The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-18
SUSPECTED!
The Fate Of the Gamekeeper.
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,,,rrs ERROR, ssTRIcKEN DUMB" CLOUDS
AND SUNSHINE, "'FALSE PRIDE" ETC.
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II is impossible to know what daring
sbouchts are in Herewards mind as he sings,
mvRether he addresses the words to either
a his listeners. If he does, it is playing
v;th edged tools. But he does not apply the
vords by any glance into blue eyes or black,
though both watch him as he sings He need
ouly have raised his own six inches higher to
have met the blue one but he does not do
N-perhaps he dares not do it. But the sorg
has given both hislisteners a pain at the heart.
Miss Middleton imagines he is thinking of
Nettie Bount. This would not have troubled
her had she not herself been thinking of
Netties brother. He had said something
very like this to her at parting, though not
70 nice and qniet and resigned As for Lady
Gladys, she stands still in her place, looking
ycy much as she always looks and vet she
i heart-sick and weary of her life. She re-
members her lover also, her lover with his
little angry eyes and thick voice and injured
nose and she hates the diamond that flashes
Z With every movement Of her Land-hates her.
xN for wearing it. But it is to save Kings
cour, it is to keep IN tact the honor of their
good old name. So she thinks, and throws
ap her naughty head again /; and ti4eu the
! sng is ended.
They spend the evening at the piano.
Beth the girls play, and Miss Middleton
inM But Hereward will net sing again.
BE takes possession Of the ruby-velYet otto
msn and makes himself very comfortable,
md has his share Of pleasure, as le promised
himself he would.
The music Eaddens him -,n!.sic hes always
n had that effect upon linn But it is sadness
without pain. He looks at Lady Gladys as
she plays; he can look at her unobserved
from his present position. Perhaps he has
hken it up for the purpose of watching her.
Be can nlso hear her voice when size speaks
y her friend Lady Gladys has tie same clear
sweet voice which struck linn III the Countess
that first day be came to Kingscourt. 1t is
sioce to listen to-a voice whose lightest
word it is pleasure to hear. He looks and
listens and does not dream that he is doomed.
~ letit is rat certain that he does not dream
: He wishes he had never fancied himself
n love. Hewishes he had never written
those stupid, foolish letters, or received the
atil more stupid replies to them. He wishes
that no locket with girls photograph in it
had ever reposed above his heart He can
net e1actly explain to himself why he wishes
thase things Tut that he does wish them
athere Is no shadow Of doubt. lie would give
much to be Sir Galahad, to have never felt
'mai6en's kiss, or maiden's hand in his -.
And now his mental summing up, his re-
4 yAlmary musings, are all bent upon making
5 Aght Of these experiences. 4 year ago he
/ lngpi6ed them into giants of dispair, now he
Sculd fain diminish them into piglnies, un-
sSNuslhy Of asecond thought. he tells him
~ triumphantly that he is perfectly heart
mole, at the very moment when he is in
eeer danger tLan he ever w;.s in his life
4 teime
he is sorry when tie time comes Tor bed
IN candles He lights those belonging to
- eris, ana gives tlem into sheir hands,
Jmg good night to each us he does SO.
|seey Gladys gives hi,a her hand grayely,
- he takes it in a very determined clasp.
g ne does not hold it tor IN instant longer
enhe holds Miss Middleton perhaps not Tor
s. lons Thea he goes down to the smoking
\ s0o@ which rs on the ground floor. He has
1 'sn Just hshted his pii1e, and is standing on
= rug befors the FIRE with the Doctor, when
eod the menServants rlshes into the room.
Doctor, Doctor, you're wanting down at
sae mill Robert North has been shot at
Il "a, and they've done for him this time,
me enough"
fobert North !" cries the Doctor, Lutton-
- ms coat "Are you sure you're not
aken Whitney? How did you hear?"
sd !rathaway has just come runnin' as
q bus legs would carry him to say as
N he found him lynn deaa in the wood"
Il. Dead! You don't mean to say the man
eead!. cries the Doctor, aghast, and hur-
s gng ont OF the room without waiting for On
4 pver. -
ead as q door-nail, done to death by
nscnliy poachers. told him he was
e venture among them single-handed,
= was y obstinate as mule"
- Where have they taken him ?" Hereward
de ,s also buttonins up his coat aud
ang TO follow the Doctor.
ne the mill" the man answers, and
sd daahes out into the darkness after