Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

dentured servant. I saw the entry N.Y.
SELF It read: 'Geoffry Carlyle, Master
Mariner, indentured to the Colonies
for the term of twenty years. unless
sooner released; crime, high treason
Any indentured man, under our Mary
serving a certain proportion of his
sentence. Did you not know that?"
7 did know it, yet somehow had
never connected the fact before d.
rectly with my own case. God what
relief; I stood up straight once
more in the stature of man. hard
~ know what wild words might have
spoken had the opportunity been
mine; but at that instant the figure
of a man crossed the deck toward us,
emerging from the open cabin door,
Against the CLEAN of yellow light
/ recognized the trim form advancing.
and as instantly stepped back into
shadow. My quick movement caused
her to turn and face him.
"What" he exclaimed, and evil
IDENTIFY surprised at his discovery. ut
is indeed Mistress Dorothy-out here
alone? Twas my thought you were
safely in your cabin long since. But
prithee-I mistake; you are not
alone"
Il was preparing to go in," she an
swered, ignoring his latter words.
'The night already looks stormy"
"Rut vour frinndo,,
The tone in which he spoke was
insistent, almost insolent in it's de-
mand, and she hesitated no longer in
meeting the challenge
"Your pardon, am sure-Lieuten-
ant Sanchez, this gentleman is Cap
tain Geoffry Carlyle
He stood there stiff and straight
against the background of light, one
hand in affected carelessness caress-
ing the end of a waxed mustache. His
face was in shadow, yet / as quite
aware of the flash of his eyes.
"Ah, indeed-somespass have
not CHANGED to observe before?"
"a prisoner" she returned distinct
~. "You may perhaps remember my
uncle pointed him out to us when he
first came aboard"
"And you have been out here alone,
talking with the fellow?"
"Certanly-why not?"
"Why the man is a felon, convicted
Of crime, sentenced to deportation"
ct is not necessary that we discuss
this sir" she interposed rather proud
ly, "as my personal conduct is not
matter for your criticism. I shall re-
tire now. No, thank you, you need
not come"
He stopped still, staring blankly
after her as she vanished; then
wheeled about to vent his anger on
me.
Carlyle, hey!" he exclaimed sneer-
ingly. "a familiar sound that name
in my ears. One Of the brood out of
Bucclough?"
"a cadet of that line," I managed
to admit, wonderingly. "You know
of them?"
"Quite as much as I care to-" his
tone ugly and insulting Then an idea
Suuu0nly occurred 10 MS mlnQ. OdluC
Guise, but that would even up the
score nicely. You are, as understand
it, sent to Virginia for sale?"
eyes,"
"For how long a term?"
''The sentence was twenty years."
"Hela and you go to the highest
bidder. I'll do it, fellow! To actually
own Carlyle of Bucclough will be
sweet revenge. Twill count for
more than were to .tweak the dukes
nOSe."
"a very noble plan for revenge" l
admitted. "And one which / am not
likely to forget. Unfortunately you
come too late. 1t happens, senior, that
l am already safely indentured to
Roger Fairfax"
turned away, but he called angrily
after me:
"Do not feel so sure of that Carlyle |!
am in the game yet"