The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-19

and deposited his letter. Two ladies met
him as he turned
MIR. Meekin's elegant hat was raised
from his intellectual brow and lowered
in the air. ike some courteous blaSkblrds
for an Instant Mrs Jeilicoe, Mrs.
Protheriekl My dear leddies, this Is
an unexpected pleasurel And where.
pray, are you going on this lovely after
noong To stay in the house IS positive
ly sinful All what climate; but the
trail Of the serpent, my dear Mrs Proth-
erick-the trail of the serpent And
he sighed.
why, you are going our way, said
Mrs. Jellicoe. I'VE can walk together.
Delighted / am going to call on
Major yiekers.'
And l live within stones throw"
returned Mrs. Protheriek. What a
charming little ereature-his daughter.
A sad thing. Quite romance If it were
not so had. you know. His wife. poor
Mrs yickersr'
Indeed What of herT' asked Meek
In. bestoving a understanding bow ca a
passer-by. ''Is she an invalid!'
''She Is dead. poor soul. returned Jolly
Mrs Jellicoe. with a far sigh. You
don't mean TO say that you haven't
heard the story. Mr.. Meekiny
My dear leddies, | have only been In
Hobart Town week. and | have not
heard the story"
''It's about the mutiny. you know. the
mutiny at Maequarie Harbor- The pris-
oners took the ship and put Mrs. Wick
ers and Sylvia ashore somewhere Cap
tain Frere was with them. too The
poor things had a dreadful time, and
nearly died. Captain Frere made a boat
at last. and they were picked up By a
ship. Poor Mrs yickers only lived
few hours. and little Sylvia-she was
only twelve years old then-was quite
lightheaded. They thought she wouldn't
recover She's quite strong now; but her
memory's gone. She doesn't remember
anything about the three or four weeks
they were ashore-at least net distinct
Iy.r
s'It's a great mercy" interrupted Mrs
Protherick. determined TO keep the post
Of honor. .swho wants her to remem-
Der these horrors7 From Captain Freres
account. it was positively awful
what we call an escaped I
prisoner. Mr.. Meekin-happened to be
left behind. and he found them out, and |
insisted on sharing the provisions-the |
wretch Captain Frere was obliged to
watch him constantly for fear he should /
murder them Even In the boat he tried /
to run them out 10 sea and escape He
was one Of the worst men In the Harbor,
they say. But you should hear Captain
Frere tell the story"
.'And where Is he nowf" asked Mr.
sfeekin, with interest
Captain FrereY'
'No. the prisoner"
'*Oh. goodness, / don't kncw-at Port
Arthur | think I know that he was
ried for boiling, and would have been
hanged but for Captain Frere's exer-
ions"
Dear. DEAR a strange story. indeed"
aid Mr.. Neekin '.And so the young
ady doesn't know anything about il 2"
'-Only what she's been told. of course.
oor dear. She's engaged to Captain
'rere."
Really To the man who saved her.
low charming-quite romancsl Her
irish love clings to her heroic protec-
Dr.. Remarkable and beautiful Quite |
ivy and oak. dear led /
les All, In our fallen nature. what I
weet spots I think this is the /
ate"
A smart convict servant--he had been
pEckpocket Of note In days gone by
1T the clergyman TO repose In a hand
,mely furnished drawing room, whose
IN blinds revealed a wealth Of bright I
arden fecked with shadows, while he
emit In search of Miss vickers- The
a Tor was out, his duties as superin-
ndent of convicts rendering such abb
noes necessary; but Miss vickers was
the garden, and could be called In at I
zee. The Reverend Meekin, wiping
$ heated brow. and pulling down his
otIess wristbands, laid himself back
. the soft sofa. soothed By the elegant
rroundings no less than by the cool
SO of the atmosphere. He was dis
rbed by the sound Of voices In the gar b
IN; and going outside saw q young =
RI talking to one Of the servants She
rned, and Mr.. Meekin, bowling bis !.
.oIogies, became conscious that the
ung lady was about seventeen years Of y
e, that her eyes we're large and soft,
r hair plentiful and bright, and that | n
e hand which held the little book she :
d been reading was white and small. .
Miss vickers, think. Ny name IL
eekin-fhs Rev. Arthur Meekin." I'll
How do you do, Mr.. Meekin r. said D.
'ivia, putting out one Of her small r.
nds, and looking straight at him
'spa will be In directly"
His daughter more than compensafes al
: bis absence, my dear Miss yickers" ca
II don't like hattery, Mr.. Meekin, so b.
MT use t. At least" she added, with
delicious frankness that seemed born m
her very brightness and beauty, mot
1t sort Of hattery. Young girls do
g fattery, Of course. Don't you think 81
r.
This rapid attack quite Disconnected ra
r. Meekin, and he could only bow and NIL
lie at the seIf-possessed young lady. -
)" You have not been here long, MFR.
sskin." said Sylvia, after q pause
NO, only week; and / confess I am 81
,prised. A lovely climate. but. as pa
d just now to Mrs. Jellicoe, the trail ia
the serpent--the trail Of the serpent 10
dear young lady" ~
IF you send all these wretches here. ,rs
q must expect the trail Of the ser-
at" said Sylvia. 'Tt isn't the fault