Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-20

Pm sure. los music STRUCK up AM away
they went, pursuing, encirciing, caress-
ing" MacAilister stood dazeI AMI dumb
founded: at last he muttered
"Well, d. his impudencel'
Deempster said nothing, but made up his
mind, If ever he got the chance that he
would break every bone in Culy's skin.
During the waltz the lovers arranged
their plan of action. FIora's maid, Jennie
MACPHERSON, had brother, carpenter in
the theatre, who could be reiel on as a
faithful MESSENGER Having established
this trusty medium for communication, the
rest was easy
The dance being over, Curly escorted
Flora to her father, hut neither the stern
parentH nor his intended son-in-law voucii-
safe1 the slightest recognition as tbey
turned and left the room.
When the MacAllisters reached home a
terrible scene occurred. The old gentleman
had had too much wine or whisky, or bot1.
and he asserted the paternal authority in a
manner which set Fiora's Highland blood in
a fame She turned round and faced him,
giving him almost as good as he sent, AMI
wound up by saying:
sat any rate, In three months time / shall
be my own mistress, and free from eishs.
coercion or insultF
The old man replied:
VERY well; but till those thres month
are over you are under my control, and BY
CT you don't cross yonder doorstep
wi hout my permission Don't let there le
any mistake about thatP
CHAPTER I'LL
THE ELoPEMEsr.
I From that night forth Flora was never
permitted to leave her fathers house ON any
pretext whatever, but
Stony limits cannot hold love out,
And what love can do, that dares love
attempt
Despite locks, bolts AMI bars the lovers
daily comnuni cate1 with each other, AMI 1t
was fully arranged that they were TO elope
together the very day Flora came of age.
A week before that tina the theatrical
season terminated at Aberdeen. and the com
panv took their departure for Inverness
Deempster, who had kept vigilant eye
on THE play actor fellow as be called
Curly, finding that he had really left the
town, relaxsl his watch, and MacAllister
himself breathed more freely. H. was de
votedly attached to his dauy hter, and tried
by every means in his power to make her
forget the stormy interview on the night Of
the ball. The effort was in vain, for he
.
was implacable, anl remained drslainfully
silent. As for Deempster, she did not even
notice the mans existencs.
Three months passed. away, and Flora at
tained her 2lst birsiday. The time for the
elopement had arrived. II was a night of
storm aud tempest. Willie accompaniel
/ Curly from Inverness to sec him start on
his perilous Journey. When all the house
was at rest Flora, attended by the faithful
JEANNE, went forth into her lovers arms.
Then, Ter courage subducd by her love, she
melted into tears
''Oh, my Lowell Ny princer she said,
'fold me to your heart. Let me feel your
strong arm around me, that may know
am yours"
milne, and mine only, and always" the
young man replied.
At this moment Willie emerged from the
other side Of the coach, to which he bad dis
creetly withdrawn with the postillions When
/ he saw Flora coming
Dearest said Curly, '1et me introduce
my Lest frieni to you.n
''Mr. Jameson" sal Flora, extending
! her hand, my husbands friends are mine =
Madam said Jameson. should yot
I ever need friend you nay rely ON me-"
~ shall remember" she replied.
into the coach. The girl turned awaJ
towards the house, silently weeping The
young men clasped hands, and babe eaci
other good-bye the postillions set spurs t.
their horses, and drove away.
When the carriage was lost in the dark
ness Willie walked rapidly toward the coacf
office to catch the Inverness mail, so as K
I return to his duties on the morrow "They
! are a bonnie COUPLE he said. 'ani | thnH
she has ballast enough to keep him straight
They ought TO be happv-an1 yet-I've ar
| ill-divining heart l shall mis- him NOR
than thought should; he has frank AMI
pleasant wavs-ani then he's so like my lit
| tie brother Sandie, that's dead-the SAM
laugh. the same curly hair, the samo bright
blue eyes. Idon't know whether IL was the
laugh, or the hair, or the eyes that frs
drew me to him. Abb hers we are S,
saying he entered the archwav OF the Whit.
/ Horse, where the mail was waiting.
That very hour Deempster dreamed thai
the woman he loved had fled her father
home with the play actor fellow Tn,
thought maddencd his brain AMI burst thu
bond ; of sleep. Without an instants della,
he slipped into his clothes, and, regardless
Of the rain and the darkness, he rushed
down the High street. From the opposit.
direction came the tramp Of horses feet al
n gallon, the rattle Of wheels and the louc
tantara OF the guards horn. II was tn,
northern mail on its way TO Inverness. The
sounds got nearer and nearer, till at Length
they were close upon him. As be stepped
aside, and chung to the wall to let the coacE
pass, vivid sheet OF lightning for n mo
ment illumined the horizon as brightly a
II 1t had been noontide Looking up be saw
Jameson on the box; the next moment tn,
coach bad vanished The sight Of the young
tragedian confirmed his suspicious, and HI
growled: Course the long-legge1 brute
What can have brought him here at thii
unearthly houri What but to help tn
other scoundrel to rob me of the light o
my lifei Yes, yes, it must be So Perhap
it may not be too late; perhaps An,
so, with hell raging in his heart he ran fas
as his feet could carry him to the Gairlocl
Head
In her agitation JEANNE hal forgotten t
bolt the door. He dashed it open, and, rrshin.
headlong into MacAllister's room, startle,
him out Of his drunken slumber by givini
vent to his suspicious At first the old mai
was half dazei, but as soon as he couls
I comprehend tho state of affairs he jumpes
up as il he hal been shot A minute late
and they were in Floras chamber. 1t wa
too latel
When he found the bird had flown MacAl
lister turned grim as death. go down Dan'I
90 down. said he ''and bring me my do.
whip Deempster strobe down stairs, an,
returned Immediately with the whip
moment after they had burst opel JEANNE
room. Poor Jeannie She had overhears
all, but she pretended to sleep.
sThatll do,n roared MacAllister. Com
out o that; none of your humbug with me.
And he sent the whip flying around he
ears. .Where Is shel tell mel Blast you
tell me, you young Jezsbel, or III cut th
liver out of your
The girl sprang from her bed and con
fronted him, with her teeth set and her eye
aglare. Then, folding her arms, she said
"Cut ava, but dell word you'll get out Q
Jeannien
Curse you, then; take that-and thatf
reared the Infatuated father. as he sent tn
whip writing into her tender flesh. Fortu
nately the girl had thrown herself upon tn
bel in her clothes, a circumstance to whicl
she probably owed her life. Nal with rage
MacAllister piled the whip until she droppe
down selselesa Thea Dosmpitsr inser
vened-
''It's no use whipping a dead dog sal
he Oh heri there let her liei They'r
gone north by the mail; we haven't me
ment to lose. III gang and SEQ the horse
ready while you get dressed"
4. half an hour later a coach and fou
horses, with two postillions, were at tn
door. Both men examined tho printing o
their pistols, both filed their TASKS witt
spirits, then off they went through the nign
and the darkness
When the chase commenced the lovers hal