Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-07-25
bI WILLIAM BLACK

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was the main thing; We agreed IN ths;.
exorbitant terms, gave them q linz .nd
away they went, we following.
soon we had entered the river Avon
~nicn Is probably a rather full river M
iuh ude. but was now, at low water.
sno"ing long mud banks that were far
from attractive. As we got further in
.anu' however, we passed through beau
.nui WOODS, now almost in full summer
iohaSe' and, whatever had become of
tne storm we had seen gathering in the
soutn, there were clear blue skies over
nead' and warm sunlight filing the riy-
er valley.
AS we were leisurely getting along to
our hotel on the College Green Col. Cam.
eron hung back q little, allowing Jack
Duncombe to 60 on with the women folk.
LOOK here. my friend" said Inverfask,
In something of an undertone; now its
all over, l suppose you ought to be con-
graduated ON having come down the Sew
ern In q hOuseboat, and in the face of
half q gale Of wind. Well, you've done
once. But, il l were
you. wouldn't try 1t again"
CHAPTER XVIII.
Next Porning 10 . Sunday-calm and
clear and still; q placid sunlight falls on
the trees in the College Green, ON the
pavements, and the closed shop windows;
q soft sound Of church bells fills all the
tranquil air. And then, when our wom-
en- folk. accompanied by Col. Cameron.
have gone away to the cathedral q kind
of hush falls over this great hotel; the
spacious rooms look preternaturally emp
ty; one wonders when Jack Duncombe
will have finished his letter writing, and
be ready to set forth on q hunt for the
whereabouts Of the "Nameless Barge"
Presently he comes along into the hall.
Sorry to have kept you waiting" he
says, as he lights a ciAr at the top of
the steps. Fact is, had rather an i'm
portant letter to write"
But after q long hunting We at length
discovered the "Nameless Barge" in a
kind of cul-de-sac, lying outside some
empty coal boats; and, having clambered
over these and got on board, We found
Murdoch in sole possession
well, Murdoch" one naturally inQuir-
ed, Il suppose you saw nothing more of
those rascals yesterdayW
Indeed, yes, sir" Murdoch answered,
with a grin. They came back to the
boat"
What forT'
"Well, sir. they said you had telled
them they were to come and get q bottle
Of champagne"
"And you gave 1t to themY"
'Nor me, sirl chist telled them they
were liars, and to 60 aweh."
"And thenr
"Well, then, sir, they threepit and bet
ter threepit; and said would not give
them q bottle Of champagne. or q bottle
Of anything else; and was thinking one
O. them was for coming into the boat,
SO took up an oar" Here Murdoch
grinned again. "Oh, ay, sir, they sab
was ready"
Ready for whatF for his coming on
boardY
"Chist that, sir. II he had tried to come
ON board l would have splut his skull,
said Murdoch, coolly. "And they sab
was ready for them: aud then there was
a good dale Of sweering, and they went
aweh."
We left full instructions about our de.
parture on the morrow, and made ou5
way ashore again. Now, as those other
people would not be back from the cathe'
drai till near lunch time, We set forth on
a long ramble to fill In the interval-wan
derinE along the old fashioned streets and
admiring here and there an ancient gable
or Iatticed window, visiting = church oil
two and generally finding ourselves be
ing brought up sharply by the twisting
and impossible harbor. 1t was during
this aimless perambulation that Jaci
Dupcombe made q confession.
II shall be glad when we get away
from these towns into the quiet, pastora
districts again." be said. Living or
board il ever so much better fun than
putting up at hotel. 1t used to be sc
delightful to have merely to choose ou1
a meadow and few willow stumps and
pa ss the night where you pleased. l an
looking forward to the Kennel and Avon
and 1 don't mind telling you that hope
TO enjoy this last part of the trip grea'
deal more than any that came before
The truth is, when had to leave you al
Warwick, was in little bit OF
scrape."
I'VE guessed as much"
"And il threatened to become p ratnel
serious scrape. l suppose l may tell yot
the story, now that it's all over. Ao'
see, there is young LADY
"Of course"
Eyes. there generally is, but this on
~ ; ward '' S''"S$''' E' ''
F"What2"
* ward in chapcery; that is where tn
| tronble comes in. Her mother is wasp
isb old vinegar cfuet; tremendously prou'
| of her ancestry; the family have peel
| .ettIed in Wits since the time OF Ed
ward II.-at least SO they say-and,
conrse. she hates me like poison. ! cal
| fancy the old cat crying: Imagine Man'
l marrying the son of q man who hasn
| even a coat-of-arms on his carriage: AM
I suppose it was she who set tne guar
| diaps against me. .;,
"a nd the guardiapsr one says to MN,
.Oh they declared that the young lad
sbould remain perfectly tree and uno'ase
nntil she came Of age. Weii' ne''her
ne seemed to see the fun OF that arrahse
ment: aud then the guardians proceeoe
20 extremities; yes, they diu tnen NJ M
| best- or shabbiest, as one might sA1 ~.
onnlied to the vice-chanceiior. anu
;ssned an order directing that al eol
rnunicatiou should cease between ner an
ne II seemed hard-and II was nA''
,o- awhile. Then one naturoily began
.h;nl Of how to mitigate these crue' ga
cumstances. ,ho+ YOU com
,n;cated with her all the same
aThev pretended to think SO. observe
tho .vnung man, very slowly. lou se.
u. 10 yety difHcult' to define Wnat eon
u6icatious are-very dimcuH; anu ~
muntes mum Expect lawyers to have large an D
iharal Ean views In fact. the Court 9
Cbancery has no sense OF numor .~,nf, ~
sxer- II they think you're playing ,,n rn1
! thev only grow morose. Wen .sn ~
when left you Ct Wafw,S x;s;ons Of
ins thunder and lsh.nins sl 81; sbsat se Ho 10
iaas, Hess, sr prison 70 purge my contempt An