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CHAPTER Xt:
$,. AOaUtJUft WOTJTKT WITH TH
SfASTXR.
HE eh a lie
came te the
deer Inn strong
droneb Ins
mist. We took
our leave In sllcncei
the house of Durris
decr standing with
drerpbg gutters
ami windows cles-
.. ed, like a place ded
icate te melan
choly. 1 observed
tbe master kept liU
bead out, looking
back en these
splashed walls and
glimmering reefs
till they were sud
denly swallowed in
i mht! and I sunnasa some natural saducsl
KlWl epen tbe man nt this departure, or was
3 B soma prevision or the eudi At least, upon
r0Qr meuulint; uie lung urau Hum uuiiiMitrr,
I we walked slde by side In tbe wet, lie be-
Sunt te whistle and then te slug tbe saJ saJ
ef our country tunes, which sets folk
Erweenlne In a tavern, "Wanderlnc Willie."
I-"1; The set of words be used with it 1 bave net
Er:- , , . ,. i
Rygcuu eisunuuiv, auu tajuiu never wuiuu uy
tf. any copy; but some of them which were the
P J most appropriate te our departure linger in
fc-ssny memory, uue verse Degani
UlStMMk w-i 1t,n titan ,nv Atmr full .f Llndl
mi-
wyi
W& . v. mm
1 . iMmrm
KTJ' '
iff faces:
BpS fjemevtni home then, my dear, happy ter the
6$V And ended somewhat thus:
K?i i:rr i' z:. .;:
is,C. new, wecn uej uawnsuuuie urew ei inoinuer
num.
j?v cold.
i-. leee let It stand, new the folks am all dt parted.
,rfy Toe Med hearts, tee true heart, tliat loved the
fe' tii place of old.
Ioeuldneverbea Judgoef the met It of theso
yfTerseaj they wcre se hallowed by the niclnn-
k-t'tneiv ei ids mr. ana wcrecun? ler rucuer
f.'ti'eoethed") te me lv a master sin 3kr nt n time
;.- flttinc. He looked in my face when Ue hud
S&, ilone, anJ taw that my eyes watered.
""An, Macueiiari" said ue, "uoyeu tuinu I
-. .
"1 de net think you could l5 se bad n
.n.nsald I, "if you bailnetall tbemachln
fk rj te be a geed ene."
u ."Ho,net all,"wld boj"net alU Yeu nre
i In error. The malady of net wanting.
?.y rangclUt" But motheught he sighed
Mine mounted again into tne cualse.
A11 dav lone we Journeyed in the tame
; mjlewmble weather: the mist b'jjcttin: un
' sjkeely, the heavens Incessantly weepliif;
:. en mr head. The reed lav ever moerish
p km, wbere was no sound but the crying of
m moor fowl in the wet ueatuer and tUi.
feurlng of the swollen burns. Sometimes 1
would doze oil In slumber, nheu I would
And mvself rJttnccd nt onee In ein frail mid
' WbIbeui nightmare, from tbe which I would
' wken strangling. Sometimes, if the way
M steep and the wheels turning slowly, 1
Wenld overhear the voices from within, talk
.teg In that tropical tongue which wa? te me
'M In&rtlculate as the nlnlnir of the fenli
L etnetlmes, at a longer ascent, the master
ffjswald set feet te ground and walk by my
?; (Ue, mostly without speech.
"f And all the time, sleeping or waking, 1 be
held the soma black wrstvetlvn nf nnnmarh.
i,s;nilii; and thesame plctures rote. In my
w, only they were new palmed upon hill
le mist. One, I remember, steed before
with the colors of a true illusion. It
KlhDwed me my lord seated at a table In n
M1 roem: his bead, which was at fln.t
&-JNrled In his hands, be tlenly raised, and
p tailed upon ma a countcnance from which
R fcepe bed fled. Ieaw It first en the black
, maev panes, my last night in Durrlsdecr:
i. " baunted and returned upon me half the
S'Tage through; and yet It was no effect of
3 wcacy, ler l liave ceme te a ripe old age
'-;Wtt no decay of my intelligence; nor y et (as
iwh luuii vciiijueu iu bujix3e; u iicArencni.
V calamities befell, net that calamity and I
p ,'tw many pitiful sights, but never that one.
-It was decided we should travel en all
; bight, and It was singular ence the dusk had
? fallen, my tpiilts somenhatresa Thebrlcht
ptamps, shining forth Inte tha mUt aud en the
'Mieklng bores and the heddlug pet boy.
i-gate me t?rhaps un outlook Intrlnslcully
Smere cheerful than what day had shewn: or
j-r perhaps my mind hed become, wearied of Its
ijaelancbely. At least, I spent tome waking
KjMtre, net without satisfaction in my
'thoughts, although wet and weary in my
j-jfcedy; and fell nt last Inte n natural dumber
'Wltbeut dreams. Yet I must bave been at
'work even In the deepest of my slew, and at
4wcck with at least a measure of Intelligence,
itwer x Korteaureaa nw ate, In tlie very act of
,trjuig out te myselt,
W? Wame was home then, my dear, happy for the
EM? """
Ji' tMckeu te find In It nn appropriateness,
(-; wBicn i una net yesterday observed, te the
,v, waster's detestable nurrusa In the imnt
E.'j6WB0y.
SSTe were then close upon the city of alas-
few, wucre we were seen breakfasting to te
etber at au Inn. and where (as the devil
t J;would have it) we feunda.slilp in the very
rs'artiela of saillnir. 'n innlt r.lnpa ilia
B dabln, and, two days after, carried our cf-
r jiecw en ueard, Jier name was the None Nene
,.4cli, e very ancient ship and very happily
fc.ssasnea. uyau accounts mis mould be her
G.'tlasjtToyage; people shook their heads upon
6 Hie quays, and I had several vi arnluss efferetl
(Dy strangers in the street, te tbe effect
rtbat she .wnt rotten u. u cheese, tee deenlv
kiteCkvu, aiicst Infallibly founder If we met
. agaie. from tms it leu out no were the
only passengers : t he captain, McJIurtrle. w as
V-J atleut, absorbed man with the Glasgow or
?t;uaeue accent; tee mates Ignorant, reuch
gF- aeatareri, come in through the hawschele;
Kmd the master and I were cast udeii each
K( ether's company.
."r'The Nonesuch carried a fair wind out of
fci'H.tt" Clyde, and for near upon u week we en
m yjejed bright weather and a sonseof progress
Ijil found myself (te my wonder) a born sea
r.J man, in se for at least as I was never sick;
'Jjn - w r irera tastmg tne usual serenity
i ,tf my health. Whether It was the motion nf
jS'., ship en the billows, the confinement, the
,wna oeq,orauoi tnese together, I suffered
fresn a blackness of snlrit and a nalnfnl
':
'saraia unen mptitmnpr. TliAnnhirAif ..i-
think It did no mere: the maledv (whatever
-Mwas) sprung from my environment, and if
Uie ship were net te blame, then it was the
'matter. Hatred and fear are 111 bedfellows,
( (te my shame be it spoken) I have tasted
e in ether places, Iain down nntl get up
I them andeaU-u and drunk with them.
i,VMyet never before nor after have I been
; pobened through and through iu soul and
-Wmj I was pu beard the Keuesueh.
I freely confers my enemy set me a fair ex
Vis of forbearance. In our worst davs ll
flayed the most patient geniality, holding
. m In conversation as long as I would suffer.
IT M when I bed rebuffed his civllltv. stretrh
tBf himself en deck te read. The book he
had en beard with him was Mr. Itlchardsen's
fasaeui "Clarissa," and among ether small
Mentions be would read me passages aloud;
iter could any elocutionist have ciren with
Jater potency the pathetic itortiens of that
wera. i would retort upon him with ias
l out of the Bible, which was all my II
t, and very fresh te me. in v i ellzieus du
I (I crieve tesar It) beln? alwavs and tii'uit
Uiisday extremely neglected. He tasted
isaariuei the work like the conneiiaour
, and would sometimes take it from
Ad, turn the leaves ever Ilka n mm
fate his way, and glve me, with his
fcdacjatnatian. a Reland for my Oliver
it was smguiar uownttJe' be applied his
K wnuuwii, iijiassea uign ubove uii
like cummer thunder; Lovelace and
m, tne uues ei Lianas geucretity, the
i of hU penitence, the solemn oueitlon.
llmVnf JaIi Uut uuU(v lAklrv r.l
BAIIAHTHAf.
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
Tha Celebrated Novelist,
lalan they were te him n source of (inter
tainment only, like the scraping of n fiddle in
a chnnge house.
Thin outer sensibility and Inner toughness
set me against him; It teemed of a piece
with that Impudent grown ess which I
knew te underlie the veneer of his flne man
ners; and sometimes my gorge rese against
him as though he were deformed and some
times I would draw away as though from
something partly spectral I had moments
when I thought of him as of a man of nto nte nto
beanl as though, If ene should strike smartly
through the buckram of hU countenance,
there would be found a mere vacuity within.
This horror (net merely fanciful, I think)
vastly Increased my detestation of Ills neigh
borhood; I began te feel something shiver
within me enhls drawing near; I hadattlmes
n longing te cry out; there weru days when I
thought I could have struck blm. This frame
of mind was doubtless helped by shame, lie
cause. I had dropped during our last days nt
Durrisdecr into a certain toleration of the
man; and it any ene had then told me I
should dropititeitngaln, I must bave laughed
in his face.
It is possible he jemalned unconscious of
this extreme fuvcr of my resantmeiit; yet I
think he was tee quick; anil rather that ha
hail fallen, in a long life, of Idleness, Inte a
posltive need of company, which obliged him
te confront and tolerate my unconcealed
aversion. Certain at least, that he loved the
nole of his own tongue, as Indeed he entirely
loved nil the parts and preiwrtles of himself;
n sort of Imbecility which almost necessarily
attends en wickedness. I have seen him
driven, when I proved recalcitrant, te long
discourses with the sklpjicr; and this al
though the man plainly testified his weari
ness, tlddling miserably with both hand and
feet, and replying only with ti grunt.
After the first week out, we fell In with
foul winds aud heavy weather. The sea wen
high. The Nonesuch, being nn oil fashioned
ship and badly leadeu, rolled lieyend belief;
se that the skipper trcmbXd for his masts ami
1 for my life, Ve mnde no progress en our
course. An unbearable 111 humor settled en
the ship; men, mates nud master, girding nt
ene another nil day long. A saucy word en
the oue hand, and a blew en the ether, made
a dally Incident, Thcre were times when the
whele rreiv iff used their duty; nnd we of
Ihenfter tmnrd were tnlcoget wider arms
0elrtg the firi-t lime that ever I bere wenp wenp
eiif) In the fear of mutiny.
In the midst of our evil season sprung up n
hurrlcanoef wind; se that nil ruppescd she
mmt go down. I nn shut In the cabin from
neon of ere day till sundown of the next; the
master n ns semen here las lied en deck, tier
cmidra hud eaten of soma drug and lay In
sensible; sg you mny say 1 passed theso hours
In nn unbroken solitude. At first I was ter
rified beyond motion nnd almost beyond
thought, my mind appearing te be frozen.
Presently there stelo in en me n ruy of com
fort. If the Nonesuch foundered, she would
carry down with her Inte the deeps of that un
sounded sen tha creature whom we nil se
fenred nnd hated; there would le no raore
Master of Ilallautrne, the fish would sport
among his ribs, his tchemet all brought te
nothing, his harmless enemies at pence. At
first, I bave said, It was but a ray of com
fort; but It had seen grown te be bread sun
shine. The thought of the man's death, of
his deletion from this world which ha luv
Uttered for se many, took possession of my
mind. 1 hugged It, 1 found It sweet in my
belly. I ceucelvcd the ship's last Binge,' the
sea bursting upon nil sides into thrkahln, the
brief mortal conflict there, all by myself, In
that closed place; I numbered the horrors, I
had almost said with satisfaction; I felt I
could bear all and niore. If the Nonesuch car
ried down with her, overtook by the snme
ruin, the enemy of my jioer niaster'e house.
Toward neon of the second day, the scream
ing of the wind abated; the ship lay net se
perilously ever; nnd It liegun te be clear te
tne that we wcie twist the height of the tem
pest. As I hepe for mercy, 1 wn singly dls dls
nppelnted. In the selllhness of that vile,
absorbing jiassien of hatred, I forget the case
of our Innocent shipmates nud thought 1ut
of myself and my enemy. Ter myself, I was
already old, 1 had nover Ik-cu young, I wns
net formed for the world's pleasures, I had
few affections; Itinattcied net the toss of n
silver tcter whether I was drowned there
nnd then in the Atlantic, or dribbled out n
few mero years, te dle, perhaps no less terri
bly, iu a deserted sick bed. Down I went
uiien my knees holding en by the locker, or
elielhad been instantiy dashed ncrossthe
tossing cabin nnd, lifting up my voice in the
midst of that clamor of the abating hurri
cane, lmf leusly prayed for my own doth.
"Oh, Gedl" I cried, "I would be liker n
man if I rese nnd struck this creature down;
but thou matlest me u cennrd from my
mother's womb. Oh, Lord I thou mndest me
6e; thou kuewest my weakness, thou knewest
that any face of death will set me shuMng in
my shoes. Hut let here Is thy servant lendy,
his mortal weakness laid nslde. Let ma give
uiyllfe for this creature's; take the two of
them, Lord! take the two, aud have inercy
en the innocent 1" In soma such words as
these, only jet mero irreverent nnd with
mere sacred adjurations, I continued te pour
forth my spirit; Ged heard me net, I must
luppose In mercy; and Iwa3 still absorbed
In my agony of supplication, when seme one,
removing the tarpaulin cover, let the light of
the sunset pour Inte the cabin. I stumbled
te my feet ashamed, nud was seized with sur
prte te find myself totter nnd ache like ene
that, uail been stretched upon the rack. Bo Be
cuudra Daw, who had slept off the effects of
his drut, steed in n corner net far off, gnziug
nt me with wild eyes; nud, from the open
skylight, the captain thanked me for my sup
piicaiieus.
"It's you that saved the ship, Mr. JIackel
lar," says he, "There U no craft of seaman
ship that could have kept her floating. Well
may we say: 'Except the Lord the city keep,
the watchmen watch in valnl' "
I was abashed by the captain's error;
nbashed, Ie, by tlie surprke nnd fear with
which the Indian regarded me at first, and
tbe obsequious clvihtiej with which he seen
begun te cumber me. I knew new that he
must have overheard and comprehended the
peculiar nature of my prayers. It is certain,
of course, that he at ence disclosed the mat
ter te his patron; and looking back with
gTeatcr knowledge, I can new understand,
w hat se much puzzled me at the moment, theso
singular nnd (se te speak) approving smiles
w 1th which the master honored me. Similar
ly, I can understand n word that I remeinW
te have fallen from him In conversation that
same night; when, holding up his hand and
smiling, "Ah, Jlackellar," said he, "net every
man is se great a cennrd ns he thinks ha is
nor yet se geed a ChrUtian." He did net
guess hew true he tpokel Ker the fact is, the
thoughts which had come te me in the vio
lence of tbe storm retained their held upon
my spirit; nnd the words that rese te my lips
unbidden In the Instancy of prayer continued
te sound in my ears. With what shameful
consequences, it is fitting I should honestly
relate, for I could net support a part of 6uch
disloyalty as te describe the sins of ethers
nnd conceal my own.
Tlie wind fell, but the sea heve ever the
ldgher. All night the Nonesuch rolled out eut out
rageouily; the next day dawued, nnd the
next, and brought no change. Te cress the
cablu was scarce posslble; old, experienced
seamen wcre cast down upon the deck, nnd
ene cruelly mauled in the concussion; every
beard and block in the old ship cried out
aloud; and the great bell by the anchor bltts
continually nnd dolefully rang. One of
these days the master and I sat alone to
gether at the break of the peep. I should
say the Nonesuch carried n high raised peep.
About the top of it ran considerable bulwarks,
n hich made the ship unweathei Iy ; and these,
as they approached the freut en each side,
rau down in a fine, old fashioned, carveu
scroll te join the bulwarks of the waist.
Frem this disposition, which seems designed
rather for ornament than use, it followed
there was a discontinuance of protection,
and that, betides, at the very margin of the
!,.) iMvt. wlifera itti rjln mi,n,if
of the ahlp) it mlghC be t be most needful. It
was here we ware sitting, our feet baaginc
down, the master betwixt ma and the stria,
and I holding en with leth hands te the grat
ing of the cabin skylight; for It struck me It
was n dangerous position, tha mero se as I
had continually before my eyes a measure of
our evolutions in the person of the master,
which steed out In the break of the bulwarks
against the sun.
New his head would be In the zenith and
blsshndew fall quite beyond the Nonesuch
en tha further side, and new he would swing
down till tin was underneath my feet, and
the line of the sea lenjied high above him like
the celling of n room. I looked en Ukiii this
with n grew Ing fascination, ns birds nre said
te leek en snakes. My mind besides was
troubled with nn astonishing diversity of
noises; for new that we had all tails spread
In the vain hope te brlux her te the sen, the
ship sounded Hke n factory with their rever
berations. We spoke first of the mutiny with
which we had tieen thrtiiKned ', this led us en
te the topleof nss.vwlnntlen, and that offered
n temptation te tbe master mere strong than
he wnsnble te rcilst. He must tell men talc,
nnd .hew me nt the sarae time hew clever he
was end bow wicked. It was a thing he did
always with nffectntlen nnd'displny; gener
ally with n gel effect. Hut this tale, told in
a high key In the midst of se great a tumult,
and by n narrator who wui one moment leek
Ing down nt me from the skies and the ti-st
Jiecrlng up from under the soles of my feet
this )Kirtlciilnr tale, I ray, took held upon ine
in a degree quite singular.
"My friend tlie count," It-wns thus that he
liegan his story, "had for nn enemy n certain
German b-jpm, n stranger iu Itome. It mat
Wn net what was the ground of thereuiil'ii
wimlty ; but as he bad ii linn design te be re
venged, nnd that with safety te himself, he
kept It secret, even from the bnreu. Indeed,
that Is thn first prlnclple of vengeance, find
hi trod betrayed Is hatred Impotent. The
count was rt man of n curious, searching mind.
lb) had something of the artist. It anything
fall for him te de, it mutt always be done
with nn etnet perfection, net only as te the
result, but in theverymennsniid instruments,
or he thought the thing mlscairled. It
chanced he was one day riding in the outer
suburbs, when he raimi te a disused by read
branching off into tlie mecr which lies about
Heme, On the one hand was nn ancient
Reman tomb; en tlie ether, n deserted house t
In a garden of evergreen trees. This read,
brought him presently Inte a field of ruins,
In the midst of which, In the slde of a hill, he
saw en e;cn deer nnd (net far off) n single
stunted pine no greater than n currnut busli.
"The place was desert and very secret; a
volce ipoke In the count's liemin that there
was something here te his advantage. He
tied his herse te the plue tiee, tool; his flint
nnd steel In his hand te mnke n light, nnd en
tered Inte the hill. The doorway eiencd en
a assage of old Reman maseury, which
shortly after branched In two. The count
took tha turning te the right nnd followed It,
groping forward In the dark till he wns
brought up by a kind of feuce, about elbow
high, wlilch ei tended cjuite across thepashnge.
Sounding forward with his feet, he found nn
edge of polished stone, nnd then vacancy.
All his curiosity was new awakened, nnd,
getting some rotten sticks that lay about the
Meer, he made a fire. In front of him was a
profound well, douhtless some neighboring
cnsnnt had ence used it for his water, and It
was he that bad set up the fence, A long
while the count steed leaning en the rait and
looking down into the pit.
"It was of Ilemrui foundation, and, Ilka all
that nation set their hands te, built ns for
eternity; the sides wcre still straight and the
Joints smooth; te a man who should fall iu,
no CHCupe was posslble. 'New,' the count was
thlnklug, 'a strong Impulsion brought me te
this place; what feri what have I gained)
why should 1 be sent te gnze Inte this well T
when the rail of the fence suddenly gave
way under his welght, and he came within
an nre of falling headlong In. Leaping back
te wh-i himself, he trod out the last flicker of
hi f ic, wiiieli gave him thenceferward no
mero lljiht nlv an Incommoding smoke.
'Wns 1 Milt In iv te my denthT bays lie, and
ihoek from heud te feet And then a thought
flashed in his inlud. He crept ferthm hnuds
nnd knees te the brink of the pit and felt
nbove lilm In the air. The rail had been fast
te a alr of uprights; It had only broken
from the one, nnd fctlll depended from the
ether. The count set It back ngalii as he had
found it, se Hint the place meant death te the
first comer, nud groped out of the catacomb
like n sick man.
"Tlie nextday, riding In thuCorse wlththe
damn, he purposely betrayed n strong preoc
cupation. Tlie ether (as he hnd designed) In
quired Inte the causa; nnd he (after some
fencing) admitted that his spirits had been
daubed by en unusual dieaui. This was cal
culated te draw en the baron n superstitious
man w he directed the scorn of sitieritltlen.
Semcidllyiug followed; nud then the count
(as if suddenly carried away) called en his
filend te honnre, for It wns of him that he
had dreamed. Yeu knew enough of human
nature, my exccllint Mnckellar, te be certain
of ene thing: I mean, that the baron did net
rest till be had heard the dream, The count
(sum that hu would never desist) kept hlm4n
play till his cuileslty was highly Inflamed,
nnd then suffered himself with seeming re
luctance te le overborne. 'I warn you,' says
he, 'evil will ceme of it ; something tells ie
se. But since there is te be no jicace clthar
for you or me except en this condition, tlie
blnmobe en your own head I This was the
dream. I beheld you riding, I knew net
where, yet I think It must have been near
Reme, for en your ene hand was an nucicnt
tomb and en tbe ether n garden of evergnen
trees. Metheught I cried and cried uxu you
te ceme back In n Very ngeny of terror;
whether you heard me, I knew net,
but you went doggedly en. The reid
brought you te a desert plnce among
ruins; wliere wns a deer In n hillside,
nnd hard by the deer a misbegotten plne.
Here you dismounted (1 itill crying en you
te beware), th-d jour herwj te the plne tree,
nnd entered i csolutely in by the deer. Within
it was dark; but In my dream I could still see
you, nud still besought jeu te held hick.
Yeu felt your wuy along the i l;ht hand wnll,
took a branching passnge i . . , i .' - d
cnme te a little chamber, wheru was a well
with a railing. At tills (I knew net why)
my alarm for you increased a thousaud-feld,
se that I becmetl te scream myself hearse with
warnings, crying it was still tlme aud bid
ding you begene at once from that vestibule.
Such wns the wefd I used lu my dream, nnd
It seemed then te have a clear blgniflcancy;
but teduy and nwake, I profess I knew net
what it means. Te all my outcry you ren
dered net the least attention, leaning the
while upon the rail and looking down in
tently lu the water. And theu thcre was
made te you a cominuinctttieu, I de net think
I even gathered what It was, but the fear
of It plucked me clean out of my slum
ber, and I invoke shaking nnd sob
bing. And new,' continues the count,
'1 thank you from myheait for your lnsl lnsl
tency. Ibis dream lay en me liken lead;
and new I have told It lu plain words mil lu
the bread daylight, It seems no great mntUr.'
'I de net knew,' sa)B the-baren. 'It is iu
some jieints strange. A communication, did
you fcnyl Oh.it ii an odd dream. It will
make n story te amiise our friends.' 1 nm
net se sure,' bays tlie count, 'I am sensible
of some rvluctancy. Iet us rather forget It,'
'By nil means,' says the baron. And (In fact)
the dream was net again referred te. Seme
days after, the count proposed a i ide in tlie
fields, which the liareu (since they were daily
growing faster friends) very i cm Illy accepted.
On the way back te Reme, thoceuut led them
insensibly by a particular route Pivscntly
he reined in his bona, claped his hand
before his eyes, nnd cried out aloud. Then
he showed his face again (which wns
new quite white, for he was a con
summate actor) and stared Uen the baron.
'What nils your cries the baron. 'What U
wrong with our 'Nethiug,' cries the count
'It Is nothing. A seizure, J knew net what
Let us hurry back te Heme." But In the
meanwhlle the baron had looked about him,
nnd there, en the left hand side of the w ay as
they went back te Reme, he saw n dusty by
read with u tomb upon the oue hand nud a
garden of evergreen trees Uien the ether
'Yes,' says he, w ith a changed voice, 'Wt us
by nil means hurry back te Reme. 1 fear
you nre net well iu health.' 'Oh, for Ged's
sakel'citc the count, shuddering, 'back te
Heme nnd let me get te bed.' They made
ineir return nitu hcarce u word; aud tha
count, w be should by right havegone into
society, took te hU bed and gave out he had
a touch of country fever The next day the
baron's horse wus found tied te the plne, but
himself was never hem d of from that hour.
And new, was that a murdcri" says the mas
ter, breaking sharply off.
"Are jeu ure he was a ceuntr I niked.
"I am uettMiUlu uf IU title." said hit
-cut m was a genueraan et tamny; ana tea
Lord dellvcryeu, Meckcllar, from an enemy
e subtler
These lest words be spoke down at me
smiling, from high nbovei the next, he was
under my feet I continued te fellow his evo
lutions with a chit I ith fixity! they made me
giddy and vacant, and I spoke as In a dream.
"He hated the Wen with a great hntredr
I asked.
"His belly moved when the man ceme near
him," said the master.
"I bave felt that same," said L
"Verily I" cries the master. "Here Is news
Indeed I I wonder de I flatter myself f ernm
I Ibe cause of these ventral perturbations!''
He was qulte capable of cheesing out a
graceful posture, even with no ene te beheld
htm but myself, and all the mere If there
were any clement of peril. He sat new with
ene knee flung ncren the ether, his nrms en
his besom, fitting the swing of the ship with
nn exquisite balance, such as n featherweight
might overthrew. All at once I had the vis vis
Ien of my lord at the table with his head
upon his bands; only new, when he showed
me his countenance, It was heavy with re
proach. The words of my own prayer 1
wcre liker a man if I struck this creature
down shot at the same tlme Inte my mem
ory. I called my energies together, nnd (the
ship then heeling downward toward my en
emy) thrust at him swiftly with my feet It
was written I should bave the g'jllt e'f this
attempt without the profit Whether from
my own uncertainty or bis Incrodible quick
ness, he escaped the thrust, leaping te bis
feet and catching held at the same moment
of a stay.
I de net knew hew long a tlmeiasscdby;
I lying where I was upon the deck, overcome
with terror and remorse and tbame; he stand
ing with the stay in bis band, backed against
the bulwarks and regarding ma with au
expression singularly mingled. At lest lie
spoke,
"Meckcllar," said he, "I make no re re re
proaches, but 1 offer you n bargain. On
your side, I de net suppese you deslre te have
this exploit made public; en mine, I own te
you freely 1 de net care te draw my breath
In a )crpetual terror of assassination by the
man I sit nt meat with. Premise me but
no," said he, breaking off, "you are net yet
In the quiet possession of your mind; you
might think I had exterted tbe premise from
your weakness; and I would lenve no deer
open for casuistry te coma in that dishon
esty of the conscientious. Take tlme te med
itate." With that he made off up the sliding deck
ltke n squirrel and plunged into tbe cabin.
About half an hour later he returned, I still
lyiug as he had left me.
"New," says he, "will you glve me your
troth as n Christian aud n faithful servant of
my brother's that I slink) bave no mere te
fear from your atlemptaf '
"I give it you," said I.
"I shall requiroyeurhandupon lt,"r.aysbe.
"Yeu bave the right te mnke conditions,"
I replied, nnd we shook hands.
He sat down at ence in the same place and
the old perilous attitude.
"Holdenl" cried I, covering my eyes. "1
cannot bear te see you In that posture. Tb
least irregularity of the sea might plunge you
evor beard."
"Yeu nre highly Inconsistent," he replied,
smiling, but doing as I asked. "Fer all that,
Mackellar, I would have you te knew you
have risen forty feet In my estoem. Yeu
think I cannot set a price upeu fidelity I But
why de you suppose I carry that Secundra
Dass about tbe world with me I Because he
would dle or de murder for me te-morrow,
nud I leve him for it Well, you may think
It odd, but 1 like you the hotter for this after
noon's performance, I thought you were
magnetized with the Ten Commandments;
but no, Ged damn ray soul I" he cries, "the
old wlfe has bleed in his body after nltl
Which does net change the fact," he con
tinued, smiling again, "that you bave done
well te glve your premise; for I doubt If you
would ever sbine In your new trade."
"I suppose," said I, "I should ask your par
don and Ged's for my nttempt At any rate
I have passed my word, which I will keep
faithfully. But when I think of theso you
persecute" I paused.
"Llfe Is n singular thing," said he, "and
mankind n very singular people. Yeu sup
pese yourself te leve my brether. I assure
you it is merely custom. Interrogate yeut
memory; and when first you came te Durris
decr, you will find you considered him a dull,
ordinary youth. He is ns dull nnd ordinary
new, though net se young. Had you Instead
fallen lu with me, you would today be in
stieng upon my Ude."
"1 would never say you were ordinary,
Mr. Bally," I rcturned; "but here you prevt
yourself dull Yeu have just shown your l e e
ilnnce en my word, In ether terms, that Ii
my conscience the snme which starts in
stlnctlvely back from you, like the oye from
a strong light."
"Ah I" says he, "but I nieau otherwise. 1
menu, had I met you iu my youth. Yeu nr
te consider I was net nlwnys as I am today
nor (had I met lu with n friend of your de
scrlptlen) should I have ever been se."
"Hut, Mr. Bally," says I, "you would
have made u mec): of me; you would never
have spent ten civil words en such n square
tees."
But he was new fairly started en his new
ceurse of justification, with which he wearied
me throughout the remaluder of the passage.
Ne doubt iu the past he had taken pleasure
te paint himself unnecessarily black, and
made a vaunt of Ids wickedness, bearing it
for a coat of arms. Ner was he se Illogical
as te abate oue item of his old confessions.
"But, new that 1 knew you nre a humau
belug," he would say, "I can take the trouble
te explain myself. Fer I assure you I nm
human, tee, and have my virtues like my
neighbors." I say he wearied me, for I hnd
only the oue word te say in answer; twenty
times 1 must have s.nd it: "Glve up your
present purjiase and return with me te Dur
risdecr; then I will bclloveyou."
Thereupon he would shnke his head at me.
"Ah, Mackellar, you might live a thousand
years and never understand my nature," he
would say. "This battle ts new committed,
the hour of reflection quite past, the hour for
mercy net yet ceme. 1 1 bcg.iu betw een ui
when we spun n coin In tlie hall of Durris Durris
deer new twenty years age; we have had out
ups and dawns, but never cither of ui
dreamed of giving in; and as for me, wheu
my gleve Is cast, llfe and honor go with it."
"A fig for your honerl" 1 would say.
"Aud by your leave these warlike timilitudei
nre something tee high sounding ter the mat
ter in hand. Yeu wnnt some dirty money,
there Is tha bottom of your contention; and
as for your means, what nre they? te stir
up sorrow lu a family that never harmed
you, te debauch (If yei can) your own born
uepha w, and te w i ing the heart of your born
brother I A footpad that kills an old grauuy
In a woolen mutch with n dirty bludgeon,
and that for n shilling piece and a paier of
suuff there is nil the warrior that you are."
When I would attack him thus (or some
what thus) be would smile and sigh like a
man misunderstood. Once, 1 remember, he
defended himself mero at large, and h,-d
6ome curious sophistries, worth repeating ft r
n light upon bli character.
"Yeu are very like n civilian te think war
consists in drums and banners," said he.
"War (as the ancients said very wisely) Is
ultima ratio. When we take our advantage
unrelentingly, then we mnke war. Ah, Mac
kellar, you nru a devil of a soldier in the
steward's room nt Durrisdecr, qr the tenants
de you sad Injusticel"
"I think llttle of what war is or is net," I
replied. "But you weary me with claiming
my respect. Your brother is a-geed man.
and you are u bad oue ucithcr mero uer
lets."
"Had I been Alexander" he began.
"It Is se we all diije ourselves," I cried.
"Had I lieen St Paul, it would have been all
sne, I would have made the same hash of
that career that vounewseo momnkingef
my ew n."
"I tell you," he ciied, bearing down my
Intel ruptlen, "had I lwn the least (wtty
chieftain in the Ili;:hUi.d, had I been the
least king of naked ucgiees In the Afiican
desert, my people would have udervd me. A
bad man, um II Ah. but I was Iwn fr n
geed tjrnntl Ask Secundra Dass. lie will
tell you I treat him like n son. Cast in your
let with me te-morrow, beceninmy slave, my
chattel, thin;; 1 can command us I command
Ibe powers of mv own IiaIm and spirit you
willbcone iunreili.it durk .-Ide that I turn
upon the wurl I in auer 1 must have all or
none. But where ull is given, I glv It back
with usury I have u kingly nature; there U
my less. I"
"It has teen hithsrte rather the less et
ethers," 1 remarked, "which seems a llttle en
the hither side of royalty '"
"Tilly vallyl" cried he, "Even nev, I tell
you 1 would spam that family In which you
take se went un i'tferests ves. even new te-
tr.orrew i would leave tnem te tewr petty
welfare, and disappear (n that forest of cut
throats and thimble-riggers that we call the
world. I would de It te morrewl" says ha
"Only-only"
"Only whair I asked.
"Only they must beg Hen their bended
knees. I think In public, tee," ba added,
smiling. "Indeed, Mackellar, I doubt if there
be a ball big enough ioWve my purpose for
that act of reparation."
"Venlty, vanity!" I moralized. "Te think
thattbbj great force for evil should be swayed
by the same sentiment that seta a lassie
mincing te her glass I"
"Oh, there ere double word for every
thing; the word that swells, the word that
belittles; you cannot fight me with a word!"
mid he. "Yeu said the ether dey that I re
ded en your conscience; were I In your humor
of detraction I might say I built upon your
vanity. It Is your pretension te be un homme
de parele; -'tis mine net te accept defeat
Call It vanity, call It virtue, call It greatness
of soul what signifies the express Jen 1 But
recognlze In each of us a common strain!
that we both lire for an Idea."
It will be gathered from se much familiar
talk and se much pntience en both sides that
we new lived together upon excellent terms.
Such was again the fact, and this tlme mere
seriously than before. Apart from disputa
tions such aa that which I have tried te re?
produce, net only consideration reigned, but
I nm tempted te say even kindness. When 1
fell sick (as I did shortly after our great
storm) he sat by my berth te entertain me
with his conversation, nnd treated me with
excellent remedies, which I accepted with se
curlty. Himself commented en the circum
stance. "Yeu see," says he, "you begin te knew
me better. A very little while age, epen
this lonely bhlp, where no one but myself
has any smattering of science, you would
have made sure I had designs upon your life.
Aud observe, It Is since I found you had de
signs upon my own that I have shown you
most respect Yeu will tell me if this speaks
et n small mind." I found little te reply. In
se far ns regarded myself, I believed him te
mean well; I am perhaps the mere a dupe of
his dissimulation, but 1 believed (and I still
believe) thnt he reganled me with genuine
kindness. Singular and sad factl se seen as
this change began, my animosity abated, and
these haunting visions of my master passed
utterly away. S that, perhaps, thcre was
truth in the man's last vaunting word te me,
uttered en the second day of July, when our
long voyage was nt last brought almost te nn
end, and we lay becalmed at the sea end of
the vast liarboref New Yerk in a gaspiug
heat which was nresently exchanged for a
surprising wntcr fall of rain. I steed en the
iwep regarding the green shores near nt hand,
nnd new and then the light smeke of the llt llt
teo town, our destination. And as I was
even then devising hew te steal a march en
my familiar enemy, I was conscious of a
shade of embarrassment when he approached
me w Ith bis hand extended.
"I nm new te bid you fnrewell," said he,
"nud that f ei ever. Ver new veu go among
my enemies, wbere nil your former preju
dices w 111 revive. I never yet failed te charm
a person when I wanted; even you, my geed
friend te call you se for ence even jeu
have new a very different portrait of me In
your memory .and ene that you will never
quite forget The voyage has net laited long
enough, or I should have wrote the Impres
sion dcejier. But new all Is at an end, and
we nre again at war. Judge by this little
lutcrlude new dangerous I nm; nnd tell theso
feels" iwlutlng with his finger te the town
"te think twice and thrice befere they set
me at defiance,"
CHAPTER XX.
TASSAOES AT NEW VOnK.
HAVE mentioned
I was resolved te
steal a march upon
the master; and
this, with the com
plicity of dipt. Mo Me
il urtrle, was
mighty easily ef
fected; a beat be
ing partly leaded
en the one slde et
our ship nnd the
master placed en
heard of it, the
while n skiff put off
from the ether car-
rrlnf inn nlmin 1
v had no mero treti-
bio In finding a direction te my lord's house,
whither I went nt top speed, and which 1
found te le en the outskirts of the place, a
very suitable mansion, In n line garden, with
nn extraordinary large barn, byre and stable
all in oue. It wns here my lord was walking
when 1 arrived; indeed it bad become his
chief place of frequentntlen, and his mind
was new filled with farming. I burst iu
upon him breathless, and gave him my news,
which was Indeed ue news nt nil, tevera)
ships having eutsailed the "Nonesuch" in the
interval,
"We have been expecting you long," said
my lord; "and indeed, of late days, ceased te
expect you any mero. I am glad te take
your hand again, Mackellar. I thought you
had been nt the bottom of the sea."
"Ah, my lord, would Ged I hadl" cried 1.
"Things would have been better for your
self." "Net In the least," says he, grimly. "I
could net ask better. There is a long scers
te pay, nnd new at last I can begin te pay
It."
I cried outegulnsiihis security.
"Oh," snys he, "this is net Durrisdecr, nnd
I bavutukeiuiiy'prccautiens. His reputation
awaits him; I have prepared uwelcomefor
my brother. Indeed, fortune has served me,
feri found hei e a merchant of Albauy who
knew him after the M5, and had mighty con
venient suspicions of a murder; someonoof
the uame et Chew it vns, another Albanian.
Ne oue here will be surprised if I deny him
my deer; he will net be suffered te address
my children, nor even te salute my wife. As
for myself, I make se much exception for a
brother that he may apeak te me. I should
leso my pleasure else," says my lord, rubbing
his palms.
Presently he bethought himself, and set men
off running, with billets, te summon the mag
nates of the province, I cannot recall what
pretext he employed; nt least It was success
ful; and wheii'eur nncient enemy appeared
upon the scene, he found my lord pacing in
front of his house under seme trees of shade,
n ith the governor upon oue hand and various
notables ujieti the ether. My Indy, who was
seated in the veranda, ree with a very
pinched expression and carried her children
into the house.
The master, well dresMHl and with en cle
gnnt walking sword, bowed te the company
In a hnudsome maftner aud nodded te my
lord iv ith familiarity. My lord did uet accept
the salutation, but looked upon his brother
with bended brews.
"Well, sir," says he at last, "what ill wind
brings you hither of all places, w here Ite our
common disgrace) your reputation has pro pre
ceiled yeul"
"Your lordship Is pleased te be civil," cries
the master, with n line start
"1 um pleaied te be very plain," returned
my lord; "bocause it Is needful you Bheuld
clearly understand your sltuatieu. At home,
wbere you wcre se little known, It was still
(lossible te keep eppearaucts; that would be
qulte vain in this province; nnd I have te
tell you that I am quite resolved te wash my
hands of j en. Yeu have already ruined me
almost te the deer, as you ruined my father
befere me; whose heart you also breke.
Your crimes cscape the law; but my friend
tlie governor has premised protection te my
family. Huve n care, slrl" cries my lord,
bbnUughUcaneathim; "If you nre observed
te utter two wenls te any of ray Innocent
household, the law shall be stretched te make
you smart for it"
"Ahl" says the master, very slowly. "And
se this Is the advantage of n foreign land)
These gentlemen are unacquainted with our
story, I perceive. They de net knew that I
nm tlie I.erd Durrisdecr; they de net knew
you are my younger brother, sitting In my
place under u fcwern family compact; they
de net knew (or they would net be seen with
you In fumlllur correspondence) that every
acre Is mlne befere Ged Almighty, ami every
dolt of the money veu withheld from me,
you de it as a thief, n perjurer and a disloyal
bretherl"
"Gen. Clinten," I cried, "de uet listen te
his llci 1 am the steward of the estate, and
theru is net one word of truth In it The man
is n fuii-itetl reliel turned Inte a hired spy;
there U hU ktery In two words."
It was tliusthatdnthe heat of the moment)
I let slip his Infamy.
"Fellow," said the governor, turning his
face sternly en the master, "I knew mero et
you than you think for. We bave soma
broken ends of your adventures In the prov
inces, w bleb, you will de very well net te
drlve me te Investigate There is the disap disap disap
poaiauce of Mr. Jacob Chew with all bU
merchandise; there Is the niatjer of wbere
XT & '-C
jeu ohm moon trem m te mac money
and jewels whea jrn werajpleked up by a
Bermudas out of Albany. Belleva me, If t
let these matters lie, It is la commiseration
for your family and out of respect for my
valued friend, Lord Durrlsdeer.'
There was a murmur of applause from tha
provincials.
"I should hava remembered bow title
would shine out In tucb a bole at this," says
the master, while as a sheet; "no matter bow
unjustly ceme by. It remains for me, then,
te die at my lord's deer, where my dead body
will form n very cheerful ornament"
"Away with your affectations l" cries my
lord. "Yeu knew very well 1 have no such
meaning; only te protect myself from calum
ny and my home from your Intrusion. I
offer you a choice. Either I shall pay your
passage home en the first ship, when you
may perhaps be able te resume your occupa
tions under government, although Ged knows
I would rather see you en the highway I Or,
If that tikes you net, stay here and welcome!
I have Inquired tbe least cum en which body
and soul can be decently kept together in
New Yerk; se much you shall have, paid
weekly; and If you cannot labor with your
hands te better It, it Is high tlme you should
betake yourself te learnt The condition is,
that you speak with no member of my fami
ly except myself," he added.
I de net think I have ever seen any man se
pale as was the master; but be was erect and
his month firm.
"I have been met hcra with seme very un
merited insults," said he, "from which I have
certainly no Idea te take rcfuge by flight
Glve me your pittance; I take It without
shame, for it is mlne already like the shirt
upon your back; and I cboeso te stay until
these gentlemen shall understand me better.
Already they must spy the cloven hoof ; since,
with all your pretended eagerness for tbe
family honor, you take a pleasure te degrade
it In my person." v
"This Is all very fine," says my lord; "but
te us who knew you et old, you must be sure
It signifies nothing. Yeu take that alterna
tive out of which you think that you can
make the most Take it, it you can, in
sllence; it will serve you better in the long
run, you may bcllove me, than this .ostenta
tion of Ingratitude."
"Oh, gratitude, my lord I" cries the master,
with a mounting Intonation and his forefinger
very conspicuously lifted up. "Be at rest; it
will net fail you. ' It new remains that I
should balute these gentlemen whom we have
wearied with our family nffairs."
And he bowed te each In succession, settled
his walking sword, and took himself off, leav
ing every ene amazed at his behavior, and
me net less se nt my lord's.
We wcre new te enter en a changed phase
of this family division. Tbe master was by
no manner of means se helpless ns my Icrd
supposed, having at his hand and entirely de
voted te Ills service nn excellent artist in all
sorts of goldsmith work. With my lord's al
lowance, which wns net se scanty as he had
described it, the pair could support llfe; and
all the earnings of Secundra Dass might be
laid ujien ene slde for any future purppse.
Thnt this was dene I have no doubt It was
In all likelihood the master's design te gather
a sufficiency, and then proceed in quest of
that treasure which he bad buried long before
among the mountains; te which, if he had
confined himself, he would have been mero
happily Inspired. But unfortunately for him
self and all of us, be took counsel of his anger.
The public dbgrace of his arrival (which I
sometimes wonder he could manage te sur
vive) rankled In lib bones; he was in that
humor when a man (iu the words of the old
adage) will cut off hisnose tocpite his face;
aud he must make himself a public spectacle,
In the hopes that seme of the dlsgrace might
spatter en my lord.
He chose, lu a peer quarter of the town, a
leuely, smill bouse of beardu, overhung with
seme acacias. It was furnished In front with
a sort of hutch opening, like that of a deg's
kennel, but about as high as a table from the
ground, In which the peer man thnt built it
had formerly displayed seme wares; and it
was this which took the masters fancy aud
possibly suggested his proceedings. Itappcars,
en beard tbe plrate ship, he had ncquired
6eme quickness with the needle; enough nt
least te play the part of tailor in the publie
eye; which was nil that was required by the
nature of his vengeance. A placard was
hung abeve the hutch, bearing these words
In something et the fellow lug disposition!
Jaues Dunic
FOHME111.Y MASTER or BALLANTRAE
Clethes Neatly Clouted.
SECUNDRA DASS
Dkuavkd Gentleman ei' India
FINE OOLDMIITH WORK.
Underneath this, when he had a Jeb, my
gentleman sat wlthtnslde tailorwtse and bus
ily stitchlug. I say when he had a job; but
such customers as came were rather for So Se
cundra, nnd the master's sewing would be
mero in the manner of Penelope's. He could
never have designed te gain even butter ta
his bread by such a means of livelihood.
Enough for him that thcre was the name of
Durle dragged in the dirt en the placard and
the seme time heir of that proud fandly set
up cress legged in public for a reproach upon
his brother's meanness. And In se far liisdo liisde liisdo
vlce succeeded that there was murmuring iu
the town and a party formed highly Inimical
te my lord. My lord's favor with the gov
ernor laid him mi"" open en the ether side.
My lady (who was never se well received In
the colony) met with painful Innuendoes. In
a party of women, wbere it would be the
tople most natural te introduce, she was al
most debarred from the naming of needle needlo needle
werk, nnd I have seen her return with a
-flushed countcnance nnd vow that she would
go abroad no mero.
In the meanwhlle my lord dwelt In his de
cent mansion, immersed In farming; n popu
lar man with his inmates, and careless or
unconscious of tha rest He laid en flesh;
hnd a bright, busy face; even the heat seemed
te prosper with him; and my lady (In despite
of her own annoyances) daily blessed heaven
her father should hnve left her such a para
dise. She had looked en from n window
upon the master's humiliation, nnd from thnt
hour appeared te feel at case, I vv as net bure
myself ; ns time went en there seemed te me
n semething uet qulte wholesemo lu my lord's
condition; happy he was, beyend a doubt,
but the grounds of this felicity wcre secret;
even In the besom of his family be brooded
with manifest delight upon seme private
thought; and I conceived at last the sus
picion (quite unworthy of us both) that he
kept a mistress semewhere In the town.
Yet he vi cut llttle abroad, and his day was
very fully occupied; Indeed tlure as but a
single period, and that pretrv i-irlyin the
morning while Mr. Alexander w.li at ills les les
eon book, of which I wns net certain of the
disposition. It should lie berne in mind, in
the defense of that which I new did, that I
was nlways in some fear my lord was net
quite justly iu his reason; and vv ith our enemy
sitting se still In the same town with us, I
did well te be upon my guard. Accordingly
I made n pretext, had the hour changed at
which I taught Mr. Alexander the founda
tion of ciphering and the mnthcmatlc, nnd
set myself instead te deg my mavter's foot
steps. Every morning, fair or foul, he took his
geld headed cane, set his hat en tbe back of
ids head a recent habitude, which I thought
te indicate a burning brew and betook him
self te make a certain circuit At the first
his way was among pleasant trees and beside
a graveyard, where he would sit awhile, If
the day were flne, In meditation. Presently
the path turned down te the water slde and
came back along the harbor front nud past
the master's booth. As he approached this
second part of his circuit my Lord Durrisdecr
began te ice mere leisurely, Hke n rami de
lighted with the air and bcene; and befere
the booth, half way between that aud the
water's edge, would pause n llttle leaning en
his staff, it wns the hour when the master
sate within upon his beard and piled his
needle. Se these two brothers would gnze
ujietieacli ether with hard faces; and then
my lord meve en again, smiling te himself.
It was but twice that I must steep te that
ungrateful necessity of plavlng spy. I was
theu certain of my lord's puriose In his ram
bles und of the secret source of his delight
Here was ills mistress; it was hatred and uet
leve that gave him healthful colors, Some
moralist might have liecu relieved by the
discovery; I confess that l was dismayed. 1
found this situation et two brethren net only
odious iu itself, but big with jiessibllities of
further evil, and I made it iny practice, In se
fares many occupations would allow, toga
by a shorter puth and be secretly pieseut at
their meeting. Coming dew u ene day u lit
tle late, after I had been uear a week pre
vented, I was struck with surprlse te find a
new development I should say there w as n
bench agalust the master's heuse where cus
tetuers might sit te )iarley with the shepman,
mul lAia 1 found mv lnril utAd unr&inv )is
r-
caa tmi loekteg pmantntiyxferta upon taa
bay. Net threa feet from bird sat the master
Utchlng. Neither spoke, nor iln this new
situation) did my lord te much at east a
glance Upen his enemy. II tasted his neigh
borhood, I must suppose, lest Indirectly la
the bare proximity of person, and, without
doubt, drank deep of hateful pleasant,
He bad no sooner come away taaa I epealy
Joined hlnv
"My lord, my lord," said I, "thkls de maa maa
aeret behavior"
"I grew fat upon It," be replied, and aet
merely tbe words, which were strange enough,
but the whele character of his expression
shocked me.
"I warn you, my lord, against thl lndul
gency of evil feeling," said L "I knew net
te which It Is mero perilous, the soul or tha
reason; but you go tbe way te murder both."
"Yeu cannot understand," said he. "Yen
had never such mountains of bitterness upon
your heart."
"And if it wcre no mere," 1 added, "you
will surely goad tbe man te soma extremity."
"Te the contrary, I am breaking hit
spirit," says my lord.
CHAPTER XXL
TH HOUB OF LOBD DtmBIXDJtR'a TMUtm.
VERY mor
ning for hard
upon a weak
my lord took
his same
place upon
the bench. It
was a pleas
ant place, un
der the gram
acacias, with
a sight upon tha
bay and shipping,
and a sound (from
some way off) of
mariners singing at
their employ. Hera
the two sat with
out speech or any
external movement
beyond that of tha
hoedie or the master biting eif a thread, for
he still clung te his pretense of Industry; and
here I made a point te jelu them, wondering
at myself nud my companions. If any of
my lord's friends went by, he would hail
them cheerfully, and cry out he was there te
give some geed advice te his brother, who"
was new (te his delight) grown qulte Indus
trious. And even this the master accepted
with n steady countenance; what was In his
mind, Ged knows, or perhaps Satan only.
All of n sudden, en n still day of what they
call the Indian summer, when the weeds were
changed Inte geld and pink nnd scarlet, the
master laid down his needle nud burst. into a
flt of merriment I think he must have been
preparing it a long while In silence, for the
note In Itself was pretty naturally pitched;
but breaking suddenly from se extreme a sl sl
leneo, and In circumstances se averse from
mirth, It sounded ominously te my car.
"Henry," said he, "I have for once made a
false step, and for ence you have had tbe wit
te profit by It. The farce of the cobbler end!
today; and I eenftss te you (v?lth my mm
pllmtnts) that you bave had the best of its
Bleed will out, and you have certainly a.
choice idea of bow te make yourself mv
plcaiint."
Never a word said my lord; it was just aa
though the master had net broken sllence.
"Come," resumed the master, "de net be
sulky, it will spoil your attitude. Yeu can
new afford (bclicve me) te be a little gracious;
for I hnve net merely a defeat te accept I
bad meant te continue this performance till I
had gathered enough money for a certain
purpose; I confess Ingeniously I have net the
courage. Yeu naturally deslre my absence
from this town; I have ceme round by
another way te the same idea. And I have a
preposition te make; or, if your lordship pre
fers, a favor te ask."
"Ask It," says my lord.
"Yeu may have heard that I had once in
this country a considerable treasure," re
turned the master; "it matters net whether
or no such is the fact; and I was obliged te
bury itln a spot of which I have suffMent
Indications. Te the recovery of this has my
ambition new ceme dawn; and, as It is my
own, you will net grudge it me."
"Ge and get it," saya my lord. "I make
no opposition."
"Yes," said the master, "but te de se I
must find men and carriage, The way Is
long and rough, and the country infested
with wild Indians. Advance me only te
much as shall be needful; cither as a lump
sum, iu lku of iny allowance; or, If you pre
fer It, ns n leau, which I shall repay en my
return. Ami then, If you se decide, you may
have seen the last of me."
My lord stored him steadily in the eyes;
there was n hard smile upon his face, but he
uttered nothing.
"Henry," said the master, with a formida
ble quietness, and drawing at the same time
somewhat back "Henry, I had the honor te
address you."
"Let us be stepping homeward," says my
lord te me, who was plucking at his sleeve,
and with that he rose, stretched himself, set
tled his lint, and, still without a syllable et
response, began te walk steadily along the
shore,
1 hesitated aw hile between the two broth
ers, se serious a climax did we seem te have
reached. But the master had resumed his
occupation, his eyes lowered, his hand seem
ingly ns deft as ever; nnd I decided te pursue
my lord.
"Are you madf' I cried, as seen ns I had
overtook him. "Would you cast away se
fair an opportunity!"
"Is it possible you should still belleve in
himr1 Inquired my lord, nlmest with a sneer.
"I wish him forth of this town," I cried.
"I wish him nnywhere nnd anyhow but as
he is."
"I have said my say," returned my lord,
"and you have said yours. There let it rest."
But I was bent en dislodging the master.
That sight of him patiently returning te his
needlewerk was moie than my imagination
could digest There was never a man made,
ami the master the least of any, that could
accept se long a series of insults. The air
bmelled bleed te me. And I vowed there
should be ue neglect of mlne If, through any
chink of iesstbiiity, crlme could yet be turned
aside. That same day, therefore, I came te
ray lord iu his business room, where he sat
upon seme trivial occupation.
"My lord," said I, "I have found n suitable
investment for my small economies. But
these nre unhappily in Scotland; it will take
some time te lift them, nnd the affair presses.
Could your lordship see his way te advance
me tlie amount against ray note I"
He read me awhile with keen eyes. "I
hnve never Inquired into the state of your
affairs, Mackellar," says he. "Beyend the
amount of your caution, you mny net be
worth a farthing, for what I knew."
"I have been a leug while in your service,
nnd never told n lie, nor yet asked a favor
for myself," said I, "until today,"
"A fnver for the master," he returned,
quietly. "De you take me for a feel, Mac
kellar! Understand it once and for nil, I
treat thfc beast In my own way; fear nor
favor shall net meve me; and befere I am
hoodwinked, It will require a trickster less
transparent than yourself. I ask service,
loyal bervlce; net that you should make and
mar behind my back, and btcal my own
money te defeat me,"
"My lord," said I, "these are very unpar unpar unpar
donable expressions."
"Think ence mere, Mackellar," he replied,
"nnd you vv 111 see they flt the fact It is your
own subterfuge that is unpardonable. Deny
(If you can) that you designed this money te
evade my orders with, and I will ask your
pardon freely. If you cannot, you must have
the resolution te hear your conduct go by its
own name."
"If you think I hnd any design but te sava
you" I began,
"Oh, my old friend," Enid he, "you knew
very well what I think I Here Is my hand te
you with nil my heart; but of money, net
one rap."
Defeated upon this slde, I went straight te
my room, wrote a letter, ran with it te the
harbor, for I knew a ship was en the point
et sailing, and came te the master's deer a
little befere dusk. Entering without the
form of any knock, I found him sitting with
hU Indian at a simple meal of malze por per por
rldge with seme milk. The heuse within was
clean and peer; only a few books upon a
shelf distinguished it, and (in one corner) Se
cundra' little beuch.
"Mr. Bally," said I, "I have near JC500 laid
by iu Scotland, the economies et a hard life.
A letter gees by yen ship te have it lifted;
have te much patieuce till the return ship
comes in, aud it Is all yours, upon tbe same
ceudit -i veu offered te my lord this morn
lug Hi - tbulable.sajnsferiMrd, took
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