San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-16
The Daily Eight.
THURSDAY, JANUARY l6, 1890.

llf you think well OF 1t, my LADY, shall be left
in the hands of one Mackellar There will be
good care taken, trnst him for that"
"Mr Maekellar," she cried, IL thank you
for that thought All shall be left in your
hands. If we must 80 into a savage country
bequeath it to you TO take our vengeance
Send AIaccOuochie to st. Brides to arrange
privately for horses and to call the lawyer
Ny lord must leave procuration."
At that momeut my lord came 10 the door,
and we opened our plan TO him.
~ will never hear Of it," he cried; "he
would think feared him. | will stay in my
own house, please God, until | di, There
lives not the man can beard Rs cut OF it,
Once and for ALL here l am and here | stay,
in spite of all the devils in he'll" ! can give
no idea of the vehemency of his words and
utterance; but we both stood agRast, and
in particular, who had been a witness "t his
former SELF restraint.
Ny lady looked II me with al appeal that
went to nvEoart and recalled me to nay wits,
made her a private sign to 60 and, when
my lord aud | were alone, wCut up to him
where ho was racing 20 and fro " one end OF
the room lie half E.1atic. and set my bard
firmly on his shoulder
"My lord" SAYS I, 4 am .oiss to be the
plain dealer once more il for tbs Last time,
so much the better, for sm grown weary of
the part"
''Nothing VIII change me,' ho answered
"God forbid should refuse TO hear you; but
nothing will change me" This he said
firmly with no signal OF the former violence,
which already raised nay hopes
Every well" said L lean afford to waste
my breath" pointed TO a chair and he sat
down and looked at me. Il can remember
time when my lady very msch neglected
you" said |.
II never spoke of it while is lasted, a." re.
e.lIrned my lord, with high flush of color;
land it is all changed NOW"
"DO you know how mach" | sad DO
YOU know how much it Is all chasgedi The
tables are turned, my lord' 1t is ny lady
that now courts you for q word, q look ay,
and courts you in vain. Do you know with
whom she passes her days while you ars out
gaIiyanting in the pO!iciss' NJ lord. she is
glad to pass them with certsiB dry old .rieyo
aand steward, OF tae nsrao Of Ephrain Mac
keliar. and | think you slaJ be aldo to TO
member what that meaas. for | sal tso more |
in a mistake or you were opCs drivss to the |
same company yourself"
"MackelarI" cries nay lord, getting to hi. |
feet, "Oh, my God, Mackelar! |
sit is neither the name OF Asck eiiar nor |
the name of God that can chsnss tn trHth' |
said |; 'and am telling yox tbs fact Now,
for you, that suffered 80 aiuca, to deal out |
the same suffering to another, is that the part |
of any Christiani But you are So swal
lowed up in your new friend that the old are
all forgotten. They are all cloan vanished
from your memory. And vet they stood by
you at the darkest; nay lady not tho least
And does my lady ever cross v6nr nlindl
Does it ever cross your mind what she went |
through that nightF-or what manner Of a
wife she has been to you thenceforward?-Or
in what kind of position she finds herself |
today9 Never. 1t is your pride to stay and
face him OUT, and she must stay along with
him. Oh, my lords pride-that's the great
AFFAIR." And yet she is the woman and you
are great, hulking man! She is tue woman !
that you swore to protect; and, more be-
token, the own mother of that son of yours"
You are speaking very bitterly, Mackel.
lar" said he, but, the Lord knows | fear
you are speaking very true. 1 have not
proved worthy of my happiness. Bring my
lady back" ..
Ny laey was waiting near ut hand to learn
the ISSUE When | brought her in, my lord
took a hand of each of us and laid hem both
upon his bosom. Il have had two friends 10
my life" said ne. All the comfort ever l
had it came from the one or the other When
you two are IN a mind, think " ould be an
ngratefu dog He shut his mouth very |
hard and it,N,ri IN lis with swimming eyes
DO what we like with me-" says he, 'only
don't thing lie stopped again. Do what
ye please with me God knows | love and
honor you" And dropping our two hands
he turned his back and went and gazed out of
the window But my lady ran after. calling
his name, and threw herself upon his neck in
a passion Of weeping.
I went out and shut the door behind me |
Mud stood aud thanked God from the bottom
of MY heart
At the breakfast board. according To- my
lords design, we were all met lnc luu>lcr
had by that time plucked Off his patched boots
and made toilet suitable to the hour: Sc
cuudra Dass was no longer bundled up in
wrappers but wore decent plain black suit.
which mishecame him strangely: aud the pair
were at the great window looking forth when
the family entered. They turned and the
black man las they hal already named him
in the house, bowed almost to MS !;nee5, but
the master was for running forward like one
of the family. Ny lady stopped him, cour
tesying low from the far end Of the hall and |
keeping her children at her back. Ny lord
was little in front, 80 there Vrr, the three
cousins of Durrr,deer face Ia fac. The hand
OF time was very lrginio on all
| seemed r., read in their changed .a,"., q
Ineinen;o mort and what affected me ,tiil
more, 1t was tine wicked men tuar bore hi,
years. the haudsouest NJ luIy ~, quite
ff.a int |