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1T as,In, ss,hamsd 81 himseii .Y ,,,....~.
hight spirits to:nisht"" "a :" """' ''' Gu" '"'
jim Horsnroft. comes back to- morrow"
10 An he comes back to.morrow. docs hef
because. IL know tho man. he will kill
.rnM ~Ta; ia, tam cried De Lapp; y see that yon
Jim may do what he likes"
,.am .a"u% % have given us a nicc return for having
MY good fellow" said he. Il have. as you
sn sny. giytn you very nice return. / have
With noble noble family. However I have some
rTtst wo ,san taIk "Ser ,".morrow when m your T
friend Ii'n Is here to help u.s." He stepped
And this was whom you were awaiting at
the peol-toworE' l criod. seeing light sud
Why. Jack. you are becoming quito sharp"
SAID h9 in mocking tone. and an instant
Inter heard tho door Of his room close and
ks shn n no nS SFf that nsS sGSas but srt ew
minutes in s later he came into the kitchen. whore
hand to his heart in his own queer fashion. 1
have met with much Kindness in your hands.
thought could have been a ny SO % happy in nth the
Iutet country as, you have made me-. Yoa will
sSSTSi sh s s "aS %syS yo aSs HsS 5 ii:
TnGGk ,N, Gts d"Nn won ths table as their elbows
he walked from the room.
81. HIS present .,, WAS brooch with green stone
@S ns n rcSnd %na t. aTys hn shnss dsS
sarh at h,mss 6;f"rs pn h id not know how 70
G the biz ony 'Ss Ss US an omcIna
my Wers vt worth sors than at tbs lambs am "s Ws
gone now this many year. but that bonny
6Isst 6rGssh ,.,.r snarkles ,,a at tho neck Of ny
that, l DO not SEQ the Keen eyes. ami
the long. thin nose and tho cats wl,iskcrs OF
had II ilne gold watch with Il double case. and
proud man was he as he sat with 1t In tho
to the tick. do not know which was best
pleased. and they would talk ot nothing but
what Do Lnpp had given them.
He's given you something more" said at
What then. JockY"
They thought | was daillng when said
that but When they came to undsrst and that
il had. told them that she had n marriSJ S, the he
iniTd n indeed hi rp,r !im with his hard drink,
often said that no good coul.l come OF such
match. Now DO Larp was. for ali we knew
mon In Scotland at that time. when only few
moSniy hcnS snea s mak "a na the I T o
were us pleased then as ifthcir rent had been
lowered. but / was still sore at heart. for it
dealt with. and | knew we'll that no was not a
man who would ensily put up with it.
CHAPTER X.-TuE RETURN OF THE SHADOW.
lwok" with q heavy heart the next morning.
Ia 1a - ia
But how much trouble that day was to bring.
or how tar It would alter the lives Of all OF us.
the order that 1t happened:
lust Z the first %sh Of "tf The sn .0a and
my fathr and we1s ou. on the m"ofs as som
there was the house door wide onen and the
gray light drawing another door upon the
was Edie's room open also. and DE Lamp S. too.
AMI and saw IN IAN flash what that giving Ct pres
Ny henrt was bitter against Cousin Edie as
In stood ,S oepIing into her room To think that
shaEe he toc s2'q Sa II besa aen a9aid
now there seemed TO- be sometGing cowardIy i
In this avoidance Of him. l was angry and
and 9od wt out ntp the
on to the ,moors to cool my, flushed face.
whsn got t, to HG
still lay where she had anchored hut n row.
hoat was pulling out 70 her from the shore.
that it came from her shawl. watched the
boat reach the yncht and the folk climb on to
her deck. Then the anchor came up the white
wings spread once more. and awav she dipped
rigni out to SEN, still saw that little red spot
on the deck: and De Lapp standing beside her.
against the sky. and they both waved their
hands for ion. time. hut gave it up ut last
when they found that | would give them no
stoot with my arms folded. feeling as Gium
AS ever did in my ifo. until their cutter was
I he msts Of the morning. 1t was breakfast
time; and the lorrrihGe upo,n the table. before
The % old tSlk had taken the th" matter @ V cooiy Dolly
enough. though my mother had no word too
hard for EdIe. for the two had never had much
love for ench other and less OF late than over.
There's a ictter here from him. said my
father. n2intins. tr a note folded IN on the
read it to us" They had not even opened it.
for truth 20 toll neither Of % the good folk were
Good People Of West Inch" and this was the
note which lies before me, all stained and
faded. ns write:
MY IElrSps: didn't thought to have left
you 80 suddenly. but tn" matter was in other
me unrk 10 my old comrades. This You will
doubtless understand nefore, many days nre
passed. take your tNle VITA me rs my VIE,
and II may he that IN some moro peaceful time
you. will see u again ut Nest Inch. Mran-
while u"cept tn" assurance uf my affection.
and believe me- that shall never forget tn"
quiet months which have spent with you ut
the tins when my lite would have been worth
II wee. Mt til" utmost had | been taken by tho
Allies. But thr reason OF this you may also
learn somc day. Yours.
"BoNAvESTrRE DE LIssAC."
Colonel des Noltigours de "a Garde. ct aido-
de- camp de y. NJ. / Emrereur Napoleon"
whistle when | came to these, words;
written under his name: for though ! had
long made M my mind thHt our lolger could
be none pth"r than one Of those wonderful
sulIers o. whom ws had heard SO much. vino
had forced tn"ir way into every GGnnitnl Of Ep.
rupc. save ouly our own. still had little
Thought that our roof covered Nnpolron's own
aide.dn-canp and u Colonel OF his Guard.
$50" said l. De Lissnc is his name. and
not DO Lapr. Well, Colonel or no. i is as well
for lin that he got away from here before Jim
laid hands upon him. And time enough too"
added. peeping out at the kite hen window.
g for here is the man himself coming through
the garden
would have given u deal to have him hack In
Edinburgh again. He came running. waving
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