Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-06-17

| And the Secretary says, | am man,
and ] will meet you at the Cross
Cornwaleys's Cross When2 says
Cocklescraft. Az noon tomorrow
morning, says the Secretary. I'll
| 90 aid get ready, savs Cocklescrait,
land with that on be marches.
There will be @ pretty wrestling
match for you. Master Willyi And
shouldn't wonder II they should gel
10 o pitch OF the bar before they part,
Master Cocklescraft has great arm
for heaving bar You and me,
| Willy, will be theirs 10 sec ID. OH
| made up my mind last night that
the first thing did this day was 10
tell you, that you sniaht see IL. j
know you loveM wresfle, Willy"
eThis is q matter 10 be- looked TO.
Watkin, ~ will cast ID over in my
mind and tell you whether we shall
90 10 II or not.
well, !, continued Watkin, .'the
Secretary turns himself about to 60
to the house, and suddenly, out OF
the back OF bis head, he spies me;
and so takes ms 10 account to say
what lurked there for. Oh, bless
you, Willy, RI didn't tell himi-I
am no fool; III bad let on about the
wrestling I should never have had
the luck to get sight OF it--these
gentlefolks will not be q country
gael know them:the Secretary
was not going 10 tickle Toby In my
ribs. All be got out Of me was that
had borne trencher Of fodder to
the boatmen-- and 30 he went bis
way. and I went mine. I"
You are wise boy, Watkin, and
ell that would haye you do now Is
TO keep your counsel. Say not o
word Of this TO living man.. We will
have IL clean 10 ourselves.
my lips shall be as fest as o pad
lock, Master willy. Mortal man
shall not screw 10 out 81 me.
The fiddler having extracted from
Wise Watkin the particulars detailed
10 this dialogue, was shrewd enough
tointerpret them according to the real
nature Of the incideub TO which they
referred. He knew that the lad was
scrupnious In telling the truth. as
we'll as he comprehended IL. III oil
matters that cameunder bis observa-
zion. and Willy tber1fore bad no re-
serve In the assurance that there
was on foot quarrel jebweeu the
Secretary and she m,lnnar. which
was 10 0o ID iuaf "a Valleys Il
Cross. on that day qha nature IL
the quarrel be COLD not conjecture,
although be WAS not ignorant that
the individuals concerned In Ii. both
held relation to the maiden OF the
Rose Croft which might very ma
turalIy breed Ill will between
them. II was indeed o part Of Will
ly's vocation 10 note such matters
10 the range OF bis wauderings, -
and he had not been SO idle since
the arrival OF Coolklescraft In the
port, and especially during the festi-
val Of the previous night, as 10 shut
his eye or ear 10 the department OF
the two young men Ia the presence
OF the damsel.
Upon revolving over the circum-
stances OF Watkins disclosure, and
masurely perpending, alter his own
manner the pressure oil the case,
he came to the wise conclusion that
the best thing he could do would be
TO communicates the whole story 10
Blanche and leave the matter In her
hands. Accordingly. as soon as the
maiden had taken her morning re-
past, be gained access 10 her 10 the
little bower OF st Therege, and
there made her confidential rela-
ton OF the particulars, not only as
be received them from Wise Watkin
but with such commentary as occur
red TO him to belong to the probable
state Of the factg. Blanche receiv-
ed the communication with the deep
est emotion. Whilst the fiddler told
bis story, her cheek grew pale
tears started Ia her eyes, her lip
quiyered. her limbs at last became
rigid and she tainted away. Before
Willy, however, could quilt her side
10 call In others 10 her relief. she
revived, and with q totteFing step
made her way into the house. A
brief pause enabled her to summon
MP her strength aud more composed
| ly TO address herself To th0 emer-
gency in her view. The thought
that Alberb Verheyden was placed
| In circumstances OF peril gave her
as much alarm as II instant danger
threatened herself and now for the
first timc Ia her life, she became
conscious, how deep was the stake
she had 10 his welfare, Then. too,
she felt no other conviction but that
his jeopardy was the direct conse-
quence Of bis zeal In her service !;
that the skipper had brought him
into the quarrel on some ground
having relation 10 her. Cookies.
craft, besides, In her estimate of himy
was q reckless and ruthless man, of
nercb passions and violent hand,
and she trsmbled to think that the
gentle Master Albert should be- con-
fronted with such an adversary.
HBut Master Albert is brave, she
said. land will not brook that rough
skipperss .rudeness he chides bis
coarse behaEiour~ as well suchchurl
deserves 10 be chidden. Albert
does not count The hazard of bis
quarrel, but leaves that for timid
maidens 10 do. Oh, blessed virgin
Therese z she exclaimed as she
cast her eye upon the picture of the
saint which waa suspended on the
wall 0f her chamber take good
Master Alberb III thy care. and bear
him harmless khwO1wh 4hfn unwiI