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admiration   for   her   thoughtful   delicacy�察  �until   she   began   to   speak   of   de 

Ferrieres's   strange   allusions   to   the   foreign   papers   in   his   portmanteau。   ;I 

think   some   were   law   papers�察  �and   I   am   almost   certain   I   saw   the   word 

Callao printed on one of them。; 

     ;It may be so�察─�said Renshaw�察�thoughtfully。 ;The old Frenchman has 

always passed for a harmless�察�wandering eccentric。 I hardly think public 

curiosity has ever even sought to know his name�察 �much less his   history。 

But had we not better first try to find if there IS any property before we 

examine his claims to it�拭─�



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     ;As you please�察─�said Rosey�察�with a slight pout�察 �but you will find it 

much easier to discover him than his treasure。 It's always easier to find the 

thing you're not looking for。; 

     ;Until you want it�察─�said Renshaw�察�with sudden gravity。 

     ;How   pretty   it   looks   over   there�察─  �said   Rosey�察  �turning   her   conscious 

eyes to the opposite mountain。 

     ;Very。; 

     They   had   reached   the   top   of   the   hill�察  �and   in   the   near   distance   the 

chimney of Madrono Cottage was even now visible。 At the expected sight 

they unconsciously stoppedunconsciously disappointed。 Rosey broke the 

embarrassing silence。 

     ;There's     another   way    home�察   �but   it's  a  roundabout     way�察─  �she   said 

timidly。 

     ;Let us take it�察─�said Renshaw。 

     She hesitated。 ;The boat goes at four�察�and we must return to´ night。; 

     ;The   more   reason   why   we   should   make   the   most   of   our   time   now�察─�

said Renshaw with a faint smile。 ;To´morrow all things may be changed�察�

to´morrow you may find yourself an heiress�察�Miss Nott。 To´morrow�察─�he 

added�察    �with   a  slight   tremor    in  his  voice�察    �I  may    have   earned    your 

forgiveness�察�only to say farewell to you forever。 Let me keep this sunshine�察�

this picture�察 �this   companionship   with   you   long   enough   to say  now   what 

perhaps I must not say to´morrow。; 

     They were silent for a moment�察�and then by a common instinct turned 

together   into   a   narrow   trail�察  �scarce   wide   enough   for   two�察  �that   diverged 

from the straight practical path before them。 It was indeed a roundabout 

way home�察�so roundabout�察�in fact�察�that as they wandered on it seemed even 

to double on its track�察�occasionally lingering long and becoming indistinct 

under   the   shadow   of   madrono   and   willow�察  �at   one   time   stopping   blindly 

before a fallen tree in the hollow�察�where they had quite lost it�察�and had to 

sit down to recall it�察�a rough way�察�often requiring the mutual help of each 

other's hands and eyes to tread together in security�察�an uncertain way�察�not 

to be found without whispered consultation and concession�察�and yet a way 

eventually bringing them hand in hand�察�happy and hopeful�察�to the gate of 

Madrono Cottage。 And if there was only just time for Rosey to prepare to 



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take the boat�察�it was due to the deviousness of the way。 If a stray curl was 

lying   loose   on   Rosey's   cheek�察  �and   a   long   hair   had   caught   in   Renshaw's 

button�察�it was owing to the roughness of the way�察�and if in the tones of 

their    voices   and    in  the   glances    of   their  eyes    there   was    a  maturer 

seriousness�察�it was due to the dim uncertainty of the path they had traveled�察�

and would hereafter tread together。 



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       When     Mr。   Nott   had   satisfied   himself    of  Renshaw's      departure�察   �he 

coolly bolted the door at the head of the companion way�察�thus cutting off 

any communication with the lower deck。 Taking a long rifle from the rack 

above   his   berth�察  �he   carefully   examined   the   hammer   and   cap�察  �and   then 

cautiously let himself down through the forehatch to the deck below。 After 

a   deliberate   survey   of   the   still   intact   fastenings   of   the   hatch   over   the 

forehold�察�he proceeded quietly to unloose them again with the aid of the 

tools that still lay there。 When the hatch was once more free he lifted it�察�

and�察�withdrawing a few feet from the opening�察�sat himself down�察�rifle in 

hand。 A profound silence reigned throughout the lower deck。 

     ;Ye kin rize up out o' that�察─�said Nott gently。 

     There was a stealthy rustle below that seemed to approach the hatch�察�

and then with a sudden bound the Lascar leaped on the deck。 But at the 

same      instant   Nott    covered     him    with    his  rifle。   A   slight   shade    of 

disappointment and surprise had crossed the old man's face�察�and clouded 

his small round eyes at the apparition of the Lascar�察�but his hand was none 

the less firm upon the trigger as the frightened prisoner sank on his knees�察�

with his hands clasped in the attitude of supplication for mercy。 

     ;Ef you're thinkin' o' skippin' afore I've done with yer�察─�said Nott with 

labored gentleness�察 �I oughter warn ye that it's my style to drop Injins at 

two    hundred     yards�察  �and    this  deck   ain't  anywhere      mor'n    fifty。  It's  an 

uncomfortable style�察�a nasty stylebut it's MY style。 I thought I'd tell yer�察�

so yer could take it easy where you air。 Where's Ferrers�拭─�

     Even in the man's insane terror�察�his utter bewilderment at the question 

was   evident。   ;Ferrers�拭─  �he   gasped�察   �don't   know   him�察  �I   swear   to   God�察�

boss。; 



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     ;P'r'aps�察─�said Nott�察�with infinite cunning�察 �yer don't know the man ez 

kem  into   the   loft   from  the   alley  last   nightp'r'aps   yer   didn't   see   an   airy 

Frenchman with a dyed moustache�察�eh�拭�I thought that would fetch ye� ─�he 

continued�察�as the man started at the evidence that his vision of last night 

was a living man。 ;P'r'aps you and him didn't break into this ship last night�察�

jist   to   run   off   with   my   darter   Rosey�拭  �P'r'aps   yer   don't   know   Rosey�察  �eh�拭�

P'r'aps yer don't know ez Ferrers wants to marry her�察�and hez been hangin' 

round yer ever since he lefteh�拭─�

     Scarcely believing the evidence of his senses that the old man whose 

treasure he had been trying to steal was utterly ignorant of his real offense�察�

and   yet   uncertain   of   the   penalty   of   the   other   crime   of   which   he   was 

accused�察  �the   Lascar   writhed   his   body   and   stammered   vaguely�察   �Mercy� �

Mercy� ─�

     ;Well�察─�said Nott�察�cautiously�察 �ez I reckon the hide of a dead Chinee 

nigger ain't any more vallyble than that of a dead Injin�察�I don't care ef I let 

up on yersee
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