The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-09

It was getting nigh dinner time, and
persuaded him to come to the hotel and dine
with me- After dinner the conversation
turned ON my journey to Aberdeen, and he
difficulty I anticipated in getting through
10 Edinburgh. To my establishment and
delight, he said:
well, this meeting is as fortunate as it
is pleasant. Not an hour before met you
received the welcome news that the final
decision in The case Of Jameson and Miller
VS.. MacAll ster and Others had been given in
our favor. / am only awaiting Il telegram
to enable me to start for Aberdeen, and take
possession of the estate at once. I'll tell
YOU what I'll do. I'll call for you here at
IL o'clcc1 tonight with coach and pair,
AMI vel drive to Edinburgh together, and
each til, expi ess for Aberdeen in the morn.
ing
AT l2 O'Clock he came according to proD.~
is. We caught the mail at Edinburgh a1'l
arrived ut Aberdeen at ak out IL On Sunday
night. Although se we're fatigned, t'!a
journey had been a pleasant one TO" nc.
Before we parted for the light Nj, Jamie
son said: ''Of cour,c YOU kno" M, poor
friends sad story. Tomorrow is the atins-
v7rsary of the great misfortune OF His life.
Every year he regularly t@isapi ears at this
time for month or more, aad rs year sue
ceels year he seems more and more tToken
down. and Pm getting very anxious about
him. ror two years have been out Of an
engagement, and we have had very hard
times, and now that brighter days are in
store, poor fellow, It would be hard it he
co,d not share this good fortune, and
hope am not selfish when say it would De
hard for me, too, to be left alone in my old
age without friend
was up early, having /. 10 o'clock re-
hearsal. As had only my scenes to run
through in s'The Lady Of Lyons" and as
both Pauline and the widow had played
their parts with me before, I had finished
by IL o'clock, when Jameson called for me
TO accompany him to the house Of his CO.
executor. Dr.. Miller.
The two old friends met with ELUSIVE con-
CALCULATIONS as to the final result Of the pro-
tracted law suit. 1t was quite touching to
see tie fearful delight of JEANNE MacPher-
son at the sight of Willie, but more touching
still it was to see the welcome accorded him
by the doctors only daughter g lovely, fair
| haired girl Of Is. I thought thon and l
think still, that Maggie Miller is altogether
the most charming, guileless and beautiful
creature had ever seen i'll my life. Acct
| dent-sheer accident--had led inc to my
| fate. II hadn't gone to Paisley with Pike
! shouldn't have known Willie Jameson
perhaps should have known nothing about
! Curly, NEST certainly I should never have
known Maggie Miller. ALI, my darling! /
loved you from that moment. and But 1
am becoming personal, and the interest OF
this story centers in it, unfortunate hero,
not upon mere fly on the wheel.
| Presently Willie inquired of the doctor if
he had seen Curly, for he was due that very
day. For years he had never failed to pre-
sent himself at Breadalbane terrace by noon
| or this sad anniversary. We waited until
about 2oclock, then every ody got an xious.
| Although it was i'll the 'nerrie month OF
May"-by one of those strange freaks IF the
''clerl1 Of the weather." by 40 means unusual
in Scotland-snow had fallen heavily oyer
night Jameson feared that his poor friend
might have been overtaken by the snow
storm. At last h, could endure the suspense
no longer, so he proposed to go out and ,:ae
if they could obtain any news. The doct "
told Maggie to slip ON her hot and cloak and
accompany us. AS We wer, leaving the
louise, JEANNE came into the hail, equipped
Tor walking, and said:
Doctor let me gang, too, aud show you
The way. [ ken wncre to find The pun
lal liz. | ken wcal ene,lch--I saw him
thr'c, vestreen"
Saw whom" said the doctor: "why di,
We not tell us then, yc daft old gowk:'
Because / hoped my dream would MS
hold, but it'll he over true, Tn .er sure
butt ere-step out ami 10" vo1t':els'
So say ing. she stepped rapidly before us
The doctor and Willie walked side 'b7 side
alklng to cac!, ntic- in an yious undertones
and my-I mean Miss Miller and bso,gh
up the rear
1t was a lovely day 4; the sun shone bright:
~, melting the snow on tho tree tops which
stood forth green and bright. the CLOWN.
beauties OF the chestnut blossoms contra Il,
ng vividly with the green leaves anu tn
sparkling white OF the crisply- frozen snow
nllch lay upon the ground, and which a
yet defie1 the sun. The bi.l, were sinyin.
Il hare and halt dcz,n rabbits crossed TIN
} road before us. and, turning round, con
frontai us fearlesstr. A squirrel sambole>
3 about in Il tree over on, heads; then w,
t heard stluealin- noise. and the coney
scurried away, just IN time to escape
1 hteous beast OF a weasel. which slid acl'os
the road aud rapidly wrggle.i through til
covert in iull pursuit.
At length We had reached i. little mou,
tain chapel on the hillside. Jcaunie lei tn
way through the gate; We followed lie
Q rapidly.
g AS we Lulnat The corner 10 tide lett q ma
lay at full length amid the snow upon tn
i grave where Flora MerA!i;stnr lay sleel
). ING.
). He was eaping, too, Iii, r,Snc arm wa
l. twincd round the slender cross at the hea
II ct t.' grave his hands were cllSp.l t.
), gether, and his hca! lay in profile ro,tin
l. on his shoulder. Hi, lnc, wa fair an
e beautiful as III his youth: ;si& silver cur
5 ,,tteretl i'll thu sunshine, and tcrmal {,
v argentine glory round hi, white brow
% his eyes were clos,l; Il slalle was on ii
T. lip.
J. He had reached tn, end of the bourne,