The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15

island as hares are coursed on The hOlms Oi More
ham. And they received as little mercy rs poor
puss when caught
As soon as the capture Of the castle and town
was assured and they were carried Of one charge,
ss il were, hy the mer wind Of the asSailants'
attack umphray and a strong party FASTENED
Tow ard the monastery Of st John, and the con
ven, o! 81 Mary OF Bro'aS \, The hrst breath
and mula.toes thinking that the pirates had come
and that a period Of universal rapne would be-
gin, made an assault upon the nnnnery, They
had even liberated some Of the worst Of the cham
gang, brutal rutians sentenced for. crimes done
on the islands. not hereucs from, Old Spain Ike
Jpan Carrpl Of tarcaSsonne and hts brethren.
Tn. nuns had barr.caded themselves in their
chapel and when We arrived Me humans We're 'h,
gagged In smoking them out IKE bees We could
hear their loud shOuungs ana see The reek be
ginning 10 w ri M from the gates and door against
which the faggots were piled, :.
Now Yet them have, a. lads. cred tmphray
10 his men, and the Scottish muskrts went of
In a yuliey. The blacks ana conNicts ran Ike
Gagged rats, and were shot down a. they tieiO
bayonetted as they %crouIhed III corners Then
We called that the doors he Opened, but the cry
ing of the seryiturs ana III chanting OF the sisters
for a time prevented them from hearing us,
ii outside The fire was gaining RAPIDLY, and ,her,
was no time 10 lose So lmphray and his ships
captain slHng a mahogany, pole for u bsllrtiIIg
ram and forthwith drove IN The doors.
We STRAINED ~, and NINA, VINO hte" me
place, led MS At once W the chap 81 ] shall never
forget the SIGHT which greeted US when she threw
open the doors the whole interior Ii, as for 4
high festival, the silver lami~ a swing IN the
choir, the tall candles shining dow on the gold
and t'nsel Of the decoraions NM on The Moor
We saw as II We're a crowd al dark iurnls. the SISTERS
rank ON rank. all kneeliuS with clnsi-d hands,
their c~rucltixes upheld ~ II 10 Withstand ~ The
name of the Most Merclful the inrnads oi the
brutal mob.
In the very mids, | discerned my mother She
was kneeling beside Sister Agatha She wore the
dress Of a neophyte Of the order She ga no, see
mans great figure, crowned with his steeple nat,
nll.i up the doorway. she rose to her ierl WIN d
STm phTsy Ntmphray.- she cried, he has come'
We are saved. God has sent me umphray Spur
way, even as knew tie would
And With her old quick impulsiyeness she let
beads. crucifiN and psal,eI drop clat,erng upon
the floor She threw back her veil and white
forehead band and fell weeping into his arms
You have been 81 long, | mphtay 80 very
long, she moaned without lifting her forehead
from his breast
Il like this better than being a nun" said my
mother, some days after, when we were once more
ON board the ship and We all stood about her
tmphray had gone below 10 md a PLAID To- wrap
about her, for the wind Of the Atlantic " as shrewd
from the north.
Nor do | think that Win Lucy could have been
a very good Catholic" She continued. Tor he
used 10 row over 10 see my father as often a. ever
a priest Came To say mass Besides ii Is best 10
stick to the religion onsi is born and brough, up in"
We were all happily ON board the Mary, as
| Umphray had called his vessel that is, all save
Eborra and Janet Mark. The latter welcomed
her communicate back with happiness in her
| Eyes, ~hICelN ulUllllcl ny lHf ld' I Jlhl uS AlhlcSlN. y
marines had made hIeWoud ~ The red and god
coach. The news u Saul Marks death tand
perhaps also that Of my latheD had made a new
woman OF her From this time forth she went no
more in fear Of the mouse Ia the wainsCot. And
Don Nicholas, re established in his Governor
ship with little loss, save Of the household gear
that had been stolen, kissed with more Than his
ancient affection the hand OfDOnnaJ uanitaSilveda
The Grand luquisitor was shipped back Ia spain
by the San Esiehan, which, having been left IN
the opposite side Of the Isle Of the " inds, escaped
capture and came 10 Puerto Rico three DAYS after
the English had taken ship again. Her Majesty
vessels however. broke up the chain gangs and
gave all a free passage to Jamaica or New England,
where they were TO b. permitted 10 settle Jean
Carrel, however, elected 10 return with Imphray
and Scottish weaving And SO he came ON beard
with us, improving daily with the sea breezes and
the stern Scots diet Of oatmeal three times a day.
II was our one unhappiness TO leave LbOrra
behind US We would have given much 10 have
brought him with us Umphray offered him a
livelihood il he would return But at the thought
"Eborra will die out Of the woods" he said sniil-
ing, He will go back TO the Isle Of the Winds
and keep guard over Morgan's treasure
him muskets and ammunition, together with
a half decked blat which he bought for him In
Puerto Rico. He would take no money bui We
loaded his little ship with all that axes wealth
in these parts. Before he bade MS good by, he
told MS hat his mother was dead. She died the
same night Philip S,nHSiald had lesped into
had stood upon n point Of rock near the castle
all the evening ,mntiering incantations and stretch
ing her hands out toward the sea. I'LL some Of the
guard had threatened 10 shoot her for a witch.
But soon after midnight she had broken into a
song, singing In a glad, strong Voice, ike that
OF n young woman. 40 white man knew the
meaning Of that song, but down IN the negro
quarters the blacks crouched and sweatted with
fear in the darkness.
That IL the death song they whispered.
-Obeah surely comes now TO claim his own"
And from the sea toward the Isle u the
Wind there zane a sound Of n mighty Numbering.
La ~ p.-r, tn.r ala aAyY ,,L.l L. .~I -
there upon the rock lay the witch woman dead.
prone on her face even as she had fallen her skinny
arms and %clinched hands stretched out toward
the place Of her desire,
CHAPTER II.
TUTOR At LAW.
II was night when We arrived In the town o.
Ab.rcaIrn. The Mary cast anchor, by a curious
chance, almost IN the same place from which the
had SET sail. II seemed most mar.
vellously strange e. ~ on deck IN thc, earliest
muTnlng and sec he glimmer Of Tho little white
washed NV ~ houses about the quay, and then
as the dawn came Oh Ia listen 20 the cocks b.
ginning to crow IN tn" landward farm towns.
In the morning ! was T. 80 To- claim m inner
i,Hnce without delay. viii bowman aad Umphray
s jurway accom- panying me-. Anna and my
mother wcr, e. rcmaiH on. board ill We mad things
venture with my uncl" should 'all out well at thr
great huuscof aw Milus. whom W. land-d there
vas a pr 'digi2as gathering Of folk on the quay
~ meet IL, and fpr most am"rc 'hrS' VIM stood
! there wa lru,pst trrruG l.r'au.
oh, ladslads. be rd-d. ~" We Il 4 up the steps,
saw ye "cht % my b'nny Snip, IA, { framnrt H."
that IA nina innucHnr' Delivered Into TIE haTtS
Of wicaed and Designing mon"
lie cried the words donu tu vs. b"f'-c We tad
time 10 grasp 4 hand or answer any of the warm
greeting which were rhowc!"l nDua u@
The C.Trama't"' WIS a Cur.Gtur Ilra'c. SIR
said l~mphray st"rn'H. and tn men y"l pur n
! charge Of her Wr,p "
Here he stopped, n, in not willing to say ANYTHING
agetnS, the dad ~ perhaps h."ausr h. thought
! Of ANN and M.
. Stree mo, dinna .ay that the turned on,
blarfguards the Ike vas never kann"d' tud
sH' mnchlo - my egid gar in heir hsndlin'.
l. th"ra nocht saved nochi ava e. a NY al
send out Of my way, Provost Pnrtar | have
not hng - 4" with you. said che NotkShirsmaH,
the d'athSu Of many are un'N your c"nscienc"'
va, Ia, guld Master Splrway, sey n"t 90"
a. q lamb in the midst Fl wolves. kennei nae
Ting q ony i'll doing beyond tie reas"
Sir cr'ed ! mphrny, with decision, The blood
~ ,'n, '9 E@is %2gafi m s rEbn .o rGp' in a Tg,v lnlS SS.nom55
or dying 4 III Usage and crJYelty in core brake
and plantation shall never cease 10 lie al your
door
40 ut mine NJ a. mine walled tie Pr.
that ever ! handled u Ilack 81 the price What
krnnPd | . ouy retaripu> l%ractice-' But TEL
nn. g.Id Master SpIrway, 10 there Ike t. H. no
n fartnln' savil' Is a tint even unto TIE utter
ma.t' NvpeI as,rl gin thn, be ssn. the Lord's
wu'l te du0e' ! j. iLGcrd Il blessed ltI0g Ia
hae TIE consolation II relregion In WINS neert
aye, u great and suit comfort"
We three left the Provost Ia this consulatlnn
ana prn~Cerial on our way The litlc mouse
IN the Ncnnel vas empty, tie key ~ tie l'eses-
sion Il n neighbpr who had rad the kindrres
to keep IN fires IN the winter season. lit We did
not bida there. Much NOR" remained to Do.
taken the track o,cr he hills. II was n Joy he
yund words H. fee tne caller ar blow In our faces,