Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-23

did you get so wetY'
II couldn't drop out of the hole into the
water down there without gettin wet,
could r." said /, still with an air of resent
ment, though / had forgiven him in my
heart the moment he spoke again with
kindness.
Come, you need dry clothes-rest. Twill
take you to your friends"
II amt got no friends. You leave me
here. I'm all right. Go quick past the
house"
Not without you. If you have no friends,
/ will take you to mine"
l stopped-hc had drawn me onward as
he spoke-and shook my head. The rank
smell of burning seemed to fill the air. He
might see the flames bursting up in the bur
of the Joy and learn what had done. /
would rather separate now than risk meet
ing his angry reproach
Don't be afraid, said he, installing the
cause of my reluctance to pass the Joy.
mo one shall hurt you nor me either now
my hands are free. Come"
His strong hand was on my arm. / could
not resist his command. But as if | were
in terror Of Putty | ran that we might pass
the Joy quickly, giving him no time TO
find out that / had set the place on fire over
the heads of his enemies
Stay" said he, checking me when we
were some distance down Sweet Apple lane,
you have run far enough. There is no
danger now, and we have still good way
to walk. There are no cabs in this part of
London"
We walked on toward the Minories The
streets were quite empty. We passed but
one policeman, and he said nothing, seeing
Taras with me. He eyed us curiously
Ii. lit, I,.
saved me from drowning, his clothes also
being wet and caked with black mud. We
walked in silence for some time, but Taras
spoke at length in Il low, soft voice;
II owe my life to you, little fricnd more
than my life be added, my liberty"
How did you let 'em come over you?" |
asked.
II was deceived. l thought the dark
man was friend. He was an enemy-an
agent Of police"
And the three othcrs-was the Stops
tOos'
"Sops-vhat is thatf''
"policemaus.'
"Yes, they were police"
"Was they goin to kill you'"
NO, worse than that. They were going
TO take me lack to my country"
You aint Inc anything wrong, are
YOU"
Not wrong as VIC understand the word
you ard l."
~ thought it was only parties like me as
was hunted about for being : 'picious car
rcters'
'No class is free from suspicion in my
country; it is not like yours
at must he pretty bad if It's WIS"
at is pretty bad.
"What ere you goin to do with the dark
man with the round shoulders:'
/ Keep him 1T arms LENGTH
But spo>iu," | persisted tentatively,
"s'posin you'd got him in a corner or in u
'olc, wouldn't you drop something on him
End smash HIM"
THAT wo1ld he murder"
/ earn aw'y 1t amt murder; it's iUa-
! tee You only does for him what he'd do
for you if he got chance
"Ihat is the law of bcuteS, not of men.
1t would be murder, and we should pray
Tor strength TO resist the last OF vengeance
THAI leads 10 it, For think, little friend, Of
the misery that follows. the degradation
and ohamc OF being Stunned by innocent
women and good ,Ncu, the feeling that ore
is not fit TO Kiss Il child He said more
/ but could lCt follow him Tor thinking Of
the men had left to die in the Mariners
Joy whom had murdered for this-lo be
slammed forever by 1ara-. y sickness over
cameme ] must have stumbled or reclcd
for raras slapped suddenly and hcld me up
"You are faint. Let us sit down on this
step" he S,tlt
no. We will 20 on. | sLau't be silly
again"
lie drew NY arm through his and bad
me lean on Linn, telling iue tLat we bad
Row bat little way to 20. LelninGon hi
arm. wished that We might 90 On forever
and eyer and never reach o'r iougncy ! end
"Tall to me- / sold.
Ne proposed i brighter subject, but
would not hear OF that and babe him tel
ne more abou: tie dark man and the pc
lice.
He is nothing but an instrument" said
lar"s. Il bear him no i'll will Ii" doc.
what he l., paid to do, like IA soldier who
lowers his rife and Kills another soldier at
the command of his officer 1t isn't til,
unrcasonlng man who executes an unjust
law, but the ;hinking man who makes the
Law, who SHOULD die" -\ud then he went
on to spVtt> OF many things beyond th'
reach Of my reason, but thai ma"2 no dif
ference 10 me heard his voice like =
flowing strain of music that softened my
heart and lighted up my soul with an e.
t;usite emotion such aS mad never hefCrC
felt. And / knew not why. 1t seem
strange, anomalous, UnaccouEtablc 10 l..e
- look back now, that these tceinI
should suddenly spring up in my being
which had hitherto been duh 10 all the in
hue1cc9 of nature. Bat surely it was mo-
more exceptional than the revelation Of Z
new world to tho blind whose eyes allc
wants. foff luri,,iO.S are pppunt