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And God only knows what will become of Miss Hatherton!" I felt a sensation as of a hand clutching at my heart. I knew that the situation was as dismal as Captain Rudstone had painted it that we could not expect fair dealing from the authorities of Quebec.
Of Myles Rudstone no trace was discovered, and he was believed to have been carried off a prisoner by the Indians. The conclusion of the narrative dealt with my father's subsequent life up to shortly before his death. From the time he met the factor he took the name of Bertrand Carew, and carefully preserved the secret of his identity.
Like Rudstone and a dozen places in its neighbourhood, Kilham is situated in a district of extraordinary interest to the archaeologist, the prehistoric discoveries being exceedingly numerous. Chariot burials of the Early Iron Age have been discovered here, as well as large numbers of Neolithic implements.
My instructions are just what I have wished them to be, and I suppose the import of all the letters is about the same." "Very likely," assented Captain Rudstone. "I am glad you are pleased. Trouble has been brewing this long time, and the crisis can't be far off. By the by, have you had news from Quebec later than the date of our sailing?" "Not a word.
"I understand that Lieutenant Boyd spoke plainly last night, intimating that our people suspected the Northwest Company of complicity in the attack on Fort Royal, and that they would hear from us shortly. So it is unlikely that Ruthven or his superiors will take any steps to apprehend Captain Rudstone.
"He is only stunned," I replied, "but he got a bad fall, and won't know anything for a couple of hours." Meanwhile Captain Rudstone had ventured out of the passage to reconnoiter, and he called to us sharply to join him. We did so, and were relieved to find that the street was dark and empty. "I feared the man would have companions with him," said I. "It seems he came round here alone."
In the village of Rudstone in Yorkshire there stands a huge stone, the significance of which, at the present time, is by scholars clearly understood. Its depth below the surface of the ground is said to be equal to its height above, which is twenty-four feet. It is five feet ten inches broad, and two feet thick, its weight being upwards of forty tons.
The law clerk pointed with trembling hand, and the veins stood out on his forehead like whipcords. His face was of a purple hue. "Captain Rudstone, is this a jest?" cried the factor, as he rose from his kneeling position. "On my word you will find it a sorry one " "It is not a jest, sir." "What, do you insist that you are speaking the truth?" "Certainly," was the haughty reply. "I repeat it.
"I have not the least idea how " "Let me see that ring, Denzil," she interrupted "the one you showed me once before." I took it from my pocket the seal ring that had belonged to my father and the moment he saw it Christopher Burley cried out: "The Heathermere crest!" "Yes, the same that was on the letters Captain Rudstone took from the trunk!" exclaimed Flora.
I bade her stay where she was while I went to my cabin for some articles of value. I was quickly back, and as soon as the companion was clear the skipper and some of the crew were swarming down I helped Flora up. We went forward to the bulwark, Captain Rudstone joining us, and there we waited for a quarter of an hour of suspense and anxiety.
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