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rt F = ik te, it aes 5p 4 ois Rae Ane com. : Ps yf ? me iki a av ee \ there is” ‘kes ao fae threatened, and will not rest until she has suave a he abe _ = Ee sien y, ae Saaae Bis: ae atin “~~ ‘ yj be 3 o v a blow, or is dead.” a CXXV. | _ COMPLETING THE ‘STORES OF THE CASTLE, —MISS” ELEGANTINE HAS ANOTHER LOVER. a FARRELL might have his doubts . about the necessity of storing the vege- tables and _ fruit, but in that view he eats ~eally stood alone. In his wife he had no supporter, and she did not forget to rate him soundly for his obstinacy and stupidity. _ a Be you did anything aa ere ‘to meet the agian you might say some- see she told him, “but you do nothing of the sort. You grumble and cavil until oS comes, . and then you run away.” | It was a hard knock for him, but it served him right. It had the effect of keeping him silent. e One thing he would not do, and that was, assist in- the work. *Jim, on his part, would not trust him in the castle without somebody to act with decision if he should show any of his ay subversive to the general welfare. — He arranged that either he, or Morse, or Martin should always be at home, especially when the boys were away. Whoever was in charge of the castle, ten of the boys were to remain. Romeo, too, might be counted on to act up to i orders, and Jim gave him especial instructions to quietly keep his eye on Mr, Farrell’s movements. s The next morning the major portion of the boys and the men teachers went off potato-digging, taking _ with them the requisite tools—spades, forks, and sacks ok ; “of medium size, in which to bring the produce A x P= hy _ They took rations for ee day with them, so as to “Jose no time, and by Jim’s directions half a dozen boys ‘tf iy. carried arms. . wie _ He remained in or near the date all day, and was iotunats enough, when round by the back of the pareleine to come across a young grunter, lured there the waste food Macbeth had thrown out of a Bows.) i ha his ie ih Q f ) Si ie nae the eee wn at it w as i in Bred con- igh tin PLETING THE ST ia i A Dai a ORES. or THE CASTLE, Y, “Hi . a : ay he Pe ; site ACh th: eae Hs 47g i ar : Mas es Gace nies te ened fan Ai “She eee He carried it Backs and Mrs. Farrell dinect | Romeo to cutit up. Before the day was past it was given, sf . ee S plan was to have one of the guns lates ng ih oh se Ay th | “ec sea cbook ¢ 0 wart salted down. Miss Elegantine, eres done her morning’s wont went out for a stroll. Jim, who saw her go, told her not to go far in case she lost herself. She had heard — | her. be seen from the ee and the recall must b ' nothing of the wild man, and he did not name that mysterious personage, as he was not certain there was occasion, and did not wish tp unnecessarily. alarm a | | ie R When Miss Elegantine came back to ae oh n was standing on the bridge, and the peculiar, elastic step of the old maid struck him as peculiar. = “You have had a pleasant walk, Miss Dibble: p” he said. thes eS MY “Very,” she replied, with a simper. “Most unex- pectedly pleasant, and yet peculiar.” — AS | “ How’s that ?” asked Jim. Be “T cannot tell you at present, there Miss ‘Elegantine, “because nothing definite—and yet — Oh! do not press me. it is all so peculae y ahem!” | Jim saw no reason for pressing her, and asked for nothing more. She lingereda moment or two, as i not quite averse to another question or so, but Jim Y strolled down to the Roman Camp, and she at with a light and airy step into the castle. Re | When the party returned from the farm parece at eve, they brought with them fifteen small sacks 0! splendid potatoes, which were stored in one of the many odd rooms near the kitchen. It was more than r a tenth of the crop, they said, and everything els was in splendid condition for digging. Bia “ At this rate,” said Jim, ‘it ail ate ten days t get in the potatoes alone. J am doubtful if we hav so much time at our command. But we shal see.” On the third day the farm was left, and the vineyaré 7 visited, to gather melons and grapes, which wert healthful to eat, although they did not come unde the head of really solid food. , : ae - Macbeth knew how to preserve melons, and som. of the less ripe were put aside to keep, while tho: é that were fully ripe he said he would put up at ‘once. : Some were laid aside, too, for eating as they were al | once. ‘ay be? After the fourth day, Jim held a Council of Ten, and the object of it was to make arrangements for the recalling of the digging party, if necessary, at a short notice. | He told them it was necessary to keep asharp lok out in the direction of Minorca for any boats th: might be approaching the island. They could easil