The Detroit times., 1914-03-28
By Vaughan Hester :


What fresh news is th:re! Ques-
toned. rs left my bed and began
to dress. $500
why. Ratcliffe spent half the nighf
laboring with Percy 30 he would
agree to sail In the pinnace, for Percy
has powerful connection at home.
and they are loath to leave him be-
hind for the rest they care naught
and some twenty odd Of us are TO be
abandoned. amongst the number Mas
ter Hunt-whose preaching IL better
than his 0octrine--and Anthony Cos.
mold. But they would better have left
Percy alone. since he has no MIND
to play the traitor to the rest"
anished dressing and went forth
with Marshall.
"A wild morn" said.
Man. what was THAR" said Mar
shall hating. and clutching me BY the
sleeve
Il heard nothing" said.
Il would have sworn I heard the
creaking OF the great gate" he niue
tered.
1T was the wind" said.
Il dare say"
And We went forward again, with
our eyes fixed on the ltght IN Percyas
windows. for such was thu darkness
and the fall Of snow that without
some such beacon one might readily
have gone astray even within tho noe.
row limits OF the fort itself.
think We had taken not shore ten
steps. however. when there appeared
before III out Of the blaCknoss and
the storm Z half score Of spectral A.
ures. They seemed to have dropped
nom the heavens or to have sp1unu
from the earth! Ny Arst thonghl
was that It was some Of our own nnGn.
but whether Of WlngAeld's foct1on
or honester fellows who hid oGn(
their lot with Percy. could not ~;
then . step moro and WAS n TIE
very midst OF them, and cav that
they were neither Of one N1oGion nor
the other, In short not Hngl1shmon
at all. but savages; which sent IL
blood leaping away from my heart
on tho instant. leaving me faint end
sick. tor ] own was never good ct
such surprise. though give me time
and come quickly to . worthy pur-
pose to save my own skin ct all hAs'
ard. / was about to cry out wagn-
Ing. when q heavy hand descended On
my shoulder and q cheerful voice
said In my ear:
"Hold your peace, Farr2Aay!"
At the same moment the hand
swung me about on my heel and l
found myself looking into . familiar
FACET was John Smith. In my great
Joy was more Ike to cry out than
had been because of my previous
fright: but again, and this time laugh.
ingly. my friend babe me be silent.
so grfpped him hard by the hand
that he might know my feeling. ]
think MAnshall was quite a. much
moved - was I at this encounter
though he was on no such intimate
terms with Smith.
And while we three .rejoiced there Il
the black breath Of the storm, thooe
shaver pagans I had flrst observed
stood about u grave and attentive
with thor skin robes cast over theiz
shoulders, and with neither clubs non
weapons OF any sort displaxed. u
They ere the Emperor .P0whatan'a
chief msu." said Smith. nodding to
ward them. They have conducted md
through the woods for three days and
not beat out my brains. but for ~
that had them put away their weA
pons before Trey enteeed the fort.
warrant never was q auSprtee more
|complote, and never had his prasenct
been more needed; 20 without vast
ing time on words We dragged Smith
|off through the snow with the saw
|ages stalking at our heels, for thel
seemed loath 70 be separated frou
him.
We found Mr.. Hunt, Anthony Cos
mold and four or ave others assembled
In Percy's quarters, mighty glum ant
Chapfallen a. one could see, but Whoa
John Smith strobe In amongst then
with the nrelight to play on his weath
er-beatan face and Yuddy beard, ant
70 give back the CLINT of :. his cleaI
blue eyes, they came to their feet an<
sent forth q about Of joyous weAcome
though not before I had clapped tn
door to. to>keep In the tumult his pres
ence had provoked.
Before the dawn broke and befor'
the conspirators had left their bed
even, eyory true man In James Tow
was under arms. Then after q littl'
|,timo Smith would have Lieutenan
Percy take Marshall and me and 8
| to nAtcline's quarters with message
We found our president breakfastinl
with Wingneld and Archer, which Il
its6lf was not q pleasant sight. sine
we could but think his hospitality ha,
been better disposed elsewhere.
could see he was vastly surprised .
| the early call with which we were e