The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-08
THE STORY or
FRANCIS CLUDDE
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Confinusi
I toot another cautious stop toward
him. and shading my rycs with ms left
hand ttird o. make him ont AL aid ~
gradually his faco tonk dim form and
shape Cunfruntine minc w tho dafkuos
! siarcd YET motc intcntly Tho isco H.
came morc deer Nay with asuddon heap
Into visldurss. a. 10 were. ~ Erow white
against the DARK background white and
whittier II seemed 10 bo thrust out nearer
and nearer until u almost touched mine
lt-his facet No. II was hot his facet For
one awful moment terror, which seumcd
10 stu my heart, glued mc 10 the ground
where stood ~ II flashed upon my brain
that " was another face that grinned nj
me 40 close 60 mine. that II was another
lace ! was looking on-the livid blood
stained face aud stony eyes Of the man
had Killed.
With wild SCREAM I turned and fed
by instinct, for terror had deprived me Of
reason, | hiod to the bridge, and keeping,
l knew not how, my footing upon the loose
gathering planks made one desperate rush
across II. Tho shimmoring water below,
In which l saw that face thousand times
reflected, the breeze which seemed the
dead mans hand clutchlng me, lent wings
TO my flight ! spranR at bound from
the bridge to the bank, from the bank 10
the boat, and ovorturning, yet mover see.
ing, my startled companion. showed of
from the shore with all my mipht--and
fell a-ofying
! A very learned man, physician to tho
queens majesty, has since told me, when
| related this strange story to him, that
probably that burst of tears saved my rra.
son. II so far restored me, at any rate, that
presently knew where l was-cowerlng
In the bottom Of the boat, with my eyes
coyered-and understood that Master
Lindstrom was leaning over me in n terri
BILE state Of mind, imploring me in min
gled Dutch and English TO tell him what
had happened. II have seen himl" was
all could say at first, and scarcely dared
remove my hands from my eyes. Il have
seen him" / begged my host to row
away from the shore, and after time was
able TO tell him what the matter was, he
sitting the while with his arm round my
shoulder
you are sure that It was the Span
lardr' he said kindly after he had thought
q minute.
quite sure answered, shuddoring,
yet with less violence. "How could be
mistaken II you had seen HIM
And you are suref Did you feel his
heart this morning, whether 1t was beat
lng'
"His hearth Something in his voice
gave me courage to look up though still
Stunned the water, lest that dreadful
visage should rise from the depths. mo,
| did not touch him"
And you tell me that he fell on his
/ fara hid I'm him,
"No." saw his drift now. was sit
ting erect My brain began to work
again. mo" l admitted, ~ did not"
Then how" asked the Dutchman
roughly, "how do you know that he was
dead young siri Tell me that"
When l explained, BAH" he cried.
There is nothing in that You jumped
to conclusion. thought a Spaniard's
head was harder to break. As for the
blood coming from his mouth, perhaps he
DIT his tongue or did any one OF a nunu. -.
things-except die, Master Francis. That
you may be sure is just what he did not
| do"
You think soi" said gratefully. /
began to look about me, yet still with
tremor in my limbs and an inclination to
start at shadows.
"Thinkf' he rejoined, with heartiness
| which brought conviction home to me.
am sure OF 1t. You may depend upon
1t that Master Clarence, or the man you
| take for Master Clarence, who no doubt
was the other soldier seen with the scoun-
drel this morning, found him hurt late in
the evening Then, seeing him in that
state ne put MIN In the porch for shelter,
eitner because ne could not get MN TO
Arhheim at once or because he did not
RtGh
wish 10 give the alarm before he had made
MS arrangements Tor netting your party"
| lhat Is posslDieI allowed, with
sign OF reiict. but what OF Master Clar-
sncer
"oi,, 'ne oiu man salu' Iet US get
uoe h's' We VIII 'aik Vi MN ai.er
"aiu
iei' No hau more IN MS nind than ap-
peareu, ana l oDeyed' growing ashamed
my VI my pane anu ,ooklhg Forward
WIN no very PHEASANT ieeiih8s 10 nearing
.he story narrated, BUT when we reached
.i uo nouso anu iounu MASTER Dortie anu
.no GUINNESS III ,he parior waiting ior US
.hey Fuse star'ieu at sight OF my iace-he
osue ilo Iea'o 'has ou'' pu' tell .he resi-
vi the STORY
compiied, describing now had seen
Dymphna meet clarence ana what had
ooserNeu W pass petweeh them' Inc as
VonIshinenI vi my hearers may DC I'M.
heiheo. Inc point Is very simple, SAID
our hose Gooiiy when l hau' IN the face Oh
many eAciaihatiohs anu some lhoreauilty,
ooihpie'eu the .aie. IL is Just thlsI Inc
woman certainty was not Dymphha' IN
the nrst place, she would not be out at
night IN inc second place, what could
she hho" Oh your oiarehce, an hhgish
man anu s'rahgerf III tne thlru piace' l
VIII warrant she mas Deen In her room all
the evening Ihen II Master Francis was
mistaken ID the woman may he not have
oeen mistaken In the mann That Is the
point
No, / said boldly. II only saw her
back. saw his face"
Certainly that is something" Master
Lindstrom admitted reluctantly.
but now many times had you seen MIN
Deioref put IN my lady very pertinentiy'
Ohiy once
IN answer 10 That couid do no more
.hah give iurther assurance OF my certain
On 'he point; was the man saw
In the boat at Greenwich, declared pos
itiveiy' why should imagine itr
All the same trust you have, she
re)oined' Tor II 1t was indeed that arch
soonharei we are undohe''
aeina.ion pays US queer trleks
sometimes, Master Lindstrom said, with
smile OF much meaning, but come,
lao, VIII ask Dymphna, though think
~ useless 70 90 So Tor whether you are
right OF wrong as TO your friend Will an
swer ior IL you are wrong as TO my daugh-
1er,
ne was rising 10 go from them LOT tne
purpose wnen mistress Anne opened the
ooor ana came IN. ehe looked somewhat
startiea az nhaihg US all IN conoiave' II
thought i heard your voices" she ex-
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