Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-13
CHAPTER X.

/ 40 AS SoANy VA AGhlAe a 4OOh Ut the
try. As soon as his boat had returned
and he had got out of sight OF the crew,
he had started for the castle.
1t was an out-of-theway apartment
in which the pirate captain now was,
and he had one companion-the very
woman whom we have seen at the young
peoples door, and whom Paul caught in
the very act.
Now, what have you heard?' asked
Mari. with much eagerness.
"Oh, | heard lots" returned the old
negress. showing the whites of her eyes
prodigiously. Paul said you wasn't his
father. and Miss Mary say she was
drefful glad. Den dey tole-or rudder
Mas'r Paul tole bout a man board de
brig as tole him you for sartin sure
want his father"
THAT is some of Mr.. Buffo Burning
| ton's-"
Oats UNI, OATS um. mas'r," interrupt
ed the slave, clapping her hands Oats
his name, cause heared Mas'r Paul say
So"
But tell me, Hagar. what else did
| Paul say about this fellow"
''Oh, he said lots. Fust, dis man tole
him whar he was born. and who he lib
wild when he was a little picanninny
Den he tole him 'bout-bout de man
what he call uncle. 1t was Humphrey.
OATS um for sartin sure"
The pirates black eyes now emitted
sparks of fire. He walked up and down
the narrow apartment several times like
| a chafed tiger At length he stopped
being somewhat cooled down.
Now, tell me what else the boy and
girl talked about"
HE hubs her and she lubs him, an
dey talk bout runnin' away"
Did they make any plans for so do
ing?"
NO, not as knows on. But dey was
boff of um drefful 'fraid you war goin
to marry wild Mary"
Mari Laroon walked up and down the
! room, and when he stopped there was
dark smile upon his face.
"Hagar," he said. you have lone
| well, and you shall be rewarded for it.
Ycu must watch them carefully. and be
sure that they move not into the garden
without you are close upon them Fol-
low them everywhere they go and hear
every word they say. And. mind, not
! one lisp that l have been here tonight
not a word to living soul. shall be
here tomorrow night. and then you shall
tell me what more you have seen and
heard"
Hagar promised to obey. and shortly
afterward the pirate captain left the
place. He passed out through the gar
den, and thence he made his exit by way
of a postern, and then hurried off by
the upland path to the bay, which he
reached about o'clock. At given sig
nal a boat came off for him, ind his
patient was not awake, so he fancied
there would be no trouble on account of
poor Ben.
After Paul and Mary had finished
their supper and the things had been
removed, they sat down and commenced
70 converse once more. The young man
had thought much during the meal and
he was now ready to 60 ahead with his
Investigations.
Mary" he said. ARE you sure that
was Mari Laroon whom you saw in the
garden"
Just as sure as 1 am that l see you
now" replied the maiden.
'vrhen Of course he has come to watch
us. ! know him well. Is there any one
in the castle whom you have occasion
to think he would select in preference
to another for a spy7"
"Oh, yes; he would take old Hagar
for that business"
And she is the one whom / found
ut the door, Does she answer your sum-
monsT'
Yes, always; but you will get moth
ing from her. for =ne is as crafty as
fox. and as cunning as mortal can be-"
Never mind. l may not get any
words from her to that effect. but l
can read much from her looks. Will you
call herr"
Mary arose and pulled a cord that
hung near her, and ere long a young
Indian girl appeared. and Mary request
ed her TO send Hagar up. The girl dis
appeared, and in a short time afterwards
Hagar made her appearance.
"Hagar," said Paul, speaking kindly
and with a smile. Il forgot to tell you
before, but the captain wants you to
have everything ready for him to-mor-
row night as he viii be here at that
time"
"Sartin." replied the old woman, with
a twinkling Of the brown eyes that Paul
at once understood.
That was the erdSr he sent by me,
and for the sake of doing my duty
give it, but you needn't make the prep
arations. for he will not come. This
afternoon he fell and broke his leg
Hi. hi. hi-yah"' laughed the old
slave. Guess Ms'r Paul don't know
nofien bout it,"
But l do know. The poor man is
suffering the most excruciating agony,
and he cannot bear to be brought up
here"
| The old woman smiled. but spoke not a
word.
what do you think about it?" asked
Paul.
q think I'll do same as you do.
/ get um all ready so to obey orders"
Hagar went out. and as soon as Paul
was sure she was out Of hearing. he
said:
so she has seen him. How did she
know his leg was not broken. If she had
not seen him. But do not fear, for Mari
Laroon will have his hands and head
/ both full when he attempts TO come di-
rectly to the antagouistic with me. Very
/ fortunately. know as much as he does,
and more, too: for | know just how much
/ he knows. while he viii not dream that
l mistrust him."
But how much do you think be does
know asked Mary.
why. l feel confident he knows near
/ ly al we said before you saw him in
/ the garden am eonzient Hagar heard
If all. and il she did. then the captain
knows il all now. | am more sorry for
Burlington than for myself; but viii
nut him on his guard as soon as l go on
board. wish / knew more Of that
man"
'swhy.'' uttered the maiden rs
there anything peculiar about hims
"of course, there must be; and since
1 have been here | have thought more
OF him than l ever did before His face
10 before me. and | see il plainly see
il as something that / have already seen
before and vet 50 strange IS that face
that even an infant should not seem to
forget il. And then his voice, too. But
cannot think CANNOT call mp clearly,