The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1882-09-29
THE L3WYER'S SECRET,
By u. l.. y iTieon, Author of Broad,
Ch suae and Kisses"
CIA5TE.; Iv.-CoxTINuED.

CHATTER IV.-COSTINUED.
because. Mrs. Dalton, TO answer
you | must first question myself; and
believe me, q man must have consider
able courage vino can dare to- ask him
self whether. in this lirrSOme Journey of
life he l'a5 taken the right or the wrong
road. / confess myself coward, and
imPlorc you not TO compel me to be
brave"
lie rose as he finished speaking, and,
looking down at his dress, continued:
THE first dinncr-bell rang a quarter
of an hour ago, and behold me still in
travelling costume; the sin is yours,
Mrs. Dalton. Til dinner time, adicu!"
Ellinor, left alone, sank into gloomy
Tcvcrie.
"What-what can be the mystery of
this mans lifc"' she murmurcd to her
self = If | darel-but no, no! l dare
not answer tina; question"
Ii was difficult TO recognize the gloomy
and bitter Horace Margrave of half an
hour before in the brilliant and versa
tile visitor who sat at Sir LiOnepS right
hand, and whose inccssant flow of witty
Pcr&id0qs kept the crowded dinncr-tablc
in 4 roar of laughter. Ellinor, charmed
in spite of herself, bcgUilcd out of her.
self by the fascination of his animated
conversation, wondered ut the cXtraOr-
dinary power possessed by this man.
$50 brilliant, S." accomplished" she
thought; so admired. prosperous and
successful, "rt yet 50 unhappy"
That cvcui e the post brought Eli
nor letter - .ich had been sent to her
town house, and forwarded thence to
Sir L;oncTs.
She started on rccing the direction,
and, taking if into the little inner
drawing room, which was still unten-
ant"i, ~hc read it ~ the light of the wax
candle ON the chjmnry-piccc. She re-
turned To the long saloon after rcfold-
ing her letter. end. crossing over to a
hall table, ut which Horace Margrave
sat, bending over portfolio of cmgrav-
ingS, she seated herself near him, and
said:
Mr.. Alargayc, have just received
letter from NcotlanI.'
Prom Scotlaudr'
Yes. From he dear old minister,
James Stewart. You remember him?''
Yes; n whito-headcd old man, with
a family of daughters. the shortest of
whom was taller chan |. DO YOU CORE
spond with him"
'Oh. no. u i 50 many wears since
| left Scotland. that my dear old
friends seem one 10y one to have dropped
OFF. | should like 50 much to have
given them new church at Achindorc,
but Mr.. Dalton 81 course objected to the
outlay Of money: and us that is q point
never dispute with him, ! abandoned
the idea; but Mr.. Stewart has written
to me this time for Il special purpose"
"And that i>a''
TO tell me that my old nurse. Mar
garct Mackay. has become blind and
intiTm, and has been obliged to leave |
her situation. Poor dear old SOUL she |
went into service i'm Edinburgh, after |
my poor fathers death. and | entirely |
lost sight Of hor. ! should have pro |
vidcd for lc- long before this had l !
known where to find her; but now
there Is no question about this appeal, |
and | shall Immediately settle a hun
dred 4 year upon her, in spite Of Mr.
Dalton $ rigid and praiseworthy econ
Omy."
Il fancy Nr Dalton will think
year too much. Fifty pounds
for an old woman in the north of Aber-
,IccnShire would be almost fabulous
wealth; but you are 50 superb in your
notions. my dear EIlinOr, hard headed
business men, like Dalton and myself,
pa jo r"f cc71 'rlo,l va; 70
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