The Gate city journal., October 21, 1921, Image 2

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C o p y r ig h t b y S ir G ilb e r t P a r k e r
....... * my enemy | J "
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•vour daughter. Z *
All, d o n 't s t a r t ! H e k n ew I w as on
"Y es, M ichael.
T h e re 's only one limn was like one who hail com e from my last legs fliiniielally. H e k n ew I Uml 1 " " " 'J m ihS?*
w ith bu t-ln g a n d com e to tile real m u t­
a hanging, who had seen Ills d earest
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Imd a c q u a in ta n c e w ith y o u n g reb el ..............
“ W ell, sir, th e y 'v e com e from Vir­ th e evidence, a n d you a re f a d and sw inging ill th e end of a ro |s'. tlis le a d e rs like K iuiuet, an d h e felt I
' “ "'H Mallow.
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re
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as
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in
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as
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S y n o p s is .—D y c k C a lh o u n , g if te d
g in ia .”
evidence, too. You know m ore of the
streak ed with g r a y ; his fo reh ead hud could b e won. So h e m a d e Ids p ro
y o u n g I r is h G e n tl e m a n o f th e tim e
I.I.VU, now tin t yuu ku"
D yck C a lh o u n ilo w ly got to hi« feet, tr u th th u n r.ny one else.”
posnl.
B e cau se o f y o u r d a u g h te r I
e f t h e F r e n c h a n d A m e r ic a n r e v o ­
S e v tra l h o u rs la te r, w hen llie sun a Hue In th e m id d le; his m an n er w as
" 'f e e have * ,T » C
hie fa c e p alin g , hla body stiffen in g
lu tio n s , m e e ts S h e ila L ly n , s e v e n
held my pence, fo r s h e co u ld lie a r It
F ro m V irginia I W ho nhould be coining w as a b a tin g its fo rce a little, a fte r rigid, alm ost frigid, Indeed. Only In
'¡m d Is small Mt, J*?1
t e e n - y e a r - o l d g ir l v is it in g in th e
less
Hum
you.
I
did
n
o
t
te
ll
th
e
c
a
u
s
e
his
eves
w
as
th
ere
th
at
which
denied
n e g h b o rh o o d .
T h e y a r e m u t u a ll y
doors, don't yo» J '-
from V irg in ia, sa v e sh e to w hom be 'r a v e lin g th e b u rn in g ro a d s through
o f (lie q u a rre l. If I had , th e r e w ou ld
a ttra c te d .
S h e lia n e v e r k n e w h e r
should l*. mid thi I
h ad Ju st been w ritin g ?
y a iu s an d cocoa, g re n a d illa s and all all th at his face and m at...... mild a
d is s ip a t e d f a t h e r , E r r l s B o y n e , h e r
h av e been fo r h e r th e d o u b le slinnie.
hungry,
absorbing,
hopeless
look,
the
k ind s o f I prtis a n d ro o ts and vagrant
“ W ho h a s com e from V Irg laU ?”
ev ery th in g for u* ^
K nottier h a v i n g d iv o r c e d h lin .
In
T
h
a
t
w
a
s
w
hy
1
held
m
y
lienee—
a
tre e s. Dyck C alhoun nnd Michael look o f one who se arc h es for a frien d
D u b lin L e o n a r d M a llo w a n d D y c k
H e knew , h u t h e w an ted It ««Id.
fool, h u t so It w a s ! ”
fig h t w ith s w o r d s a n d D y c k is v ic ­
In th e denying d esert.
“ S ure, you knew a vessel cam e from C lones cam e into S p an ish Town.
oh-nrer. uml
w|1|™*
to r . E r r l s B o y n e , s e c r e t ly in F r e n c h
T h e w om an se em ed alm o st ro b b ed
Somehow, when he bow ed low to
A
m
erica
lu
st
n
ig
h
t
W
ell.
In
h
e
r
w
as
D
yck
looked
a
ro
u
n
d
upon
th
e
town
e m p lo y , g e t s D y c k d r u n k a n d t r i e s
"nht tiiioig
I lls sto ry o v e r ­ 5 rr* .............
one th a t w a s celled th e qu een of Ire ­ w ith new »yes. l i e saw It like one for h er and looked h er In the ey es a s no of u n d e rsta n d in g .
to p e r s u a d e h im to J o in in r e v o lt
Hhl you not tell [,,,
la n d long ag o .”
a g a in s t E n g la n d .
T h e y q u a r r e l.
the first tim e v isitin g It. He saw the one In all h er life had ev e r done, she w helm ed her. Yet » h u t th e m ull hud W1,N? T l.... why bUiae l
W h ile D y c k
is
o v e rc o m e
w ith
“ Q ueen o f Ire la n d — w ell, w h a t th e n ? ” people p assin g th ro u g h th e wide had an alm ost agonized u n d erstan d in g d o n e w as so q u ix o tic, so C e ltic, th a t yo u r pence lu „ „
d r u g g e d w in e , B o y n e 's s e c o n d w ife
D y ck 's voice » n s tu n eless. Ills m a n n er v e ra n d a s of th e h ouses, lik e a vast o f w hat a man feels who h a s lieon h e r se n se s w ere a lm o st p a ra ly z e d .
e n t e r s th e r o o m a n d s t a b s h e r
*......Kilt. I held ». -
"S o m ad —so nm d a n d hail a n d w ild
colo n n ad e, down th e s tre e t, to he hn|>- Im prisoned—th a t he Is n e v e r ih e sam e
rigid. Ills ey es b urning.
f a i t h l e s s h u s b a n d to th e h e a r t .
Ihe sam e re,so«; |1M 1 .
D y c k Is a r r e s t e d o n a c h a r g e o f
‘W ell, sh e — M iss S heila L lyn an d h e r pll.v sh e lte re d from th e tierce sun. As again. H e w as an ex-convict an d yet you w ere." sh e sa id . “C o u ld y o u n o t a wom an uow tliat sbewa"
m u r d e r . H e d o e s n o t k n o w If h e
m o th e r a r e g o in g to th e S alem p la n ta ­ th e y p assed K in g 's h o u se th ey saw- she dltl not feel repelled by him. She see It w as y o u r d u ly to te ll a ll, no ,,s she could am |„ „ J
k ille d B o y n e o r n o t. S h e ila b e g s
tion.
dow n by th e Kxsox V alley m oun­ tro o p s of th e v icero y ’s g u e sts Issuing did not believe he Imd killed K iris niH lter » h u t th e co n se q u e n c e s? T h e fitfo lii Limerick, fo <
h e r m o t h e r t s g o to D u b lin w ith
ta in . It Is h e r p la n ta tio n now . It be­ from th e p alace—ofllcers o f th e king's Boyne. As for th e la te r crim e o f m u­ m an whs h v illain . B u t vvhut m a d n e ss un K|K*ak. o Ue of w
h e r to h e lp D y c k . M rs. L ly n o p ­
p o s e s t h e id e a . A l e t t e r fr o m M rs.
longed to tie r uncle. B ry an Llyn. lie navy a n d arm y , ofllcers an d m en of the tiny, th a t did not concern h er niueh. you w ere g u ilty of. w h a t cru e l m ud- um l I think it should u -
L l y n 's w e a l th y b r o t h e r in A m e r ic a
got It In p a y m e n t o f g debt. l i e 's d ead J a m a ic a mi lit in. p ale-faced , Idg eyed She w as Iris h ; hut, m ore th a n th a t, n e s s! O nly you c o u ld h a v e d o n e a see. though I know | d * -
d e c id e s th e m t o g o a n d liv e w ith
now a n d a ll h is la n d s an d w ealth Im re m en o f th e creo le class, m ulattoes, she was In sy m p ath y w ith th e m u­ tiling lik e Hint. K rrls B o y n e d e se rv e d holding the faen ib w ;
h im .
D y c k r e f u s e s to e n t e r a n y
coine lo h er. H e r m other, Mrs. Ll.vu. q u a d ro o n s an d octoroons, Sam boes tin eers. She understood why D.vek d e a th — 1 c a re n o t w ho k illed h im — you w ith K rrls Boyne, jetD
p le a e x c e p t " N o D e f e n s e ."
He
m i g h t h a v e e s c a p e d b y r e v e a lin g
Is w ith h e r an d th e y s t a r t tom orrow with th e ir w ives in loose sk irts, » Id le C alhoun, en listin g a s a com m on sailor, o r a n o th e r. H e d e se rv e d d e u th , anil h e r Hint he was e tralt**^
B o y n e ’s tr e a c h e r y b u t r e f u s e s on
o r th e n ex t d a y fo r S alem ."
sto c k in g s nnd p in n acle h ats. S n atch es should ta k e u p th e ir cau se anti run It w as rig h t lie sh o u ld dte. B u t tlu it tr u th now ur nothing,
S h e il a 's a c c o u n t.
H e is s e n t to
Ity ck C a lh o u n m ade a n Im p atien t of so n g w ere h e a rd an d v oices of men risk to ad v an ce it. T h at he hut) a d ­ you sh o u ld kill him , u p u rt fro m ull view .”
p r is o n
fo r e ig h t y e a rs .
S h e ila
g e s tu re a t th is lust re m a rk .
w ho Imd had a full m eal and had vanced It w as know n to all Hie w o r m ; else— w hy, Indeed, oh, In d eed , It Is a
w r ite s D y c k , a s s u r i n g h im o f h e r
H e saw how lined uf
b e lie f in h is in n o c e n c e .
R e le a s e d
“Vwi, yes. M ichael. W here a r e they "ta k e n
o b se rv a tio n s"— a s
looking I t a t he hail paid the price o f Ids m u ­ tra g e d y , fo r you loved m y d a u g h te r, h e r f u c e ; he noted the -
a f t e r s e r v in g f o u r y e a r s , D y c k fin d s
now ?"
th ro u g h th e ho lto m o f a g lass of tiny hy saving th e k ing’s navy w ith hih I th e k illin g m ad e a g u lf lictw eeii
h e r c a rria g e ; he realisedr
h im s e lf d e s ti tu te , h is f a t h e r d e a d .
‘‘T h e y ’re a t C h a rlo tte B e d fo rd ’s lodg­ liquo r w as called by |>enple w ith naval a stolen sh ip ; aud th a t lie Imd won you I T h e re could tie no m a rriu g c In w as p u ttin g un her, „ d *
In L o n d o n D y c k r e c e iv e s a l e t t e r
in g s in S p a n ish tow n
T h e g o v ern o r s p irit— w e re m ixed In c a re le s s caro u ­ w ealth wns hut an o th e r p ro o f of th e su ch a case. S h e co u ld n o t b e a r It, len ted . "No, 1 will d« *
fr o m S h e il a in v i tin g h im to c o m e
to A m e r i c a a n d s e n d in g m o n e y fo r
u o r could you. B u t p le a s e k now th la,
m an 's power.
w a ite d on th em th is m orning. T h e sal.
w ith sudden will, “»„d |
t h e v o y a g e . H e f e e ls h e c a n n o t in
“ You would not come to A m erica, Mr. C nlboun, th a t s h e n e v e r b eliev ed now, if l may."
g o v e rn o r se n t th em (tow ers a n d —”
All th is J a rre d on Dyck C alhoun and
h o n o r g o to h e r . D y c k J o in s th e
you
k
illed
K
rrig
B
oyne.
S
h
e
b
u
s
sa
id
so
I
cam
e
here,
an
d
—”
She
paused,
"
F
lo
w
e
rs—
L
o
rd
M
allow
se
n
t
them
gave
rev
o
lt
to
h
is
sen
ses.
Yet
he
was
B r it is h n a v y a s a n e n lis te d m a n .
"Oil, not today—iug -
so ag a in n nd a g ain . You a r e th e only
B a d c o n d itio n s in t h e fle e t r e s u lt in
flo w e rs ! H e ll's fiend, m an, su p p o se only h alf-eo n selo u s of th e g re a t sen­ her voice trem bling slightly.
sa id w ith a plteoui loot
m u tin y .
D y c k , J o in in g th e m u t i ­
he d i d ? '
“T h ere Is m uch to do a t Salem ," ha m an w ho tins e v e r to u ch ed h e r m ind
su o u sn e ss of th e sc en e a s h e passed
he tod ay . It la our Sat
n e e rs , is c h o s e n b y th e m to c o m ­
'T n e re a re h e ttp r flow ers h ere th a n th ro u g h it. All w as b ro u g h t to focus added calm ly, and yet w ith Ills h e a rt o r h e r sen ses, th o u g h m an y h a v e
m a n d t h e s h ip , th e A r ia d n e . D is ­
an d we a re due at King’,
so
u
g
h
t
her.
W
h
erev
er
s
h
e
g
o
es
m
en
a
n
y
In
S
p
an
ish
T
o
w
n
.”
nt la s t, how ever, hy th e ir a rriv a l nt bentlng as It had not b eaten since Ihe
s a tis f ie d w ith t h e c o n d u c t o f th e
u tg h t. even lo m hour m»
o th e r s h ip s ’ c re w s, D yck b re a k s
W ell, ta k e th em , M ic h ael; h u t If C h a rlo tte B e d fo rd 's lodgings, which, day lie had first m et h e r a t H u y m n re. Iry to win her, b u t s h e h a s no th o u g h t
"B u t isn't It better i,
w ith th e m a n d s a il s t h e A r ia d n e to
you do, c o rn , h er« ngnln no m ore w hile like m ost ho u ses In th e tow n, had a
"You w o uldn't ta k e th e m oney I fo r an y . H e r m ind g o es h a c k to you.
t h e W e s t I n d ie s . H e a r r i v e s In tim e
now ? Stipisise Lord Mallow
you live, fo r I’ll huve none o f you. lookout o r b elfry fitted w ith green sent to DuM ln fo r you—th e gift o f a J u s t w hen you e n te re d th e g a rd e n 1
to tu r n th e tid e o f v ic to r y in a
"H e did not before. Uik
D o you th in k I'm e n te rin g th e lists b lin d s an d n telescope, an d had a believing friend, nnd you would lint le a rn e d —a n d only th e n — th a t you w ere
b a t t l e b e tw e e n t h e F r e n c h a n d
ly now ," was the vexed f.
E n g lis h fle e ts . C a lh o u n Is a r r e s t e d
a g a in s t th e k in g ’s g o v ern o r? "
g reen -p ain te d wooden ra ilin g round It. com e to A m e ric a !"
h ere. S he hid It fro m m e, h u t D a r ­
h th in g u gentleman will -
f o r h is p a r t In t h e m u t in y b u t
“ Y ou've d o n e It before, sir, an d
At th e v ery e n tra n c e . Inside th e gate,
“ I shall h av e to tell you why one duy," ius B oland knew , a n d h e hud seen
t h a a k e d b y t h s a d m i r a l f o r h is
a lad y ?"
th
e
r
e
’s
no
h
a
rm
In
doing
It
ag
ain
.
O
ne
In
th
e
g
u
rd
en
.
th
ey
snw
S
heila
U
y
n
,
he
an
sw
ered
slowly,
"b
u
t
I’ll
pay
my
y
o
u
r
m
an,
M
lchuel
C
lones,
a
n
d
s
h
e
w o rk In th e b a t tle .
T h e B r it is h
"B lit you do not know ’
g o v e r n m e n t g iv e s D y c k t h e f r e e ­
good tu r n d e s e rv e s a n o th e r. I've also h e r m o th e r an d D u rlu s B oland, who resp ec ts to yo u r m o th er now."
h ad th en m ad e him te ll m e. I w a s
lie th ought she Imd ten
d o m o f th e Is la n d o f J a m a i c a , o f
lo tell you, sir, th a t L ord M allow h a s seem ed to he en d u rin g fro m th e m oth­
So say in g he w en t fo rw ard nnd Incensed. I w as h e r m o th e r, a n d y e t
w h ic h h is o ld e n e m y , L o r d M allo w ,
h e would not hesitate. W
a sk e d them to s ta y a t K in g 's house.” e r som e s h a rp rep rim an d , to the bowed low- to M rs. Llyn. L'nllke h er sh e h ad hid th e th in g fro m ine.
I
is g o v e r n o r .
W i th a c o m p a n io n ,
you do, if you were Lord P
“ L ord M allow h a s ask ed A m erican s am u sem en t o f th e d a u g h te r.
d au g h ter, Mrs. Llyn did not offer her tb o u g h t sh e cam e to th is islu n d fo r
D y c k s e c u r e s t r e a s u r e w o r th £40.0W
"No, not today," she ;
fr o m a s u n k e n S p a n is h s h ip , a n d
lo s ta y n t K in g 's h o u se ?”
A s th e g a te closed b eh in d D.vek nnd hand. She w as pale, d istra u g h t, tro u ­ th e s a k e of S alem , u n d I fo u n d th a t
Is all so many years ay, It
b e c o m e s a w e a l th y a n d r e s p e c te d
“ B u t th e y ’re Irish , nnd lie knew them M ichael, th e th re e from
V irginia bled—and vexed. She, how ever, m u r­ «he cam e n o t fo r S alem , h u t f o r you.
p la n te r .
n a u g h t lo wall u little loager.*
in Ire la n d , y ’r h o n o r."
tu rn e d ro u n d an d faced them .
As m ured Ids nam e and bowed.
. . . Ah, Mr. C a lh o u n , sh e d e s e rv e s
"W hen nnd where shall It:
“ F ro m w hom do you get y o u r In fo r­ D yck cam e fo rw ard , S h eila flushed
“You did not ex p ect to see m e here w h a t you did to sa v e h er, b u t y ou
a s k e d gloomily.
m a tio n ? ” a sk e d D yck C alhoun w ith an a n d tre m b le d . S he w ns no longer a in Ja m a ic a ,” he said boldly.
sho
u
ld
n
o
t
h
a
v
e
d
o
n
e
It.”
(C H A P T E R X III— C o n tin u e d .)
"A t Salem —ut Salem. W<‘
a i r o f suspicion.
young g irl, h u t h e r slim stra ig h tn e s s
"F ran k ly , I did not, Mr. C alhoun,"
"S h e d e se rv e s nil Hint u ny b e tte r
s e ttle d th en —and steady,
" F ro m D a riu s B oland, y 'r hon o r,” r.nd th e so ft lilies of h e r figure gave she said.
m
un
m
ight
do.
W
hy
d
o
n
't
y
ou
n
iu
rry
“T h e g o v e rn o r h a s been w a rn e d , h u t
ev ery reason why j - oh should
a n s w e re d M ichael, w ith s sm ile. “ W ho h e r a d ig n ity nnd ch iin n w hich made
“Y'ou resen t my com ing h e re to see h e r to so m e g r e a t m an In y o u r re p u b
h e g iv es n o heed, o r tr e a t s It nil lig h t­
m e. I have suffered is
1
Is D a riu s B oland, y o u 're a s k in ’ in y 'r h e r y o u n g w om anhood d istin g u ish ed — you? You th in k It hold, nt least."
He? It w ould s e ttle m y tro u b le fo r
ly, p o in tin g o u t how few th e M aro o n s
h a v e suffered, und I do wC
m in d ? W ell, h e 's th e new m a n a g e r fo r sh e w as now tw enty-five and had
She looked nt him closely and Arm
m e u nd fre e h e r m in d fro m a n x ie ty .
a re . H e f o rg e ts th u t a few d e te rm in e d
com e fro m th e L lyn p la n ta tio n s in a c a rria g e of w hich a p rin c e ss m ight ly. “Y'ou know why I cunnot welcome Mrs. L lyn, w e u re n o t c h ild re n , y ou I am only sorry."
m en can d e m o ra liz e a w h o le s ta te , can
F a r down at the other wd
V lr g in ln ; nnd rig h t good stu ff he Is h av e been pro u d . Y et it w as plain you.”
n nd I. Y’ou know life, a n d so d o I,
fight a n d m u r d e r a n d fly to d a rk co­
g a rd e n he saw Sheila, ller‘
w ith a to n g u e t h a t 's ns d ry ns cu t th a t th e e n tra n c e of D yck a t th is mo­
a n d ------ ”
“ Yet I have paid th e acco u n t d»
v e r ts In th e tro p ic a l w oods, w h ere
III profile— an evquldte SUhe
w h e a t In A u g u st.
1 saw him th is m en t w a s d istu rb in g . It w as not w h at m nndcd hy th e law. And you h ad m
S he In te rru p te d him . "B e s u r e o f m oved slowly amonj the
th ey c a n n o t be tra c k e d dow n a n d de
m o rn ln ' on llie q u a y n t K in g sto n . H e sh e Imd fo reseen .
reg
ard
fo
r
him.
You
divorced
him
.
lid
s,
M
r.
C
alh
o
u
n
,
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e
k
n
o
w
s
life
even
a tr o y e d ; a n d , If th e y h a v e m a d e s u p ­
b u sh es.
w a s o rd e rin ' th e p o r te rs ab o u t w ith an
S he show ed no h e sita tio n , how ever,
S heila hud d raw n near, an d D.vek b e tte r tDim e ith e r o f us. S h e Is, a n d
p o r te rs of th e sla v e s, w h a t conse­
"A s you wish," he said wlths
a ir — oil, b ed ad , a n a i r !
I sa w th e h ut enuie fo rw a rd to m eet h e r visitor, m ade a g e stu re In h e r d irection. “ She lias a lw a y s been, a g irl o f se n se a n d
q u e n c e s m ay n o t fo llo w !
n a m e upon th e p a rc e ls —M iss S heila w hile M ichael fell hack, u s a lso did does not know ," he said, “an d sin Ju d g m en t. W hen sh e w a s a ch ild she sig h . T he sight nf the girl
"O ne th in g Is c le a r to m e— only by
Ills soul.
L lyn o f M oira. V irginia, an d so I sp o k e D a riu s B oland. B oth th ese seem ed to should not h e a r w h at we sny now."
h o u n d s cun th e s e p eo p le h e d e fe a te d . to him . ‘W ell,’ s a id he, ‘w ho m ight
realize th a t th e less th ey saw nnd
Mrs. Llyn nodded, am i in a low tone
So s u r e am I upon th is p o in t, th a t I
you h e? F o r th e r e ’s q u e e r fo lk s In h eard , th e b e t t e r ; nnd th ey presently- told SlicIJa th a t sl e w ished to he alone
CHAPTER XV.
h a v e s e n t to C uba f o r six ty hounds,
Ja m a ic a , I ’m to ld .’ So J sa id I w as got to g e th e r In a n o th e r p a r t o f the wit!. Dyck fo r a little w hile.
In
w ith w hich, w hen th e tro u b le com es—
M ichael Clim es, a n d u t th a t lie doffed g a rd e n , n s Dyck C alh o u n cam e n ear D yck’s eyes, ns lie w atch ed S heila go,
A t Salem.
a n d It 1s n ot f a r off— w e sh a ll he ab le Ills lint an d held o u t a hand. ‘W ell,
enough u lm o st lo to u eh S h eila.
T h e p lan tatio n of Salem
w as a th in g d eep er th an he Imd ev er
to h u n t th e M a ro o n s w ith th e only h e r e 's lu ck ,’ sa id he. ‘L uck nt th e
S urely , h e th o u g h t, sh e w as suprem e know n o r show n before. In h er w h ite
reg io n below the I’edro plila
weapoo* th e y re a lly f e a r — th e do g ’s v ery s t a r t ! I'v e h e a rd of you from
In a p p e a ra n c e an d d esign. She wns gown and w ith h e r light ste p S heila
p a ris h of St. Elizabeth. »1
s h a rp to o th . It m ay he th e g o v e rn o r my m istre ss . Y ou're se rv a n t to Mr.
touched hy a ro se on each ch eek and seem ed to float aw ay —a p ic tu re g ra c e ­
v‘ -
th e aloe, nnd torch-thldlMsfi
m ay In te rv e n e on th e a r riv a l o f the D yck C a lh o u n —a in ’t th a t It?’ A nd I
m ade w om anly by firm nnd y et g en er­ ful, sta te ly , buo y an t, "keen nnd sm all
o f wood which niter the
d o g s ; P ut I h a v e m a d e f rie n d s w ith nodded a n d he sm iled a g a in —a sm ile
o u s b re a sts , te n d e rly Im prisoned by As sh e w as ab o u t to p a ss beyond
o f th e plain from the Sontl
th e p ro v o st m a rsh a l g e n e ra l a n d som e t h a t ’ll co st m oney a n y w h e re e ls e th a n
tlie w h ite chiffon of h er blouse in d u m p o f p im ento “bushes, she tu rn e d
o f E n g la n d , hut where thi
m em b ers o f th e J a m a ic a le g is la tu r e ; In Ja m a ic a . Q u e e r w ay o f ta lk lie has,
w hich w a s one b rig h t sp rig of th e b u d s h er head to w ard th e two. an d there
c a t t l e anil horses even 1n I
a ls o I h a v e a frie n d In th e d e p u ty of th a t m an, ns q u e e r ns— "
>r-
of a c h e r r y tre e — a touch o f m odest w ns th a t In h e r eyes w hich few ev er
w e re m aintained. The sir it
th e p ro v o st m a rs h a l g e n e ra l in m y p a r ­
“ I u n d e rs ta n d , M ichael, B ut w h at lu x u ria n c e on a perso n sp a rse ly ornn- see an d seeing a r e a fte rw a rd th e
tr te t w ns d ry nnd elastic, sad
ish o f C la re n d o n h ere, an d 1 w ill m ake else? H ow did you com e lo talk about
m ented. It w a s S heila h erself, whom sam e, it w ns a look o f in quiry, of
le re d down lo tile valleys
M
a good b et th a t th e dogs will he let th e a ffa irs of M rs. an d M iss L ly n ? lie
lim e Imd e n ric h e d w ith f a r m o re thun rev elatio n , of em otion w hich w en t to
Hint w h ere Salem was with b1
com e Tnto th e isla n d , g o v e rn o r o r no d id n 't Ju st s p it It o u t, did he?"
y e a rs anti ex p erien ce. It w ns a p e r­ D yck's h eart.
le r s of n egro huts nnd ofien
g o v ern o r.
" S u r e ; not so quick an d fre e us so n a lity w hich would a n y w h e re h av e
an d d istille rie s where sus»r
"No. she does not know th e tru th
"W h e n o n e s e ts o n e’s se lf a g a in s t sp iffin ', y 'r honor, h u t w hen h e'd so rte d ta k e n p la c e an d held it. It w as un-
w e re niutle. Salem wss
Mi's. Llyn said, “B u t It h a s been h ard
th e c ro w n o n e m u st he s u r e o f o n e’s m e o u t. a s it w ere, lie sa id M iss L lyn
d e fe a ta b le . p e rsis te n t anti p e r m a n e n t; hiding It from h er. O ne n ev er knew
th e B lack river, aecesslhle l|
gro u n d , an d f e a r no foe, h o w ev er g re a t had com e out h e re to ta k e c h a rg e of
a n d cunocs. The lints of
w h e th e r som e ch an ce rem ark , som e
an d high. W ell, I h a v e w on so fa r, S alem , h e r ow n e s ta te in V irginia he-
w e re n e a r the sugar mill*,
allu sio n In th e p a p e rs would tell h e r
a n d I sh a ll w in In th e en d . M allow ln ’ in su c h good m im in ' o rd e r an d h e r
re g a r d lo order, hut In ela«ten
you h ad killed h er fa th e r."
sh u u ld h av e som e re sp e c t fo r one th a t m ind b e in ' ac tiv e .
W ord had com e
n a n n , avocado-pear, limes and
“D id I kill h e r fa th e r? ” ask ed Dyck
l»eat him a t I ’hoenlx p a rk w ith th e o f th e tro u b le w ith th e m an ag er here,
a n d w ith th e cnltlvnted l«d
help lessly . “ Did I? I w as found gull
s w o r d ; th a t h e a t him w hen h e w ould an d o n e o f th e p ro v o st m a rs h a l's depn
■n
P's
th e ir h u ts m ade an effective |t
ty o f It, h u t on my honor, M rs. Llyn,
h a v e m e Ifip rlso n e d h e r e ; th a t beat y e s h a d w ritte n a c c o u n ts of th e flog­
E v e ry p lan tatio n hud « sn
I d o n o t know an d I do not th in k I
him In th e m a t t e r o f th e sh ip fo r H a iti, ging an d Ill-tre a tm e n t o f sla v es, an d
( » -N
re c e iv e d a sm all sum for •'
<lld. I h av e no m em ory of It. Wc
■nd th a t will h e a t him on e v e ry h a z a rd th a t's w hy sh e m in e — to p u t th in g s
on e v e ry slave, whMe spedtl
q u a rre le d . I tlrew my sw ord on him,
he se ts, u n le s s he sto o p s to u n d e rh a n d rig h t a t S alem I"
w
m id w ife ry . Inoculation, etc.
th en h e m ude nn explanuH on a n d I
a cts, w hich h e w ill not do. T h a t m i# h
‘T o p u t th in g s w ro n g In Ja m a ic a ,
llc u la r allow ance. The s»,
m adly, stu p id ly d ra n k d rugged w ine
im jst he sa id f o r him .
M ichael, t h a t's w hy sh e ’s com e. T o
in reco n ciliatio n w ith hlin. and th en
•Lord M allow — He C o u rt* H er, Does lo a tte n d lo about four hi
*B ut w h a t Is th is I se e? M ichael lo o se th e h all o f co n fu sio n a n d free
live h u n d red negroes, on «»"
I rem em b er n o th in g more— n o th in g at
Her
(llo n ea— in h is w h ite Je an w a is tc o a t, th e flood o f tra g e d y — t h a t 's w hy sh e ’s
all."
flfldj p e r annum , nod l"*d ■
w h ite neckcloM i a n d tr o u s e r s a n d b lu e c o m e ! M an. M ichael, you know h e r
" a s m y m a s te r, even In Ire la n d . Y'et lu g nnd trash in g , besides whi k
W h at wna th e cau se of y o u r q u n r
c o a t—Is com ing up th e d riv e In hot h isto ry — w ho sh e w a s nnd w h a t h a p ­
rel ?"
'h e w ns o b ed ien t nnd fa ith fu l, n nd fro m Ills p ractice with the
hfiMie. h e a rin g a le tte r. H e rh le s too p en ed to h e r f a th e r. W ell, do you th in k
ept h e r h ead In nil vexed th in g s.
S alem w as no worse Ihso
Dyck looked n t h e r long b efo re an
h a rd . H e h a s n e v e r c a r r ie d h im self th e r e ’s no tra g e d y in h e r com ing hero?
She 'v l|l h a v e h e r w ay , a n d s h e will o r p la n ta tio n s on Hie Island hd
aw ering. "I hid th at from my fnttio:
e asily In th is clim a te . H e t r e a t s It ns I killed h e r fa th e r, th ey sny, M ichael
h
av
e
It
a
s
«lie
w
a
n
ts
It,
n
n
d
In
no
e v e n , | , n , | |, |, ] p f r o m ( |„ , vvor| , | — , | | (|
f a r b eh in d such p 1 antat!ow>»
i f It w a s Ire la n d . H e w ill not p ro te c t I w a s p u n ish e d fo r It. I cam e h ere
•Hier m an n er.
S he Is o n e o f th e o w n ed by Dyck Calhoun, and
not even m ention ii in co u rt a t tie-
htmi»elf nnd, If p e n a lty follow ed folly, to be f re e of nil th o se th in g s— lifted
tria l. If I had, p erh a p s I sh o u ld not w orld's g re a t wom en. S h e Is u n iq u e. n o to rio u s 'o r the cruelties
S
sh o u ld now he In h is g rav e.
I like o u t a n d aw ay frorti th em all, I longed
have gone to JnU. If | had, p erh ap s 1 lilbl ns sh e Is. sh e still u n d e r s ta n d s on If. T o such an estate a
you, M ichael. You a r e a boon, h u t— ’* to fo rg e t th e p a s t, w hich Is only sh a m e
I should not he h ere In Ja m a ic a . If all th a t m en do. am i d o es It.”
S h e ila Llyn would he s h«*-
an d t o r tu r e ; a n d h e re It is all sp re a d
Why d o es sh e nol m a r ry ? Is th e re n o t on ih e place a <1“!
had ” He p au sed , a flood o f re
o
u
t
n
t
m
y
d
o
o
r
a
g
a
in
lik
e
a
m
at.
w
hich
C H A P T E R XIV.
floctlon d ro w n in g Ids face, m ak in g Ids mi m ail sh e ra n h e a r? S h e co u ld h a v e s ta r te d refo rm s which
I m u st see ns I go In a n d o u t. T h e re
Ho- h ig h est, t h a t ’s su re .”
ey es sh in e w ith b lack sorrow .
p la n ta tio n
Ini" " ni™ L
w
as
n
o
ta
lk
on
B
o
la
n
d
's
p
a
r
t
o
f
th
e
ir
S tra n g e r* A rrive.
lie sp o k e w ith p u sslon a n d In slst- I lo u se s, food. trenmiCM « ™
"W ell, If you h ad I . . . W hy did
com
ing
here,
w
as
th
e
re
,
M
ichael?”
D yck C a lh o u n 's le tte r w a s n e v e r
"
,v
-
If
sh
e
w
e
re
m
a
rrie
d
h
is
tr
o
u
­
you n o t? W asn 't it jrour d u ty to save
hw Tinie fit once a sttiily ’’
\
"N o n e at all, sir, h u t th e re w as th a t
en d ed . It w as only a n llc o f th e y e a rs
y o u rself and sav e y o u r frien d s, if yon ble w ould be over. T h e w o rst w ould h e r ex p e rie n c e In Vlntln^
sp e n t In J a m a ic a , only a sign o f his In th e m a n 's ey e nn d th a t In h is tone,
H e iiiiM i1. S he hod
could? W asn 't th a t y o u r p lain d u ly ? ” have com e to him — like d e a th .
w ell-being, th o u g h It gave no real pic­ w hich m ad e m e su re hp th o u g h t M iss
nd th e look Of S lost a n g e l o n e w ho w ork flic sliives too M
“ Yes. an d th a t wns w hy 1 did nol
"
tu r e o f h im self. H e w as In a p p e a r ­ L lyn nn d you w ould m eet."
-•’II w ith B elial In th e first d i n s of pc rio il of th e day ; and sh*'
tell w h at th e q u a rre l w as. If | had
“T h a t w ould I«» stra n g e , w o u ld n 't It.
»In.
an c e th in , d a rk -fa v o re d , b u o y a n t In
even b ad I k illed K rrls Boyne, th e
In te re s t hy having '■*"« •
m a n n e r a n d s te rn In face, w ith sp le n ­ In th is lim nonse c o n tin e n t! ” Dyck re ­ Dyck Looked A round Upon th e Tow n
"T h e re Is n o nm n sh e ca n h e a r— ta b le Ihe fav o rite oil" tb“ ,a
Ju ry w ould not h av e co n v icted me. o r
m
a
rk
ed
cy
n
ically
.
"S
h
e
k
new
I
w
as
did eyes. H ad he dw elt on O lym pus,
ex cep t h ere In J a m a ic a . It Is no use. o f p la n tain * , l*:uiann* J*
W
ith
New
Eye*.
th
a
t
I
am
su
re.
It
w ns a lo y alist
h e m ight h a v e b een sum m oned to Judge h e re b e fo re sh e cam e. I w o n d er h e r
D m r g o v ern o r. Lord M allow , w hom ed d o es. rn ssav i. and t " “
J
m o th e r le t h e r com e h e re . H e r m o th e r It w as th e s p irit o f Ire la n d loose In Jury."
• n d c h a s tis e th e so n s o f men.
She knew In Ire la n d , w h o Is d is ta n t boiled w ith silll fish and
“T h en w hy did y on n ot?"
knew p a r t o f th e tr u th . S he hid It all a w orld Hint w as s s f a r a p a r t from
W hen M ichael C lones cam e to the
kin
o
f
m
ine,
he
h
a
s
a
lr
e
a
d
y
m
ad
e
c a y e n n e pepper. Tin'*
Isn t It stra n g e Hint now, a f te r all
fro m th e g irl—an d now th e y a r e h e re ! Ire la n d a s sh e w as from h e r dead, d is ­
d o o rw ay , D yck laid dow n Ills q u ill pen
th e se y e a rs, when I h av e aeitled th e ad v an ce s h ere to her. a s ho d id In rip e ro a ste d plnntuln «*
“ M ichael, o rd e r my h o rse an d I wffl honored fa th e r.
a n d eyed th e flushed s e rv a n t In d is­
acco u n t w ith Judge an d Jury, w ith Ire la n d — you d id not know th a t. S he a n a tiv e relish and h ealth*"*
go to S p a n ish T ow n. T ills m a tte r m ust
A nd D y ck ? At first sh e fe lt she
ap p ro v al
be b ro u g h t to a head. T h e tr u th m ust m u st fly to h im —yes, In s p ite o f th e s ta te a n d law — Hint now I feel I m ust I* rich , an d h e w ould h e g lad o f nn
“ W h at Is It, M ichael?
W h e re fo re be told. O rd e r m y h o rse I”
tell yon th e tr u th ? M adam , y o u r ex- e s ta te th a t b rin g s In sc o re s o f thou-
fa c t th a t he h a d su ffered p riso n fo r
th is s ta rk n e s s ? Ia to m e o n e com e from
w inds o f p o u n d s y early . H e lias a sk ed
h u sb a n d . E rrla Boyne, w as a tr a ito r
" I t Is th e very h e a t o f th e day, air."
h e a r an V'
|
m a n s la u g h te r
B a t a n e a r e r look a t
•I k d it— I «»¡J "»•
H e w as an officer In th e F re n c h arm y u* to sta y a t K in g 's h o u se , h u t we
"T h en a t five o'clock, a f t e r dtnnor. him sto p p ed th e Im pulse a t Its b irth
feBOW whet y.«f ^
“N ot p r t s 'M y fro m h eav en , y ’r hoc ‘b a r * m y h o rse h a re .”
an d h e offered t* m ak e m e an officer h av e d eclin ed . W e s t a r t f o r S alem In
H ere w as th e D yck C alhoun sh e Imd
m,
•
aiae and p ay m e w ell In F re n c h gov­ a few h o u rs. S he w a n ts h e r h a n d on
■Am I to rid * w ith y . v a ! ,? '
know n In day* goo« by, b u t n o t th e
th e w heel."
* •*
M ta to lt
M a r, t o ,
e rn m e n t m oney, ff I would b re a k al
Dyck «odds'*
,J>yak »be h ad looked to i n ; (h r th is
M allow —ho c o u rts h er, d<—
la d a a e e an d servo th e F re n c h c a u e e -
■ of
Ml* f a s t g rew g rim m er. "W ell
m
jifa
f
^ ¡p S
* i
HE
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