New-York tribune., 1903-03-28


be 1t understood. to mine own exaltation, for what
others: but that they may know what manner OF
possible, under Providence. TO conquer the op-
RreSsor even though he appear to oyerwhei.m US
the good God over all.
BEEN oF snUIa lesa s4d my my 9 6T9hr 9SPel ne
out out OF my inheritance ts easy to qnderStand yet
But there We're other matters less easy 10 put
aside aad a1d Tht h6 glad am that kheT b fh 1Tae
my raPier atween his ribs and laid up s'ore OF
Twas an evening in June when the roses in our
Devon lanes gemmed the hedgerows and filled the
The Sound lay wondrous blue below me as
roofs struggling away downward to the quay rk
patches OF gray brown velvet on man mantle d OF sum sum
in straight columns above the oak boughs.
From the open windows Of the Dolphin Inn
the two Dittishams Non Cary. and the rest Of
them. all good men and true. were holding hig
carouse and no doubt oasting the n smart craft In
anchor three cables out from tn quay head
Sorely had it grieved me during The months an
nor part in the venture. for we ,wer, all c''u-
panions from cradles. and thev had pressed
hard to Join with them
Still. father had lain a-dyinG the while, his
Eyes fe ever s turned to the sea and naG b req al
vexed that Jasper should have told him aught OF
my And RoW e SnGn Was dead and laid to rest with
score of shngfords up y9nder beneath the black lack
slaves, before these new-fanged calivers and
You will say. doubtless that it was early days
to go a-wooing when the stone Of our buryng vault
but my brother Jasper and the LAWYER rogue ron m
If my breathing labored as 1 stood there. twas
had % come than the tn 'e of that rascal in his
black dogbet reading my ahers a n test 1 @ a
as corpse. and all Of tremble such as have
seen in men sick of ague- s-,
Abb6t my yoEefber s9f E th farms in Holt P5rfsh
nv a
fifty pieces Of gold 60 IL and the td char Since had @ Is r9 @
upon rowing it will be of service to him.
Then there was my fathers great R sprawl AL all
the signatures ESQ Of the lawyer and his clerk
Ts fsisa %fa Pnd fe shouted so that the law
yer grew white. and Jasper covered back into his
There is trickery here" said I; Now I know now
why you were ever ven in on our fatRerS fr
never The lawyer made a motion to ora draw o,It II
y'-d my dagger and pinned it to the table.
Had I nailed his yellow claw with , i @ had Inc, not
and % the will Femsined pierced by ihe steel blade
sir he said gIancing at my brother You nave
destroyed the signature" .., ,.,,
into the oak had cleft the writing in twain. so
that none IN had they been Rnsd 80 minded coulu
Jasper was looking at me- and I waited for him
Had he spoken one word Of brothery sympathy
had he held forth II his bs nand tban and bs sG We s been
brothers: but instead there was a craven look In
over the table toward me held something that gave
forth unmistakable ring. .z .. .,or,
Your Ft5 fortune he replied in 10y voice 5tilI
hurrfediy forward THE chart is. as you know In
''Is And then I laughed without mirth, and placed
my In G my as BESIDE sn the Tepce
bethought OF sweet Mistress Pym ana 1t of SO fu
word. and they right glad to see the back OF me-
"Frran IRA IT, .b-orgb tho crowd Of dogs Of every
kind and sort all jumping and faWnngf and and peg peg
snS ne u bis "a now and out through the great gate
with our arms upon It and into the rsa lane P,r he
fore me. so sweet and grave; and gentle as ga
SHOULD tb be e yet eft M T1'h the World d Rs nv friend
True I quavered not a little when | tnoug,n6 t ot
penniiess outcast should come in this wise to ask ,
her hand but bid you remember tna6 '6ra Ty bas IN
those times than some Of you are Of opinion now
The hen world 20 was before me. and gazed as from rom
Hitherto fusiltt beer my sphere.
The coombe. the village the bay. with the boats
drawn up, and the nets ashore: everytn ng as sd !
winters and yet now with difference .
A shadow fell athwart my own and knew II al
'TWas the Spanish prisoner. Alvaro Diego. r he'll
mill his ransom should arrive, by our ne'snoor.
GI1i1 Tnbn Pomeroy, who had taken him in venture
There Was W H no ood Il than the sleek olive vsaged
Don who had been far too long for my peace
thnk in fact later to knoS Va that Ia Og OgF
hatred was mutual for Mistress Pym nao CAV SnSu @
mon his horizon as bright constellation ana we
were rivals. :, - -,,,epor+,,ra and
,o That At he herFase Was knew not at that time i
,9b LonS Tor me that he twirlPd his muStachioS IN
tbe terrace garden at Buzacote. and played chess
IN a4e nights with worthy Master Pyrn. who was
a. soon tn learn was not worthy as we deemed
him. , o.or cir eafd for 7 have
ever held civility to he part Of Eentemans creHf
.t me S9aPfmta+ion into his ruff. while the
point of his long sheath brushed the roses IN
Lpini, shower from the hedge.
Master shnsfo5d is in hSstf st ne sagt TaeG ovef
.rr--.s she SrSt time names had been coupled
,oefber in nv hearing and there was insolence IN
his tone.