Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-14

more, and he soon heard enough. The
respectable Maj Bonnet had CONT
away in his own ship with a savage
crew, far beyond the needs of the yes.
sci, and if he had not gone pirating
what had he gone for? And TO this
question Dickory replied every time:
He went because he was taken away
He would not give up his faith in Kate
Bonnet's father.
Five minutes afterward q man came
running through the town with the
news that old Bonnet's daughter, Miss
Kate, had also gone away In the ship
She was not at home; she was not il
the town.
That settles IT." said some peorie
The black-hearted rascal! He rs.
gone Of his own accord. and he has
taken Greenway and his fair young
daughter with him"
And what do you think of that p
said some to the doubter Dickory.
Il don't believe word OF It'll" SAFE
he; and not wishing on his own re-.
sponsibility to tell what he knew Of
Mistress Kate Bonnet, he rowed ur
the river towards the Bonnet planta.
ton to carry her message On his WAY
whom should he see, hurrying aloa'
the road by the river bank comm
towards the town and LOOKING hot an
worried, but Mr. Martin Newconlht
At the sight of the boat he stopped
"Hol young man" he cried, you A."
from the town; has anything frt.
been heard about Maj, Bonnet and h.
daughter2"
Now here was the best and easie"'
opportunity of doing the third tht
which Kate had asked him to do, ba
his heart did not bound to do il. :.
sat and looked at the man on the rive
bank.
Don't you hear me?" cried NdI
combe, Has anybody heard furtht
from the Bonnets?"
Dickory still sat motionless. gain
at Newcombe. He didn't want to tt
this man anything He didn't want {,
have anything to do with him. Il,
| hesitated but he could not forget th,
third thing he had boon asked to &
and who had asked him to do /
Whatever happened, he must be 10.
to her and her wishes, and so he sa.c
with but little animation In his vo. ,c
Maj Bonnets daughter did not
| with him"
Instantly came a great cry from tn
shore. Where Is she? Where is she
Come closer to land and tell me every
thing!"
This was too much! Dickory did not
like the tone Of the man on shore
who had no right to command him
in that fashion
II have no time to stop now" said
he; ~ am carrying message Il
Madam Bonnet"
And so he padded away somewhat
nearer the middle of the river.
Martin Newcombe was Wild he rar
and he bounded on his way to the
Bonnet house; he called and HI
shouted to Dlckory, but apparently
that young person was too far away
20 hear him. When the canoe touched
the shore, almost at the spot wher,
the fair Kate had been fishing with ;
hooh lying in the sun. Newcombe wal
already there.
''Tell me-" he cried, "tell me abov
Miss Kate Bonnet! What has befalle
herr If she did not go with her II
Their, where is she now?"
IL have come said Dickory. sturd
ly, as he fastened his boat with tt
borrowed rope, with message Il
Madam Bonnet and cannot tai
with anybody until have deliV
cred II"
Madam Bonnet saw the two person
hurrying towards her house, and sh
came out In fine fury to meet then
Have you heard from my runawa
husband" she cried, "and from hi
daughter? | am ashamed to hear new
of them, but suppose | am In dut
bound to listen"
Dickory did not hesitate now to te
what he knew, or at least part OF it.
your daughter" said he.
"She is not my daughter" cried tn
lady; thank Heaven | am spared thf
disgrace. And from what hiding-plaS
I does she and her sire send me a mes
sage?"
Dickory's face flushed.
II bring no message from hiding
place." he said, nor any from YOU
husband He went to sea in his shil
but Mistress Kate Bonnet left the vel
sci before 1t sailed and, her clothe
having been injured by water she sci
me for what young lady in her stt
ton might need, supposing rightly thi
you would know what that might be
Indeed dol" cried Madam Bonn2
"What she needs are the clouts of
fish-girl and stick to her back b
sides"
Madam" cried Newcombe, but 81
needed him not; she was growing mo
angry.
"A fine creature she Is" exclaim'
the lady, ito run away from my hou
in this fashion, and treat me with sue
contumely, and then to order me
send her her fine clothes to deck he
self for the eyes Of strangers"
Madam" cried Newcombe, Il cal
not listen to such speech, such"