Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
SYNOPSIS of Previous Instaliments.
-ppvrisht 1895 under the name of Little Anna
Mark. 10y :. Il. Crockett

rdramonr Janet Mark. They quarrel. Sir
James goes home, taking along his grandson.
That night he is murdered by his diss"lute
son ana Ja7et Mark. They take his body
ortsida and lay II an ice-foe in the effort
to flsten the crime on other shoulders But
the boy Philip has witnessed the crime He
tell; his grandfather's chief tenant. tmphray
Spurway, and Spurway succeeds in having the
real murderer brought 10 Justice. He is sem
fenced to he hanged. and his woman accom-
plice TO be Transported. Mysteriously Philip
SIansfield escapes the gailows. seeks out his
wife. finds her in the company Of Spurway
and tries to .hurder her but does not quite
succeed. She Is taken away to Abercairn for
cure leaving her son. young Philip, in charge
of Spurwly and in the company Of little
Anna Mark, from whom he learns that IN
some ways girls worth quite as much as
boys. For example, in the time of the cat
tie droying, when Master Spnrway bought
his winter beasts in the mart" Anna beat
Philip in helping to cut them ont. Still they
are excellent friends even though she beats
him at her studies in the school to which
they 20 together John Stansfield. Philips
lawyer uncle. brings in n new teacher, Dom
inie Ringrose, small man with wonderful
eyes. Shortly after his coming the country
side Is shocked and thrilled with number
of bloody and mysterious murders. evidently
for the sake OF robbery. Business calls I'm
pL=ay Srurway from home. In his absence
big packing case, purporting to be full Of
fine Spanish wool. is delivered to VIII Bow
man. Umphrays clerk. He puts it in the
weaving shed. That night Philip, playing
about 1t, SEES shining through the Gauze of
the packing pair Of eyes. He calls
VIII Bowman. who counts three, then stabs
the packing case with small sword. Blood
flows. they open the case and find Dominic
Rinsrose inside. apparently dead Shortly
after the house is attacked by robbers,
whom RinGrose had meant to let in. They
are beaten off, but afterward Philips mother
refuses to let him spend the holidays at New
Milns. Returning from days visit TO New
Milns, Philip falls in with Saul Mark, Annals
gypsy father. who, under pretense Of showing
him Sir Harry Morgan's treasure. makes
him G pri..aner. Anna finds out his plight
and leads Umphray Spurway on his track.
BY the Ii lp Of his silent partner, Provost
Gregory Partan, Saul Mark, supercarso OF
the ship Cor-amantee. imprisoDs both Anna
and Spurway, rohbing Spurway of much
money and n portrait Of Philips mother.
Philip the elder. who is in league with Saul
Mark, takes the portrait and sends young
Philip away. Leaving Spurway imprisoned,
Philip Stapsfeld the elder goes out in Spur
ways cloak to his wife's house, and by
threats Induces her to go aboard the Cora
mantee. Anna and Philip make friends with
El,orra- He shows them the secrets of the
island and where Sir Harry Morgan's treas
ure IL. guarded by fer-ie-lance and his hosts
EhOrra has seoretetl boat. in which he plans
To escape with Anna. Philip, Mrs. Stansfeld
and his mother. also Will Bowman, who Is
in the pirates clutches, The pirates sail
yvfrh ~ ul,f b,rt
difficulty arises-it is Mrs. Stansfeld's fear
10 trust herself in the boat. At last she is
persuaded. The boat starts encounters other
pirates. but is lowed safe away by a mon
steI ievil-nSh. The boat reaches Porto Rico
in safety, and its inmates approach con-
vent. asking help.
At the first break in the wall we turne
the right. passed through sort c
ockade and found oursels in a stree
DIVIDED with small wooden booths an
lkling with the ring of hammers upo
wills
Dur guide strobe on and we followed. BIZ
: had not gone far when a cry went III
I'd we began TO hear the tread of fee
irrying toward US from every directio
ID to see many people running and CRY
/.
g off blacksmiths' aprons that they migt
n the faster. Some these were wome
lth dusky faces shrilly babe their me
TX wait for them till they could come-c
at east l interpreted their querulou
wings
Presently We became the center of
rong of quaint dresses, whose wearer
ished and strove and elbowed about u
ct our guide swept his staff to right an
II, shifting them with the soundest
wacks. Whereupon they fell hastily bacl
lie treading on the toes of another
Presently we stopped before a gate {
idway between two gates facing eac
her at the distance of rather more than
Indred yards. our guide turned to tn,
! the left hand. and We followed him.
He lifted knocker shaped like a crucif
I'd knocked loudly A wicket opened
lie little door at the side of the larger ga
nd a face looked through, a face whic
light have been that of a marble knisI
pom a tomb so strong and purposeful
-emed- For the brow was hidden in
hite napkin, as though bound up for II
rave. and from the dead wilderness of Il
Kin large dark eyes looked forth mourl
lily and hopelessly.
The monk said something in a low to,
nd stood aside to let the guardian of n
Jrtal see US. Then the little wicket sh1
tx murmur Of the crowd and the sile,
reathing of many folk.
We stood there for what seemed a lor
pace, and the westering sun throwing o,
nadows tall and black on the blazir
-hiteness of the wall.
Then the little window was again OPEN
nd this time another face was seen: al
pale face and enwrapped with the sar
lournful swaddNngs. But the featur
Tere more delicate, and a certain uui
raflty Of temper had thinned the nostr
nj drawn burrows across the brow. o
uide bent courteously and began to spea
hen there ensued between them a lo
'hispered colloquy. When this was finish
ne monk turned to US and said sumethi
] Spanish which / did not understand
We are to retire. you and and he
bora translated briefly, pointing last
Viii Bowman
With much regret and because We we
e pless among so many, 1 let Anna
rom my side and left the three WON
topped back with bow low as a reveren
'efOre an altar.
Then ! heard the pallid woman behind I
rating begin to speak in a low and ples
nj voice and t.borrIS mother uttering ,
lies in Spanish. But the words We're
language.
Then the door opened. and first the
witch woman entered. then my mothe
Who was so dear 10 me-and, lastly, Anna
AS the door shut upon the three I start
Onward, as If to go. too, but Eborra !:
lis hand upon my arm. and the monk n
Toned us impatientIy TO follow him.
urned into the gateway to the right,
cred word through a barred wicket. a
n moment more we found ourselves vii
n the great walled Enclosure of the mon;
cry of San Juan de Brozas.
And 10 a northern boy the wonder of |
he hourly growing surprise, / saw SEQ,
lpon scores of brown-clad monks now
here and there. their dismal array lac
Ind beaded, with black-robed priests, VIII
acolyteS and boys wearing purple un,
rasrs Of si1lc l,,,rin,,-l.t cr.l....rI. -