Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09

Treasure Island" "Dr. Jekyl and
Mr.. HYDE" etc.
CHAPTER xxx. The Letter from the
Ship.
Daylight showed Us how solitary the Inn
stool II was plainly hard upon the sea,
vet out Of all view Of Il. and beset on
every side with scabbit bills, There was
indeed. only one thing In the nature OF
a prospect where there stood out over
n brae the two sails OF windmill nhe
an ass ears. but with the ass quite nlu,
den. II was strange laftor the wind
rose. for NJ first II was dead calml 60 sec
the turning and following Of each Other 81
these Rreak sails behind the hlilYcks
Scarce any road came 10y there; but
number Of fOotways Travelled among lnc
bents IN all directions w 10 Mr.. Bahih :
door. The truth ~, he was q man Ol
many trades. not any one OF them hOnest'
aud the position Of his inn was the pest
OF his lvliho0d Smugglers ircqucnted
Il: political agents and forfeited persons
hound across the waters came there To
await their passages; and dgtesay there
was worse behind, for n whole t,mug
might have been butchered Ia that house
and nobody the wiser.
I slept little and IN. Long ere u was
day / had clipped from beside my hru'
fellow, and was warming myself az the
fire or walking 60 and fro before the door'
Dawn broke mighty sullen, but httld
nfter sprnnK up q wind ont Of the west,
which burst the clouds, let through the
sun, and set the mill 10 turning lHrfc
was something of spring IN the sunshine
or else IL was In my heart ana the mp
penring of the great sails one Otler an
other from behind the hill diverted me
extremely. Al times | could hear
creak OF the machinery. and half past
eight Of the day CntriOnn began 10 sing
IN the house AZ this | would have cast
my hat In the mir. and ] thought this
drenry. desert place was Ike a paradise
For al which, ag the day drew on ana
nobody came near, l began to be aware
OF an uneasiness that ! could scarce rA-
plain. IL seemed there was trouble afoot
The sails of the windmill, ns they came
M and west down over the hlll, were
like persons spying; and, outside OF all
fancy, Il was surely Il strange ncighhQr
hood aud house for u young lady to he
brought To dwell h
AT breakfast, which We took late, u
was manifest that James More was In
some danger or pprplcNity; manifest that
Alan was alive to the same. and watched
him close: and this nppcnrnnc" OF du'
plicity upon the one Side and vigilance
upon the other held me on live Goals
The meal WIS no sooner over than james
seemed TO come a. Il resolve, aud began
60 make apologies. lie had an appoint
II cnt of d private nature IN the town az
was with the French nobcman. he told
mel. and We would please excuse him
I'LL about noon Meanwhile hc CARRIED
his daughter aside 30 the far end of the
room. where he seemed 20 speuE rather
earnestly and she 10 listcn without much
inclination.
IL am caring less aud less nbout this
man James said Alan There's some.
thing no right with the man James, aud
j would nNp wonder but what Alan
Dreck would give an eye % him this day.
i would Ike line to see you French
nobleman, Dnyle; ! would maybe ken
his name, and ] dnrcsay you could mud
an employ 10 yoprspl aud that would be
10 specr nj the lnasic for some news of
your affair. Just toll II to her plainly
tell he yc'rp a mucl,le ass at the offset.
aud then, II | were you, and 80 could
do II natural. would Just mint ~ her
! was In some Mud OF n dnus a.
weemenfolk likes that"
II caunac lee Alan. | cnnnae DO II
nhiturul,' says l, mucking him,
''rhe norc fool youl" says he "rhcn
yen can tell her that recommended %:
thnt'I set her TO the laughing, and
would nae wonder but what thot was
the next best But see 10 the pair of
thcml II ! didnuc feel just sure of the
lnssie, and that She WIS awful plpnsrd
and chief with Alan, | would think there
was some kind of hocus.pucus about
yon,"
"And is she no pleased with 80. then.
AlnnF l asked.
She thinks u heap ~ me" says he.
"Aud I'm no like YOU. I'm ono that can
tell. That she docs she thlnka hrup
OF Alan. Aud tmth! I'm thinking q
good deal Of him myscl. aud with Your
permission, Shnws, I'll bc gettpg wee
yont anang the bcnts 40 that ] eau see
what way James goes
One nftpr nnother wont I'm Nvns t,rt
alone bNsidc the breakfast table: InmcH
20 luuhirs, Alan lodging him. CNtriunu
mp the stairs 10 her own chamber /
could very we'll understand how She
should avoid 20 be nlonc with ne; yet
was none the better pleased with Il for
that, aud bent my MUD To cntrap her 10
~ interview before the mon returned.
Upon the whole, the heat appeared 10 me
10 do Ike Alan II | was ont OF view
among the sand hills the hnc morning
would dccoy her out; and once | had her
IN the open, | could please myself
No sooner sail than done, nor was
long under the held Of u Mllovk before
she appeared at the inn door Looked hero
aud Ilcip, and tsceinr nohOdyl spt out
by pnih that lel directly spAwunl. and
by which ! followed her. was VA no
haste TO maze ny presence known, the
further she went | nude sure of the
longer hearing 90 my suit, and the
ground being al sandy 1t was casy 20
f"'lOw her mhcard The path rose and
came Ot last to the hcad OF kuow,t
Thence ! had 1. picture for the first
time of what u desplnte wilderness that
Inn stood hidden To: whore was no mun
20 be seen nor any house Of man, except
just Bagln's and the Windmill Only a
little further on The sea appeared and
two or three shlps upon e., pretty az a
drawing, One OF these was extremely
close ~ 70 be so great . vessel, aud
was aware Ot n shock OF new suspicinn
when l recognized the trim of the san.
horse What should an English ship be-
doing sc near Ia 10 FmnceY Why was
Alnn brought into her nelghborhoOa, ana
that la place 80 far from any hope of
rscuef aud was u by accident or hy
design TIT the daughter of James More
should walk that day 10 the scasideY
Presently | came forth behind her In
the front vi the sand hills ana above the
beach. Il WAS here long and solitary
with q mAn,O-wnrs boat drawn up about
the middle OF the prospect, and an OF
hcer IA charge aud pacing the sands Ike
one who waited. | sat immediately
covered ME. and looked for what should
follow. Calriona Went straight to the
boat; the ohlcer met her with ciyiities.
they had ten words together \ saw a
letter changing hands, and there was
Satnona returning, AZ the same time
as II this were ell her business on the
continent, the boat showed of aud was
headed for the Senhorse hut / OH
served that the officer remained behind
ana Disappeared Inland hehlnd the bouts
hked the business little. aud the
more i considered 81 Il. liked Il less
Was Il Alan the officer was soekinKf or
CnffiOu0f Shp dlntV nnnr with ~. l,.,l