The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-02-07

speak 10 you, LluuOfcS. OAisu aIt
often | have been tempted to tell your
mother. But why should | make her
miserable She knows there IS
something: she knows when | see
him, but she knows no more"
"When you see him ?" Lindores
raised himself, with a return Of bis
first CHASTITY look, in his bed Then
he raised bis clenched fist wildly, and
shook it in the air. Vile devil, cow
ard, deceiver :"
COB, hush, hush, hush, Lindores
God help US! what troubles you may
bring y
"And God help me, whstever trOu-
bles | bring" said the young man.
81 defy him, father. An accursed
being like that must be less not more
powerful than we are-with God to
back US Only stand by me; stand
by me-"
Hush, Lindores! You don't feel
it yet-never to get out of hearing Of
him all your life. He viii make you
pay for it--if not now, after, when
you remember be is there, whatever
happens, knowing everything But
| hope it will not be so bad with you
as with me, my poor boy God help
you indeed if il is, Tor you have more
Imagination and more mind | am
able 10 forget him sometimes when
am occupied-wh hen 10 The bunting
field, going across country. Bui you
axe not hunting PIan, my poor boy,
said Lord Gowrie, with q curious mix
ture Of a regret, which was less seri-
Gus than the other. Then be low,
cred his voice. "Li1dores, this il
what has happened 10 me since the
momeLj | gave bim my hand
II did not give bin NY hand
''Yog did not give him your hand
God bless you, my boy You stood
outl" he cried, with tears again
rushing to bis eyes; "aDd they say
they say-bul | don't know if there
is any truth in it Lord G1wrie
got Up from his sons side. aud walked
up and down with excited steps III
there should be truth 10 il! MaDy
people think the whole thing is fsa-
cy. II there should be truth in it,
LindoTes :"
In what father ?" s
They say, if be is once resisted
bis power is broken-once refused
You could stand against him-yor
Forgive me, my boy, as | hope God
will forgive me, to have thought so
little of his best gifts" cried Lord
Gowrie, coming back with wet eyes;
and STOPPING, he kissed his sons
hand. 81 thought you would be
more shaken by being more mind
than body" he said, humbly. Il
thought if | could but have saved
you from the trial; and you are the
conqueror :"
Am the conqueror2 | think oil
my bones are broken, fa;her-out OF
their sockets" said the young man,
in a low voice. II think | shall 20
to bed"
"Yes, rest, my boy. It is the best
thing for you, ;" said the father, though
with a pang OF m5mentary disap-
pUintment Lindores fell bacs upon
the pillow. He was SO pale that
there were moments when the anx-
ious watchers thought him not sleep
ing but dead He put bis hand out
feebly and grasped his fathers hand.
"Warm-honest," be said With q
feeble smile about his lips, and fell
asleep.
The daylight was full 10 the room,
breaking through shutters and cur
tains, mocking al the lamp that still
aared on the table. 1t seemed an
emblem of the disorders, mental and
material, Of this strange night; and,
as such, il affected the plain imagin-
alton Of Lord GOwrie, who would
have fain got up TO exLinguish it, s1d
whose mind returned again and again
in spite of him, TO this symptom Of
disturbance. By and By, when Lin
dores' grasp relaxed, and be got bis
hand free, be got up from his sons
bedside, and put 0 Ut the lamp. put.
ting it carefully out Of the way.
With equal care be put away the
wine from the table, and gave the
room It's ordinary aspect, softly open
ing window TO let in the fresh air
Of the morning The park lay fresh
in the early sunshine, still except for
the twittering Of he birds, refreshed
with dews. ana shining in that soft
radiance OF the morning which is
over before mortal cares are stirring.
Never, perhaps, had GOwrie looked
out upon the beautiful world around
his house without a thought Of the
wierd existence which was going on
50 near to him, which had gone Oh
for centuries, shut up out Of sight of
;he sunshine. The secret chamber
had been present with him ever since
he saw it. He had never been able
to get free OF the spell Of t. He had
felt himself watched, surrounded,
spied upon day after day, since be
was of the age Of LindOTes, and that
was thirty years ago. He turned it
all over in his mind as be stood there
and his son slept 1t bad been on
his lips to tell it all 70 bis 0Ov, who
had now come to inherit the enlight-
enment Of his race. And it was a
disappointment TO him to have it all
forced back again, and silence impos-
ed upon him once more. Would lie
care 10 hesr it when be woke ?
would be not rather, as Lord GowrIe
remembered TO have done himself,
thrust the thought as far as be could
away from him, aud endeavor TO for
get for the moment-until the time
came when be would not Re permitted
to forget? He bad been Ike that
himself, he recoIleeted how. He had
not wished TO hear his own fathers
tale. II remember" he said TO him.
self, Il misunderstanding over
everything in bis mind-if Lindores
might only be willing to bear the
story when be woke But then be
himself bad not been willing when
be was Lindores, and be could IN
derstand bis SOP, and could not blame
him. but IL would he a di-aDDoint-