The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-01
CHAPTER II.

I" ~ Alexander at last alarmedf
CHAPTER II.
OssiAN.
There We little room 70 hope for her temperance
N NE aspect Of the house. as they catered through
aarms scemed rife on this sweet lu, evening; lights
were flashing through the great rooms-frOm the
were archlns the banquet tables already giittsring
with their load OF silver. for the wedd ng feast-to
sn,s,p. gesmsa ,n. up IN Tue fourth nory
FAINT voice. sharp with something more than apx'
! clencorai Giencors ~
"what madness Where can she have gones''
exclaimed Alexander Buccleuyh, stopping in his
tainly expected TO find her rciurncslu
.0h Alexander ~ sobbed Florlca losing all pres.
ense o. mind ANA aEna ae 81 aa asr ~
have gone. What did she say wlen you parted ~
FLUSH. Fi0rice, dear Nonsense crsing alreadyf
Giennies not q child 20 turn fra TIC about II she
doesn't report herself every hall hOur. And de.
clarc'-iooking at his watch--"we make as much
foss II she were gone tvTee days, anu she has only
Forice dried her tears Really fhoy were making
too much out OF trne. why need 1essic Buccleugh
and the other girls shont her n.me through tho
woods in that unsccIniy wayy-ths night before the
wedding. too, when all should be quiet and properf
They assembled the steps and stool ia the dark pas.
sage almost laughing at the confusion.
Little m0usie not trapped yetr' .rcd Alexander.
cheerily, IA Mrs Eliathorne came down stairs-tan
mot she ana must say, Alexander. that this IL
a very ridiculous, indeed an una countable bns-
ness. She's not In the house: she's not In the
grounds; and as you've again returned without
her, she's not al nurse Mcdowans. Very unac-
countabe, Alexander"
alarm,n said Alexander In a voice IAat trembled
little. 'You know the captain LAS not YET re!
turned. Perhaps she went 10 meet him; she sac
something about 1t when We were talking Ia
the lanc.r
to be seen publicly Just now; besides, sue nad ne
..oh, wish guardIe was well Of nomer sighed
Florice going to lean disnaily IN The still open win
dow Presently she turned rouni and looked into
the ROOM II wish you'd get the girls called In !" said
she; sthey're making an awful usluiDance cryh9
over the place that way"
Tripping feet now sounded, and voices. eager and
excited, questioned and answered. Us lne great aooI
flew open, and two OF the bridesmaids appeafeo'
But no one had seen Glencora. :,
They waited, and as conjecturlng did not seem %
improve their spirits they waited III silence.
Presently the grit OF light wheels sounded on the
walk suddenly and so near that they all started AZ
chats the captain said Mrs. Ell athorne, rising,
'sand Gencora, OF course" Alexander rushed down
the steps, cab was drawn up before the door; two
men were standing by the steps: one the captain,
counting money, the other the cablnan holding Out
his hand for the fare.
"You needn't wait at your stand for me to-nor.
row. cried Captain Drunlmonds CHEEKY voice AZ
the cabman mounted his box. "l'll be better EN-
ployed by this time tomorrow even ng, hope, hal
ha! Good night cabby."
"Is Miss Calvert not with your, brcathed Alexan.
ders cold lips as the empty carriage wheeled ROUND
..oh. good evening to you, Buccleuch. Hero with
the girlss but OF course you are. as bridegroom
should be- What's thatr Giencora not with anvd me'
Alexander, what's the matter" Captain Drummond
stood in the paror doorway; handsome, whole
you might be sure. His brig0t blue eyes travelled
from face to face In establishment. Matter enough
he could see that.
"(llencora has not been seen since half-past 1ye,t
said Mrs. Ellath0rne, at last.
Disappeared Impossiblep ~ cried the captain,
h.al uatf hQ fi.lnO
"Not that, captain" spoke up Alexander, broad
glow on his face; ''not disappeared in the way you
take it. Nobody distrusts my GIRL We fear some
accident.n
awhat accidentr' demanded the captain, bluntly
Buccleugn wiped his damp forehead, signing
heavily. -.
her out Just for word In the ane she had not even
a bonnet on her head. When we came to the wicket
wager-'Iwas only q silly little bet with me-thas
she'd be home first, as she was IN hurry about
some sewing, and she objected TO my staying ell the
the other. We parted ut the little gate, and In 1vS
minutes had reached here; but we have not seen
"Whch way dld she go-by the canalrn
ssNo indeed; she went by the pr, ate path Just
with the lane. walked down Iy tue cana because
il was longer than her way. Why, she hadn't three
minutes walk between her and the parloi window
"You say she had no bonnet on. She couldn't
have gone TO see her nurse
NO no, guardie, we looked there" sobbed
..she had bonnet on. What am thinking orr
said ~ Was sa en- esr @ se ., ,acs
at Denburn gate, before We turned 10 come back to
the little wicket her maid came along the lane with
bonnet and cloak for her, saying that Mrs. Ella
thorne had sent them. Does she know nothing
about Glencora after left herr"
''Call her up" said the captain, catching at .
Accordingly the lady's maid was called up ana
closely questioned by the captain, but not the slight
est Information was elected from her. Then all the
servants of the household were summoned and
questioned In turn, but with no better success, and
at last the captain led Alexander aside and the two
went together and quietly gave that the canal
lust at this time their attention was attracted by
singular sound. First clink, clink, clink ad0wD
the silent lane, coming closer-then as the sound
became distinct mingled with regular short and
respiring pant then light bounding tread, then,
the ewes assisting the ears q little cloud Of dust
would have doomed, rolling along the middle OF the
road then two red eyes a HS saen s might i g s
cened tearing beneath the iron bars In eager hurry
and ct last, with louder snort, the tswny ngurs
known to doghood, wrlggled through and with long
leaps sprang up to Lady Bank.
This proved to be GIencoras deer hound, Ossian.
wet weary and savage from some cause only APP
parent to himself, conrsing home 70 his kennel;
They had HIM In the Kitchen IN moment ana pro-
.Theres been worse than an accident happened, r
fear, exclaimed the captain, drawing long breath.
after closely inspecting Tic uOBs -lhus uoB Do.N
swimmino for his nfe-not In the canal, but IN the
sea. The water on him 10 sea brinc tue weeds on
him are sea grass. He's followed taem pretty as
lance before they threw him In the dde.n
Then reckoning Alexander 70 follow nm ne csnea
they ordered q gig and nect horse, Jumped In,
taking the dog with them and set or for Granton
Pier -.
they drove and they walked; they retraced and
visited; they covered poor ussian's head until hf
nearly bit, and they muddled poor Ossian's Dren4
or where he was Then they drove the three miles
down to Portobelo and set him on the sands and re.
tired after throwing to him one OF Gencorav utsis
gloves for company. ....~
Ossan looked about ran hither and thitneH
shook himself and capered little then Uncovered
ne was alone, howed dismally, returned 70 sne
glove fondled It. picked It M aud finally started on
at swift gallop along the road LOT EuhDulg hope .
and sped after him. But alter dasnng at break.
neck pace by the shortest possible cut they dscoy-
cred that he was only leading them home, 20 they