Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-08

war; which indeed he had not only done but
had also distinguished himself highly In the
Sar dinian service, as his numerous medals and
decorations well testified.
Ihad obtained maps of the estate, over which
we had ridden or walked during the week, and
ON the day at which have now arrived had
completed rough plan OF the campaign"
upo N which we adjourned to dine, and take
our boating excursion as usual. The evening
was beautiful, gentle breeze ripping the
waters, Just sufficient to impel our boat upon
an almost even keel Norah and Kathleen were
I'm high spirits, and the Colonel and i, after
close days work, felt the delicious languor
that accompanies the well earned repose OF
men who have toiled mentally or physically
during the day.
Ye jewellers in cities, how are you not TO be
commiserated-who have never enjoyed the
agreeable sensations experienced by The weary
sportsman after days hunting OF constant
walking over bogs and moors, the luxury OF
tub, OF change OF garments, OF the prepran-
dial glass OF old brown sherry, the comfortable
meal the glowing wood fire. and bottle of gem
erous LATTE; the lounge upon sofa, with the
fragrant mocha and mature havannah at hand;
the game at whist or chess the dressing-gowr
stage of toddy and pipe; and then the arms
Of Morpheus, most benignant OF the gods! He
who has not experienced all this has not lived;
he may have existed-so do moles, toads, and
oysters; but that is not life
We had sailed out some four or five miles
westward from the shore, when !, who always
occupied my seat as "look out, and was en-
Toying my privilege as usual, observed the top
mast of n vessel just rounding the headland.
On she came, sailing with snowy wings as
stately as a wan, until her hull was visible
round its point. The words There Is that In
fernal 'Gulnarepn were on my lips; fortu-
nately, restrained myself In time. / directed
Norah's attention TO the beautiful vessel; In
stantly she exclaimed
"Ob, papa, give me the glass" which was
obliged TO pass from the stern and hand To her.
oh Kathleenl" she said, after looking In
tently throughit for few seconds, ait Is the
'Gulnare, Il know the long red pendants from
the topmast. Oh, how lovely she looks"
And so must admit che did, though, at the
moment, | was wicked enough to wish that
she might run upon the long reef OF pets
submerged at high water, and running out 10
sea for nearly mile. twas evident however,
that she had some pilot on board well acquant-
ed with the coast, for he gave the headland u
wide berth, and stood well out into the bay for
fresh tack, which would bring the yacht TO
moorings opposite the castle -,
"My dears," said Colonel De Burgho, ''if
you hink II is the 'Gulna-e' we had letter
"bout the ship and return 10 prepare for the
reception of our guest; with this wind we shall
be- more than an hour before we ground keel, and
think see a six-oared boat putting of from
the yacht, which will soon overtake us; no
doubt the Count has been informed that he
will reach the castle sooner By rowing across
the boy than by lacking about in this dull
breeze, and with an ebb tide"
"Oh, IL Is the 'Gulnare, papaw said Norah.
~ would know her among thousand ships,
by her tapering masis, spread OF canvas. and
long low hull.
"Wel my dear" said the Colonel, IL think
YOU are right; at all events 1t Is time 10 re-
turn," and he turned the boats head shore
ward
This change of position gave Norah a clear
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the boat which had just been lowered from her
side; she took the glass again, and fixing II on
the latter said
"How quick they row,--the oars scarcely
seem 10 touch the water"
Laying down the glass she tood her sisters
hand, as she thought unseen by me, and her
beautiful face became sufTused with bushes as
che hummed the air she had sung on the first
night Of my arrival: the words OF the refrain,
my love, my love, " scarcely louder than
whisper, reached my ear. felt my heart-strings
tighten with suppressed excitcment--I could
not articulate; ] knew that my eyes looked
green, and that my face WAS pale, Tor all my
blood ran turbulently 10 the region OF the heart
and was quickening its pulsatiun al fearful
pace. Norah's eyes were still fixed upon the
last-pursuing boat, when Kathleen, kind soul
pprceiviug and, ] believe, suspecting the cause
of, my confusion, leaned forward, so as 10 con-
zeal my face from her sisters gaze and said,-
you are lightly clad, Mr. Mervyn, and look
cold; take this shawl, am not using it,and the
evening air is getting chill"
gave her grateful glance, for as yet had
not sufficiently mastered my emotion 20 speak
my thanks. At this critical moment there sud
denly burst from the side Of the yacht a lurid
glare Of Gre, and In few seconds the boom of
a small cannon came across the sea, and rever-
berated among the walls Of the castle and the
adjoining hills.
Its the evening gun said Norah; Won
mi ia ms a urn HraH
gun at sunset suppose it is meant a. sig
nal 10 u.s."
''No doubt ii is,' said Kathleen, "and think
our friend the Count will reach the shore as
soon "a we shall, for his boat seems TO be flying
across the water like an albatross."
had by this time recovered my composure,
and began to busy myself with the boat hook
and other preparations for landing. We had
scarcely arrived at the quay and given our boat
in charge of its custodian, when the Counts
pinnace pulled alongside, and he, jumping
ashore, threw his arms round Colonel De
Burgho, and saluted him on both checks, ex-
claiming, "Carissimo AMIGO"
''Welcome, Count said the Colonel; 1--WE
have been expecting your arrival some days"
The Count then turned to Norah and Kath-
leen, and shook hands warmly with both, bow
ing low to the former, and returning her ex-
pressive glance with ons equally significant
| was introduced as the "SignOr Nervyn,n
and we all walked leisurely towards the castle.
The Counts valise was landed, and the pinnace
rowed of To meet the yacht, now just coming
TO an anchor about a mile distant. ] walked
modify and silently along In the rear OF the
part, the demon Of jealousy gnawing at NV
heart; new tuel was thrown upon the flame by
the fact this hated foreigner conversed In ltal-
ian. ] did not reflect that 1t was his native
tongue. / afterwards found that he was an
accomplished linguist NJ all his seafaring
countrymen are speaking French, Spanish,
Turkish, and modern Greek, like natives; but
nv only thought at that moment was that he
could converse with Norah in language /
could not understand. On that evening pur-
Joined an Italian grammar, and spent several
hours every night during his stay in Gland
estinely mastering colloquial phrases, and
II was amazing how jealousy assisted.
and stimulated my studies. In a fortnight /
could hold a conversation with Kathleen, who
innocently took an interest In instructing me
how 10 translate an architectural work in that
language.
Our days we're spent as usual, the colonel aud
! occupying the forenoon In business, while the
Count visited his vessel dnily, and I'm the even
ing we took long walks In the demenes, al
ways being ono Of the party, but my seat in the
boat being now occupied by the Count, ceased
to accompany the boating excursions, and on
those occasions | sauntered through the
grounds and along the shore, animated with no
very friendly feelings towards that favored In
dvidual.
walked one evening in little cove to the
northward of the castle, when sailor, one OF
the Counts crew, who had been lying on the
sward, with a small bundle at his side, rose up
and addressed me In strong Irish brogue. ]
had been under the impression that all his men
were foreigners and this man was as sunburnt
and rover-like as the rest. There could be no
mistake, as TO the place Of his nativity his salu
tation of eyer honor" being the usual one on
that part OF the coast. On further conversation
he Informed me that he had been In "furrin