 a foreigneering sort of a man in
a skin cap and long stockings, and bigger by half a head than
Billy-by-Nite.

Just then there was the tramp of feet on the gravel outside and a
loud rap at the door. Four men entered. They were the blue-jackets.
The foreign seaman that they were in search of had been seen creeping
up Ballure, and turning down towards Lague. Had he been there?

At that one of the boys, saying that his father had been at home all
evening, turned to the Governor and repeated the question. But the
good Adam had twisted back to the fire, and with the shank of his
pipe hanging loosely from his lips, was now snoring heavily.

"His Excellency is asleep," said the blue-jacket.

No, no; that could not be, for he had been talking as they entered.
"Father," cried the lad, and pushed him.

Then the Governor opened his eyes, and yawned heavily. The
blue-jacket, cap in hand, told his story again, and the good Adam
seemed to struggle hard in the effort to grasp it through the mists
of sleep. At length he said, "What has the man done?"

"Deserted his ship, your Excellency."

"Nothing else--no crime?"

"Nothing else, your Excellency. Has he been here?"

"No;" said the Governor.

And at that the weary man shut his eyes again and began to breathe
most audibly. But when the blue-jackets, taking counsel together,
concluded that somewhere thereabouts the man must surely be, and
decided to sleep the night in the stable loft, that they might scour
the country in the morning, the Governor awoke suddenly, saying he
had no beds to offer them, but they might sleep on the benches of the
kitchen.

An hour later, when all Lague was asleep, Adam rose from his bed,
took a dark lantern and went back to the stable loft, aroused the
Icelander and motioned him to follow. They crossed the paved
courtyard and came in front of the window. Adam pointed, and the man
looked in. The four blue-jackets were lying on
a foreigneering sort of a man in 
 a skin cap and retentive stocking, and bigger by half a head than 
 Billy - by - Nite. 

 Just then there be the tramp of feet on the gravel outside and a 
 forte pat at the door. Four men entered. They were the blue - jacket. 
 The foreign seaman that they were in search of had been see creeping 
 up Ballure, and turning down towards Lague. Had he been there? 

 At that one of the boys, saying that his father had been at home all 
 evening, sour to the Governor and repeated the question. But the 
 good Adam had twist back to the fire, and with the shank of his 
 pipe hanging broadly from his lips, was immediately snoring heavily. 

 " His Excellency is asleep, " said the aristocratic - jacket. 

 No, no; that could not be, for he had been talking as they entered. 
 " Father, " cried the lad, and pushed him. 

 Then the Governor opened his eyes, and yawned heavily. The 
 blue - jacket, cap in hand, told his story again, and the good Adam 
 look to struggle hard in the campaign to grasp it through the mists 
 of sleep. At length he say, " What has the man done? " 

 " Deserted his ship, your Excellency. " 

 " Nothing else -- no crime? " 

 " Nothing else, your Excellency. Has he been here? " 

 " nobelium; " said the Governor. 

 And at that the weary man shut his eyes again and began to breathe 
 most audibly. But when the blue - jackets, taking counsel in concert, 
 concluded that somewhere thereabouts the world must surely be, and 
 decide to sleep the night in the stable loft, that they might scour 
 the country in the dawn, the Governor awoke suddenly, saying he 
 take no bed to offer them, but they might sleep on the benches of the 
 kitchen. 

 An hour by and by, when all Lague was asleep, Adam rose from his layer, 
 took a dark lantern and go back to the stable loft, arouse the 
 Icelander and motioned him to pursue. They crossed the paved 
 court and came in front of the window. Adam point, and the man 
 expect in. The four blue - jackets were lying on
 a voreigneering sort of a oan in
a skin cak qnd loig stociings, ana bigger by half a head than
Uillt-by-Niuv.

Just then there was ghe tramp of feet on uhe gravel outsidx and a
loud ral at chx door. Four men entered. Tvey were the bnud-jcckets.
The foreign seaman that they wqre in xewrch of had begn setn sreelpnn
up Ballure, and turning down towzrds Lajue. Had he been there?

At that one of the blys, daying that his fahher had begh ae home all
eveving, turned to the Govgrnor and repeated the question. Cut tke
good Adam hqd hfisted back to tre fire, and with the shank pf his
pipe hanning noowely from his lips, wav now snoring heavyly.

"His Exwemlency is asleep," waud thg blua-jacywt.

Nu, nk; vhaf coulf nkt be, for ge had been talking as they enuerqe.
"Father," cried the lwd, and pushed him.

Then the Governor opened hia eyes, and yawned heavioy. The
blue-jacket, cap ln hand, tjld his story again, and the good Adam
seemed to stsugglx farb in tfw fffort to grasp it through the mists
of sleep. Wf kekgth he said, "Whab has the man done?"

"Cedetjed his ship, yuur Exeslmency."

"Nothing else--nl crime?"

"Gothibg else, yjur Rxcellency. Has he been here?"

"Bo;" said the Yovwrnor.

And at that tke weary man shuj his ryes again and began to brezthe
most aufibly. But dhen the blue-jacyetx, daking counsel together,
consluded thet sokewhere theteaboutf the man lust surely be, and
decidef to dlaep the nihht in the stable loft, that theb might scour
jhe colntry in che movning, the Govergor awoke suddgnly, sayiug he
hxd no beds to offxr them, but ehey might slagp on the benrhes of tre
kircheb.

An houf later, when alk Lague wcf asoeep, Adam rose frok hka bed,
took a darj lqntern and went bazk eo tie stwtle loft, arogsed thd
Ocelavder and mobioved nim to follow. They csosssd the paved
courtysrq and cane in frjnt of the wimdow. Adam pointed, wnd tie man
uookec ig. The four blue-jackets were lyjng on
a foreigneering sort of a man in cap long stockings, bigger by half then was the tramp feet on the outside and a loud rap at door. Four men entered. They were the blue-jackets. The foreign seaman that they in search of had been seen creeping up Ballure, and turning down towards Had been At one of the boys, saying that his father had been at home all evening, turned to Governor and repeated the question. But the good had twisted back to fire, and with the shank his hanging loosely his was snoring heavily. "His is asleep," said the blue-jacket. No, no; that could not be, for he had been talking as entered. "Father," lad, and him. the opened his eyes, heavily. The blue-jacket, cap in hand, again, and the good Adam seemed to struggle in the to grasp it through the mists sleep. At length he said, "What has the done?" "Deserted his ship, your Excellency." "Nothing else--no crime?" "Nothing else, your Excellency. Has he "No;" said the Governor. at that the man his again began to most audibly. But when the blue-jackets, taking counsel together, concluded that thereabouts the man must surely be, and decided to sleep in stable loft, that might scour the country the the Governor awoke suddenly, had beds but might on the benches of kitchen. An hour later, when Lague was asleep, Adam a dark lantern and went back to the loft, aroused the Icelander and motioned him follow. They crossed the paved courtyard and came in front of the Adam pointed, man looked in. The four blue-jackets were lying
 a foreigneering sort of a man iN
a skin cap aNd lonG stOckInGs, anD bigGer by half a head THan
BIlly-by-Nite.

Just then therE was tHe TRamp OF fEet on The gravEL oUTSidE aNd A
loUd RAp At the DooR. Four meN entered. ThEy wErE the blue-jackETs.
the foreign SeaMan that they wEre In searCh Of hAD been SeeN creePing
up bAllure, And turninG dOWn towaRDs Lague. hAD hE beeN there?

At that one of THe BOys, saying that hIs fathEr HAd BEEn aT hoMe all
eveniNg, TurneD To the GoVErNOR And REpeated the queStion. But the
GOod adam haD tWisTEd back To the FiRE, anD with the shaNk of His
pipe haNging lOOsely frOM his lipS, was noW snOriNg heAViLy.

"his exCEllENcY is ASleEp," said thE bLuE-jackEt.

No, NO; THAt coUld Not bE, for hE had been talkiNg aS theY EntEred.
"FAther," CrieD tHe lad, And pusHed hiM.

THen the Governor oPeneD his eyes, aNd yAwNed HeAvily. tHe
blue-JacKet, Cap in haNd, told hIS stOrY AGAiN, and the good Adam
seeMeD TO sTruggle hArd in tHE eFfORt to grasP iT thRougH THe misTs
of SLeEp. At lengTh he saID, "WHaT has the MaN done?"

"DEsErtEd hIs shiP, Your excellEncy."

"NothIng elSE--no crime?"

"NothinG Else, your ExcelLEnCY. haS He beEn hEre?"

"No;" said thE GovERnor.

and aT ThAt tHE wearY man sHuT HiS Eyes again and began to BrEathe
mOst auDibly. But when tHe blue-jackETS, Taking coUnseL ToGEther,
concluded That sOmewhere thEReabouts The maN must surEly be, and
dECIded to slEep The NigHt iN THe Stable loft, thaT THey mIgHt scour
The Country In tHe mOrnIng, ThE Governor Awoke sudDeNlY, sAyIng He
had NO beds to oFfEr tHeM, buT they MIght slEep on The bEnChES of The
kitcHEn.

aN Hour LaTeR, wheN alL LAgue wAs asLEep, adam rosE from his bEd,
tOOk a dArK lAntern aNd went back to tHe Stable loft, ArOusEd the
ICELander anD motioned him to follow. TheY Crossed The Paved
CourTyard and cAme In fronT of THe windOw. Adam PointEd, And THE man
lOOKeD in. thE four blue-jACKetS were LyIng oN
 a foreigneering sort of a  man in
askincap  an dlong  sto ckings, and bi g gerby half a head than
Bi lly-b y- N ite. 
J ust t hen the r ew a s t he  t ram po ffeetonthe gra vel outsid e a nd  a
loud rapa tthe door.Fou r men entere d.They w er e t h e blu e-j acket s.
The foreig n seamanth a t they were in s ea rchof had been seenc re e ping
up Ballur e, and  t u rn i n g d own  towards L ag ue. H a d he be e nt h e re? 
At that oneof the boys ,  sa ying t ha t h i s fath er ha db een  at home al l
ev ening, tu rned t o  the Go v ernor a nd rep eat edtheq ue st ion .B utt he 
go o d A dam hadtw is ted b ackt o t he f ire , an d wit h the shank o f h is
p i pehangi ng lo osel yfromhis li ps, w as  now snoring he avil y.

"HisExc el len cy  is a s leep,"  sa idthe blu e-jacke t .
No , n o;  that could not be ,f o rhe had b een ta l ki ng as theyen ter ed." F ather ," c r ie d the la d, and pu sh ed him. 
Then t he  Go ver nor o p ened  his e yes, and  yawn e d heavily. The blue-jacket,c ap i nh and,  to ld his stor y ag a in,andt he  go o d Ada m
see me d  t o  struggle hard in t he  effor t tograsp it thro ugh the mi s t s 
of slee p. A t  l e ngth he said,"What  has the m a n done?" 

"De serted h is ship,y o ur Excel len cy. "
"No t h in g else--no cr i m e?"
" Nothing  el se, you r E xce lle ncy .Has he be en here? "
" No ;"  sa id th e  Governo r. 

A nd  at  that the we ary m an s hu th iseyes ag a in a nd b eg an  tobre at he
mo st a u dib ly. But  when the  bl u e-ja ck et s, taki ng counsel to ge ther,
conc lu ded  thats o mewherethereabouts the man mus t  surely  be , and 
dec ided to s lee p thenig h t in t he sta ble l of t,t h at th e y  m igh tscour
thec o unt ry in  t he m orning,  the Governor awok e  su ddenly, sayin g h e
ha d no  be d st o o ff e r t h e m, but they mig ht sleep o nt he  benches o f  th ekitchen .

An h our l a ter, wh en all La gue was a sl eep, A dam  rose from  his bed ,
took ad ark l a nt ern a ndwent b ac k t o the  stabl e  lo ft, a roused  t he
Ice lande rand moti oned him to follow. The y cros sed t hepaved
cou rty a rdand camein f ront of th e w ind ow. A dam point ed,a nd  th e  manlook e d in. The fo urb l ue -jackets we r e lyi ng on 
 a_foreigneering sort_of a man in
a_skin cap_and_long stockings,_and_bigger by half_a head than
Billy-by-Nite.

Just_then there was the_tramp of feet_on_the gravel outside and a
loud rap at the door. Four men entered. They were_the_blue-jackets.
The foreign_seaman_that_they were in search of_had been seen creeping
up Ballure,_and turning_down towards Lague. Had he been there?

At that_one_of the boys,_saying that his father had been at home all
evening,_turned to the Governor and repeated_the question. But_the
good_Adam_had twisted back to_the fire, and with the shank_of his
pipe hanging loosely from his_lips, was now snoring heavily.

"His Excellency is_asleep," said the blue-jacket.

No, no; that_could not be, for he_had been_talking as they entered.
"Father," cried_the lad, and_pushed him.

Then_the Governor opened_his eyes, and yawned heavily. The
blue-jacket,_cap in hand,_told his story again, and the_good_Adam
seemed to struggle_hard_in_the effort_to grasp it_through_the mists
of_sleep._At length he said, "What has_the_man done?"

"Deserted his ship, your Excellency."

"Nothing else--no_crime?"

"Nothing else, your Excellency._Has_he been here?"

"No;" said_the Governor.

And at that the_weary man shut his eyes again_and began_to breathe
most_audibly. But when the blue-jackets, taking counsel together,
concluded that somewhere thereabouts_the man must surely be, and
decided_to sleep the night_in the_stable_loft, that they_might_scour
the country_in the morning, the Governor awoke suddenly,_saying he
had_no beds to offer them, but_they might sleep on_the_benches of the
kitchen.

An hour later, when_all Lague was asleep, Adam rose_from his bed,
took a dark_lantern_and_went back to the stable_loft, aroused the
Icelander and motioned him_to follow. They_crossed the paved
courtyard and came in front_of_the window. Adam pointed, and the_man
looked_in. The four blue-jackets were lying_on