The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29

name young justin Hallowell walk the
Piank-which observe, you have had
placed IN very creditable way for a be-
gihher-would be. as I said, unwise. He
knows something of the people YOU GO
among, and knows, therefore the value
of this" '''"e
ana ne touched his own forehead and
pointed to Justins brows Significantly
Gaorlel was quick to take hint. He had
told Ozlel truly when he had said that he
uiu not Know why Lynch took Justin with
nlih. AT once his fury cooling. he saw
,hat ne was not in the whole secret of the
iosl treasure. He was ready to fight for
1t with his men and guns-readv to cheat
LOT IT, put he began to perceive something
more might be needed than these. He
looked at Donnereau and Lynch and then
from them TO Justin and Lynch.
AS Tor him. said Lynch, noting that
last glance, and noddng at Oziel. II have
shot at him. and dipped him overheard in a
gaze and left him behind in an uninhabi-
TED place to sarve, and there he is again,
with his big broad farmers face and lis
saucy tongue By San Domingo. I am most
eager to see Master Murrin, If you have
better success than Dixey Lynch Think
| you he would cheat the plank also?"
GaDrlel grlnned in sympathy. He had as
little use for the inconveniently honest
Oziel as Lynch himself. This was not the
first time he had felt sorry he had been
forced to carry the lad by so imprudently
telling Sir Rogers story His face approx
| ed the proposal, but Oziel's pistol sill
pointed at him, and now Justin cried out
in bitter rage, and with loyalty to his
| friend.
Dare do IT," he cried" and you have
me to count with. I know not what devil
ish trick you be playing between you, but
| am blinded no longer by false friendship
| Master Lynch. What means it?" he ques-
| toned passionately. How is this sad
birthmark of value to you, if your purpose
| be honest? What meant it when l woke
| the other night and found that poor crazy
wretch, Noel Dade. on his knees by my
side? What has that black ill-omened
man to do with me, who pirates of my poor
! father as if he had power over our for
| tunes? Why, If you mean Alright and hon
estly, should you part me from my true
| friend? And why should Gabriel Murrin,
who hated me since I was babe. now
| hasten after me as though he loved?'
The passionate lad poured out such ques-
| tons in a torrent aroused at last to keen
| est suspicion He was quivering with in
| dignation now, and as his wrath increased
| with his words, the weird mark of the
| snake stood out bold and red on his brow.
! AT that sight NolI Dade, bound as he was,
broke from the side of the other prisoners,
and ran across the deck, throwing himself
at Justin's feet groveling like a heather
| to an idol.
Master" he cried. Great master, show
thy power
Justin spurned the creature with disgust.
"Thatp' he cried. What means that
| hideous worship? But let me warn you.
If my life be so precious to your purposes,
| you two secret men, as makes you Lynch,
preserve me from harm in your battle in
your locked cabin, and you, Uncle Ga
! briel, pause now when you would willing
! ly have sent me to the witches trial. l
warn you, if you hurt Oziel you hurt me !
! Fool was 1 to bark to your romance of
southern treasures, and turn a deaf ear
to him, who would have had me avoid
| you. Now tbs he and l, and plank or pis-
| tol cutlass or the sea, We fight together
to that death-mark you, together!'
There was no room, no time for words,
but the comrades touched elbow TO elbow
then, and Oziel felt paid, that one mo-
ment, for all past GOODNESS and neglect.
Sincere and righteous rage makes the
boldest shrink. AS Justin, who hitherto
had shown himself so boyish and so fret
| full. whose passions, hot for the instant,
had been so easily soothed with a smile,
! a soft word and a song, cried out thus.
/ Even the resortful Lynch was perpleXed,
and Gabriel twisted squirmingly. Yet he
| spoke first.
master LYNCH" he said, with an at
tempt at the lost dignity of the elder, ''if
| so be thou hast excuses for thy treach-
cry, 'twere well 10 hear them in private"
| And so, with no further word of plank
| or prisoners, he slipped aft to his little
| private cabin, and Lynch and Donnereau,
at his beck, followed him.
The others remained as they were, Jus
tin and Oziel facing the rest, pistol in
| hand, Noll Dade wriggling by them, NUT
tering to himself and looking up in JUS
! tins face with the whining deprecatory
appeal of a slave, a manner which filed
! both the lads with loathing as for things
unnatural, yet perplexed them fearingly.
| The stolid Salem man, one of those hap
! pilv constituted men whom nothing as
| turbs so long as they are obeying the or
! ders Of the man who pays them, "a stout
and soulless thing, like typical pollce-
man. now, finding his prisoners harmless
unless attacked, piped all his men to re-
rair damages. When thus alone, the two
Young men gripped hands fervently
.syou heed, Oziel" said Justin, "let me
! hind that wound. I heard you call me in
| Tho Nrht. but that black Donnereau had
| most roughly locked me in the cabin
"Ten me, Justin, have you learned any
more surely of Lynch's purposes|
| Nothing certain. but enough 10 know
] that | nave DGtt llidSCh UPON - - -
| nleasant as ever, but l think his friend
! shin is but hollow. Otherwise he would
not put me off with laughs and promises
when [ ask him what means Donnereau's
watch over me, or Noll Dade:s intolerable
| treatment"
This Donnereau"'
"a scoundrel man, Oziel; a desperate
man. lie would act the easy gentleman
like Dixey Lynch, but cannot, and thus
balks his own purpose. He has told me
such hideous things, Oziel, and his vile
mind thought it amused me by its wit. By
his own account, the man has been engag-
! ed in the cruelist work. pirate, and is
but a savage, though he has aped other
mems manners until he has convinced
himself he is human, too. | first doubted
/ lynch by that that he should eat and
drink and be good comrade with so great
| a monster"
"You are right" said Oziel; and told
Justin of the talk between these two on
| The Atlantic-beaten beach. Listening, JUS
tin turned very pale.
"Priesthood, ugly relgionists, and this
strange mark Of minel l cannot under
stand" said he save that Noh Dade