Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-27

"Dinny! You hereT
yes. SORTS me-"
"IIut at libcrtyT'
"fcs, sir: and I'm to attend on We as !
did avore."
But"
"Oh. it's all right. sor! The captains
a bit busy. and I'm not TO be hung at
present. I'm to be kept till there's big
holiday. and be strung up then. It's the
fashion out In this part of the country"
"NIy poor fellow" cried Humphrey,
~ am glad to see you safe agnin!'
"Safc. sir: and dye call 1t safe. whin
the first time. perhaps. as the shkipper
all me youth and beauty. like one o. the
big dropping flowers on tree"
Nonsense. mani"
"Oh. it's since. sor: and I shall droop,
too. wild all my moight!'
"No. no." said Humphrey. as he pom
dcrcd upon the past. and saw in Dinny's
rcpricve desire to crafty him. mo,
my lad. appealed to the captain to spare
your life, and this is the result"
1t was not until the next morning that
he saw Dinny again.
, rs all quiet In the place. he asked.
can is it quiet? Why, tomb In
Agypt is lively place to It. The schoon-
cr's getting rotting for want o work. and
the men do nothing hut schlapc. and the
captains shut all alone whin he isn't
down In the forest saying his prayers
us 1t the calm that comes before the
storm. DinnyT said Humphrey.
"Sure, an I don't know, sor; but I'll
kapc watch IL I can, and give ye word II
there's anything wrong; but me poor
heads In mix, and since I've been out
OF prison seem to see nothing but Black
Mazzard shwarming oil over the place
and takin' me darlin' away. Did ye In
tcrsadc wild the captain, SORT"
"Dinny. l have not seen him again."
said Humphrey, frowning.
mot seen him, sor! Why, he has been
here half dozen toimes.'
'Bccn here? No."
"Sure and saw him wild me own OILS,
sor. Twice he came to the windy there
and four tonnes along by the big pas.
sage. Sure I thought ye'd been col
loguing."
II was not aware Of II. said Hum
phrcy, calmly; but his words did not cx-
press the feelings that were raging with
In his breast. and as soon as he was alone
he tried to analyzc them.
He must flee. He could do nothing
else. and growing momcntarily more ex-
cited. he tried to force himself to act and
think.
The old temple. He would flee there
for the present, he said. II would re.
move him from Mary's pursuit. for she
would never dream Of his seeking refuge
there. and from that place he might per-
haps open up communication with Dinny.
He had no weapon. no he caught up n
large table knife and stuck 1t In his waist
band. 1t was not much. but something.
and at that moment he recalled Mary
Dcll's histOry-hOw she Ind told him that
they had begun with canoe: through
that captured a large boat; that larger
boat had enabled them to take q vessel:
been obtained.
In the same way that knife should grow
into a sword, he said to himself: and
then he felt sensation OF half-blind
rage ut himself for making the COMPARE
son.
"What Is this hateful unsexed creature
to me" he said. angrily. as he stood
thinking as to his next step.
All was silent. and the drawing aside
of the great curtain proved that Bart was
not on guard, for there was no dull, vel
low CLEAN Of his lantern ut the end OF TIC
corridor. and once more It came over the
prisoner M u feeling OF wonder that he
should not again and again have taken
such steps rs these. Almost unguardcd,
his prison doors and windows always
open, and freedom given him to wander
about the ruins, and yet like a pinioned
bird he had stayed.
'They know that the sea before, the
forest and mountain behind, are stronger
than bolt and bar" something seemed to
whisper to him as he stood listening.
"But not to determined man, ready
to do or die" he cried. as II forced "a
answer aloud; and he set his teeth as he
still hesitated and paused before hurry.
ing out Of the great dark place.
He stopped. What would she do wher
she found that he had gone? What would
'she say Of the man whom. with all hel
faults. she evidently dearly loved, and
would sacrifice all to win?
Humphrey Armstrong stamped Rcrceiy
upon the old stone flooring. making tn,
vaultcd roof echo as he thrust his fin
gers into his ears In child-like attempt
to shut out and deafen himself to the 81
lent whisperngs which assailcd him.
He gave one glance around, trying e
penetrate the darkness, and hesitated NJ
longer. but strobe away, passing ont OF
the long corridor out among the ruins
and. well accustomed to the place now
making straight for the pathway which
ut its division, turned toward the old
temple.
All was still; but 1t seemed lighter
away to his left than he could qnite nc
count for. and he was starting agar
when a distant shout as Of many voice,
came through the silence Of the nigh
and died away.
ITO start alone on q cruise" he said
half aloud. "What madness" Thel
passionately: ut all seems madness, an,
can do nothing but drift with fate"
Fighting down the strange hesitanc!
which kept assailing him In variou
forms. especially now In that Of conjur
ing up difficulties in the way of escape
he plunged sturdily into the forest path
and as fast as the darkness allowed
went on straight Tor the old temple.
grim place OF refuge, with its ghastl.
relies; Of Abel Dell lying, as 1t We're, II
state, and the horrible, haunting rec
objections of the cavern where the would
be assassin had met his fate, and tn
other had been consigned rs to his tomb
A sudden turn brought him close to tn
fork, where one path went winding t
the left toward the mems and the car
tain's quarters. the other to the temple