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Rainstone said he hoped there pon be no more, and proceeded to set his little tr ‘oop of labourers to work. ce Eveline was looking for wild strawberries, of which i there was a plentiful sprinkling about the place. In _ that sunny island they were almost as mee as those . we grow by cultivation at home. oe Mrs. Farrell wandered on to the borders of the aN wood, and about a hundred yards divided her from her a laughter, when, to her terror, a man rushed from the uae wood towards her. ts _ He was attired as a Spaniard, save that, instead of x “the familiar round “ pork- -pie” hat, as it has been called, he had a gaudy handkerchief tied about his - head. But the chief and most terrifying thing about _ the man was that he had a dagger or knife in his hand, e raised threateningly as he dashed towards her. 2 yA wild scream burst from her lips, and she turned oe Go fly, but she was a poor runner at any time, and, _ impeded by her petticoats, she was in imminent ees __ of being speedily overtaken. 2 _ Eveline, hearing the cry, and observing the peril of . r on mother, and the boys also seeing the threatening ae ‘ He stranger, dashed towards him with their gardening a ’ tools in their hands. “j alae It would have all been up with poor Mrs. ®arrell, a a erending these efforts on her behalf, for the As “4 _ would-be rescuers were too far off to give hee prompt -rnffian He caught his foot in the roots of a loosely-trailing ; "mass of garden weed and fell heavily. Wesay heavily, . i ‘ a “because he was for a few moments unable to rise, and _ Mrs. Farrell, utilising the short space of time, ie ne suceceded 3 in reaching Eveline, on whose neck she fell ee o, : The boys, seeing Mrs. Farrell so far safe, dashed past 2 _ her with the object of capturing or punishing the . would-be assassin, but he, recovering himself ere they i = > ‘Pe . ahs . aS Nt o ‘ could reach him, got upon his feet and, ape his ae fist at them, beat a 1 retreat. eMeen ante. Wey : ¢ iy Se a ¥ res " . Sve : yes a: ke, i é % ke Ay - a iy us By Sj 2 fs : tay } iti ‘ Sige was ay to ve ee ie. Chew ae ote oll him, as he might have had confederates or broth 1 assassins concealed among the trees, So they pulled up, and he, stopping on the borders of the ‘wood, shook his gleaming knife in the air, and uttered some r thing that sounded very much like a curse in Spanis! a Then he vanished. ue ee ee “This is a nice sort of thing !” caida Rainstono, aghast. “As soon as we get rid of one crop o murderers another springs up, just like the wendy, Nobody’s life is safe. Poor Mrs. Farrell—— ‘Hallo g where is the bold N: ap! a a as i They looked all over the Ceyaea but could! see nothing of him. The schoolmaster had disappeared. Ag vin KC x if , * % . « ‘ & | CHAPTER LXXIX. a: NAPOLEON AT HIS LOWEST.—NEWS OF nee ENEMY. zai ONT give way, Mrs. < lire ‘Yf ; Farrell,” said ‘Rain- oh a) stone; “see how | ; (A 1) ° % Be Bt) ito a brave Hvyeline is, sa The rascal has cleared chy off.” ie Rey iy ES “T can’t live hera, Pi, in this murderous. ee any ee ‘sobbed ‘Mrs. Farrell. ‘ Thank you, Eveline, ala You are. ae y _courageous ae and as for the boys, they are ORR aa lions, and your papa——” | ee She stopped short, missing that valiant man, and, 4 gazed inquiringly at Me ey | “He has gone away, ma'am,’ ’ replied one of them. | named Dibble—“ for help, hevhane? pas “He is an absolute coward,’ said Mrs. Farrell, a 3 “although I must confess I am no better; but when. 2 you see a man with eyes that stick out af his head | Me 5 with fury, and a long knife in his hands, sees at Ap you, it upsets one dreadfully.” ea There was no doubt about the shaking she. ‘had ;. received, for she was still quaking all over, so Rain- stone offered her an arm, and the boys, picking up their half-filled baskets and tools, fell in the rear . as a bodyguard. Eveline walked on the other side of her mother, and in this order they left ue vineyard and took the homeward road. | s ‘ It was fringed with rugged rocks, honeymanie hero - ar and there with holes and small caves that might have - a given a hiding-place to one or more men, and the : apprehensive glances of Mrs. Farrell led Rainstone to- an presently volunteer to go on a a ahead. with a hoon , | ieee band oud seo that soe were no hi iden 2 is he i Bae bhae Bes es ” a: ‘ oN YY 2 Ag < gs ik te Nya Un et ind) VieleYeve 0