Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-23

who was asleep or pretended to be, M u
aroused by the persistent scratcifll q
Watcher upon his rubber overaIias4
rcpulsed him with an ill-humof III y
hardly seemed justifiable. WI.b6H
king any notice Of this. Ernest 81
man take them over to the fleet
as directed by Pat, saying;
We wish 10 find the b0atns
took of gentleman last night,
this morning from this laiQI iog
|isg I. IS a..
spoke Of Il 81 80 I'D me'ls
would a saved ahe sp5aslc Of comm
here. | TUX of a man a leeilc artey
midnigh. what woman from that air
house brought down, and as he'd bin
gagged TO cum arter a man, | TUX hIm
on and axed no questiugs, SAID the man
in surly tone, as il TO repel farther
questioning.
you did And where did you take
him :" asked both bis hearers al the
same time.
THE woman sed the man wanted to
git to the village and guy me a dollar
to take him, bot twas a long run in the
fog and | see a vessel headiu that way,
80 | thought Il best to put bum aboard
as he was IN no plight 10 talk for his
self"
did you notice the name Of the YES
sell and did you satisfy yourself that
she was sailing Tor the village Z" asked
Ernest, while the doctor looked bin
searchingly in the eye
Twas the White Swan, and mebbe
ibe fog pa, her back, and yoa'll find her
arry when you git back he answered
avoiding the Doctors glance by a sud.
den 1t Of coughing.
II be bad told the truth, be would
have said Seeing that my passenger
was in dazrd coalition aud / did not
wish TO be troubled with bin, after
searching him aud taking The consider
able sum Of money ] found Fowed 70
the nearest vessel IN view. and seeing
1t waa making way toward Baltimore,
put hlm on board as q SICK friend. nav.
ing fvc dollars for his fare, telling the
captain somo one would meet han a,
the wharf"
"And maybe NOT loo, answered the
doctor Turning to Etneat he said :--
we will return 10 the house aud get
Mr.. MaloHct 70 take US back. have
some further business With him II oc-
cps 70 me now. Here - your moaey,
SIT; perhaps il may be neecSsary "a see
YOU again in the future, 30 excuse me
it, take a fuller look at you 20 that
may recognize sou at that time, lie
continued hzing a steady gaze upon The
wcaihcrbcalen face Of The sally boat.
man as he slowly followed Ernest out
II The boat.
We win say here The fellow was not
found when wanted, for be had made
haste to leave hiss old haunts and vas
never heard Of again. IN the meanlimg
Pat had entered The house and found
Kathleen Ia ecstacies ogcr Shandy's
gift.
"Arah, Pot Sec a f0ioe rjnt as CAV
Shandy this keepsake 10 cut his wisdom
tooth on the one yees be aflher seeing
wld the goold glasses on. lie mus be
The fairy god.fther; he had his pocket
full O. thin wtd holes ariddy; but the
poor young ETuUCWuUt T-0t
Vie, but hen be aither gisliu home
safe side up" answered he in o reas-
surfing tone as he noticed her troubled
face. "Yces diden lill Thin Of the land
ort a ebokin an sbakin the ginilcman on
account Of the sisihcr not goin afore the
oras,e wild him ~ he continued, allud-
ng TO the news she had told him on his
arrival the nigh, before.
mo, Pot, niihes o. the booile the
andlort towled me TO CAV i'm dose
rom livery time be walked, nor his Or
iers TO hide i'm ef ony one COON"
"Thapl COON in a(ther bit. Katy.
Bot did yoes toss the COMPOUNDED hootle
nto the bay as Whispered yees whin
whit out wild the landIou 7"
Moo, Pot, put IL BY for sale kpping
n the rad chist, Tor the smdlo the cray
her set me tboots a thinkin"
"Yis, smills a big mice in this bus
meth, as the AmiFIcans say, bot our
bread and mate Is to max aud TIERS no
good spnkin now, bet be jabbore. ma
VIII be riddy when the time
looms. Here The gints be back agin,
re exclaimed, as ne saw the visitors
coming up the yard.
I'VE have returned, Mr.. Maloney,
iaid Ernest, who came first into The
louse, ITO ask you if you know wheih-
n there is a vessel called The White
Swan belonging 10 these waters"
"Yls, sur, IT'S mesilf as see i'm as |
sint 10 toun yistherday, puthin into
be lanthing twixt ther and Joones, and
IS coomed back this mornin' alther
aiken the landlort hum, see i'm salln
'ayont the Pint, heding toards Bolti-
noar."
"The boatman who brought US over
ellis US he took Mr.. Ashton from here
md put him on board the swan. III
his be SO and the vessel sailed for Bal
imore, it is likely the gentleman may
,e found in that city So--"
est. Pathenck BE praised, he il not
lrooned T. interrupted Kathleen.
$50 we wall get you to take Us to the
,illage, Mr.. Maloney, without further
leIay," continued Ernest.
"Yis, sur, III bring me canoe round
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