The morning call., 1893-12-03

its warmth. At the breakfast hour there
were explanations as far as necessary and
advisable and the two fair daughters of the
house at once took a decided interest in
JacObitism as represented In their cousin
and would have him dwell on his adyen-
lures as if they had never heard the like
for heroism and valnr. With so much ap-
probation in an i'm pressionable quarter
Reginald almost doubted whether he
should not have continued to march be-
hind the bagpIpes and await the further
glory of conquest or a rout on the battle
field.
Richard Byres and his father were of
opinion that no immediate danger from
search parties was TO be feared. and that
Reginald could safely await tidIngs of the
result of the uprising, and among such of
the country people as he should meet he
could pass as visitor from south of the
Trent. Meanwhile. from the little fisher
haven of marlborough hard by, coble
was dispatched up the coast To North
mberland for news of events. The reply
was reassurng. Tobias Lawson had ar
rived safely, having with shrewd northern
wit soon found out how his master had
been caught In scrape and had fed, and
that his own best course was to act for
himself. So far there had been no visits
from Hanoverian agents. but il could
scarcely be doubted that trouble would
come.
The sanguinary blow Of Culloden ended
summarily the cause of the Jaco bites in
Scotland as well as England, and the work
OF the Butcher Cum berland was followed
up by an unrelenting search for the prin-
cipals among the rebels. 1t was now Regi-
nald Dacre's turn, for the vengeful Cap
tain TrIng had not omitted TO spread the
Information 0f his treason, and in due
time the Hanoverians were casting
around for his trail. Darlington was
searched and watched in vain, and then
ha nof xuJi6 6or q
pected and disaffecied. All the seaports
of the north Of England were zealnusly
guarded. Off the northeast coast, from
the Tyne to the Humber, there were
sloOps and brlgs cruising off and on with
sharp lookout even for fishing cobles put
ting to sea. and small party of soldiers
was stationed al the North Landing, Fam
borough. This place had the well-deserved
reputation Of being infested with snug
glers and wreckers, who were principally
loyal to themselves and cared little about
either the HaDoverans or the Jacobites,
being, In fact, worthy descendants of the
Danes and in heri ling their skill and dar-
inc in the management of light open boats
in heavy weather. Soldiers were also at
BrldlDgton six miles to the south, and
scarborough and Wbitby in the north, as
important ports, were securely watched.
The time had fleeted pleasantly at the hall,
and flight. if advisable at all. was now far
more difficult than when Reginald had
arrived
Richard Byres showed him one resource
in case of surprise. On the right of the
great fireplace In the hall small panel in
the wainscoting could be pushed aside,
giving entrance sufficient for single per-
son by STOPPING. The opening led to a
stairway in the wall which zigZaged
down three flights and opened into
vaulted passageway which emerged
by single flight of steps into
th~
carved stone IN the garden. Nor did this
secret way terminate here. IL was pos
sible by balance weight contrivance to
push aside a slab of stone on one of the
| sides and step out into the garden, but un-
der the assumption that suspicion would
| be carried no further if the passage
/ were discovered. another device was
available. A stone slab could be raised
! within the sundial. giving access to q sec.
| 0nd passage, ana this led beyond the
| garden wall and opened into the hollow
OF mighty poIIarded oak, where only
hoOting owls would suspect the secret.
These tunnels of escape had done service
| during the parliamentary struggle with
Charles the Martyr.
| One afternoon in May sergeant and
| six men arrived at tie hall with orders
| to search for conspirator who, as repute
| had ii. went by the name Of Luke Norton,
and had been seen in the DeighbOrhOOd.
| That was the name by which Reginald had
| been introduced. In the evening the SER
geants party was joined by corporal and
| four men, and the officer in command at
Marlborough was none other than Reg
| inald's friend, Captain Tring. In some
way this military swaggerer had learned Of
| the family relationship of Sir Dobbington
Byres to the Dacres at Bridlington anu
had concluded he might again bag the fox
that had doubled upon him. The doughty
captain himself arrived in the morning
a a. l..
| not In irons.
in the Kings name. Sir Dobbington, 1
must search your house."
Search when you will. All are loyal
! under my roof"
AYE, L warrant, but loyal to whom
You harbor some one. Where is hep"
IF you refer to friend from the south
this time In York"
Yes, that is the name. but your nephew
| bears it. He has been here in hiding. You
shall pay for it,"
Nay. by the rood. find Norton II you
Will; l know not his whereabouts"
well, he ought not to be here. He
ought TO have been hanged at York; bu,
he will not escape this time."
In the casnlstry OF denying knowledge
| the worthy Bar0net had some excuse. for
Reginald had been hurried out OF the man.
sion by the secret passage when the sol
III
| treat in the hollow oak would allow i'm the
aytlme, with some opportunity to stretch
his legs in walk at night. 1t was an easy
matter to supply him with creature COM
! forts. and the only perpexing subject was
that OF escape for good. Captain TripQ
had quartered himself at the hall with his
| command, and was in no hurry to move.
Smuggling was the profession of many
| seafarers on that wild coast, for which
there are peculiar facilities in the great
caves which have formed in the beetling
| chalk cliffs. One of these, at the North
Cove, would almost float a good-sized brig
at high water. and in Thornwick Bay are
several only accessible from the sea that
| fishing cobles may enter securely.
Reginald determined to make dash for
| liberty by one of the smuggler craft and
| to gain the coast of France.
''There is no other way" reported his
| cousin. "but TO be lowered over the cliff 10
boat. The soldiers are on the alert in the
| village, and 60 as you will you must be
| stopped before you reach a coble in the
| cove. But once over the cliff, and nothing
stops the way but war brig in the ofine. "
| "Over the cliff be it," said Reginald. ''lt
the rope breaks. it is but fall to destruc-
ton, and that is certain if | stav''
| Two nights afterward the attempt was