Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-12

young mans lips Ike careSs-
IL
*. YOU We come. he said softly.
"Yo1 see I am as gOod as my word
The hinGscOts OAK must 60 IL is the
last link between me and the work
house-for IL almost comes 20 that
II vas evident that the relationship
between these two was something
more binding that the ordinary ties
existent between casual acouaintances|
+ Of opposite sex. Each seemed TO &C
cept the situation as Inevitable. Then
+ the girl went on. hurriedly.
You'll catch cold. Alaric. dear. II
YOU stand still without your coat In
/ this bitter cold Let me hold the
z lantern for you while you work"
She sn2tched Up the light. he.
obe6ient 10 her injunction. applied
his weapon with renewed vigor. The
z lamplight threw a warm glow over
+ his weather-tanned face and muscular
arms.
For . time he Iabored on. his whole
being concentrated OK the performance
OF his hercuiean task. After q space
he paused 10 rest \ great wound on
the mighty bole OF the oak showed
how sure had been hi strenuous
endeavors.
When he ceased she broke iAto
quick speech.
1T seems incredible she murmur-
Cd. that you. a kinEscotc. Of the same
race. the same blood as ourselves,
should De forced 90 toll like this-like
{ a common l@oo-er. The man came
quickly forward. and flung his arm
p around her waist Their lips met IN
Kiss that could not be mistaken fc'
3 a mere cousinly saiuton-
"Damaris Kingycote." he said
5 steadily enough. 'let rs be frank on'
. with the Other. What are the facts
T. am the poor relation-the blot N
q the family 'scutChcCn Of the squire
Q your father. He resents my proximity
D loathes the very idea a. our love
therefore he has brought HIS hatterie
2 70 bear upon me and mine All tha
= he could 90 20 ruin me be has done
2 and heaven knows that he had bee
successful enough
d The girls eyes brimmcd over wit
E tears. Alaric vas quick 20 note he
e ready sympathy and. he gripped hi
y axe anew. the silence vibrating ono
?. more with the ringing cadence OF 81
s rhythmic blows.
Presently ne rested once again.
u 'Damari=." he said. did YOU eve
near AA1 4NrN-4A AAl.AA AAA4N AL ga
70 branch % the family. that but "a
:, some strange within % chance ] shout
~ have been III the sQuire's place toda'
The ruler OF the destiny OF hirEsco'
- Cleho Farms From father % son th
tradition has been handed down Oh.
= Nigel kinCscote. the cavalier 1ugsle
- liz some unknown way with the law
a OF successi on-that 30 was not the sd
p q the eldest son who was your own r
r TIERS ancestor. hut mine. thar corI
y the truth only be known arlght shou
~ Dee reignlng az kiugscote Manor q
Pc stead ~ being what ! ANA paupe'
az fated 70 cut down the family tree
Is, raise q pitiful sum az money that mu
., ~ procured"
~ Damaris stood speeches. and Alar
~ once more resumed his heavy task.
Finally after long and weary 20
mo end came. With CRY % the gi
slaric Sung down his axe and leap
backward his hand sought he
side hy side drawn apart from Z
- lettering giant. they stood as thou
81 speubound. the only spectators Of [
~ end OF so May hundred years
81 silent. strenuous majesty.
NJ And even as the mighty tree We
- shuddering TO its tremendous IAN,
~ crack as OF a pistol shot. fOreshado
1
n from the one rotten bOugh that
n tree had possessed a huge limb sol
II halfway up its stem, which now
II taching first from II parent crash
n down az the very feet OF the wond
N ing couple
Nor was that all A metallic tin
accompanied the crash Damarts v
the FIRST TO recognize the solution
i the puzzle.
II was a metal canister 10
III / tine stained box Of rusted tin. clos
81 1 at both ends-a thing OF mystery.
81 4 untold possibilities. She picked IL
n and as she did so one end fell aw
~ The canister contained nothing
- stained yellow piece OF parchmt
~ upon which something was writ
"a An a close and grabbed caiigrap
archaic. hard 70 decipher.
aforfr SWING the lantern Cd II