Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

wright, IS.4S, under the name or Little Au
Mark, by ). X. Crockett.
Copyright 1899 by S X. Crockett)
Synopsis Of Previous Instalfments.
Sir James Stansfeid Of New MiIns, in COM
pdnv with his grandson. Young Philip, meets
IN su inn house his Philip and his sons
param"ur. Janet Mark. They quarrel Sir
James goes home. taking his grandson. That
night he is murdered by his dissolute son
and Janet Marx. They lay his body outside
on an fce-fpr in the effort to lay the crime
o. others. But the boy Philip has witnessed
III, crime. He tells his grandfather's chief
tenant. Umpbray Spurway, who succeeds in
having tn real murderers brought to justice
Philip is sentenced to be hanged and his wo-
man accomplice to be transported. Mystic
riously he escapes the galiows. seeks out his
wife. finds hcs in the company OF Spurway
and tries To murder her, but does not quite
sucreed. She Is taken away to Ahercairn
for cure leaving her son in charge of Spur
way and with little Anna Mark. who teaches
him that in some ways girls are worth quite
as much as boys. StiIi they are excellent
friends. even though she beats him At her
studies IL the school TO which they CO.
John Stansfeld. Philips lawyer uncle, brings
In a now teacher. Dominic Ringrose. a small
man. with wonderful eyes. shortly after his
coming ,he countryside is shocked and
thrilled hy a number IT bloody and mystic
riouS murders. evidently for the sake of rob-
berry. Business calls TWphray SPurway from
hsua. IL his absence big packing case
purpo-ting TO be full Of fine Spanish wool.
is tfeli-erpd 10 VIII Bowman, Umphray's
clerk who puts it in the weaving shed
That night Philip. playing about IT. sees
shining through the ganzs pair of eyes
He raliS Will Bowman. who counts three,
th-u slabs the rase with small sword
Blood flows they open the ease and find
Dominic Elngrose inside. apparently dead
Shortly after he house Is attacked by rob
hers. whom Rinsrose had meant 70 let In
They are beaten Of. hut afterward Philips
n,oiHrr refuses 20 let him spend the holidays
p, N-w Minis. Returning from a days visit
." Nsw Minis. Philip falls in with Saul
Mark. Annals gypsy father. who. under pre-
tens. 81 showing him Sir Harry Morgan's
treasure. makes him Il prisoner. Anna finds
OFT his plight and heads mphray Spurway on
his ia k Ry The help Of his silent partner,
Provost ';r"g"ry FartaH, Ssui Mark, super
cargo Of The ship CSrramantee. impris"ns
both Anfl anil Spurwav, rohbng Spurway of
lnrrE rupury AMI a portrait Of Philips
IN pth..r. Philip the older. who Is in league
with saul Mark. tak@S the portrait and sends
young Philip away. f.sayiB= Sparway inrris-
o;i.d. Philip Stan~tirld the elder goes out in
SpurvIys leak t" his wife's house. and by
threats luiIur-S her to 90 aboard the Cora
Iuant".. A,na and Philip make friends with
F1strrI. He shows them the secrets of the
i~Inuf. ari Uhrre Sir Harry Nar@an'S treas
ny, H. ;s1af ,s,I by f.r-,ls-IaHee and his hosts
EI,7rs las srr-ctetl a boat. in which he
plans 20 ">..Hpe with Anna Philip. Mrs.
SJan-d..ld arI his m"tH"r. also VIII Bow
.1Ft+ ..rE- . rloa frara
TIL, pirates sail away with two or three
ships. IT,. boat starts. encounters other
pirates. Int - 1"N,i safely away hy mon
st-r d-sili>h. The boat reaches Porto Rico
in salty. ant its inmates approach con-
won't asking Up. The convent takes in the
women. The men 90 into a chain gang. II
Is making road for the pleasure Of the gov
ernor's wife. She chances to pass along, and
Philip di~, overs her to be Janet Mark, little
AunI's mother. Janet Mark now the Lady
Juauita Silveds, stands friend 70 her coun-
try men, bat they soon find it is perilous
favor. Notwithstanding Janet grows yto-
lentIy JEALOUS when little Anna somewhat
tak = the governors eye. She is about TO
kill The girl when Philip Tells her the truth
that Anna is Der own daughter. Another
boat CONES ashore Ut Porto Rico 1t holds
Saul Mark and Philip StansfeId. who have
been benton in the encounter with hostile
pirates saul recognizes his wife. He and
Stansfrld persuade the governor to nit out
ship. promising 10 return to the isle and
bring back M"rgan's treasure. He plans
(" make Philip bring 1t from the burning
lake. The VESSEL sails with Philip and Will
Bowman aboard and Anna, who Is disguised
The exps-iitiOn reaches the island. and they
md IN. volcano active and Mnrsan's treasure
forsve, st. In his rage Saul Mark orders
Bowman ana Philip east into the boiling
lake. Philip the elder saves them by clutch
Ing saul Mark and Ieaping with him TO GER
tain death in the crater