The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-20

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TO the door. VIII you take your ladder
away with you, sir, OIL will you call for
| IL tomorrow"
Tomorrow will do said. airily.
and stepping across 10 Mistress Kate.
! took her hand and raised il for kiss
Tier fingers gave mine an appreciative
squeeze.
but who in the world are your" she
whispered
IL think" said I. bending over her
hand, II have fairly earned the right 20
withhold that"
Sir Harry bowed stiff goodnight 10
me. and William. the footman. took n
G; ndle and led the way along the gal
lcly ana down the great staircase 20
the front door. While ne undid the
chain and bolts. was thinking that he
would be all the better for a kick; and.
rs he drew aside 10 let me pass, l took
him quickly by the collar, spun him
rounU and gave him one. a flight OF
Il dozen steps led down from the front
door. and he pitched clean To the bot
tom. Running down after, i skipped
over his PROSTATE body and walked
hrislly 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
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 tramping to
their work But in the porchway OF the
village inn, called the "Well-Diggers
Arms"-whnteve they may bel sur
prised coc<neylicd groom in the act
of kissing a maiden, who, having a
, rn;lk-pail in either hand, could not be
expected to resist.
Him " said TO the r~lan, II am sorry
r to appear inopportuncly, but l have
message for your master
The maiden fed And who the
+. doose may you be!' asked the groaan,
| eyng me mp and down.
Il think" | answered, lit Will be
!. enough for you that come from Mans
y carne You were late there. Oh, yes,
[ | went or sharply for fellows of this
class have a lxnack of irritating ne,
"and have message for your mas,"r
which I'll trouble you to deliver whcn
= he comes down 10 breakfast. You VIII
tell him. IL you please, that Sir HAIR.
was expecting him last night, and the
lights ne saw ut in the long gallery were
g there for his reception. lou won't for
: get?'
!, WHO sent you hore?" the fellow
asked
!, ION second thoughts ] continued
\ you had better 20 in and wake Capt
\ Fitzroy rilkington up at once. lie WI
pardon you when he has my message
n for Sir llarfy's temper is VIGOROUSLY i'm
patient"
i And with that turned and left HIM
for it was high time to find out hoy
l. Jimmy had been faring. The pas
nights experience must have given hil
- a shock. and reckoned to give him AZ
!. other. l wasn't disappointed, eithei
!. | walked lcisurcly down the villag
I. street. and then crossed the hedge an
!. doubled back on the high moors. A
length. drawing near the old gravel-pi'
n wher. we mad fixed TO meet in case g
10 separation. i dropped on all-fours an
so came up to the edge and gave
!, whistle.
Jimmy was sitting with his back I
me, and about to cut bunch of brea
!. to ea, with mis- cold bacon for brcal
4, fast. Instead. he cut his thumb. an
i jumped up. singing ont:
"S'help me, but never looked I, sc
YOU again outside o. the dcck."
- NO more YOU did" said l; enc
- climbing Gown aud sitting on grave
~ heap beside him. | told him al! tn
story.
~ and now. jimmy" | wound vi
you mus, guess what I'm going to do.
Il don't need to- said he. u knew.
! II wager YOU don't"
!, II wager do.
- well. then. I'm going back. Wa
y that what you que sscd y
II think you will not"
"th. but WILL" said |. II swore b
!. the blood If Fitzroy Pilkington
- be hael. in the morning. and ! can't r.
= treat from 50 Tremendous an oath I
that. Back | mean TO go As for III
real captain--if captain he isl far {
I've scarce. him ont of the neighborhoc
for some iime 10 come. And as for IL
=" credentials. fancy, ut my time OF ~
:" should be able la write my own con
ne mendation. ! believe the cid boy has
'u' sneaking goodwill towards me. lean
-, answer for the girl; but ! can answ'
~ that shell hold her tongue for nwhi
\" AT all events. Tais life doesn't bee, n
man Of NY education and natur
dd ability. And the risk rs worth running
ny Il wouldn't, if | were you,' says h
~, very dryly.
u" And why not?'
well, YOU see, when heard the MOI
I ! last night. and all the place grew lizl
pt. as ii did, was Just starting to run +
ON dear life, till itstruck me that il the foil
zen meant 70 so searching for me tint
wouldn't begin by lighting the pictu
for gallery from end to end. So drew clio
'ur under shadow of the wall and waite
The ready 10 run at any moment But aft
awhile. finding that nothing happene
Of grew curious and crep. up after "
and looked IN through the windo
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