FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED. 1 1 Bill mi ran The Splendid Spur Being Memoirs of the Adventures of Mr. John Marvel, Servant of His Late Majesty King Charles the Years 1643-43: Written by Himself HMTH IN MODERN ENGLISH BY -V WQW A- T. OulLU-R COUCH) AUTHOR OF "DEAD MA2T8 BOCK," ETC. poor folks upstairs? Tee-hee! Lord, up the hill at a gallop.
To guide us between the dark hedges we had only our lantern and the glare ahead. The dishes and cups clash'd and rattled as he hearse bump'd In. the ruts, swaying wildly; a dozen times Matt was near being pitch'd clean out of his seat. With my legs planted firm, I floggd away like a madman; and like mad creatures the horses tore upward. On the summit a glance show'd us all the wild crimson'd sky the sea running with lines of fire and against it the inky headland whereon the House of Gleys flar'd like a beacon.
Already from one wing a leaping column of flame whirl'd up through the roof, and was swept seaward in smoke and sparks. I mark'd the coastline, the cliff-tracks, the masts and hull of the Godsend standing out, clear as day, and nearer, the yellow light flickering over the fields of young corn. We saw all this and then were plunging down hill, with the blaze full ahead of us. The heavy reek of it was flung in our nostrils as we gallop'd. At the bottom we caught up a group of men running.
'Twas a boatload come from the ship to help. As our horses swept past them, one or two came to a terrified halt: but presently were running hard again after ns. The great gate stood open. I drove straight into the bright lit yard, shouting "Delia! where is Delia?" "Here!" call'd a voice; and from a group that stood under the glare of the window came my dear mistress Scottsburg Visited by Fire, Which Does Over $25,000 Damages. special: At 4:15 o'clock Friday morning fire broke out in the grocery store of E.
Fitch Son and in an hour and a half one-third of the buildings on the north side of the public square were destroyed. The number of buildings was four two which were frame, and upon which which wer frame, and upon which there was no insurance. This was the largest fire that Scottsburg has known. The losses aggregate $25,000. Headquarters May Not Be Moved.
Indianapolis special: Charles E. Shively, who is just home from Chicago, where he attended a meeting of the board of control of the Endowment Rank, K. of says it is certain Indianapolis will not get the headquarters, as the opposition is too great. He thinks the headquarters will stay at Chicago. Ill lOSSOf I EIGHTY ISLANDS OF THE SOCI ETY GROUP DEVASTATED.
BODIES SWEPT INTO THE SEA Frightful Havoc of a Hurricane and Huge Tidal Wave in the Southern Pacific Last Month. San Francisco special: More than 1,000 persons were killed and eighty islands of the Society group in the Southern sea were devastated on Jan. 15 by a huge tidal wave that swept across the island dotted sea. News of the disaster was brought Sunday on the steamer Mariposa, direct from Tahiti. The storm raged for several days, being most, severe from Jan.
14 to 16. On Jan. 15 a tidal wave, accompanied by a terrific hurricane, attacked the Society islands and the Tuamotu group with fearful force, carrying death and devastation for miles before its towering front. As the news received at Tahiti up to the time of the sailing of the Maii-posa was meager, it is thought that full returns may swell the death list. It is possible that hundreds of bodies were washed out to sea so that they may never be accounted for.
The islanders who survive are destitute of food, shelter and clothing. Crops have been destroyed and death threatens the survivors. NEWTON COUNTY-SEAT FIGHT. Elections of No Avail, and It Is Taken Befort the Courts. Kentland, special: The relocation of the county seat of-Newton county is apparently no nearer settlement than it was a quarter of a century ago.
Three elections have been held within the past three years, the last on June 7, 3902, resulting, on the face of the returns, favorable to relocation at Goodland. Bids were advertised for in August for a new court house, the same to be erected in Goodland, but John R. Davis, a taxpayer in the extreme northern portion of the county, through A- C. Harris, of Indianapolis, brought injunction proceedings to restrain the commissioners from letting a contract. The circuit court refused to enjoin the commissioners, but the county council, in session five days later, took a hand in the controversy and refused to appropriate a dollar.
The commissioners, without funds and without law or means to raise money, rejected all bids and since that time no progress has been made towards relocation. Citizens of Good-land have appealed to the courts, but a change of venue was taken from this county Thursday afternoon, and the case will be tried before Judge Palmer in the White Circuit Court. SAVED BY A PASSENGER; Train Stuck in a Tunnel and Employes Overcome by Gasej. Wenatchee, special: The east-bound Great Northern passenger train due here at 3:30 a. Thursday was stuck in he tunnel for nearly two hours.
The train was hauled by two engines and the engineers and firemen of both were overcome by gases. A passenger named Abbott made his way to the engine, released the air brakes and allowed the train to make a gravity run out of the tunnel. When the train reached Wenatchee at 7 clock the conductor, brakemen and two wom en passengers were still unconscious. But for the work of Abbott everybody on the train would have been suffocated, it is believed. The train was stalled through an accident to the airbrakes.
The tunnel is nearly two miles long. NO CHOLERA IN MANILA. City Free of the Pest After a Year's Battl Fight with La drones. Manila cable: The United States quarantine officials have declared Manila to be free from cholera, thus ending the quarantine which has lasted nearly a year. Though cholera has disappeared from Manila, it is still epidemic in parts of the islands.
Scattered bands of ladrones in Ca-vite, Rizal and Bulacan provinces, who had formed a junction near Polo, Bulacan, to the number of 400, attacked and defeated thirty of the constabulary last Monday. The constables retreated and afterward returned reinforced, whereupon the ladrones fled. A large force of police is now in the field and hopes are entertained that the ladrones will be captured or dispersed. Conductor Roasted to Death. Akron, special: A worktrain running forty miles an hour on the Baltimore Ohio railroad early Tuesday, near Easton, collided with a caboose and some coal cars that had broken away from a freight train.
The caboose was demolished and Conductor William Miles, of New Castle, was killed and Brakeman J. R. Cooney, of the same place, fatally injured. Miles was pinioned in the wreckage and slowly roasted to death in the fire that broke out immediately after the accident. Miles and Cooney were asleep in the caboose.
WHAT OUR 8OLONS ARE DOING IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. IN THE WAY OF MAKING LAWS The Usual Lively Interest In the Legislative Halls at Indianapolis Acts and Notes. Among the bills passed by the Senate Wednesday were Senator Askren's bill legalizing the election of county clerks in Indiana; Senator Barlow's bill to prevent county councils from voting county officers additional Senator Gard's bill changing the ame of the Indiana Reform School for Boys, and Senator Fortune's bill to amend the act concerning the organization and perpetuity of voluntary associations. The bill increasing the salaries of the Supreme and Appellate judges and the reporter of the Supreme Court had two narrow escapes the House on Wednesday, and was finally passed "by the skin of its That it was not defeated was due in no small measure to the efforts of Speaker Marshall, who manifested a kindly interest in it and did all in his power to help it along. When the bill was placed on its passage during the forenoon sesion it had its first close call, and it was barely passed by a vote of 51 to 44.
Late in the afternoon a motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed was Introduced and after the liveliest kind of sparring the motion was only defeated by one vote. The bill, which is Senator Wood's measure, had already passed the Senate, and it was up to the House to make the final disposition of it. Originally the bill provided that the Supreme judges should receive $7,500, the Appellate judges $6,500 and the reporter $5,100. The House committee amended it by placing the salaries of the judges of both courts at $6,000. This amendment was adopted on the committee's recommendation.
The bill must now go back to the Senate for that body's approval of the House's amendment. The brewers' bill, repealing the blanket remonstrance provision of the Nicholson law, is dead. The House, at its session Thursday afternoon by a decisive vote of 65 to 27 indefinitely postponed the measure. The defeat of the brewers' bill is regarded as a great victory for the church and temperance people of Indiana, who began a concerted fight from the very day Mr. Luhring offered his measure.
Petitions and memorials from every quarter of the State have fairly swamped the members of the House during the past week, and every member has received dozens of personal letters urging- him to work and vote against the attack on the Nicholson law, which the temperance forces regard as their greatest weapon in the batle they are waging against the liquor traffic. The contest for the seat as Representative from Greene county was settled Thursday and William J. Hamilton, the Republican contestor, was seated, deposing Peter Schloot, Democrat, who was declared elected on the face of the election returns. Mr. Hamilton was sworn in before the bar of the House immediately after the contest was decided in his favor, and Mr.
Schloot at once relinouished his seat to him and retired. Senator Askren's bill, which provides that all county officers shall assume the duties of their respective offices on the first day of January, was handed down on third reading Friday, and some opposition developed to Mr. Boyd, of Putnam, spoke against the bill, taking the ground that it was in the interests of the present officials vhose terms would be extended for periods ranging from a few months to a year. He also pointed out that the present system has its advantages in that the officers come in one at a time and the county does not find itself with an entire new set of inexperienced officials all at The old ones can help the new one3 with suggestions and the county's business will be better handled under the present system. The bill was passed, however, with only four negative votes, seventy-eight voting in the affirmative.
GENERAL STABBING AFFRAY. Several Men Hurt at Montpelier, One Probably Fatally. Montpelier, special: As the result of a cutting affray Saturday night Harry Hunter, who was stabbed In the left side by Daniel Bowman, is lying at the point of death, and Frank Williams, a former Indianapolis man, has his throat and face badly cut. the work being done by Dan Bowman. Otto Freers, another young man, has a badly lacerated face.
He was knocked down by Lou Bowman, a brother of Dan, and kicked in the face by John Streets, a friend of the Eowmans. The Bowmans and Streets were looking for trouble all Saturday evening, and attacked Williams and the others as they were going home. Williams claims that neither he nor either of the others spoke to the Bowmans or Streets. Marshal Franklin placed Lou Bowman and John Streets in jail, but Dan Bowman escaped. Beaten with Red-Hot Iron.
Anderson, special Louis Oald-well, a snapper at the Unon Glass Works in this city, was arrested Monday, night, charged with a murderous assault on William Heffernan, a fellow worker in the factory. The men had a discussion over labor matters and Caldwell called Heffernan a "scab." As the latter started to leave the building Caldwell seized a red hot "crackling iron' 'and rushed at his comrade. Heffernan caught the iron in his hands, burning the flesh to a crisp. He jerked loose and iu starting to run, tripped, and was horribly burned on the side by the heated iron in the hands of Caldwell. Old Woman Killed by Cars.
Wabash. special: Mrs. Mary Brewer, cf Andrews, aged 71, was almost instantly killed Saturday afternoon by a cut of cars being switched at that point by engine No. 605. of the Wabash railroad.
Fatal Fall from Scaffold. Rvansville. snecial: Andrew finmhlp a. workman. Saturdnv After noon fell from a six-foot scaffold to a concrete floor, alighting on his head and suffering injuries that will cost him his lite.
HI3 STAND FOR EQUAL RIGHTS NOT RELISHED BY ALLIE8. CONFERENCES OF DIPLOMATS President Rcosevelt Hopeful the Trouble Will Be Settled at Washington Without Delay. Berlin cable: Some disappointment is felt by the German foreign office officials at Minister Bowen's attitude in his conference with the ambassadors at Washington. Mr. Bowen, it is said here, impresses the representatives of the allies as allowing his fighting spirit to overbear his desires for a peaceful settlement.
His demeanor at the conferences is described as that of an advocate defending an innocent, persecuted client. Besides, the foreign office regards Mr. Bowen's first propositions having been changed after it was accepted, and it is held that it was not clearly stated, and for that reason was misunderstood. The British and German governments thought Mr. Bowen proposed setting apart 30 per cent, of the customs of Laguayra and Puerto Cabello for the liquidation of their claims alone, and so accepted it provisionally.
Later, upon figuring on the future receipts on the basis of receipts in the past, it was estimated that it would take six years to pay the first class of claims. The two governments then replied to Mr. Bowen in substance: "Six years is rather a long time, but we accept." Then they learned that the 30 per cent, was to include the claims of all countries. This Great Britain and Germany said was not enough, as instead of six years it would take twenty years to pay all the claims. It is also averred here that Mr.
Bowen's powers are not so full as desirable. The co-operating powers, standing by their first conditions that the blockade shall not be raised until an adequate guarantee for the payment of their claims is given, have instructed their embassies at Washington to insist on such an adequate guarantee. Otherwise, the blockade will continue for months, or for years, if this is necessary to persuade President Castro to meet the demands of the allies. Some of Minister Bowen's suggestions are here regarded as being "almost trivial." Castro Must Yield Something. London cable It might be fairly said that the allies now feel the absolute necessity of forcing from Venezuela at least some apparent concession.
Officially it is pointed out that the powers have now conceded everything they are willing to grant, so far as the time, the amount and the method of payments are concerned. The ministers of the three governments feel they can not go before their countrymen admitting that they did not even secure separate consideration for their claims. Rather than do so Germany is in favor of letting the whole question go to The Hague court. Great Britain is inclined to support this determination, feeling that the outcome at The Hague could not be worse than the effect of a complete backdown at this stage of the proceedings. No Answer from the Allies.
Washington special: Every effort is making by the representatives of the allies here to secure an early settlement of the Venezuelan dispute without referring it to The Hague. In this effort the Italian and British ambassadors and the German minister. Baron Speck Von Sternberg, are receiving the indorsem*nt of Mr. Bowen as well as the cordial approval of the government of the United States. It is understood the President, while in no way connected with the negotiations, is personally in favor of a final agreement being reached at Washington.
TO REVIVE DREYFUS AFFAIR. Document at Hand Throwing New Light on Subject. Paris cable: The Liberte Thursday reasserts in spite of contradictions that an organized effort will be made to resuscitate the Dreyfus affair. It repeats that the document which is expected to throw a new light on the subject is now in possesion of the ministry of war, under the special care of Col. Faurie, and declares that Clemenceau and others have been made acquainted with the contents of the document.
Grosjean, a deputy, who was interviewed on the subject by the Lib erte, says: "If such new evidence ex ists it should be presented to the courts instead of being injected as a political maneuver before the chamber." Outside the Liberte the newspapers are not giving serious attention to the story, which is regarded as being only another manifestation of the old bitter- CAPTAIN HOBSON DETERMINED. Insists That His Resignation from Navy Be Accepted. Washington special: Capt. Rich mond P. Ixobson, of the corps of naval constructors, insists on the acceptance of his resignation from the naval service.
Secretary Moody received a telegram from him Thursday to that effect. He thanked the department for its indulgence in the matter, but said his decision to resign was final. His telegram was in reply to one from the secretary of the navy requesting the withdrawal of his resignation and that he had been assigned at the Bremerton naval station as the navy did not wish to lose the services of an officer whose record had been so brilliant. Constructor Hobson is now in New York. FATAL FALL OF A SINGER.
Willam Paull Drops from a Sixth-Story Hotel Window. St. Louis special: William Paull, of London, England, leading baritone of the Castle Square Opera Company, showing at the Century Theater here, is dead as the result of a fall from a sixth story window of the Southern Hotel. His skull was fractured and his left arm was broken. When picked up on the pavement Paull was unconscious.
He was taken back to his room la the hotel, where lie died soon after. CHAPTER XIX. Continued. We return'd to the great hall. The straight-hair'd man was still eating, and opposite sat Billy, that had not budg'd, but now beckoning to me, very mysterious, whisper'd in a voice that made the plates rattle: "That's a damned rogue!" Twas discomposing, but the truth.
In fact, I had just solved a puzzle. This holy-speaking minister was no other than the groom I had seen at Bodmin Fair holding Master Ting; comb's horses. By this the sun was down, and Delia soon made an excuse to withdraw to her room. Nor was it long before the rest followed her example. I found our chambers prepared, near together, in a wing of the house at some dis tance from the hall.
Delia's was next to mine, as I made sure by knocking at her door, and on the other side of roe slept Billy with two of his crew. My own bed was in a great room sparely furnisht, and the linen indifferent white. There was a plenty of clean tho', on the floor, had I intended to sleep which I did not. Instead, having blown out my light, I sat on the bed's edge, listening to the big clock over the hall as it chim'd the quarters and waiting till the fellows blow should be at their ease. That Master Tingcomb rested under the coffin-lid I did not believe, in spite of terrifying fit that I could vouch for.
But this, if driven to it, we could discover at the grave. The main business was to catch him; and to this end I meant to patrol the buildings, and especially watch the entrance, ,011 the likely chance of his creeping back to the house (if not already inside), to confer with his fellow-rascals. As eleven o'clock sounded, therefore, I tappcfon Billy's wall, and finding that Matt Soames was keeping watch (as we had agreed upon), slipt off my boots. Our rooms were on the first floor, over a straw-yard, and the distance to the ground an easy drop for a man. But wishing to be silent as possible, I knotted two blankets together, and strapping the end round the wlndow-mullion, swung myself down by one hand, holding my boots in the other.
I dropp'd very lightly and look'd about. There was a faint moon up and glimmering on the straw; but under the house was deep shadow, and along this I crept. The straw-yard led into the court before the stables, and so into the main court. All his way I beard no sound, nor spied so much as a speck of light in any window. The house door was clos'd, and the bar asten'd on the great gate across the yard.
I turn'd the corner to explore the third side of the house. Here was a group of out-buildings putting out, and between them and the high outer wall a narrow alley. 'Twas with difficulty I grouped my way here, for the passage was dark as pitch, and render'd the straiter by a line of ragged laurels planted under the liouse, so that at every step I would stumble, and ran my head into a bush. I had done this for the eighth time, when on a sudden I heard a stealthy footfall coming down the alley behind me. "Master Tingcomb.
for a crown!" thought and crouch to one side under a bush. The footsteps drew nearer. A dark form parted the laurels; another moment, and I had it by the throat. "Uugh ugh grr! For the Lord's sake, sir I loos'd my hold 'twas Matt Soames. "Your pardon," whisper'd "but why have you left your post?" "Black Sampson is watchin', so I took the freedom ugh! my poor windpipe! to He broke off to catch me by the sleeve and pull me down behind the bush.
About twelve paces ahead I heard a dcor softly open'd and saw a shaft of light flung across the path between the glist'ning laurels. As the ray touch'd the outer wall, I mark'd a small postern gate there, standing open. Cowering lower, we waited while a man might count fifty. Then came footsteps crunching the gravel, and a couple of men cross'd the path, bearing a large chest, between In the light 1 saw the handle of a spade sticking out from it and by his gait I knew the second man to be my One-eyed friend. "Woe's my old bones!" he was muttering; here's a fardel for a man o' my years!" "Hold thy breath for the next load!" grov.Td the other voice, which as surely was the good minister's.
They pass'd out at the smalP gate, and by the sounds that follow'd, we guess'd they were hoisting their burden into a cart. Presently they re-cross'd the path and enter'd the house, shutting the door after them. "Now for it!" said I in Matt's ear. Gliding forward, I peep'd out at the postern gate, but drew back like a shot. I had almost run my head into a exeat black fcparse that stood there with the door open, back'd against the gate, the heavy plumes nodding above it in the night wind.
Who held the horses I had no time to see, but whispering to Matt to give me a leg up. clamber'd inside, "Quick!" I pull'd him after, and crept forward. I wonder'd the man did not hear us, but by good luck the horses were restive, and by his maudlin talk to them I knew he was three parts drunk on the funeral wines, doubtless. I crept along, and found the tool-chest stow'd against the further end. so, pulling it gently out, we got behind it.
Tho' Matt was the littlest man of my acquaintance, 'twas the work of the world to stow ourselves in such compass as to be hidden. By coiling up our limbs we managed it: but only; just before I caught "the glimmer of a light and heard the pair of rascals! returning. They came very slowly, grumbling all the way, and of course I knew they 'carried the coffin. "All right, Sim?" ask'd the minister. "Aye," piped a squeaky voice by the horses' heads ('twas the shuffling stable boy), "aye, bv.
look sharp! Lord, what sounds I've heard! The devil's i the hearse, for sure! "Now, Simmy," the one-eyed gaffer expostulated, "thou dostn' think the smoky Kins is a'took in same as they what a trick! to come for Master Tingcomb, an' find aw dear! aw, bless my old ribs, what a thing is hu mor- "Shut up!" grunted the minister. The end of the coffin was tilted up into the hearse. "Push, old varmint!" "Aye push, push! Where be my young, active sinews? What a shriv-el'd garment is all my comliness! "The devil says Simmy haw, haw!" "Burn the thing! won't go in for the tool-box. Push, thou cackling old" worms "Now so I be, but my natural strength is abated. Yo heave ho!" like the salted seafardingers upstairs.
Push, push!" "Oh, my iayards!" groans poor Matt under his breath, into whom the chest was squeezing sorely. "Right at last!" says the minister. "Now gimmy, my lad, hand the reins an' jump up. There's room, an you'll be wanted." The door was clapt-to, the three rogues climb'd upon the seat in front: and we started. I hope I may never be call'd to pass such another half-hour as that which follow'd.
As soon as the wheels left the turf for the hard road, 'twas jolt, jolt all the way; and this lying mainly down-hill, the chest and coffin came grinding into our ribs, and pressing till we could scarce breathe. And I dared not climb out over them, for fear the fellows should hear us their chuckling voices coming quite plain to us from the other side of the panel. I held out, and comforted Matt as well as I could, feeling sure we should find Master Tingcomb at our journey's end. Soon we climb'd a hill, which eas'd us a little; but shortly after were bumping down again, and suffering worse than ever. "Save us," moan'd Matt; "where will this end?" The words were scarce Out, when we turn'd sharp to the right, with a jolt that shook our teeth together, roll'd for a little while over smooth grass, and drew up.
I heard the fellows climbing down, and got my pistols out. "Simmy," growl'd the minister, "where's the lantern?" There was a minute or so of silence, and then the snapping of flint and steel and the sound of puffing. "Lit, Simmy?" "Aye, here 'tis." "Fetch it along then." The handle of the door was turn'd, and a light flashed into the hearse. "Here, hold the lantern steady! Come hither, old Squeaks, and help wi' the end." "Surely I will. Well was I call'd Young Lookalive when a gay, fleeting boy.
Simmy, my son, thou'rt sadly drunken. Oh, youth, youth! Thou wine-bibber, hold the light steady, or I'll tell thy mammy!" "Oh, sir, I do mortally dread the devil an' all his works!" "Now, if ever! 'The says h3 an' Master Tingcomb still livin', an' in his own house awaitin" us!" Be sure, his words were as good as a Lslap in the ae- to me. For I had counted the hearse to lead me straight to Master Tingcomb himself. 'In his own house, too! A fright seiz'd me for Delia. -But first I must deal with these scoundrels, who already were dragging out the coffin.
"Steady there!" calls the minister. The coffin was more than half-way outside. I level'd my pistol over the edge of the tool-chest, and fetch'd a yell fit to wake a ghost at the same time letting fly straight for the minister. In the flash of the discharge I saw him, half-turn'd. his eyes starting, and mouth agape.
He clapt his hand to his shoulder. On top of his wild shriek broke out a chorus of screams and oaths, in the middle of which the coffin tilted up and went over with a crash. "Satan! Satan!" bawled Simmy; and, dropping the lantern, took to his heels for dear life. At the same moment the horses took fright; and before I could scramble out, we were tearing madly away over the turf and into the darkness. I had made a sad mess of it.
It must have been a full minute before the hedge turn'd them, and gave me time to drop out at the back and run to their heads. Matt Soames was after me, quick as thought, and very soon we master'd them, and gathering up the reins from between their legs, led them back. As luck would have it, the lantern had not been quench'd by the fall, but lay flaring, and so guided us. Also a curious bright radiance seem'd growing on the sky, for which I could not accounts The three knaves were nowhere to be seen, but I heard their footsteps scampering away in the distance, and Simmy still yelling "Satan!" I knew my bullet had hit the minister; but he had got away, and I never set eyes on any of the three again. Leaving Matt to mind the horses, I caught up the lantern and look'd about me.
As well as could be seen, we were in a narrow meadow between two hills, whereof the black slopes rose above us. Some paces to the right my ear caught the noise of a stream running. I turn'd the lantern on the coffin, which lay face downwards, and with a gasp took in the game those precious rogues had been playing. For, with the fall of it, the boards (being but thin) were burst clean asunder; and on both sides had tumbled out silver cups, silver salt cellars, silver plates and dishes, that in the lantern's rays sparkled prettily on the turf. The coffin.
In shoit, was stuff 'd with Delia's silverware. I had picked up a great flagon, and was turning it over to read the inscription, when Matt Soames call'd to me, and pointed over the hill in front. Above it the whole sky was red and glowing. "Sure," said he, "'tis a fire out yonder!" "God help us, Matt 'tis the House of Gleys!" It took but two minutes to toss the silver back into the hearse. I clapped to the door, and snatching the reins, sprang upon the driver's seat, CHAPTER XX.
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I found the rooms beneath, they say, were stuff'd with straw, and the yard outside heap'd also with straw, and blazing. Ben Halliday found two nil-jars lying there "Are the horses out?" "Oh, Jack, I do not know! Shame on me to forget them!" I ran towards the stable. Already the roof was ablaze, and the straw- yard, beyond, a very furnace. Rush ing, I found the two horses cowering in their stalls, bath'd in sweat, and squealing. But all fright.
So I fetch'd Molly's saddle, and spoke to her, and set it across her back; and the sweet thing was quiet in a moment, turning her head to rub my sleeve gently with her muzzle; and follow'd me out like a lamb. The bay gave more trouble; but I sooth'd him in the same manner and patting his neck, led him, too, into safety. By this, all hope to save the house was over; for the well in the yielded but twenty buckets before it ran dry, and after that no water was to be had. Of the wing where the fire burst out only the walls stood, and few oaken rafters, that one by one came tumbling and The flames had spread along the roof, and were now licking the ceiling of the hall and spouting around the clock-tower. In roar and hubbub, Billy's men work'd like demons, dragging out chairs, chests, and furniture of all- kinds, which were strew'd in the yard, returning with shouts for more.
One was tearing down the portraits In the hall; another was pulling out the great dresser from the kitchen; a third had found pile of tapestry and came staggering forth under the load of it. I had asten'd the horses by the gate, and was ready to join in the work, when a shout was rais'd "Filly! Where's Billy Pottery? Has any seen the skpiper?" "Sure," I call'd "you don't say he was never alarm'd!" "Black Sampson was in his room -where's Black Sampson?" "Here I be!" cried a voice. "To be sure I woke the skipper before any ye." "Then where's he hid? Did any see him come out?" "Now, that we have not!" answered one or two. I stood by the housedoor shouting these questions to the men inside, when a hsnd was laid on my arm, and there in the shadow waited Billy himself, with a mighty curious twinkle in his eye. He put a finger up and signed that I should follow.
We pass'd round the out-buildings where three hours before, Matt Soames and I had hid together. I was minded to stop and pull on my boots, that were hid here; but (and this was afterwards the saving of me) on second thought let them lie. and follow'd Billy, who now led me out by the postern gate. Without speech we stepp'd across the turf, he a pace or two ahead. A night-breeze was blowing here, delicious after the heat of the fire.
We were walking quickly towards the east side of the headland, and soon the Maze flung our shadows right to the cliff's edge, for which Billy made straight, as if to fling himself over. But at the very verge, he pull'd up, I became enlighten'd. At our feet was an iron bar, driven into the soil, an it a stout rope, knotted, that ran a block and disappeared down the cliff. I knelt and, pulling at it softly, look'd up. It came easy in the hand.
Billy, with the glare in his face, nodded; and bending to my ear, for once achiev'd a whisper. "Saw one stealing hither an' follow'd. A man wi' a limp foot went over the side like a cat." I must have appear'd to doubt this good for he added "'Be a truth-speakin. man main, Jack 'lay over 'port my belly, and spied a ledge fifty feet down or less 'reckon there be a way thence to the foot. Dear, now! what a rampin', tearin' sweat is this?" For, fast as I could tug, I was hauling up the rope.
Near sixty feet came up before I reach'd the end a thick twisted knot. I rove a Ion? noose, pull'd it over my head and shoulders, and made Billy understand he was to lower me. "Sit I' the noose, lad, an' hold round the knot. For sign to hoist again, tug the rop hard. I can hold." He paid it out carefully while I stepp'd to the edge.
With the noose about my loins, I thrust myself gently over, and in a trice hung swaying. On three sides the sky me wild and red, save where to eastward the dawn was paling; on the fourth the dark, rocky face seem'd gliding upwards as Billy lower'd. Far below I heard the wash of the sea, and could just spy the white spume of it glimmering. It. stole some of the heat out of me, and I took my eyes off it.
(To be Continued.) THE hom*oRISTS. Unpardonable Unsophistication. Wantanno Has BlOwhard really been abroad? Duzno Has he? I should rather guess not. Why, he doesn't know a French franc piece from a Latin quarter. Baltimore American..
