ashamed to lace honest
people 11“ was rarely seen even in town,
aud ho left me quite alone, so that I be
gun to think that, repentance had perhaps
seized upon his soul Alas' Repentance
knocks in vain at the heart of such as
Mat hew
Though however, we saw him not. I
heard through my faithful fugleman,
certain intelligence about him Thus, he
drank harder lie neglected his business,
ht quarreled daily with his sister, who
reproached him for his drunken ways, and
i4i> neglect of bis worldly affairs, also.
®'e continually urged him to recover the
£2OO owed him. as she thought, by my
lather She hungered and thirsted after
this money which, it seemed, she did not
know that her brother possessed Why
had be concealed from her. she asked him
unth sneer that he had so raucii as £2OO,
when he would not give her even money
to buy things wanted for the house? Let
lnm get t lie money back as he mad to
let interest :->d all go? She let him have
no peace ■ * mged to have this money;
perhaps she ranged for our ruin as well
Then she constantly threw in her brother’s
teeth the fact that if the boy was not dead
and should return, if. in fact, my story
was true, he would find the books and ac
counts in such confusion as might lead to
t heir ruin She wanted to know what truth
there was in the reports, once sc* industri
ously spread about a second will. In
tact she led the wretched man a dog’s
life having a tongue sharper than a
sword and more dreadful than a fiery ser
pent But. as concerning the things she
said of Ralph. I could have desired noth
ing better because it kept alive in
Mathew s breast the wholesome fear of
ins cousin s return bo long as that lasted
0 were safe We should have continued
in safety because that fear did not die
away but rather increased day by day
for the instigation, as 1 cannot but
i of the evil one. and the concoc
I tion of a design even more wicked than
I that of the mortgage 1 suppose the plot
■ was conceived in the spring or summer
1 but it was not until the late autumn that
Bit was attempted The wav of it was as
wiollowß do no harm, 1 trust, by speak’
Ing ofienly of a traffic which, as everybody
knows, Is conducted almost openly all
ovt’f the northern counties of England
aud the southern counties of Scotland)
I have mentioned one Daniel, or Dan
fredge. always called the Strong Man. be
cause he was like Hercules the fabled
Greek for bodily strength, who lodged
with Sailor Nan Fie professed to make
a living out of his strong arms and legs
He went to fairs, and was sssen on market
days in all the towns of Northumberland.
Durham and Carlisle, performing great
feats for wagers, or for money laid down
Ho was a man standing over six feet, with
legs and arms of surprising stoutness, a
square red face and a kindly eye Despite
his strength he was peaceful and the soft
est hearted of mankind Now. though he
pretended to live by the exhibition of his
strength which I believe was the reason
why the vicar called him Milo, it was
very well known everywhere that ho had
another and a more important source of
profit This was in the running of “stuff
across the Border, a business which de
rnands, as everybody knows, much can
tiou, with knowledge of the country and
powers of endurance The “stuff" con
sists generally of brandy, lace, silk
and Geneva Salt is also smuggled
across, but a better profit is made
out of the former articles, which
are less in bulk and more easily
concealed There are many reasons why
Warkworth should be a convenient spot
for the illicit trade Fiist. it lies two
miles up the river, and has many safe hid
ing places, so that a cargo once landed at
the mouth of the Coquet may be safely
and speedily carried up the river and be
stowed where it is judged safe, for all
along the steep banks there are spots
clearly designed by Nature for the conve
uient storage of valuable packages Not
to speak of the thick hanging woods be
side the banks, where enough Geneva and
Flollands may be stored to supply London
for a year, there is the Hermitage, whose
double chamber I have myself seen
packed full of silk in bales waiting for au
opportunity, while in the castle itself
there are vaults, dungeons, passages and
secret chambers, known only to the fugle
man Here, little suspected by my Lord
of Northumberland, enough brandy might
be stored to supply the county (which is
a thirsty one) for a dozen years The
Border is not, to be sure, so near as it is
higher up the coast, but, on the other
hand, the lookout and watch kept by the
gaugers cannot be by any means so vigi
iant and close as where the county nar
rows to the north, while more than half
the run takes place over the wild moors
and pathless slopes of the Cheviots, a
place in which the excise people find it
difficult indeed to discover or to stop a
run made by men who know the country
They have a service of ponies for the
work, little, hardy, sure footed creatures,
who carry the ankers, kegs and bales
slung across their backs, and can be
trusted to make the whole thirty five
miles from Warkworth to the Border in a
single night, that is. in seven or eight
hours, the drivers walking or riding be
side them
Most of the farmers and craftsmen of
Warkworth take a share in these risks
and profits, one or two of them—of whom
Mathew was one —often accompany and
lead the expedition. Everybody knows
beforehand when a run is arranged, many
in the town know the very night when it
will take place, the road chosen and the
value of the stuff There is so much
sympathy with this work, on both sides
of the Border, and so many partners in
the venture, that information is never
given to the excise, and hiding places are
found everywhere, with the help and con
nivance of the most innocent looking
plowboy and the most demure country lass
Now one morning—it was in November,
when the days have already become short,
and the nights are long and dark. Dan
Gedge got up from his sleeping bench, or
cupboard in the wall, about Bor a little
after, calling lustily for small beer, of
which he drank a quart or so as a stay to
his stomach before breakfast Then he
dressed and camo forth to the door with
the mug in his hand
Sailor Nan was already seated on her
stone, pipe in mouth, and three cornered
hat on her head She had taken her
breakfast, and now sat. regardless of the
raw. cold air—for all the winds that blow
were the same to her —looking up and
down the street, in which nothing as yet
was moving though the blacksmith’s
apprentice across the road had lit the fire,
and the cheerful breath of the bellows
made one feel warm
“Fugleman and me."said Dan. yawning,
“fugleman and me. we was rowing up and
down from Amble most all night."
“What is the run?" asked Nan, who
pl||-
“ What is the run?''
needed no other explanation, “and who s
in it?"
“Mathew Humble is in it for one.” said
Dan “Going with it himself, he is. this
journey Ho. hot Folks will talk of this
run when they come to hear of it The
fugleman thinks he knows But he don’t;
no he don’t know He’s not to be trusted.
I'm the only one who knows Ay. a rare
run it will ba. too—out of the common
this run will be Folks wili lift up their
heads when they hear of this night s
work >"
“What is it. Dan? Lace belike. ”
He shook his stupid head and laughed.
How could Mathew have been such a
fool as to trust him?
“Belike there’s lace In it. and silk In it,
and brandy In it. There’s always them
things But there’s more. Nan —there’s
more ”
“What more. Dan?”
"Fugleman, he’ll laugh when he hears
the news He’s helping in the job. and
he don’t know nothing about it. only
Mathew and me knows what that job is
i Mathew and me—and one other ”
“Who is the other. Dan? And what is
the job?'
He shook his bead and buried It for
safety in the pewter pot
"Mathew Humble." he said, "is a
masterfid man
"What is the job?’ asked Nan. feeling
curiosity slowly awaken
"It is a job." replied Dan. "which can’t
be told unto women ”
"Why ye lubber.” she sprang to her
feet and shook her fist in the Strong Man’s
face, so that be started back, "lubber and
land lubber, you dare to call me a woman
—captain of the foretop Now. let me
hear what this job is that I am not to be
told Out with it or" 1 omit the gar
nish of her discourse, which consisted of
sea oaths
“Mathew Humble did say” the
Strong Man began But strong men are
always like babies in the hands of a
woman
" Vast there. Dan ” said Nan. "d’ye
1 think I value your job nor want to know
1 what it is—a rope’s end? But that you
. should refuse to tell it to me. you ship
1 met-rthat’s whal galls And after yester
I forenoon’s salmagundi?"
This accusation of ingratitude cut poor
Dan to the quick In the matter of sea
pie. lobscouse and salmagundi (which is a
mess of salt beef, onions, potatoes, pep
per, oil and vinegar the whole fried to
j make a toothsome compound) Sailor Nan
I was more than a mother to him
“Twenty years all oat. " continued Nan.
1 in deep disgust, "from boy to captain of
! the foretop. and from Cape Horn to the
i Narrow seas and Copenhagen, and to be
I told by a land swab, who never so much
j as smelt blue water, that I’m a woman!’
| “0 course.” said Dan feebly. "1 didn't
really mean it. ”
“Didn’t mean it? Why—there! What
is it, then? Is it piracy or murder?”
Fie shook his head
“Look ye. Nan It won’t signify, not
a button, telling you I said to myself,
at the beginning. ‘Nan won’t spoil sport;’
and it’s only a girl "
Only a girl' Nan pricked up her ears
“As if 1 cared about girls." she said care
lessly
“Only a girly It’s Miss Drusy—that’s
all You see she’s been longing to run
away with Mathew and marry him. for
months Longing she has. having took a
fancy for Mathew, which is a strange
thing come to think of it. and she so
young But women are Ay. ay.
Nan, 1 know You see l always thought
she was saving up for Ralph Embleton
But Mathew, he says that’s nonsense
Well —she all this time longing to marry
him. and her mother won’t hear it—no
chance till now So it’s fixed for to night
What a run’ Lace, and brandy and
Geneva, and a girl
“Oh—well. I don’t care. Go on. Dan.
if you like ”
He then proceeded to explain that
Mathew had arranged for a pony to be
saddled in readiness, that the .signal
agreed upon between the girl and Mathew 7
was a message from tFie castle carried by
a certain boy named Cuddy, pretending to
come from the fugleman who was to be
kept out of the way. employed at the Fler
mitage. where the stuff was bestowed, the
boy was to say that the fugleman was ill
On receiving this message the girl would
make an excuse to run up to the castle
where she would mount the pony, and so
ride off with Mathew and be married over
the Border To keep up appearances, he
went on—this soft headed giant—it had
been arranged that the young woman was
to scream and struggle at first, and that
Dan should lift her into the saddle, and.
if necessary, hold her on Once across the
Border they would be married without so
much as a jump over the broomstick
Nan slowdy rose
"I’ll get you some more beer. Dan.” she
said
She went indoors and poured about
three fourths of a pint of gin into a
tankard which she filled up with strong
ale. and brought out to her lodger with
tender care
“Drink that. Dan.” she said, “it’s good
old stingo —none of your small beer
Drink it up then you can put on your
coat and go about your work
Fie drank it off at a gulp with every
outw r ard sign of satisfaction Then he
suddenly reeled and caught at the door
post.
“Go and put on your coat. Dan.” she
J said, looking at him with a little anxiety
1 He disappeared Nan heard one—two
lieavy falls, and nodded her head Then
she followed into the room and found the
strong man lying upon the floor, on his
back, with his mouth open and his eyes
shut She dragged a blanket over him.
and went out again to sit on her stone
with as much patience as a spider in Oc
tober She sat there all the morning as
quiet as if she was on watch About 2:30
i in the afternoon there came slowly down
I the street no other than Mathew Humble
I himself
j “Where is Daniel?" he asked.
I Nan pointed to the door
"Fle's within, fast asleep He came home
; late last night 1 dare say he'll sleep on
j now. if you let hime alone, till evening
I “Flave you—has be—talked with you
i this morning?’* Mathew’s eyes were rest
-1 less, and his cheek twitched, a sign of
1 prolonged anxiety or much drink
“Nay. what should he say to me, see
Ing that he came home in the middle of
the night as drunk as a pig? him
bide. Master Mathew What do you want
i him for? Is there a run?”
He nodded
She held out her hand. "I’ll drink luck
to the venture." she said, taking the shil
ling which he gave her for luck “Thank
> you, this is sure to bring you luck
j You’ll say so to morrow morning Re
member that you crossed old Nan’s palm
i with a shilling A lucky run' Such a
! run as you never had before A run that
j will surprise the people ”
"Hal ha r said Mathew pleased with
the prophecy "It shall surprise them ’’
“And how do you get on with Miss
Drusy? So she said nay She will and
she won't —ay. ay—l know their tricks.
Yes, a fine girl, and spoiling as one may
say. for a husband ’lake care. Master
Mathew Bettei men than you have lost
by shillyshally "
"W by what would you have me do.
Nan?”
“Do? A man o mettle shouldn’t ask
Capture the prize, pipe all hands and
alongside tbeu off with her. show a
clean pair of heels, clap all sail *
•*1 believe Nan.” Mathew said, “that
you are a witch
“I believe. she replied, "that after
your run you 11 be sure lam Go in and
wake Dan
The fellow roused rudely, sat up and
rubbed his heavy eves
"You can't be drunk still, man," said
Mathew seeing it’s half past 2in the
afternoon
"My head." said Dau. banging it with
Ids great fist, "is like the church bell be
fore the service—goeth ding dong And
ray tongue, it is as dry as a bone Last
night last night—where the devil was I
last night?”
‘GeLup fool, and put on your coat,
and come out We have work to do "
Ihe fellow made no reply He was stu
pidly wondering why bis head was so
heavy and his legs like lead
Come, Mathew repeated, "there is no
time to lose L’p, man
They left the house and walked up the
street.
Yvhen they were gone, Nan took the
pipe out of her mouth and considered the
position of tilings with a cheerful smile.
"As for Mathew." she s* and with a grin,
"lie will gel salt eel for his supper Salt
eel—nothing short ”
►* - doubled for awhile whether to im
part the plot to the fugleman But she
remembered that though he vvas no older
than herself he would take the thing dif
ferently. and a fight between him and
Dan, not to speak of Mathew as well,
could have only one termination Flad
she been twenty years younger, she would
not have hesitated to engage the man her
self as she had led many a gallant board
ing party against any odds But her
fighting days were over
What she at last resolved upon marked
her as at once the bravest and the most
sensible of women But her resolution
took time fot tee working out She sat
on her stone seat and smoked her pipe as
usual When any boys passed her door
she shook her stick at them, and used her
str; #ge sea phrases, just as if nothing
was on her mind
It grows dark in the short November
days soon aitei 4. which is the hour
when folks who can afford the luxury of
candle.- 'gift them, sweep the hearth, and
prepare the dish of cheerful tea There
vvas uo tea for us that year, but small ale
of our own brewing or buttermilk And
my mother sat in great sadness for the
most paid, not knowing what would be
the end. yet fearful of the wrarst. and
being of feeble faith Certainly, there
was little to give her cause for hope
It was 030 or 7 that 1 heard footsteps
outside, and presently a knock at the
door I saw. to my amazement, no other
than old Nan It was a cold and rainy
evening, but £he had on nothing more
than her usual jacket and hat A hard
aud tough old woman
"Child, ’’ she said earnestly, "do you
think that 1 would lead thee wrong, or tell
thee a lie?"
"Why. no. Nan
"Then mark me. go not forth to-night."
Why should I go forth? It is past G
o’clock, ami already dark ”
“If messengers should come Look!
who is that?"
She slipped behind the door as a !ov
came running to the door 1 recognized
him for a lad. half gyj sy who was well
known to all runners, and often took part
in driving the pomes A bare headed
boy with thick coarse hair and bright
black eyes, who was afterward sentenced
to be hanged, but reprieved. I know not
for what reason, and I forget now what
he had done to bring upon him this seu
tence
“The fugleman says," he began at once,
seemingly in breathless haste, “that he
has fallen down and is like to have broken
his back He wants to see you at once. ”
“Oh," I cried, "what dreadful thing is
this? Tell him I’ll come at once Run.
boy. run I will but put on a hat and"
The boy turned and ran clattering up
the road and across the bridge
Then Nan came out from behind the
door
"It’s true, then The kidnaping vil
lams' It's true But I never hau a doubt.
Go in doors hinney Stay at home. As
for the fugleman. I’ll warrant his back to
be sound as mv own Wait, wait, I say,
till you see Mathew’s face to-morrow A
villain indeed’"
‘But. Nan what do you mean? My
dear old fugleman a villain! What has he
to do wit ii Mathew?”
"No. child, not he There’s only one
villian in Warkworth. though many fools
The villian is Mathew Humble. The big
gest fool is Dan Gedge He is such a fool
that he ought to be keel hauled or flogged
through the Fleet, at least Stay at
home This is a plot The fugleman is
at the Hermitage at work among the stuff
There’s to be a run to-night. And they
think Avast a bit. brother Ay. ay.
they shall have what they want There’s
a hock of salt pork and a pease pudding
for supper I looked forward to that
hock Nevei mind it The villain—
he to run this rig upon a girl' But old
Nan knows a mast from a manger yet,
and values not his anger a rope’s end ”
Here she became incoherent, aud one heard
only an occasional phrase. si;ch as “from
the spritsail van! to the mizzentopsail
halyards " "a mealy mouthed swab:” “a
fresh water wishy washy fair weather
sailor.” “thinks to get athwart my hawse."
and so fort h To all of which l listened
in blank wonder Thus having in this
nautical manner collected her thoughts—
strange it is that a sailor can never
mature his plans or resolve upon a plan
of action without the use of strong words
—she begged me to lend her my cardinal,
which was provided with a thick warm
hood, of which we women of Northum
berland stand in need for winter days
and cold spring winds She said that she
could keep her own cloth jacket, because
the work she should do that night was
cold work, but she borrowed a woolen
wrapper which she tied over her head and
round her neck, leaving her three cornered
sailor s hat in ray keeping Lastly, she
borrowed and put on a pair of warm
leather gloves, remarking that all would
be found out if once they saw or felt her
hand This, to be sure, was a great deal
hirger than is commonly found among
women When a!! these arrangements
were complete, she put on the cardinal
and pulled the hood over her head “Now. ”
she asked, “who am I?"
Of course, liaviug my clothes upon her.
and being about the same height, with her
face hidden beneath the hood, she seemed
to be uo other than myself Then with a
last reference to swabs, lubbers and land
pirates, she once more bade me keep
within doors all night, if l valued my life
and my honor, and trudged away, telling
mo nothing but that a piratical craft
should that night be laid on beam ends,
that her own decks were cleared, her gnus
double shotted, the surgeon ir the cock
pit. and the chaplain with him. and. in
short, that she was ready for action
1 ;aw no more of her that night, which
1 spent in great anxiety, wondering what
this thing might mean But in the morn
ing. fearing some mischief. 1 walked up the
street to the castle The fugleman was
in his room, he had sent me. he said, uo
message at ail. nor had he fallen, nor had
he broken bis back The boy Cuddy, it
appeared, had been helping him and run
uing about backward and forward all day
When the ponies were loaded he had re
turned to the hermitage to set all snug
and tidy When he came back to the
castle they were gone But no breaking
of backs and no sending of the boy This
was strange indeed
“Then, fugleman,” I said. “Mathew
Humble sent a lying message, meaning
mischief. ”
What he designed I understood in two
or three days But for the time I could
only think that he wished to open again
the question of his suit Yet. why had
Nan borrowed my cardinal and my gloves?
On the way back 1 looked into Nan’s
cottage The door was open, but thero
was no one in the house
I went home, little thinking what u
narrow escape was mine. Had I known—
but had 1 know'll, ,1 should have been
divided between gratitude to heaven and
admiration of brave old Nan. and detesta
tion of the greatest villain in England
CHAPTER X.
SAILOR NAN’S ItIDE.
The night was cold and raw, with a
northeast wind, which brought occasional
showers of sleet There was no moon
The street, as the old woman walked up
to the castle, was quite deserted, all the
women and girls being seated at home
about bright coal fires, knitting sewing,
and spinning, while all the men were at
the ale house, telling stories or listening
to them, an occupation of which the male
sex is never wearied, especially when beer
or rumbo, with tobacco, accompanies the
stories
Nan climbed up the castle hill. and.
passing through the ruined gate, began to
pick her way slowly among the stones and
heaps of rubbish lying about in the castle
yard The light of the fire in the fugle
man’s chamber was her guide, and she
knew very w-ell that just beside the door
of that room would be lurking Strong
Dan. with intent to seize her by the waist
and carry her off Perhaps he designed to
carry her in his arms ail the way to the
Border This thought pleased her very
much Dan was quite able to do it. and
the distance is only thirty five miles or so
It pleased her to think of such a ride ir..
the Strong Man’s arms, and how tired he
would be at the end
Accordingly, when she drew near the
door she went very slowly, and was not
in the least surprised when, as she stood
in the fire light, the man stepped from
some hiding place at hand, caught her by
the waist, and her lightly over his
shoulder, making uo more account of her
weight than if she had been a mere bag of
meal
“Now mistress,” he said, “struggle
and kick as much as you like It don’t
hurt me ”
She cheerfully acceded to this request,
and began so vigorous a drumming upor.
his ribs that, had they not been tougher
than the hoops of the stoutest cask, they
must have been broken, every one As it
was. he was surprised, and perhaps bruised
a little, but not hurt He had not thought
that a young girl like myself had such
power in her heels
“Go on.” he said, “you’re a strong ‘tin,
and I like you bettor for it Kick away,
but don’t try screaming, because if you
do I shall have to tie your pretty head in
a bag Master Mathew’s orders, not my
wish Besides, what’s t.he use of pretend
ing, when there’s nobody here but you
and me. bless your pretty eyes! I know
all about it, and here’s a honor for you to
bo carried off. nothing less, by your own
man Why. there isn’t another woman
in Warkworth that he’d take so much
trouble for Think upon that' Now, then,
miss, another kick, or a dozen, if you like
Ah. you can kick, you can You’re a wife
worth having A happy man he’ll be
Lord it would take the breath out o’
most, that last kick would Why. I'll
swear there not a woman in all Northum
berland with such a kick as yours Keep
it up ”
Thus talking, while she drummed with
her heels, be slowly carried her through
the dark gateway, picking his feet among
the stones
Outside the castle, beyond the great
gate, another man was waiting for them,
wrapped in a great cloak It was Mathew
Humble tie had been drinking, and bis
speech was thick
“Now.” he said, seizing the prisoner
by the arm. “you are in my power Es
cape is impossible If you cry out —but I
am your master now. and for the rest of
your life I mean to be You have got to
be an obedient wife I>o you hear? I’ve
had enough of your contempt and your
sneers You’ll write to the boy, will you.
mistress? Ila' Fine opportunities you will
have on the waj to Scotland to-night.
Ho! The boy will be pleased when he
hears of this nignt’s job. won’t lie?"
“Come, mistress." said Dan. setting her
down gently, "here’s the place and here’s
the ponies and if you like, just for the
look of the thing and out of kindness, as
a body may say. to rax me a cuff or a
clout, why—don't think l mind it Oh
Lord!”
It was a kind and thoughtful invitation,
and it was followed by so vigorous, direct,
and well planted ab!. w t.iat lie reeled
“Lord!” he cried atraln *1 believe she's
knocked half mv teeth down my throat-
Who the devil would ha t..ought a slip
of a girl — Why. even Non herself"—*
He asked for no more clouts hut kept
at a respectful distance
There were half a dozen ponies, all
loaded In readiness for the road Mathew.
Dan. and the boy they called Cuddy were
to conduct the expedition, the two latter
on foot, the first on pony back 'There
was also a pony with a saddle, designed. 1
suppose, for me
“Now’. Dru sill a. ” said Mathew’, “get up:
there is a long journey before us and no
time to spare Remember—silence,
whether we meet friend or stranger.
Silence. I say. or’’ lie shook a pistol
in her face
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