Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-25

gave evidence of great strength. His tangled hair hung over somewhat weak face, but the most curious feature about the man was the air of nervous expectation that marked, not only his face, but every movement of his body. Although under most circumstances should have summed him, fear had made me deSper- ate. At the length of about twenty yards I stopped and called to him.
 I had advanced somewhat obliquely from behind so that at the sound of my voice he turned sharply round and faced me, but with terrified start that was hard to account for. On seeing onlya child, however, the hesitation faded out of his eyes and he advanced towards me. As he approached, could see that he was shivering with cold and hunger.
 Boy" he said, in an eager, expectant voice, "what are you doing out on the beach so earlY?"
 "Oh, sir!" answered, "there was such storm last night, and we-that is, mother and I-heard 8 cry, we thought; and oh have seen"
 "What have you seen?" and he caught mo by the arm with nervous grip.
 "Only cap, sir" said, shrinking, "only cap; but climbed up on Dead Mans Rock just now-the rock at the end of the beach, and I saw & cap lying there and it seemed-"
 Come along and show it to me!' and he began to run over the sand towards the rock, dragging me helpless after him.
 Suddenly he stopped.
 "You saw nothing else?" he asked, facing round and looking into my eyes.
 "No, sir"
 "Nor anybody?"
 "Nobody, sir,''
 "You are sure you saw nobody but me? You didn't happen to see tall man with black hair, and rings in his ears?"
 "Oh, no, sir.''
 ''Youu swear you saw no such man? Swear it now; say, 50 help me, God, I haven't seen anybody on the beach but you.'" | l swore it.
 Say, Strike me blind if havel'"
 repeated the words after him, and, with a hurried look around, he set of running again to the rock. I had much ado to keep from | tumbling, and even from crying aloud with pain, so tight was his grip. Fast as he went, l the mans teeth chattered and his limbs shook his wet clothes Tapped and futtered in the l cold morning breeze: his face was drawn and pinched with exhaustion but he never slack ened his pace uutil we reached Dead Mans Rock. Here he stopped and looked around again.
 "IS there any place to hide in hereabOutsF F' he suddenly asked.
 The oddness of the question took me aback and, indeed, tho whole conduct of the man was so strange that I was heartily frightened and longed greatly to run away There was no help for it, however, so I made shift tc | answer
 "There is a nice cave in Money Cove which is the next cove to this, sir. The smuglers used to use.it because it was hidden | SO-Dut-"
 ! l suppose my eyes told him that was won dering why he should want to hide, for he broke in ag2in-
 ''Well, show me the cap. Out on tho face oi this rock, you say, what's the name? Dead Mans Rock, .eh? Wells it's an ugly name | enough, and an ugly rock enough" l" he added with a shiver
 | l climbed up the rock and he after me until we''gained the ledge where had stood | before. looked down. The cap w;As stil | lying there, and the tide had ebbed stil 1 further.
 | My companion looked for moment, then with short cry, scrambled quickly down anC | picked it up, To mo it had looked like al ordinary sailors cap, but he examined it | fingered it, and pulled it about, muttering al the time, so that imagined it must be hi own, though at loss to know why ho m;sd so much of recovering it. At last he climb eC up again, holding it in his hands, and stil muttering to himself
 His cap, sure enough nothing in it though ! But he was much too clever devil. However i he's gone sure enough; knew he must, anC this provesit, curse him! Well, I'll wear it He's not left behind as much as he thought but mad enough he'd be to think I was hi. heir. I'll wear it for old acquain tances' sake Sit down, boy,' he said aloud to me; "we'rt safe here and can't be seen. I want to tall with you"
 1 Tho rocky ledge on which we stood wa. about seven feet long and three or four fee i breadth On Si6a of if S ba T1a II by which we had ascended; the other enc broke off with sheer descent into the sea O some forty feet in the present state of the tide High above us rose an unScaleable cliff; at Oul feet lay short descent to the ledge on whicl the .cap had rested, and after that anothe preclplce. It was not a pleasant position il which to be left alone with this strange com panion, but was helpless and perhaps tn, trace of weakness and a something not alto gether evil in his face gave me some courage Little enough it was, however, and in mere deperation I sat on the side by the path My companion flung himself down by the other side, with his legs dangling over tht ledge, and so sat for minute or two watching the sea.
 ! looked timidly at my companion. He was still gazing out towards the sea, apparent, deep in thought. The cap was on his head and his legs still dangled while he muttered tC nmSeu as II uncOnSclOuS or my presence Presently he turned towards me, and stared without word, then suddenly spoke again. 1 What is your name?"
 Truly this man had the strangest manner O 1 questioning. However, answered him duly Jasper Trenoweth.'
 ''God in Heaven! What?"
 He had started forward, and was staring a me with a wild surprise. Unable to compre hend why my name should have this effec on him, but hopeless of understanding this ! extraordinary mans behavior, repeated tht | two words.
 1 His face had turned to an ashy white but h' slowly took his eyes of me and turned then i upon the sea, almost as though afraid to mee 1 mine. There was pausa.
 Father by any chance answering to thu name of Ezekiel-Ezelial Trenoweth2" Even in my fright I can remem Der being struck with this strange way of speaking, a: though my father was a dog; but new feal had gained possession of me. Dreading tc hear the answer, yet wildly anxious I cried
 "Oh, yes. Do you know him? He was ! coming home from Oeylon, and mother was s'