Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-14

tncH unluChy neaoS, ana perhaps sweep them from Heatherlcigh like chaff.
 Miriam is late," said Sir Rupert "Cau the housekeeper',
 Clarkson was waiting in the next room, and at look from the terrified James came forward as If by magic, halting at respectful distance, demure and innocent looking enough to win the favor of anyone, however austere.
 It was evident that she was in better trim for tho emergency than her fellow servants were.
 "Ask the maid if Miriam is ill., the mas ter commanded, rather than said. Then he relapsed into silence to be felt. He was thinking that perhaps the disagree ment of the day before had unnerved the almost heart-broken daughter Perhaps he had been too hars'l-ah! perhaps he had
 Little did he dream when he asked for tho maid that she had gone. Declaring that she would not stay to hear tho arathemas sure to fall, little Mary Ferris had left only a1eW hours after her mistress went away and, at the time the master of Heathe;lcigh called Tor her, sho was relating again the instances in connection with the flight of Miriam to the dwellers of her fathers vine covered cottage, some three miles from the Hall.
 Clarkson went, without a moments hcsi-
 n' Ill SodteH o1 enc Sifl, "Hom Sne knew to be far enough away ''Howly mother," she murmured, as she went up- stairs, "defnd US ill swatc marcy! The masther'n be for the killin' av us all in less an no toime. Oi feel it in me boncs."
 Opening the door of Miriam's room she peeped in cautiously. as if fearing that tho Woeful tradition had taken form unto itself and was but waiting to slay the first in truder Then, remembering the fair, proud face of it's late occupant, Peggy went over to the bed and knelt for a moment in prayer, making the sign of tho cross as she did so.
 "Oh, me darlint, me swate mauvourncen, an it's toWerin' pashun yer faythur'u be mp
 After giving vent to her excited grief for a moment longer, she went down stairs slowly and, as she afterwara expressed it. with mo heart a-jumpin' roight in me mouth"
 "An' shrre an the maid must be snlap- ing; an Miss Miriam isn't Iii her part ments at all, sir.''
 Not there! Then where the deuce is she 3 SpeakF he thundered, bringing his clenched hand down on the table with such force that the silver echoed to the china service an' inkling of his wrath.
 An lndade it's not Oi that kin tell ye, masthur," answered Ciarkson, the wild look deepening in her large blue eyes. "Falth, sir, an Ci haven't set eyes on her bissed self since she went a-walkin' ill the park on yesthSrdry-dade Oi haven't, sir.n
 "And you:" cried Sir Rupert, jumping up and facing the terrified butler.
 Poor James shranl1 back from the towcr- ing form of his wrathful master wishing he might shrink into space for the time, and stammered out that he sthought he in ho hn1) 4l evening""
 For q minute Sir Rupert stood irresolutc, looking about him. Suddenly it dawned o1, him that Shc might nave floWn-gonc with that ilnpudent, poverty-strickcn Fairfax
 This exasperated him beyond endurance, and he fairly shrickcd out his next words in angry accusation.
 "You arc lying, sir; playing the role of hypocrltical innocence. She has gone, I verify believe, with that rascally lover of hers; and you arc all knowing to it-all in tho plot to deprive nc of my authority-1ny daughter"
 He waved his trembling hand toward the group of frightened, whitehead servants, who had assembled in tho hallway. and stood watching, with batca breath, their passionate master. Having delivered this Scathing accusation, he Strodc past them bound for Miriam's rooms, and bent On an investigation for himself.
 After fruitlcss search for tho willful daughter whom he had loved and hated al- ternately all her life, he came down again. breathing vengeance ''on tho whole crew. for their pertidy, and yowing that it would not be good for them if found trcachcrous to tho interests of Hcathcrlcigh
 'I want the chaisc at oncG," he yelled. eyeing the coachman Wrathfully. "I will sfft this matter. lie who dciics S 2crcival might as well dare the Almighty" lie con tiuued in thunder tones. q am going to sec if shelf they break over ,ny authority iii this daring manner"
 The parting words of young Fairfax, to which he gave but little heed at the time, aside from treating them contemptuously. rang in his cars now like calls of an aycng- Ing angel. It looked now very much as if Fairfax had not spoken idle words
 In a short time the Heathericigh trap was flying along the quiet lanes at a break neck speed, and tho whole country side was wondering at Its haste. Bent on revenge for this insolent disobedience, he spared no pains to overtako the runaways.
 ''Hi, thcrc!' he shouted to a man whom he knew, and to whom. at any other time, he would not have deigned to speak, "Hi.