The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05

How much more easily would boy like Dir.
Alexander fan under the Influence OF high
looking. high spoken gentleman adventurer'
who sbonld conceive the fancy 70 entfap him;
ard. the influence gained. how e.asy to en-
plog II for the child's pcrversioni
doubt II our enemy had named Mr. Alex
ander three times before ! perceived when
way his mind was aiming-all this train oi
thought and memory passed In one pulsaiion
through my own-and YOU may say started
back AS though an open hole had gaped across
a halfway. Mr.. Alexander, there was the
weak polnt. there was the Eve In our perish
able paradise. and the serpent was already
Kissing on the trail.
| promise you I went the more heartily
about the preparations; my last scruple gone
the danger Of delay written before me in
huge characters. From that moment forth
/ seem not % have sat down or breathed
Now would be- at my post with the master
and his Indian, now IN the garrett buckling
valise. now sending forth Macconochie ny
the side postern and the wood path TO bear %
30 the trusting place, aud again snatcnine
some words Of counsel with my lady. This
was the verso Of our life In Durrisdeer that
day: but on the recto all appeared quite
settled. as of a family 90 home ia is paternai
seat, and what perturbation may have been
observable the master would set down % the
blow Of his unlooked-for coming and the feai
be was accustomed 10 inspire
Supper went creditably OF, cold saiuta
tions passed. and the company trooped 70
their respective chambers l attended the
master b the last. We had put him next
door 10 his Indian, in the north wing; be-
cause that was the most distant and could be
severed from the body OF the house with
doors. ! saw he was kind friend or a good
master whichever 10 was 10 bis Secuudra
Dass: seeing % his comfort; monding theiire
with his own hand, for the Indian complained
Of cold: inquiring as 20 the rice on which The
strmcor made bis diet, talking with him
pleasantly in the Hindo0sianee while stood
by, my candle in my hand, and affected 20
be overcome with slumbor At length The
master observed my signals of distress y
perceive" says be-, "that you have all your
ancient habits-carly 10 bed and early 90 rise
Yawn yourself away"
Once in my own room ! made the custom
airy motions Of undressing, So that / might
time myself. and. when the cycle was com
plete, set my finder box ready aud blew ont
my taper The matter of am hour afterward
made light again, put on nay shoes OF list
that had worn bymy lords sick bed and SCI
forth into the house TO call the vOyagcrs All
were dressed and wai.mg-my lord, my lady
Miss Katharine Nr Alexander, my ladys
woman Christie-aul / observed the effect OF
secrecy, even upon quite innocent persons
.I IIII IlI.f 40
the door face as whiteas paper. Ncsiipped
out Of the side postcrn into night OF dark
ness scarce broken by star or two, so that
90 first we Cropcd and stumbled aud fell
among the bushes A few hundred yards zap
the wood path Macconochie was waiting us
with q great lantern; SD the rest Of the way
we went easy enough, but still IN a kind Of
guilty silence
A little beyond tho abby, the path de-
bouchcd on the main road. aed some quarter
of a mile further, mo the place called Eagles,
who.e the moors begin, wo saw the lights oi
the two carriages stand shining by the way
side. Scarce a word or two was uttered no
our parting. and these regarded businesi O
silent grasping Of hands, turning of faces
aside. and the thing was over; the heres
broke into trot the lamp light sped Ike
will-o-the-wisp upon the broken mO0rand. %
dipped beyond Stony Brae. and there were
Macc0uochie and alone with our lantern ou
the road There was one thing more Co wait
for, aud that was the temperance of Tire
coach upon Cartmore To seems they must
have pulled up upon the summit, looked back
for o last time, and seen Our lantern not yet
moved away from the place Of separation
For lamp was taken from the carriage and
waved three times up and down by way o.
farewell Bud then they were gone indeed.
having looked their last on the Kind roof of
Durrisleer, their faces toward a barDarous
country.
/ never knew before The greatness Of that
yanlt of night ia which SIC two poor serving
men. tho one old and the one elderly, stool
for the first time deserted, I had never felt
before my own dependency uP0u the counte
nance of others The sense of isolation burn
ed in nay bowels like a Gre II seemed that
we who remained no home were the true ex
les. and that Durri,ieer, AMI Solwaysida
and an that made my country native, its o.-
good TO me, and iis language welcome. had
gone forth and was far over the soa with my
old masters
The remainder Of tdatuight paced to and
fro ont he smootn highway, reaeci.ng on the
future and the past by thoughts, which 40
first dwelt tenderly on those who were just
gone. took o. more manly temper as / cousid
cred what remained for one TO 60 Day came
upon the inland mountain tops ana thefow's
heran % cry and the smoke of h0mestclds io
arise IN the brown bosom of the m0ors, be-
fore turned my face h0mewari and weat
down the path 20 where the roof of Drrris
deer shone in the morning by the sea
AZ the customary hour had the master
called. and awaited his coming iu the bali
with quiet mind lie looked about him ai
the empty room and the three covers set.
"We are a small party" sand be- SLOW
comes thatF
"Ths IS the party 10 which wo must grow
accustomed.' ] replied.
lie looked at me with sudden sAarpness
What is an th,f said be-
"sou and and your friend, Mr. Dass, arr
now all the company" l replied "1ly lord
my lady and the clildrea are gone upon o
voyage.
Upon my words said be-. "Can this te
pos.ib'el have indeed iiuttered your Vols
clan. q Coriol. Butthsisuo reason why our
Oreaaest shogli go cold Sit down, M
Macsellar. If youplsaser taking, as bespoke.
the heal u tie table. which / bad designed
10 occupy myseii-"and. as we cat, you can
give mo the details OF this evasion.
could see be was more affected than Dds
language carried, and.l determined % equal
him in GOODNESS II was aboI. Oh ask you 90
take the head of the table, sail L. "ior
thors am now thrust into the position OF
your host. ] could never lorse- That you
were. after al. a member Of tie family
For awhile be played the part OF enter
tainer. gving directions 70 Macconocbie
who received them with an evil grace, and
attending specially upon secundra. "And
where has my good family withdrawn tor
be asked. carelessly.
"Ah. Mr. Bally, that is another point
said l. 81 have no orders 70 communicate
their destination"
40 me. n be corrected.
ITO any one said l.
at is the lss pointed said tho master
''c'est de ben ton; my brother improves as
be continues And /, dear Mr. Mackellarf
sNou will have bed and board Mr. Blllvn