Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-15
CHAPTER XXxv.
AGAIN DIcKoRY WAS THERE.


49, and with the load
lifted from her heart, Kate helped very
much to promote the gaiety IT this
young lady had wished to make good
colonial match, she had opportunities
enough for SO doing, but she was not
In that frame OF mind, and encouraged
no sutton.
But, bright as she was, she was not.
SO bright as on that great and glorious
day when she received Ben Green
ways letter, telling her that her father
was no longer a pirate. There were
several reasons for this gradually
growing twilight of her happiness, and
one was that no letter came from her
father. To be sure, there were many
reasons why no letter should come,
There were no regular mails in these
colonies which could be depen led upon,
and, besides, the new career of her
father, sailing as a privateer under the
kings flag, would probably make it
very difficult for him to send a letter
to Jamaica by any regular or irregular
method. Moreover, her father was a
miserable correspondent, and always
had been. Thus she comforted herself
and was content, though not very well
content, to wait
Then there was another thing which
troubled her, when she thought Of it.
| That good man and steady lover, Mar
]! tin Newcombe, had written that he was
coming to Spanish Town, and she knew.
very well what he was coming for and
what he would say, but she did not
know what she would say to him; and
the thought OF this troubled her. In a.
letter she might put off the answer for
which he had been so long and pa
| tiently waiting, but when she met+him
face to face there could be no more de-.
/ lay; she must tell him yes or no, and
she was not ready to do this.
There was so much to think of, SO
many plans to be considered in regard
| to going back to Barbados or staying
in Jamaica, that really she could not
make up her mind, at least not until
she had seen her father, She would be
! SO sorry IL Mr. NeWcombe came TO
Spanish Town before her father should
arrive, or at least before she should
hear from him.
Then there was another thing which
added to the twilight of these cheerful
4 y,
/ derstand, because she could see no rea-
son why it should affect her, The
Governor, whom they frequently met
| IN the course of the pleasant social
i functions of the town, looked troubled,
and was not the genial gentleman he
used to be
/ Kate mentioned to her uncle tho
] changed demeanor OF the Governor, but
he could give no explanation; he had
1 heard of no political troubles, but sup
posed that family matters might easily
have saddened the good man.
Still, there were dinners and little
parties, and society made itself very
pleasant; and in the midst Of them all
ship came in from Barbados, bring
ling letter from Martin Newcombe.
A strange thing about this letter was
1 that it was addressed to Mr. Delaplaine
and not to Miss Kate Bonnet. This, OF
course, proved the letter must be on
business; and, although he was with
his little family when he opened his
letter, he thought it well to glance at
it before reading it aloud. The first few
tines showed him that it was indeed a
business letter, for it told of the death OF
N1aQdnl bonnet, anu HOW lHS WA1tGl3
Martin Newcombe, as neighbor and
friend of the family, had been called
In to take temporary charge of her
effects, and, having done SO, he has
tened to inform Mr.. Delaplaine of his
proceedings and to ask advice.
Having finished these business de-
tails, Mr. Delaplaine went on and read
aloud, and in the succeeding portion of
the letter Mr.. Newcombe begged Mr.
DeIaplaine to believe that 1t was the
hardest duty of his whole life to write
what he was now obliged to write, but
that he knew he must do it, and there
fore would not hesitate. At this the
reader looked at his niece and stopped
60 on cried Kate, her face little
flushed, ..go on!"
The face Of Mr.. Delaplaine was pale,
and for moment he hesitated, then,
with a sudden jerk. he neryed himself
% the effort, and read on; he had seen
enough to make him understand that
tbs duty before him was to read on.
Briefly and terseIY. but with tears IN