The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-24

/ Waltln Tor MN mere as patient an as ony-
body cauld wish All, them men-them
men T
While the frowsy old crone was shaking
her gray locks over the perfdy of mankind.
she stole a sideloHs look toward the window
bench, against which Andrew Copley-
then well set-up young fellow of four
and -twenty-was moodily leaning
.Ay, but he takes on badly wi i,
she said, jerking her head in Andrew 5
direction I'm main sorry for him, too
He always were sweet on her, ye knaw
an | do believe she'd a had him if that
man fro Grimsby hadn't come this way
wi his pert, weel-fayored face. !
Further tattle was nipped short by the
appearance of the letter bag. In all there
must have been close on a. dozen letters
goodly batch for Port St Bede 1t was
one of the last which the postman held
aslant to catch the light. Miss Kellettr
he called out wheezily.
why, that mum be Hilda exclaimed
one of the bystanders m boun' that
way, an TN ha'e to take it up to the
hoose
ssTl save ye the walk, said Andrew,
stepping forward ''I'm boun' that way,
an it'll see she gets it. =
Don't tell her o the goings-on o that
Grimsby chap cried the fsh-wife before
mentioned. eth drive her clean daft.
CONSCIENCE sake, Audrey, don't tell her
that
During the period we are dealing with,
education at Port St. Bede was at Won
derfuIly low ebb. Not twenty people in
the whole thorp could write their names,
or recognize them when penned; few could
read anything but print fewer still were
able to puzzle out written characters.
Among this community Andrew Copley
was reckoned fine scholard, and by
virtue of that reputation his services were
in frequent demand by those who having
passing need of the learning, CHANGED
to be in the bad books of the rector or the
Wesleyan minister
With the ''gammer' s injunction echo
ing in his ears, Andrew stole quickly to-
ward the cottage occupied by Hilda Kel-
lett and her widowed mother q Miss
Kellett Port St Bede . said he. fur
lively scanning the superscrption. It's
fro that scamp, as [ live. An now, be-
ILe she'll ba'a mo n read If 10 her
SIacton;ho his nace he added pri,nlv
.sSban 7 tell + To ber-sban r. I'm till
har Gov thev an, tbov, re ra;obt il will y
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O'V" 9'ThOn 1 !; n,ns, ho fro, Ron He said
bo,d LOT % mo . tnow now os os soon as the brio cot
hsal - cr;mshv An how trembIeJ
for him olI throngb that storm . Monday
D.. d. II, - -, e a. shows bo,s 90
A. Dasuon n rlo;n4;ro I"aL of aIarn,
. ~. ~" - L,..e ~ 80 - Ana,om, naror
orep' la0o nea I, p'IG ses 40 oianuoJ - ~ tsa
aoor e7Tbis shows he's safe r she re-
heated ouiverinoly
UTu tell we straight ont. Hilda. what
tbav wora sav;n' over az N[ornerland YES
terday pans that letter may contradict
i all but there was deal q nasty talk
about The Vampire-as how she d gone
down i the
Read i 70 mo cried H;lda thrust
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ture' II moan ir1 ~ nili' ne sl:u'
II ; wro'e py Ie'ef " oisiey' Tue SAiP-
per . the amPlre ,;a mai,
Iol iro iM pGn A'lailneS IS9., 'i"O''
trenuiousiy' ne lsn sDae'u
Andrew nodded. prowneu ne
murmurea IT huskly ,,
Clntehlng at her throat hllda SANK INTO
chair ana hiu lier iace ~ mer Pa,n's'
~. .esesfy dlSo.,,st 9n ~ II .an nj bear 4 now
i,ei S p enus L;5 go, .lpand - ID Il, 49, "
A,u''" =,
Inc cailerapny 0l ,ne vampire master
must nave been all Dut iheglDle' Juoglns
from the dlihcaity Andrew had IN decl-
pher1ng It, lie read slowly. nHmning