The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-08-08

II.
few weeks later we had n Storm
which stopped all work.
| sat III my hut reading most of the
day and listening to the gusts TINT
roared Mt times like thunder. Once
or twice | fancied | heard shriller
sound mingled with the gale
Late in the afternoon it lulled n lit
tie, aud suddenly there came. dis
tinct and clear to my ears n scream of
pam. sprang up and listened.
Again and again the cry sounded out
1t was from Cullan's hut they came.
spranS up, rushed across and
flung open the door The sight that
met my eyes made me blaze with an
ger Stripped to the waist and writh
ing with pain, the wretcned Nick Gown
was tied to the head of Callan's bed.
while over him stood the big black
bully, flashing him with ropes end.
What's this for?" T cried.
Callnn turned his crooked gaze on
me.
To teach the young hound obedi-
ence. His voice grated with rage
at my interruption. "And what bust
ness is it of yours, Mr. Pry?"
fancied for an instance he was CO.
ing for me. But was much too an
cry to think of consequences.
You're an Internal bully" shout
ed 'Andif you don't chuck it ! can't
make you; but I'll soou let your en-
plOyers know"
The bully was coward-that !
knew. But he could have killed me
with one hand. SO my relief was
considerable when he suddenly threw
down the ropes end | united Ne
heown, and, pushing him before me,
left the hut
But a kissing whisper followed me.
All right, young man, your turn
now. But you'll pay for it,.
] knew well enough Callau would
not forgive me for this days work
And OF this | soon had practical proof.
La my spare time ] used to fish offthe
rocks. Soon after this occurrence I
nave told of. | was at my favorite pas
Tune, when-crash! great boulder
fell from the cliifabove, missing me by
hardly 1t yard. and glancing into the
sea beneath me.
Mcheown, who was pitifully CRATE
iul for my interference, warned mo
not to stand under the cliff again.
Two days later | took the dinghy ont.
was hardly surprised when the plug
Heated up in splintcrs aud left me to
swim ashore.
One day letters came across from
the mainland, one FROM Cis and one in
an unknown hand.
Cls' letter. Of course. / read first
Her letters were my one delight i'm this
dreary life. Then 7 tore open the
other and skinned it through. Then
collapsed into chair, dropping the
letter. Then picked it up and read
1t again
Only by slow degrees did I realize
ITS import My mothers uncle. old
Sir Bernard Child, had died and left
me everything. Why. / had never
seen him, hardly imagined that he was
aware OF my eyistencei / walked ont.
aud, still in q dazed condition. called
Mckeown TO pull me across to the
mainland. Then bolted up to the
village pOsiOtiice and SEM off wire.
Vt was hours before 7 got an answer.
IT seemed days Toward sunset the
reply came, assuring me my news was
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