The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-08
" Pray walk in" b. said

"gether up the short path which led te
s"' door where no latch key was needed
L"'r 1t stood open to th. dying beauty O
the October day, and showed the brirb,
n'cker OF swood ERE from room within
sweet and home-iike it, looked-a CON
'rast, indeed, TO the stately, gloomy hopss
I .hsre Roland Tyrrell lived .Ioue-apd, q.
they entered the ball, . figure started ut
nom a 10" chair in front Of the sparklips
blaze on the psrlor-hsarth.
Is that you. Hugh p s-ked a pleasan,
voice Il had fire made becaus. ]
thought it would look cheerful, and. do
yon know, belieye have been hal,
asleep"
Ny sister, Mr.. Tyrrell" said Hugh, in
tone OF Ice
Inc hrelIgh. was pretty and soft. with
lis capricious glow, but it was not very
bright, and the dusk was dark in IN. l;,,is
parlor, 30 nobody raw much OF the su,.
prise that Margaret Churchill ms, have
ieit One uncomfortable start she gave
out that was all, and her only welcome 10
TINS strange guest was silent bow.
linen they sat down-Alargaret in the
shade-and Hugh, who was ever impetu-
Gus, plunged al once to the point.
must repeat that am a, a loss to
imagine what you can have to saw that
has gained me this visit, Mr.. Tyrrell"
Are You p said Tyrrell, in a tone o.,
some surprise. Then you must have
forgotten very soon communication
which yon received from nv LAWYER In.
other day; or else you mus, consider me
very careless OF my fathers solemn
desire u you think ! could rest satisfied
with the decision you returned to him"
Hugh made an impatient gesture.
mat matter was ended when ! AL
s"ered your lawyers letter" he said ali
yon have come here to reopen it in any
manner, !on have given yoursel: great
deal OF useless trouble"
"fou mean that YOU are determined 10
refuse the beeuest OF man who. how
ever deeply he may have wronged Won
has passed beyond the reach of your re-
sentiment Dow7
g. mean answered Hugh. almos,
herce'y that Il the man who bequeathed
tins insult to those whom he has so deeply
injured, were only alive, would fling il
scornfnlly INTO his teeth. Since that is
impossible, cast it back into the hands
OF those to whom he delegated this last
o'hce OF hatred, AMI bis voice fairly
hemhIed with passion here" bid them
take heed how they come TO press the offer
Of that which has been once rejected
Leaning forward in the freight. Ro-
land Tyrrell fastened his dark ewes keenly
on the kindlng face before him. At those
last words OF menace, a white hand stol,
out of the dusky shadows and laid self
with gentle, warning touch on Huch's
shoulder. TyIrells gaze Tell loy a moment
on this before be spoke. Then he said ~
quietly rs ever -
Judged from your letter that Won
took some such view OF my iaihers be-
quest ~ this, aud came prepared 10 find
You lar from moderate in feeling or ex-
preston. see you wonder why came"
(the question had risen plainly to Hugh's
eyes( simply Tor this to 10 an Act of
justice to the dead. You say that IN
leaving you legacy, my father meant to
leave you posihumous insult. In this
you wrong him as much as il is in the
power OF one man to wrong another. For
many years before his death he bore about
continually augmentiDg sense Of the
great injury he once did YOU Il poisoned
his life so entirely that his only comfort
rested in the thought Of some reparation.
which, however, inadequate It might be
would atleast serve to mark bis great -e
morse and great desire to make atonemeDt
He knew that, beside other suffering. h.,
act had entailed grea' pecuniary priyauon
upon you, and tins, at least, he wished to
remove During his life he wa aware
that you would accept no service at his
hands hut lac trusted that, after his death.
YOU, who call yourself christian man.
would not refuse the POOR and weak atone
ment which he stroYe to make. /. Iii.
son-I, who witnessed more OF his suffer-
ing than any other, save his Maker-Iask
you now ifyou dare 10 do ibis
rhe grave, sieai'sst voice. with a ring
Of pathos in it 50 slight that a dull ear
would not have caught it, had certain
accent Of command as it u kcd the qnes