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stree, with his companions a little behind him in

'ottt NV i'rSht' AtifNh = htug oih t''ff'' ~ our
company But | forgot yes, yes, ! have heard
there ls an attraction nj III" foot ofthe Neln.l that
robes Us IN q worlhiness not our own n dainty
bit widow, Master Spurway, or, rather, when ]
think oft. scarcely a widow, butt one may say 80
without offence, SO much the more taking on that
account
Not even YOU. Provost Partan, can say such
things without offence" returned tnfphray, very
gravely, while Anna shIank deeper into the dusk
OF a doorway, and VIM bowman, spread his mas
ter's coat-tsils abroad 10 shield the girl from her
fathers eyes.
NO offence, man. no offence at all replied he
ani,b@, van s%' s a T ,Sis sSoy ~e o! n yssr. Ke Tbni m anr
lake he freedom o a Jest WI you, | mphray' my
friend''
"Ihave been seeking a lad Of the name Of Philip
Stansfeld said Mr Spurway, without continu.
ing the subject; "he was last seen in the com any
Of your companion. Mr Saul Mark Perhaps he
can give us some Information as to the boys pres
ent wherea bouts"
MY PM mon" cried the provost, scandnlizcd;
nae. nae com panion o. mine. Saul Mark is just
the supercargo q a bit boatie that rims to Bor
deaux wi DOR Abercairn sta II IS thread, hath
black, white and whitley broom, birk pirns 10 wind
it ton, and your ain manufacture o braidclai,h-
whllk, gin | may say sac, has made Ms famous
through a. the land o France"
OF what ship is Saul Mark the supercargo'"
asked tmphray,
The proves. Tilted his broad hat a little to he side
As he slowly and meditntlyely scratched his head
The name Of the boat" he answered. bod.
! Gamma JUST bring II 10 mind AT this present mo
ment" tiIere he glanced cautiously over his
shoulder "Ye see, there's the IMP back frae
bordeaux, and though, Of coorse, she comes in
ballast, PAWN stanes an gun ilints, there's whites
brandy, wee barrels % the fine clairy wine, tobacco
that will make the mobiles, sheeshan in the worl'
twilly We Try ma hoxie, us % the best? VA weel
,hanD. and may hes a warp or iva o Nalenceens
lace. A. harmless enauch, but not To be spoken
ABBOTT as loud as Master Ebene,er breaches in the
muckle kirk, le TAX me- |, Gregory par,an, am
the chief magistrate o. this ceety, and as such a
Law abidin' man. But thae Ill Sc, customs duties
are neither house dues nor town dues, nor yet for
the common, guild They are nocht bul " sendin'
ava q guld sllleT DOT % the municipality, And
Idinna baud WI hen
! In this fashion, and at considera bic length. the
provost eSpounded his theory Of the several Incl
dents 81 imperial and local taxation 10 which
tmphrav Spurway listened impalieu'ly enough
but, Provost. he broke N as soon ~ uppur.
tunltv allowed, this lad was seen to rnte', the
town with Saul MARI, and We m"an 10 find where
h. is concealed. In which We ash for your magiS.
icrial assistance II he be IN shipbuatl "" must
go there and recove- him, Philip StanSleld
is tho heir To a lag" and important property,
aud IL, indeed, n warl ~ the Master of Stalt,
the King = own advocate" Ii mSelf
"Fotbye said III" Provost coming over and
plnChlnE Mr. Spurway's arm .OcuSrly. the only
SON % his mlthe' and her a weedo~ or the next
The name Of the mans ship. Il you please.
Provost sad CmphtaN IN n curt tone. lie was
getting angry, and Logan t. suspect that The
provost was merely putting him oil
The PruyoSt Shuuk hI~ great head. removed
his, hat aud coo!ly wiped the brim med tauvely
with his cuff
",Na. Master %spurwNy, Try as | wall, | Gamma
But %n I / Ken a. a better way "t The man Shan tel
We him~rI. Saul he put his hcnIs To- his
mouth and made u trumpet "i them saul
MARX come hilher, man. | mphraS SpurWay
has lost ana q his BARNS and wants To ken gln "
hae HIM IN your tail pooch'
But BY thi, tune Saul Mark hal disappeared
among the tumbled casks and curdagr piled upon
the quay, They could see nothing but the mastS
standing thick against the SKY. ANA even the
light Of the stars was dimm'i By clouds which
began TO bear up on the !and wind.
saul Saul MARI, come hilh"r and speak
The bass bulls thunder Of the rroyost'S sum
mons " ii TO wake most Of he sea front Doors
opened and shut. There enSuel a NOSE II mon
moving cautiously m dark places Lanterns
cleaned a moment and we're gone The sound
geiher with n muttered curse a. some
body At the bottom Of the rude stone
steps feli inward into a boat with a %clat,ter and
a barkel shin The surface Of the bay was stirred
into phoSploreSCancr by the 'egula- dip II
oar blades. and then dullrI again. aS lttle nur-Ies
and catSp2wS bgan t"r,ppl" III" dark water INTO
n thou,anI vaveunS diamond point, Then,
passing through the maStS with n sharp flick flick
"tC"tlag', they sped away .pt'' the town IT \her
! earn toward the unseen hills where tn" sheep
I lay out among the heather.
ava, SAii the Provost. I'm dootfu' Souls
gan""n lilS um'iS unr" precIop~ y"under-tar -
\ suprtcargo N q BorienuS ship has me Siny-
cure NrCht hone.t lad, Saul Vii rnier We a
reckoning 10 tho value - \ h1whae NEEDLES
n wee over m0ckle NJ the carteS and he dice,
says YOU lslI llO' = rni'l'r nee nor there NnH0
every penny % The profit % your venture IS ciInhit
doom Ol the nail
Il must pursue my search alone. then. p-oyost.
II you cannot rSSi~t M broke IN I mphraV SpJ-.
way. fu' III" notion that he wo- bong PLAYED
with 10 put uiI time was now a,mp~' % certainty,
'IiJot ava cuad the Provost. goNiHl'y, the
NIGHTS yuuug vet warrant the young vega.
bond IL oil to ,e the la,s",. II" will b" tu'nIu'
cot som" 'agin' galllv1u'n' bi-kie llkr the !o ID -
o. him. II" viii be ham" a. Nj, rrthrr~ hearth
s'rnR hy this tine. Is" warrant ~ jW.t -
possible that a muchls ladd,e like that can I've host
IN tins decent, law ibidlH'. God lrGru' tH,| o.
\bercaIrn. aui that under tn Provost,hrp O.
Gregory PartHn, merchant and Ship"Wnc- thr-"'
! can wait NJ lpng'r. bd yea good night.
sIr. cr"i mphray Spnrway, %snlrtng the Mig.
irnte nnl m"yinr ON s. tn th'"' s%"arch"'S
lit the T'oyoSto II \hercaIn standing on the quay
with his hands behind HI, bach. He watched them
20 with his fingers nett'd in 'front.' Of Inn and his
thumbs running raceS after each o,har like u
IN his small Nhrewd eyes A. they followed the Il reA
I'LL the darkness swallowed them M.
W.; ne umpha ~" gnid Ma.NtG- Eng
But II viii he monr y IauC day and Sho't uCht
aior" 20 can discover your N"HlpW ~ ,ur Iu n"
AMID kiln. Faith. my daddlr kenrsl what
h. wa, ABBOTT when he C%Dnt-]Vol the hpuny Suln'
tu"r tact 70 mjCht seek fp' = your llfe an No find.
aUl then hiSS I q Stnrrrurn 10 cover a snu..y.
Dem q Guild h' wASRud q master mason. though
he never ralSr ~ be- Provost Ik" me tie intended
"a" aud huie.l" IN" vi - be filed NJ low
Crntr 'Gce, Err1ch u-rnA., an! WhAtavpr IT,
KING officers mlCht lay the dutv on Hut h.
kenrrl naelhInr % q bonui'' traiic and y m0ir
p~ru!ta Die, Gregory partan, tya ur three Clrgoes
like the last and We arr n made man y" may
retire and buy q landed estate Then the King
Will gle We n title for your vaIlIa bic SnrviCrS 20 the
guid tpon. Sr Gregory Partan SIR Grpg"rv
Parton, What think We - thar Sr Gregory "
But though the hour was late and even the late
change houses md drinking booths along the
Sel front were dlsgorglng theI' Noisy occupants
on the street. Provost Gregory sull paced up ard
down among TN" Curdagr aud barrel stages hum
ming softly ~ himself
Heard e'er a tn" Baila - Mickleh ms COO,
Her face II wa, hasout. AN I black wi~ her moo
For milk or for butter her m ,tch I n"''r knew.
III = bas nt-tacef. ring Straikit -onsv aull coo:
And ~ he hummnd the prNvbSts small and
wary eye was turned every way in succession.
and II" cooked his ear at every sound Presently
the regular dip NJ oars am to him across III"
harbpr " the distance of hundred arts from the
land q light was waved thre" times horizontal
wise, and then after a pause once up and down.
The Provost m we'd nearer tO the steps aud lea ned
agalnS' a stone post grpnv"i and smooth With
III" friction Of ships hawSprS. muttrrpd order
made him inClln" hi. err. He heard beneath
him the grating sound N q boats kc''. an oath,
aNd then tn duh rumble" II oArS softly ShIpyrd
and 'h' scuils of mon tending oil with The palms
of their hands
\ head popped up cautiously over tho quay
edge \ mouth whiStlrd the first line VI tho
tune the Prp;O1 Il had BEEN humnin. ~ himself
Heard We e or a. the Baltic % Mirkelham'. COO"
The Provost from behind the stone pllar re.
spoidei with u ilutrlike second line
"iIrr face 1 was Oasunt. AMI blacA was her moo
From where h. stood the Provost Of .\berrairn
could So the stern nj the boat, black against
thr softly hravlng pho|phur'SCanr" II the inner
harbOr For an PdStrrly Wlni had been filling
the water with l"lIyil'h tll the near derp~ an