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The Brta Be TrMkto MtML
Wauinotox, Aug. 17. Cable ad
vices to the secretary of state say that
the Baring set tribunal had decided
that Bussia did not aawrt and exercise
exclusive jariadiction in Bering sea
tad orer the aeal fisheries therein prior
to the cession of Alaska to the United
JBtatea, and consequently Great Britain
never eon ceded am ii right to the Bus
ataas; that Bering eaas not included
in the phrase, 'Pacific ocean," aa nsed
in the treaty of 1823 between Great
Britain and Russia and consequently
no excluaire right of jurisdiction over
Bering tea and the aeal fisheries there
la passed to the United States with
Alaska under the treaty of 1867. The
inference is under the fire points sub
Bitted to arbitration by article 7 that
the concession as to the season, a sixty
Bine protected zone and the prohibition
of the nse of firearms apply. The fifth
point was the one which the greatest
stress was laid in the argument by the
United States counsel. It raised the
question whether the United States
had any right of protection on property
in fur seal frequenting the island of
Bering sea outside of the three-miles
Unit. The preliminary abstract of the
decision reeeired is regarded here as
Implying that the tribune to a certain
extent has conceded this right, and in.
the future seal life will be protected by
virtue of the international agreement
entered into under the award of the
arbitration.
The news of the decision was received
at the state department with a degree
of disappointment that might be sup
posed. Private information had come
that matters in Paris were not looking
favorable for the United States. Be
tides there has not always been in ad
ministration circles extreme confidence
y f the American case, and considerable
difference of opinion exists as to the
claims made by the government Sec
retary Qreaham declined to give an ex
pression of opinion on the decision.
He communicated the news to the
president at Gras Gable and also bad a
tang conference with Secretary Car
lisle. It isprobaWe that all the ves
sels oompoaing our fleet in Bering sea
will withdraw except one revenue cut
ter, which will be used in maintaining
protection in accord with the decision.
The decision of the arbitrators will
compel the United States to make com
pensation to British subjects for ab
staining from the capture of seals in
Bering sea during the pendency of the
arbitration, This does not touch the
question of damages prior to that time
and farther information is awaited as
to the nature of the finding with re
fertnee to the seizures of 1887 and 1889.
Senator Butler said the award gave
more than he expected; that be never
believed the contention that the Bering
sea was a closed sea could be main
tained. Senator Fry thought the court would
hold that we had a property right in
the sea and says the decision raises a
very serious question as to liability for
past action. ,
Senator Sherman thought the adjust
ment of the closed season and the ex
tension of measures for the prevention
of pelagic sealing very acceptable.
Hawaii OorinnMt.
San Francisco, Aug. 17. James H.
Blount, American minister to Hawaii,
ex-Minister to Japan Frank L. Coom
bes and Mr. Yong, Chinese minister to
the United States, arrived today on the
steamship Gaelic. Blount expresses
the opinion that the provisional gov
ernment of Hawaii is sufficiently strong
to maintain peace. "
Blount declined to talk at any length.
A letter from Honolulu by the same
steamer says he took a definite-stand
hack of the privisional government on
certain domane in Japan. That gov
ernment has lately been pressing the
provisional government for some
promise or assurance of suffrage for
the Japanese. After consultation with
iBlouut the provisional government
dtffHTtf1 to answer pending the settle
meat of the annexation question by
Ununited States.
A prominent annexationist del ares
Blount to befavorable to the establish
ment of a protectorate.
The Hew OUmh KlalsWr.
Saw Fiairciseo, Aug. 17 Young
Yarn, the new Chinese minister to the
UsUted States, arrived here this after
swaa e the steamer Qaello, with a re
ef seventy-eight people. The
u and his local contin
gent went to the steamer and received
thsfnew representative in true oriental
sty Vs. After the ceremony was over the
party was driven to the Place woteL
(Mr forty of the party wUl go to Wneh
tagtoB. The others will be distributed
along the Pacific coast, Mexico and the
eath as diplomats. The party will go
, direct to Washington, where Retiring
r Tsui awaits tMr oomtng. .
V"trm
rLO, Aug IT. The Ooatsworth
-tor, with a capacity of 1,230,000
and valued at 170,000, was do.
j fe today, together with a
atnietaMa, mostly saloona
nga, X. there wart only
i of rzln la store the loss
i t:.:,?3fl, which is eor-
7 t aatertalh hi.
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A T-rribU Wrack.
Danvillk, Va., Aug. 18. An awful
accident accurred at the county line
trestle, just east of Milton, this morn
ing at 2:50 o.clock, by which two pas
senger coaches and a sleeper were
precipitated sixty feet into the creek
below, killing seven persons outright
and wounding a number of others.
The train left here at 1:35 this morn
ing and was the regular train bouud
for Portsmouth. After passing through
Milton and while going over the trestle
Engineer Tunstall, who says he was
running at the rate of tea miles an
hour, felt the bridge giving away. He
threw open the throttle and the engine,
tender and a box car got safely over,
but the passenger car was too late and
the span went down under its weight,
the second passenger car and sleeper
following.
The cars were broken into kindling
wood and the escape of any of the pas
sengers was a miracle. The water in
creek bad risen to the depth of twelve
or more feet and it is the general be
lief that the raise bad undermined the
foundation of the iron piers, causing
the trestle to settle.
The dead were removed to the depot
at Milton, where they were kept until
the arrival of the coroner from Halifax
court house, t lie accident, accurringou
the Halifax side of the creek . The loss
to the company will be very heavy, as
the cars and a full span of the bridge
will be a total loss.
XEAKLY JllL 1VEBE VICTIMS.
On the train at the time were about
sixteenrpersons, including the train
hands, but only one of the latter Con
ductor Morris of Portsmouth was
killed, none of the other received seri
ous injuries. In the sleeper were Mrs.
Harvey Giersch, two children and the
nurse of Winston, N. C, Conductor J.
L. Sizer of Richmond and J. R. Towues.
colored porter. The nurse was drowned
and the conductor and porter were
slightly injured. Mrs. Giersch was on
her way to Lawrenceville to visit
friends.
The depot agent at Milton heard the
crash and immediately gave the alarm
by tolling the bell. The people turned
out in full force and1 went to work at
once to rescue the dead and injured'
from the debris.
Mr. J. L. Sizer, the Pullman conduct
or, in speaking of the accident says; "J
had just gotten through with my col-;
lections and had reported to Captain
Morris, who had passed forward on the
train and was preparing to retire when
the crash cauie. Fortunately I was in
the forward end of the car. Mrs.
Giersch's nurse was in the rear end of
the car, where she was found with her
head and chest under water, and was
most probably drowned, as there were
jno heavy timbers on her body that
'might have caused her death."
The little thirteen year old daughter
Of Mrs. Giersch, not realizing the dan
ger through which she had passed J
said to the rescuers: Don't mind me; I;
am not hurt; but please take mamma
out.
News from Hong- Kong;.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 18. 'IV
steamship Empress of Japan, from
Hong Kong and Yokahama, brings
Oriental advices up to the 4th instant.
On the evening of July 20 the Dutch
steamer Bantam ran into and ank the
German steamer Amigo in Hong Koug
harbor. Two cargo boats lying along
side the Amigo were also cut down,
causing the loss of lives of seveaal
Chinese.
Mainicbi Shimbun, writing on the
Hawaiian question, remarks that
Hawaii ought to be grateful to the Jap
anese residents, for it was the lal ter
that has thus far prevented and will in
the future undoubtedly prevent Hawaii
from being annexed to the United
States. Had there been no Japanese
laborers on the sugar plantations.
Mahilchi thinks that Spreckels and
other influential sugar men would not
have so strongly opposed annexation.
A boat sank at Shio Hana July 22
and four out of a company of fifty male
employes of a salt manufactory were
drowned. Ten others were seriously
and thirty others slightly injured.
Riot.
Bombay, Aug. 18. The religious
sace rioting was resumed in this city
today and for several hours the streets
were the scene of desperate conflicts.
The fighting was of the most sanguin
ary nature and a large number of per
sona were killed and injured. Today
being a Hindoo holiday, the authorities
antlcipatep a renewal of the recent
disturbances and were prepared to sap
press an outbreak, but the police
and the force of troops in the garrison
were inadequate to cover the' whole
slty and before quiet had been restored
in one district fresh breakouts would
occur in other parts. The rage of the
mob was directed especially against the
mosques, several of which were sacked
and burned. All the public buildings
are now guarded by troops and the
gunboats in the harbor have been
cleared for action and brought into
position to cover the native quarters.
The local auth'jrltiee are confident of
being able ultimately to quell the riots.
OvtwtMlsBi era Mra.
; St. Pbtdbssweo, Aug. 18 A fishing
fleet was overwhelmed by a storm to
day in the Baltic off HapsaL a seaport
about sixty miles southwest of Beved.
Jtaay of t&e boats foundered. 8ev'i-
teen Ben are known u have
drowned, and ntany otaen laslog.
Matieti
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NEBRASKA NEWS.
The Platte river ferry at OteapoUs is
again in joyful operation.
Scarlet fever of a mild form has ap
peared in several families at Ord.
Two members of the Pender board
of trustees are editors. The coup try is
safe.
Despite tough times eonsiderabl
Nebraska land is changing hands a
good prices.
The construction of a $5,000 bridge
across the Republican river has been
begun at Oxford.
The Valley county fair wiU be held
at Ord, beginning September 26, and
lasting four days.
There were 140,906.14 received from
licenses by the Nebraska City school
board the last fiscal year.
C T. Griffin has wearied of news
paper work, and sold his Oakland In
dependent to William Brewster.
A farmer near Wallace offers 810 re
ward for the scalp of any chicken
hunter captured on his premises.
lhe tlsie Journal offers to receive
on subscription anything that Is fit to
at. .Now is the time to subscribe
The new survey of the northern
boundary of Nebraska may bring the
town or Fairfax, S. D., iuto this state.
A vicious Jersey bull attacked a val
uable horse belonging to C. G. Dorsey
f Beatrice, and gored the animal to
death.
G. A. Kelt lea of Chadron, has located
about fifty Swede families from the
east on Dawes county lands this
season.
The saloons at Plaltsmouth are re
quired toclLsaat II o'clock, aud there
is die member of the council who
makes it a point to see that the ordi
nance is enforced.
Mrs. Littlefield, the artist, who has a
-.eat bit of work in the Nebraska
building at the World's fair, is a resi
dent of Syracuse and not of Palmyra,
as has been published.
The Nebraska City News says the
recent rain was of great value to the
farmers aud means that Otoe county
will have one of the largest crops of
corn that it has ever had.
It is said that a petition for the par
don of Mrs. Anna Mason, convicted
and sentenced for the murder of D. S.
Cole, is being circulated at Hastings
and is being generally signed.
Miss Grace Wells, a most estimable
j oung lady of Stanton, has become in
ne from overstudy, and upon the
advice of physicians, will be placed in
the Norfolk hospital for treatment.
Colonel Richard Lee, who herded
sheep in Fremont when there was only
one house in the town, has struck a
rich vein of ore in the Black mils,
which promises to make him a mil
lionaire. Bill Jones has been held for trial at
Rusbville for stealing horses. During
his examination it was discovered that
while in jail Jones had been making
files to pick the lock and saw the bars.
The files were produced.
The troubles of Rev. J. G. Smith and
wife, which culminated in a stormy
scene between the pair at Fremont
some time ago, have been further com
plicated by the application of Mrs.
Smith for a divorce from her husband
who is now preaching in Wisconsin.
The residence of Fred Korcherding,
near Dunbar, was struck by lightning,
but only slightly damaged, the other
evening. Lightning seems to be on
Fred's trail, fur several years ago he
had a team killed by the deadly fluid
and later a corn crib belonging to him
was entirely destroyed by electricity.
While K. I). Green was looking for
horses on the Niobrara river near liush
ville, he was struck by a bullet Tired by
unknown parties, shattering his second
finger on the left band. A gang of
horse thieves, of which Tarbox, Jensen
Wetberbox are members, aud who have
infested the neighborhood lately,' are
suspected.
Matthew Spader and bis little daugh
ter of Wabash, were riding in a road
cart when the horse took fright and
ran away. The cart tipped over and
Spader's foot was caught in one of the
wheels. In this position he was
dragged for some distance and is badly
injured. The little girl was scarcely
hurt a', all. .
F. O- Fdgecombe, the editor of the
Fal's City Journal, who was so unfor
tunate as to lose his eye sight last year
by the premature discharge of a gun,
h,is return d from Chicago where be
n en i to se if an operation might not
l performed that would lestore to him
the light or day. The doctors gave
him little encouragement.
A Hock of pretty ringed, streaked
and speckled worir.s have devoured an
eighteen acre patch of millet for Mr.
S. L. PerkiiiM. They began their work
in the center of the patch, so that he
did not detect it till Sunday. Saturday
1m was In the edge of the field and no
ticed Mme d- niiige done, but supposed
it was the work of grasshoppers. - But
Sunday lie went through the field and
saw that destruction reigned supreme.
Ord Quiz.
The material of the Hooper Hummer
has been taken to Pilger and the Hum
mer hums no more. Joe Gamp will
edit the paper at Pilger.
Jack Short, the fellow who stabbed
. N. Bishop of Custer oonnty, was lo
cated by the deputy shoriff, who found
bios ttopptug at tb bosae of a brother;
Wt h ha attemntad to tmst him
wbote iamily showed fight. He
was tSCre ooRgea to oau tor raw
toreemeet Cy the time help bad ar.
riveiCtt b4 town.
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j-JfCASTLE
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LADY MAJENDIE
CHAPTER XXVII.
"Angus is going; tip to the moors to
day," said Mabel Macmonach. coming
into the turret-room whore Lady Grisel
was sitting.
"Is he? Has he asked anyone to go
with him?"
"He has asked Craigenlowc to join
him with his new dogs the keepers
have seen a great stag at the foot of
Benichon."
"Then we must amuse ourselves, Ma
bel. Shall we go to see some poor
people this morning, or make one of
the men row us about on the lake?"
"I am tired, "said Mabel, plaintively;
"and I want to write a long letter to
Mildred; would you mind not going out
till this afternoon?"
"I will go myself up to the farm,"
answered Lady Grisel, "for I hear that
one of the twins is ill; but I shall not be
long away, and you will be able to get
through your letter without interrup
tion." "I have had such a happy letter from
Milly," said Mabel smiling; "she
thinks no one in the world like her
Jack."
"You like him very much, do vou
not?"
"Ho was a very nice, merry creat
ure," Baid Mabel. "Not clever. I
don't think him worthy of Mildred;
but then no one can be worthy of her,"
she added, with all the partiality of a
sister.
"I think all you tell me sounds very
nice and happy," said Lady Grisel.
"Does she tell you any plans yet, and
where they are to live?"
"Yes; she tells me all about it," an
swered Matiel, beginning to arrange
her writing materials. "They are to
have a little house in London, some
where in the South Kensington region,
that is to be their home; but they
are to be a great deal with Miss Ash
burn, who, although she is so deaf, is
a very dear old lady, and is quite
delighted, Milly says, that Jack is go
ing to be married."
"Where does sho live?"
"About twelve miles from the Lee
Astons. Mamma and Milly are going
thoro for her to make acquaintance
with Miss Ashburn. They will be
neighbors to Salford Abbey."
"Who lives at Salford Abbey?" said I
Lady Grisel, smiling, J
"The Lovels pretty Perdita Love
whom I have told you about."
"Ah, poor girl! I wonder how she is
getting on since your mother left her! It
must have been a wonderful comfort to
her having Lady Armino there,"
"Yes, indeed," said Mabel. "I must
think of my wedding present for Mil
dred," she began. "I cannot make up
my mind whether it shall be something '
very lovely for the. house or an orna
ment. I suppose the house will lie iwor
at first."
'jYes; but they will not always be
poor, and an ornament lasts forever.'
"I am glad youthinkso," said Mabel,
joyfully; "it is a much more interest
ing present,4- -
Angus came in equipped for doer
stalking. -
"You will be sure to send my letters
to the -post, Mabel," he said, in his
measured tones.
"Yes, Angus, I shall-not forget."
"Craigenlowe will sleep here to
night; in all probability.so be prepared.
Good-by." "
Lady Grisel and Mabel went out to
the door to see them start. Mabel had
a childish personal affection for all sorts
of animals. She sat down on the steps
while Angus was speaking to one of
tho keepers, and , the dogs all came
pressing round her, licking her hands
and fawning on her, straining against
their coupling.
"How can yon let them lick you?"
said Angus: but Mabel scarcely heard,
for she had pushed away the dogs and
was petting and caressing the thick
maned ponies. -
"Where does Craigenlowe meet
you?" asked Lady Grisel, shading her
eyes from the sun, and looking away
over the hills toward beautiful Be
nichon. "At the burn. Now then." They
whistled off the dogs and started. One
of Mabel's favorites lingered behind,
pressing up to her; Angus' whistle
summoned him,. and as he obeyed the
call he was greeted by a sharp lash (or
lotterlng. She could not suppress a
bitter little sigh as she turned into the
house.
"Good-by, child," said Lady Grisel,
looking in with her out-of-door apparel
on. Mabel was sitting at her desk, al
ready Intent upon her letter. "I shall
not be very long.' Good-by."
Mabel put down her pen and came up
to Lady Grisel to be kissed.
"Give my lore to Mildred." she said.
"And, Mabel, you shall, if you like,
search through ,alh my old jewels to
find something lovely for me to give
her."
"Thank you, vou dearest and best of
mothers," cried Mabel. She had nover
called her that before, and Lady Grisel
went away with her heart full of lov
ing tenderness toward hor.
Mabel wrote on. The second fall
sheet was finished, and she had just be
gun a third, when a servant brought in
a little sorewed-up piece of paper.
"from Punnumalgh, if you please,
maVa," ha ssUd "And Willie was not
to wait for an answer."
XUMl csenea it, ana a Key leu out;
she read thew; linos written inside an
old envelope
-I forfrot that I liud left a most-important
letter in my desk, directed to
A. Smith, Esq., etc.: it w necessary
that it should be wnt off to-day. Please
open my desk and you will find it ready
sealed and stumped in the right-hand
drawer: I send vou the key.
m.Iv.1 , i,ni..f fimh, 'fl hum fust -
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ened up her letter, and she took up the ,
key and went with it to Angus room, j
Her husliaiid's sitting-room was very j
little known to tho young wife. Very j
early in their liiurried life, she had j
found out that she was not welcome j
there. Whenever she went in', he
ceased anv occupation on which ho I
might be. employed, and contrived to
make her fool as if she whs a visitor
and an interruption to him: and as he
did almost all his morning work there,
she saw very little of him. and was too
timid to attempt more.
It was a large, comfortable room. well
filled with books, and vith useful maps
and papers. The hureau.which Angus
always kept carefully locked, stood ck.su
to the fireplace: for he was of a very
chilly nature, and often had fires burn
ing when other people could not have
borne them. The room had a northern
aspect, and overhung the end of the
loch.
I Jianei, Willi me Key in ner nanu,
went up lo tne bureau, ana siuing
down before it, unlocked it. The lid
(it was a large, round-topped secre
taire) was heavy, but sho succeeded in
pushing it open. She opened the
drawer that Angus had mentioned, but
to her surprise, for he was very accu
rate, tho letter was not there, and sho
proceeded with her search. The draw
ers were all sot round an arch in the
center of the bureau, with tiny ivory
pillars ana a little noor of ebony and
what
ivory diapers. 1 here sho saw
was evidently the letter of which she
u-nu iti uftuwh nn thu tltni holfi flriu'tl'l
by an exceedingly heavy brass paper
weight. She took hold of it eagerly,
she was so anxious to execute well this
little commission her husband had
given her.
Mabel had not calculated on the
weight of the brass oi'nament; it
slipped from her hand and fell with
violence on to the ivory work. Ono of
tne little pillars was pushed bank, evi
dently by the jar given to some strong
spring, and under her very hand a
secret drawer sprung out.
Mabel was much startled: the drawer
was full of papers, and she was about
to shut it hastily when her eye was
attracted by ono word, and she opened
and read them. t
Presently the boll of Angus' room
pealed violently through tho- house.
The butler, astonished at so unusual a
sound, ran hastily to answer, it.
Mabel was standing in front of the
desk looking 'ite awful, as he ex
pressed it aft -d, her eyes wide dis
tended and st. ;. her face blanched
to a deadly whuonoss.
"Lady Grisel, send Lady GriseV'sho
gasped.
Lady Grisel was just coming home
from her walk when she was met by
the man running to meet her with a
scared face. She did not wait till his
story was over, but rushed into her
son's room.
She found Malnjl lying insensible on
the floor, and strewn all over her the
papers.
Lady Grisel caught them up in deadly
terror; there was no mistaking their
meaning; they were Ewan and As
sunta's marriage certificates.
Before that night telegrams were
speeding over the country; to Edin
burgh for doctors: to Lady Armine.
summoning her to come without a mo
ment's delay. . . :
All througlrthe night there was run
ning to ant fro, and whispering and
agonized prayers. Before the first
blue light of morning paled the sky, a
son was born to Dunmonaigh, and
mother and child lay dead.
CHAPTER XXV1II.
Lady Grisel came slowly into Angus'
l-oom; ho sat before a table with his
face hidden on his arms. Sho stood
for ono moment looking down on him
unable to speak. He looked up at last
with haggard eyes: sho held the fatal
papers in ner bands.
"lellme,"he burst out, "moth
was it that that did it?"
"Yes, "answered LadyGrisoL stonllv. ;
"First Assunta, now Mabel.
"Ani'Javhat do you mean to do now?"
he saiiffiis she sunk down on a chair.
"Justice!"
She heard his long-drawn breath, as
if he were panting hard.
"You-do not know what the tempta
tion was," ho said. "There were no
other proofs, no witnesses. Others
have surved such things, why not she?
And you see I never destroyed them?"
"Angus, spare me that; the disgrace
has killed your wife."
"Do not speak like like," he said, al
most savagely;- "you will drive me
more mad than I am already."
"Then spare me your excuses."
"Mother, you aro as hard as stone."
She made no answer. It wa a strange
scene in the early morning !ight; Lady
Grisel pale and rigid; with a look of
concentrated agony In her face, Angus
pacing the room in his mud-spattered
shooting dress, as he had come in the
evening before. At last he said,
slowly, "What can I do?"
"Justice!" she repeated.
"To whom?"
'To Ewan's child."
"Does she still live?"
"We will movo Heaven and earth to
find her, that you may atone for your
sin."
"God help me," sho answered, her
lead sinking on her breast.
I will not stay," he cried. Ml have
incurred the penalty of the law; tho
law wilt make me a beggar; the law
will brand me as a felon-a felon! Do
you hear?" '
Her hands wrong together." ,
"So 1 shall go," he said, "that yov,
may not nave a felon for your son. You
shall never ate nut mom. -
"Angus!"
"Do not try to stop me, mother, ho
cried, "or I shall go quite mad.' Mabel!
my Mabel! my pretty Mabel! 1 have a
firo raging hero," and he pressed hU
brow: "I can see nothing but her eyes
upbraiding me. Good God! I must
go."
"You shall, Angus, It will b batter
so: but not now. You cannot leave her
so."
"Say what you will, mother; that
the papers have leen found. Save tho
honor of the old natuo if you can. I
will never come home to disgrace you.'.
Lady Grisel thought for one moment,
and it seemed to her that it might bo
best that he shmtld go. She was ter
rified at the wild bloodshot eyes and
twitching hands.
'Angus!-' she cried "not to-night.
Can you not stay and see her mother?"
I A cry, strange and low. like the cry
1 of some hunted animal, broke from his
l lips.
j "Her mother!" he cried; how can I
; meet her? How have I kept my trust?"
j tiiim,. trt trtii,h wnmn ttsiftr.ni ncr fli.twl.
1 " ? : : .. ft
sho loved vou. Angus.'
niiu i imt; Miitu 1111. uut jut; jeu.
He sprang toward the door; then sud
denly coming back, he said, "I will
write to you from London. I shall wait
there till tho child is found, but I will
never come home."
"Will you not look at her once more,
Angus? She looks very beautiful: she
forgave you and loved you: vour name
was the last on her lips. Oil, my boy,
do not go like this!"
"I cannot. You are cruel, mother:
you torture me."
She clung passionately to him.
"Angus! you whom I nave loved be
yond all others in this cruel world! you
for whom I would have died, listen to
me!"
"Oh, mother, mother!"
"I forgive you! Mabel has forgiven
you, Angus make Ewan's child for
give you in his nanm and his wife's;
then down on yiur kncsand pray, and
wrestle for a blessing, and in God's own
time lie will also forgive my son!"
"I will, God help me: lot me go."
He crossed the hall, drew back the
bolts, and went down the steps. Sho
stood watching him as he undid the
boat and stepped into it, her hands
clasped in tearless agony. '
"One last good-by," she said, stretch
ing UUL J1CL Ul IUB lUWUI U IM1I1.
"No, no! I am not worthy!" he an
swered. '
He drew himself from her clineinir
' urms she saw him bending to the oars
ana lne lmlc 0031 speeding, across we
"
Long white streaks shone in the sky,
brightening and brightening till they
suddenly gleamed down like blades of
shining steel athwart the loch, and the
sun rose up, cold and white and bril
liant. Lady Grisel shivered, and tho bitter
cold of early morning chilled her
through and through; she turned and
went to Mabel's room and knelt down
by her sido.
About 11 o'clock that night poor Lady
Armine arrived. Lady Grisel met her
at the door, and her face told the tale
her dry lips could not utter. Too late.
The mother's grief at first was over
whelming. Sho had loved Mabel even
more than her other children; there
naa always oeen somctnmg so clinging,
so dependent about the child, that she
naa been their veriest darling.
Lady Grisel told tho -whole story
without omitting one fact or making
one excuse. It came from her lips as
if wrung from her by the torture of
the rack, but she told it all. She
braced herself to bear the reproaches,
the hard words sho awaited, and she
would have borne them all and thought
that little: but instead of chat, Lady
Armine threw her kind arms round
her neck, saying:
"Ah. Grisel, how much we both have
suffered!"
Then came to her the relief of pas
sionate tears. Lady Grisel felt drawn
impressiblv to her. and sho nnnvnri nut.
to her how dearly she had loved Mabel
how hard she had striven to make
her happy; and then ail herterrorand
anguish over Angus came, o.it, and the
old story of having misjiidorstood and
thwarted Ewan.
"I have ruined my sons!" she cried,'
in the strong sclf-agasemcntof a proud
nature brought low: and Lady Armino
found her own best comfort in trying .
to sustain her fellow-sufferer.
Toward the evening of the following '
day Lord Armine and Mildred arrived,
and all had to be gone over aealn.
When night came they were all worn
out, and all went to rest but Ladv
Grisel. She could not sleep: in vain
she closed her eyes and tried to lull
her aching thoughts. She could not
rest; she took up the book Mabel was
reading, the drawingon whichshehad
been intent only two days ago; she
found her long letter to Mildred on her
desk, thff half ftnitthaH ltnul,Vnu K -
, -.-.....v u U.D.MC 1',. U7
setting of the diamonds, in which sho
had taken such 'a childish delight, all
jusi as u nau roen ana at last tears
came to her relief. -
The next morning she had a lono- In
terview with Lord Armino. Uo strongly
advised that no unnecessary mvstery
should be made t hat the world should
ha' tnl,l aa, .V, .Mn 1... ....
" 'umiii oi nwan
Macmonach had been proved by tho
finding of tho necessary papers, and
that Angus, glad to have something to
do in the first agony of his bereave
ment, had gone awny to look for the "
lost heir. As soon as the funeral should
be over, they must at once take steps
to make restitution to Kwan's child.
Lord Armine went up to the manse
to see and talk over mattotV with the.
old Minister. -
Master Malcolm wrs terribly shaken
and alstressed by all t hat had happened.
He seemed so foelilo and old that at
first Lord Armino thought that he
would be of no use; but his memory was
clear when he had recovered suf
ficiently to collect his thoughts, end he
supplied him with date s and names,and
the address of the old shop in Kdgar
street, Soho. Ho considered it suffi
cient ground to work upon.
The sad day came at lust - the funeral
Of the bride who had come to Dun-'
monaigh but one Year ago. All the peo
ple in- the country-Hldo thronged to
gether, and many eyes were wet with
tears, and there wero wondering mur
murs at the absence of Anirus Mao
monaoh. - -, ..
Two dayeafter, Lady Grisel allowed
herself to be persuaded to accompany
the Amines i London, whither LorS
Armine wished torretnnv , Bw aUvesv
ray hair had crown aa while mmum
(to bb onrroriten.
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