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ee hes iar haze How Fund y you tell that ov aay «well, there hasn’t been any firing.” i ae _are we to do ?” | ay i *& Wait—wait,”’said Mote? a I have been examining - ci _ these Bere They are quite thin eoryred to those ~ ° in front.’ ae _ “Why should that be: SAIN gee ‘ _ “Well, Jim, I suppose they thought they would be a thick. enough to serve every purpose. So they did at the time. But they are not thick enough to stand _ against shot from a cannon. I would undertake to pound a hole through them with ‘Betsy’ and ‘ Bella’ _ under the hour, and the guns those fellows have will carry heavier metal by far.” P=! * Shall I take some of fat boys and attack: them outside ?” pen oN o, we must keep under cover, to my thinking. _You see that we do not exactly know where we are; they et be in ambush. They will play cunning to - the en So ee was aug to do but to wait, and it was very wearying. There was no rest for the harassed _ boys, and wearily they. Beated to pass the night in the hall. “Better have it oh out sions? said Trimmer, bitterly, “than be cooped up much longer.” : ae an * nes = _ ton, hopefully. } mi ‘The time passed away until midnight, and no indica- tion of assault was given by the foe. Morseremained | at his post, chilled by the cold air and getting very tired, but holding out in his resolute way. Ganthony was sentry at the gate, Whiffer on the ramparts. Suddenly both heard a sound of shuffling feet below. It was somebody moving along outside, ap- - proaching the gate. Whiffer leant-over the rampart wall and dimly saw a.figure below stealing across the bridge. _ “Who goes there ?” he cried. “Let me in,” was the answer. captain. Not a moment to lose.” It was Chorker, and as he spoke he raised a stick ~ he had in his hand and smote the gate with all his - Halt, or I fire!” ‘‘T have news for the ‘ might. Ny. _ Ganthony, on the platform by the orteuilia thrust his rifle through the open ironwork. : “Clear off,” he cried, “ or I will let fly at you!” ““T tell you,’ pleaded Chorker, “that I’ve news for the captain. If you don’t let me in you will all be 4 a murdered before the morning. » Si He was evidently in earnest, but Ganthony was ‘4 a ees about the course he ought to take. It ’ derstood thing that Chorker was cast off he ‘ (4 4 Boe go od. be ¢g a mis tak ke to send. Hin grey, \: Naas Lg ny ay ua 4: gay AX + yes Wat ee Ht Ne » BC, Viel? af) rm t j ( oO ig f eo} be ; ae | . ye, Ss jas ve OrHER “ATTA OK.” ee “ OE course you would have heard it. Now what | in force prepared to rush in the moment the gate was is “Jim and Morse will pull us through it,” said Fel- | gate. But if he had news of es a would ceamicammga “4 (irr My) Ii rh Hi re ids pee ig ree i phy nes fe : ay hh oy 7 Le, 3 ay VJ . vim Re REE S) ol F PLL |) My eel Wh Oe why, ¥ a lr gle 2 ON a A ; 4 * a ; They EAA ° Mab] 4 , he ir ry iy ; aes Wa ’ ey 2 Ae \ "i ve 1 ey Cia. Aw AP ‘ De DH OVE Pi her ee My ie ‘ ; he were playing the traitor, as he had dou" before ? 3 + a Behind him, or not far away, the enemy might be. oi | RU. io | opened. On the whole he thought it advisable to. a report to Jim, who was in the hall. So he bade he Chorker wait awhile. 4 om , ‘There ain’t a minute to spare Y said Chorker,, _ hoarsely. “Ive heard and seen something that I y want to tell on, and Pll tell it to nobody but the cap- a tain, young Jim Gordon. I wantto make Beate ee bi him.” Bey “Tl bring him along right away,” said Gantry) ‘e CHAPTER CLXVI. oy ANOTHER ATTACK.—THE BROKEN WALL. iy a IM was SHOME to come out to look a | round in his usual a way as captain, — i when Ganthony — came in with the — news that Chorker a was at the gate. ‘ A howl of execration © 4 ? burst from the lips of — allin the hall. Ganthony — motioned for them to . ; be quiet. Ni “He says he brings important news, "he ead to BY Jim, “and wants to make his peace with you.” “eh “There may be something in it,” returned Jim 5 3 “but we must be prepared for treachery. Half a score” of you come along with your rifles. Ganthony, Rain-_ a stone, and myself will shift the platform and open the. a If there is half a man behind Chorker, let fly — at him. I will see to the reclosing of the gates.” a) When they got there Chorker was expostulating _ - against the delay. He was in a fever-heat to get mto the castle. | , a af The platform was drawn back, and Jim cautiously is: opened the gate just wide enough for Chorker toslip through. | ay i Dy it “ Come along—smart ! ws ‘ ' | Chorker glided in and the gates were closed. So far all was well. Ganthony resumed his post, and Jim ys ¥% bade the midnight visitor come with him to the hall. “Tf find there is anything like humbug in this — Mi visit,” said Jim, “ you willbe shot out again like a bolt pS from a catapult.” ‘Ae “T know I’ve been a sinner,” said Chorker, “a hi reg’lar ole warmint ; but I'm sorry. It don’t lay ‘no Ri saan! ight direction. I made up ee pi: yew A Seyiy N iy ne é le . ‘n>’ | i U we * ‘bey ~ i 3) iY f My My. wi Re ou ay = « i? } ., : te ati Me Pitt J sel ut) om r ¢ 13 AM A > fay is ie : a Nig)