Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-17

StSol W tue eyes OF tarDur0.
When jasper left the squirc's room, af.
ter a scene that had been painful, Barbara
came to him and said, II know everything
now: Eve met YOU brother Martin on
the Raven Rock. He has been trying to
WIN her affections. In this also you have
been wrongly accused by me-" Then with
a laint laugh, but with a timid, entreatins
LOOK, Il can do no more than confess now,
! have such Il heavy burden of amends to
make"
Will it he n burden, Barbura!"
She put her hand lightly on his arm.
No, Jasper-a delight"
He stopped and kissed her hand. Little
or nothing had passed between them, yet
they understood each other.
"Hist; for shamc!" said IL sharp voice
through the garden window. She looked.
and saw the queer face of Watt.
THAT is too cruel, Jasp-lovc-makinc
when our poor Martin is in danger! i
did not expect it of you."
Barbara was confused. The boys face
could ill he disccrned, as there was no
candle in the room, and all the light, such
as there was-a silvcry summer twilight
flowed in ut the window, and was inter-
cepted by his head.
Selfish, Jasp! and you, miss-if you arc
going 10 enter the family, you should be-
gin to consider other members than JAS.
per-" continued the hoy. All his usual
mockcly was gone from his voice, which
expressed alarm and anxiety. 'Thcrc lies
poor Martin in a stone box, ON n little
straw, without a mouthful, and his keep.
crs are given what they like"
ooh, Jasper" said Barbara with a start,
II am so ashamed of myself. l forgot to
provide for him."
You have not considered, l presume,
what will become of poor Martin. In self
defense he shot at Il wardcr, and whether
he wounded or killed him l cannot say.
Foor Martin! Seven years will he spread
into fourteen. perhaps twcnty-onc. What
will lie he when he comes out of prison?
What shall l do all these years without
him."
Walter" said Jasper, going to the VIM
dow. and speaking in IL subducd voice,
what can he done? l am sorry enough
for him. but can do nothing"
"Oh. you will not try"
"Fcll me, what can do:"
"fherc! let her" he pointed to Barbara,
"lct her come over here and speak with
lnc. Everything now depends on her."
u me-" exclaimed Barbara. .
".Ah. on Tot But do not shout. l can
hear if you whisper. Miss, that poor fcl-
low in the stone box is Jaspcr's brother.
If You care mt all for Jasper, you will not
interfere. l do not ask you to move Il fin
| ger to help Martin: l ask you only not to
stand in others way"
"What do you mcan:"
500 into the hall. you and Jasper. in
: stead of standing signing and billing here.
Allow mo to be there also. There are two
more men arrivcd-two of those who car.
ricd the winged snipe away. That makes
-four inside and one outside; but one is
famed and without his boot. Feed them
all well. Don't spare cider; and give them
spirits and water. Help to amusc thcm.'
For what cnd?'
THAT is no concern of yours. For what
end! Hospitality. the most ancient of vlr-
tues. Above all, do not interfere with
the other one"
"What other onc?"
You know-Miss Eve" whispered the
boy.
Then, without waiting for an answer.
the queer boy ran along the gravel path
and leapcd the dwarf wall into the stable
yard: which lay at Il lower level.
Barbara went into the hall and made
friends with the official guests there.
but her forehead darkcned, and she
drew her lips together. Her conscience
WAS not satisfied. Was she right, Bar
bnra asked herself. in what she was doing
to help a criminal to escape, us she pro-
vidcd numberless hot forums of brandy?
The money Martin had taken was theirs
--Evc's: and if Eve chose to forgive him
and release him from his punishment. why
should she object? Martin was the broth
or of Jasper. and for Jasper's sake sho
must go on with what she had begun.
Suddenly the boy. who had entered and
was playing his violin to amuse the men,
dropped his bow, and before any one could
arrest his hand. or indeed had Il suspicion
of mischief. he threw a canister of gun
powder into the blazing fire. Instantly
there wss an explosion. The logs were
flung about the floor, Eve and the maids
screamed. the piano and violins were
huslcd. doors We're burst open. panes of
glass broken and fell blinking. and every
candI was eXtinguished. Fortunately the
hall floor was of slate.
The men were the first to recover them
sclvos-all, that is, hut the warder. who
shriekcd and sworc because a rcd-hot Gin
der had alightcd on his bad foot.
The logs We're thrust together again up
on the hearth. and Il flame sprang up.
No one was hurt. but in the doorway,
white. with wild eyes. stood Mr.. Jordan.
signing with his hand, but unable to
speak.
"Oh. papa. dear para.." exclaimed Bar
bara, runnin. to him. do go back to he'd.
No omc is hurt. We have had II fright,
that is all"
"I'ools!" cried the old man, brandishins
his stick. HE is gone! l saw him-he
ran past my window"
CHAPTER XIX.
Martin was weary of the woodlands
hut. where he had fled and was hiding.
Watt had hard work to pacify him. He
claimed to be afflicted with rheumatism,
Neither Jasper nor Walter could decide
how far the attack was real and how far
simulated. Probably he really suffered,
and exaggerated his sufferings to provoke
sympathy.
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