Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-21
,MsHE MASTER OF -
dN BALLANTRkE.
XtS& By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
-1RACEES Nevslls.
Asatf1or Of "Dr. Je1xy11 and MIR. Hyde"

than child's This 1aunted me; nor less
the haggard surmise OF misfortune In his eye.
Yet his voice was even peaceful as be In
quired my crrand. ! sat my candle down
upon q chair, leaned on the bed foot and
looked at him.
..I.ord Durrisdcer, ~ said !, at Is very well
known TO you that am partisan In your
family
II hope we are none Of us partisans," said
he "That you love my son sincerely, have
always been glad TO recognize"
"Oh. my lord, we arc past the hour Of
these civilitics," I replied "If we are to
save anything out Of the fire, we must look
the fact In its bare countenance A partisan
am; partisans we have all been; II Is MS a
partisan that I nm here in the middle Of tho
night To plead before you. Hear me; before
60 will tell you why"
IL would always hear you, Mr.. Mackel-
lar" said he, "and that at any hour, whether
of the day or night, for would be always
sure you had a reason. You spoke once be-
fore TO very proper purpose; have not for
gotten that"
~ am here TO plead tho caiIse OF my mas
ter" ] said. ~ need not tell You how he
acts You know how be is placed You
know with what generosity he has always
mct your other-mct your Wishes" l cor
rected myself, stumbling at that name Of
son. "You know---you must know what he
has suffered--what he has suffered about his
Wife"
"Mr. Mackellarln cried my lord, rising In
bed like n bearded lion,
"You said you would hear me-" l contin.
ned. "What you do not know, what you
should know. one Of tho things am here 10
speak offs the persecution he must bear in
prsate. Your back is not turned, before
one whom dare not name to you falls upon
him with the most unfeSng taunts; twts
upsn him-pardon me, my lord l-twits him
with your partiality, calls him Jacob, calls
him clown, pursues him with ungenerous
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II must not hear YOU blame Yourself, my
krd, with that which have yet to tell upon
my conscience" replied "You have not
been weak; you have been abused by a devil.
sh dissembler. You saw yourself how he
had deceived You Ia tho matter of his dan
GER he has deceived YOU throughout l., every
step " his career I wish Ia pluc. him from
your heart; wish TO force your eyes upon
your other son; nh, you have a sc@ there|
mo, no, SAID he Two sons-i have two
sons,
made some gesture OF despair that struck
him; he looked at me with changed face.
voice dying as 1t rose upon the question.
Much worse" ! answered. This night
he said these words to Mr.. Henry; i have
never known woman who did not prefer
me to you, and think who did not continue
to prefer me-
II viii hear nothing against my danGhter'
he cried; and from his readiness to stop me
In this direction conclude his eyes were not
so duh as had fanced, and he had looked ON
not without anxiety upon the siege OF Mrs.
Henry.
II think not of blaming her" cried |. ut
Is not that These words were said in my
hearing TO Mr. Henry, and, il you find them
not yet plain enough, these Others but little
after; Your wife who is in love with me-"
They nave quHFTUr1u he said
nodded
81 must ny to Them" he said, beginning
once again TO leave his bed.
"No, nor cried, holding forth my hands
"You do not know" said he, "Iheso arc
dangerous words"
"Will nothing make you understand, my
lord" said |.
His eyes besought me for the truth.
flung myself on my knees 10y the bedside.
"Oh, my lord,n cried |, think on him you
have left. think of this poor sinner whom Won
begot whom vour wife bosatoynu whom ,o
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