Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29

hehutlme Tue tWO ScudomSh WSAS
walking briskly forward over the own;
the three torches going before them,
STOPPING against the wind and scat tering
clouds Of SIN ke and tufts OF lame, and
the rear brought up BY the SIX arch eTs.
Close UPON the heels OF these ID OK FOL.
lowed. He had, Of course, heard 10 word
OF this conversation; but he had recog-
nIzed in the second OF the speakers old
Lord Shoreby himself, man OF an In
famous reputation, whom even Sir Daniel
affected, in public, to,condeUn.
Presently they came close down upon
the beach. The air smelt salt; the noise
of the surf increased; and here, in large
walled garden, there stood small house
Of two stories, with stsbles and other
Offices.
The foremost torch besrer unlocked g
door in the wan, and after the whole
party had passed into the garden, agatn
closed and locked 1t on the other side.
Dick and his men were thus excluded
from any further following, unless they
should scale the wall and thus put their
necks into trap. 81.
They sat down in a $uft Of furze and
waited. The red glow of the torches
moved up and down and to and fro within
steadily patrolled the>garden.
Twenty minutes passed, and then the
whole party issued forth again upon
the down; and Sir Daniel and the baron.
after an elaborate salutation, separated
and turned seyerally homeward, each with
his OWE following of>,nen and torches.
As soon IS the sound of their steps hsd
been swallowed By the wind, Dick got to
his feet as briskly as he WAS able, for he
WAS STIFF and aching with the cold.
"Capper, ye will give me back up"
he said.
They advanced, all three, to the wall;
! Capper stopped, and Dick, getting upon
his shoulders, clambered on to the cope
stone.
"Now, Greensheve," whispered Dick,
"iollow me Ep here; liefat upon your
face, that ye may be the less seen; and be
ever ready to give me hand II l fall
foully on the other side"
And SO saying, he dropped into the gar
den.
1t was all pitch dark; there WAS no light
| in the house. The wind whistled shrill
among the poor shrubs, and the surf beat
sound. Cautiously Dick footed it forth.
with his hands; and presently the crisp
noise Of gravel underfoot told him that he
had struck upon an alley.
Here he paused, and taking his cross
bow from where he kept it concealed I'M
der his long taberd, he prepared it for in
slant action, and wentforwsrd once more
with greater resolution and assurance
The path led him straight to the group OF
buildings.
All seemed to be sorely dilspidated !;
the windows of the house were secured
by crazy shutters; the stables were open
and empty; there WAS no hay in the hay
loft, go corn in the cern-box. Anyone
would have supposed the place to be de.
serted. But Dick had good reason to
| Think otherwise. Ke continued his in
4 spection, visiting the Offices, trying all the
4 windows. At length he came round to
! the seaside Of the house, and there, sure
| enough, there burned pale light in one
| of the upper windows.
He stepped back little way till he
! thought he could see the movement of q
shadow on the wsn Of the apartment.
Then he remembered th,t in the stable
! his cropping hand had rested for moment
on ladder, and he returned with all dis
patch to bring it. The ladder was very
short, but yet, By standing on the top
most round he could bring his hands as
| high as the iron bars OF the window; and
Selling these, he raised his body by msin
force until his eyes commanded the IN
terror of the room.
Two persons were within; the first he
readily knew to be Dane Esseh; the Sec
ono, q tall and beautiful and grave young
lady. In long embroidered dress--could
that he Joanna Ssdleys his old wood
compsniop, Jack, whom he had thought
to punish with belt?
Re dropped back sgsin to the pround
Of the ladder in kind Of smsEenent.
He had never thought of his sweetheart
as OF so superior being, and he WAS in
stantly taken with feeling Of diff ience
But he hsd little opportunity for thought.
A low afiisti" sounded from close By,
and he fastened to descend the ladder.
"Who goes2" he whispered.
"Greensheve," came the reply in tones
Similarly e larded.
"What wasn't YEP" asked Dick.
"The house 10 watched, Mister Shell
ton," returned the outlaw. 1--WE are not
alone to Watch,it; for even rs I lay on
my belly on the wall saw men proving
| in the dark, and heard them whistle soft
| ", one to the Other"
"By nv sooth;" said Dick, "but this is
l passing strsugel Were they not men OF
] Sir DanieFss"
"N.y, sir, that they were not" re.
turned Greensheve; Hafor If have eyes in
nv head every Il ,n-Jatk Of them weareth
me a white badge in his bonnet, some
thing cheaHered with dark"
HWhite, ekequered with dark, repeated
Dick. "Faith, tits badge 1 know not
Ut is none sof this co1ntry's badges
We'll, an' that be SO, let us slip
IS quietly forth from this garden
as We may; for here we sre In an evil
D posture for defense. Beyond all question
there are men OF Sir Daniels in that
house. and to be taken between two shots
| is q beggermsn's position. Take me
| this ladder; mnst leave 1t where
found It."
They returned the ladder to the stable,
and CROPPED their way to the place where
they had entered.
Capper hsd taken Greensheve's posi-
ton on the COPE and now he leaned down
his hand and, frst one and then the other,
pulled them up.
Cautiously and silently they dropped
sgain upon the other side; nor did they
dare to speak until they hsd returned to
their old ambush In the gorse.
snow, John Capper," said Dick, "back
with you to Shoreby, even IS for your
life. Bring me instantly what