Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-03-25

void. O Lord. O Lord why was
| seduced upon this fools errand2''
Come nigh, old man, hen /
speak to you. Why 40 -',:-
there2" shouted the witch "' r''
stood erect some twenty PAGES 10
front Of the publican and beckoned
him With her blazing fagot. What
does thou mutter2u
II but sported with my shadow
mother, Z replied Weasel, with a
tremendous attempt at . laugh. as be
approached the questIoner, In an i'll
assumed effort at conposure and
cheerfulness. Il was faire 10 divert
myself with an antic. tin some friends
Of mine, who left me bat moment
since, returned. How goes the night
with you. damess'
"Merrily, = replied tho bag, as
she set up shrill laugh which more
resembled ascrsam. merely; can
not but laugh to end the henpecked
winner Of st. Mary j at ihis time of
night within the sound 81 The tide al
the Black Chapel. / know your
errand, old chapman Of cheap liquors,
and why you have brought you're
MES. You pretend to be i IIageman
Of bis Lordship, and yon travel ell
night to cheat him Of Ave Billings.
You will lie on the norrow with as
sad face as there Ii ID The hundred
/ know you.
You know all thinga, worthy
dame, and | wers y tool Keep o
secret from you. What lew com
modify, honest mistress, shall ] find
with Rob2 The port IS alive with
Q rumor ofthe Olive Branch i would
be early with the Cripple Ha, hal''
no added, witha fearful Laugh. thou
seest am stirring 10 NY rsdo. 4
"Garret Weasel. said Glib baldam,
you may take II for faVoF past
your deservlngs, thai Rob WITH see
you alone ct bis hut even Iii day
time; but II Is Is much Is YeuF llfe
is worth to bring your hnI}cap
brawlers toSt. Jerome ii III dnl0lit.
II Is not lawful ground lol I'D, much
less for the hos-braInea 8Is Nhe
bear you company was *laW
them the path 70 nv sA
must he dfipaa FEt
Worthy mistress. fineSll 1Dy.
not | am ignorant OF what you say9l'
They will coll themselves friends
TO the Chapel; but we have no friends
to the Chapel amongst living men.
The Chapel belongs to the dead and
the tormentors Of the dead. SO fol-
low your cronies and command them
back. | warn you to follow. and
bring them back, as you would save
them from harm. Hal look you, tits
come alreadyW she exclaimed, rails
Ing her torch In the air, as the
flashes from the Haunted House
illumined the horizon the seekers
have aroused our sentries, and there
shall be angry Bullets to the back of
litl" At this moment the first shot
was heard. Friends, forsoothl"
she shouted at the top Of her voice:
friends, are ye2 there Is the token
| that you are known to be false liars.
| Wo TO the fool that plants bis foot be-
fore the Chapel Stand there. Garrett
Weosel: ! must away Follow me but
a step-raise thy head TO look after
my path, and ! wiltshire thee blind
and turn thee into dwelling idiot
for the rest Of thy days. Remem-
II ber---o
i In utterlnR this threat the figure
disappeared: Garrett knew not how,
| as be strictly obeyed the parting in
Junction, and bis horrors we're great.
ly increased by the report of the
several shots which now reached
bis ear from the direction Of the
Black House.
He had hardly recovered himself
sufficiently to wander back TO the
fire, before Dauntrees, Arnold, and
Pamesack arrived, evidently, fur.
! lried by the scene through which they
had passed, as well as by the rapid
ty OF their retreat.
Some wine, Garrett some wire,
old master Of the tapl'' was Daun-
trees salntation; "and whilst we Fe-
gale as briefly as we may, have our
horses loose from the trees; we must
mount and away. To the borses,
Garrett We will help ourselves
II pray you, Master Captain, " In.
! Quired the publican, having now re.
Igained bis self possession, what
speed at the Chapel2 Oh, an we
have all had night Of It'll Sharp en-.
counters oil round, mastersl | ear
tell you q talel"
\, Stop not TO pirate now" inter,
rupted Dauntrees. in voice choked
by the huge mouthful Of the pasty
be was devouriDg; I'VE shall dis
course as We ride. That flask
Arnold-.I must have another draughi
e'er we mount. and then. friends, II
horse as quickly as you may; we
may be followed; We may have ghost
devil, and man Of flesh, ell three, al
, our heels. =
Il have had store 81 them, can