Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-10-28
A SISTERS VENGEANCE:
BY GEORGE MlNviLLE FENN

humans words, and gazing sharply
round; "but one who spared my life, sir,
and with this poor fellow here defended
me from that dead scoundrel and his
gangw
As he spoke he spurned the body Of
Black Mazzard, who had hardly stirred
since he received Bart's bullet.
Il am at your service, Captain Arm
strong" said the officer, "and viii take
my instructions from you"
For the wretches taken in arms, sir,
| have nothing to say; but for this poor
wounded fellow, / ask proper help and
protection. / viii be answerable for
him."
Bart looked at him quickly and reeled
slightly as he limped to his side.
Thank ye. captain he said. Il ought
to hate you, but she loved you, and that's
enough for me. II don't see you again.
sir-heaven bless you, and good by.'
"But we shall see each other again,
Bart, and hope-here, quickT' he cried;
help here; the poor fellow is fainting
from loss Of blood"'
Bart was borne away to be tended by
stood gazing down at the motionless form
at his feet.
He did not speak for some minutes.
and all around respected his sorrow by
standing aloof; but he turned at last to
the officer:
Il ask honorable burial, sir. for the
dead-dead to save my life"
The officer bowed gravely, and then
turned away to give a few short, sharp
orders to his men, who signed to their
prisoners.
These were rapidly marched down to
the boats, two and two, till it came to
the turn of Dinny, who stood with Mrs.
Greenheys clinging TO him, trembling
with dread.
Now. my fine fellow" said the war
rant officer who had the prisoners in
charge; 'this way"
Sure, and yen let me have q wurrud
wild the captain first? Sure, an he'd like
to shpake TO me wan wurrud," said Din
ny. Wouldn't ye, sorT
YES" said Humphrey, turning to the
officer in command; "a very good friend
to me, sir, and one who would be glad to
serve the king"
"Or amy wan else who'd behave da-
Gently to him.
LET him tend his companion" said
Humphrey. He is a good nurse for a
wounded man"
Mistress Greenheys caught Humphreys
hand and kissed it.
That night, covered with the English
flag, which she had so often dehed, the
so-called Commodore Junk was borne to
the resting place selected by Humphrey
Armstrong.
1t was a solemn scene as the roughly
made bier was borne by lantern light
through the dark arcade of the forest,
and the sailors looked up wonderingly at
the strange aspect of the moldering old
pile.
But their wonder increased as they en-
tered the gloomy temple, and the yellow
light of their lanterns fell upon the flag
draped coffin in the center, and the weird
looking figures seated round.
Side by side with the remains of her
brother, Mary Dell was laid and then
draped with the same flag spread by
Humphrey Armstrong; own hands, the
picture exciting the wonder of the officer
in command, to whom it all seemed mys-
rerious and strange. Greater wonder
than all, though, was that Humphrey
Armstrong, lately a prisoner of the fam
Gus buccaneer who had been laid to rest,
should display such deep emotion as he
slowly left the spot.
As he stepped outside volleys re fred
by the men, and as the reports of the
pieces rumbled through the antique build
ing, and echoed in the caverDods cenote,
the reverberation loosened some portion
of the roof over the vast reservoir, an
avalanche of stone falling with a rever-
bera ting hollow splash, and great bird
flew out and disappeared in the darkness
overhead.
A fortnight had passed, during which
period Humphrey Armstrong had kept
himself quite in seclusion, when in ODE
dience TO stern resolve he journeyed
slowly up to town.
st. James Square looked just as II old,
and the same servant opened to his hasty
knock and net him with smile.
He lad come without sending notice,
and he had made no inquiry since his
landing, telling himself that it was better
so; and now, strung up for his painful
task, he strobe into the great, marble
pared hall.
a private interview" he said to the pom
QeEOuS OlQ WIZ NdLAG AOI W alQ IL
the footman closed the door.
Lady Jenny, sir? The countess is at
the lakes with his lordship."
1.-The countess! / said Lady Jenny"
Eyes, sir" said the old butler. with
smile 1--WE always speak os her young
ladyship now as the COUNTESS
THE countess Why, you don't mean
-"
YES, sir; she was married to the Earl
of Winterleyton a year ago, sir"
OH said Humphrey, calmly; II have
been to the West Indies. and had not
heard the news"
He nodded good-humoredly to the old
butler, and went off across the square.
Now, it's my belief" said the old but
ler that he's another on 'em as her
young ladyship was always a-leading chi"
Thank heayepf' said Humphrey, with
a sigh OF relief; and he went and behaved
like a. Englshmga, for he walked
straight TO his club. ordered his dinner,
and for the first time for months .hor-
oughly enjoyed it, and thought of his next
expedition. and that it with its earnest
work would be the best remedy for a
mind diseased, and made up his mind
that if he could persuade him to leave
lis newly made wife he would have Din
ny for one of his men.
And old Bart, too, il he will serve"
he said, half aloud. Then two or three
times over. as a pretty, powdered and
painted image. all silk ana gewgaws and
flowers. filed his imagination. What
release, Thank heaven
He was almost alone in the great club
room. for the various diners had risen
and gone. and for the time being the long.
gloomy place Sc smed to be the old prison
chamber. with its stone altar and great
carven idol szins stolidly down upon
him. as he sai softly;
Mary DEF True woman. shall
never love q aim
He bowed bis head in memory OF Com
modore Jw ! and. stubborn Enslishman
to the last he kept his word.
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