The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-09-08 00:00:00

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ASKED TO
'WELL," said Mary Dane
after, "is the patient bett
"Yes," said Helston, w
het pulse. • "The danger
tarrow escape."
How do you feel?" s
leaned over the pale-faced
" Better, much better; 1
torah, in a low, changed I
Shall I sit with her, d
"Yes, by all means," Si
an!" get something prepar!
There was a reproachfu
the young man hastened f
the closed them, and lay
Change had come over the
(I,ream. She was beginni
N!iture was stronger Um
'auricled women were not
hearts.
The poison of the snak
torah was about again, as
Lilt it was impossible noi
Dois-..n was at work withir
Perhaps, though, it is w
its action was of a gentli
Was quieter, and less de
which the women about 1
resulting from the wound.
t.tll. Towards Grace 31
'tsell ; and, after Mary D
left her without a word ol
he business of provic
busily on, and one or (
accompanied the working
- act as guard in case of r
casks were filled, and gro
t nder Deborah's directic
course of daily work was
It is not too much to sa:
Is were admirable, Tvl
were no prospect in
from their exile
ires of the ship c
must be made

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4rnple
lee a

G. MAN VI

'eek the three
the hat the larde
fresh meat, there beinp
about the island. Two o
t ailing. These expedit
Rerous, on account of the
Bo far, there had been no
with peril.
It was here that soi
fizrangements began to cr,
An expedition had been
lielston were ashore
Joined by 'Thello, who
" Ma'am Burrows" to ac,
\v.." Yah--yah—yah! hy
41-ass' Laurent. Hy-yal
he cried, showing his teet
!sand in the immoderate d
the next moment he was
*oloothing wriggling in
tlel)l4—dah, how you
,a tiny snake upon
___g been bruised so ti
":tr to bite die niggah age

CHAPTI

flisiTyg•
f

" Tha was a-Clarroir
ston. "Where was it ?"
'On de sand, sah. I
him lilly head and spit;
Itirn poison snake, sah."
"Without a doubt," sa
spade-shaped head, and
Throw it away."
" D ,h,” said 'Thello,
see. " dat's a taste for d
agree wid 'em But, goll
it garrie !"
in the exuberance of I
his escape, 'Thello b
sand, once mole chucklin,
"What is it ?" said La,
" Qolly,sah—Ma'am .
canvas trouser and big b
women's petticoats a
itBliore —hy yah—hy-yah-
'Then° was right. TI
Proparing, and a kind of
vise(' from the abundan
were for the shore expo
Petticoat, canvas drawer
Would protect them fror
tipers scattered amongst
tho sandy shore.
At first sight it looke(
Were the pioneers of the
igly conscious; but the
Was very evident, the wo
the ground with doub
tourneys, when at every
een caught in the briars
elston paid little atte
fO? he had caught sight
stood on the deck. He fel
the past few days she ha
never giving him the sl
Planation of any sort, an
l:oused. It was very lilt:a
had, in turn, avoids
at such times as he had
It.hd prescribe, when, to h
gad evidently been contri
i-s°lace he was painfully a
ueborah being alone witl
On these occasions De
and subdued; she had al
4°W oice that made hit
up in his 'face, it was with
°lle day, after hearing a
girnself why he had not a
its will.
1)14 now there was I
Jeelstoti gh4dly welcomed
lent and exertion he mi
1111? thought for the time
To his horror, thougl
'was about to head the lit'
hire s-ftly as she passed.
tnder other circumst
,teniled in return—not fi
'elt at the lady's aspec
erei-maaculine costume,
rYing no little attenti(
%ace.

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There was no time for
-,,litartin,g at onceekLauren
aelston, looking ill-hum(
4:uhello with an axe on
he other, following behh
"Does your arm pair
'OY had gone a few hun
" said Laurent;
;dreu. •• • rlam of this life,
,etuld build a vessel to ti
Impossible," said
17ple !"
114 Pra afraid it is," said
Lit night trying to ind a
oat again, when we 1
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but
that bar out
,
possible."
•
have patience," sal(
Trn, (3 day see the signal."
signal am took
4.4110, who had overhea
Taken down?" said
ureath.
‘‘ Yes, sah—him took i
Who took it down?
" tlis chile, sah," iai
ltTb the mountain, lonl
1;11th, by the capen's
'wn and bring urn

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