Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-05
CHAPTER XVII.

Threw DeTSeII on HPE MITES UCSiut ACL pSuS
and buried her face in the counterpart.
81 am so happy" she said.
II she had been really and thoroughly
happy when at last she rose from her
knees, her cheeks would not have shone
with tears, nor would her handkerchief
have been so wet that she hung it out OF
her window to dry it, and took another
from her drawer.
Now Jasper was clear from all guilt she
must make him present-a token OF COM
plete reconciliation. She busted pretty
pipe bowl with her clean pocket-handker-
chief, and looked for the lion and head to
make sure that the mounting was real
silver. Then she took another look at her
self in the glass, and came downstairs,
carrying the calumet of peace inclosed IN
it's case.
She found Jasper sitting with Eve on
the bench where she had left them. Ihey
at once made way for her.
'Mr. Jasper" she said, and she had
regained entire self-command, this is
proud and happy day for all of us-for
you, for Eve, and for me. l have been
revolving in my mind how to mark 1t and
what memorial Of it to give to you as
pledge of peace established, mlsunder-
standings done away. | have been turn
ing over my desk as we'll as my mind, and
have found what is suitable. My uncle
won this at shooting match. He was a
6rst-rate shot
"And the prize" said Jasper, 'has fallen
into hands that make very bad shots"
"What do you mean? Oh" Barbara
laughed and colored. you led me into
that mistake about yourself"
'"This is the bad shot | mean," said
Jasper; "you have brought Miss Eve here
to me, and neither does Eve want me, nor
do her"
Barbara opened her eyes very wide.
slave you quarreled?' she inquired, turn
ing to see the faces of Jasper and her
sister. Both were smiling with a mali
cious humor.
mot at all. We are excellent friends"
"You do not love Eve"
81 like Eve, love some one else"
The color rushed into Barbara's face,
and then as suddenly deserted it. What
did he mean? A sensation of vast happi-
ness overspread her, and then ebbed away.
Perhaps he loved some one at Buckfast-
leigh. She, plain, downright Barbara
what was she for such a man as Jasper
had proved himself?
'Miss Jordan said Jasper, "you have
shown me such high honor, that l feel
bound to honor the gift in a special man
ner. l can only worthily do so by prom
Using to smoke out of no other pipe so long
as this remains entire, and should an acct
dent befall it, to smoke out Of no other
not replaced by your kind SELF"
At that moment-bang! and again
bang!-the discharge of firearms.
"What is that?" asked Eve, springing
to her feet They all hurried out of the
garden, and stood in front of the house,
looking up and down the lane.
"Stay here and l will See" said Jasper.
"There may be poachers near"
The darkness had deepened. A few
stars were visible. Voices were audible,
and the tread of men in the lane. Then
human figures were visible. 1t was too
dark at first to distinguish who they were,
and the suspense was great.
AS, however, they drew nearer, Jasper
and the girls saw that the party consisted
Of Joseph, the warder and a couple Of con-
stables, leading a prisoner.
1--WE have got him." said Joseph Wood
man, 'the right man at last"
"Whom have you got?" asked Barbara.
'Whom!-why, the escaped felon, Mar
tin Babb."
A cry Eve had tainted
1t was true. On their way back the
warders and Joseph had stopped at a
small out-of-the-way inn known as the
Hare and Hounds to refresh themselves.
They had been there but only few
minutes when Martin and Watt entered.
Martin had made this lonely inn his stop
ping place. He was at once recognized
and set upon by the warders. lie escap-
ed from the inn, but was finally run down
and captured, after he had shot one OF
the warders.
The warder was so seriously hurt that
he was at once placed on a gate and car
ried on the shoulders of four of the con-
stables to Beer Aston, to be examined
by Mr.. Coyshe and the ball extracted.
This left only three to guard the prisoner.
one of whom Sprained his ankle and was
now not in a condition to so much fur.
Their.
"There is nothing for it." said Joseph,
who was highly elated. but for us TO go
on to Morwell. We must lock the chap
up there In that old house there are
scores of strong places where the monks
were imprisoned. Tomorrow we can take
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which they did almost at once. for Martin
had been captured on the down near the
entrance to the lane. the first inquiry was
for safe place where the prisoner might
be bestowed.
The corn room was unlocked, a light
obtained, and ii was thoroughly explored.
1t was tioored with large slabs of slate,
and the walls were lined six feet high with
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mice. Joseph progged the walls. above
that. All sound, not window He ex-
amined the door: it was of two-inch oak
plank, and the hinges of stout iron. In
the corner of the room was a heap of
onions that had not been used the preced-
ing winter A bundle of straw was pro-
cured and thrown down.
Lie there, you dog, you murderous
dog! said one of the men, casting Martin
from him. Move at your peril.