The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-06
CHAPTER XI.


Japhot past through the aperture and arose "a
his feet, still holding the pistol 81 his hand.
lialcom uttered low hiss, at which the hound
dartcd upon the INTRUDER like fash with open
mouth, aud with fury that caused Coral TO
scream in terror. Japhet fired just as quickly,
the ball passing down the animals throat and
! killing her on tie spot, julie shrunk away from
the hole IN the wall, taking care tina, Hacom
| lii not sec him. Coral uttered an exclamation
Of Joy, she saw the d.; quivering on the floor.
The SLAYER broke out into u yo'lcy Of curses, and
'aphct, erect AMI sell.possesed, stood looking
| from one TO the o,hcr.
"Who are vou. sir (" finally dcmlnlcd Hal.
com. after se.ins that the dn- was really dead.
- II j. 81 ,uph 10 ,ay that ! am the owner Oh
this vessel r. Ilci i,phc' 81 viii add, however,
that the sooner YOU leave, the better it will be
ior you."
llalcoln did not Immediately reply. lie ap-
pcarcl to be asonished that any one could an
,wcr him in that cool and defiant manner: ksa
m,mherirs the inlor",n' ON rr.ilc, had pdyen
Hin 1loul the new owner Of the steamer he re-
marked
"lol are The party calling himself Captain
Mrylanl, | suppose ?"
d" / am that same party" replied Japhet, as
Coral .t,r,cl at this strinSc repetition of her
hroihcr's name, aud stood staring at one OF i.s
possos,ors and thinking Of the other.
Il.lcum bounded to and no like wild beas,
from which the prey had est. ped. 1t was some
lime hcluru Il, coull couirol hs emotions, o.
take his owes from the manly face and form bo-
fore him.
" But whats in a name :" he ,iplly exclslm.
cd. "lf your nam Is Whist y1r uy II is, pray,
who is Captain Martllpl' Were have YOU
been all your lifcr Where 10 anybody wig
knows youi What proof have you that yof
are anybody but liar AM impo,ter2 Who
can put any trust in man who crecps around "
n,g..i and follows a bushes. which is myst,ry
to everybody but HIMSELF"
Japhct smiled In strange sort OF a way ~
these remarks. lie regarded Hnlcom with .
stem " gaze, AMI the hooking emile on his liPs
seemed to have meaning which only the wick
-, intuition of that man of crime could fathom.
90, need not trouble myself to answer your
;noujri., he responded You know very
we'll who IN, or If not a little inquiry of your
own ,,uiltv con science will bring you the inform
alton desired "
startled and app "''' 'o0N V"'',' o''' i'a''
CONS face, as he renew' us ss''s' ~, 'Nne AZ
| ''P"''' " W." '"'"' e"'' $50, ,a ,o-,i,,.
II he was agonized by some e''' ''''
emotion. &c.,. a.,
Z" You have a bill OF sale Of TN.
hs inquired, In u wandering kind o wy
CertA'"iy-'here anu ''''
the document before MS 'I N,, w,
-. ,o,h,n,, vary sinyular,v .I,ou, ,b,,
WELL there no'n," ,s s', ,,;a - ,, 49, '"'
i"e'e 10 p''n w, .',,,a, 80" ,h., 80 :.
even bad NAN ~.'.a 10y T"'s ,na' .~''a ny
that name out Of aerl''0" anu contempt '0' " H''A
l hated ,
,.,.' a" q. war .,s'a. Wv, ,hs, hoS ~ "'' '"''
quietly kh'" 'ha' ooy
"You do ?" exclaimed halc0m with start,
"Yes, and have heard the sad story {" no
mother. She was only poor ana ignorant gr',
who'n YOU 'o.'. ~,
treadins on delicate ground, ne a''',' as "
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