The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-11-14
CHAPTER XIV.
NAN TO MAN.

so they left the corteSe at the gate Of the
burial ground The chief mourners were
the doctor, Jeannie and Willie.
When lhev approached the grave there
stood beside it "A g & ntic man, whom Willie
instantly recognized from Elspeth Mac
Diarmds description. There was no mis-
take about the "corbie's beak and the evil
Gen. now blood shotten and inflamed The
very sight OF this loathsome creature set
Jamiesons blood on fire, and he had the
greatest difficulty in restraining himself
from taking tie law into his own hanis
there and then. 4 huge white horse, a
viciouslooking beast, with "A tremendous
Roman nose, stood tied up without the gate,
champing fret'ully at the bit. As soon as
the coffin was lowered with an impatient
gesture Deemrster turned away, leapel on
the horse gave him tho spur, and was cut
Of sight in moment.
"Alter ALL mutterel Willie, bet tween his
teeth, "it is best it should be So ! can
wait, | can walt.'
On returning to Gairloch house after the
/ funeral he AMI the doctor founl the rela-
| lives N solemn cOnclaye in the dining-room,
and paying their respects to the funeral
baked meats
The general buzz of conversation ceased rs
Miller proceeded t. read the will. With the
exception of certain legaciaS, such As five
hundred pounds 10 the doctors daughter,
five hundred pounds to the lawyer two hun
dred a year TO JEANNE. and various smaller
sums 20 the servants, the whole of the e5-
tate, real and personal money invested in
stock, etc., amJuutng in the aggregate to
something Ike twelve thousand pounds
year was bcqueathel TO JaTi',on IN trust
for Gully dt he should he al.v'D failing this
Willie was TO inherit everything absolutely,
wJnou- It, him Trance, or cpnrol, being
constitute re,iduarv lega,'e AMI JOINT ex-
ccutur with DR.. Miller.
Wen the Will was d leal silence en-
sud
Evidently the family cir"l' I'M | been al
ready prepared 70" this 81 g., nee, AMI
ther plan Of aclon Ind bean arranged.
Every one turua ronI an lppG'l at the
lawyer, wao ro,' and c'ca".ny ii, throat
with a alas, o. sharry, said:
"Ancm, my friends | am ALREADY ac-
guaInt'd with your vews AMI IT only re-
mains flr me- TO carry out my Instructions
Ahem! Dr. Miller, | beg TO inform YOU AMI
Yonicr Young man that my clients here
assembled Will resist to thn utteInu3t the
caTying out Of thi; viii, and, in fac5, legal
rtocc 'dlng5 have tu.s day b.el commenced,
praying the court not t. grant probate on
the grounds Of INSANITY on th' part oil the
testatr.X and un luz intlu nee on the part OF
the residuary leSatee. Ac ing ulier al
vice, the seal of the prDcurator fiscal has
been placel upon all documents, yaIuables,
etc, belonging TO the estate, AMI as we are
de factO IN possession (Which, as you are
doubtless aware, is nine points OF the law
on behalf of the neX6 of kin, nothing re-
mains for me but to request the 50
Callet executors and the woman Jeanne
MACPHERSON to quit this house with as little
delay as possible. As we do not wish to be-
have ungenerously, We will allow you half
an hour to clear out. We have left nothing
to acct lent, and the police are here should 1t
be found neces AIRY to have recourse 10 them
in aid Of the process Of ejectm mt.
Here was a deadlock. The doctor and
Jameson took stock of the situation, found
the enemy held every card except the will,
and, DESTROYS of avoiding scandal, left the
house Immediately without IA word Not SO
poor JEANNE. Shs gave the enemy a hot
time of it, but in the enl even she had to
succumb to the rough logic of facts
Jameson aCcompaniel the doctor to his
and gave instructions for the de-
Tense OF their rights under the VIII, and so
the litigation in the famous
case of Jameson ami Miller against Mac
Allistar and others"
Fortunately for JEANNE, the doctor, who
was a widower, wanted a houSekeeper TO
look after his daughter Maggie, and he In
stalled Jna ,nc at once.
Jameson hal an engagement offered him
for Glasgow, ami there was nothing to de-
tain him further, except to have IL out !
with Mr.. Deempstar.
SrathmIncS is about SIX miles from
Aberdeen, but that was nothing TO Willie,
SO he wallad over oae fine morning after
breakfast. On arriving at the lodge he in
CURED if the lairl was about; The lodge |
keeper replied:
He il gone out to have a wee bit rabbit !
shooting. You'll find him in the glen yon-
der, about Il nile and "A blttock ava
\ mile and bttock means two good
f glish mile, or more. Still it was all i'll
the day, walk. At length Willie reached
the glen. As he entered at one end Deemp-
ste" aprcare at the other, with his gun and
his dog, pratty black pointer. A the two
ruen approach ii each other the dog came
forward, and licked JamIeSons
hand, Tn laird pulled himself up stithy.
and growled out
Now then, what do you wanti'
Il want you, Daniel Deempster. Do you
know meF'
"Oh, aye, | ken you well enough. You're !
the play-actor fellow that was at the funeral
tine other day; but you're mo- i'll the kirk
yard the moo, you're trespaSslng on my
grounds 50 you'd better make yourself
scarce
Not till have settled my account with
you
Me. l. the fellow madr
Take care that you keep civil tongue
in your head, Mr.. DeempSter, or it will be
the worse for YOU. I've waitel for this
two years or more, but now the time has
come
"Well. now that it has come, once more l
ask-W hat 10 YOU want with M!
II want to tell you that when YOU gave
Donald Campbell that foul blow, out below
the hill 10y Duihope Ferry, you murdered
two lives, AMI because the law can take no
coenizance % your crime you think you can
escape with impunity"
''Impunity" r"ared DeempSter; lis it
IMMUNITY Ia have that baby faced block
head. with his great glittering eyes, his
white face, AMI fair hair streakei with
blood. standin, by my bed and board by