St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-10
BY THE GATE OF THE SEA.
BY David Christie Murray,
AUTHOR OF "a MODEL FATHER, "A LIES
AToNEMENT," ETC.
CHAPTER X.-CoNTINUEp.

Mr.. Calhem was there, and the lion
being poet, the coach felt more than
commonly tempted to trot out his own
poetical prodigy.
.'Do you know, Mr.. Marsh he said,
edging him elf in among the lions adj
mirers, Il have under my care at this
moment young gentleman in whom ]
believe you would feel the deepest in
terest.
"Indeed?" said the poet, with an air
as of boredom heroically suppressed.
He is not yet eighteen, proclaimed
MI. Calhem. finding his opportunity in
the silence of the circle, "and this is his
rendering of the famous Ode to Pyrrha.
Henri
And the tutor plunged, with harsh
scholastic tone, into recital of the Ia
bors of Pnil-cum-Calhem.
'Remarkabler' said Mr.. Marsh, at
the close of his performance. His
glance wandered around the room in a
patient entreaty. He was looking for
the man who had brought him to take
him away again gracefully.
1.-The really remarkable thing is, y
pursued Mr. Calhem, "that he has had
nO CldSS1Cdt u AAC
was bred in a perfect B9otia-a little
island off the Cornish coast-Tregar-
then"
s'TregarthenP" The lion was inter-
ested on a sudden.
''Do you know Tregarthene" asked
Mr.. Calhem.
II have visited the place." returned
the poet.
''My old pupil, Tregarthen, of Ire
garthen (that sounded well thought the
tutor, saved this young gentleman's
life at the risk of his own, nearly
dozen years ago. The child was ship
wrecked, and he was the only one of
the ships passengers who was saved.
Tregarthen adopted him and bred him;
and / am happy to believe that he will
reflect great credit upon my friend u
.'His verses are very remarkable"
said the poet II should be pleased to
meet the young gentleman"
II am sure" returned Mr.. Calhem,
with a bow, ssthat he would indeed be
proud
The poet walked home that evening
after parting from his friend.
'sTregarthenP'' he said to himself.
"Saved his life at the risk of his own.
Adopted him; should like to see the
lad. That she should reioin him after
all these years and be happy is-im-
possible She worships him yet, and
will always But after all this lapse of
years. % At least | can see the
protege and find out from him perhaps
what manner of man Tregarthen really
is. A fools GRAND. But came into
the world on one no wiser, and may
as well run this as another. will call
tomorrow
CHAPTER XII.
What it was that prevented Ronald
Marsh from carrying out this barely
formed intention of his is scarcely
worth inquiring. Some sense that he
had no right to intrude upon Mrs. Ire
garthen's affairs, some feeling that by
q pretense of being interested in a
youngsters verses he might possibly set
that youngster on wrong tack for life,
and some little tinge of personal dis
quietude at the open aaulation of Mr..
Calhem, were probably mingled to-
gether, and between them had strength
enough to leave him undecided. Any
how, whatever motives animated him,
or left him unanimated, he stayed
away.
"Gossamer, a Comedy in Three
Acts production of Mr.. Ronald
Marsh's pen, was playing at this time
at the Mirror Theater, and Miss
Churchill was the heroine of the piece.
The poet liked to see his own work
now and again and an evening or two
after his encounter with the tutor he
looked in for the second act, and found
himself seated beside no less a person
than Calhem, who, with humble eff
fusiveness. recognized him at once, and
Immediately ON the fall Of the curtain