The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-19

terrible seems occurred. The old gentleman
had had too much wine or whisky, or both,
and he asserted the paternal authority in a
manner which set F.ora's Highland blood in
a fame. Sho turned round and faced him.
giving him almost as good as he sent, and
wound up by saying:
Eat any rate, in three months time shall
be my own mistress, and free from either
coercion or insultw -
The old man replied:
livery we'll; but till those taree months
are over you ars under my control, and by
c.! you don't cross yonder doorstep
wi hcuS my permission. Don'0 let there te
any mistake about thatr
CHAPTER III.
THE ELoPEl TENT.
From that night forth Flora was never
permitted to leave her fathers hoEse on any
pre:ext 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 communicated with each other, and 1t
was fully arranged tha6 they were to elope
together the very day Flora came Of age.
A week before that time the theatrical
season terminated at Aberdeen. and the COM
PAW took their departure for Inverness.
Deempster, who had kept vigilant eye
on 1.-The play actor fellow" as be called
Curly, finding that h. had really left the
town, relaxed his watch, ana MacAllister
votedly attached to his daughter, and tried
forget the stormy interview on the night of
tho hn11 Tho ofpOrt xunS n, vaiv, for hn
could not unsay what he had said Wills she
was implacable, ana remained dlsdainfully
silent As for Deempstar. she did not even
notice the mans existence.
Three months passe away, and Flora at
tanned her 2lst birthday. The time for the
elopement had arrival. 1t was a night Of
storm and tempest. Willie accompanied
Curly from Inverness to see 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, her courage subtlued by her love, she
melted into tears.
'Oh, my love! My princo!" she said,
fold me to your heart. Let me feel your
strong arm around ma, that may know I
am yours"
mime. and mine only, and always" the
young man replied.
At this moment Willie emerged from the
other side of the coach, to which he had dis
creetly withdrawn with the postillions when
he saw Flora coming.
Dearest" said Curly, ''let me introduce
my lest friend to you."
"Mr. Jameson" sal Flora, extending
her hand, ''my husband, friends are mine"
MADAM" said Jameson, SHOULD YOU
ever need friend You may rely on me-"
II shall remember" she replied
Then she embraced Jeannie, and stepped
into the coach. The girl turned away
towards the house, silently weeping The
young men clasped hands, and babe each
other good.bye; the postlllions set spurs to
their horses, and drove away.
When the carriage was lost in the dark
ness Willie walked rapidly toward the coach
office to catch the Inverness mail. so as tn
return to his duties on the morrow; sThey
are bonnie couple" he said. s'and think
she has ballast enough to keep him straight
They ought to be happv-and yet-.rve an
iil-divining heart | shall miss him more
than thought should; ho has frank AMI
pleasant wavs-and then he's SO like NV lit
tie brother Sandie, that's dead-the same
laugh. the same curly hair, the sam, BRIGHT
blue eyes. ldon't know whether it was the
laugh, or the hair, or tho eyes that first
drew me to him. All! hero we are" az
saying he entered the arch wav of the White
Horse, where the mail was waiting.
That very hour Deenpster dreamed that
the woman he loved had fled her fathers
home with the play actor fellow" The
thought maddened his brain ana m,rst tho
bonds Of sleep. Without all instant's delav
he slipped into his clothes, anu. regardless
OF the rain and the darkness, h, rushe,,
down the High street. From the onnosita
direction came the tramp Of horses fee Mt
gallop. the rattle of wheels and the loni
tantara OF tho guards hcrn. 1t was the
northern mail on its way to Inverness, Th,
sounds got nearer and nearer, till at length
tney We're close upon him. As be stepnetl
aside, AMI chung to the wall to let the Coach
pass, vivid sheet of lightning for a mo-
ment lliumlned the horizon as brightly ~
4.' ~ i'o' 'een hoont'de. Looking up he saw
'an'ieSM On TIE oox; the next moment the
.o"cn iao vanished. The sight of the young
traged'an confirmed his suspicious ma I,e
growled: Course the lono-leccal h.,,ta
What can have brought him hera ~ t,';.
unearthly hours What but to hei,, 10
other scoundrel to rob me Of the light os
my life: Yes. yes, it must be So Perh,ns
1t may not be too late; perhap-;' Ana
3D. WITH hell raging in his heart. be ran fost
as his feet could carry him to the Gairl"c%
Head. ''e ""''''cn
~ her agitation Jcannie hal forgotten to
Doit the door. He dashed it open and. rnsh;~.
heaalons into MacAllister's room. s,nrtiai
MN out OF his drunken slumber Ly givin.
Vent TO his suspicious. At first the oil ,na,,
was BALI Iaz,l, but as soon as he ,o'Id
"''''fn ent the state Of affairs he iu,nnei
| W. Is ii h. hi / been shot. A mimi. Iat,.