The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15


odd Gabriel listened to him attendvely.
His eyes dropped to keenly search the
| frank lads face. and at each word when
| told him Oziel knew enough to make him,
with his honest loyalty TO the Hailoweiis,
! a person to be reckoned with, the WHY
| traders own face became more concili-
! adng, and, with the shrewdness born of
long practice in coming to speedy conclu-
| sions, he jumped up and ran to the young
/ man, as if to embarce him.
True lad" he cried. effusively, thou
art right. See you, have suspected you
of being in Lynch's cOunsels. How else
could 1. when you ran with him, and when
| / was aware what vast rewards ne might
| offer you to bear young Justin from my
| ever watchful care? But l see from
your words that he has tempted and you
have refused-that you were innocent OF
| the trick TO steal the lad from his natural
| guardian. Nay 1 was wrath with Marian
for taking part with you. Sit down ana
shall tell you ALL"
Oziel obeted, but with no great return OF
| the old mans sudden cordially, and Ca
| briel spoke out briefly and rapidly.
| "Of Justins father, Sir Rodger, who
! married my wifes sister, tbs no harm all
the world should know. Twas hid by me,
| with a cody and righteous purpose, that
| the young man and his cousin, his father
| brothers. child, should not be FED TO dream
| of vain glories and wealth, past Tor them
/ and gone forever but rather that among
| plain and godfearing people across the seas
they should he bred in homeiy practice
| of the worlds teachings, as they are eX-
! pounded by our worthy ministers.The Hal
! lOWeils were cavaliers, followers OF the dis
solute Stuarts and lost all their estates
and much wealth in the cause. When
Charles II came back 20 rule over Eng
| land, Sir Roger got Mttle return for his
| for
| spend-thrift He grew weary of attending
| the court, a beggar, and at last gathered
all his resources and went sailing the seas
in search of adventure and fortune. The
| wars gave him an excuse, and Charles al
| lowed him letters of marque and gave MN
such, small favors. He was known to have
| ventured in the Indian ocean, and to have
| engaged in the service of the Great Mo-
gul, who thought much of him, and in
| whose business he grew rich as you, young
| Master Haskell, with your petty farm, can
not imagine. At last he had enough and set
sail for home in his own snip richly laden.
| But he ever yearned to see strange lands,
| and must come back to England by de-
vious ways His ship was wrecked and
nearly All her crew lost in the West IN
dies, and he himself was thought dead
and his wife brought her babe and moth
erless niece to her sister in Boston"
Something of that l knew"
Old Gabriel paused. So far he had evil
IDENTIFY kept to the truth but now he hest
| tated, while his eyes questioned Ozief
stolid countenance.
HIN, him." he went on at last, ''in the
| lawful pursuit of a wOrshipful calling,
Master Haskell, it has been my grevious
lot to meet men OF most dangerous, i'm
petuous and desperate turbulency who sail
| che seas, and bring to our ports merchan-
disc from strange lands, and chiefly from
the West Indies. From these, by chance,
1 learned that Sir Roger still lived, but
crazed by a blow on the head when his
ship was wrecked. His fortune was res
| cued by black men in an island there of
savage life, who. 1 am told, are escaped
negroes from Hayti and other larger isl
| auds and their descendants. In the hills
of this island is Sir Roger captive with
| sll his treasure to which young Justin is
heir When word came to me of this 1
| was of a mind 10 employ DiXey Lynch,
| whom I knew as a daring man for such
an enterprise, and who had sailed with
| Sir Roger to recover Sir Roger and the
treasure, but who shall fathom the evil in
a worldly heart? This man of iniquty,
with presumptuos, incorrigible contempt,
Of authority, hath beguiled my secret, sat
/ isfed himself by a voyage to the Indies
/ Of the facts and now hath doubtless gone
most practically, unjustly and with disre-
gard of all plain dealing as between honest
men to rob me of my treasure"
"Yours?"
CAS- the lawful guardian of Justin and
Marian Halowell," said the old trader,
hurriedly. ut is a sacred trust. But I
shall Illustrate him."
But why" asked Oziel, greatly inter-
ested, does he need Justin at all, and
why this mystery of the mark of the snake
on the boys brown
a ~
with evident truth. ut was not my pur-
pose that the lad should know aught OF
these vanities, which, ere he had touched
them, might be again snatched from him
III is it for the inexperienced mind, Master
Oziel. to dwell too much on earthly riches,
but rather on"
And he proceeded to homilize, but Oziel
was too deep in thought to listen. He did
| not now trust old Murrin one whit; recent
events had given him a clearer insight
into mems may minds than years of his
| previous quiet farm life. Also he suspect
ed one thing that made him shiver, namely,
that with this treasure i'm prospect, Ca
| brel would not be sorry 20 know of Jus
tins the heirs, death even would have
been glad to see him delivered to the
| witch-hunters in Boston. But all Of the
story he saw no reason to doubt, and at
once told Gabriel I'm turn of his adventure
on board the Golden Wish and at the ZEN
! devious.
"They sailed, then two days ago." cried
Murrin. "If leave tonight and I am
ready, shall be in time to sha--to shame
him"
share" or Shame" did he start to say?
The thought passed through Oziel's mind
but he was fired by the other words.
"You will sail in pursuit to-night?"
'AIy business here was 10 fl out a
schooner which am concerned with in
trade. came post from Boston to catch
her, and now she hath both guns and
men"
THANK heavens cried Oziel; then /
may be in time 10 save Justin"
"You?" the old man quered obviously.
But see no more need for you TO med
die. Master Haskell Surely I, his guard
ian. am the proper, aud lawful -"
Master Murrin." said Ozel, with de-
terynned glare "if you do not take me
along ] shall set this arch robber Leis-
Ter. or any other msn'or dozen men, to
seize This treasure so that Justins life be
secure"