The Red Cloud chief., 1889-11-01


on THE -RrsrT ARM OF JOHN.
selves II n~eloGioCs chants for the dead
Sa- Rupert drew his s-rcoac cl0se-y about
rs frail- sLIverirg form. and heard WITT
sinking hear: the G-ges for the dead echo
ing down the grand Old a,sles CT the Gene
terry as when he heard them chanted over
Lady Percivsl's bier On that awful Gay; the
6ay when the light and sunshine went OFT
forever for HeacherieiGn- ecIipsed By the
shadow Of the tomb
Then ne grew vlsibly aci.ateG- Sad put
ting OFT his hand clu.ched the outer iron
door 70 steady himself and gain sufficient
couposu-e and ca.uness o. manner, II not
OF u.ad- to deceive his attendants as 70 the
nature Of his weakness.
As he did so a piece Of paper dropped
tron its hidtcg-p-sce IN the interstices CT
the complicated fastening and furcered 20
MS feet
joan picked II up q, his masters bidding
pain
CHAPTER Ky.
Sir rupert spread OFT is ioug-foided
length OF MS hand, gazed inteu-ly al the
chirusraphy for soue cme apparently try
ing 70 dsclphe- its contents Not making i
out satisfactorily. be handed it 70 the sex
tor who stood watching hin, and said bur
rieG-y: Read It 70 ne, vii your
Tie cuEec sexton. having al idea OF some
thing o- is contents. took the ape re
t-uccarriy and read n clear. uocuiaeec
tones:
~Aorl =. IS.
-Tas Is The last let-er I Shall Endict TO q
-ela.t-e. even HoE I An talking TO one who
can make 10 response. IS BY these few lines I
an saying farewell TO ny blessed dead-su /
haTe. LETT 20 ak 20. Mother, I have been a.
Eea.he-Ieich for the last tiEe- I Think; gloom
IIy-dssolate6 HeS.he-ie:gt! ! imagine Up L
The shining courts OF you- beautiful home you
cay Sill -eaerhe Il, DO. certainly not TO-
a-y good
7 have forfeited al -.zh: 70 il doors
mother, IS you dreaded ! would before you
passed away, and tie respect. Of - master. ny
t.:he-. las coue Win it. IL Al tbs ! nave 10;
s,cceG IS God Is NJ JUICE!
The slca.ioc I have - bear ! have
! ,ot ue-ted BY word O. deed nevertheless /
have Z. TO be1-. OF! that / could have dte1
with thee: then the heart aches aad tears
would have heea unkaov1 TIA: nov FL ny
bitter cup - The nrtn-
lean return 70 the Eal mother. IL beg Tor
forgiveness and ask pardon for the course I
saw e. 10 taks. tu. I zoo, An aPercIva- and
VII never humble Eyselc enough 20 asa for
z~.yeuess o: one o; ny cv1 kin Simply 30 in
G-,ye TIA: hated aus:er.ry th4t curses ny
house
"A Few hours Ago I hade e Al goodbye
and locked ny last OF tie pateraal face fru Of
furious p de alt naughty severity Nov An
here. mother. beside the tomb O. ny a.ce>
! tors: here where you are resting. Bat I shall
| 10. lave the privilege Of lying rIth you when
the shadows fall acruss ny s1a, tcr even the
! re1ose Of ry dead kindred Is denied ne Ny
,o. has fallen with me das inherited a16 brand
e6 As Cain I seek tie home N .
strange land
seas VIII roll between us And you VII lot
know tie fate OF your hea-soroken child
unless yoc cas see ron the region above tie
stars and love aad pity ne t-oH he gates %
when ] trust 20 shortly cone Yet mother. Il
s vel. MIRIAM PERcIvAL FAIRFAX
Tie sexton had finished reading the
strange. weird eoistle, and N such = place
!. seemed entirely II keeping with the sd
souIcunuurioa with The dead
Sir Rupert. WAC had kept bis eyes
| riveceG on sce lips Of the reater from the
beginning. with . Wild. uaearrhly stare
! and shrek staggered back in-o the aras Of
the wh;te-.acsd coachuan aid lay qEise
scLI for some moments, giving but Little
sign Of Consciousness
The frightened John held his master
tenderiy in lis ARES, As IL he had been .
sIeeoiag child. while the exton chAted the
wi-rs-ed hands and face % hasten return
ing animation
~ expected this be sAic 70 the tea-ful
servant Il looked for hn 70 ind taas let
Ter. Yes he wen. on as John shot an IN
curing glance !: him L knew it was
here. You see Mrs. F2IrfSx visited OAK
zxr last spr1nx. and she desired ne to &C
| cn=nry her in ths grounds IS she kft the
~ Guide win - carriage.