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CHAPTER XV.â€"â€"(Cont’d). They travelled down from Fen- church Street, accompanied by Dick and Mrs. Tipping, the skipper, who was painfully on the alert for any cl-ance of escape, making a great fuss of his foot, and confessing to a feeling of unusual indisposition. He sat in one corner of the carriage with his eyes half closed, while Miss Tlp- ping, with her 'arm affectionately drawn through his, was the uncon- scious means of preventing a dash for liberty as the train steamed slowly through a station. The nearest station to the “Rose of Essex” was five miles distant, a fact which (owing perhaps to the expen- sive nature of new'spaper charges) did not appear in the advertisement. “It’ a. nice little place," said the landlady of the Railway Hotel, as they asked her opinion over lunch- “there’s a little land goes with it. If on want to drive over, I’d better be aving something got ready." 7 Pure Tea- ] Sealed Packets Only Black-«Mixed-Natural Green. 2213 Free from Dust} The Bride’s 2 and 5 lb. Cartons- >30, 20, so and 1001b. Bags. Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser “Let Redpath Sweeter: 51’.” Made in one grade onlyâ€"the Big} “Take that to the lady who has just gone in, at once," gabbled Flow- er; “hurry up." For want of anything better he handed the astonished driver his toba- cco-pouch, and waved him to the house. the lad descended from his perch and ran to the door just as Dick Tipping, giving vent to a sharp cry, was rush- ing out. The cry acted on the skip- per like magic, and, snatching up the whip, he gave the horse a cut in which was concentrated the fars of the last fortnight and the hopes of his future lifetime. The animal sprang forward madly his feet, and, unfastening the reins, just as Dick Tipping, who had push- clambered uristeadily into his gig and ed the driver out of the way, rushedidrove eff Without a word. out in Pursuit. Th “3, Was a hard The victorious skipper looked up White road in fi‘x'ini: and it ‘Cook it at a and down the lonely road,‘ and shale 3:16p, the vehicle rocking from sidelin‘g his head sadly at the noble steed to side behind it as Flower played on'which had brought hum into this mess, it with the whip. Tipping was closeitenderly felt his bruised and. aching “I’ve left my pipe in the garden," said Flower rising, “the one you gave me. I wouldn’t lose it for the world.” *i’ii get it,” said Miss Tippmg; s ringing out of the carriage. “ hél‘éak‘utfi (Ii-f1 Y?! 131% it, do you think?” “By the bee-hives,” said Flower, pale with excitement, as the heard Mrs. Tipping and Dick coming up from the cellar. “Make haste; some- body might take it.” Miss Tipping darted into the house, and immediately afterwards the Tipâ€" pings ascended from the cellar, at- tended by the landlady. “Driver,” said Flower, sharply. _ “Sir,” said the man, looking round and _te_nderly rubbing his back. 7 l “Youstay hare, sir,“ many Wkt’n an oath. ,“I ’won’t,” said the 5 His adversary made having by this time frightened horse, took its socket and strode to the butt raised over his arranged his own whip and both men being ne on, circled round each three times waiting f struction. Then the gig, whOSe temper wa second, ran in and deal heavy blow on the head The blow dispelled was slowly forming t} the extent of the dam Mrs. Tipping sighed at her haste. but, finding her determined went down the cellar again, accompanied by Dick, for a last look round. Cap- tain Flower, leaning heavily on Miss 'I‘ipping’s arm, limped slowly to the canjageu "Lhere’s been a lot after it," said he slowly, with a glance at his wife. “And yet it ain’t gone," said the business-like Mrs. Tipping, pleasantly. “I’m going to take it, mar,” said Mi_s_s Tip_ping, firmly. Mrs. Tipping, who halved the duties with Flower, she doing the ordering and he the paying, assented, and in a short time they were bowling rapidly along through narrow country lanes to their destination. The skipper noticed with pleasure the lonely na- ture of the country, and his heart beat fast as he thought of the chances of success of a little plan to escape. So far as appearance went the inn was excellent. Roses clustered round the porch and hung in fragrant bunches from the walls; while three or four sturdy lime trees in one corner threw a'grateful shade over a rustic the porch and hung in fragrant bunches from the walls, while three or four sturdy lime trees in one corner threw a grateful shade over a rustic table and §etties. Flower, with a grateful sigh, said that it was the very thing. Even Mrs, Tipping, after a careful inspection, said that they might do worse; Dick, with an air of professional gravity, devoted mest of his attention to the cellar, while the engaged couple walked slowly round the immense garden in the rear ex- changing ten_d_e1: whispers . “Wé'll think it 6v'e1i'and let imow,” said Mrs. Tlpping tn ‘L‘ne ~ 0rd, ‘ '“ ' Never Sold in Bulk Lne Ia'nd ,0” He clambered on to the seat, as a bend in the road shut the others from his sight, and gatlirin up the reins, gave himself over to t e joyous feel- ings of his new-found liberty as they lrushed through the air. His ideas of ’driving were elementary, and his mode of turning corners was to turn them quickly and get it over; but he drove on for miles without mishap, and, the horse having dropped to a steady trot, began to consider his future move- ments. “They’ll be setting the wires to For a minute or two the battle rag-I ed fairly equally; both were securing a fair amount of punishment. Them] under a heavy blow from Flower, his foe went down suddenly. For a secâ€" ond or two the skipper held his breath with fear, then the other man raised himself feebly on his knees, , and, throwing away his whip, staggered to his feet, and, unfastening the reins, clambered unsteadin into his gig and drove 0!? Without a word. The vict‘orious ‘skippe‘r loo'keq 111p having by this time soothed his frightened horse, took his wip out of its socket and strode towards him with the butt raised over his head. Flower arranged his own whip the same way, and both men being new to the weap- on, circled round eaeh other two or three times waiting for a little in- struction. Then the owner of the gig, whose temper was rising every second ran in and dealt the skipper a heavy lolow on the head. The blow dispelled an idea which was slowly forming thereof asking the extent of the damage, and if it were not too much, offering to make it good. Ideas of settlement vanished; ideas of honor, morality, and even es- cape vanished too; all merged in the one fixed idea of giving the other man a harder blow than he had given. “You were on the wrong side of the road,” shouted the other. “I was there first,” said Flower; “it wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t tried to get out of my way. The course I was on I should have passed you easily.” He looked up the road. His horse, trembling violently, was standing still, with the wreck of the carriage behind it. He stooped mechanically, and picking up the whip which was lying in the road said that he would gs on’ for assistance. behind, and the driver a good second. Flower, leaving the horse to take care of itself for a time, stood upright in the carriage and hurl d cushions at his foremost pursuer. he third cush- ion was long and limp, and, falling on end in front of him, twined Itself round his swift~moving legs and brought him heavily to the ground. the??? wnj-L You’vefidone!” roared ,. ,.rer of the other vehicle, foam- mg‘ with passion, as he jumped out and held his plunging horse by the head. “Look at my gig, sir! Look at_ “He’s winded,” said Flower, as he saw the coachman stop and help the other man slowly to his feet; “shows what a cushion can do.” “They’ll be setting the wires to work, I expect," he thought. soberly. “What a comfortable old world this must have been before they invented steam and telegraph. I’ll go a little bit farther, and then tie it up to a tree" the way?" he said, thoughtfully; “I s'pose the horse knows.” He left it to that able quadruped, after giving it a little bang on the flank with the butt end of the whip to keep its faculties fresh. There was a frenzied shout from the other vehicle, a sudden violent stoppage, with the crashing of wood, and Flow- er, crawling out of the ditch, watched with some admiration the strenuous efforts of his noble beast to take “"16 carriage Q three whee1c ' " “Look w 9* «Maufia'fflm MM”: able-thaf the skippéf, seeiirrfimg'i Eigdtihvér craft approaching him, waved his hand towards it warningly. Flower looked, and then returned the courtesy. “Look at mine," he said, impressively; “mine’s much the worst." He made what he considered an enâ€" dearing noise with his mouth, and the startled animal at once bounded for- ward with the intention of getting out of hearing. A gentle incline favored the pace, which was now so consider- ..Idr. +1."; u“. -14.“.-- _AA:__ "Mu, it! m W011 who ought to get out of he said, thoughtfully; “I to that able quadruped, it a little bang on the a butt end of the whip to {ties fresh. There was shout from the other ldden violent stoppage, hing of wood, and Flow- gi'aest ! skipper. a no reply! but, said the other Lightning Hits Chestnuts. Lightning shows a marked preferâ€" ence for chestnut trees, according to the U.S. Department of Forestry by its foresters. Of a total of about 2,000 trees struck by lightning on the State Forests in the past four years, 655 were chestnut. Pitch pine comes next with 327 trees struck, and then follow in order rock oak, white pine, hemlock, red oak, white oak, black oak, locust, and sugar maple. Black birch is at the foot of the list with only one tree struck in four years. Poplar and walnut come next, only two of each being struck. ’ He lookea about. eagerly as he went for a lace of concealment, fully Jaware of the inability of a lame ship- master to outdlstance horseflesh. Hedges and fields bounded both sides of the road, but half a mile farther along, on the right-hand side, the field stretched away upwards. to meet a wood. Towards this wood Captain Flower, having'first queeZed himself through a gap m the §hedge, progress- ed_yvith all speefi, One thing we can’t understand is where girls get the notion that paint improves the appearance of a cheek. He Sgt 671 the trunk of a fallen pine tq regain his breath and eagerly look- éd about him. To is disappointment he saw that the wood was of no great depth, but was a mere belt of pines running almost parallel with the road he had quitted. With the single idea of ettin as far awav from the scene of is cr me as po‘ssihle, he began to walk through it. 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