The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-15


ing his eyes upwards IN cody horror.
Now what, he cried in a tayorite
phrase snail become of this our Brit
ish Israel when beardless youths do SO
forget the reverence due 10 their gov
ernors? Now do l fee, in the separ;l-
ton from my brethren, in this goddess
town, that 1 am afflicted even as Jacob
bringing TO mind of the suffer1ngs of
Joseph. l bia tnee, boy. by ali thy rev.
erenee for church ana STATE, TO answer
! what advisediy ask thee "a
NO, sir, said Cziel. hatly- Not till
know from you your purpose in so Zeal
ouSly seeking now one whom all Boston
| knew you never loved; one, sir, whom
yourself, as l perceive now, looking back
upon things past with more understand
ms, We're ready 10 bear witness against
as 2 trafhcker IN witchcrafr- II Mistress
Marian told you L was loyal TO Justin S
service as to her, then l may add to
even against you, If l think you mean
him any harm. What is this of his father
awe, whom you save out died years
presence is necessary? How is that ac-
/ cursed mark on the lads brow q part in
the scheme of DiXey Lynch, and on what
| royer?"
Old Gabriel listened to him. attentiyely.
! ms eyes dropped 10 keenly search the
! frank lads face, and at each word which
told him Oziel knew enough to make him,
| with his honest loyalty TO the Hallowells,
/ a person to be reckoned with, the willy
tAdGet , own lace became more cOncill1C-
ms, and, with the shrewdness born of
long practice in coming to speedy cOnclG-
| slons, he jumped UP and ran to the young
man. as II 10 embrace him.
True lad" he cried, effusively. thou
| ART flSht- see you, have suspected you
of beng in Lynch counssls. How else
could |, when you ran with him, and
wnen l was aware what vast rewards he
might oner you 10 bear young Justin
from my ever watchful care? But L see
from your words that he has tempted
ref hat
Innocent of the trick to steal the lad
from his natural guardian. Nay. was
wrath with Marian for taking part with
you. Sit down and | shall tell you ALL
Oziel obeyed, but with no great return
OF the old mans sudden cordiality, and
Gabriel spoke out briefly and rapidly
RED my wife's sister, tbs no harm all
the world should know. Twas hid by
me. with goodly and righteous purpose
that the young man and his cousin his
20 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 be bred in
homely practice OF the worlds teachings.
as they are eXpounded by our worthy
ministers. The Hallowells were cava-
hers. followers of the disSolute Stuarts,
and lost all their estates and much
wealth in the cause. When Charles II
came back TO rule over England, Sir
Roger got little return for his family's
service from that ungratefui spendthrift
He grew weary of attending the court
begsar, and at last gathered all his re-
sources 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 him
such small faVors. He was known 10
have ventured in the Indian ocean, and to
have engaged in the service of the Great
Mogul, who thought much of him. and
in whose business he grew rich as you,
young Master Haskell, with your petty
farm. cannot imagine. At last he had
enough and set sail for home in his own
ship richly laden. But he ever yearned
to see strange lands. and must come
back 10 England by devious ways. His
ship was wrecked and nearly all her crew
lest in the West Indies, and he himself
vas thought dead. and his wife brought
her babe and mIotherless niece to her sis
! ter in Boston,
Something of that 1 knew"
Old Gabriel paused. So far he had evil
IDENTIFY kept to the truth. but now ne hest
tated, while his eyes questioned Oziers
stOlid countenance.
ii m, him. he went on at last. I'm
the lawful pursuit of a Worshipful call
ing. Master Haskell, it has been my griev-
Gus lot to meet men OF most dangerous,
impetuous and desperate turbulency who
sail the seas. and bring to our ports mer-
from the West Indies. From these. by
chance. l learned that Sir Roger still
lived, but crazed by a blow on the head
when his ship was wrecked. His fortune
was rescued by black men in an island
there of a savage life, who. / am told are
escaped negroes from Hayti and other
larger islands. and their descendants In
the hills of this island is Sir Roger cap
tive with all his treasure TO which young
Justin is heir. When word came to me
OF this. ! was of a1nind to employ Dixey
Lynch. whom | knew as daring man
for such an enterprise. and who had sail
ed with Sir Roger, to recover Sir Roger
and the treasure. but who shall fathom
the evil in 4 worldly heart? This man of
ini0ricv. with DreSumptuous. incorrigible
contempt of authority, hath beguiled my
secret. satisfied himself by a voyage to
the Indies of the facts, and now hath
doubtless gone most practically unjustly
and with disregard of all plain dealing as
between honest men to rob me of my
treasure.
las the lawful guardian of Justin and
Marian Hallowell," said the old trader,
hurriedly. 1T is a sacred trust. But [
But why asked Oziel. greatly inter
ested, does he need Justin at all, and
why this mystery of the mark of the
4 don't TX know SSy e said Gabriel simply
and with evident truth. 1T was not my
purpose that the lad should know aught
of these .vanities, which. ere he had
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 clearer in
sight into mems May minds than years
of his previous quiet farm life. Also he
suspected one thing that made him
SILVER namely. that with this treasure in
prospect, Gabriel would not he sorry to
know of Justins 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. ana
at once told Gabriel in turn OF his adj
ventures on board the Golden Wish and
at the rendezvous.
They sailed. then, two days ago"
cried Murrin. IF l leave tonight, and
am ready. / shall be in time to sha-to
Share or shame did he start to
say? The thought passed through Oziels
mind, but he was fired by the other
words.
You will sail in pursuit tonght?''
MY business here was to fit out q
schooner which l am concerned with in
trade 1 came post from Boston to catch
he. and now she hath both guns and
men,
''Thank heavenr' cried Oziel; then 1
may be in time to save Justin
''YoU?" the old man oueried obviously.
"But | see no more need for you to med
die Master Haskell. Surely l. his guard
IAN am the proper and lawful
Master Murrin.' said Oziel with a de-
along. I shall set this arch robber Leis-
Ter, or any other man or a dozen men,
to seize this treasure so that Justins
life be secure.