The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-30

4 blaze of warm yellow light pres
emily mingled with the cold blue moon
light. They were approaching a stately
castle, whose many windows were II
Eliminated. Squire O'Ilara's house wa.
Ike a cottage compared with this cas
tie: and Mr.. Mel'hcr~pn. who had beer
ia the immediate ncighborhpod All hci
life. had never seen IL before. But IA.
had no time Ia express her surprise. fol
servants in splendid livery hurried out
ip help her from her horse, and c"Bduct
her into the castle.
She passed through several rooms
beautifully furnished and lighted with
countless candies, until he reached the
large chamber where her patient. 4
handsome lady, lay in a sIImpiuou~ bed
There was a fire burning al III" hearth.
Mrs. Mcpherson >at down bc-ideit, lean
ing her elbow upon "A small white mar
ble table that stood near. and gazing. a
If in "A dream. AT thc lady, and the At
PENDANTS fitting about the room. One
Of them. "A rcspcciablc-looking woman,
came close to her. and pau-ing a mo-
mcnt, n If to dust aud arrargc some
furniture. whispered. "luu will pres.
entity De offered cake and wine; bu'
y"u'Il neither eat nor drink in this house
if YOU value your life
Mr.. Mcpherson trcmblcd. How >he
cursed her ayarice. and wished b had
never seen the gold glittering in the me-
~engcr'- purse, When a man came IN
carving a silver tray laden with refresh
mcnt,. and pressed her Ia partake. she
/ ill -. .t...f..lf,- ..rru-.N EEr-.lf ia
his evident chagrin.
VII YOU not taste the spirits, then,
ma'aIn?" said he.
..Faix an troth. my good gentleman,
that's a drop never passes my lips re-
piled she, Oblivion, of the glt-- at Shaun
D"yuc'~, and IF many a cup of comfort
besides.
..Dp TAX 4 sup, ma'am: it will lift
zap your heart bravely,' persisted the
servant.
But Mrs. Mcpherson saw the woman
who had warned her looking back anN-
iuu>ly at her. and she again refused.
The night advanced. There was a
small green pot lying on the table, and
out IF curiosity and idlrncs- she took it
up To examine IL. 4 short time after
ward, something tickling her left eye
brow, she raised her hand Ia rub IL, and
marvellous was the effect If that simple
action. All her surroundings were
changed in a moment. The lady no
longer Law on a srmptuouS bed, but up
on the damp ground. The carpets, ST.
fls, chairs, and tables turned into grass
and bcnwccd~: the -ayly dressed at
PENDANTS were dwarfrd into diminutiyc
"rccm-cuatrd and rcd-cappcd people:
and the stately castle itself vanished,
leaving noihin" but the old trees Of
Squire O'IIara's fort.
Mr.. Mcpherson was 80 terrified that
il was all she could Ia not Ia scream b:
but knowing that such a cnur~" might
lc suicidal. she controlled herself, and
made no sim. She then tried the effect
Of covering her left eye, and looking
with the right. The castle and it, fairy
~plcndur returned, all a. magnificent a.
il had been an her entrance: bat if >he
used the left eve, the horrible mctamor-
ph"Sis took place.
The patient now required her care. \
fine son was born, whom she dressed and
laid on the pillow beside his mother.
Her business concluded, the same servant
who had brought her 10 the castle wills
pcrcl Ia her that il was time for her
Ia 90 home. Never were words more
welcome. She fastened IL the door
without looking behind her, and suffered
the man la help her {" mount her horse.
In a trance of terror she rode home, not
Spcakin" lest She should show that She
WAS afraid.
Here are Your wares, he said, when
She ~di>mountcd At her ~ door.
Caring Just then very little for the
money. she took it and dropped il ON
the window-Sill. The messenger rode
off. and she locked her door on the in
side. and sat down beside her cold hearth
to think over the adventure. and con
graduate herself upon her safe return
home. There was a glass OF potrcn in
a certain black bottle in the cupboard a;
she drank il la cheer her quakin- heart.
The long winter night WAS over, and she
had not been half an hour at home he
fore daylight made it, way through her
window, and fell uppn the money III the
sill.
Had il turned into dead leaves or bits
of stick? No; there ii lay, a heap of
rFht Nfff f'ih ~ lltF lftliil. R'll~l>AlI- W
a half sovereign. five Shilling>. and sin
pence. She examined il with her right
eve. then with her left, then with both
together. and the result was the same.
Strange things had happened {" her
IF late: the visit of her ancient neigh
Dor from Crohanroc; the sudden bub.
bling up nf the spring ut the foot If the
old ash: and. lastly. her night ut the
Rurhan fort. When the sun WAS high
i'm the heavens. she pluchcd UP courage
Ia 90 pretty near the fort-at least To
within one field of il. There WAS the
mound in the Squire'S field with trees
growing round the outer edge. and rank
grass and bcnweedS in the center, and
all looking Just Is usual: but AT her feet
lay a small red cap, very like those she
had seen worn by the fairy servants.
She picked ii UP and hid ii beneath her
shawl. and Is she did 81 she heard dis
tant mu>ic-mu>ic that WAS sweet and
pleasant. hut that had a mufiled sound,
~ though il came from some region UNI
der ground. She remembered all AT
omce how her little brother Mick. dead
wears before. had once been herding in
The Squire'S fields. and had come home
with wonderful tales of pipes and tid-
dies that he had heard while he lay with
his ear against the ground.
Its a gentle place, this fort: an
: * Crohanroc, Ia be sure" said
She Ia herself, ian I'll just tax
the bonnie wee zap hame wi me for
luck"
~ the red cap lay on the dresser all
day. hut there WAS no trace of il next
morning.
1t waSna for luck, them" >olilo-
guized she. I'D ax we'er minister
what he thinks anent it, only he'd he
sure To bid me 90 to the meeting regu-
lar, an pay my stipends. an quit takin'
the wee drop hat helps me through wi
my work"
This last thought decided her not 10
consult her minister. So she told neither
HIM nor any body else about the man
who had lived on Crohanroe for a hun