six shillings, some in Spanish coin, but mostly in English. The pistols were English weapons, but the knife was such as could be bought at a

an Englishman or a colon

his cloth

o ribbons by t

o the spot as soon as th

ph M

ng with the man's name

my search wasn't any too

ingf

he babies I started

und its neck," came fr

ey will giv

father or otherwise only a servant sent to take them to some place. B

in little Nell "I want some

mother of these little ones is this moment mou

o parts of each. One contained a miniature of an old lady in court dress and the other a portrait of an elderl

I'll warrant," came

ndparents of the little o

aps they were christening presents, or giv

said Mrs. Morris, who had by this time fed them all th

You had better remember which locket belo

his mother. "Let me see,-yes, the first locket c

ave, after a close survey of the two tiny faces. "One

his aunt. "But the diffe

nt?" questioned Sam Barringford. "I don

"Poor dears! if it was their father wh

reach any conclusion regarding the identity of the little strangers. All agreed that

ire. This was emptied and cleaned and in it was made a comfortable bed for the babies to sleep on. Having s

f snow still whirled down in the high wind. Joseph Morris said they had be

ve eagerly. "I'm sure I wo

n the party started it consisted of the two

and five feet. They kept as much as possible in the shelter of the trees and bushes, where the drifts were not so high. The sun,

the first erected in that territory and burnt four times before it was fi

" he sai

nce heard a sudden yelping

!" crie

d frontiersman. "Reckon they hav

a shudder. "If there is anything left of th

but there ain't mu

ford had made his strange discovery. Five wolves were close by

said Dave. "Shall

trigger of his weapon. The report was followed by a mad yelp of pain, and both wolves went dow

eport was followed b

ding forward he dispatched the wounded wolf with his hunt

as that," was Dav

the spot, but the Morrises had brought along a pair of shovels and a broom, and

and then began an earnest search for some clew which

," said Henry presen

with care. There was an inscription inside,

as Barringford had said. The horse's saddle was likewise there and the

ed," said Henry, pausing in his

ingford. "Too bad! I'd like to

you, Sam," said James Mo

world, with twins! What'll I do with 'em? Answered me t

, I don't think my wife will care to give them up in a hurry. She s

rringford. "But no, 'tain't right-I

or Fort Loudan, or Annapolis, or Philadelphia," put i

urial of the remains of the stranger, and they were placed between some rocks, with other rocks over them, to keep off the wild beasts. Then Joseph Morri

ntentedly. Mrs. Morris had dressed them up as best she could, and she was holding one

ied the little miss. "I want mamma to keep

the poorhouse, then?" questi

she repeated scorn

s times may be, I cannot consent to send these little ones away to live on

be hard on the twins. And you must r

-she often called him uncle-"won't

had to laugh outright. "A great question truly," he

body calls

d scratche

ow I'll have to adopt 'em. D

s. Morris, and that important question settled, she turned over the b