The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
CHAPTER NV
rae Adventure with the Clip.


: town Of Uxbridge the oxford road and asked
his Jordan's posting inn OF the place
Here he drank glass Of hot winefor the night had
fallen chl-snd delaying longer than served the
.rn rnournfu Barry melancholy kiss upon
merry maid the pair set off again-as uncertain both
OF their destination their couple
the kings high road that night
TO discover Harborne; bring him to account-to
tell Kitty the truth OF affair-these the
thoughts banshed others compelled Sir Rich
ard ride willing horse little brutally.
Wounded in his pride made the laughing stock OF
callous town. Dick Escombe not the TO suffer
a % nurse his esentment or feed upon hope of
furure day Hot within him. this desire of swift
prevailed above his anxiety that Kitty should
man did 5is while he Mas alive but TO-DAY he is dead
And YOU had the Cet the tips-lavish in
lis affection. mighty in his pride mrelenting in his
enmitH- Dick swore afterward that he could have
~.slsshed the very trees he by. Harbornes
fsee was ever before him lie looked into the mans
soul and seemed know that he afraid.
ON, angry journey, surely, and one that carried
midnight when he lost the ROAD moonless hour
tiek OF Buckinghamshre all about and little
hardly see his hand before his face Here upon bride
.-ssth Dick halt last and remembered that
The faithful Barry his heels In truth he could
hardly The ana must be guided by the clinkng
of the bit and the fall of clever hoof upon stony
=. an odd Barry-what said they at the
To the right master, and so you shall to tn.
F.: Il hear the trickle Of a burn Bsrry-and them.
church against it God keep US from that-tis
"A plain direction Barry. upon my soul. Would It
shall VIC find it. Hark' man. do you hear any
I hear dog barking. master"
~Tonder there is light in the thicket--tvvould be
Egptian people oaptain-out mind ye carry the relic
of st Patrick. and be damned to them!
we must ask after my lord Barry-and yet there is
so SHAH we ask and keep upon this one master"
They turned from the path and threaded narrow
Leading clearing of the thicket and camp OF
reddenlng FIRE of brushwood A dog barked
loudly and horses sleep trotted little
way when Sir Richard passed by Twenty YARDS rom
open place the horse unearthed pretty couple Of
the gypsies lying in each others arms The girl
off the vans, laughing-but the man started up
and drew savage knife from its sheath
Keep thy pistol in thy pocket friend Come. the
the Jordans and viii give you crown piece
The fellow muttered savagely-a NANCY hound
from Barrys whip Anon very old woman so OLD tnat
ment from Of the vans and spoke sharply to
her in the zinsar tongue Then she turned to Sir
seek YOU my lord at St Peter's?"
How with my business?
'-Not With bonpie man-not with yours
Seek ye him or his Young wife? HO hO!.L II read the
GO with the gentleman. Jasper Say that he comes to
alone-I alone, for this gentleman
viii not by again See that ye take him to my
lords door. Point out the window to hn-ha hal and
silver for thy pains-silver for thy
pains this fine gentleman
horrible to hear her cackling there in the
moonlight all his Dicks heart sank
my lords story? Reflection have told him that
she came by it because her camp was not three miles
from "a flies. and all the village had
that a Young girl had been carried out from
London and would Chalfont hall.
Sir Dick reflect The hsg's threat anrghted
hin-he was grateful 10 Barry, who made the sign Of
and said
fears. mother" he cried, tossing
ler crown. there's more than one road to London
town Il ride upon another they deride thee"
Av~ she rejoined sheltering her blesred eyes with
your good They'll tell thee at
ClaIfent hall-and ye'll' reward son. ven reward
She vent she mgttering to her van; but
black path OF the wood giving them but little prospect
Of easy journey True. they did not leave the camp
wholly unregreted for the eyes of the awakened gypsy
followed her lover Pathecally and seemed to say
sibe to her appeal A cunning thought in
heard his mother speak of my lords wishes
woods Chalfont hall-none the road if it could
forbidden And would there not be fine reward for
those helped great in this matter? Jasper
TO the Old woman but Of putting something better in
his own pocket He feigned that there was but room
for the path and counseled Barry to ride be-
sheath and hid it beneath his rags .,, -.
so,nf Of am, declared peril Destinv is no lover Of a
common way We fear the giant, fitting at him and
and his is the barb which undoes US.
Dick Escombe would have taken hundred oaths
him as itself He did button of his
coat for footpads admitted no dangers of the way nor
Imagined that any difficulty be encountered
10 face with lord and the great hour
Of IT had And yet here is this gypsy lad running
by his side beneath the drawn knife behind his
tstters cunning running riot IN his head and all zn-
Of law and life bidding him venture
wi 3 hundred he made the beginning of
movement which the sudden tripping Of the horse
alone diverted. And still
cung stirrup leather, still clear his di
rections-'to right master-a little to the left
wonder there by the water-now would be
ford across master-oh, but little yet--the half
OF mile I'll show where my lords house
lies" Dick gave thought to him at all. You can
imagine cry when the report of pistol rang
Jasper the guide. fell headlong at his
truth, the less And Barry had
at the pains to deny.
Good Cod. Barry-and what now?'
Barry came up att a canter. The dawn had broken
b. simmer or
the GLAD was shen