The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-14
PART III.


"They have fled" said the woman,
with a thankful sigh.
\ "Yes," said the man, I'VE are dellV-
cred once more out of the hands of the
enemy" .-.-
1--WE must not unbar the door or the
shutters yet" said the woman, anX-
iously. Il will get supper by candle
light"
Then Letitia realized what she had
not done before. that all the daylight
was shut out of the house; that they
had for light only one tallow candle
and a low hearth fire. 1t was very cola
then. I.ettia began to shiver with cold
as we'll as fear.
Suddenly the woman turned TO ner
with motherly kindness and curiosity.
"Who Is this little damsel whom
you rescued, husband" said she.
she must speak for herself replied
her husband. smiling.
~ thought at first she was Neighbor
Adams Phoebe. but | see she Is not.
""What is your name. child?' asked
the woman. while the three little girls
looked wonderngly at the newcomer
"Letitia Hopkins" replied Letitia, in
a small, scared voice.
The others started.
81 etitia Hopkins, did you say said
the woman. doubtfully.
Yes. ma'am."
They all stared at her. then at one
another.
1T is very strange" said the woman.
finally, with puzzled. half-alarmed
look "Letitia Hopkins Is my name.
"Anl it is mine, too said the eldest
girl.
Letita gave great jump. There was
something very strange about this
I.etitia Hopkins was her family name.
Her grandmother. her fathers mother,
had been L.etitia Hopkins, and she had
always heard that the name could be
traced back i'm the same order for gem
eratons, as the Hopkinses had inter-
married. She looked up, trembling. at
the man who saved her from the In
dians.
win you please tell me your name,
sir?' she said.
John Hopkins" said the man, smil-
ing kindly at her.
Captain John Hopkins" corrected
his wife.
Letitia gasped. That settled it. Capt.
John Hopkins was her great great
great grandfather. Great AUNT Peggy
had often told her about him. He mad
been Il notable man in his day, among
the first settlers. and many a story
concerning him had come down to his
descendants. A queer little miniature
of him, in a little gilt frame. hung In
the best paror, and Letita had often
locke at it. She had thought from the
first that there was something familiar
about the mans face. and now she
recognized the likeness to the min
iaturc.
1t Seemed awful and impossible but
the little green door had led into the
past, and Letitia HOPKINS had visited
hpp 81 8. n nd fl her and
grandmother, her great great grand
mother. and her two great great -aunts.
Letitia looked ~ In the faces, all
staring wonderingly at her, and all Of
them had that familiar look. though
she had no miniature of the Others.
Suddenly She knew that it was II like
ness Of her own face which she recog-
nized, and it was as if she saw herself
in five-fold looking glass. She felt
ns If her head was turning round and
round. and presently her feet began to
follow the motion of her head, then
strong arms caught her, or she would
have fallen.
When Letitia came to herself again,
she was IN great feather-bed. in the
unfinished loft of the Lighthouse. The
wind blew in her face. Il great star
shone in her eyes. She thought at first
she was out of doors. then she heard
a kind but commanding voice repeat
ing: open your mouth" and stared
up wildly into her great-great great
grandmotherS face, then around the
strange little garret. lighted with q
wisp of rags in pewter dish of tallow,
and the stars shining through the crack
In the logs. Not bit of furniture was
there in the room, besides the bed and
AN oak chest. Some looking
garments hung about on pegs and
swung In the draughts of the wind. 1t
must have been showing outside. for
little piles of snow were scattered here
aad there about the room.
"Where--am--I?" Letitia asked. fee
bly,, but no sooner had she opened her
mouth than her Ereat-grcat- great
grandmother, Goodwife Hopkins. who
had been watching her chance. popped
In the great pewter spoon full of some
horribly black and bitter medicine.
Letltia nearly choked
"Swallow it," said Goodwife Hop
kins. You swooned away, and it is
good physic. 1t will soon make you
we'll"
Goodwife Hopkins had kind and
Ynotherly way, but way from which
there was no appeal.
Letitia swallowed the bitter dose
Nov, go to Sleep" ordered Good
wife Hopkins.
1.etitia went to sleep. There might
have been something quieting to the
nerves in the good physic
She was awakened little later by
her great grandmother and her
two great-great-aunts coming to bed.
They We're to sleep with her. There