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So the time went on until ten o’clock, when Jim, --who believed in. being merry and wise, said it was time tor bed. | ‘ For the night Giuseppo and his men could be accommodated with beds. On the morrow they were _.gomg back to Minorca, where an interview with the -governor would be asked, and, if granted, a few facts Jaid before him, which were enpected “to shake him cup a bit.” “He will only be glad for the whole thing to be hushed up, for if the matter reached the higher authorities of the Jand, his recall and disgrace will be ‘anevitable,” said Giuseppo. As a matter of simple. precaution the eaten were -closed, and in half an hour everything in the castle was quiet. : . Whatever was the nature of the a aN between husband and wife, it was not known to the boys, _ beyond that, to outward appearance, they were recon- Pie csi. # Parr ell, ¥ -ciled. In the morning Mrs. Farrell came down and had an interview with Jim and Morse. - eyed look of one who has not slept all might. She had the red- “He fell asleep early,” she said, “and s sleeping Of the future I have nothing to say.” “The old order of things cannot be resumed,” said ' “ Assuredly not,” added Marse. “T do not expect it, nor has Mr. Farrell the right to dook for it,” replied Mrs. Farrell ; ‘‘ but it is early days ‘to talk of that yet.” ' They assented to that. Then Jim hesitatingly asked how Eveline had borne the meeting. _ “She is very sorry for her father,” answered Mrs. ‘and will remember that she is his child. Both of us must think of duty, more than our own eelings and convenience,’ It was the answer they might have Se oeisd and had nothing to say against i Nor, - dia. J ie Daw. ane and. Jini went out to find Giuseppo, an had _gone down to get his boat ready for sea. _» They met upon the beach as See oie finished his Jim. was awake,” ae Epatel) me fi > 1a Py A at! 34 ote bi Tr conde ey RULE. Cine work, and returned together. i “IL wanted to have a talk with you,” said Jim, “ on the matter of your return here. You will come back to us ere long, I hope ?” : | | “Is it possible you will remain long here, senor! o exclaimed Giuseppo, his dark eyes open wide. “Some of us will,” said Jim. “Ihave plans that require thinking out and setting into LE You may | be of great service to me.’ i “Senor, to be of service to you I would go round the world.” sf “Then: you will come back ? a ey “My life on it!” daa “Should we not be here,” said Jim, “ you will find us on the other side of the island, where we first met. How long will you be gone ?” Mine: ““Not more than a week, I hope, senor,” “il Giuseppo ; ; “but I shall remain until I know what th governor will do. If for being nothing more haan fool of the first water, he ought to eet a knife planted between his ribs.” es “No bloodshed on any account, I beg of you,’ ' said e “Senor, Ispokeasa Spaniard. In ha? cause I oi act as an Englishman.” ; Breakfast awaited them, and was quickly dispaeem of. Afterwards, all but hose who had household duties to perform—they included the negroes, Harac | and Maravello, and Chorker—accompanied the smug= gler’s party down to the beach to give them a cheer as a send-off. ery) It was a lively scene, and many of the boys deter- mined to accompany the bigger boat to the mouth of the lagoon in smaller rowing-craft. cae Quito a procession was formed, and the final cheer was not given until Giuseppo’s boat was fully a mile on its way. i Then some of the boys went off for a dixolll anc Jim, Morse, Daw, and a dozen others steno for the castle. | ! “A holiday to-day,” cried a im to the pleasure- seekers, “but there will be work to-morrow. The first thing to be done,” he added, addressing Morse, “ will | be to make a path to the castle.” i “JT was thinking of it this morning shortly after L tenet Morse. “It won’t be quite so- direct as before, but some of the chief Se such as a rock like that, I can soon clear away.” a He pointed to a boulder that must have weighe ) fifty tons at the least. Daw stared at him in as- tonishment. He thought Morse was joking. Jim observed the look, aud laughed. Be ' Morse will make very rat of lif ting that,” he sai got um vit ¥ fis od i ue ie aoa i om A rp ini: Asi aul 4 ‘ “i sted e \ ans eine a Gant