Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-04-08

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would you sarry 10 do your duty b
to Mistress Doroshy3 Do You no
know that she has suffered agony o
mind the livs-loug night In your be
half. and that shs In now In the YER,
tempest Of her affection waiting TO
your"
II know Il. I know ID, worth,
Captain; but ID does not become m,
respect for Lord Charles's seryic,
10 defer his business for mine own. ;
'You shallnot bulge an inch,
said Dauntrees. ''on any other patl
than that which takes you quickl,
20 your loving wife" /"
Truly captain. = rsplied Weasel
doloroas tone. II would have yo,
60 with me; I bsssech you heartily
allow me 70 bear you company N hi.
Lordship. His Lordship will thinl
10 strange / did not come: and il will
take more than me TO pacify th,
dame"
We'll, friend Weasel. in con
sidsrstion that you coutended single
handed Lest. night with Q whole score
OF devils, and bore yourself gallant
ly; and. moreover. as 1t Is such
heavy odds against you in this mat
ter OF Dame Dorothy-for. of a verify,
} know she is In q devil Of q passion
at your eontumacy, and not less al
mine. III be sworn-why We will
make q muster OF it and breathe our
defence in solid column. Arnold will
60 with Us. And mark me, vinsner
at the fitting time We shall regale. u
On the best In cellar or larder a,
the Grow and Archer" replied Gar.
ret. "You have the word OF q man
and, . soldier for It."
Il wos Of Q woman and no soldier.
whose word would 60 further TO
that bargain. Gsrret. then yours.
Make ready. friends. we must move. II
Dauntrees now set his beaver
jsuntily over his brow. and throw
ing his short clock across his arm,
marched through the postern Of the
fort. followed by his trusty allies, to
the mansion Of the Lord Proprietor.
Lord Baltimore received them In
his library. and there heard from
the Captain o circumstantial nara
tive Of ths ssspss- Of tha preceding
night
1T is Q strange tale," he said
and may wall perplex the faith OF
the simple rustics Of the province.
that evil spirits preside over tha,
blood stained house. from your testi.
mony, Captain Dauntrees, may no
longer be denied. Friends. you all
saw these things2"
AL" said Garret Weasel, with
emphatic salemnity, as he straitened
his body even beyond the perpen-
dicular line. ''Pamesack and Arnold
stood by the Captain aud can vouch
for him. maintained q post of dan
ger. an please you Lordship. alone;
what / saw neither the Captain
Arnold. nor Pamesack. saw-it was
q fearful sight"
What Was it?" inquired the Pro-
prietary. with some earnestness.
"A woman" replied Garet, seem.
tngty o woman. an your Lordship
comprehends; but In truth q witch,
as We oil do know:-Kate OF War.
rington, OF whom your Lordship has
heard. She 1t was who came sud
denly down upon the world. How
she came" here Garret shook his
head, land what came with her,-i.
was Q sight TO look uponl"
THE vintnsr afirms to sundry
fantastic shapes OF imps and spectres
In company with the woman OF War
rington. said Dauntrees. I'VE saw
nothing OF the hag. having left Mas.
ter Weasel some distance in our rear
when We visited the Chanel. He
was cold. and required comfort.
What be recounts. my Lord. you
have bis own avouch for.
And what says you. Arnold2'
inquired bis Lordship. smiling.
These ghosts and goblins keep a
hot house. and the less we have 70
do with them the better" replied
the forester. gravely.
They ,fred upon you. Captain2'
said the Proprietary; with what
weaponsl"
They had the sharp crack of the
musket and pistol" replied Daun-
trees. "or what seemed TO be such
Jet ! would not swear that / saw
csrnal weapons In the strife. though
In the 6ssh / thought / noted fire.
arms. This may tell better than
guess OF mine. my Lord" he added.
a. he held up bis cloak and pointed
70 q rent In one OF its folds; this
was made by some missive from the
house: whesher IL be a bullet mark
or an elf-shos. I will not say"
BODY o. mel" exclaimed Garret
Weasel. as the Captain pointing to