Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-03-19


deliver the peremptcry command 10
his retainer. fell back exhausted.
With The silent tread OF q
cleanllmbad animal Of the iuneles, q
young man entered the bedroom and
approached the bedside OF his father.
His head and shoulders were Of ire
mendoua size for the delicate body
and legs. giving him the appearance
81 a humpbacked man.
Henry. my boy gaspsd lie Croix.
taking . firm grip on the hunch-
backs hands. and looking him earn
ently In the eyen. have just re-
ceived from your sister note. which
Il burning In ypn IRE. She ID ever in
town and wanted to come here. Years
ngoyou remember your sister left
us. Il broke your mothers heart.
What II did 70 me matters not. There
was q man who took your sister from
rs. sIe was a bad man. Your ais
1T had q child BY that bad man. Now,
Henri, should ySp ever meet him. kill
himi-
yes father.
Within the hour that the postman
had delivered the unforEising ulti.
Matum 70 tho young wohnaE petition.
~ servant handed her q card, stat
ing that tho caller waited Ii the hotel
paricf. A. she entered man arose
and deferontihiiy bowed. She flushed
siigntly ~ she recognized CharlcR
tanshrook. an old acquaintance IL her
Eirlhoca. . man who had loved her,
ard whom she had loved
Your father Il dying: ycn would
like 10 see himTr
*Yen. eIr. but he has absolutely do.
fllncd 70 receive me anlesn unless---''
"A know said Hanbro0k. gently.
nut that doesn't matter. IL yuull
set your wraps ven drive cut 70 the
plantation.
eiiut but frank
Efanklags
Ng. III 'itlln apn
tns i5An skalken - i htfA1ks Ia he
recovered hlmbelf
firing him along. he said.
A. Che manalnn. Jean barred the
why.
my orders are sfrfct.s be aalds
"sha cannot enter
But | Insist abe has right 70
como III. said HanbrDck, ntarnly.
'Let Us paaa. and then II he wants 10
order rs ont. wen so. but wesfa 60.
Ing 70 rec him iirat"
~Fntherir
Tho young woman rushed 10 thA IT,
valid and kneIt 1t bis bedside.
who calls mo fatharf- demanded
the old man. harahiy.
1T 10 I--your danghter--c Gaelic
cant you see mef'
Where's your hasband7r
Here be IT, Mr.. lie Croix. said
Hasbrcck. calmly, NY mama IL
Charles Hashrpok. I married your
daughter when abe left hons some
seafn ago
THE. proof. sir-the prooft Why
didn't you let mo know befoFNg
There's soma trickery here"
n understood you objected to me
on grounds Affecting my honor said
HafbrCuk. taking desperate chances.
land told Cecil never to mention my
name 10 letter she wrote you."
BY gad That has the right ring"
said the old man. I'D have done
the same thing myself"
The invalid lasted until nearly
dawn, when Hasbrook having done all
he could. walked down the Efaveled
path. He was conscious that some
dark figure was Hitting about the trees
and bushes. going IN tho same direc.
ticn. supposing It was one Of the
dogs. he paid but little attention TIL
tho figure blocked his way at the gate.
Then he recognized the grotesQueiy
misshapen form Of man. who seemed
TO be all head and arms. Hasbrook
attempted to step to one side. but his
enemy leaped at him like whiriwlnd,
elutehed him with death grip about
the throat and bore him 70 the earth.
He couldn't cry out. and his arma
seemed paFaIysed. The hunchback
knelt on bis breast and maintained his
grip Of steel TN all war over.