The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04

by " othc clock al latest salu Sdul sucrlncuy,
we sail with the morning tide, full 10 the matches
md a fine riddance I, will b. to the ioon o,
hberralrn. iorbye som. s'neI IN my poMn; gin she
side the water. Hut, mind We, keep within the
law And b. %prcparit To render a STREET account
o'every head amang them, either IN yellow guineas
or the best Nirginian tobacco Are ye to TAX
the boy on board vi We thu. nichty'
Aye, an tn" laSs!s too. II W. have lura
Il thocht that It was . s,ric, rule tina, there should
br naething o. that kind"
Saul Mark LAUGHED an ugly little laugh
Surely you have forgotten the heart 81 a parent,
and YOU a man. with a family Provost mean
my own daughter Anna
God" gasped the provost; we are never sicCan
! deevil lncarnate a. Ia sell your ain flesh and
blood"
md wha, for no. returned the supercareo
give our daughter Elspeth 10 thedrunken lawyer
kirkup t@r ge'iin We the 'oon parks in lease
perpctual"
kept IN mutterlng Ia himself and shaking his
head
4 Gamma allow that | wanna haze tina, on a
ship o nine \ risk IN the way q business or
the blinkin' q an er FOR a certain profit will
tax wi ony man will gang as far as II is in
mortal man 10 gang according to my conscience,
that is. hut t. sell ane's flesh and blood ~"
Apprentice Is the word, provost, said Saul
Mark, smiling; but you hinder Ms, Rest assured
the Sirl Is safe with me We vii ma her III very
into good training on the ether side. Besides,
you know, she will b. near her mother. And In
he meantime she WI, serve tu to c'sii nasd Us "oosrd
And what will he say to a woman on board"
Saul Mark chuckled rs he replied
He as you call him, is q fury and all OF n
hne captain but well, Saul Mark is super
cargo ct the Cora and the entire cargo
Is his business Bear that in mind, provost
Now, lads, bend your sui shellbacks. On hands
and knees I'LL We are clear Of These accursrd lights!
Good night t0 yOu, provost"
And, like the links of n great serpent. one pa'-
1 - lAxs.I all a(tAr 49, slAv ..a.A1 s.g-A.
Partan a. he stood her" leaning ON the grooyed
stone pillar, MI iull twenty men had gone by,
and say'f for thnscraping ofcutlas sh"aths against
the piled barrels and he CLEAN of a distant light
dimlv reflected on a pistol butt, there was nothing
To tel ,ha' a score Of the most desperate %rufians
in the world wer. abroad in Abrrcairn.
CHAPTER XXIl
the S~UPERCARGO or rHE c~ORRAMANTEE.
In The narruWcst par Of the alley winch wound
it's way past the gable OF Gregory Parian's prop
"rly, lmphray Spurwav was EronIng wih his
lantern IN his band. \ nu.SOmo lace II was III
the daN Inc. gloomy even In mid June, with lis
slantei bar, o'l.ght and lis deem shadows, where
low and Nllalnouslr browed door"ays opened
off into the unknown " night II brca me "A mert
PIT II d~atSnnSs, avuilrd by man and drca med
Of A. a standing horror by women and Children
for II was, rrpu,ed haunted by crouching, mGllg
nan' irlds and namei'ss horrors among all tn
Sup'r,ulpuS Ot Ab'tChlrn SirAng" sounds
came M ou' Of lis deep throat Lights had been
seen by sculling night wanderers ilickerlnE
Il "a ''"l ~ 'AN' WI ~ ~ ''l'' ~ 10
Bn, lmphrav Spurway was not the man tu
BE- intmila'ed bv balrulv breads or I'D wivre'
tales. In he course Of has search for me- he had
Obtained q lantern M he Kings Arms hv IA"
simple process u' going into the stable and ligh'.
ing II with his finder box, and now wlh n srEtn
cgnGl" IN his packet ii, was SYSTEMATICALLY search
ing every corner IT IN" town " Abcrcalrn 10 which
hy any chance might have wandered
y b" passed up the High street he KEN close
to me- houses on on" sac; ,nNlinE ms iHn'ntn
even cauS'Nay with q broom ot light ON many
unholy and un,~autiful things did hat te"ll'
Illumination fail But II was ANNA Marx who
obtained the first clue FOR, like q rowing free lance.
the grrl went reor,ug and irving back from side tu
side 4 III. n1truw street, doubling and twisting
asa scent dor durs ON p mixed trtil.
Vt IN" vary eUtrt.nC m Of Ihrtan = close Sha
lifted u riding ~ tCh ~ willow, "r. asitisca called m
these parts, "~nuEh wand
"Sas' She crlrl, he has been here. This proves
it cut this with my own gully knife on tha
bautS 81 III Ilrn Of ki-kcorrcl This very day at
. 10 the clock. S.. there is whore the gully Stripped
and nearly wnHngel my finger OF
She. hnndei the switch IN lmphray Spurway,
who examined 1t with much interest VIII Bow
man also bent over IT.
at c~"-tainiv looks rs If YOU might I've right
said lmphmv, hut after all, one cannot be cor
tain. There Gro a t'puNand 'SaUgh' bushes h"
,w,Nt N"'cairn and tn" Jan of kirkconnel Au'i
"Ihatl> the want eay" lrtn Philips fingers as
he rod" away, sro.l,uE HIM ,hath he had spent over
much TIM, a'r"ady. and warning him to rd' like
mIirourn before a following wind"
Anna Mari spoke positively She was not n
glrI 4, have doult, " hon she m ,da IN her mind
We'i" ,,I mph-,v Spu-ysv Y. "bayrars mus,
no, be- rhnn.pr,. II is n pnnr clue hui tho only
on, w. can I'M. lore goes {, cyamfn, the Pc.
rp. Thee .ho-a ioIk nryo- rlo,n ,nv,Iirg IN
ibcr by,., I,I,ai themselves T., The nyas N r,Irk
lie t.n, M, VA, down the alley thru,trr h =
l1uIa-r ont IN Front a. hln and faallur The riammv
SIDE. Ni,a his unoccupcd hand ali h. came L. {.
lur nl I.n-
I'D ~herc you are. Anna. he called b-cs:
and y,ri N.l Irl, Il, Ee- III air w,d rr hs,.
what. That
"ilplp' tvl. WI Bowman voice.
"Eathp- III mo- ln'' TIL, tine il was Nnna'S.
but .t.,rgrly muflal
"TmUh.ly Sprryav. holm They are clsL ny
mo
The rro,, Tn-' shm0r turned and drew his
svor1 IT,, ran hsc. .lnug the narrow ih ,ae foot
passage. 'h-l.ir. his lantern bofo-o him End,
! almost hcfn-, IL. w., avnrr. touched the black
mIlllnS ~ half , doom mu,kots wh,ch Win nnn
accord wore pointed NJ hs hreaet. But. nothing
I dsuutpr ha 'iftpl L,a,vurl and would hnyalrypn
| on furpuSly into h.I- i!-t.
"Starl th.-n' on vou- life or We fire"
II was Saul Mn, who spoke lie stood behind
those Il his men whose guns held | muhray Spur
vav t-aDpcd in the narrow pen ui The prnynNt's
! Close
"Surr.nlrr lmnA-,v Snirwa-. ~ ynr, NJ,
! n deaf MN Continued SaIl Narh, and deliver
! mp I've nry Won carry IN a." p"hut5''N IN
I Y"lT brri7t QniCA Too "" have ~ tnl"i vast
NI0 surrender ~ no man cried | mphtar
VIII, cry the alarm Knock upon III" Pro
v"StS dpor,
! rs No NOR" trouble rrt1rtri Saul Mark. hereby
"\ur VIII Won, Master S~purNNr, n YOU delay
i auNi'rr minute
Then VII trN the alarm myself l' Iit"d