Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

away with you, sir, or will you call for
1t tomorrow"
Tomorrow will do said, airily,
and stepping across to Mistress Kate,
/ took her hand and raised 1t for kiss.
Her fingers gave mine an appreciative
squeeze.
"But who in the world are your" she
whispered.
~ think" said I, bending over her
hand, Il have fairly enrned the right to
withhold that"
Sir Harry bowed o stiff goodnight to
me, and William, the footman, took a
candle and led the way along the gall
leIy and down the great staircase to
the front door. While he undid the
chain and bolts, was thinking that he
as he drew aside to let me pass, took
him quickly by the collar, spun him
round, and gave him one. A fight of
dozen steps led down from the front
door, and he pitched clean to the bot
tom. Running down after, 1 skipped
over his PROSTATE body and walked
hriskly away in the darkness, whistling
and feeling better.
went round the. end of the gallery
wing, just to satisfy myself that Jimmy
had got away with the ladder, and then
L struck across the plantation in the
direction of the village. The June day
was breaking before turned out of the
woods into the high-road, and already
the mowers were out and tranping to
their work. But in the porchway of the
village inn, called the ''WeH-Diggers'
Arms"-whatever they may bel sur
prised cocl1neyfied groom in the act
of kissing a maiden, who, having a
| 1nilk-pail in either hand, could not be
expected to resist ." PIP. t". '+
Hin" said to the man, 81 am sorry
to appear inopportunely, but have n
message for your master" . 90. .....
The maiden fed. 'And who the
doose may you be?'' asked the groom,
eying me UP and down. u .. n.. |.a
II think" l answered, lit will be
enough for you thatI come from Mans
carne. You were late there. Oh, YES"
l went or sharply, for fellows of this
class have knack of Irritating ne,
land have q message for your master
which Ill trouble you to deliver when
he comes down to breakfast. You will
tell him, if you please, that Sir Harry
was expecting him last night, and the
lights ne saw lit III the long gallery were
there for his reception. You won't for
get?'
"Who sent you hcre?' the fellow
asked.
"On second thoughts I continued,
you had better go in and wake Capt.
Fitzroy Pilkington up at once. He will
for Sir Harry's temper is no torously i'm
patient
And with that turned and left him.
for it was high time to find out how
Jimmy had been faring. The past
nights experience must have given him
a shock, and l reckoned to give him an
other. I wasn't disappointed, either.
I walked leisurely down the village
street, and then crossed the hedge and
doubled back on the high moors. At
length, drawing near the old gravel-pit,
where we mad fixed TO meet in case of
separation. dropped on all-fours and
so came up to the edge and gave a
whistle.
Jimmy was sitting with his back to
me, and about to cut bunch of bread
to eat with his cold bacon for break
fast. Instead, he cut his thumb, and
jumped up, singing out:
"S'help me, but I never looked to see
you again outside o the dock!"
''No more you did," said I; end,
climbing Gown and sitting on gravel
heap beside him, told him all the
story.
"And now, Jimmy" I wound up,
you mus guess what I'm going to do"
II don't need to-" said he. 81 know"
II wager you don't"
81 wager do
"Well, then, I'm going back. Was
that what you guessed?"
II think you will not"
"Ah, but I WILL" said 7. 81 swore by
the blood Of Fitzroy Pilkington I'd
be back in the morning, and can't re-
treat from so tremendous an oath as
that. Back mean to go. AS for the
real captain-if captain he isl fancy
I've scared him out Of the neighborhood
for some time to come. And as for the
credentials, fancy, at my time of life,
l should be able to write my own COM
mendation. / believe the old boy has
sneaking goodwill towards me. can't
answer for the girl; but can answer
that SHE'LL hold her tongue~for awhile
at all events. This life doesn't become
man of my education and natural
| ability. And the risk is worth running"
II wouldn't, if were you," says he,
very dryly.
And why not?"
well, you see, when I heard the noise
last night. and all the place grew light
as it did, was Just starting to run for
dearl life, tillitstruck me that if the folks
meant TO so searching for me they
wouldn't begin by lighting the picture
gallery from end to end. So drew close
under shadow of the wall and waited.
ready 10 run at any moment But after
awhile, finding that nothing happened,
I grew curious and crept up after you
and looked IN through the window,