The diamond drill., 1921-10-01

tot Ixu03 lVr TIC kuLucUi0tt IUkuEt.
They're In danger at Salem. Afi-
chael, 50 we must help them one way
On another. think the hounds VIII
settle this whole wretched business.
though The governor can't refuse
their landing now. The people would
kin him II he did. II was ! proposed
n ALL"
Look. sir-who's thatr aslxeu All
chaei. as they saw figure riding un-
der the palms not far away.
II was very early morning. ana the
light was dim yet, but there was snfii-
Client 10 make even far sight ensy.
Dyck shaded his forehead with his
hand.
IT'S not one Of our people. Michael
It's a stranger"
AS the rider came on he was stopped
by two OF the drivers OF the estate.
Dyck and Michael saw him hold up
a letter, and a moment later he was
on his way 20 Dyck. gallopdng hard.
Arrived he dropped to the ground
and saluted Dyck.
"a letter from Salem, SIR" he said,
and handed II over TO Dyck.
Dyck nodded. broke the seal on the
letter and read II quickly. Then he
nodded again and bade the man eat
hearty breakfast and return with
him ON one OF the Enniskillen horses.
as his own would be exhausted
"We're going down to help protect
Salem. my man." said Dyck.
TIE man grfnned. That's good
he answered "They knew narght of
the rising when I lefr. But the gov
erDor was there yesterday. and he'd
protect us"
Nonsense, fellow. the governor
would go strnight 70 Spanish Town
where he belongs. when there is
trouble That much he knows of his
duty. I'll say"
When the man had gone, Dyck
turned TO his servant. Michael ne
said, ''tbe news In the letter came
from Darius Boland He says the
governor told him he had orders from
England TO conflne me here at En-
nlskillen, and he meant 20 do It
Well well see how he does IL IL he
sends his marshals TO me. Wen make
Gadanene swine OF them"
There was a smile at his lips, but II
was contemptuous, and the lines of
his forehead told OF resolve. "Mi-
chael," he added, "we'll hunt Lord
Mallow with the hounds OF our good
fortune. for this war is our war. They
can't win II without me, and they
shan't Without the hounds II may
be a two years war-with the hounds
II can't go beyond a week or So"
"If the hounds get here. sir But
II they don'tT'
Dyck laid his hand upon the sword
at his side. "If they don't get here,
Michael, still the war will be ours,
for we understand fighting, and how TO
do II, and the governor does not Con-
fine me here, will he2 Well, II he
does, he'll be better man than I
have ever known him, Michael No.
he'll not confine me here. In a few
hours shall be at Salem. TO do what
he could not do. and would not II he
could. His love is as deep as water
on roof; no deeper. He'll think first
of himself, and afterward of the own
er Of Salem or any other"
Some hours later Dyck Calhoun,
with his six horsemen. was within a
mile or 30 OF Salem. They had ridden
hard in the heat and were tired. but
there was high spirit In the men, for
they were behind n trusted leader, as
they knew full well-a man who ate
little, but who did not disdain bottle
OF Madeira or a glass OF brandy, and
who made good every step OF the way
he went--watchful, alert, careful, de-
termined. They trusted him and they
cared little what his past had been.
Somehow, in spite OF the criminal
record with which Dyck Calhoun's life
was stained, they had a respect for
him they did not have for Lord Mall
low. Dyck's life In Jamaica was clean;
and his progress as n planter had been
free from black spots. He even kept
no mistress, and none had ever known
him 10 have 10 do with women, black,
brown or white. He had never gone
a-Maying, as the saying was, and his
only weakness or fault--if II was
fault-wus fondness for the bottle OF
good wine, which was ever open on his
table, and for tobacco In the smoking
leaf. Today he smoked ineessantly
and carefully. He threw no loose ends
OF burning tobacco from cigar or pipe
into the loose dry leaves and stin-cut
ground Yet they knew the small
clouds that floated away from his
head did not check his observation.
That was proved beyond peradventure
when they were within sight OF the
homestead OF Salem ON an upland well
wooded. II was in apparently happy
circumstances, for they could see no
commotion about the homestead; they
saw men with muskets, evidently keep
ing guard-yet too openly keeping
guard, as they all thought. and so
some said 20 each other.