Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07
BY Prof. VIM. Henry Peck,



hrxt-hsl let them come-I can fight
fight hard row-SOr my yellow
brides
She hob6led sway and Hammond
locked the door after he-.
When be turned. Nancy HarSer was
weeping bitterly.
What's that abSurdity for?" he said
with 4 cosrse laugh
"Oh. Roland. she r. our mother OK
claimed Nancy.
aSTaRe care. Can me not by any
other name thsn Luke Hammond"
szid he, grasRpg her cy In arm
Ivy oman you are growing weak. fool.
lsh. dangerous"
Dangerous she repeated. dryine
Der tesrs instantly.
Aye. dangerous. Nancy. Dangerous
70 me SO look sharp. and call me nc
strange and forgotten names. I am
4 man 10 meet and destroy danSer-r'ot
70 be crushed by q c-y-baby."
Enough. Luke" said Nancy. I'm be
weak 10 more"
The better Tor you. Nancy" said
Luke. rekorring 20 his brandy. Keep
I quiet The madness grief and age OF
he old woman Is killing her. Let this
natter rest, and wait-watch and wait
I 30 Daniel left his charge last night
aid went proving after goldT'
NO" SAID Nancy; Fan imagined it.
She IS always accusing some one OF
/ wishing 20 steal her gold. Daniel IS
rue 20 his post"
He had best be. 1or Ia end bis
/ business very suddenly II he tried any
tricks" said Luke, grinding his teetl
/ together.
Then seeing Nancy reEeatng unit
Ger hack touched the wall. and STARING
wildly az vacancy. ne cried out:
Nv hat IS the matter with you now =
--See, There. Near you
WHAT I see nothing" said Ham
nond. looking about him and drawing
4 see fl see it-oh. Heaven
yroaned Nancy.
WHAT Speak. woman
The ehape-the shape that haunt
sur dreams" said Nancy. wildly. lou
fathers face n inly clouds. HIS LIP.
( uove-he speaks! Listen-'
Despite his iron nature Luke uem
bled Ike q LEAF IN & g-iv. and Wit
staring eyes sa1ed about him
i see and bear nothing" said d
AZ length.
"Gone-gone al last murmure.
Sancy. sinking into Z chair.
You ara quitting or. Nancy Harke-
Fou know you are
I saw it-I swear saw IL / hear,
T." cried Nancy. nngrIy.
Bah. ImaC.nltioni You are goin
dad Ike Fan II you heard x. wha
I'D il say
Beware OF Harriet Fossi Whe
she shall meet We. and ye shall knO'
each other. ye DIE said Nancy.
'Nonsenserr said Hammond. "Nou'v
I dreamed that 60 often that 81 last 80
, -hlnk you hear IT, I tell you. my goo
! woman. % be careful You are Grov
M quite dangerous expect 10 hea
IRON John Marks every instant. I az
! asrouished that he OF stephen have n'
!, returned The bSrk Cleaner must
, .n po-t. Come. We must have no MOI
/.
: Nancy made 10 reply. bOt drew
chair 20 the FIRE and sat down
j. Luke looked az her IN silence z
- some time, and then thought.
she Is failing fast This won't o
4 may have 70 take care OF her
? last"
The gate ben clattered loudly. and
started 20 his feet
\. There. We VII have news no
, hope. Do. you 20 % tie white a.
Z gold ! VII admit this person"
Il beg you not 20 do II. Luke" sa
= Saacy. L tremble every instant
: hear q your death. and.of course III
= VIII follow sharp after"
: But the gate must be opened. Ha
70 the dogsr'
:, Il wiz send Daniel 70 the ga
n Neither Stspben nor Marks WI retu
4 hlther nom the street"
Tide, forgot that" exclsim
a Luke: HseTid Daniel Up 70 ne-7
Nancy ieft the library. and Dan
- soon czns %.
= @Dzxiei," said Hsnnond. go to I
gate. Admit no one. II you q
= stephen OF tie gen6eman you admit
!, night before last, say that he nj
:, enter by the private door n the re
=, II any one inquiries for ne or NJ
g Elgln. say that we are IN Boston, a
WI NIX return for several days. II
after 10 c'csock-A late hour for a
|, one 20 cali"
"a Daniel went on his mission. and az