Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-21

~MD m the start Of me, and
HN vi was got into the
w. S;W house, and up 10
C11 tho hall, where
found him standing before the fire with his
face once more in his hands, and as he 30
stood, be visibly shuddered.
''Mr. Henry, Mr.. Henry" said, "this will
be the ruin Of US ALL"
"What Is this that have doner' cries he,
and then, looking upon ME with a counte.
nance that shall never forget, "Who Is to tell
the old manr he said.
The word knocked at my heart; but IL was
no time for weakness. ! went and poured
him out q glass Of brandy. "Drink that
said ], ''drink 1t down" ] forced him to
swallow 1t like a child; and, being still
perished with the cold Of the night, followed
his example.
ut has to be told, Mackellnr," said he. at
must be told" And he fell suddenly IN o
seat-my old lords scat by the chimney side
and was shaken with dry sobs
Dismay came upon my soul; II was plain
there was no help in Mr.. Henry. "Well,'
said /, ''sit there, and leave all to me-" And
taking q candle in my hand, set forth out OF
!. the room in the dark house There was nc
movement; must supposethat all had gone
unobserved and was now TO consider how
to muggle through the rest with the like
secrecy. It was no hour for scruples; and
opened my ladys door without SO much as
knock, and passed boldly in.
"Thero Is some calamity happened" she
cried, sitting up In bed.
Madame" said !, II will 60 forth again
into the passage, and do You get as quickly
as you can into your clothes There is much
to be done.n
She troubled me with no questions, nor did
she keep me waiting. Ere had time to pre-.
pare word OF that which must say 10 her
she -as on the threshold signing me to enter.
ssMadame,n said /, "if you cannot be very
brave. / must 60 elsewhere, for II no one helps
mo tonight there is nm end Of the house OF
Durrisdeer.n
II am very courageous" said she; and she
looked at me with a soSr Of smile, very pain.
full to see, but very brave too.
ut has come to duel" said ].
"A duclf" she repeated. "a duelI Henry
andn----
"And the master,n said l. "Things have
been borne SO long, things Of which you know
nothing, which you would not believe IL
should tell But tonight it went too far, and
when he insulted you"---
"Stop," said she. "IIei Whor
"Oh, madame!" cried l. my bitterness.
breaking forth, "do you ask me such ques.
tionl Indeed, then, may go elsewhere for
help; there is none herol'
~ do not know In what have offended
you," said she. "Forgive me; put me ~ OF
this suspense"
But dared not tell her yet; felt not sure
Of her; and ut tho doubt and under the sense
: OF impotence it brought with 1t, l turned on
the poor woman with something near TO
anger.
"Madame," said T. eve are speaking of
two men; one of them insuted you, and you
ask me which. ] will help you to the an.
swer. With one OF these men you have spent
all your hours; has the other reproached you
To one, you have been always kind; to the
other, as God sees me and judges between us
two, think not always; has his love ever
failed youf Tonight one Of these two men
told the other, Ia my hearing-the hearing OF
hired stranger--that you were in love with
him. Before ! say one word, you shall an.
swer your own question, Which was i'll
Nay, madame, you shall answer me another.
II 1t has come TO this dreadful end, whose
farlt Is itf'
She stared at me like one dazzled. Good
Godin she said once, in a kind OF bursting eN.
clamation; and then second time, in a
whisper 10 herself: "Great Godl In the
name Of mercy, Mackellar, what Is wrongin
she cried. ~ am made uTH + run hear all. a.
"You are not fit TO hear, said l. 'What
ever 1t was, you shall siy first it was your
faHlt."
"Ohi" she cried, with a gesture OF wringing
her hands, this man Will drive me mad
Can You not put me out Of your thoughts"
II think not once of you," ! cried II
think of none but my dear unhappy nnster.n
'Ae" she cried with her hand 10 Ter heart,
ais Henry deadf'
slower your voice. said l. "The other.r
saw her sway like something stricken by
he wind, and know not whether in cowar-
dice or misery, turned aside and looked upon
the hoor. "These ars dreadful tidings," said
at length when her silence began 10 put me
N some fear; land you and behove to be
the more bold if the house is to be saved
Still she answered nothing, "There is Miss
Katharine besides added; ''unleSs we bring
this matter through, her inheritance is like TO
~ OF shame"
do not know II it was the thought of her
child or the naked word shame that gave her
delverance; at least had no sooner spoken
than sound passed her lips, the like of it !
never heard; it was MS though she had lain
buried under a hill and sought to move that
burden. And the next moment she had
found a sort Of voice.
notr-- and She unused ,,no,t tho word
att wasa fair tght o,, my daar ,,as,,.,s
part.n said / "As for tho other ba was
rlain in ,ha verv ac, ~ q f,rl strr,,a
.Not powm She cried
"Madame.n said / .sha,rod ~ tho, ma,
y,ows in NV bo.or, IN, :, h,,,,,i,,, a..
eyen now he is dead God Knows woni5
have stonned the flrbt,ny mad I dared !, is
INV shame 1 diJ no, I.,t whom / sa,y hi,,