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X Talo of 19th Century England, Full of tho Thrills of Adventure and Spirit of, Romance
CnByrlfBt. W. Little, Vro wn A Co.
aa.ir Vlhart. an Enillah aeholar, ae
JKK fiponhla undo. W Geoff Vlbart.
FESfuaatnail only .fuln.?M,l'0f b" ,n
L min. Maurtca Duck" Vlbart, a no.
m". ." -,, k
STtf la left SO.OOO pounda (ilOi.ooO),
r,Jsilnit tho rroteafattofta of hU i oM
A with whom ha llvad. Sir nichard
trutharj decides to an down ,"m, liroaa
rtl of Krnit mna lire II pinna u
.i.i- Hi money la none
ai irt Ifi whllo paaaln a tallow;
!ra a lilihwayman la hantlnf aa a bud
.MBla." Veter Is held up and hla money
aRka? hid Wt but a fw mlnutaa bafore.
Rift there Tom Craft, an Ignorant prlie-
Tatar, without funda. accepta Cratt'a
itril IT 60 to tho man who will atand
" .!, fur in tiiiiiini Aa lha
wraratlpnt ara nearlnt completion Cra
i.hlT- mmi to recogn re Petar. and.
Z2!i.uISritiXm thS Inn. Btlll with-
aV'money Peter contlnuaa on hla way.
Ir th acaffold, Crajtt reapreara and
.titara Incoharantly ot recoirnljlnic reter.
f JS? SrMTrWtnt 'Sir' Jaajr Trant; and
MSurney to Tonbrldgo la interrupted
dual. In which Pater aeea Sir Jaarar
' " ini Aj-rtvA at Tnnbrlda-e.
Sir anttra Into conversation about Lon
rlth an elderlrjnan.
ja""" CHAPTnn X (Continued).
(rTTpHV wm that?" I Inquired.
I Why, thoor'a 'The White Hart'
. Bjyenoaka, an' they brows fine ale at
I v.ft-i.- Tiart rl1 va ara. nri' enn elnaa
w another" .
iaj ihev eent ye'back In tho carrier's
rjartj aala mo iai man, ir.niiig uruauur
eUn-ever.
U "Krer see the Lord Major a-rldin' In
tt ahold coach, sir?" pursued mo oia
,ies? said I.
' e"SVr speaK uj irai
tiirtiV. no."
"'JAh well, I once knowed a man as
to tho Lord Major o' Lunnon's
hnian but 'o 'a dead, took the small
pax' tho year afterwards an' died, 'o
mis Juncture tho dobr was thrown
ooen. and two gentlemen entered.
Ilrat was a very tall man with black
.that curled beneath his hat-brim,
Jfo luxuriant a growth of whisker
i It left little or his tioria counte-
exposed. Tho second was moro
itly built, with a pale, hairless face,
tern were sot two small, very bright
, rather close together, separated by
(IgtV thin noso with nostrils that
lied and quivcroa wnen no spoxe, a
r whose most potent feature was tho
lih. coarac and red. with a somewhat
Euberant under lip, yet supported by
sauare. determined chin below a
nsuat mouth with moro than a sus-
Iclon of cruelty lurking In Its full curves,
I altered the direction of the blow
middle of
the big teeth which gleamed white
serrated when he laughed. Indeed,
whole aspect of the man filled me
Lw, with an Instinctive disgust.
KjlfV? were dressed in that mlxturo of
f Wtra-f ashlonable and horsey styles pe
ELullar to the"Corlnthlan." or "Buck" of
g? the period, and there was In their air
ao-overbearlng ot lazy Insolence toward
attand sundry that greatly annoyed me.
j, "Fifteen thousand a year, by gad!" ox-
i-cuimed the taller of the two, giving a
..supercilious sniff lo th6 brandy he had
Jut poured out.
-,ys, hal ha! and a damnably pretty
UV Inln hn harirntnt"
- '"Tou always were so infernally lucky!"
wionea tne first.
"Call it rather the reward of virtue."
It aBhiwered his companion wjth a laugh
wmm. viiuwcu nis uife,. Tyniie teem.
fAna what of Beverley poor dey-vll?"
irea tne nrst.
Peverley!" repeated the other: "had
-possessed any spirit ho Would have
own his brains out. like a centleman:
M It was, he preferred merely trf dls-
Er," and herewith the speaker
GSged his shoulders, and drank off hla
h;
a-M with Infinite relish and gusto.
.Ana a pretty Ally, you say?"
"Oh. I bellAVA vnut Pnnnlrv hrfal Hut
raeyllth welt-blooded-trust Beverley for
JtSAt."
f . "Bead, yes Beverley had a true eye
L-tuty or breed. Door dev-vlll" This
for
ex
E2,,lon ot Py seemed to afford each of
.man much Ruhtln ,nlnafm,iit. "TTnrlcfnir
fk to fhls-fllly;" said the big man,
j-wwnj nis merriment, "how if she jids
cuts up rough, kicks over the traces
n awkward, eh?"
HOmTMrnlnt. flt en Vilas fftnt ,nn4 at.t
EM It carelessly upon the settle near by,
UPOn the heel of hla allm rliHni?.bnnt 1
i particularly cruel-looking, long-
; -vea spur.
I w Ci rar Moatyn." said he, his nostrils
Lrizi "for uch an mergenoy there
h -.ISi1' ,llo P"' of good rfharp 'per
r9f " here lib tapped the BDUr UghUy
;nS . lende.r gold-mounted cane he
'E"MJ x wtner fancy I know Just
aw and when to use 'em, Mostyn." And
Olwa Brain T aau, !. !.. a klH lt
M teeth,
mM this I hajtn Aa (.av 1nl1A urllhln a
2EVr me' rnnnl'eW"e a lofty and con-
-"""f uiaregara ror an save tnem
Se amUi11"1 upon rooBt deferentially by
r j"' wuuwi ana omreu m uy
i tail mn wltn much admiring awe
flkaV i y hftd each p" nothing less
lu?., l?'!1 myor qf Lpndon at the very
caaHBE. "Hill nntif ,!... ,u. t t t-i..
SaaaJk. moy ipaneu wieir neuua
Sany!4 Vu in Towered tones, but
.aamiAlag In the laerlns- vm nt h nn.
tu Unllina; up of the othei1, told roo
TL"" nui OI norses tnat tney spoKO.
'htr of the two, setting down
JTOPty tlaaa with a bng. "oh, trust
vhkiujw their pretty skittish' was.
- - h manage 'esaj I've never failed
V BmAVt
me, that' true enough!" said the
- nre tny Mnk their voices
' Ja) Ua flnlakaid T tnjtlr n t,.. .left
vy, knotted affair, and turned to go.
L'rr " "ny 'ot, by accident,
P Mhjant wlh the gold-mqunted
ByCntanilnnail anA ,.nl If dialler.
i,d! the. floor' J w on the point of
w it, wnen. a rough naoo
my Shoulder from ln.lilnH fu;l.t.
I SayuKalu nk.,,1 ., T tl.i.a aminrt
Eta! ,,t,lrln "Pon two rqwa of sharp,
.J H Up" vaid he. mollonlnir im-
i m Uk twa
w forbid, uy HiA r, "'l thy
By JEFFERY FARNOL
sen ant a dog that he should do this
thlngr"
"I told you to pick It up," he repeated,
thrusting his head toward me, "are you
golne to do soi or must I make you?" and
his nostrils worked more than ever.
For answer I raised my foot and sent
tho cane spinning across the room. Some
body laughed, and next moment my hat
wag knocked from my head. Before he
could strike ngaln, however, I raised my
Staff, but suddenly remembering Us for
midable weight, I altered the direction
of the blow, and thrust It strongly into
tho very middle of his gayly flowered
waistcoat So strongly did I thrust, In
deed, that he would have fallen but for
the timely assistance of his companion.
"Come, come," said I, holding him off
on the end of my stalff, "be calm now,
and let us reason together like logical
beings. I knocked down your cane by
accident, and you, my hat by Intent;
voy well, then, be so good as to return
me my property, from the corner yonder,
and wo will call 'quits.' "
"N'o, by gad!" gasped my antagonist,!
bending almost double, "wait only wait
until I get my wind I'll choke the in
fernal life out of you only wait, by gadl"
"Willingly," said I, "but whatever else
you do, ou will certainly reach me my
hat, otherwise. Just so soon aa you find
yoursett sufficiently recovered, I shall en
deavor to throw you after It." 8alng
which, I laid aside my staff,, and buttoned
up my coat.
"Why,"1ie began, "you Infernally low,
dusty, dltch-trottlng blackguard " But
his companion, who had been regarding
me very closely, twitched him by the
slcevo and whispered something In his
ear. Whatever it was it affected my an
tagonist strangely, for he grew suddenly
very red, and then very white, and ab
ruptly turned his back upon mo.
"Are you sure, Mostyn?" said he, In an
undertone.
"Certain."
"Well. I'd fight him were he the devil
himself! Pistols perhaps would be"
"Don't be a fool, Harry," cried the
other, and seizing him arm, drew him
farther away, and, though they lowered
their Voices, I caught such fragmenta as
"What of George?" "Changes since, your
time," "ruin your chances at tho start,"
"dead shot."
"Sir," said I, "my hat In the corner
yonder." ,
Almoat to my surprlso tho taller of tho
two crossed the room, followed by his
friend, to whom ho still spoke In lowered
and thrust it strongly into tho very
his stomach.
tones, stooped, picked up my hat, and,
while the other stood scowling, ap
proached and handed It to mo with a
bow.
"That my friend, Sir Harry Mortimer,
lost his temper is regretted both by him
and mself," said he. "But Is readily ex
piaineu oy me iacc inai ne nas oeen a
long time from London, while I labored
under a-ra disadvantage, sir until your
hat was off."
Now, as he spoke, his left eyelid flick
ered twice in rapid succession.
"I beg you won't mention It," said I.
putting on my hat; "but. sir, why do you
wink at me?"
"No, no," cried he, laughingly and
shaking his head, "hal ha! devilish
good! By the way, they fell me George
himself is. in these parts incog., of
course"
"fieorge?" said I, staring.
"Cursed rich, on my life and soul!" cried
the tall gentleman, shaking his head and
laughing again. "Mum's the word, of
course, and I swear a shaven face be
comes you most deyvllishly!"
"Perhaps you will be so obliging as to
tell me what you mean?" said I, frown
ing. 'Oh,' by gad!" he cried, fairly, hugging
himself with delight. "Oh, the devil!
this Is too rich too infernally rich, on
my life and soul it Is I"
Now all at once there recurred to me
tho memory of Tom Cragg, the pugilist:
pf how he, too, had winked at me, and
of his Incomprehensible manner after
ward beneath the gibbet on River Hill.
"8lr," said I, "do you happen to know
a pugilist, Tom Cragg by name?"
"Tom Cragg! well. I should think so;
who doesn't, sir?"
"Because," I went on, "he, too, ecems
to labor under the delusion that he 1
acquainted with me, and"
"Acquainted!" repeated the tall gentlo
man. "acquainted! Oh, gadl" and im
mediately hugged himself In another ecs
tasy. "J0T said I, "you will have the good
ness to tell me for whom you evidently
mistake me"
"Mistake you I" he gasped, throwing
himself upon the settle and rocking to
and fro, "hal ha! mistake youl"
Peeing I did but waste my breath, I
turned upon my heel and made for the
door. As I went, my eye, by chance,
lighted upon a cheese that stood at the
fat landlord's elbow, and upon which
he cast amorous glances from time to
"That seems a fine cheese!" said I.
"It I, sir, if I might make so bold, a
noble vheesel" he rejoined, and laid his
hand upon It with a touch that was a
Then I will tako three pennyworth of
your noble cheese," eatd I.
"Cheese,!" fatntly echoed the gentle
man upon the settle, "three pennyworth,
nil. l ahall die. positively I shall burst!"
"Also a loaf," said I. And when the
landlord pad cut me cneese wiin great
nicety a generous portion and had
wranDed it into a parcel, I put It, to
gether w)th the loaf, Into my knapsack,
and giving hlra "Good day!" strode to
the door, A I reached it the ta1 gen
tleman rose from the settle and bowed.
"Referring to George, sir -'',
"atoigel" said I fhortlyi "to the devil
with Xleorgel" ...
Now I could not help being struck by
the effect of m' words, for Sir Harry let
fall hla cone and stared pen-mouthed,
while his companion regarded me with
an expression between a frown and wide
eyed illsmty
"Now I wonder," said I to myeelt as I
descended th ." "1 wonder who
06fe tan Jpr'.
Iteoie the In" tn ttood a yellow
whtl4 UM wti ft lvtw wlcb
t WAAY
from his manner of trembling all over
for no conceivable reason, and manifest
deslro to stand upon hla hind legs, I con
ceived to be a thoroughbred) and, hang
ing grimly to the bridle, now In the air,
now on terra flrma, alternately coaxing
and cursing, was my friend the Beml
quaverlng Ostler. He caught sight of mo
Just aa a particularly vicious Jerk swung
him oft his legs.
"Damn your lUerl" he cried to the
horse, and then, to me: "If you'll Jest
call Joe to 'old this 'ere black varmlft
for me. I'll fill yer eye up."
"Thanks," said I, "but I much prefer
to keep It as It Is; really there is no
need to trouble Joe, and as tor you, I
wish you good morning!"
And when I had gone a little way,
chancing to glance back over my
shoulder, I saw that the Outside Pas
senger stood upon the Inn steps, and was
staring after me.
CHAPTBn XI
FOLLOWING the high road, I came, In
a little, to where the ways divided,
tho one leading straight before me, the
other turning sharp to the left, whore
(as I remember) Is a very steep hill.
And at the parting ot the waya was a
finger-post with tho words'. "To London.
To Tonbrldgo Wells, To Pcmbry." Now
as I stood beneath the finger-post, de
bating which road I should take, I was
aware of tho sound ot wheels, and, glanc
ing about, saw a carrier's cart approach
ing. Tho driver was a fine, tall, ruddy
faced fellow, very spruce as to his per
son, who held himself with shoulders
squared and bolt upright, and who
shouted a cheery greeting to me.
"If bo be you are for Pembry, or there
abouts, sir," Bald he, bringing hla horso
to a standstill, "why. Jump up, Btr that
Is, If you bo so minded."
"My course lies anywhere," said I.
"Then If you be so minded?"
"I am so 'minded," said I.
"Then, sir. Jump up," said ho.
"Thanksl" said I.
So I climbed upon the seat beside him,
and then I saw that ho had a wooden
leg, and straightway understood his
smart bearing and general neat appear
ance
"You havo been a soldier?" said I,
"And my name's Tom, and I could tell
you a sight about them Spanlshers, and
Frenchles that Is, It you bo so minded?"
"I am so minded; Are away, Tom."
Much he told me of lonely night
watches, ot death sudden and sharp, of
long, weary marches and stricken fields,
of the bloody dolmrs ot the Soantsh Euer.
rillas, of Mina, and his deviltries. And
In my cars was the roar of guns, and be
fore my eyes the gleam and twinkle ot
bayonets. By tho side of Tom the Sol
dler I waited the thunderous charge of
French DragoonB, saw their stern, set
ifaces, and the flash of their brandished
steel as they swept down upon our de
voted squaro, swept down to break In
red confusion before, our bristling bay
onets; and tho air was full of tho screams
of smitten horses, and the deep-throated
shouts and groans of men. By the side
of Tom the Soldier I stormed through
many a recking breach, swept by fire and
slippery with blood; and all for love et
it, the munificent sum of eight pence per
day, and that which we call "Glory."
Bravo, Tom the Soldier!
And presently I became aware that he
had stopped his horses, and was regard
ing mo smilingly.
"Tom," said I, "you are a wonderful
talker!"
"And you, sir," said he, "are a better
listener, and, look you. a good listener
Is mighty hard to come by. Howsomever,
here's the end o' my Journey, more's the
pity, but if you "
'Tom," said I, suddenly, "you never
heard of Tom Cragg, did you?"
"Can't say as I have," he answered,
stroking; his chin, thoughtfully, "though
there was a Dick Snagget in the '39th,'
II remember "
"And you don't know who 'George' is,
of course?" I continued, musingly.
"Why, I've knowed a many Georges In
my time," said he, "and then there's
George, Prince 'o Wales, the Prince Re
gent, as they calls him- now,"
"George, Prince of Wales!" said I, star
ing; "by heavens, Tom, I believe you've
hit It!" And, with the word, I sprang
down from the cart
"My cottage is nearby, sir, and I should
bo proud for you to eat supper wf me
that Is If you be so minded?"
"Many thanks," satd I, "but I am not
so minded, and so, good-by, Tom!" And,
with the words, I wrung tho soldier's
honest hand In mine, and went upon my
way.
"George, Prince of Wales!" said I to
myself; "could this be the 'George' they
had meant? If so, then who and what
had they supposed me?" Hereupon, as
I walked, I fell into a profound medlta.
tlpn, In which I presently remembered
how that Tom Cragg had also mentioned
the Prince, giving me to understand that
his Highness had actually ordered him
(Tom Cragg) to leave London; and why?
"Arter that theer kldnappln', an' me
avln' laid out Sir Jarsper Trent accord
in' to yer order."
Sir Jasper Trent! I Stopped stock stilt
In the road. Sir Jasper Trent! At last
I remembered the name that had eluded
me so persistently. Remembered It? Nay,
Indeed, it was rather as If the pugilist
had whispered the words Into my ear, and
I glanced round almost expecting to seo
blm.
"Arter that theer kldnappln', an' me
avln' laid out Sir Jarsper Trent accord
in to yer orders!"
According to my orders, or rather, the
orders of the man for whom he (In com
mon with the two gentlemen at "The
Chequers") had mistaken me. But who
was that man? Ot him I knew two tacts
namely, that he was much like me n
person, and had formerly worn, or pos
sibly still wore, whiskers. And beyond
these two facts I could get no farther,
revolve the matter how I might, so I
presently shrugged my shoulders, and
banishing It from my thoughts for the
time being, set forward at a good pace.
CHAPTER XII
THE sun was already westering when
I came to a pump beside the way;
and seizing the handle I worked It vig
orously, then, placing my hollowed hands
beneath the gushing spout, drank and
pumped, alternately, until I had quenched
my thirst, I now found myself prodig
iously hungry, and remembering the
bread and, cheese In my knapsack, looked
about for an Inviting spot In which to
eat.
On one side of the road was a thick
hedge, and, beneath this hedge, a deep,
dry, grassy .dltchj and here, after first
slipping off my knapsack, I sat down,
tcok out the loaf and the cheese, and
opening ray clasp-knife, prepared to fall
to.
At this moment I was Interrupted In
a rut her singular faaton, for bearing a
rustling close by, I looked up, and into
a face that was nrotruded through a gap
In the hedge aboe m.
It was a vpry thin face, ple and hoi-Ipw-eyed
and frame in Mack curly hair,
whose very blackness did but accentuate
the extieme pallor of the skin, which was
tight, and drawn above the cheek bones
and angle of the Jaw. Yet, as I looked
at this face, worn cadaverous though
It was, n the glance of the hollow eves,
in the line of the plamn-cut mouth I raw
that mysterious MtmtHtiur whjtb marks
a man, what we c) for want c , better
wprd, a gantlawa.
CCOMTlWUliO MONDAY.)
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Recruit I know I did it lnnacurately;
llttlo less loudly?
Instructor Whatl Why?
Recruit That's my ofTIco boy on the
Turkey Sister Hun! Sister Hun!
D d do jou see nny body com
ing? Sister Hun (after n cnreful look
round tho Dardanelles) I tlnk it vould
po as vel to haf zo luggage in zo
hall!
fc&5 i
Ihe Passing bhow.
"l'es, but If ou're nearly blind why
don't jou get treated for it?"
"Well, mum, between me and you
that's eggsactly v.ot I'm alius saying
to folks."
Not Long
Young Bride Mother, dear, how long
does tho hohejmoon last?
Mother Until you ask your husband
for money, my child.
What to Expect
Concert Singer I am thinking of
touring South America next year.
Best Friend Take my advice and
don't. An ostrich egg weighs two or
three pounds, you know.
AND THE WORST
BlaVaBK "3WWBktanr "
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Wffi ,T9Jb 'kiJtlf S35HB5SSJ-B
SCRAPPLE
London Opinion,
but dod jou mind correcting me a
fence.
Mr. Catchem How many make a
million?
Mr. Smart Very few.
w, l8iJiP&Klk,y
SONGS WITHOUT WORDS
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Breaking in
Faith Lost)
"Aren't you going to aay your
prayers, Willie?"
"No, I'm not. I am tired of praying
for this family without getting any
results."
IS YET TO COME
THE PADDED CELL
p i.. J Poo, PooImvA
Hurry boc ) M Au- 'Vol I
( fOPPPATTL mi MF HAVE IS A LITTLE V
J ln , TSLt? l) WDISE.SHOM.T
( I'll Give You ( ( my. ' ,
Talking Turkey
What, asks a rube contributor, shall
I do to get even without a fuss with
my neighbor, who keeps 3D turkeys
that live on my place all the time?
Get SO turkeys of your own and
raise them. They'll stay over on your
neighbor's place continually. No tur
key ever boards at home. They
always take all their meals out.
xJ
a New Pipe
Dorla-fDo you love your fiance?
Chloris Do you know, I prefer yours.
Porrls Mine! What en earth can y
THE LAST
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ViatorHow many ttnia were you hit? ,
Tommy Only pace, mutou
Vlshltor (dlsappointedf.- "What! Pnly onc?
Tommy JUUuey, 'ow oftea aid )r -want )p to U u r
fcP
A
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Zf-'Bl.
"Was your father In hit 'right mind
when he died?"
"I'll tell you after his will has been
read."
A Long Game
Hostess But when ou got so far
north that the nights were three
months long, It must have been inex
pressibly dreary. How did you put in
your time?
Arctic Explorer Madam, we devoted
tho evening to a game ot chess.
Accommodating
"That rude fellow told poor little
Miss Homeleigh that he didn't like her
face.'
"What did she do?"
"She changed countenance." Balti
more American.
London Ophvlosw
ou see in him, I should like to knowl
STRAW
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