Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24
CHAPTER XIII.
LOVE, SEE THY LOVER BUNDLED AT THY
FEET -

CHAPTER Nil.
LOVE, SEE THY LOVER HUMBLED AT THY
FEET
The luncheon at Darnel Park that day
was more cheerful than it had been since
the catastrophe of nearly a week ago. For
the first since that awful night the house
hold had been hidden to hope. and hope
filed the hearts Of all, high and low. Even
Miss Darnel was amiable; and poor Grace
was radiant. despite those secret griefs
which gudwcd at her breast
81 can bear anything" she said to her
self, "if my father RECEIVERS"
She was dying for another talk with the
colonel He had been in his own room all
the morning, and just as luncheon was
over and she was hoping to get Il little
walk on the terrace with her godfather
the colonel went to the stables to give an
order for the dog-cart. He would drive
himself he told the chief coachman, tax
ing only Nicolls with him. The cart was
to be ready for him at a quarter to g. He
was going to SCadleigh station to meet a
friend who would arrive by the o'clock
train. The cOlOnel's position as Sir Allans
oldest friend gave him Il wide authority in
the stables, and nobody presumed to ques-
ton his orders
You'd better take Dandy, sir, said the
coachrnan. Hes a good goer, and he
don't mind trains"
The day wore on. Lady Darncl spent
the afternoon in prayer and Thanksgiving.
Each now report from the sick room was
more cheering than the last Sir Allan
was sleeping peaccfully-the weary brain
SO long tormented by the wild visions of
fever was now at rest. The tide had
IN Nn1 Tl,,,, Il
might hope to take her place beside the
sick-bed to see the beloved face smile
fond welcome to the loving wife.
Grace was on the watch all that after
noon for Col Stukely's return; but to her
surprise she saw him driving away from
the house at a few minutes before 6, his
valet sitting at the back of the cart This
seemed "A very mysterious proceeding. The
dOg-cart had not been brought to the hall
door. The colonel had got into it in the sta
ble-yard and drove rapidly round to the
avenue and away, like a man who did not
wish his departure to he observed She
spent an hour and half of supreme anx-
iety and at half-past Z a little penciled
note was brought to her, in her godfather's
we'll known hand:
II am Obliged to 20 to London, dear
Grace, in Your interest. Don't be anxious.
All will be we'll. 1t may be some days
perhaps more than week-hcfore | can
90 back to D0rnel Your scampish friend
is alive, but in a very sad condition.
shall do all | can for him, and | shall not
lose sight of him till have obtained your
release. So you may consider yourself
free to be kind TO poor Chichester Tie
man is not Frenchman. You have, there.
fore, been grossly deceived by him, and
that fact alone should cancel any promise
you may have given him. Ever your faith
full friend. w. $"
Not a Frenchman," thought Grace in
dignantly, "What an impostor! And he
spoke French SO beautifully and wrote
such lovely letters. dare say they are
full of faults in grammar which my ignor-
ance could not detect
The colonel said not word as to whether
Camillac was or was not implicated in the
crime at Darnel Ii was cruel of him to
leave her unenlightened. Grace thought.
The dOg-ca had been driven back to
Darnel by man from the station hotel at
Scadlegh. The colonel sent Il second lit
tie note to Dora, apologizing for his abrupt
departure, and asking her to telegraph
daily bulletin to him at the club, where he
would breakfast every morning. He had
q
in the neighborhOod of st. James street.
Three days dad gone by since the colo
nels departure, and the progress of the
invalid had been satisfactory throughout
that time, Pulse and temperture had
gradually fallen almost to a normal condi-
tion the wound was going on favorably,
the patient had tranquil nights and was
able to take a little more nourshment
than at the beginning of his illness. And
thus there came an hour when the family
doctor felt that he could no longer forbid
the presence of his wife and kindred in the
sick room.
"We must do nothing rash" he said to
Clare, in the presence Of Grace and Dora.
"iou may spend an hour or so with Sir
Allan to-day, Lady Daruel, and to-mOr-
row, if all 90 well, Miss Darnel and Miss
Grace might see him. But it had better
be one AT time
at is very odd if | can not see my brother
as soon as he is fit to see any any one" OBJ
served Dora, palld with anger yet speak
ing with her accustomed suavty I'VE
have been companions TOR "A great many
years, | never had secret from him or
he from me-"
THAT fact, interesting as it is, would not
make your presence less aLitating, my lear
Miss Darncl,' said the doctor. Lady Oar
mel has the first claim-a wites claims are
paramount, you know-aud you and Miss
Grace must wait for tomorrow. And now,
Lady Darnel, remember what have told
you about our patient Not one agtating
word-no show of emotion on your part
He is too weak to bear anything Of that
kind"
~ will be careful" said Clare, claspinc
his hand
She was very pale, her lips quivering
with nervous excitement, and yet joy
beamed in her eyes. The moment sol
ardently longed for had come at last. The
bolted door by which she mad watched and
listened was no longer to be an impossible
barrier between aer and der beloved.