The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-16

to the rush of the stream where it falls
over the stones between the roots of the old
| trees, between whose branches the tame deer
| would watch as, and where old Dapple-the
deer old beauty whose name have never men
toned in all these years-used to take biscuits
from our hands. Does old Dapple live, father !
DaPple, who was called .old' nine years ago :"
And Lady Greystock looked up, and took her
hand from her fathers grasp, and wiped her
eyes, and wetted her fair forehead from bowl
of water, and tried by this question to get
to the long past had brought to mind.
"Dappie lives" said Mr.. Brewer. And then
he kissed her again, and thanked her, and said
they should love each oeher all the better
for the confidence he had asked and she had
given"
But why did yen ask ."
81 want to have my luncheon at your early
dinner" said Mr.. Brewer, not choosing to an
swer her. You do dine early, don't you 7"
Yes, and to-day Eleanor was going to dine
"Qute right. And want to speak to her.
Claudia, something has happened: You must
know all very soon. Every body will know. You
had better be in the room while / speak to
Eleanor. Let US get it over. But you had
better take yonr choice. 1t is still about Hor-
ace that want to speak-to speak to Eleanor,
mean"
al should wish to be present" said Claudia,
and she rose and rang the bell.
"Will you ask Mrs Evelyn to come to us 2"
she said, when her servant appeared. In a
very few minutes in walked Eleanor.
Mrs Evelyn said Mr. Brewer, last night
you directed q man to seek Jenifec at Mrs
Jenifer's half-brother. You knew him ~ Yes,
Mr.. Brewer, know him." But he did not
know you 81 ono" "He asked about You.
Why did you send him to Marstoa ?" because
he could there learn all he wanted to know. l
am not going to bring the shadow of my trou-
bles into this kind house." " That was your
motiveT "Yes. But might have had more
motives than one l think that was uppermost;
and on that motive believe that acted"
That man was in the park. At the lodge
gate he had made inquiries after my guest, Mr..
Erskine. That man was at Mrs. Felrs the
dairy-woman's, at midnight. He was wet
through. He had, he said, fallen into the water
he described the place, and they knew it to
be the deer-pond."
AS Mr.. Brewer went on in his plain, strai ght-
forward way, both women listened to him with
the most earnest interest; but as he proceeded
Eleanor Evelyn fixed her eye on him with an
anxiety and a mingled terror that had q
visible effect on Mr.. Brewer, who hesitated in
his story, and who seemed to be quite distract
ed by the manner of one usually 80 very calm
"Nsw Mr.. Erskine had gone ont into the
park late. Mr.. Erskine, my dear frends-Mr.
Erskne nerer came back ?" He paused, and COL
iected bis thoughts once more, in order to go
on with his story.
I've went to seek for him. He was found
evidences of hard struggle having taken
place there, struggle in which lie bad only
just escaped with his life. He has been i'll
treated in wav that it is horrible to contem-
plate. He is lying now in danger of death.
And this morning I have assisted in the cap
ture of James O'Keefe, whom found by Mrs.
Morier's Kitchen fire, for this possible murder.
l should tell you that Mr.. Erskine is Just as
likely to die as to live.'
ITO be continued)