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And, as for the spear-heads and the blades of the axes, they were so rust- eaten that little more than a rough jagged indication of their original shape remained. The earthen jars, of which there were twenty-four, next claimed Ned's attention.

"But will you try?" said Noll, eagerly. "Yes, if you wish. But I'll be sure to bother or make a mess of something, see if I don't!" At that instant the hall door behind them opened, and Trafford stepped out. So dark had it grown that he failed, at first, to see the two figures on the step; but when a little stir of Ned's betrayed them, he exclaimed, in a tone of great relief,

His own injuries were less serious than Ned's, although more numerous, and although he spoke lightly of them, his companion insisted on their having as careful treatment as his own. When the bandaging was over, Dick said: "We ought to have a yellow flag to fly over this hospital. I wish we had a medical book to tell us what we've probably got.

His hair, which was a bad black, was cropped close, and trimmed across his eye-brows, like that of a Methodist preacher; the small-clothes he wore were of the same web which had produced Father Ned's, and his body-coat was a dark blue, with black buttons. Each wore a pair of gray woollen mittens.

The lieutenant said that he would write to Mr Farrance, as in duty bound, to tell him of Ned's disappearance, and to ask his advice. "He has the means of helping us, and judging from the generous way in which he has acted towards Ned, I feel sure that we can rely on him," he observed.

"Out of whose cabin?" said the priest. "Out of Ned's cabin. I know it must have been out of Ned's cabin, because she said she met them at the cross roads." He questioned the old woman, but she grew less and less explicit. "I don't like to think this of Mary Byrne, but after so much dancing and drinking, it is impossible to say what might not have happened."

She had quite a handsome salary, more than poor Ned's according to the chroniclers, Dora and May. That was the bright side of it. Unluckily for Bell, as most people thought, there was another. The daily journeys, together with the school-work, constituted a heavy task for a girl.

I saw Hal's and Ned's frightened faces, then seized my rifle and rushed out. As I passed through the door of the tent, I received a blow that felled me to the earth. When I recovered my senses, I found the camp a scene of dire confusion: every one was hurrying hither and thither, giving orders, and talking in the wildest manner.

If she had any sense she could make him so jealous he'd stand on his head for her. . . . Why don't you tell Ned to cut in there and pay a little attention to Marge? . . . Oh, Ned's no good. . . . Well, I'll tell MY HUSBAND . . . Don't you do it: I started my husband once on a thing like that and he . . . That's right. Ned's not married.

With these thoughts mingled many philosophic inquiries as to the amount of advantage that lay if, indeed, there was any advantage at all in making one's fortune suddenly and at the imminent hazard of one's life. Overpowering sleep at last put an end to Ned's wandering thoughts, and he too bade the stars good-night, and sought his pillow.