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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. iIIIFRTHFRRRRFR 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’. 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