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your good health" drank the wine of
neatly and replaced the glass on the table.

your good health" drank the wine of
neatly and replaced the glass on the table.
Thanks" said Grizzle.
This was good days work" Giles
Ellis nodded his head as he repeated the
words--gool days work"
1t was all we could do" said Grizzle.
Il think it will put an end to Martin
Lee. If he be alive, he will never be
known in Massachusetts,.
NO." said Daniel Meade, Ahe will not
| dare to come back on account of John
Winslow's horse and sheep. 'Tis more
! like he will return to sea-"
NO. He will not come back-if he be
alive-to be hanged for killing your son, /"
said Giles, looking hard at the landlord
who did not meet his eyes, but made a
pretense of stirring the fire.
think you they will hang Dorothea
Lee and her daughter" Grizzle asked.
1T is thing almost certain" Giles re-
piled. Unless it may be the judges are
not really sure Martin Lee is made way
with. There may bel do not say this
TO be repeated, nor must you quote me In
this matter-you know Governor Dan
forth is my cousin, and it maybe some
,ne has influence to save Dorothea and
Janet Lee from hanging-but it will be
difficult thing to do"
Here Giles Ellis looked so wise that his
listeners could not help nodding in unison
and complimenting him upon his rela-
;ionship with the Governor.
Hast heard what Indian Joe tells OF
Martin Lee?" Giles inquired.
The landlord Of the Globe Inn was
opening his mouth to speak, when Grlz-
sie pressed his toe hard and said:
Never word have we heard.
Now the truth was the story had been
told with great detail in the inn, but
Grizzle did not wish to rob their custo.
mer of the pleasure of thinking himself
he first to give them the news.
Whereupon Giles told all that Indian
Joe rehearsed to eager listeners-and
very much more. Then again they all
agreed that if Martin Lee really was in
The flesh, he surely would sail around the
globe rather than risk being hanged in
Salem.
And now Grizzle Meade poured out
wine for the three-the smallest glass for
her hnsband-and all drank to each 9TH
ers' health again. It did not seem
strange to any there that their health was
so precious that it needed much nursing
and care.
When Giles Ellis withdrew after sp-
plauding the landlord and his wife for
the prompt manner in which they had
charged Martin Lee with the murder of
their son, and advising them to demand
his arrest and conviction, Grizzle Meade
turned quickly to her husband.
Now, you can judge for yourself. This
man has as much cause to dread Martin
Lees return as We have. Did you mark
what he said about John Winslow' 8 sheep
and horse2 How they were killed at
such an hour, when all others tell US
twas a goot three hours later?"
AYE, I marked it, Grizzle.
And how he met Indian Joe below
John Lee'sp"
And all the others tell us how these
two met good half mile on the other
side of John Lees" said Daniel Meade.
'Well?"
aWhy"-here Grizzle bent scornful
look upon hm-"a babe could see how
tbs. ftell you, Daniel Meade, twas no
one else but Giles Ellis killed the horse
and sheppard paid his grudge against
John Winslow."
II never thought of that, Grizzle.
And twas the first thing-the very first
thing came into my mind" answered
Grizzle Meade. Il do not want any bet
ter proof than I have that he killed John
winslow's sheep, Dut it would be we'll II
We could let him know, Daniel Meade,
that thore is way to prove it. SO do you
keep your wits about you, and be sure I'll
do the same. for there is danger to you
and me as long as that man lives. Hs
suspects too much now"
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