Show X 91 jf k BY W 1 GH 23 PULU ARTHUR 0 HOWDEN SMITH CHAPTER XIV continued 23 hight t entirely brigt t agreed agree joshua dakil fe tl tie e petition at last chere ought to be a w ile min out side if there la Is tell him I 1 wish the governor to nit upon us he fie ma assure tie lie excellency excel lemy lenty Us its ot of supreme importance Fel fellowes loves was heartsick heart slik over tt tie e sit nation manifestly joel u i was in nc n disposition to st w getcy and si s soon as the governor vernor tame nine tt it e wt eel ot of justh istl e wl giuld uld et cini n mene to brind depos deposition itin li 11 ny at fi davit eh chairge irge all leading up to the inevitable veram and ani sen tence and ho ha could do n li ii g it ere ly sit and view the tragedy which wu the consequence of MIA hi own deeds ulment as a he had sit slid to cara ura the real executioner joshua had just finished reading the petition to lord liverpool the paper trembled in the merchant s tand he tie glared bantly at tile nl brother and nicie niece bit he looked away from rom ira not eiby even for so a hater as J sl ui cpin to benj y gl biting over the frail gallantry of that slim figure in ED the vello v wn damme Us tie brains of 0 tt tie e fed party fellowes greet ed the long slander islander and tl ere was a ati ceable quaver in his voice we ve got em all in one noose well we 11 wipe em out they d wipe themselves out it you but let them be any party stu tad enough to father a paper like that can never last stupid Is right joshua agreed devilish stupid just what t d ex peet of ben a friends he ile leered contemptuously at his br dr ther al at ways overreaching over reaching y ben cara exclaimed with a cutting con tempt that brought a blush to josh aas ua a cheeks neither my father nor I 1 would seek to evade responsibility resi f r wl wt it we have base done sir but we are one in regretting we ve launched a plin pi n which might have han aed our oun try although that Is pert aps to be questioned joshua regarded her sourly perhaps to te questioned question edl 1 to have seceded with new bergl ind an I 1 actkins act lins in tork york and jersey at aid d under protection ol 01 the rown i 9 agad young woman you re an opt anist I 1 at the least atwould have I 1 st us vs the war atwould have ended the war she corrected him blin keeping her temper one part ot of our plan pi in was vas to in I 1 t the british must n t take ad vantie of our eff arts vve we desired no more than their si sul p rt agair st agres ag res sion from the federal g vern nent and we were that h still ties would cease instantly Ins tanily and a peace be neg hated aye ye and the british would have gobbled y a up and the rest ot of us later tuned fun ed johua A divided re public Is a helpless republic cara sighed III weyer honest was our purpose sir she said we came to see tw ta is unfair tn in that it struck tr fr in hel bet ind at oti off er americans wl 0 were is ere expos espos ing tl tt ell eli lives for what they believed right A sneer existed tw tx isted joshuaa s lips so be he answered an 1 hov ho v chanted this wondrous for the first time she was embar and aid it was her fati fat er who answered the questin we are indebted in to captain fel lowes and his officers at ard d men for anat jos lie ile smiled fly after all we are americans ara ard I 1 we couldn coulden t see americans ting aa they fought and escape a sense ol 01 obligation to alem tl em some die I 1 fr the flag and US as much my flag as a yours you democrats Denit hive no more claim to it than we federalists joshua appealed to fellowes I 1 A III ely yarn captain I 1 A bid foi for sympathy damme I 1 we want none ot of your syn pathy cara ara flared at urn jim before rello fellowes Aes could we are n I 1 ashamed of what we have done lie e are a rry if you lan an understand that but we are not ashamed or unwilling to stand our punishment we were wrong that ts is all till and you will do a wicked thing if you visit up a all th se men she pointed to the pet n the vengeance of party feeling thea are not to blame tor for it nor is mv ms father twos my plan in the begin ning ana awis I 1 who i the support ot ministers in I 1 ondon fot for it it no 0 o no father I 1 you cant deny dens me ats the truth aye and cap tain fellowes knows it t f r the truth he fie saw me with lord ellington lu to lisbon isow now now caral cara I 1 I 1 will be heard ben was so dismayed that he stam 1 11 I I 1 s s see here jos she s entirely ent liely wrong the child was wag my agent 11 hout shea she a innocent I 1 who whom in to II blame arne rot me the truth I 1 an I 1 y y you km w you haven t at ary r r right to hate her tier I 1 y yiu u hate and what a the nse use t f nakli party part more bitter than it Is I 1 publish that list of 0 sig gig natures arrest all the poor devils I 1 tempted into the and what will ll 11 you A scanlan that may wreck tl ti e r antry in re surely than I 1 planned to do it lies iles right tried Pel bellowes lowes too you must beleve hel eve kern mr air Ii glein there was bewilderment in joshua s ru rully I 1 ay ra baic e taking diett tielt side he lie quelled V hy I 1 thought tho ight you youdon dont t you hate em too I 1 don I 1 hate any ne tie Fellow Fel lowe eq an acred slimly I 1 lm in through b with witt hate ah ali but y u ve satisfied your hate pr tested tia hater a dead and at ard d I 1 haie have no rennets for LI bater ater pel fel losses li I 1 DI in dt nt to fe te a hi hit rite ab ut tt ft it il but bill kili ing him dl di in t make male die any bal gilr and for olli ld cheerfully gle give it V own lite life it that would bring I 1 I 1 im fin hab bak I 1 did a brave brae Is norah e ann R an an injustice and tl it en prot ired his death just as you will d 1 if you send v ui ur br hr tt er to the g 11 ws or your niece or anyone whose name Is on tl it it paper they re all traitors fussed jo joshua giua dint deserve considers con sidera hen tin of course a omans a differ ent matter but a r Is a trat hr tr and all tie talk in the world w n t alter tt tt it feu we vie was struck by the stub born tone ot of his employer a faintly pu us ie of self defence are you h nest y itself air ar the long islander challenged him swiftly how flow bub of your andl nation a tr fr in patriotism and how now much from nal not hatred eliy alv aby nav joshua was t alke I 1 palpably but he a the f facts arts are evl bent and if I 1 do h te a ri in Is that a re is I 1 to excuse his treis n no but US ample res reis re is n to es ex an air ine your own feelings ii it cd ed fel felloes lox es ai if u hive en leav led to ruin your brother haven t you I 1 have ruined him scowled joshua A i es you hold his life tife and ret rel uta alon in your lard alere tl ere will it t r if 1 e v u bar flat I 1 ler ter to use your p wei wet kerhin N er atif n tl TI ink mr nt In liia lepin I 1 are you hippler now have y u felt in re at rt rest in your mind since I 1 ive y n u tl it at aa pa er 1 h a n t joshua ar sl ua w ly ty I 1 lie e hated him f r years A I 1 se so tl if li it kin king arist Lra gutkal rut kal s rt ot of fell w nl of vas opi opt sed to me at I 1 youve you ve always been opposed to hit hiti i ant an t y u be in 01 0 position witt ui of k 11 II ng him bisti risi t ji jt st s that I 1 want to see him wing 1 d I nied riled joshua rod her flat tl ar eer ever tie a te of defense be heivly ielli I 1 damme that q a vulgar I 1 iea lea I 1 tell ell wes I 1 u are trying to sadist your own kitred u fell ves and arid you stint un t do it Y a d w y n u cant can t d it the cl sei set you hug your sour h lute ite the spinier it grows if y u field beld t it 11 i S u 11 II he be miser hie ble f r t the rest ol 01 JOLT clr life if y yu u bold hold it T 1 you 11 lace lave y ur brother under an obliga it n A fel nt ot of humor fl dished in josi jost u i chii hit a allie I 1 I 1 ie ets ests his wl wile le mouth month i irked up at the birters rv by 0 d you re rigl rigi t 11 I 1 he ex claimed why hing him whet I 1 can r ike t im fin owe me hat money can cant I 1 buy eh lions rattled in frant street the governor warned fel I 1 wes T P n the governor joshua bias blus avil lierly cheres N here a my flint an I 1 steel I 1 and that can he ile I 1 call never find anything n tita tl is place fell wes we watched him alth an stared in full by ben and ani ira or I 1 if tie e duenna rem reinli ift ed un ir it forested the heads beads clicking liking cl ahr ugh t ter et n fingers wh ie le J sl qt ua ila k bi bark ark to tinder and lit the caulle can lie he extracted from a cut bahole t f his desk there he ann trim I 1 hant ly t at d ye think of tl ti Is ben i here s q a debt you won t soon pay off my lad I 1 and he stabbed a corner turner of the pe into the cardle flame which blazed up fly A thin tri kle of sn sit ke IP drifted the ro in and fell pell ws heard ben c uh ing saw tears in ara s ees pies but the sr st oke haan hadn t drifted in their diorec tion J alua sl ua chuckled to himself ah ali yiu yu th bugl t vu could iet get on with ut me but all y a cl d d was to n ake a fool of y and I 1 caught sou ou ben den I 1 cault t you I 1 birly airly jos ben agreed and I 1 can I 1 div of the debt except to say I 1 in s rry tor for what happened before this sorry eh eb ouch cammi burned my finders well the things adne he fie hesitated as the last barred hikes of tl e deadly petition floated to the floor sorry eh matter of fact so am itin L hanged flanged if ah no no d d if I 1 can car remember what it was all about need eed you care untie uncle jos asked lara cara between laughter faugl lau giter ter and weeping S pose not s pose not niece joshua a imitated almit ted still oh won I 1 yon you two shake candir hand she begged C an t we be a family instead of enemies her father stel ste ped forward prompt ly ty and after a moment joshua met fin arm outstretched god bless you jos I 1 t th h eh seem to have some ehlig in my eye mind those fingers ben the door to the outer office was flung open nin rod sopher stan hi III g at attention beside it his ills excel excelle lemn the governor goNer nor boon booked ed the lawyer and 0 G vernoi vernoy rn jiing bustled into the room b w ing toara to coara ara pi plainly puzzled bv by the pett peL aile tale of tl it e Ing Ingle lepin plo brother brothers clasping hands your servant maam said his ex cellany cel elle leny iKy am I 1 to witness a dilation cil lation gentlemen I 1 heard the edburt en eD turl n wis in and thought from your I 1 Gove governur I 1 burned the d D pa per pert ashua confessed hang the whole federally federalist party hana tiang ben hing ny nv niece here go it I 1 en s q lean ed hn les less n go q the girl tie TI e rest of em pin IN ell they 11 II eat pat out of any fee I 1 big we hitch on eni soon is ticy tl y hear we know their little scheme smile warmed the governor governors bohnel features 7 afu Y u d I 1 the liht thing J bahun ne tie pronounced I 1 arty Is as evil a thing a pers i tat al haried old mend youve found flat tl at it I 1 see go d dl I 1 so lets all sit do dnn in and talk it over reas nat not ly and I 1 ut where e ai at tain rel loves seq g ne tie fellowes L Oell wes had d ne tie all he c auld uld do he tie felt his its one desire was wits to av id ara ing lepin it hedling he dl in t see ter perhaps be he could forget her in time at least it euid be better tetter than try ing not to look at her struggling against the pricks of what might have been curili 9 himself for useless jeal ausy of a dead man CHAPTER XV mary mccarthy mccar thy intervene intervenes fell we wes had st sL ariely artely reached the waterfront when his name was ailed called belind him in to a bronie brogue thicker than 0 ne u bv a listher fell wes I 1 apt in sorri I 1 oh al ther ay dod god will e and he turned to face fae the waillie wa 1 illin bulk ot of the duenna her tier tal tat lowy features crin s r for once as sl e panted an Ine 1 erent lerent of ot arty ars ab nb u ard saints names ain I 1 ye deot ot lie it e singe ye was horn born aid id oh holy lanit the winds wind a lane clone g ne tie out av me I 1 share Us me en I 1 I 1 in at tl ti is linit I 1 in one algi 11 aning fish ot of memory I 1 tell ell wes reviewed tie it e in I 1 ier t f his lair the true B anty in the bad bid cpr qu arterb at it t haidn t been fin m n u after all stat ti at blimp e ot of tl ti e strai strut e creature erea ture at the ahin abin win I 1 rw and the fragment ot of br ie je he had tl tt agit igl t he I 1 eard leard but wl wt it a arth ifield c uld be the re 9 n for I 1 er et pre ten ling ing li ii or ince of ci rv your leave lea ye ma am be he rasped sharl charly IV Y i ve deceived de elved roe me miny months ta HW w d ayou you excuse it her tier me feu fell and the glinnes glib nes let left ner speech ah ali now yer yet bonor I 1 don I 1 oe be antler aft er brinin herself into a murther in u rage and me nj n more nor fearful for a full ston stomach iati and ara the hance chance av th hit thit it in re often mr nr not whit wid the w rry haq on me an ani the fret av ov tl tt e gay friits 1 it s no answer he tie hid her with ith wl at he ki ew wis in als severity ah ali but them selters sorrl she bohld for rot ever afta er I 1 e I 1 tul tuh a bite and a s i be I 1 me nd ind bryin out I 1 ud if I 1 h d n re nor not a i hunk hunt 0 salt list to me dinner lo 10 sive I 1 Ilin linsell self I 1 tell ell wes c utan t resist a smile I 1 iu u n ein e el in n y u were in a convent un on vent he asbe asle I 1 viere 1 ere you expelled ill III tl tt ml in ie not tt t asi u roe me sl e ret rel aled ai ar r ly lv quelled fuelled ledl I 1 daiil a bill bit I 1 all the uld kaitar tat tar vi IN i d be s vin a is miry lirlin d nt D t ye tl 11 nl se d do better buter lu in serece serl sen ice ce atiq tl me loves ye like n e own blest and hlo blo I 1 hut but two never a consent co ye was horn born t r and i hen th 10 w ard c me me y ns ng led Is w s I 1 r settin ip a duenna in fin the P stile she ays to ne no mother ber bekai altina una she says and here a C d is s ov ON i blessed 1 lane for ye mary I 1 lirlin irlin but atiq t portuguese ye must be and see ye never let on there theres s a derp ay av irish blo NO d into ye or a word av english on yer yet t ngue TO BE continued CONTIN UrD |