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Updated: June 14, 2025
As soon as we reached the ledge and flung ourselves, panting and somewhat terrified, on the thick bed of leaves which covered the ground like a carpet, we saw Walter Trenfield bending his tall, naked figure over Will, who was crouched up in a heap and trying, through his sobs of terror, to tell what it was that he had seen. 'There is a dead man down there, he gasped, 'a dead man!
Tell me, you villain, where you got that picture, and who prompted you to display it? Answer me quickly, you unhanged rascal! Trenfield's lips moved, but ere he could speak, my eldest brother stepped forward, bravely enough. 'Indeed, sir, Trenfield had nothing to do with the picture. It was given to me, but by some mischance was lost or stolen. I am sure, sir, that Trenfield would not
When I took up the last armful of leaves to throw down on Tom and Harry, I saw a dreadful face beneath... it was almost a skull, but there is some flesh on the face... and oh, Walter! it has red hair like Tom May's. Then, overcome by the terror of that which he had seen, he sobbed afresh. 'Come, sir, said Trenfield to my eldest brother, 'we must go down and look.
'No harm can iver come to any wan in this house, said the man, earnestly, raising her hand to his lips, 'for the blessin' av God an' the Holy Virgin is upon it. My mother pressed his hand. 'Good-bye, Patrick. I do hope all may go well; and with this she went away. Kenna raised his hat and turned to go, when Walter Trenfield came to the foot of the verandah steps and stopped him.
A few strokes brought us safely over, and then, as we climbed up and stood on the cold rocky floor of the dark cave, our hearts began to fail us somewhat the place was so grim, silent and terrifying. Feeling our way carefully along, however, we advanced for some ten or twelve yards and then stopped, for though we heard the voices, we could see the figures of Harry and Trenfield but dimly.
'Let me deal with him, the bloody-minded dog! said a voice. It was that of Walter Trenfield, who, springing forward, presented my brother's loaded fowling-piece at the minister's head. 'Listen to me, you beast in human form, you heartless fiend! I am going to send your poisonous soul to hell.
Presently, to have some amusement at the expense of Harry and myself, who were directly beneath him, he began to shower armfuls of dead leaves upon us then suddenly he uttered a cry of terror, sprang to his feet, and clambered quickly to the top, where Trenfield seized him just as he was about to fall.
Of course poor Tom May was greatly taken with this, and said that he would join them, and that he thought Walter Trenfield would come as well. He went with the men to look at the boat, and found her just as they had said almost new and quite watertight.
Behind us followed a young man named Walter Trenfield, who was one of my father's assigned servants, and an aboriginal named 'King Billy'; these two carried our provisions, cooking utensils and blankets, for we intended to camp out for two or three days.
Next morning there was a great to-do, for Patrick Kenna's house was found to be empty, and he and his daughter and Walter Trenfield were never seen again in our part.
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