Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-13
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CHAPTER ~ Captain bob Kingston, who
mas Deen rovin! Tor sever years In foreign
3 seas away from his wife and son, writes HON,
70 his Vile telling her tha, he has made enemies
am tnat they are seeking to be reyenged on
Z MIN o wains her tn give information TO II,
one concerning him. That same day foreigner
arrives at Mrs Kingdoms cottage to inquire
Wnere me q, captaia is He questions Dayie
leaving atmrlaus mark afixed TO the gate. IL.
and llI.-Thev take counsel with Mrs King
s , pr9t re- 5i@. bu, he derdes her fears
night. and when they return they find Mrs
Kingston snd the servant murdered. A myster.
eSs ne sse mas
arel never discoyered. Davies uncle takes
charge Of him. and they live together till the
Kingston Is sent to school, his name being
changed to James Dayie. so that the mys;eriou
Assasstns can be thrown on the scent: His uncl
not discover them. V.-After two years tbi
lads father returns and declares that he is bein.
hunted by the members Of a secret society AM
che sign Of the Meaning sn or the soxer
4 vi VII, Y ~ ana IA.-He and his son trave
from town 70 town, trying to throw the emf
fal. II Is apparent that oil attempts at fiigiN
or protection are futile and that favorable ol,-
portunity alone ts being waited for before til.
Captain Kingston is at last murdered by the en-
lssaries Of the Society of the Hidden Meaning
NJ. ana Alis-He leaves manuscript recount
Ing how he came to fall under the ban of the so
ciety, Having become q member, he was order
ed by the head of the society. Kung. to kill a
certain chief magistrate. Instead Of doing SO
cessors that In order 10 remove the han the,
must go 70 China find koon-Si and kill Kung.
XIII, XIV and Xy,-Davie ana his uncle form
ac4uaintances, who are evidently working to-
gether to get them into q position where They
can be murdered readily. One of these ac-
quaintsMGes dls ,a a pistol The claims
You must come IN ana stop with me
tonight. Mr.. Burke. I want to know
the story of your appearance in the
mine. And, besides, have not had
time to thank you.''
4 shall be glad to accept your invita-
tion. In fact, feel the need Of wash
ing up before go back to the town. /
am stopping at the hotel" replied
Burke.
As the two walked along, picking
their way slowly down the narrow
path, peculiar noise came waited up
to them from the town. Stuart paused
and listened
What's that?' he asked.
Troops. They arrived this after
noon. That must be the drumbeat to
quarters"
81 supposed the troops would not
start until the last Of the week. had
information to that effect from Cleve.
1and,'
They came this afternoon, and that
il one reason for ~ friends Injury,
I imagine We WI ak 1t over and.
see." There was a pause, and the Rev.
Andrew Burke suddenly exclaimed in
4 tone of relief, as If he had been
searching for something: "Ah, here
they are! thought perhaps had lost
them"
What's that?p asked Stuart, peering
through the darkness toward some
thing his companion was holding out
In his hand.
Black ore crystals. Very rare speci-
mems. II you have a match about you,
Il will show you"
Stuart could not help laughing. Aft
Ter all, was he not alive and safe after
that experience of terror?
II am afraid" he said, that any
matches might have about me would
hardly go of after the soaking had.
You see, was in the water up to my
neck a part of the time"
II beg your pardon" replied Andrew
Burke. He seemed ashamed, and then
as they were going up the avenue to
the house he said gently: You see.
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