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| ___ ROVING JACK, THE La ee iat HO fo! mi 1 1 | i r ih dl ui mT \h It iF Hy : | li £5) Nill “4 ' 4 Ui f “Trust me, in time of need, my arm can keep my head.” “True, Tom King; but will not thy heart un- nerve thy arm? See her dream of happiness, which the bright smile on her pallid cheek bespeaks, is even now upon him, who will, for ever, be torn from her fond embrace if he hesitates to follow me in this moment of peril.” “What would you have me do?’ “Fly, while there is yet time; the darkness of night cloaks the neighbouring heather ; beneath its shadow you may chance to elude your pursuers,” But Jael——” “Shall be my care. Ican afford her means of protection of which you are not aware. This ring, He signet of the patrico of her gipsy tribe, will shield her from any harm or persecution.” : There was no time for further speech or hesita- tion, for, as the last words were uttered, a loud knocking was heard at the outer door, and ad- mittance demanded in the king’s name. The stranger extinguished the light, and all was buried in darkness, while the highwayman made for the window, and descended into the garden. His pursuers, who had burst into the room he had quitted, descried his flight, and fired several shots after him. While crossing a plank he had thrown over a little stream at the rear of the premises, one took effect, and Tom King fell either dead or wounded PIRATE HUNTER. 1 gt cette ik TUN AM Ace nu '} wn \ . > a 14) MW. Ky WEN, NUN ( THE BURGLARY.—(See No. 32.) The officers hastily reached the spot, and raised ‘the fallen man, who gave no signs of life. It was while engaged in this occupation that they discovered that the building they had so lately reached was on fire. Whether this circumstance was the result of malice, accident, or design, none were able to answer. In 2 moment smoke seemed to burst forth from every window, and the tenement being built of wood, was a sheet of flame. | A fierce glare was thrown upon the group below, and the whole region around bright as day at noon. By the light two dark figures were seen emerging from the burning mass. The one was a man, the other a fainting woman borne upon his shoulders. CHAPTER CVII. THE TRIAL OF TOM KING FOR THE MURDER OF ROVING JACK—HIS INNOCENCE PROCLAIMED. A MONTH after the incidents related in the last chapter had occurred, Tom King, haying recovered from the effects of his wound, was brought to hig trial. The appointed day was a raw one of the month of March, and as murky as one of those of Novem: <8) reget omichook ——————— ee