The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15
Harry taking his fowlins piece
from the peg

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could seem to see and scent like some
keen hound snoothness which should
later come from the tangled web of
should encompass mine own smallness
of perplexity.
When 1 was vending my way back
to Drake Hill, with my gun over shout
der and some fine birds in hand, I met
Sir Humphrey Hyde.
We were near Laurel Greek. and the
great house stood still and white in the
sunlight, and there was no life around
it except for the distant crawl of toll
over the green of the broad tobacco
fields and the great hum of the bees
in the Towering honey lOcusts. Sir
Humphrey was coming from the direc-
ton of the house, riding slowly, stoop-
ing in the saddle as if with thought
and 1 guessed that he had been to see
to the safety of contraband goods.
When he saw me he halted and shouted
In his hearty, boyish way, "HalIoo, hal
loo, Harry. and what luck:" as if all
there was of moment in the whole
world. and Virginia in particular, was
the shooting of birds on a May morn
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whisper, though there was no life near
er than the bees and they no bearers
OF secrets, except those of the flowers,
II pray thee, come back to the hall
with me and let US consult together
I followed him back TO the house,
and he sprang from his saddle, had
shutter unhasped in twinkling, know
ing evidently the secret of it, and we
were inside, standing among the litter
of casks and cases in the great silent
desertion of the hall of Laurel Greek.
Then he grasped me hard by both
hands and cried out: Harry. Harry
Wingfield, come to thee I must, for,
convict though thou be, thou art man
with a head packed with wit, and
Ralph Drake is half the time in his
cups, and Parson Downs riding his
own will at such a hard gallop that
twill surprise me not if he leave his
head behind, and as for Dick and Nick
Barry and Captain Dickson and-and
Major Robert Beverly and all the 9th
ers, what is it to them about this one
matter which is more to me than the
whole BROTH
You mean?. I said and pointed to
the litter on the hall floor.
YES" and then, with great show
of passion. My God. Harry Wingfeld,
did we gentlemen and cava-
Tiers of Virginia allow woman to be
mixed in this matter? Tiff these
goods be traced to her.
And, faith, and 1 see no reason why
they should not be. with a whole col
ony in the secret of it." I said colby.
Nay. none but me and Nick and
Dick Barry. and the parson since yes
terday and Major Beverly and Captain
Noel Jaynes and you aud the captain
and sailors on the Golden Horn, who
value their own necks. As God is
my witness. none beside, Harry"
l could scarcely help laughing at
the length of the list and the inno-
cence of the lad. Her sister Gather
inc. Sir Humphrey said 1.
Hath she told her. Harry?''
"And the captain Of the Earl of Fair
fax"
The governors ship? Well, then, let
US go through jamestown proclaiming
it with horn,'' he gasped out, and
made more of the two last than his
own long list
NAY, the two last are as safe as
We said /. Mistress Catherine holds
her sister dearer than herself, and as
for the captain of the governors ship,
lock mans tongue with the key of
his own interest if you wish it not
TO wag. But these goods must be
moved from, bprn
That is what I well know. Harry"
he said eagerly. .'All night did / TOSS
and study the matter. But where?"
Not in any place on Madam Caven- |
dish's plantation" I said. and did not I
say. as I might have, for twas the |
truth. that I had also tossed and /
studied, but as yet TO no result.
NO. nor on mine, though swear to /
thee. were I the only one to consider, /
l would have them there in a twin
king. but cannot put my mother and /
sister in jeopardy even for
Barry Upper Branch
Mick and Dick swear they will not