The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-03

feter Hoods heart sank Ike a
stone thru water
But !" he began
"fle Off. ] say, WIN you stand
there talking until dark Ills excel,
lency Is waiting for you" And with
his cane Colonel Bishop hlashed the
horse's quarters 80 hrutally that this
beast bounded forward, all but un
seating her rider.
Peter Blood went Off IN state OF
mind bordering on despair. And
there was occasion for T., A post
ponement OF tho escape AZ least unit
tomorrow night was necessary now
and postponemeHt must mean tn,
discovery OF Nuttall's transaction and
the asking OF questions Il would bs
difficult To answer.
II WAS In his mind 20 stink back
in the night. once his work az Gov
eminent House were done, and from
tho outside OF the stockade make
known 10 Pitt and the others hli
presence. and 80 have them Join him
That their project might still be car
fied out. But in this he reokonsC
without tho governor. whom he fount
really In the thrall OF severe al
tack OF govt, and almost AS severe az
attack OF temper nourished by Blood,
delay.
The doctor was kept In constant
attendance upon him until long after
midnight. when az last he was abb,
90 ease the sufferer a little by q
bleeding Thennupon he would hav,
withdrawn. Hut Htocd would not
hear OF &. Blood must sleep In hl'
own chamber 10 be At hand In case
OF need. n was a. N Fate made sport
Of him. For that night at least ths
escape must be definitely abandoned
Not until the early hours Of III,
morning aid Peter Blood succeed In
making q temporary escape from
Government House on the ground
that he required certain msdlcament.
which he must. himself. procure from
tha apothecary,
ON that pretext. he made nm eK
ourxion into the awakening Town. and
went straight 20 Nu;tan. whom hs
found In state OF iivid panic. The
unfortunate debtor. who had sat vi
waiting thru the night. conceived
that all was discovered and that his
own ruin would be involved. Peter
Blood auieted his fears.
III win DO for tonight instead" Ia
A a.
felt. "if have 10 bleed tho governor
TO death. Re ready az last night"
But IL there are questions mean
while?- bleaied Nuttall. lie was a
thin. pale. smaIl.teatured man with
weak eyes that now blinked deaper.
ately.
Answer M best you can, Use your
wits man. 7 can stay no longer .
And Peter went of 10 the apothrcnry
for his pretexted drugs.
Within an hour OF his going came
an officer Of the secrutary's 20 Nut,
talrs miserable hovci. The seller o,
tho boa, had--aa By law Required
aimee the coming OF the rcbelseonvic;
duly reported the sale at the secre
tAry's office. 80 that he might obtain
tho reimbursement OF the ien.pound
surety into which every keeper Of a
small boat was compelled 10 enter
The pecrc,ary's office postponed this
reimbursement until n should havv
obtained confirmation OF the tran
aaction.
we are informed that you havs
bought wherry from afr, Robcr,
Farrell" said the officer.
That II So nad Su,,ali who
coueevsd That for him this was ,ils
end OF the world.
you arr IN no haste. II seems. "a
declare the same at tho secretary
office" The emissary had proper
beaurraueratie haughtlnc.s.
Nutiaiis weak eyes bllnksd at a re-
Doubled rate.
ITO 20 declare III"
re know IT'S the law
II -. didn't, may u please you.
But It's In the proclamation pub
iished last January"
II can't read. sir.
Il
didn't know"
'Fauxhr' The messenger witherel
him with his disdain. Well. nov
you're Informed. See 10 II that you
are at the sscretary-s office before
noon with the ten pounds surety Into
which you ara obliged 10 enter"
The pompous officer departed. iesv
Ing Su,taii In a coid Precipitation dc
spite the heat OF the morning. lie
was thankful that the fellow had no,
asked the question he most dreaded
which was how he. n debtor. should
come BY the money 10 buy wherry
But this he knew was only a respite
The question would presently be ask
ed Of n certainty. and then he'll would
open for him. lie cursed the hour
In which he had been such fool M
TO listen to Peter BloodB chatter OF
escape. lie thought II very likely
that the whole plot would be discov
cred. and that he would probably be
hanged. or at least branded and sold
into slavery like those other damned
rcbels.convict. with whom he had
been so mad as 20 associate himself,
IL only he had the ten pounds for this
Internal surety. which until this mo
mont had never entered into their
calculations. It was possible that the
thing might be done quickly and
questions postponed until later. Al
the secretary's messenger had over
looked the fact that he was a debtor
80 might the others at the secretary,
office. at least for day or two: and
In that time he would, he hoped. bs
beyond the reach Of their questions
But In the meantime what was 70 be
done about this money! And Il wa.
TO be found before noon,
Nuttall snntchcd up his hat, and
went out In quest Of Peter Blood. hui
where look for him7 Wandering aim
lessly up the irregular. unpaved
street. he ventursd 10 enquire OF one
or two II they had seen DR. Blood
that morning. He affected 10 be
feeling none so well. and indeed
his appearance bore out the de