Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
circuit. would fam see whether thine
ewes BETRAYED thee.o

Keeping we'll outwards from the Wall !
and prontipg by every height and hollow |
they passed about two sides beholding
On the third side the garden
Wall WAS built close upon the beach, and
to preserve the distance necessary to
their purpose, they had to go soIe way
down upon the sands. Although the tide
was still pretty far out, the surf was so
high, and the sslds SO f.t, that at each
breaker great sheet of froth and water
came careering over the expense, and
Dick and Greensheve made this part OF
their inspection wading now to the ankles
and now ss deep as to the knees, in the
salt and icy waters of the German ocean.
A. Last they were rewarded. Suddenly,
against the comparative Wilderness 81 the
garden wall, tae figure OF q man was seen,
like faint Chinese shadow, violently sig
Mailing with both arms. Az he dropped
again to the esrtb, another arose little
farther on sud repeated the SAME per-
Torrance. And SO, like silent watch
word, these gestlcuissions made the
round OF the beleaguered garden.
"They keep good WATCH" DICK Wills
pered.
"Lst as go back to land, good master"
answered Greensheve. 1--WE stand here
too opens for, look ye, when the seas
break hesvy and white out there behind
+, MS, they shall see as plainly against the
foam.n .-.-
"Ys speak sooth," returned Dick.
| "Ashore with US, right speedily"
CHAP TER II.
a sKFRMISa IN THE DARK.
Thoroughly drenched and chilled, the
two adventures returned to their posi-
ton IN the gorse.
"I pray heaven that Capper make good
speeds" said Dick: ~ vow q candle to
81. Mary Of Shoreby IL he come before
the hourtn
/ "Y' are in q hurry, Master Dick7"
asked Greensboro.
cay, good fellow" answered Dick;
dor in that house lieth nv lady, whom
love, and who should these be that lie
about her secretly by night? 'Unfriends,
for sare1"
"Wen," returned Greensheve, San
John come speedily, we shall give good
account Of them. They are nottwo score
st the entside-I Judge SC by the spacing
of their sentries-,nd, taken where they
are, lying 30 widely, one score would
scatter them like sparrows. Aud yet,
Master Dick, as she be in Sir Daniels
|
should change into anothet's. Who
should these be7"
az do suspect the Lord of Shoreby,n
Dick replied. "When came they?"
"Tney began to come, Master Dick, "
said Greensheve, "about the time ye
CT, ssed the wall. had not lain there
the space of 3 minute ere I marked the
frst of the knaves crawling round the
corner"
The last light had been already e1Siu-
guished In the little house when they
were wading in the wash OF the breakers,
and it was impossible to predict at what
moment the lurking men about the gar
den wall Eight make their onslaught. Oh
two evils, Dick preferred the least. he
preferred that Joanna should remain ur-
der the guardianship Of Sir Daniel rather
thsn pass into the clutches Of Lord Shore
by; and he was decided, II the house were
assaulted, to come at once to the relief
of the besieged.
But the time passed, and still there was
no movement. From quarter Of an hour
to quarter of an hour the same signal
passed about the garden wall, ss if the
leader desired to assure himself of the
vigilance OF his scattered followers; but
in every other particular the neighbour
hood OF the little house lay undissurbed
Presently Dicks reinforcements began
to arrive. The night was not yet old
before score Of men crouched besidf
him in the gorse. And still the myster
ious strangers lay quiet, only from time to
time silently signalling one to another.
The outlaws began openly to grumble
"FalI on, and be donel" cried Lswless
81 had rather die of wound than die Of
cold. See ye not, Master Dick, that these
fellows will await the day! With the first
peep Of morning, es soon IS they can see
their bowstrings, they will up. And are
we to lie here waiting themf Nay, let Us
have them by surprise. / give you my
good faith, and we lie here much longer,
not man of us but will shoot for the
church door and miss the parish"
"Master Richard" said another, "the
shrew speaks sooth. A FROST bitten archer
makes but wry shoot. how, II we fall
upon them now"
"Nsy, fools" replied Dick, "glve me YET
a while. Do ye forget that they patrol
the town twice in 8 nightP How, then, Il
the patrol came by while We and these
are slogginge"
"Nsy, y are right, Master Shelton
ssid the speaker; and the others resigned
| themselves IN silence to the extreme dis
comfort of their watch.
So time went by, until at length Dick
Judged it at to move. Separating hi:
men into two bodies, he took the com
mand OF the smaller himself and entrusted
the larger to the leadership Of Greens
heve.
"Now. Kit" ssid he to this lsst, "take
me your men to the nesr angle Of the gar
den wall upon the beach. Post them
strongly, and wait till that ye hear me
falling upon the other side. 1t is those
upon the sea front that would fain make
certain Of, for there will be the leader
The rest will run; even let them. AND
| now. lads, let no man draw an arrow; ye
will bat hurt friends. Take to the steel
and keep to the steel; and If we have the
1 uppermost, promise every man of you 6
I gold noble when I come to mine estate .
! Out of the odd collection of broker
men, thieves, murderers, and ruined
pessantry, whom Duckworth had gath
cred together to serve the purposes Of
his revenge, some Of the boldest and the
most experienced in war had volunteered
to follow Richard Shelton. The service
Of watching Sir Daniels movements il
the town of Shoreby had from the frs
been irksome to their temper, and they
had Of late begun to grumble loudly and
threaten to disperse. The prospect Of &
oh. rp orcouotor and noaaihIa enniIs re-