The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-11

terrace. Jeannie came rushing to the door
to meet him, crying bitterly, and exclalm-
ing:
Eve haze fun him-we hae fun himl but,
oh. puir laddie, how change1l Thank God,
INV bonnie dearie didna live to see It'll II
would haze broker the heirt o her-as it has
mips" n,,,,. .,- -. h.,
urged him forward into an adjacent bed
room, where his poor friend lay shivering
in ftful. fevered sleep Great hollows
were in his cheeks and beneath his closed
eyes. A profusion Of long, curly snow
white hair streamed over his brow and
round his thin, worn neck. Cool Heaven!
Gould it be possible that this faded wreck
was all that was LEFT Of the once bright
winsome Curlyl
Long afterwards JAMESON learned that
soon as Donald left the asylum at Kew the
poor fellow set forth on foot for the north
Drenched with rain, and half starving, be
fell down fainting in the streets of Biz
mingham. He was taken up by The pohce
and charged with being drunk. Fortu-
nately, the inspector was an intelligent
man, who Immediately sent for doctor, on
WHOSE certificate Curly was removed TO the
pauper lunatic asylum
Alter ojourn of some months he was
be was assisted on by the mail as far as
Newcastle-on- Tyne. From thence the man
aver OF the theatre sent him by coach to
Edinburgh On inquiry there be found that
Willie had gone to Aberdeen weezs bsfora
Not human being in his native city recog-
nizsd in the shabby, broken-down, prema-
turely old man ths former spruce cornet in
the Midlothian Volunteers. he was almost
clad that it was so, AMI he skunk ous o.
Edinburgh as daylight fell resuming his
weary marci northwards, nor dld h. halt
till be found resting place il a friendly
barn by the waysiie, which shelterei him
until daybreak. He had some Two or tarse
shillings still left, which kept hin from abb
solute starvation. Fortunately the weather
was fine, so by night ne slept in burns, under
havricks, or, indeed, wherever hs could find
shelter. At length hs reached Abe,leen.
When he inquired at the theatre Tor Willie
he was told that he was staying at Gairioch
house.
.'Gairloch houser' he exclaimed That
Is where she lives On, no! &c eau De
that's impossible"
He resolved to write to Jameson at once,
but his impatisnce would not allow him 60
wait. He wouli go imme lately. Then
his pride stepped in-he did not wish her to
see him thus changed and wogn-thus
ragged and wretched. There could be no
harm anyhow in going near tue place-in
looking upon the spot which enshrinei all
he held most dear, so he walked towards
the Gairlocb Head
There stooi the house and the garden,
exactly as he had left Them two years ago
nothing seem changed except himself. Yes
she must be changed too, else she would
not have sent him that cruel reminder of
his weakness and degradation Yet per-
hans. on the other hand, she meant to re-
lease him from the shameful compact into
which he had been coerced-perhapi she
- but alasp' he thought, 'she doubtless
remains young and beautiful as ever, while
II
At this moment a tall, spare man left the
house, and came rapidly TO the spot
where Curly sat- The poor wretch could
contain his impatience no longer, so he
accosted the stranger.
II beg pardon, SIR said he, but is Mr..
Jameson stlll staying at the house yonderP
''Mr. Jameson is not staying at the
house. replied MIR. MacCrawley Citizens, for
it was he, ''nor has he stayed there since
the day Of the funeral"
"The funerall What funerali Whose
funeralf
Miss Flora MacAllistsr'a"
Flora MacAllisterr
"Ay-shs was buried three days ago"
And so the limb of the law passed on
Curly stood looking at his retreating
figure till it faded altogether into the mist
of evening; then, without a sigh or sound
be dropped like stone on the highway,
where Duncan MacTa7ish and Jeannie Mao
Phsrson found him lying some hours later.
CHAPTER XVI
ELsPETH's WEIRD.
As Ear as care and kindness could allevi-
ate Curly's sufferings they were alleviated,
and gradually he came to himself. By de-
grees be resumed his old relations with
Willie, and at last he was enabled to get
about, leaning on the others strong arm.
Several weeks elapsed. and Jamieson's
slender resources were running short, but
fortunately the time for the commence
ment of his engagement at Glasgow was
drawing near.
Dr. Miller wished Curly to stay with
him. but he pleaded so pileously not to be
left behind that Jameson could not find 1t
in his heart to say him nay. So after ar
ranging to send half his salary every mon tn
towards the costs of the lqwsuit, Willie de-
cided to leave Aberdeen for Glasgow on the
following day. His wardrobe had been
stored at the theatre and at about II on the
morning of his departure he was standing
at the stage door in Marischal street, giving
the necessary directions for his luggage to
be forwarde l. when he fel5 his arm clutched
violently, an Curly, with a wild scream,
ejaculatei: Look lookl at Death on the
pale horseI"
Turning round, he saw Deempster riding
down the street, his eyes bloodshot and his
face afame. Whether he came to seek VIII
lie with murderous intent, or whsther the
devil got the better of him at the sight of
the man who had beaten him, can never be
known till the day of doom. Certain 1t Is,
however, that the moment he saw the two
young men he put spurs to his horse and
rode furiously at Jameson. With his heavy
riding whip he struck him a tremendous
blow on the head, which brought him to
his knee and would most certainly have
split his skull open had it not been for his
tall chimney-pot bat. Reversing his grip,
and passing his hand ike lightning through
the thong, Deempster sent the heavy buck
thorn head, with its cruel fangs, hurting
through the air. Had that blow reached its
aim there would have been an end at once
of Willie Jameson. and consequently this
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