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doubted character as a persuader of con-
tions.
ifney consisted for the most part of small
ee
bundles of rags
that had ated
ply nothing coul
rksibly influence until its force had been
ne
iatehes they had found in plenty aboard
were quite accustom ch plea-
gant accessories of civilized, ‘Tite, hanks te
the generous hauls whic
to time made on tramp ships that fell onto
with eager, ears, for
having
“scatter the
visdom i
pecially as there seemedto be quite
ciency of other matters to occupy his at-
tention.
From where he crouched he had a clear
view of the harbor, together with the dis-
tant islands that jay a dense black ASS
against the lighter sea background, and
having the matter of t iseré ig
that he shou! y
{ the shacks in lement, for a brie}
period, and hi ntion that
Well, the parties up yonder w.
keeping at it, and the eccentric c
side movements appeared more vigorous
than ever—Julian noticed that it was not
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part had they gone Immediately to the crest
the hill, and pou upon the guardian
of the signal light putting it of
wer to do mischief; but no’
too late, and they must accept what caine
Philosophie ally.
Ni Was an astonishing story
which that Whirling torch flashed over the
ea, and must have rade ithe fellow
eyrle above wonder
nether he might not’ be dreaming after an
oplum smoke ; and in
tainty lay the hope
the penalty o} m there was
no wolf, ani slow to commit hime
self, with not a thing to show for his ex-
cus
More minutes; how
agonizing it was to
some’ horrid din suddenly ‘break ut, that
must start him on his dreadful mission of
knew that Bob was chduring the same
sensations, fur ther up
captive,
st Captain to live
after the escape of his companton.
Now Julian bent his ually upon the
dim struct ures near ”
toc e dire Gest
briefest possible space of t
so ccnstitute t no matter how. repulsive
it might Soom, it he made
carry out a du
t and soul
thout succes
Thus h d one dwelling that seemed
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a
zr
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into it, in order to bring
¢
to offer e; exceptional opportunities. to an en=
terprising apprentice in. the line of fire-
eing Nashe e actual
believed the den: ragon istand
had succeeded in attracting the notice of the
man whe. guarded the jookout on the apex
of Ha Nest. . ,
at Meeant discov for the
very; it stood
trie of adventurers wou ave t
© their most desperate tactics, and fire the
i riage
this conviction awe “pt over him. Julian
was, surprised to find how his muscles be-
Came nald. ns though the very natu h
to rise above the ordinary
Tad, and
of
is longing arms aroun: e nec
ne so dearly loved, so sadly mourned.
Minutes had pe d_ since they left hi
there, ey
med hours, sueh was the
Suspense under which he labored.
How long would it take "on the mate to
ining Bish nis wor rk; he had said some-
ad even made prep+
rid of such undesirable
possible speed; an
might occupy m time in the carrying
1 while those rogues over vay were
+ pushing their secrets across the bi or
rd, placing it Inthe power of the
0)
lookout to give’ the alai
Perhaps it would have been wise on thelr
AAAREALALARBRA
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han a short time before,
ear the signal from
that he had suc-
no:
land, for, of courte, ihere would be nothing
singular abou attract the @ attentio
und arouse ‘he neapicions of ai y sleeper
who might at that moment "Chance oO
awak
Still it did not come, though he felt sure
Merriwether must have had ample time to
aye found his friend ‘and removed the
clumsy irons in the way for which he had
prepared in advance,
e gone wrong? Was
kept in another stockade,
mate could not find Worse
sll, had he succumbed to his Cruel tasks
masters’ indignities after being deprived of
the friendly ‘consonat daily inter
course With his fellow in misfortune
Julian could ins a measure understand how
spirit that
& species ©
way, and with i ‘would go the life it had so
long’ sustain
He shuddered and tried to hope on, pray-
ing deep down |
sound escaped his compressed lips.
t was a cruel e: jence, and one that
did more to make him an than every-
thing 1 rou
i
, for ren au it is the capacity for suf-
ferns that
ye no longer’ ‘pitied the owners of those
shacks. A fierceness had come over his
spirit, and he could we grim pleasure wipe
ie whole accursed v! exe
istence. What reason Pad it for survival,
y, being a hotbed of infamy, At subs
ject ‘tor “the torch?
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OCTOBER 17, 1903. 13
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