Part 26 (1/2)
Kenneth dreithin a yard of the him sharply from beneath his morion
”Who are you, sir?” the bass voice demanded
Alas for the vanity of poor huht for the cause he served, grew of a sudden chill to think that perchance this sergeant nize his name for one that he had heard before associated with deeds perfor's behalf
For a second he hesitated; then:
”Blount,” he staht how that fruit of his vanity was to prove his undoing thereafter
”Verily,” sneered the sergeant, ”it alotten it”
And froathered with fresh dread that the fellow mistrusted hiain Kenneth hesitated Then recalling Ashburn's high favour with the Parlia that it could but advance his cause to state the true suh,” he replied
”Verily, sir, you seeo?”
”To London”
”On what errand?” The sergeant's questions fell swift as sword-strokes
”With letters for Colonel Pride”
The reply, delivered more boldly than Kenneth had spoken hitherto, was not without its effect
”From whom are these letters?”
”Froh”
”Produce theers Kenneth coe
”What ails you, ht, sir 'tis the cold”
The sergeant scanned the package and its seal In a measure it was a passport, and he was forced to the conclusion that this er he represented hi of hieant think that their quarry would have arainst such a strait And yet the sergeant was not master after all, and did he let this fellow pursue his journey, he ht reap trouble for it hereafter; whilst likewise if he detained him, Colonel Pride, he kneas not an over-patientwhat course to take, and had turned to his companion with the muttered question: ”What think you, Peter?” when by his precipitancy Kenneth ruined his slender chance of being permitted to depart
”I pray you, sir, now that you know er treeantthe boy's hesitancy in answering his earlier questions, he decided upon his course of action
”We shall not delay your journey, sir,” he answered, eyeing Kenneth sharply, ”and as your way h Waltham, I will but ask you to suffer us to ride with you thus far, so that there you may answer any questions our captain may have to ask ere you proceed”