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word that had been on them ever since
she had seen Philip Stansfield looking down
at her from the angle of the mantel shelf.
"You are d murderer she whispered
hoarsely, as if to herself. And again she
repeated with yet greater horror on her
face, "a murderer"
Captain Stansfeld shrugged his shoulders
with the air of one who ~pardons the incon-
sistencies of women.
II thought, Mary, we had agreed to let
bygones be bygones. But since you remind
me, / have been called by that name-and
by others. My own son bore testimony
against meas did also Jacob the Sup
planter mean your friend, Umphray
Spurway, the Englishman. Now, ! may
have been guilty-or | may have been in
nOcent. That | have not time to argue.
At all events, l was a rude man in those
days, dazed with strong drink and the lust
of the flesh. What | have suffered / blame
no man for-eXcept myself. And l forgive
all who bore testimony against me-save
only Umphray Spurway, with whom l have
risked my neck to reckon, And ! have
r~eckoned!"
Then, again, my mothers lips formed
words, spoken hoarsely and with effort, but
still Ineligible words.
A"NN iNA ia hAAh @A' N'AN'
You plead for him. he went on, smiling
bitterly. II cannot call to mind that you
ever plead for me when / was in greater
straits. But-there, that also is a bygone.
Lot us be friends, Mary, so far as we can,
! have not killed him, and if you will see
eye to eye with me, / promise you my hand
shall never kill him.
My poor mother could say no more, but
only watched him as the mouse may eye
the ravening monster between whose curved
claws it lies helpless.
81 have no long time to waste, Mary" he
went on, posing himself easily against the
little table, which creaked under his weight;
II must hasten and get aboard. And | hope
not alone. You must come with me, Nary
My mother was not more terrified than
before, simply because from his first entry
she had touched the ultimate Of human fear
and horror. Ha went on:
That is, | hope to convince you that
there are Inducements Of weight why you
should let bygones be bygones and return
with me. | will not speak words of love
to you. For that, / take 1t, is over between
us, If, indeed, it ever had a beginning. But
you are old enough 10 be governed in youl
actions by considerations more practical.
desire your company for several reasons
First, because | am not the man I was, and
] desire to be yet more and better than
! am at present. You can help me to that
Again, my brother John, Sleekit Jock
hath now the estate, which is our sons
For fear of his neck he will send me a full
half Of all his receipts. Hitherto there
hath been deducted the portion due to you
according TO my Lord Advocate Stairs read.
ing of the law. With that in hand. as vel
as Brother Johns moiety, ! shall be able
TO quit my present mode of life, which,
grant you, is little better than that of a
common pirate. But what would you?
was the heir to a large fortune. never
checked, never corrected, given the utmost
liberty by my father, who went about his
business without remarking me-, supplied Sc
cretly with money by my mother. What
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NNIN.

Philip Stansield stood facing Umphrag
Spurway in the provost's limekiln, and this
chapter tells the story of what befell between
them. The hands of the Englishman were
tied still behind his back, and as the last
retreating footstep was heard ascending the
darksome passage which leads out into
Gregory Partan's close, Captain Philip
Stansfeld lifted the lantern from the floor
on which it had been set and held it close
to the face of his victim. There was no
sign of fear or yielding there, only the
Yorkshireman's usual calm mastery over
time and circumstance.
Yes said Captain Stansfield, you are a
brave man, Umphray Spurway. And only
with such do | trouble to deal. | will have
a little agreeable conversation with you be-
fore we proceed to business. Pray sit down.
You will find the edge of the grave very
comfortable. You can lean your back
against the wall. So! / will content me here
by the door"
And so saying Philip Stansield seated
himself with his shoulders square to the
little door whic led into the passage be-
hind, and with great care disposed a couple
of pistols, one on either side Of him, so as
to be ready to his hand in case of any at
tempt at escape.
- 'NI'tA IhlibeNPhg WV ~ ''hNA
obeyed. The stone trough Cor, as Captain
stansfleld called it, grave was followed
perhaps four feet in the rock. Umphray
disposed his great bulk as best he could, He
sat down with his feet hanging into thd
trough, his back leaning against the dusty
wall of the kiln. and looked at his enemy
with as much nonchalance as If he had been
q customer come to buy woven cloth for the
English market.
Captain Stansfield opened the catch of the
lantern and measured the candle with his
eye. Then he pulled a handsome gold watch
from his fob and consulted the dial.
w have here candle for a good couple
OF hours, and about the same time ore day
steals upon us. | think we can settle all
~quarrels and sink all differences long ere
that, Mr.. Spurway. Yet there are a goodly
array Of both. You have long had the tor
hold, sir, and now, when it Is my turn, ]
wish you to be certified that with that
measure yo mete, 1t shall be measured to
you again. Aha! Master Englishman, | also
an glib at holy writ, l was bred on the
catechisms, shorter and longer. For | was
a child of grace, and in my fathers house
had many advantages such as We're hidden
from your popish and prelatic eyes. Why
can you even certify me that you know the
very beginning of knowledge? DO you know
what is the chief end of men,"
Well enough did Umphray Spurway know
velous collect of doctrine, the Westminster
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younglings out in the ship yonder who will
bring their price when We touch the shores
Of Carolina, all honestly come by, too, and
to be sold for honest gold. 1t is a lawful
trade, winked at by the government and
protected by the magistrates
Il cannot go-Oh, I cannot! Why tor
ture me?" moaned my mother, rocking her
self to and fro in her chair.
Il have here something that may prove a
more powerful argument than the slavery of
your son. he went on with more grimness.
What think you of this pretty thing"
And he tossed into her lap the miniature
of herself which he had taken out of Umph-
ray Spurway's pocket. At sight of it my
mother gave a little shrill cry, knowing by
instinct whence 1t had come. For it was a
copy Of one in her possession which had
been lost for a time and then again re-
covered. Caleb Cluckaberry had averred
that he had found it on clearing out the Yeti
house.
Whose is this?" she murmured. 81 know
nothing of this!"
80 he said" my father went on, calmly,
1T was taken By the hands of your husband
out of the breast of Umphray Spurway.
Your heart can tell you If you know any
reason why he should wear against his
Mart ~ plCluIc VI a IldT1lBu woman. But
that skills not, Suffice it that nave left
the man shut up in a safe and secret place
not far from here and unless you put a
covering upon your head and accompany me
on board my ship straightway / will go
back and Stay this man for the shame he
has done mine honor in the person of my
wife. / promise it before Cod"
Il will GOMEZ will comet" cried my
mother. Il wi. not let my son be sold into
captivity. | will go with him.
How touching is the love OF a mother
for her only child" said my father, thrust
ing the miniature into his pocket and again
lifting the blind.
at is growing light he said, Here,
Mary, take this cloak. Put the hood over
your head and wrap yourself well in 1t.
The air is shrewd and bites. Have you any
thing you wish to bring with you? If
so, make it into a bundle. | will come and
help you, Take few clothes or a|dornments,
There are plenty of both whore you are 60
ing"
And so, talking all the while and as II
were encouraging her, Captain Stansfeld
made my mother put her necessities together
and take her little money out of the drawer
in the secretaire, where it always lay, as H.
well knew. Lastly. he went TO another
cupboard, and there, among the hounces.
woman's gowns and ancient gear, he found
a riding coat of his own for women can
never suffer to destroy clothing) He put
It on, and the two stole out into the broadfa-
ing twilight OF the new day, my father carry
ing my mothers bundle under his arm.
1t was characteristic OF Philip stansneld
that in the streets of the town where hi.
person had once been so well known, ami
which was now garrisoned by a troop, q
soldiers, he walked as on his own quarter
deck, his head erect and his hat set with am
air. The sourish black look OF the hunted
man was quite gone, and though the old
cruelty leaped up on occasion, yet from
this time forth he walked and carried him.
self with no common nobility.
As they went down the quay my mother
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assurance than Gregory Partan himself.
He stopped before that little house at the
corner of the Vennel. ct is a changehouse
now, and | had a glass of very decent Hol-
lands there the last time l was in Aber-
cairn.) He seemed well enough acquainted
With the locality, for, after standing a while
in the shade contemplating the house
from the other side of the way, Philip
Stansfield stepped across and tossed a hand
fui of pebbles up at a window behind which
a dim night light burned. My poor mother
had been back and forth all night long TO
watch for the return of Umphray Spurway
| And so now. rising gladly from the bed upon
which, all sleepless, she had cast herself
down, she approached the window.
The lattice was ajar that she might the
better hear the clatter OF our returning foot
steps. She could hear a voice calling her in
a whisper. 1t made her heart beat-not
as young Will Lucy had done in Great
NARROW, but still it beat.
Mary"
Now, If you have been much about the
world and in perilous places, of course it is
no news to you that though voices differ as
much as faces. whispers are all alike and
! cannot be distinguished. in the dark, differ
ing only as lower or louder, harsher and
softer.
So when, for the second time, my poor
mother, who knew no harm and thought
none, heard the whisper coming from below
--"Mary"-who can blame her for doing
what she did, that is, rising hastily and
throwing her little Powered petticoat over
her night gear. She ran to the window, and
there, in the dim filtered light OF stars and
the lucent reflection from the sea, she saw
! the long cloak and steeple-crowned old
fashioned hat OF UmplIray Spurway at the
door. Me, whom doub less she also looked
for. she could not see, but she ran gladly
enough down stairs to open the door, fol
she doubted not but that the Englishmar
had gotten some good new to cheer hen
heart withal.
Thus at the door OF the sheepfold stood
the wolf, and the lamb within ran quickly
and ~joyfully to open to him.,
Captain Stansield, by the whitewashet
side of the house, bent his head a little
down, listening, He knew that foot. He
had listened to it before till he was weary
but his ear caught a gladne2s and youth il
It now that had never been there when HI
knew II.
"Umphray!"-the answering whisper am,
now from just behind the panel-'Umphray
is that you?"
Mary" Still in a whisper,
The chain ratified down and there in the
black OF the doorway my mother stood, tbs
night wind blowing her white gear abou
and the pretty girlish tangle of her hair.
The dark figure wrapped in umphral
Spurway's cloak went past her and the doc
was shut. The chain was lifted into place.
Wait only a little-there in the sitting
chamber, and | will bring down the light
You can tell me all your good news then
/ am sure you have found him-that he i
on his way home!"
For, at the sight OF Umphray in her hous,
in the dark morning hours, my mother ha'
grown conscious Of her bare feet and dis
array.
But she sped her toilet and came dowr
the stairs anon with a candle in her hand
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marvel II became as the beasts that perish,
II | wallowcd in every foul pit and knew It
not? The death OF my father was laid TO
nv charge, | say not with what justice. /
became a condemned parricide-a felon. My
wife never was truly my wife. Alone aud
desperate. | saw her happy in the company
of another. l shot at the man and l
wounded-you. What wonder that you hate
me, l do not blame you. Yet Il you viii
accompany me over seas you shall have no
cause to regret it. You will travel in the
company Of your SON"
WHAT" cried my mother, starting to her
feet, you have not stolen him away?'
He is on board my ship out there in the
bay" said my father, quietly. What
more fitting than that we should all seek a
new land and a new life together
"Oh, cruel-cruel," moaned my mother,
Ito take from me my boy-my little lad,
Philip
81 presume you will admit that he is mine
also-my boy, my little lad, and the rest OF
it." said Captain Stansheld, with some heat.
Now | put it to you plainly. II you ac-
company us your son shall go as an honored
passenger. He will sleep in your cabin.
He will dine at my table and when we ar
rive in the country to which my thoughts
are tending both you and he shall be hand
somely provided for. If not
He paused long enough to give ms mother
time to gasp, what will you do with my
boy? You would not kill him?"
That were equally useless and unproRt-
able said my father. II would sell nm
for a slave in the plantations. There are
/, many that would give 60 golden guineas for
so handsome a lad"
You would not-you could not-such
things are not possible cried my mother.
Nevertheless said Captain Stansfeld.
'they are done. There are a score OF
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CHAPTER NV.
Husbnnd md wife.

Philip Stansield walked briskly eastward
Before him a pale bar of uncolored light
lay across the horizon, outlining the hills
higher UP the Firth and fading into the
dark blue in which the thinly sown stars
OF morning twinkled. This was the yet far
of promise OF the day. Captain Stansiicld
had need of haste. Yet upon the streets OF
Abercairn he walked with more careless
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Detroit journal: "a rolling stone" pro-
tested Thrift, gathers no moss
Yet stones rolled and gathered moss.
well, a stone that smokes cigarettes
gathers no moss, anyway" gibbered Thrift,
desperately.
All the while the discerning eye could see
that the Fates were giving Thrift the laugh,
more or less.
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(To be Continucd.)


will often cause a horrible burn, scald, cut
or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Saive will kill
the pain and promptly heal 1t. Cures fever
sores, ulcers, boils, corns, all skin eruptions.
Best pile cure on earth. Only Poe a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Kuhn & Co.,
druggists.
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solid metal did not even CULVER at the
shock.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25
WHITE PINE COUNTY ITEMS.
IFrom the Nexel.

From the Newsl.
|. G. Moon OF Robinson has entered
the lists as a Silver Party candidate
for the office OF Sheriff OF White Pine
county.
Col. Bob Crawford was in town yes
terday and tells US that he has secured
the contract for hauling the lumber fol
the Robust mill from McDonald's g saw.
mill. Sorenson Bros. and Munson
Bros. OF Georgetown will also haul q
portion of it.
Notice OF Assessment No. 8 for
cents a share has been served on the
stockholders OF the Ely Mining &
Milling Company. This makes total
assessment up to date OF 1917 cents q
share on the capital stock OF the
company, yielding $40 500, all Of which
has been invested here.
Chas. Pritchard arrived here las,
Thursday from Salt Lake City, where
he has been for some time under med
ical treatment. Mr.. Pritchard Is one
OF the unfortunate victims OF the De-
Lamar mill dust and his family and
friends are much alarmed at the pre-
carious condition of his health.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25
TERMS FOR WEEKLY SENTINEL. |.


The price of wool is lower nov
than at any time since the beginning
of the war with Spain, and is still
declining. Strange, isn't ii, thai
Mr.. MeKinley's tariff works both
ways with equal ease? 1t is one Of
the ironies Of fate that il is working
in the wrong direction just ut this
particular time when Mr.. Mckinley s
interests demand that q high price
should be maintained.
Then, again. there are those who
are unkinj enough to refer to lead
rs another illustration of the impo--
tency of Mr.. McKinley's tariff when
it runs up against the plans of the
Great American Trust. The tariff
remained the same during all the
time that the price OF lead has been
vacillatipg between $40 and 1870,
and now the metal has settled down
for the remainder of the year at 81
fiat, totally oblivious Of the tariff,
and also OF the law Of supply and
demand, which few years ago was
supposed to regulate the price of all
commodities.
1t does seem that when q man 8
fortunes begin to recede fate takes
particular delight in joining with
humanity in kicking him to the bot
tom of the incline. and there gloat-
ing over him in his misery.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25
NEWARK CORRESPONDENTS.


NEWARK VALLEY, Aug. Is, 1900.
Frank Pastorini made trip to Eu'
reka this week.
Henry Wedekind has gone to Cur
rant Creek for a load of fruit.
w. A. Moore winds up his hayine
this week and will have as fine lot ol
hay as one could wish to see.
Nick Simonsen is doing fine busi-
ness this year haying with a derrick
and the Warm Springs hay loader.
julius Minoletti was up from Hunt
ington Saturday, returning Sunday
lie says they will finish their hsyine
in about two weeks.
We were very sorry to hear of Mr.
Skillman's death, and his lonely
widow and only son have our heart
felt sympathy in their hour Of trouble
Mr.. Skillman was indeed q noble mar
and Eureka has lost one OF its bes
friends,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25

Rival Of the smelter Trust Adopts
the same Price.

Rival Of the smelter Trust Adopta
the Same Price.
Whatever the fate Of the agreement
between the smelter and the lead
producer, in which the latter is
guaranteed 81 per 100 pounds the
remainder Of the year, the American
Smelling and Refining Company will
not be permitted to carry the risk
alone. On the contrary, its lifelong
and only recognized competitor, the
Guggenheim crowd, with its smelt..
ers and refneries at various points,
has signified its willingness to do
just as much, and so its clients are
guaranteed 81 per 100 pounds for all
the lead they may produce the bal
ance of 1900. This announcement
was made by the local representa-
tives OF the latter yesterday, the "a
rate to apply to all settlements that
have been made since August l. on
which day the agreement with its
rival went into effect.
This guarantees practically all Of
the lead producers of Utah the S4
basis. and while some of the less
prominent ones have not affixed their
signatures to the compact. it settles
itself down to a proposition where
they will be required to accept this
figure or appeal to some other mar
ket. The Silver King, the Daley
West, the Anchor, the Ontario Of
Park City, the Horn Silver of Frisco,
the Centennial Eureks. that sends in
consignment of lead ore at long
intervals; Bullion Beck, Uncle Sam,
Mammoth, May Day, Humbug and
others of Tintic, the producers,
large and small, at Bingham, have
all consented to market their lead
under the figure in the agreement,
and as both of the leading smelling
concerns are in it. the producers
generally, or those outstanding, are
left to do business on this basis or
shut mp shop.
Manager Bamberger of the DAILY
West, who came in from the East
yesterday. said, after reference to
the metal record. that he viewed the
figure as fair one, and believed it
satisfactory to nearly all the pro-
Lake Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25
TWO DEATHS AT DELAMAR.

William Sloan, an employe in the
April Fool mine, met his death by
hydrocysnic gas poisoning one day
last week. He had been detailed to
paint the inside OF one of the large
cyanide tanks. and few hours after
ward was found dead in the bottom
of the tank, which he had partly
painted. Death was caused by the
inhalation of the gas generated by
cyanide solution, quantity OF
which was in the tank.
A CAVERN occurred at the Della
mar mine, at DeLamar. New, on
Tuesday, by which miner named
James Ball lost his life. Ball was
working underground when large
quantity of rocks and debris fell upon
him, crushing his skull. He was
dead when taken out. Ball was un-
married and was buried at DeLamar.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-08-25

@. Mattson, representative of the
Joshua Hendy Machine Works of
San Francisco. has force of men at
work removing the machinery from
the Live Yankee mill in the old
camp of Spring City. This mill was
built by Nick Prayer a number OF
years ago, but was run only short
time. Now all OF the expensive ma
chinery is being broken up for old
iron and will be shipped from this
place to San Francisco as soon as il
can be hauled here.
The Joshua Hendy Company has
made large shipments of old mining
machinery from Virginia City and
Eureka within the past few months
Silver State.