The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05
BALLANIRAE.
So BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
A><E~r The Novelist
Author of sDr, Je1xy11 and MIR. Hyde.


shall be- q dog 40 bis heels that can hold fast
Bed bo sisI have, and board, and horse %
ride upon. II he behave himself; but the keys
di YOU think well Of il. my @aiyl shall ho lcii
Ina ihc hands Of one Mackcllar. There VIII be
GOOD care taken. trust him for that.
"slr. Mnckeuar," she cried, 81 thank you
FOR that thought al shall be left In your
hands n wc must 80 into savage country
bc.neath 10 % you % Toxic our vengeance.
send Macc0nochio to-S' Brides 70 arrange
sfigoteiy for horses aud 10 call the lawyer
n, lord must leave procaration."
AZ that moment my lord came 70 the door,
and wo opened our plan 70 him.
"a will never hear Of it, he criod' che
ro,i1l think feared him. viii stay in ms
own house. please God, until die. There
lives NOT The man can beard me out OF it
Once and for OH, here / an and here stay,
IN snlfe of an the devils in hell" can givo
no ilea of the vchcmoucy of his words and
,f.crance. but we both stood aghast, and
len particular. who had been witness OF has
.oraer sif restraint
wv lady looked al me with an appeal that
-...f omy heart aud recs lel me 10 my wits
made hcra private sign % SO, and, when
ly lo-d snl were alone. went up 20 hnn
here De was racing o aad fro 90 one end oi
.ne room ikea half iunat.c, and set my band
d. ..a ...l.i'i--..-'
'Cfv lord" says /, ~ Am going TO n che
plain dealer once morci II for the last time,
So much the botior. Cor am grown weary Of
the part"
"Noihinr wiu change me,n he answered.
"Goi forbid ] should refuse 20 hear you' but
nothing viii change me-" This he said
drml, with no signal Of the former violence
Which already raised my hopes.
"Very vel. said "lcanaifor TO waste
my breath pointed TO chair and ho sat
down and looked no me- 81 can remember a
time when my lady very much neglected
you. said l.
u never spoke Of 70 while IL lasted, " re
turned my lorl with high hush OF color
'aud 80 is an changed now.'
"Do you know how much| ! said. DO
Won know how much it Is all changedl The
tables are turned. my lordl It is my lady
that now courts you for n word, q look, ay,
and courts you in vain. DO you know with
whom she passes her days while you are out
galigauting Goa the policiesi Ny lord, She is
dad 10 pass them with a certain dry old grieve
land steward Of the name of Ephraim Mac
cellar. and think you may bo able 70 re
member what that merns, for | ash the more
IN mistake or YOU were once driven 20 the
same company yourself
"Mactellarm cries my lord, getting to bis
feet "Oh my God, Mackellarm
"lt is neither the name of Mackellar nor
che name of Col that can change the truth,
nd "ani am telling YOU the fact. Now,
for you. that suffered 50 much, 10 deal ont
Ihr mme suffering % auoser, Is that the part
any Chfiflani But you are so swaF
lowed up boa your new friend that the old are
lll forgotten They are all clean vanished
from your memory And yet they stood by
you at The darkest, my lady not the least.
Anal does my lady ever cross your mind'
Does it ever cross your mind what she went
through that uightf-Or what manner Of "a
wife She has been 20 you theucefOrwardf-or
n what kind OF a position she finds herself
todayi Never IL is your pride TO stay and
face him out, and she must stay along with
him. Oh. my lords pride-thats the great
adairl And yet she is the woman, and you
are o great, hulking mani She is the woman
that you swore 20 protect and, more be-
token the own mother of that son of yours.
you are speaking very bitterly, Mackel-
lar" said ho "but, the Lord knows fear
YOU are speaking very true. have not
proved worthy Of my happiness Bring my
ady back
Ny lady was waiting near at hand 20 learn
the issue When | brought her in, my lord
took a hand OF each OF rs and laid thsm both
upon his bosom. 81 have had two friends IN
my life. l." said he. IAN the comfort ever
had it came from the one or the other. When
you two are IN q mind, think l would he ri
ungratcful dog He shut bis Month very
nard and looked on us w..,,n swimming ewes
DO what ye Ike with me, " says he 'only
ION kSfnkn- He stopped again. $40 what
81 please with me- God knows / love aud
honor you" And dropping our two hand.
he turned his back and went and gazed out &.
the window But my lady ran after, calling
bis name. and threw herself upon bis neck IN
passion of weeping
went out and shut the door behind me
and stood and thanked God from the bottom
Of my heart
50 the breakfast board, according 90 my
lords design, we were all met Tho master
had los that time pluckcd of his patched boot.
and made toilet suitable TO the hour: Sc
cundra Dass was no longer bundled up n
wrappers, but wore a decent plain black suit
which misbocame him strangely; and the pain
were at the great window looking forth when
tine family entered They turned, and the
black man as they had already named him
n the housel bowed almost 20 his knees, but
the master was for running forward like one
VI the family My lady stopped him, cour
iesying low from the FAR end of the hall. and
Keeping her children at her back. Ny lord
Has a little ia front, SO there were the tire,
cousins of Durrisdeer face % face. The hand
Of time was very lcgible on all.
seemed 20 read in their changed faces q
mcmento mort; and what affected me still
more 10 was the wicked man that bore BIZ.
years the handsomest Ny lady was quite
uanslgurcd into the mairon, a becoming
woman for the head Of a great tableful OF
children and dependents. Ny lord was grown
slack in his limbs; he stopped; ho walked
with a running motion, as though no had
learned again from Mr.. Alexander, his face
was drawn. it seemed trile longer than OF
old. and it wore at times smile very sin.
-u.arly mingled, and which dn my eyes ap
pcarel both bitter and pathetic But the
master siill bore himself erect, although per
haps with effort; his brow barred about the
center with imperious lines, his mouth set a,
Tor command. lie bad an the gravity and
something OF the splendor OF Satan in the
Paradise lost" / could not help but SCI
The man with admiration, and was only sur
prlsed that saw him with 81 little fear.
But indeed las long as were 40 the table
10 seemed as IL his authority were quite van
shed and his teeth ali drawn We had known
aim a magician that controlled the elements
and here be was transformed into an ordinary
Gentleman, chatting ike bis nelghbors at the
breakfast board. For now the father wa.
ioad and my lord and lady reconciled, ir
what ear was be 90 pour bis calumuiesl ii
camo upon me In a kind OF vision how hugely
had oyerratod The mans snbtiety. lie had
Ais malice still. DO was false as ever; and th,
occasion being gone that made his strength
be SAT there inpotent. he was still the viper
but now spent bis venom on file Two more
thoughts occurred 90 me while yet we sat at
breakfast: the first, that he was ahashed-l
lai almost said disiressed-to end bis wicked
acs, quite unavailing. the second. that per.