The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-01
CHAPTER XIV
DO NO GOOD IN THE HOUSE OF errYs.

CHAPTER XIV.
DO NO GOOD IN THE HOUSE OF GLEYs.
Very early next morning | awoke. and,
hearing no sound in the loft above (whither,
since my coming, Joan had carried her bed),
concluded her to be still asleep But in this
was mistaken, for, going to the well at the
back to wash, | found her there, studying
her face in the mirror.
Luckily met, jack" she said, when was
cleansed and freshly glowing. ''Now fill
another bucket and sarve me the same"
Cannot you wash yourself?n | asked, as l
did so.
''Lost the knack, reckon Stand thee so,
an slush the water over me-
''But your clothes" cried out; they'll be
soaking wetn
''Clothes won't be worse for wash neither
So slush away"
Therefore, standing at three PAGES dis
lance, sent a bucketful over her, and then
another and another. Six times filled and
emptied the bucket in all; and at the end she
was satisfied, and went, dripping, back to the
kitchen to get me my breakfast
art early abroad, she said, as we sat to-.
gether over the meal
YES, for l must ride to GIeys this morn
ing"
''Sha'n't be sorry to miss thee for while.
Makes me feel so shy-this cleanliness
So, promising to be back by nightfall,
went presently to saddle Molly; and, follow
ing Joans directions and her warnings
against quags and pitfalls, was soon riding
south across the moor, and well on MY road
to the House of Gleys.
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turned aside for while to examine the
ground of the late fight Though by now little
was to be seen but piece of earthwork left
unfinished by the rebels and the fresh mounds
where the dead were laidD; and so twas high
noon-and a dull, cherries day-before the
hills broke and let me have sight of the sea,
Nor, till the noise of the surf was in my ears,
did | mark the chimneys and naked gray
walls of the house was bound for.
Twas a gloomy, savage pile of granite
perched at the extremity of narrow neck of
land, where every wind might sweep it, and
the waves beat on three sides the cliff below.
The tide was now at the full almost, and the
spray flying in my face, as we crossed the
head of a small beach, forded a stream and
scrambled up the rough road to the entrance
gate.
A thin line of smoke blown level from one
chimney was all the sign of life in the build
ing; for the narrow lights of the upper story
were mostly shattered, and the lower floor
was hid from me by a high wall inclosing a
courtlage in front One stunted ash, with
boughs tortured and bent towards the MAIN
land, stood by the gate, which was locked. A
smaller door, also locked, was let into tie
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ing. Hard by dangled rusty bell pull, at
which l tugged sturdily
On this, a cracked bell sounded, far in the
house, and scared a flock of starlings out of
disused chimney. Their cries died away
presently and left no sound but that of the
gulls wailing about the cliff at my feet. This
was all the answer won.
L rang again. and a third time; and now at
last came the sound of footsteps shutting
across the court within. The shutter of the
grating was slipped back and a voice cracked
as the bell, asked my business.
''Too see Master Hannibal Tingcomb,n an
swered |.
"Thy name?"
''He shall hear it in time Say that come
on business concerning the estaten
The voice muttered something, and the
footsteps went back. I had been kicking nv
heels there for twenty minutes or more when
they returned, and the voice repeated the
questions:
''Thy name?"
Being by this time angered, L did a foolish
thing; which was to clap the muzzle of my
pistol against the grating, close to the fell
lows nose. Singular to say, the trick served
me- A bolt was slipped hastily back and the
wicket door opened stealthily.
II WANT said l, ''reom for nv horse to
pass"
Thereupon more grumbling followed, and
a prodigious creaking of bolts and chains:
after which the big gate swung stiffly back.
Sure, you must be worth deal. y [ said
"that shut yourselves in SO careful
Before me stood strange fellow-extraor-
binary old and bent, with wizened face, one
eye only, and a chin that almost touched his
nose. He wore dirty suit of livery, that
once had been canary yellow; and shook with
the palsy.
Master Tingcomb will see the young man, !"
he squeaked, nodding his head; 'but is a-read-
ing just now in his Bible -
"a pretty habit" answered l, leading in
Molly-''if unreasonable. But why not have
said so?"
He seemed to consider this for awhile, and
then said, abruptly:
Have some pasty and some good cider?n
why, yes" said, with all my heart,
when have stabbed the sorrel heren
He led the way across the court, well paved
but choked with weeds, towards the stable
found it a spacious building. and counted
sixteen stalls there; but all were empty save
two, where stood the horses I had seen in Bod
min the day before. Having stabbed Molly
L left the place (Which was thick with cob
webs and followed the old servant in the
house.
He took me into great stone kitchen, and
brought out the pasty and cider, but poured
out half glass only.
Have care, young man; It's luscious
thick, seductive drink and he chuckled.
"'Twould turn the edge of knife,H said I,
tasting it and looking at him; but his one
bleared eye was inscrutable, The pasty also
was moldy, and soon laid it down,