The daily gazette., 1880-02-04


"Has Miss Barbara given me her own
bedroom, wonder?" he asked, looking
about him, as soon as he was left alone.
At the Lead of the bed hung assfamily
porlrait-a bale man and three children,
a BOY aud two girls. In the DARK, bright
beauty OF one he failed to recognize the
childhood of the pale, cold woman he
had just lett, but the infantile beauty OF
the youngest girl bad in 1t something fa-
miliar.
"a pretty child; the eyes-whose do
they remind OFF" he mused.
His eye wandered, and fell upon
scarlet cloak flung over chair, aud then
to pair Of dainty shoes hanging from O
peg. There was knot Of pink. ri ibbons
beneath the little round mirror of bur-
uished steel, and a Leghorn hat hung
out from an ogercrowded chest.
IA last years birds nest" said Red
mond, giving a clumsy, tapestried chair
a little shake, to clear 1t Of dust, before
he threw his cloak over II; land l am
tired enough to sleep anywhere. won-
der what my little bri lie will think" was
his last thought, AZ ne composed himself
to sleep.
He woke with the dawn, and sprapg
up. Early as 1t was, breakfast wss wait
ing him, and his horse was saddled at
the door.
81 am afraid that you have been put
to some trouble on my account" he
said, as Barbara appeared, and took her
place at the table. 81 meant to have
taken my leave without disturbing any
one in the house."
"You could not have doue that" she
answered, looking at him with the same
strange smile be bad before noticed.
II was a cold. almost a cruel look, he
thought, a. he hastily supped the milk I.
and tasted the wheaton bread, stin with
hrtle appel te.
AS hs arose from the board, his host
ess arose also.
THE storm is over, but She rain has
made the rvad impossible, she said.
"My horse Is saddled; 1 will ride with
you. shd put you on q safe road out of
| the gap"
In vain he protested. She mounted Q
black horse, and rode at his side down
tie path. She wore black cloak, her
pale chiseled face under its hood. Red
mond looked at her covertly, wondering
how she could be so beautiful and yet SO
repus.te TO him.
"Your father never goes abroad ?" he
asked, by way of conversation.
"No. He sits all day with my brothers
dogs, trying to clean the boy's ride-that
will never he used again"
"Your brother IL dead, fhen?"
"He died of broken heart"
"Your family have seer trouble" said
Redmond; tlTeleS3iy
"We.have seen bitter trouble" she
answered.
After moment, she resumed: 1--WE
had sister, who was our darling and
our pride-the boys twin. She YVES MUIR
dered. Twins hearrI grow together, you
know. She could die and Nggent hve
His strength followed her weakness
We are leit to povery, desolation and
decay. Where are you going Lord Red
moud?"
He was convinced that she WIS part
ly crazed, and told the truth, thinking
1t more pacific theme for her gloomy
mind.
81 am going home to be married"
'Where?"
"At Redmond Castle"
sis your bride younkP"
"YounR and lovely; my cousin-the
Lady Am Delaney"
''She loves you?"
eyes See this little mare 1 ridei /
bought 1t for her 20 ride over the hills
with, when Spring comes"
"Lord Redmond, stopp she cried.
cried
"You stand before my sisters grave
my sister whom you murdered, three
years ago, by false VOWS, as surely as the
knife murders! You know whom 1 am
now-I can seq it In your facel You re-
member Bess McOrea. You won her
love; she came home to die. 1t Is you
who have rsined us. Do you think 1
shall let you go TO happiness? Never!
There is her gravel You shall go over 1t
to your death?"
The mound was on the very edge of a
cliff
He held his more desperately, but she
urged heIs forward step, passing him
to the very brink. so that his horses fore
feet touched the grave. He turned upon
her with an oaih.
"You shall never go back!" she cried,
with q Inocking laugh at the horror IN
the blanched face.
She had thong in her hand, which she |
h all never used upon her own horse. He |
was terrified BY its position.
claimed.
$50, tben" she said.
He gathered. the little fllly instantly |
fearful that his tormeutor would sIrlke |
the foaming, excited creature-and spdr-
red her TO the loap. The distance was
deceptive. Kitty stru the opposite
ledge with her fore feet, slipped, and
horse and rider went spinning into the |
gulf below.
Three days later, his friends found |
him, there bruised out of all recognition
excepting by his garments, and the /
body of the dead horse. 1t was never |
known how he came to his dt atb: