The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-01


II say this, Harry" returned the master
"that when very obstinate folk are met their
are only two ways out: Blows-and thinl
none OF us could care 70 go 20 far; or the ar
bitrament OF chanoe--and here Il . guinef
pisos. VIII you stand by the toss OF th'
coinr
III will stand and fall by IT," said Mr.
Henry. Heads l 20; shield, l stay"
The coin was spun aud 1t fell shield "Sc
there is q lesson for Jacob" says the master
1--WE shall live TO repent OF this" says Mr.
Henry, and flung out Of the ball
As for Miss Alison, she caught up that
piece Of gold which had Just sent her lover tf
the wars. and flung II clean through the
family shield in the grea. painted window.
"If you loved me as well as love you, you
would have stayed" cried she.
"'I could not love you, dear, 70 well, loved
/ not honor more," sung the master.
"Ohln she cried, you have no heart;
hope YOU may be killed." and she ran from
the room, and In tears. 10 her own chamber
II seems the master turned to my lord with
bis most comical manner, and says he, "Ihi'
looks like devil Of wife"
II think you are devil OF a son 10 me,
cried his father, you that has always been
the favorite 70 my shame be 1t spoken.
Never a good hour have | gotten OF you
since YOU were born; no, never one good
hour and repeated 1t again the third time
Whether 1t was tho masters levity, or his In
subordination, or Mr.. Henrys word about
the favorite son, that had so much disturbed
nv lord, | do not know; but / incline to
think it was the last, for have 1t by all ac-
counts that Mr. Henry was more made up to
from that hour.
Altogether it was in pretty III blood with
his family that the master rode 10 the north
which was the more sorrowful for others to
remember when IL seemed too late. BY fear
and favor he had scraped together near upon
n dozen men, principally tegants' sons; the!
were all pretty full when they set forth. and
rode up the hill by the old abbey, roaring
and singing, the white cockade in every bat
IL was a desperate venture for 80 small a
company 10 cross the most Of Scotland unsup
ported; and what made folk think so the
more) even as that poor dozen was gathering
up the hill, great ship Of the kings navy,
that could have brought them under with
single boat. lay with her broad onsgn stream
ing in the bay. The next Afternoon, having
givSp Che master fair start, it was Mr.
Henry's turn, and he rode or, all by himself,
10 offer his sword and carry letters from his
father to King Georges government. Mis-
Alison was shut in her room and did little
but weep, till both were gone; only she
stitched the cocknde on the masters hat and
as John Paul told mel II was wetted with
tears when he carried it down to him
In all that followed, Mr. Henry and my
old lord were true TO their bargain. That
ever they accomplished anything Is more
than could learn; and that they were any
way strong on tho kings side, none than
believe But they kept the letter OF loyalty.
correspondent with my lord president, sat still
at home, and had little or no commerce with
the master while that business lasted Nor
was he, on his side, moro communicative
Miss Alison, indeed, was always sending him
expresses, but do not know II she had many
answers Macconocho rode for her once
and found the Highlanders before Carlisle,
and the master riding by the princes side in
high favor; he took the letter $50 Maccono
chic tells, opened IL, glanced it through with
n mouth like man whistling, and stuck ii IN
his belt, whence, on his horse passageing, II
fell unregarded to tho ground. 1t was Mac
conochie who picked il up; and he still KEEP
il. and indeed have seen il in his hands.
News came to Durrisdeer, OF course, by the
common report, as il goes travelling through
a country. thing always wonderful TO me
BY that means the family learned more OF
the masters favor with the prince, and the
ground il was said % stand on; for, by
strange condescenson in a man so proud
only that he was a msn still moro ambitious
he was said TO have crept into nobility by
trucking 10 the Irish. Sir Thomas Sullivan.
Col Burke, and the rest were his daily com
rades, by which course he withdrew himself
from his own country folk All the small
intrigues he had hand in fomenting
thwarted my Lord George upon thousand
points, was always for the advice that seemed
palatable TO the prince, no matter If IL wa
good or bad, and seems upon the whole liko
the gambler no was all through life 10 hav,
had less regard TO the chances OF the cam
paisn than to the greatness OF favor no might
aspire TO, if lby any Iuck) 1t should succeed
For the rest he did very well in the field; NJ
one questioned that; for he was no coward.
The next was the news of Culloden, which
was brought to Durrlsdeer by one Of the ten
ants sons, the only survivor, he declared, OF
all those that had gone singing up the hill
By an unfortunate chance, John Paul ana
Macconochie had that very morning found
the guinea piece (Which was the root of al
the eyiD sticking in holly bush; they had
been "up the gait" as the servants say al
Durrisdeer, TO tho change house; and if they
had little left of tho guinea, they had less OF
their wits What must John Paul do bu,
burst into the hall whore the family sat al
dinner, and cry the nows to them that Tan
Macmorland was but new lichtit at the door.
and-wirra, wirra-there were name TO conn
behind himf'
They took the word in silence like folk con
demned only Mr.. Henry carrying bis palm
to his face, ind Miss Alison laying her heaG
outright upon her hands As for my lord
he was like ashes.
~ have still one son" says be. And,
Henry, will do you this justice. it is tn
kinder that il left"
Ii was a strange thing TO say In such mo
ment; but my lord had never forgotten Mr.
Henry's speech, and he had years OF injustice
on his conscience. Still it was strange
thing; and moro than Miss Alison could lie:
pass She broke OUT and blamed my lord foI
his unnatural words, and Mr.. Henry, because
he was sitting there in safety when hi,
brother lay dead, and herself. because she
bad given her sweetheart i'll words at his de
parture; calling him the flower Of the flock,
wrng.ng her hands protesting her love and
crying on him by his name, 20 that the ser
Vfnts t,od asfoniShed
hf. Henry got 10 his feet and stood bold
ing his CHAIR, II was be that was like ashes
now
oh" he burst out suddenly, II know you
loved him."
"The world knows that, glory be TO Godl'
cries she; and then TO Mr.. Henry: There l.
none but me TO know one thing-that you
were traitor to him in your heart"
"Gcd knows" groans he. "it was lost love
on both sides"
Time went by In the house after that with
out much change; only they were now three |
instead Of four, which was a perpetual TO
minder Of their loss Miss Alison's money,
you are TO bear In mind, was highly needful |
for tho estates; and the one brother being |
dead, my old lord soon set his heart upon her |
the other. Day In, day out, he |
would work upon her. sitting by the chimney