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eae ae Reve me & eels I ee IT am. wanted aa Morea! ” ee aN Terry. | | “You see that?” said Miss’ Blegantine, holding _ aloft the molar. ee stared at it with all his eect ee Tt i is a tooth,” he said. | “Thank ‘you for nothing. Where does it come “from! ie “You-ur pocket, ma'am.’ men 66 ‘That is an evasive answer. ‘it from 2” 2 Be)! «i Is it the one I gave you, ma ‘am ! p” asked Terry, | nating a final evasive stand. 9 ira “You know iti is, ’ she answered. NY as get it from ?” a 4 isd _ “A pig’s head !” wailed Terry. | Where 2 did you. get ™~ ,* 7 fey “4 fi aly oer s teeth °” She swept down upon him like an avenging | blast. Mer wind, and had him by the collar ere he could fairly think of flying. i a Terry would Hee said something Garin but me _ she gave him no time. She shook him until all the Me world was like peas rolling about in a drum. He 4 _ fairly lost his wits. ue on the stone floor of the hall, and the lady avenger A tf stood before him holding her sides and suffering from by a _a catching of the breath. ea “TI did it to save a murder, ee 9 upon his feet and preparing to bolt. have died with fright if you had broken his jaw.” PLS ib likely Tt would have done such a thing ?” I - demanded Miss Hlegantine. “Of course you would,” insisted Terry; “ seeing as he’ s got curly teeth.” — “Curly teeth ?” Yes, ma’am,” said Teng, coolly. grow curly under the jaw.” _ “ Preposterous !” “Tt isn’t,” said Terry. “If you doubt my word __ try to draw his tooth, and then see Mie will be the Bieend of. it,” : Miss Elegantine looked at him ihe but Terry kept his countenance. “The next time you are going to do something ec! _ that will get you into trouble,” he said, “I won't halo 99 said Terry, getting ‘“Veeth that woe ., Go-away, ae said ; “if I had any means of prov- ‘ a ing the truth or Palconeatl of what you say I would do 4 ‘it. But I will run no risks for my ungrateful nephew. ce es Tell him that he may suffer all his days with the “ Certainly, ma’am,” sayl Terry, as he iene - the gourtyards, a she couldn’t see he oe Hos es Where aid you _away to carry out his mission. And you dared to palm it off onmeas one of my | Jim sent some of the boys into the kitchen ae 1 pe oh When he came to he was sitting | answered, gently, “that is al) I can say. ‘I am ‘on “ Dibble would pereoeiache, and I won’t even DEE a poultice for — “ Had her there,” he grinned, as he hastened across men she has cee io 1 to at tack of the se business.” am _ He had no opport . matter escaped his min d for Miho fae | eee oi i wg to Jim’s coming hurrying down a He hada field-glass in his hand. ig’ < Terry,” he said, Ke there are a lot of our | to come i in smart.” ; Bebe “ What's the matter ?” aaked Terry. ie i; ne a a “ A host of blackguards coming from al [inorea, | Lt ” fear,” replied Jim. “All hands must “muster in tl he courtyard in half an hour. I bi be sure-all are: here before I close the gates.” oe aa Bi) Terry confounded the blackelinnat and hurrie % ia While he w ras g ‘go ne ae “4 ol stairs to make sure nobody but: the bere on ee beacl hh ‘were abroad. : Sh ibe Near Kveline soon appeared os the oats were Ji Jim wa is tas standing awaiting the coming of the party from below. us ‘Oh, Jim, is hee dreadful news true! P” she asked, ee i she clasped his arm. Re di a “The boats are’ coming Low aelts the len ee ta BS iy “er ES) ; a Ly — preparing for an emergency.” | yo a “Why cannot they leave us alonee p” Faken Hivtiien | fe “We have a very venomous woman at the bottom re of it,” answered Jim, bitterly, “but os course I do not ia) consider her a fair sample of the sex.” c | os oa Here the voice of Mr, Farrell was s heard as” crossed the courtyard. ~ | : 2 Dae “T will not believe it,” he was saying; “ aye 1s anes y, ¥, ria cy A) of Gordon’s preposterous pieces of trickery.” eps. = Eveline was standing with her hand still grasping 2 Jim’s arm. Her. father caught sight of her, and auerly asked what she was doing theLe . “ \E much of hat: see ) i RAG, a Eveline let go of Jima’s arm, as she sadly replied :- si i i “We have, papa, to. rely upon” him in time cof trouble.” ‘ be “ Fiddlesticks! There isno trouble” = © But the pallid face of the pchoohmeeces belied ee i words. And he looked at Jim, as if scclenes further | . explanation. . ce: “The man Reonardo,” said Lint quietly, ¢ “who was ro killed here, left a woman who loved him. | is Lucia. di Valo. You know her ! p” | ‘ Mr. Farrell uttered a sound, something between a | gasp and a groan. It answered for an Mimative . reply. x3 ee ae “~* Nt “She threatened to avenge his death, » continued or ac Jim, “ and I think it probable 7 that some. boats, now ia | bearing down upon the island, ee wit ue ban fo) me a ke Wide. tne ae wy a