The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
THE ISLE OF The WINDS"
BY 8. r. CROCKETT.
Copyright 1899. by s. r. croetstt
CHAPTER VII.
THE ToRcHLIoHT FUNERAL

II IL OF inc CiOCk on hkht VI ooo-
hath the day OF the discovery Of the murder.
.h.r living asleep in a little uundlc bed In the
house Of Umphray Spurway awokc with great
commotion without sounding in my ear Ny
roo,bcr WAS in the great bed near me- She had
oorpc from tho lodge Yeti in tho company Of I'm
nhrav Subway and his folk. For the English
man Judged 1, unsafe TO leave her in that lonely
and dcicnoclcss house at the mercy Of Wild boost
nun mad like her husband. Philip Stansheld.
Nv mother would have stayed on at the lodge
hong though little woman, still brave enough
in spirit in spite Of having been broken down
in health with hor troubles. But both
tho minister and Mr.. Spurway Hccchcd and prayed
upon her 10 como away for my sake, urging in
tnuy that there was no saying Of what iniquity
her husband might not b. guilty in his present
stat. of anger and drunken fury.
So IL was arranged that for a time she should
come to the Min house. sitting so pleasantly by
IN, weir. whose water drives tho great water
wheels rmphray SUBWAY slept in little
box.ikc Office IN tho mill itself. having given
nm hi, own chamber To the minister My mother
and lay, as have said, in the guest chamber.
And was ncvcr better pleased than 10 exchange
the solcmn.smcilng. cmpiily rcsounding great
house and the lonely dank little Lodge Yeti hid
den among the trccs, for such an abiding place.
I, WAS cheerful beyond words All day long tho
hum and click Of the shutucs never ceased The
crcaking noise Of many bans, all moving in uni
son was music in my gladstone as tho sound
O! many iarks singing a5ovc spring meadow
Thea at night th-fc the song Of the river
over the weir and tn splash Of the water tumbling
from the wooden NIL ladc or trough into the black
N,ol beneath the great wheel. l could never
get enough oi ,acsn things, and shall always con
meet the first perfect happiness Of my life with
the humminc weaving rooms and spashinG
waters about the Min house Of Cmphray Spur
way. the Englshman.
Ru; at midnight noise OF SURFING about the
house woke mc IN the place which though already
a great fellow lay very well content in the little
irundlc, with my mother above me in her own bed
know not very well why awakcd II 1t were not
thu, my mother put an arm down To assure herself
Of my presence. For a woman outraged and
dcspiscd by tn husband Of her youth may lie
and SCI the morning conc in with unshui eye,
o, high mystic dixie Mr.. James Wildwood Of
'rinacrga.;D may in like manner wander all
night slccp!css upoa the banks OF Clai, pucking
nm apple h'rr and ta'rc. But boys thoughts
tto not taus absorbed Ia tn hours of rcposc.
II, will sleep through cannonadc or on caItA.
'ua.i, That Is for ordinary But at ell events
lay mother awoA' M, and a momcnt after found
nyS On nay !sSi s"oSi st "ui %, inc w, SinaGT s
Jcyond tn" ESli water and distant voices which
;ams irrcsulaI!y UP N Us. bcine almost drowned
But nearer, !@dcd. under my very window.
saw that which made mo pull on my brooches
was ordering his Iiiis force Of weavcts once mote
into marching array, and the minister: Mr.. Bell
was standing ready as i were % aeeompa them.
had not all my clothes rightly on when ran
downstairs. crying To my mother that would
not b. long and 20 my present Sorsow diSobeying
her command 10 come quietly back to bed Fo.
indeed, was never used TO mlndlng my mother
much nor she 10 insisting upon striet obedience.
But NJ soon as Mr.. Spurwav saw me he ordered
har nv SS No. hay Nfrr.1
For it is different thing to disobcy Umphray
Spurway ard one that for one would not have
spanking in kind 81 muse 1t vii! do him good.
HIS eye may yet long after the SoLOm apple
Let him come and see how bitter II may b. IN the
And after tina, hc took no more. notice Of me.
bu, divided his party int two One scCuon hr
Keep watch at the Min house and mount guard
10 Secp both my mother and the property Of his
And William Bowman obcycd though dare.
say he desired as greatly as had done 10 accom-.
hand toward the window whc;c my mother lay,
For he was always bv ordinary taken up about
her and II he had only To eonduc, her across a
muddy road he took care 81 her as II she had bcen
so much breikshle glass, that might fall aSundcG
ere he could bling her 10 the furthr- side But
this at the time set down MS an English custom
and resolved ncvc- u practise, observing that /,
dew the eyes al mrn making them smile and wink
" each other privately.
So we marched two nv two down the li;tlc loan.
ing and To- like the rubbing .! wet palm owe! a
schon! BARNS SLATE, the kindly glow Of the watch
lights at the Min house was hlottca out, and the
singing noise Of the weir ceased as II door had
BON shut between US end the dovnrush 81 the
watcv.
Philip. lad" said Cmnhr.y Spurway. Il have
Brought YOU out this night that ye may be witness
Of a strange transaction ono that We will never
forget that trigntly co1Si6e'cd and thought
on) VA! nc a bogrHrt n fright ye from evildoing
moro than the devil md the ten commandments"
Fisk marching silently And as we went Mr.
James BelI would have improved the occasion
wh ,s sendy np%5 NE ,bs, tate 81
them out, but Cmphray Spurway "a little roughly
ssI thoqcht) hade him keep the wind in the bad
minister answered nothing Anon came 10
the ford across Esi water and here IL no pleas.
ant road We had 70 travel, For the foods were
out and what with the melting of The snow and
the great pieces Of ice floating by in the swirl
the knee and indeed & the waist as often as they
slipped from the stepping stones AS for Mr..
Bell. he was wet breast high nv falling from tho
wholly swept away, the strength Of the ford a;
that place Wa-r!ng against The stones 3ut
s.p;cssian Lord | an about Thy work Il
Aud it really seemed as II the waters shocked
neither wet nor weary, Tor Cmnhray Spurway
caught me up on the verge, of the black inter
no more than pound weight avoirdupois
Presently We were passed the peril Of the waters,
and the minister returning thanks. Tmphray
Snurway put his hand on his shoulder and said
Sir, humby crave your PARDON for nv uncivil
words spoke as {. rude man. for which ] am
heartily sorry And Mr. Bell answered that
he thought no more about the matter. For which
thought the better Of him,
Hut all this was forgot when came
10 where the kirktown OF Morcham lies low beneath
the kirk thereof For We saw lights dancing here
and the'e-not ,anthouls with dip candIe in them
alone, such as the men use at the stables, OF the
Inaidens at the milking NJ the cows, but great
torches NJ ta' and rosin knots making red trail ot
Are above or the dark and cloudy sky. As we came
nearer heard also the crying Of voices and
the trampIi'g ~ many shod feet So we went
last that those that were wctcd at the ford might
takr no hurt
Then a. We proceeded at the swaying trot Of
the Irish harvester, we came on man running
as eagerly ourselves, hut in contrary direc-
tion. Him Umphray Spurway called upon IN
hat and when he did not, tipped him up incon.
tinent, being Of a country where they a-e skiilcd
in such pIoys Thereafter Spurway s,elled the
man up on his feet and said TO him; "Ah. William
Robson, his yGu! Whittier away 50 fast ]
pray you al this hour 81 the morning? Wha,
goes forward with 50 great concourso OF folk
at the kirk Of Moreham?'
Then the being held fast on both sides
and seeing. no remedy. told us how Philip STAINS