The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-19

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7 H.r.I I this turned tho fcaie
III nHINHi nn0iy promised that IN m
fUf aHlI I|f fNf Master Bottle
aHI I.0 Hu.I... Anne and myself should
D. H d.. with n riuplH " rack horses and
.UII. Nlsilf llHdattum, hiI dauehtef
afd Nan Inr would start little later for
Gloves. i've milns on the road 10 santon,
WrIntpynnc. could h. got And " not. "
our late host added A. We said something
ahlut uut uuwlilinpncss ~ ioayc him IN
danger. 4 shall ho snfe enough IN the
town. but hopo h. sleep ~ Cloves 4"
% was al entitled very hastily. We felt
and in particular since my plan had
boon udopto1-an Unreasonable impa-
/ thence ~ hc on As we stoud ON the bank
/ u the inn door We had straight reach Of
ri,ur n milo long In full Wow below Us,
and now we were no longer moving our
/ selves, but standing still, expected each
minute To- see the Spanish boat, wlthits
/ crow Of dosporndoos, sweep round the cor
/ ror before our eyes Master Lindstrom
nssursd US that II We were once out OF
/ sinht our pursuors would get no infurma-
ton rs to the road We had taken, either
from the innkoCpcr OF his neighbors.
There Is no love lost between them and
the Spnniartls, " ho said shrowdly, and !
know the people here, and they know me.
The hurghors may not be very keen 20
come to blows with the Spanlards or tn ~.
sent their foray, but the latter, ON their
I part will be careful not to go too far or to
] make themselves obnoxious.
We took the opportunity Of sppplng
then, not knowing when we might got
food again. l happened to finish first,
and hearing the horses' hoofs went out
and watched the lads who were 10 be our
guides fastening the baggage on the stump
ter beasts. l gave them hand-not with
out a vince or two, for the wound In my
chest was painful-and while doing 50 had
n flash Of remembrance l went TO the un-
glazed window of the kitchen In which
the others sat and leaned my elbows on
tho sill. Il sayr' ] said, full of my dis
oovery, "thero is something we have for
gottenr
WHAT" asked the duchess, rising and
coming toward me, while the others paused
in their meal to liston.
Tho letter TO Mistress Clarence" an
swered. II was going to get IL when
was stabbed, you remember, and after
ward we forgot all about IT, Now 1t is toe
late. 1t has been left behind"
She did not answer then, but came out
TO me and turned with me TO look at the
horses. This comes of your foolish scru
pies, Master Francisl" she said severely
"Whcrc was itY'
Il slipped 1t between the feathers of the
old haversack you gave me, / answered
(which l used to have for n pillow. Var
Tree brought my things down, but over
looked the hayorsack, l suppose. At an,
rate, it is not here"
well, it is no good crying over spill
milk, - she said.
She called the others out then, and Their
was no mistaking Mistress Annes pleas
uro at escaping the Santon road. She wa
radiant and youchsaiod me very prett,
glance of thanks, in which her relief n
well as her gratitude shone clearly. b.
half past we had got, wearied as W
were, to horse, and with three hours o
daylight before us hoped to reach West
without mishnp But for most of us tn
start was saddcned by the parting-thoug
we hoped 1t would be only for time
from our Dutch friends. We remembers
how good and stanch they had been to US
;, We feared-th .ugh Master Lindstroi
n would not hexr NJ it--that we had brougl
4; misfortune upo them, and neither I'll
n duchess brave eyes nor Dymphna's blu
ones were free from tears as they en-
q braced. / wrung Van Trees hand as II
IL had known him for months instead {
"a DAYS, for a common danger Is wondrol
% knitter of hearts, and he only smiled
though Dymphna blushed-when kissc
I. her check. A few broken words, a la
4. cry of farewell, and we four, with our tv
n guides behind us, moved down the Yves
road the last heard of our good frien'
I being Master Lindstrom' $ charge, shout'
after us, Ito beware of the water II 1t WI
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