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ths child abroad I tba father would be watch
ing the cloud la eaM it ratacd. Wm it
nlgbtl ha would riaajsutet bit bad tu'bnrr
IU atumbera. Hla eourenatleii graw aran
wear7fultoitraniten,laea batalkadef lit
tle but hbaen. la matters rekUag te tba
ntate, all waa dcalgaed with a particular era
toAlexauder; and it , would bei "Lata put
it in band at once, Chat the weed may be
grown against Alexander1! majority;" or
"thiiwlll fall In again handsomely for Al
exander's marriage." ..
Krery day this absorption of the man's na
ture became mere ebserrmble, with many
touching and some Terr blameworthy par
ticulars. Soen the child could walk abroad
with him, at Orrt en the trace hand in
hand, and afterward at large about the poli
cies; and this grew te be my lord's chief oc
cupation. The sound of their two reices
(rtudible a great way off, for they spoke loud)
became familiar in the neighborhood, and for
my pert I found It mere agreeable than th
seuud of birds. It as pretty te see the pair
returning, full of briers, and the father as
flushed and sometimes as bemuddied as the
child; for they were equal sharers in all
sorts of boyish entertainment, digging In the
beach, damming of streams, and what net;
and I haveeen them gaxe through a fence
at ciut!a with the some childUt oentempla-
Hen.
The mention of tbcae rambles brings me te
a strange scene of which I was a witness.
There was one walk 1 never followed myself
without emotion, se often had 1 gene there
upon miserable errands, se much had there
befaTIen against the houseof Durrisdeer. But
the path lay bandy from all points beyond
the MucLle Ress, and I was driven, although
much against ray will.'te take my use of it
perhaps once in the two months. It befell
when Mr. Alexander was of the age of 7 or 8
I had teme business en tbe for tide In the
morning, and entered thp shrubbery en my
homeward way, about Oef a blight forenoon.
It was thnt time of year whcil the weeds are
all in their spring colors, the thorns all in
flower and the birds in the high season of
their singing. In contrast te this merriment,
the shrubbery was only the mere sad and I
the mere oppressed by its associations. In
this situation of spirit it struck me disagree
ably te hear voices a llttle way in front, and
te recognize the teucs of my lord and Mr.
Alexander. 1 pushed ahead and came pres
ently into their view. They feed together
in the uxm space where the duel was, my
lord nith his hand en his son's shoulder and
spooling with some gravity. At least, as he
raised his head upon my coming, 1 thought I
could percelve his countenance te lighten.
"Ah," says he, "here comes the geed Mae-
kell&r. 1 have just bveu telling Handle the
story of this place, and bow there was a man
whom the devil ti led te kill, and hew near he
came te kill the devil instead."
I had thought it strange enough he should
bring the child lutethatscene; that be should
actually be discoursing- of his act, passed
measure. But the worst was yet te corns;
for he added, turning te bis seu: "Yeu can
ask Mackellar; he ns here and saw it."
"Is it true, Mr. Mackellar I" asked the child.
"Ami did you really see the devil f
"I have net heeid the tale," I replied, "and'
1 am in a prut of business." Se far 1 said a
little sourly, fencing with the embarrassment
of the xis.il ion; and kudJcnly the bitterness
of the (ait mid the terror of that scene by
candle Unlit i uehed in UHn my mind; I be
thought me that, for the tliffrrcuce of a seo see seo
ena'4 quickness In paratle, tbe child before
me luishl have never seen the day, and tba
i ne-j u Unit always fluttered round my
I'M" in that dart-shrubbery burst forth in
words. "But se much is true," I cried, "that
I bn e met the devil In tlvse weeds and seen
hlmieihxi here; blessed lGel that e es
caped with life blessed be Ged that one
stone, yet stands upon another In the walls of
Durmdeerl wi.il eh, Mr. Alexander, if ever
you eome by this spot, though it was a bun
dieil years hence, and you came with the
gayest and the highest In the id, I would
step aside and remember a bit prayer."
My lord bowed his head gravely. "Ah,"
snys he, "MacLclliTr is always in the right
Come, Alexander, take your bonnet off."
Ami with that he uncovered and held out his
hand. "O Lord," said he, "1 thank thee and
my son thanks thee for thy manifold great
mercies. Let us have peace for a little; de
fend us front the evil man. Smite him, 0
Ird, upon the lying mouth I" The hut broke
out of him like a cry; and at that, whether
remembered anger choked his utterance or
whether he pcrceH ed this was a singular sort
of prayer, at least he came suddenly te a full
step; and after a moment set back his hat
upon his bead.
"1 think you bave forget a word,say lord,"
said L "Forgive us our trespasses as we for fer
gh e them that trespass against us. Fer thins
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen."
"Ah, that is easy saying," sold my lord.
"That U very easy saying, Mackellar. But
for me te femhel 1 think I would cut a
very silly figure if I bed the affectation ten
pretend it"
"The bairn, my lord," said I, with some
severity, for I thought his expressions little
fitted for the ears of children.
"Why, very true," said he; "this is dull
wqgk for a bairn. Let's go nesting."
I forget it it was the same day, but It was
seen after, my lord, finding me alone, opened
himself a llttle mere en the some head.
"Mackellar," he said, "I am new a very
bappy man."
"I think se indeed, my lord," said I, "and
the sight of it gives me a lt heart."
"There is an obligation in happiness, de
you net think ser' says he, musingly.
"I think se Indeed," says I, "and en in
sorrow, tee. If we are net here te try te de
the best, in my humble opinion, the sooner
we are away the better for all parties,"
"Ay, but it you were In my shoes would
you forgive blmf" asks my lord.
The suddenness of the attacka a little grav
eled me. "It is a duty laid upon us strictly,"
seldi.
"Hut I" said be, "these are expressions! De
you forgive the man yourself f" ,
"Well-no!" said L "Ged forgive me, 1
de net."
"Shake bends upon thatl" cries ray lord,
with a kind of joviality.
'It is an ill sentiment te shake hands
upon," said I, "for Christian peede. I think
I will give you mlne en some mere evangeli
cal occasion."
This I said, smiling a little; but as for my
' lord, he went from the room laughing aloud.
Fer my lord's slavery te the child, I can
find no expression adequate. He lest himself
in that continual thought; business, friends
and wife being all alike forgotten or only re
membered with a painful effort, like that of
one struggling with a pesset It was most
notable in the matter of his wife. Since I
had known Durrisdeer, the had been the bur
den of bis thought and the', loadstone of his
eyes; and new, she was quite cast out I
have seen him ceme te the deer of a room,
leek round, and pass my lady ever as though
the were a deg before the Are; it would be
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tte ler I bera tsy ttaattr. Bw far en
tsOnf te ted tte leant for amy KMiety. ler
another, I eenld net tot ceaspar tte eat of
Mr. Alsrtudtrwlahttotef Mte Katteriae,
for waesanty lard bad nerar fenad tte least
attention. And far n third, I wat wennded
by tte. ateny to.dlseorsrtd te hta wlf.
watch atrnek sa In tte aatar. of an ItuUal
tty. I cuMte tot adssir beside tte eba
staacyaadldadntsi ttedtsplaysd. YarteM
ter natlsjiBt te my lereV a it ted tern
found freta tte Crst In pity, waattotrntter
otantettorttona wife; tnrteps it ntsnttd
ter, if I asajPae say, te totetd ter two cast
dran te teppy In aneh ether, tte saer at en
hadmCrrttojslyintteit. Bat for
alltot,andthenthI teuld never trac In
her cM spark of jealenty, she must fall back
f or aedtty en peer, aegleeted Hint Katterme,
and I, en say part,eam te pat my spare
hours snera and snore with tte mother and
daughter. It would te eaty te asate tee
ttuek of this division, for ft wat a pleasant
family aafasnUlt go; ttillthf thing existed;
whether my lord knew it or net I am In
doubt; I de net think te did, te wan bound
up se entirely is hk son; but tte rent of us
knew it and in n manner ausTerad from the
knowledge.
What troubled us most, however, wat the
great and growing danger te tte child. My
lord was Ids father ever again; it was te te
feared the ten would prove aaeoend master.
Time has proved these tears te have been
q4t exaggerate. Certainly there I no mera
worthy gentleman te-day in Scotland than
the seventh Lord DurrUdeer. Of my own
exodus from hi employment. It doe net be
come me te speak, above all in a memorandum
written only te justify his father.
Editeu Net. Five page of Mr. ltao ltae
kellar's Ma are her emitted, I have
gathered from their perusal an impression
that Mr, Mackellar, In his old age, was rather
an exacting servant Against the seventh
Lord Durrisdeer (with whom, at any rate, we
have no concern) nothing material is alleged.
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But our fear at the time was lest be should
turn out, In the person of his son, a second
edition of his brother. My lady bad tried te
Interject some wholesome discipline; she had
been glad te give that up, and new looked en
with secret dismay ; sometimes she even speke
of it by hints; and sometimes, when there was
brought te her knowledge some monstrous
Instance of my lord's indulgence, she would
betray herself in a gesture or perhaps an ex
clamation. As for myself, I was haunted by
the thought both day and night; net se much
for the child's sake at for the father's. The
man had gene te sleep, be was dreaming a
dream, and any rough wakening must infalli
bly prove mortal. That he should survive its
death was Inconceivable; and tte fear of Its
dishonor madi me cover my face.
It was this continual preoccupation that
screwed me tap at last te a remonstrance a
matter worthy te be narrated In detail. My
lord and 1 tat one day at the ssme table upon
tome tedious business of detail; 1 havaaald
that be bad test bis former interest in such
occupations; te was plainly itching te te
gene, and be looked fretful, weary, and, mo me
thought, elder than I had ever previously ob
served. 1 suppose it was the haggard fact
that put me suddenly upon my enterprise.
"My lord," said I, with my head down, and
feigning te continue my occupation "or
rather let me call you again by the name of
Mr. Henry, for 1 fear your anger, and want
you te think upon old times"
"My geed Mackellafl" said he; and that tn
tones se kindly that I had near forsook my
purpose. But I called te mind that I was
speaking for his geed, and stuck te my colors.
"Has -it never come in upon your mhd
what you are doing!" I asked.
"What I am delcgr be-repeated. 'I wat
nerer geed at guessing riddles."
"What you are doing with your ten,"
saidL
"Well," said he, with tern defiance in his
tone, "and what am I doing with my soul"
"Your father waa a very geed man," says
I, straying from direct the path. "But de
you think he wat a wise fathcrf"
There was n pans before te spoke, and
then i "I say nothing against him," he re
plied. "I had the most cause perhaps, but 1
say nothing."
"Why, there it is," said L "Ten had the
cause at least And yet your father was a
geed man; I never knew a better, save en
the one point, nor yet a wiser. Where be
stumbled, it is highly possible another man
should fall. He bad the two sous"
My lord rapped suddenly and violently en
the table,
"What Is thisf" cried be. "Speak eutl"
"I will, then," said I, my voice almost
strangled with the thumping of my heart
"If you continue te indulge Mr. Alexander,
you are following in your father's footsteps.
Beware, my lord, lest (when be grows upi
your son should fellow in the master's."
I had never meant te put the thing se
crudely; but in the extreme of fear there
comes a brutal kind otVceurage the most
brutal, Indeed, of all and I burned my ships
with that plain word. I never had the an
swer. When I lifted my head my lord had
risen te his feet, and the next moment he fell
heavily en the fleer. The fit or seizure en
dured net very long. He came te himself
vacantly, put bis band te his head, which 1
was then supporting, and says he, In a broken
velcet "I have been ill," and a little afteri
"Ifelp met" I get htm te his feet, and ha
steed pretty well, though he kept held of the
table. "I have been 111, Mackellar," be said
again. "Something broke, Mackellar, or was
going te break, and then all swam away. I
thhk I was very angry. Never you mind,
Mackellar, never you mlaj, my man. I
would uae hurt a hair upon your head. Toe
much has come and geiiA It's a certain
thing between us two. But I think, Mackel
lar, I will go te Mrs. Henry-I think I will
go te Mrs. Henry," said he, and get pretty
steadily from ths roemleaving me overcome
with penitence. 5
Presently the deer flew open and my lady
swept In with flashing eyes. "What is all
thisr she cried. "What have you done te
my husband I Will nothing teach you your
position in this heusef Will you never cease
from making and meddling f"
"My lady," said 1, "since I have been tn
this house 1 have had plenty of hard words.
Fer awhile they were my daily diet, and 1
swallowed them all. p ter today you may
call me what you please; you will nerer find
the name hard enough fer such a blunder.
And jet I meant it for the best"
I told her all w ith ingenuity, even as It is
writteu here; and when she had beard me'
out she pondered, and 1 could see her ani
mosity fall. "Yes," she said, "you meant
well, indeed. I have bad the same thought
myself, or the same temptation, rather,
which makes me pardon you. But, dear
Ged, can you net understand that be can
bear no morel He can bear no morel" she
cried. "The cord is stretched te snapping.
What matters the future, if he have one or
two geed days!"
"Amen," said L "I will meddle no mere.
I am pleased enough that you should recog
nize the kindness of my meaning."
"Yes," said my lady, "but when it came
r te the point, I have te suppose your courage
failed you; for what you sold wss said cru
elly." She paused, looking at roe; then sud
denly smiled a little, and said a singular
thlngi "De jeu knew what you are, Ur.
Mackellerl Yeu are an old maid."
Ne mera Incident of any note occurred in
tte family until the return of that ill starred
saaa h ceafar. But I bava te nluw tiv
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tn tte steUay nryhit wm te tte teadi of the
Batik 1 1 had m companion tot tte eipaye,
e wtnyen tot my sword, and tte devil m coin
tn mypoete. In short, I wm for all the
world liteOM of stoat, aakndart with whom
Mr. OaUand tot mm m aeqnalatsd In hit
:JtlsMtk. Ttest stksmen, yen wUl re
member, war forever falltng la with extra
ordinary taekUata, mm I wm myself npen
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already a surprising lusts win of generosity of
mind! whan te fennd Mft 4 Fttsae and ray
t)f npen tte rampart, ntirly overcome
1 wm nquer, ana oevtrca n wisn straw wuii
tte commandant wm pasting by. 1 consult
ed him thereferewith perfect freedom.' It
WMatsM question what te de, butw de
cided at last te esnalade a garden wall, where
we could certainly sleep In tte shadow of, tte
trees, and might perhaps fad an coeation te
get held of a pair of tllpptr and a tnrban.
In that part of tte city w had only tte difn
culty of tte choice, far tt wm a quarter con
sisting eatlrely of waUtd garden, and the
lanw watch divided kemwar-At that hour
of tte night deserted, t gar the dpaye .
back, and we had seen dropped into a large
lncleaure full of tree.
Tte place wm soaking with the dew which,
In that country, Is exceedingly unwholesome,
abev all te white; yet my fatigue was se
extreme that I wm already half asleep, when
tte dpaye recalled me te my tense. In the
far end of tte Inclesur n bright light had
suddenly shone out, and continued te bum
steadily among tte leaves, It wm a circum
stance highly unusual te such a place and
hour; and In our situation, It behooved us te
proceed with tome timidity. Tte dpay wm
taut te reconnelter, and pretty toen returned
with tte intolllgseoe that wa ted fallen jts
tremely amiss, for the hoot belonged te n
white man who wm In all likelihood English.
"Faith," says I, "If there ts a whit man
te be seen, I will have a leek at him; for the
Lord be praised I there are mere sorts than
the one I"
The dpay led me forward accordingly te
a place from which I bad a clear view upon
the beuse. It wm surrounded with a wide
Ttranda; a lamp, very well trimmed, steed
upon the fleer of it; and en either aid of the
lamp there mt a man, cress legged after the
oriental manner. Beth, besides, were bundled
up in muslin like two natives; and yet one
of them wm net only a white man, but a man,
very well known te m and tte reader i being
Indeed that very master of Ballantrae of
who gallantry and genius I have had te
speak te of ten. Werd had reached me that
te WM.ceme te tte Indies; though w had
never met at least, and I heard Uttleef hit
occupations. But sure. 1 had no sooner
recegnised him, and found myself in the
arms of te old a comrade, than 1 supposed my
tribulations were quite done. I stepped plainly
forth into tte light of the moon, whtth seen
exceeding strong, and hailing Ballantrae by
name, made him In a f ew words matter of my
grievous situation. He turned, started th
least thing la tte world, looked me fan- in the
face while I wm speaking, and when I had
done, addressed himself te bis companion in
the barbarous native dialect The second per
son, who was of an extraordinary delicate
appearance, with legs like walking-canes and
fingers like the stalk of a tobacco pipe, new
rote te his feet
"Th sahib," says he, '"understands no
English language I understand It myself,
and I tee you make some small mistake eh,
which may happen very often! But the
sahib would be glad te knew hew you come
in a garden."
"Ballantrael" I cried. "Have you th
damned Impudence te deny me te my facer
BaUantrae never moved a muscle, staring
at me like an Image in a pagoda.
"The sahib understands no English lan
guage," say the native, as glib as before.
"He be glad te knew hew you com In a gar
den. "
"Oh, tte dlrD fetch him" says L "Ha
would te glad te knew bow 1 com In a
garden, would tot Well new, my dear man,
just have the dvility te tell th sahib, with
my kind lore, that we are two soldiers here
whom be never met and never heard of, but
th dpay It a broth of a boy, and I am a
broth of a boy myself; and If we don't get a
full meal of meat, and a turban, and slippers,
and th value of a geld mebur In small
change m a matter of convenience, bsdad,
my friend, I could lay my finger en a garden
where there tt gdng te be trouble."
They carried their comedy se far m te con
verse awhile In Hindoestanoa; and then, says
th Hindoe, with the same smile, but sighing
m if be were tired of the repetition) "Tbe
sahib would be glad te knew hew you come
in a garden."
"It that the way of Itl" says I, and laying
my hand en my sword hilt I bade tba clpaye
draw.
Ballantrae's Hindoe, still smiling, pulled
out a pistol from his besom, and, though
Ballantrae himself never moved a muscle, I
knew him well enough te be sure he wm pre
pared. "The sahib thinks you better go away,"
says the Hindoe.
Well, te be plain, It wm what I was think
ing myself, for the report of a pistol would
have been, under Providence, the means e(
hanging the pair of us.
"Tell the sahib I consider him no gentle
man," says I, and turned away with a ges
ture of contempt '
I wm net gene three steps when the voice
of the Hindoe called me back. "Tbe sahib
would be glad te knew If you are a damn
low Irishman," says he, and at the words
Ballantrae smiled and bowed very low.
"What Is tbatr says L
"The sahib My you ask your friend Mao Mae
kellar," says the Hindoe. "The sahib be cry
quits."
"Tell the sahib I will give bun a cure for
the Scot fiddle when next we meet," cried I.
The pair were still smiling m I left.
Thar U HtlU (trail annw flaws tnavtia
picked in my own uenavter ; ana wuee a inau,
however gallant, appeals te posterity with
an account of bis exploits, he must almost
certainly expect te share the fate of Caesar
and Alexander, and te meet with some de
tractors. But there is ene thing that can
never be laid at the deer of Francis Burke Burke
te never terned hi back en a friend. .
(Here fellows a passage which the Cheva
lier Burke lias been at the pains te delete be
fore sending me his manuscript Deubtlers
It Wm some very natural complaint of what
he supposed te be an indiscretion en my part,
though, Indeed, I can call none te mind.
Perhaps Mr. Henry wm less guarded, or It is
just possible the master found the means te
examine ray correspondence, and himself read
th letter from Troyes, In revenge for which
this cruel jest wm perpetrated en Mr. Burke
In his extreme necessity. The muter, for all
his wickedness, was net without some natural
affection. 1 believe he was sincerely attached
te Mr. Burke in the beginning; but the
thought of treachery dried up the springs of
his very shallow frienddun, am) his detesta
ble nature appeared naked. K MuK.)
CHAPTF.Ii XVIL
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at a stick for a date- the (Inte, besides, of
an incident that chunked tbe very nature
of my life ami sent tin nil Inte foreign
land. Hut the truth U, I wns tdrlrken
out of all my habitudes, and find mv jour
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by tte deer at tte tell, an-
ether aad i ratted me, of voices taHnstg.
I drew aearer aad Meed Ilk a tana atsam
lagL.BereWMertJnlyahmMvelee,and
that la aay own master! heate, and yet 1
knew It net; atrteinly human speech, and
that la snyaaMrtlandt and yet listen m I
pleased, r could net catch en syllabi. An
old tot started an hi my mlad of a fairy
wlf ter pertept edy a wandering stranger),
that cam te tte pUe of my fathers some
geoeratieM back, and staid the matter of a
week, talkteg efwa la a tenga that stgaMed
nothing te tte hearers; and mat Mala M
tte hadeeta, nadr akmd of night, Mavteg
aottesMohM aaasM tehladhar. AUtMa
tMlhd,totnMsreenrlestty(aadlei)aai
tte ten deer and a tore. i
TtetnaMr Msaga slaysamatetahl
ttothtftter ware atfll doted, although day
peeped In tte shVlsteM; and tte great room
wm Ugkted only with a ting! taper and eta
lurching reverberation of tte are, Cletttn
tte chimney Mt two men. 'Tte en that wm
wrapped la a cloak and were' hoots, I knew
at one; it wm tte bird of IU omen hack
again. Of tte ether, who wm est doe te tte
red embers, and mad np Inte a bundle like a
mnuny.IoeuldbntaiathWMaHM,
of a darker te than any man of Barep,
very frailly tmUt, with a singular tall fore
head and a secret eye. Several bandits and
a small valise ware en th fleer; anft te jedg
by tte amsllness of thl luggage, and by tte
condition of tte master's beets, grossly
patched by some unscrupulous country cob
bler, evil had net prospered.
He ret npen my entrance; ear eyes
greeted; and I knew net why It should tev
been, but my courage rose Ilk a lark en a
May morning. " ,
I "Hat" add t, "tt this yeuf-and Xwm
pleated with the unconcern of my own voice.
"It I even myself, worthy Mackellar,"
says the master.
i "This tun yen ter brought tte black deg
visibly npen your back," I continued.
"Referring te Secundra Dattl" asked tte
master. "Let me present you. He Is a
native gentleman of India." -i
"Huml"taldL "I am no great lever either
of you or your friends, Mr. Bally. But I will
let a little daylight in and have a took at yen."
And se saying, I undid tte shutter of tte
astern window.
I By the light of the morning, I could per
ceive the man wm changed. Later, when w
were all together, I wMmere struck te see
hew lightly tlme had dealt with him; bat tte
first glance wm otherwise.
"Yeu are getting an old man," said I.
( A shade cam upon his face. "If you could
see yourself," mid he, "you would perhaps net
dwell upon the topic"
I "Hutl" I returned; "old age is nothing te
me, I think I have been always old; and I
am new, I thank Oed, better known and mere
respected. It Is net every en that can my
that, Mr. Bally. The Una In your brew are
calamities; your life begins te dose In upon
you like a prison. Death will seen te rap
ping at the deer, and I e net from what
source you are te draw your consolations."
) Here th master addressed himself te Se
cundra Dam in Hlndoettane. from which I
gathered (I froely confess, with a high de
gree of pleasure) that my remark annoyed
him. All thl while, you may te sure, my
mind hed been busy upon ether matter even
while I rallied my enemy, and ehtefly M te
bow I should communicate secretly and
quickly with my lord. Te this. In tte breath
ing space new given me, I turned all tte
foreesof my mind ; when, suddenlyshif ting my
eyes, I wm aware of the man himself standing
in the doorway, and te all appearance quit
composed. He had no sooner met my leek
than he stepped across tte threshold. Tte
matter heard bun coming and advanced upon
the ether sldej about four fast apart, that
brother came te a full pan and steed ex
changing steady leek, and then my lord
smiled, bowed a littl forward and turned
briskly away.
"Mackellar," says he. "w must sen te
breakfast for these travelers."
It wm plain the master wm a trifle discon
certed; but be assumed the mere Impudence
of speech and manner. "I am as hungry as a
hawk," snys he. "Let It be something geed,
Henry."
My lord turned te him with tbe same hard
smile. "Lord Durrisdeer," says he.
"Ob, never in the family," returned the
master.
"Every ene In this bouse rentiers me my
proper title," says my lord. "If it please you
te make an exception, I will leave you te con
sider what appearance it will bear te strang
ers, and whether It may net be translated m
an effect of Impotent jealousy.?
I could hare clapped my hands together
with delight; the mere te m my lord left no
tlme for any answer, but, bidding me with a
sign te fellow him. went straight out of the
hall.
1 "Come quick," says he, "we bar te sweep
rjrtuln from the house." And te sped
nffreugh the passage with te swift a step
that I could scarce keep up with him, straight
te the deer of Jehn Paul, th which he open
ed without summon and walked In. Jehn
wm te dl appearance sound aslesp, but my
lord made no pretense of waking him.
"Jehn Paul," said he, speaking m quietly
m ever I heard him, "you served my father
long, or I would pack you from the house
like a deg. If In half an hour's time I find
'you gene you shall continue te receive your
wages in Edinburgh. If you linger here or in
St Bride's the old man, old servant and al al
eogetherI shall And some very astonishing
way te make you smart for your disloyalty.
Up, and begeue. The deer you let them in
by will serve for your departure, I de net
cheese ray son shall see your face again,"
) "f am rejoiced te find yen bear the thing
se quietly," said I, when ws were forth again
by ourselves.
"Quietly I" cries be, and h put my hand
suddenly against bis heart, which struck upon
his besom like a sledge.
At this revelation I wm filled with wonder
and fear. There wm no constitution could
bear se violent a strain bis least of all, that
was unhinged already; and I decided In my
mind that we must bring this monstrous
situation te an end.
"It would be well, I think, If I took word
te my lady," said L Indeed, be should have
gene himself, but I counted (net in vdn) en
his indifference.
"Ay," says be, "de. I will hurry breakfast;
we must all appear at tbe table, even Alex
ander; It must appear wa are untroubled."
I ran te my lady's room, and, with no
preparatory cruelty, disclosed my news.
"My mind wm long age rosde up," sdd
she. "We must make our packets secretly to
day and leave secretly te-night . Thank
Heaven, we have another house I The first
ship that sails shall bear us te New Yerk."
"And hat of himr I asked.
"We leave him Durrisdeer," she cried. "Let
blm work bis pleasure upon that"
"Net se, by your leave," said L "There
shall be a deg at his heels that can held fast
Bed he shall have, and beard, and a horse te
ride upon, If he behave himself; but tba keys
(If you think well of it, my lady) shall be left
In the handi of one Mackellar. There will be
geed care taken; trust him for that"
"Mr. Mackellar," she cried, "I thank you
for that thought! All shall be left iu your
hands. If ne must go into a savage country,
I bequratu it te you te take our vengeance.
Bend Macconechla te St. Bride's te arrange
privately for horses and te tall tbelawjer.
My lord must leave procuratien."
At that moment my lord came te the deer,
and we opened our plan te blm.
) "I will never bear of it," he cried; "he
would think I feared him. I will stay in my
own house, please Qed, until I die. There
lives net the man can beard me out of it
Once and for all, here I am and here I stay,
in spite of all the devils Iu hell." I can give
no idea of the vtbeniency of bis words and
utterance; but we both steed sgbtvst, and I
In particular, who bad been a witness of his
former sUf restraint
My lady looked at me with an appeal that
went te my heart and recalled me te my wits.
I made her a private sigu te go, and, when
my lord sad I ere alone, went up te blm
where he was racing te and fro in one end e(
the room like a half lunatic, aad set my band
firmly en bit shoulder.
"My lord," says I, "I am gotagtetstto
Mia dealer once morel If for tte last Urn.
e taneb th totter, for I am grown tttary of
sswpars," jl
"Nothing will change me," he answered.
Oed forbid I should refuse te hear you; hut
nothing wiH change ma." Thlt he Mid
firmly, with no slgusj of the former violence,
which already raised my hopes.
"Vary weU," mid L "I can afford te wast
my breath." 1 pointed te a chair ami he tat
own and looked at me. "I can remember
(law when my lady very mwh neglected
yea," said I.
"I
never apeke of It while It lasted," re
d my lord, with a high flush of colon
"and tt I all dunged new."
"De yen knew hew maphP I satd. "De
yea knew hew much It I all changed! The
tabtta are turned, my jerdi It Is my lady
that new court yen for a word, a leek, ay,
and court you in vdn. De you knew with
whom tte passes her days while yen are out
gaUvaatlag Jn tte pelideel My kvd, tte t
gladtopassttemwlthacertaindryoklgriev
(land steward), of th name of Ephralm Mac
kellar, and I think you may be ahl te re
member what that means, for t am th mere
inamlstak or you were ene driven te tte
wnpany yourself."
ickellarl"crlet my lord, getting te his
"Oh. my Oed. Mackellar!"
"It Is neither the nam of Mackellar nor
the nam of Qed that can change th truth,"
aid I; "and I am telling you thetact New,
for you, that suffered se much, te deal out
the m suffering te another, la that the part
of- aay Christian I But you are te swal
lowed np In your new frlead that the old are
all forgotten. They are all clean vanished
from your memory, And yet they steed by
yen at tte darkest; my lady net the least
And doe my lady ever cress your mind I
Dese It ever cress your mind what the went
through that ulghtf erwhat manner of a
wife th te been te you thenceforward!-or
In what kind of a position the finds herself
tedayl Never. It la your pride te stay and
face aim out and th must May along with
Urn. Oh, my lord pride that's tte great
affalrl Andys skats th woman, and yen
are a great hulking man I Bh is the woman
that yea swore te protect; and, mere be
token, the own mother of that son of yours 1"
"Yen are speaking very bitterly, Mackol Mackel
lar,"sald be, "but, th Lord knows, I fear
you ar speaking very true. I have net
proved worthy of my happiness. Bring my
lady back."
My lady wm wdtlng near at hand te learn
th issue. When 1 brought her in, my lord
took a hand of each of us and laid them both
upon his besom. "I have had two friends In
my life," said he. "Ail lift oemfort'ever I
had It came from the one or the ether. When
you two are in a mind, I think I would bean
ungteteful deg" He shut tils mouth very
hard and looked en us with swimming eyes,
"De what ye llke with me," say he, "only
don't think" He stepped again. "De what
ye please with me. Ued knows I lore and
honor you." And dropping our two bands
he turned his back and went and gasedeut of
tte window. But my lady ran after, calling
hb name, and threw herself upon bis neck in
a passion of weeping.
I went out and shut the deer behind me,
and steed and thanked Oed from the bottom
of my heart
At the breakfast beard, according te my
lord's design, we were dl met The master
jjted by that time plucked off his patched beet
and made a toilet suitable te the hour; Se
cundra Das wm no longer bundled up in
wrappers, but were a decent plain black suit,
which misbecame blm strangely ; and Uie jalr
were at th great window looking forth when
tte family entered. They turned, and the
black man (as they hed already naraed him
in tba house) bowed almost te bis knees, but
the master wm for running forward Ilk one
of th family. My lady stepped him. cour ceur
tearing low from the far end of the ball, and
keeping her children at her bade My lord
wm a little In front, se there were the three
cousins of Durrladeer face te face. The hand
of tun wm vary legible en all.
I teemed te read Iu their changed faces a
memento meri; and what affected tn still
snore, it wm the wicked man that bore his
year the handsomest My lady wm quit
transfigured into th matron, a becoming
woman for the head of a great tableful of
children and dependents. My lord wm grown
slack in hi limbs; te steeped) te wdked
with a running motion, m though he bad
learned agdn from Mr, Alexander J his fact
wm drawn; It seemed a trifle longer than of
old, and It were at times a smile very sin
gularly mingled, and which (in my eyes) ap
peared both bitter and pathetic. But the
nutter still bore himself erect, dtbeugh per
bap with effort; bis brew barred about the
center with Imperious lines, his mouth set m
for command. He had all the gravity and
something of the splendor of Satan in the
"Paradise Lest." 1 could net help but see
the man with admiration, and wm only sur
prised that I saw blm with se llttle fear.
But Indeed (as long as we were at the table)
It seemed m if Ills authority were quite van
ished and his teeth all drawn. We had known
him a magician that controlled the elementa;
and here he wm transformed Inte an ordinary
gentleman, chatting like bis neighbors at the
breakfast beard. Fer new the father wm
dead, and my lord and lady reconciled, in
what ear wat he te pour hit cdumniett It
came upon me tn a kind of vision bow hugely
I had overrated the man's subtlety. He bad
his malice still; be wm false as ever; and the
occasion being gen that readu his strength,
be Mt there impotent; he wm still the viper,
but new speu this venom en a file. Twe mers
thoughts occurred te me while yet we mt at
breakfast: tbe first, that Its wm abashed 1
had dmest said dlttremed te find his wicked
ness quite unavailing; the second, that per
hp ray lord wm in tbe right, and we did'
amiss te fly from our dismasted enemy. But
( my peer master's leaping heart came in my
tuina, ami i rememeereu n was ier nis uie
W played the coward.
When the meal wu ever, the matter fol
lowed me te my room, and, taking a chair
(which I had never offered blm), asked me
what wm te be done with him.
"Why, Mr. Bally," said I, "the bouie will
still be open te you for a time."
"Fer a timer' says be. "1 de net knew If
I quite take your meaning."
"It is plain enough," said L "We keep
you for our reputation ; at seen as you shall
have publicly disgraced yourself by some of
your misconduct, wa shall pack you forth
again."
"Yeu are become an Impudent rogue,"
said the master, bending hit brews at me
dangerously.
"I iearned hi a geed school," I returned.
"And you must have perceived younelf that
with my old leid's death your (ewer hi quite
departed. I de net fear you new, Mr. Dally;
I think even Oed forgive me that I take a
certain pleasure In your company,"
He broke out tn a burst of laughter, which
I clearly saw he assumed.
"I bave coma with empty pockets," says
he, after a pause.
"I de net think thure will be auy money
going," I replied. "I would odvlse you net
te build en that"
"1 shall bave somethlu,; te say en the
point," be rrturned.
"Iitdundr'sald L "1 have net u guitfj what
it will be, then."
"Oh, you affect confldence," said the mas
ter. "I have still one strong position thai
you people fear a scandal and I wijey It."
"Parden me, Mr. Bally," says L "Wa de
net ti the least fear a scandal against you."
II laughed agdn. "Yeu hare been study
ing repartee," he said. ''llut speech Is very
easy, and sometimes very deceptive, 1 warn
you fairly, you will dud me vitriol In the
beuM. Yeu would de wiser te iay money
down and see my back." And with that he
waved hit hand te me and left the room.
A little after my lord came with the law
yer, Mr. Carlyle; a bettle of old wine was
brought, ami we all had a gloss before we
fell te business. The necessary deeds were
then prepired and executed, and tbe Scotch
estates made ever in trust te Mr. Carlyle and
myself.
"There is one point, Mr. Carlyle," said my
lord, when these affairs bad been ail Justed,
"en which I wish that you would de us jus
tice. This sudden departurecelncldlng with
my brother's return will be certainly com
mented en. I wish you would dUoeurage
any conjunction of the two."
"I will make a point of li, my lord," said
Mr. Carlyle. 'lie mas-Mr. Bally doe uet
ttien accompany yeul"
"It is a point I muit approach," said my
lord. "Mr. Bally remsiut at Durrisdeer under
the care of Mr. Mackellar I and I de net mean
that be shall even knew our destination."
"Common report, however" began the
lawyer.
"Ah, but Mr. Carlyle, this U te be a secret
quite ameug ourselves," iuterrupted my lord.
"Nene but you and Mackellar are te be mad
aoaualated with rar movement."
-asm Mr. sauy stays nerai yuite so, se,
sald Mr. Carlyle. 'The power you leave1'
Then te broke off again. "Mr. Mackellar,
w hav a rather heavy weight upon us."
"Ne doubt, sir," said L
"Ne doubt," tatd ha "Mr. Bally will
tev no voice I"
"B 'will have no voice add my lord,
"and I hope no influence. Mr. Bally I net a
geed adviser."
. "1L"fti? the tafyw. "By tte way,
te Mr. Bally meanst"
"I understand blm te have nothing," re
plied my lord. "I glr him table, Aw, and
caudle la this house."
"And In the matter of nn allowance If I
am te share the responsibility, you wilt see
hew highly destrable it Is that I should under
stand your views," said the lawyer. 'Ou
the question of an allowance "
..."Th.!"S wllLbe no nUowanee.Wsatd my lord.
"I wish Mr. Bally te llve very private. We
have net always been gratllleil with his Ihc
havler."
"And in the matter of money," I added
"te hat shown himself an Infamous bad hus
band, nianco.yeur ey upon that docket,
Mr, Carlyle, where I bar brought together
the different sums the man Us drawn from
the estate la the last fifteen or twenty years.
Th total it pretty."
Mr. Cariyl mad the motion of whistling.
"I had no guess of this," said he. "Ex
cuse me once mere, my lord, if I appear te
push you (but It Is really desh-abte I should
penetrate your intention! Mr. Mackellar
might die, when I should find myself alene
upon this trust Would It net te rather
your lordship's preference that Mr. Bally
should ahem shedd leave the country P
My lord looked at Mr. Carlyle. "Why de
yonasktbntr'midhe.
"I gather, my lord, that Mr. Bally Is net a
comfort te hi family," wys th Uwyer with
a smile. .
My lord f aee became suddenly knotted.
"I with ha wm In hell," cried he, and filled
himself a glass of wine, but with a hand se
tottering that he spilled the tulf into his
besom. Thl wm the second time that, in the
midst of the most regular and wise behavior,
hit animosity had spurted out It startled
Mr. Carlyle, who observed my lord thence
forth with covert curiosity, and te me It re
stored the certainty that we were acting for
the host In view of my lord's health and rea
son. Except for this explosion, the Interview
wm very successfully conducted. Ne doubt
Mr. Carlyle would talk, as lawyers de, llttle
by llttle. We could thus fed we had laid the
foundations of a better feeling In tbe coun
try, and the man's own misconduct would
certainly complete what we had begun. In
deed, befern his departure, the lawyer show
ed us there had already geno abroad some
glimmerings of ths truth.
"I should perhaps explain te you, my lord,"
add be, panting, with, hit hat In his hand,
"that I have net been dtegether surprised
with your lordship' dlsposltleni in th caw
of Mr. Bdly. Setnjethlng of thl nature
oesed out whet he wm hut In Durrisdeer.
There wm tome talk of a woman at Ht
Brlde's, te whom you bad Uhaved extremely
handsome, and Mr. Ball v with no small da.
gree of cruelty. There wm th entail again,
there wm ne.want of talk, back aad forward;
and some of our wiseacre took np a strong
opinion. I remained In suspense, m became
.one of my cloth; but Mr. Mackellar' docket
here baa flndly opened my eyes. I de net
think, Mr. Mackellar, that you and I will
give him that much rope."
CHAPTER XVItL
nisi rAMiLV rtxtm ntreu thi circuv'a
rnesxncx.
HB rest of
that Import
ant day pass
ed presper-t
eusly through
It wm our policy te
fcesp tte enemy la
vlerr, and I took
my turn te be hi
watchman with th
mt I think hit
spirit res m te
psredved me te be
se attentive, aad I
&j
new was mia w-j
sensibly declined.
What chiefly daun
ted me wa th
lean's singular dex
terity te worm him
self Inte our tren-
!
W
blea
Yeu mar hav felt (after a bera acci
dent) tbe hand of a beu setter artfully divide
and Interrogate the muscles, and settle
strongly en the injured placet It wm se with
the matter's tongue, that wm se cunning te
Question, and his eves, that ware se auick te
ebserve. I seemed te bave Mid nothing, and
yet te have let all out
Before I knew where I wm th man was
condoling with me en my lord's neglect of my
lady and myself, and his hurtful indulgence
te his son. On this last point I perceived him
(with panic fear) te return repeatedly. Tbe
boy bad displayed a certain shrinking from
his uncle; It wm strong In my mind his father
had teen feel enough te indoctrinate the
same, which wm no wise beginning; and when
I looked npen the man before me, still se
handsome, se apt a speaker, with se great a
variety of fortunes te relate, I aw he wm
tbe very personage te captivate a boyish
fancy. Jehn Paul had left only that morn
ing; It wm net te be supposed lie bad been
dtegether dumb en hi favorite subject, se
that here would be Mr, Alexander In the part
of Dide, with a curiosity Inflamed te hear;
and there would be th master Ilk a dlabdl
cl Xbmm, full of matter tte most pleasing
In tbe world te any youthful ear, such m
battles, sea disasters, flights, th forest of
tbe west, and (since bis later voyage) th an
cient cities of tbe Indies.
Hew cuunlnglyhesc bait might te em
ployed, and what an empire might te se
founded, little by little, In the mind of any
boy, steed obviously clear te me. There
wm no inhibition, se long m the man wm
In the boa, that would te strong enough te
bold these two apart; for If it be hard te
charm serpent, It is no very difficult thing
te cast a glamer en a littl chip of manhood
net very long In breeches. I recalled an an
cient selterman who dwelt la a lone beuse be
yond tbe Flggate Whins (I believe te called tt
after Portobello), and heV the boy wedd
troop out of Lelth en a Saturday, and sit and
listen te bis swearing tales, as thick m crew
about a carrion; a thing I often remarked m
I went by, a young student en ray own mere
meditative holiday diversion. Many of these
boys weut, no doubt, in tbe face of an express
command; many feared and even hated the
old brute of whom they made their here; and
I have seen them flee from bun when be wm
tipsy, and stone him when he wm drunk.
And yet there they came each Saturday!
Hew much mere easily wedd a boy like Mr.
Alexander fall under the Influence of a high
looking, high spoken gentleman adventurer,
who should conceive the fancy te entrap him;
aud, tbe influence gained, bow cesy te em
ploy it for the child's perversion I
I doubt if our enemy bad named Mr. Alex
ander three time before I perceived which
way hi mind wm aiming ail thl trdn of
thought and memory passed in en pulsation
through my own and you may My I started
back m though an e,en bete had gaped across
a pathway. Mr. Alexander; there wm the
weak point, there wu tbe Eve In our perish
able iwradise; and the serpent wm dready
hissing en the trail.
I proralse you I went the mere heartily
about tbe preparations; my last scruple geue,
tW danger of delay written before me lu
huge characters. Frem that moment forth
I seem net te bave sat down or breathed.
New I would be at my pest with tbe matter
and bis Indian; new In the garret buckling a
vdlse; new sending forth Macconechio by
the side postern and the weed path te bear it
te the trytting place, and tigaln snatching
some words of counsel with my lady. This
wm the verse of our life Iu Durrisdeer that
day; but en tbe recto dl appeared quite
settled, as of a family at home in its peternd
seat; and what perturbation may have been
observable the master would set down te the
blew of his unlooked-for coming aud the fear
he wm accustomed te Inspire.
Supper went creditably off, cold sduta sduta
fleps passed, and tbe company trooped te
their respective chambers. I attended the
muter te the last We hail put him next
deer te his Indian, in the north wing; be
cause that wu tbe most distant and could be
severed from the body of the bouse with
doers; I saw he wm a kind friend or a geed
matter (whichever It wu) te his Secuudra
Dots; seeing te his comfort; mending the Are
with his en n hand, for the Indian complained
of cold; Inquiring as te tbe rice ou which the
stranger mode his diet; tnjklng with hha
pleasantly iu the Hindoestanee, whll I steed
hr. our sandl te tar toad, and affected, te
,3tmVM
oe overcome wnn Humeer. At ttagta tV1
matter observed my signal of distress.'
perccive," says he, "that yen bare. all yas ,
ancient habits early te bed and early tertm '
Yawn yourself away 1" - . ta
Once In my own room I made tte i
ary motions of undressing, se that Xl
"uu myseir, and, when tbe Cycl WM M
plete, set my tinder box read v and Uawi
my taper. The matter of an beer trwafl
I mads a light agdn, put en my steM of UN
mu. worn Dy my lera-s stck ted aad Mt
forth Inte the house te cdl tte voyager. Ast
were uresseu ami wailing my lord, my lady.
Mis Katharine, Mr. Alexander, my lady
woman Christie and I observed tte effect of
secrecy. even upon quite Innocent- parsons, I
that end after another showed In the chlnkef &
the deer a face m white m paper. We sllneed .
out of the slile postern Inte a night of 'dark-V ii
nw scarce broken by a Kar.er two, te that.'j, .
nt nrst we grepeu ana numBteu ana IH
among the bushel. A few hundred yard '
the weed path Macconechio WMWaitteg.M
with a great lantern; se tbe rest of tte way .
we went easy enough, but still la a kladM'-
guniy suonce. ; tM
a urn uvjuiiu ma auey, sue pant asf-i
beuched en the main read: and snma nMrsssT $
of a mile further, at the place cdled Bagtea, J
wucre me moors Dcgin, w saw te agntt Of ,y
..... ........hmuum uuuiif uy mm wwy
side Bcarce a word or two wm uttered ai
our parting, and them regarded business; ,
silent grasping of hands, a turning of' facss
asiue, uu uie ining was ever; uss B0rtv
breke Inte a trot, the lamp light sped liks,) :
will-e'-the-wisp upon the broken moorland, It 4 ,
dinned bovend Htenv Braei and thavi km f '
aucconechle ana I alone with ear lantern ea,s i
me roan, mere was ere ming mere te watt
or, and that wm the reappearanM 'of ,tte
ceacn upon uartmore. it seem they i
have Milled up upon tte summit looked 1
for a last tlme, and teen our lantern' net yi .
moron away irem uie pioce or separatieav U
or a lamp wm taken from the carriers i
waved three time up and down by way of at ?!
iMvrii. jum moil uiey iron geno inueea, ; i
hlvlnc lnnblvl llllr !ftt n,l th klnrl wt 2l
Durrisdeer. thelr faces toward a barbareuaf
country. "WM
. I never knew before the greatness of thai Ja
vault of nlcht in which w two peer serrmt
men, the one old and th ene elderlr." stoel1';
for the first time deserted; I ted nver Mt!4
ueiore my own uepenaency npen tn count' :
nance et outers, me sense of Isolation bant
ed in my bowels llke a lira. It i
we who remahin! at home warn tha trna ash. J
llw; and that Durrisdeer, and Belwaysiaajj
aim en mas raaue my country native, it atr :;
geed te me, and It language welcome, had:
gene forth and was far ever the sea with M '
old manors.
The remdnder of that night I paced te I
fro en the smooth highway, reflecting en tha
tuture ami the past My thought, which a
first dwelt tenderly en tbosewho were Juti
geno, toex a mere mamy temper m i censu- :
ered what remained for me te de. Day I
upon the inland mountain tops, aad tte fowl 1
began te cry ana uie smeM of umaestaau mi,
arise lathe brown besom or tbe moor, yrf
fere I turned my face homeward aadwawj
down the oath te where the reef of
deer shone In the morning by the, 'fr,!
sAttB customary hour I bad tuei
caUeaVnnd awaited his coming In tte test i
with a quiet jniwi. lie looked about bun i
tte empty roejJuand the three cover setj ,
"W araasnutti pacuvij sau.a.r "
come thatl" " '
iuu w frue party hj waica we n
accustomed," I replied. '
He looked at me with a sudden
"Whatlsallthlir'ealdhe,
4'V.,
"Yeu and I and your friend, Mr. 1
new dl tbe company," 1 replied, "My j
rayiauyanu ma cimareu are geaai
verase." .Vm
'Upen my word I" Mid te.J'Caathtll
peauDiei i uave indeed nutwreayear V1
ciansinuorieiii ttutwitunersataawayt
eraauME keum go coia.,cB-aeWa,
Macxeuar.u you please" taking, MM
tte toad of th table, whldi I badate
te occupy myself "and. m w at von
give me tte detail et thl evasion" !f
oeuiubsmi was mere anscteurwaa.
language carried, and I astenalaedtte
him in coolness, "I wm about te ask v
take th head of the table,", add. It 11
though I am new thrust Inte ttetaattBaa
your note, i ceuia nevw rartm'taat
were, after all, a member of tte fatally."
rer awaiu n piayca-tu part ;
te hi own fancies, that 1 earn te. Mat
ever without much regard, or va 'tot
him for a harmless edle from hi
And yet without doubt tte creature wm
eavesdropping; and without doubt'. It'
through his stealth and my security ttet
secret reacueu me miner. ;
ii wm en very wild nignt, after
ana when we luva been making
usually merry, that tte blew fall en jm.S:
"This is all very One," my ttetanaatsV.
"but we should de letter te te buckliae; a
T H I Iff", f. ' (rt
"Why ser I cried. "Are you Isavfagr
-w are an Maving te-morrow. us
morning," said ha "Fer tte pert of
gew first; thence for th proviso of
xenc." ,,, igj
I sunnnsi I must liava creasad atemL S i
"Yes" be continued. "I boasted; I
week, and It has taken me near twaat I
But never mind; I shall make It op; II
go tbe faster." "S -a
"litre you the money for thiveyagTi
"Dear and Ingenueus personage, I tev
Mia no. "ursstBiBe, ir you i
duplicity; but whll 1 hav been'
shillings from my daddy, I had a ieek
rrshownpet by against a rainy day. Ttj
win pay ter your own passage, it yea
te accompany us en our flank march; I tot
enough ter ttccunara ana myself, bat
mere; enough te be dangerous, pet sstengh ajg
d generous, were is, newsvsr, an call
eat upon tbe chaise wbica 1 win let ;
here upon a moderate commutation I et
the whole manafferla eon n tnsstaar 'I
laiiMA tlntr the mnnlrMr nil tttA ! 'Vi
.TT ',.. " -- . -- - - j
-a- "- -i
"I count upon It," said tte
- m wnn Tnn mtttiw , f .
bore seen me foiled, I mean you shall tat
v ictorieus. te gain that, will tmM wi
you Ilk a sep hi this wild WMtter." ';
-', ndtn-, I added, "yea knew -
wen Ven cot-' t threw ma a" . -'
"Net easily," te. be. "Yeu put your
ger en tn point wltn your
geed sense. I never flgtAinth tte la'
ble."
"I suppose It Is useless te apped te yen,"
saia i.
"Believe me, perfectly," sdd he.
"Aud yet it you would give me Urn I
.tQ
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write" I began. W
"And what would be my Lord Dm
aifeAaflvt as-tald L !?
"Ay," sdd I, "that Is the rub." i
"Ana, at any rate, bow much mere mj
dltleus that 1 should go myself I" My its, 1
"But all this is quite a waste of breath. Atf
7 te-morrow me cliau will be at thai
for I start from the deer, Mackellar. I de net-
skujk inreugu aoeos ana take my
upon uie waysiae snail we mv at 1
My mind wm new thoroughly i
"Can you spare me a quarter of
St Bride's!" sdd L "I hav a littl i
WIVUMimwilUlAllin -,3r
ii k.,.lnM. 4.l. rdfcll& a i-.
"An hour, If you prefer," said ha. "I 4i
net seek te deny that the money for ya.-
vat. u mi uujcvitiuuw, uiu joucetuusut
get tbe flrst te Ulasgew with taddia I
"Well," mid I, "1 never thought te I
cia Dceuanu." h
It will l.rliVer. .. nn l.. 't
'This will be an ill Journey WsMManaM
i. aaiu. - uuuK.su-, ter yea. BQmMmmm.
speak In my besom; and te much It snja
plain, That this tt en ill emened jeuntsy." ;
"If you take te prophecy," my he, "littt
tethat"
i uere came up a violent squall en tn I
beiway, and the rain wm dashed en tM
windows. t
"De yea ken what that bode, i
Mid he, in a bread accent; "that there'll te
man Mackellar unce sick at sea," 14
'When I get te my chamber. I tat than
under a pdnf d excitation, bevkanlag te thav' j
turmoil of tbe gaie wnicn struck nm
that gable of the beuse. What with
pressure en ray spirits, th eldritch, art!
tbe wind among th turret tops, Bad tit M
petud trepidation of tte maw
sleep fled my eyelid utterly. I- sat bv 1
taper, looking en tte MspaM of tte wa -
dewwuere tua storm appaared eonSteaassav;;
en the point et bunting la iteatraaati
upentnat empty fleuiDtkw at
et consequences that mad tte
upon my caip. Tte ebild
nom nreicea up, mn
than dead, mv mistress dunaed la i
-aU these I mw before mralatsd I
cattodejrsaisssiattteoatoryof thai
,xpnrea te bwek m ay taatese-,
rteMitsutaat stBM sdajs&ir sbhV .
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