The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16

tVAS0t'hS CAPtIImeHl. mere Is a young HAL
organically sound, good looking, we'll made we'll
born, we'll bred, given over TO the demon
drink. L gave him into your custody out of
reach of temptation, for the steward and the
captain will work with you for his welfare.
You can have him all to yourself for the next
two months. If there is any virtue in your
science you ought to be able to cure him And
Feron declared that he would cure him"
Clare gave the Colonel her hand.
lyon have brought me comfort and hope,
man. Colonel Stukeley, worthy to be my hus-
bands friend
You can give me no higher praise than that y
Grace had opened the packet and looked over
her letters. Yes, they were all there, the poor
little schoolgirl notes written in the most
Britannia French, with much recourse to grammar
and dictionary; the letters written later from
Darnel, in freer style, and little more Gaelic,
but Astounding in wrong genders and impossible
lenses. She glanced through the collection,
blushing as she looked and then knelt down on
the hearthrug and threw them behind the burn
ing logs. What merry blaze they made. While
the flames went roaring up the wide old CHM
ney, she turned to her godfather half in tears
and half in mirthfulness.
You have done something more for me than
teach me my catechism and the Ten Command
ments In the vulgar tongue" she said. ~ ou
have rescued me from great difficulty"
perhaps if had been in the way to teach
you the Ten Commandments, laying particular
stress upon the fifth. you might have never got
into that difficulty, my poor Oracle"
mo. II L had honored my father as | ought to
have done, l should never have engaged myself
to a French art student without his knowledge,
said Grace, and then with touch of pretty re-
belousness she added. but then he ought
never to have sent me to school. That was the
beginning of evil"
That was Aunt Dora's doing" said Sir Allan.
1.-The school was her advice"
Il hate people who are always giving advice, "
exclaimed Grace. "A thing that costs nothing
and which nobody wants.
How happy they were sitting round the cOzy
hearth, in the spacious old room which Wren
had planned for just such family uses.
-Four people sitting round the fire in the
average northern bedchamber would be a crowd;
but here there was room enough for twenty
They sat round the fire talking for the next
hour, and almost forgot that Sir Allan still!
an invalid. till the family doctor came in and re-
proved them severely all round, including the
patient.
Il said you were to sit up for an hour so,
and you have been up at least four hours, )" he
eXpostulated.
THE other three hours went under the head
of or so, replied Sir Allan. ut was vague
expression on your part which | took to have a
liberal meaning. Don't be frightened, Danvers.
[ never felt better in my life; and am going TO
eat one of those cartridges which you have been
pressing upon me as persistently as Louis the
Fourteenth upon his confeSsor | am going to
eat partridge and drink tumbler of Heidsick
to my supper, as old fashioned people say"
Upon my soul believe you have been taking
Heldslck already" said the DOCTOR for you are
as merry as a grie-and you have been all in the
dolefuls till to day."
THE tide has turned, Doctor, said Sir Allan.
you shall now see how fast a man of forty five
can get well when he is surrounded by those he
loves"
Before the end of November Sir Allan was
we'll enough to start for the South The day be-
fore he left Darnel Park he had decisive inter
view with his half sister. during which he made
it very clear to Dora Darnel that her place was
no longer under the same roof that sheltered her
brothers wife.
Il do not under stand in what manner / have
offended Lady Darnel. said Dora. with an air of
illused innocence. Il have absolutely shaved in
my desire that everything in this house should be
AZ near perfection as possible. If Lady Darnel
had any experience of large establishment she
would be better able to appreciate the trouble
have taken in her behalf"
Lady Darnel is not unappreciative, Dora.
She has great admiration for your talents a
housekeeper so great in fact, that her ambition
has been aroused by your example. and she
would like when come back TO try her hand
at housekeeping on her own account, so | shall
be glad if you will plan your future life while
we are away. / am sure we shall all be excellent
friends at a distance"
Dora paled to the lips and the hand that
played with her watch-chain was family
tremulous, but she maintained her dignity as
she replied:
Il am deeply grateful to you for my release.
Allan Residence under Lady Darnel's roof has
long been painful to me. My own wants are of
the simplest My poor little income will enable
me TO live in London, and in an intellectual
atmosphere where hope | shall not be mis-
understood as have been here"
You must allow me to double your income. as
have always intended if ever we came to live
apart" said Allan kindly.
Dora protested against the idea, but there was
that IN her protestation which assured Sir Allan
that she would not be inflexibe.
Glare and Grace both left Darnel with lighter
hearts because of the knowledge that they would
not find Miss Darnel installed there on their
return. That pernicious influence would be
taken out of their lives forever.
Il can never forget that it was Aunt Dora who
sent me to school," said Grace in her confiden-
tlal talk with her step-mother while Sir Allan
slept peacefully on the other side of the railway
carriage which was taking them to Genoa. She
is the only person who ever parted me from my
father"
'But believe there is one other person who
has the same malicious intention, Grace >
answered Lady Darnel, smiling at her. ''If Mr.
Colchester comes to spend Christmas at Venice
with us, as he threatens. fancy it will be with
the hope of persuading you to exchange Darnel
Park for the Manor before long"
''He is most persistent young man." said
Grace blushing. Il hope it won't bore you to
have him in Venice"
II shall be delighted to have him. He has
always been my friend. He has never looked
codly down upon me as other people have done
at Darnel.'
Il believe that coldness was mostly Aunt
Dora's fault" said Grace; and she was right for
on Lady DarnelS return to her husbands house
in the spring, and upon the announcement of
Graces engagement to Edward Colchester, peo-
pie who had held themselves somewhat aloof be-
fore fastened IN IDapDal n 0ffap tbaip
lations upon that pleasant event, and somehow
before the year was out the neighborhood be
gan to understand that Lady Darnel was Z.
really charming person, and that Sir Allan was
altogether fortunate in his second marriage.
Sir Allan's second wife received all such tardy
attentions somewhat coldly, and did not by any
means fling herself into the newly opened arms
of the neighborhood, but Grace's marriage, which
took place early in August, brought about fes
tivities and vistings that necessarily drew Lady
Darnel into county society. She stinted no
splendors or Inequalities that beseemed the
marriage of her husbands daughter and heress