Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
CHAPTER ",
The Eyes Behind the Came

mat which l am now going TO tell han
pened at the November term, when Inn
phray SpurWay, as was his wont. had
given permission to most of his folk to 90
Visit their friends where they would. and
ne hlmsef had gone with a sufficient num-
Der 10 carry TO the seaport of Abercairn
all the tweeds and webs of broadcloth he
had manufactured during the past six
months. He departed on Monday will, the
hrst gray light. On Friday night he was
to return with all his money, and one or
two riding with him in company. The rest.
with months wage burning a hole In their
pockets abode in the town itself or tailed
off at various change houses along the wav.
In the min house abode only Will Bow
| man, little Anna Mark and myself. There
was no weaving done all that day. and IN
the great sheds with the huge bolted doors
ana haarisaded i windows ,,, we three played at
while away the time. For when his mas
ter was absent VIII Bowman was every
whit as boyish and bairnly as we.
STING he TWILIGHT na 1e ith early bringing light,
hardly whitened the roads. 1t was bitter
| cold notwithstanding, and in the min house
we built up the fires, and in the great
| weaving sheds also viii Bowman built IN
| pile of boughs and roots on the dogs Of
| the fire CRATE chiefly that we might see to
play with pleasant crackle and dance OF
f.
| ed little Anna the widest and quickest OF
| the three.
| But Umphray Spurway delayed his com.
ing SO that it was pretty dark, or rather well
| into the gray dusk, when we heard the
sound Of wheels without and, as it were,
| the shutting Of feet, as Of men moving a
| heavy weight.
viii Bowman ran out and a voice from
| the horses head bade him open the doors
| Of the mill for hereswas a case of fine Tor
| eign yarns which Umphray Spurway had
sent them from Abercairn to deliver.
II open the doors at no mans biddjne, -
| said VIII, It'll see my masters hand of
| write" Then the leader Of the carriers
| thrust paper under his nose.
There, them" he said. 'if you can read!
WELL" said WILL after considering the
paper, walt tillsi get some of the weaver
| lads to help in with the case" And SO at
| door and blew three blasts upon the horn
| Now, 1t chancedethat some of the weavers
had slept all day. and were only now arous-
! ing themselves tn wash and make ready to
20 again to the change house. So dozen
| or more came drDwstty enough at the sum-
| mons. Then the great doors were Enclosed
and the huge package brought in
It had foreign appearance, but nothino
much out of the common in Cmphray Snur.
ways mill, being done up in sackine with
| curious marks stamped upon it in tar or
some sticky kind Of ink 1t was NOT nartic.
ularly heavy, for four Of the yeayers car
ried it in between them.
at can sit there till our master RETURNS >.
said Will Bowman. eager to get rid of the
| intruders. for the road carriers had no good
name.
"Content!' said the chief of the Aber.
cairn carriers. then do you give us our
| let us be going, for We have far to travel
! tonight, while you bide safe by the ireside. u
| So Will bade the weavers wait till he had
written receipt specifying the marks upon
| the case. In the meanwhile he ordered
| Anna to supply a glass of raw country
spirits to each Of the men. which they took
| with a muttered salutation. They were
| tall men, and so soon as the weayers an
peared they utterly refused to come Withiu
the lighted weaving shed, urging that the,