Year: 1875




away. and when keufield moved away,
with Harrison on his trail. they return
ed to the men. In reply to the eager
inquiries. Harry said, ut was only Ken
field He watched you shooting turkeys
a little while, and then went off salts
fed


Rob had seen his father hurriedly
leave the place he had heard the signal
and knew Ken6eld had come from down
stream and would probably return the
same way and he started off on a sort
of half run in the direction his father
had gone, muttering to himself:


Just as | thought when saw the
old man posting off. He is going to
meet that old devil, and as likely as not
they will have trouble. | don't know
much about what's up between them,
but they hate one another like sin. Per-
haps l can learn something or maybe
father will need help"


Harry gave out word to his men to
meet again for practice in one week and
departed, meeting Harrison just return
ing from seeing Kenfeld safely of.


Harrison" said he, "the time has
come when we must be alive | saw
Mackenzie at Magog, yesterday. You
look surprised, and don't wonder. Peo-
pie think he is in Upper Canada. He
is disguised so his own mother wouldn't
know him. He says the people are ripe
for the movement all over the province.
promised him 200 men at the firing
of the first shot, and | believe we shall
have them ready. After the first move
is fairly made, we may count on three
fourths of all the men IN this region.
They have paid taxes out of their scan
ty earnings and had it carried to Eng
land to feed and clothe few pampered
idlers there long enough. | tell you,
our cause is just and we must and shall
succeed Canada shall soon be an lnde-
pendent nation. like the United States.
want you. as our recruiting sergeant,
to go to Barford, tomorrow, and fix
things. Let Baker drill the men thor
oughly and be ready at moments no.
tice to join US. Make thorough can
vass of the town, and see how many men
we can depend on from there. You
want to keep your eyes peeled, too, for
they evidently mistrust us, or Kenfeld
would not have been here to-day"


By this time they had reached the
road, and after some further arrange
ments for Harrison's approaching trip,
they separated, Harry going to his house
and Harrison going down past the mills,
with the men in each of which he held
few minutes conversation in low
tone. and then passed on to the log house
where he and his young wife had their
home.


CHAPTER II-oLD sTRADY's STORY.
| We left Rob Strady following his ia
ther. He well knew where he would
find him. and was not surprised, on
reaching the corner, to find his father
standing in the road, his small but COM
pact form proudly eject. as he faced Col.
Ken6eld who was just approaching the
spot.


well" said the latter. as he reined
up his horse, what calls you here {?
Why do you stand in my road Is it
not enough that | shall soon seek you
out, of my own choice, and place you in
the felon's cell, where, but for my in
diligence, you would have been long
ago ?"


Those are brave words to come from
a coward" said Strady. 1.-The man who,
as you do. takes delight in pulling down
an otherwise happy home; who would
condemn innocent parties to misery and
disgrace the man. | say, who will do
all this to crafty beastly nature which
enjoys the suferings of others. must feel
proud of himself. You are pretty thing
to call yourself gentleman, Mark Ken
field -


"And the man who has stolen my
wife. and destroyed my prospects for a
home such as you speak of; the man
who is living with Q woman who is not
his wife, but the wife of another, | sup
pose. calls himself gentleman, does he
not? Do you suppose ] am going to be
cheated out of my revenge, Bob Strady,
and that you are to be left as you have
been. unmolested, after having fed your
native country with my wife"
"You lie y exclaimed Strady. "Mee
, never was your wife in the eyes of GOD
and justice and you shall not insult hel
by coupling her name with that Of your
, low-liged self You are not only cow
ard but liar y


William you shall repent of this.
, said Ken6eld. trembling with rage. H'
did not dare to attack Strady, small a
the latter was in comparison to him, 70
t be was an arrant coward at heart, anS
. Strady's great personal strength wa


we'll known.


stradY also saw that be was thWart
ing his own object in seeking this inter
| view. SO he replied. paci6catOrily;


Il came here TO talk calmly with you