The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05
THE SNAKES MARK.
,-.,,~ nm Account of the Finding of
the Lost Treasure of the halloween
Family.
~ p v. BLACK.

TaD~TfglL, 1880, ny AtAS 49, -
CHAPTER XIII.
n,oster Dixey Lynch's Compromise.
when Oziel disappeared after the con-
-,,rators in the wood, he left the victo-
rious party exhausted, and the white
Members of it gazing one on the other in
inch dubiety. Sir Rogers attention was
first given to the savages, who were now
scattered about the grassy promontory,
like as many black dogs, painting and
nursing their wounds and eying the re-
raInder of the whites, whose arrival with
the priest-marked Justin had caused all
this broil, with much suspicion and dis
favor. The old man moved among them,
and it was plain they had learned, in his
long years residence to respect, even TO
love him. They Frustrated themselves
before him. caught his feet and seemed
TO seek pardon for having ever listened to
the arch conspirator Donnereau. The as
t1te Gabriel saw with a gratfied smile
that. at the critical moment, he had lean
ed 10 the stronger side. But now that he
had time to think and recast his plots, he
considered that, as Sir Roger was now
very plainly in full possession of his lost
memory and wits, haste should be made
20 convince him of his own-the traders
uprigbtness in these matters, more espec-
ialIy as the treasures hiding place must
he now known to Sir Roger alone. He
approached the old cavalier with rub
bing of his lean hands, a sidewise, jack
davis look and words of humble congrat-
ulation.
Sir" he said, "now has mine old heart
,t,,o
eyes gladdened by sight of my kinsman in
such hale guise. Your separation from
your brethren in this vast and waste
wilderness has been long a sore trouble
and the cause of many tears in the night
watches to me, by whom your memory,
though it had not pleased providence that
we should meet, was cherished in the
grateful presence of your gracious son
and fair niece, whose upbringing it has
been my pride to conduct"
THE honest young man who fought by
me to-day" broke in Sir Roger, frowning-
ly. has acquainted me, Master Murrin,
of the reason of your coming to my la
nentable place of misery--a misery which
has, by the wondrous grace of providence,
passed in a measure, as by a miracle. I
am aware you are husband to my dear
wifes sister, and of your charge In Bos-
ton. We will argue these matters at
more length in a filter time. Now-and
you will pardon me if your deviating pol
icy in the past as related to me by this
Oziel makes me bunt-what is your pur-
pose? What do you seek? My safety
and Justin's, or your own aggrandize-
ment?"
Old Gabriel paused one second to an
athemize Oziel for meddling again, but
dd ii under his breath, and started again
on pouring out a volume of deprecatory
explanations
Few would be innocents," he began
with an uplifting of the eyes, IF it be
enough to accuse. Far from my brethren
in our most heaven-blessed British Israel,
and extraordinarily circumstanced as 1
now am I am aware that the ill-consider-
ed words of a hasty and inexperienced
youth might bear"
He stopped suddenly with a cry; his
cheeks blanched, and he caught at Sir
Roger for support The old man, too,
was disturbed. and the savages rose in
panic for the point of land trembled
beneath them, and the lake was troubled
into swelling waves, and thunder broke
above them.
'Wha-what is it?' cried Gabriel.
The quaking of the ground passed. and
all was still, but Gabriel found difficulty
in proceeding. Before, however, he had
time to collect his wits white rag waved
from the gloomy thicket, and a loud voice
from the jungle cried to them:
Sir Roger, 1 beg a truce. Thy mem
Dry so magcally revived, will remind you
that l. who knew you in the eastern seas,
when fighting was frequents among brave
men, can trust TO your honoring a white
flag"
What would you Dixey Lynch?" cried
Sir Roger. Brave or not, thou are pirat-
ical mutneer, as 1 mind thee, and deserve
no favor. Yet, If you bring tidings of my
son Justin, your flag shall be respected .
Dixey Lynch at that stepped out of the
wood.
In spite of the great and oppressive heat,
In spite of the humiliation of defeat, in
spite of the fact that he must have known
that Sir Roger with revived memory,
looked upon him with contempt and was
aware, doubtless, of his purpose, in being
IN these attitudes, Master Dixey Lynch
was as self-possessed now as on board his
own sloop, as gracefully confident as when
inducing Marian HalloweI to let her
cousin go a-saiing, as callous to shame
as when he denied to Oziers face that he
hap tipped him overheard.
Inc negroes at the back of Sir Roger
snook their spears at him, but Dixey adj
vanced on them with an amused smile.
oid Gabriel drew his little form up and
looked on the rover with a glance OF
haughtiest righteousness and dlsdain, but
AANNNNN " nm do IL Oil bOSlOIl
Wharves
An, friend Gabriel it's very warm
SAID he, and, within twenty PAGES of Sir
ltoger and twenty of the forest he halted
ana made the dignifed bow of an honor
soie ambassador. Sir Roger said nothing,
put glowered on him.
SIR Roger" said Dxey, "as between
gentlemen of honor"
Slr'' the old man cried, glaring
Ihere need be no time lost in useless
discussion of the past"
Ihe subject is my SON" Sir Roger in
corrupted, impatiently. rs he alive What
nave you done with him when YOU fed
from the temple?"
he is alive" said Dixey, promptly. and
the Old man sighed with relief.
IN faith, Sir Roger" the rogue contin-
ued' II l had had word you were likely
ever to recover from your crack on the
neaa IN the wreck, 1 would not have list
eueu 10 Donhsreaus scheme to circum.
vent your black friends and get POSSES
SION q your treasure, but gone another
Wy about and brought more bold bova