The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-11-18
Copyright, 1909, by Stanley ]. Weyman.
CHAPTER XII-Continued.

shaking his head. He spoke hoarsely,
his tongue cleaving to his mouth. His
eyes were full of rage
Into thy thands!" Colonel John said.
He stopped nearer to his mans ear.
when l shout, jump Inc rum" he
breathed. IT will hold two" Again he
lifted his head and looked calmly at
the threatening figures standing o
them, gaunt and dark, again the cur
tain OF mist. They were waiting for the
signal. The priest was half way through
his second P~aternoster. His trembling
tongue was stumbling, tagging more
and more. AS he ended 1.-THE two men
were still handing hand in hand-Col-
onel John gripped Bales fingers hard.
but held him.
What is that7" he cried, in a loud
voice. but still he held Bale tight that
he might not move. What is that?"
he repeated. On the ear-on his ear
irst-had fallen the sound OF hurry
ing feet.
They strained their ayes through he
mist.
And whatll this be?" o'sullivan
Og muttered suspiciously. If you
bulge a step he growled. TIL drive
this pike
"a messenger from The McMur-
rough" Colonel John said. IT he was
human, II his heart. at the hope Of
respite, pea upon his ribs as the heart
~ 81 AASl - iGb nSolSAt kko
did not betray 1t save by a light in his
eyes.
They had not to wait. A tall, lathy
form emerged from the mist. It adj
vanced with long leaps, the way they
had come. A moment. and the mes
senger saw them. pulled up. and
walked the intervening distance. his
arms dropping and his breath coming
in gasps. He had run apace. and he
could not speak. But he nodded-as he
wiped the saliva from his parted lips
to O'Sullivan Og to come aside with
him; and the two moved off a space.
The others eyed them while the mes
short. Quickly O'Sullivan Og came
back.
"Ye may be thankful" he said dryly.
"Ye've cheated the pixies for this time.
no less. and It's safe We are"
You have greater eason to be
ly. You have been spared a foul
crime
Faith and I hope I may never do
worse" Og answered. hardly, than
rid the world of two black Protestants,
an them with a priest to make their
souls! Many's the honest man closed
his eyes without that same. But tits
no time for prating! wonder al
your honor. and you no more h out
of the black water! Bring them along,
boys" 9 continued, We've work to
do yeti"
"Laus Deo!" The priest cried, lifting
up his hands. "Give Him the glory!"
Amen" the colonel said softly. And
for a moment he shut his eyes and
stood with clasped hands. II thank you
kindly, father, for your prayers!" he
said. The words of a good man avail
much!"
No moro was said. For a few yards
Bale walked u~nsteadily. But he re-
covered himself and, urged by O'Sul-
livan's continual injunctions to hasten.
the party We're not long in ~retracing
their steps. They reached the road
and went along 1t, but in the direction
OF the landing place. In a few minutes
they We're threading their way in sin
gle file across the saucer like waste
which lay to landward Of the hill over
looking the Jetty.
Are you taking US to the French
sloop?" Colonel John asked.
You'll be as wise as the lave of us
by and by!" og answered sulkily.
They crossed the shoulder near the
the stone pier. The mist lay Now on
the water. The tide was almost at
flood. Og bade the men draw In n
OF the boats, ordered Colonel Sullivan
and Bale to go into the bow, and the
pikemen to take the'o oars. He and two
nreiock men took their seats In the
stern.
Pull out. you cripples." he said,
"and there'll be flood enough to be
bringing us back"
The men bent to the clumsy oars
and the boat slid down the inlet and
passed under h beam of the French
sloop. which lay moored farther along
this Jetty. Not a sign Of life appeared
on deck as they passed; the ship
seemed to be deserted. Half a dozen
strokes carried the boat beyond view
OF 1t. n h little party were alone
on the bosom OF the water that lay
rockinS smoothly between Its unseen
banks. Some minutes were spent In
stout rowing. and soon the boat be-
gan to rise and fall on the Atlantic
rollers.
.'Tis moro deceitful than a pretty
colleen" O'Sullivan Or said. rs the
sea fog. bad cess to It. My W father
boys r"
Yen not see her till We touch her..
one OF the rowers answered.
And the tide running" the other
said. Save us from that same"
Shes farther but by three gun
be drifting back. We thieves Of the
world Il ye sit staring there. Pull. an,
we'l be inshore ar We know It,"
For some minutes the men pulled
steadily onward. while n of the pas
sengers, appraised that their destina-
ton was the Spanish var vessel. felt
anything blu eager to reach it. A
Spanish warship meant imprisonment,
possibly the inquisition, persecution
and death, When the men lay at last
on their oars. and swore that they
must have passed the ship. he alone
listened indlfferently.
18th q black Protestant fog OsSul-
livan cried. "WhereW we be. I won
der?
sure. We can make no mistake.
pne answered. THE winds light Oh
the land.
Wen be pulling back. lads"
That's the word"
Tho men put the boat about and
started on the return Journey. Sud
denly Colonel John, crouching In the
bOw.where was scant room for Bale
and himself, saw e large Shape loom
before him. I~nvoluntarily he uttered
awarnirg 4 O'Sullivan echoed it
the men tried to hold h boat. n do
ing this, however, one man Wa quick.
er than the other. the boat turnsl
broadside on TO her former course. and