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you what he died OF; surely thats plain
question: said he.
"Oh, don't know !" said Mountain "Has.
tie even never knew. He seemed to sicken
natural and just pnss away"
"There it is, you see!' concluded my lord,
turning to Sir William.
"Your lordship is too deep for me-" replied
Sir William.
"Why,n says my lord, "this is a matter of
SUGGESTIONS: my sons title may be called in
doubt; and, the man being supposed to be
dead of Nobody can tell what, "A great deal of
suspicion would be naturally reused"
"But the mans buried!' cried Sir William.
"I will never believe that" returned my
lord, painfully trembling. "Ill never be-
ieve it, he cried again, and jumped to his
feet. Did he look dead! he asked of Noun
tain.
Look deadl" repeated the trader. "He
looked white. Why what would he be at!
| tell you put the sods upon him"
My lord caught Sir William by the coat
with a hooked hand. This man has the
name of my brother says he; "but it's well
understood that he was never canny."
"Cannyi' says Sir William. What is
that.'
Hes not of this world,' whispered my
lord, "neither him nor the black dell that
serves him. | have struck my sword through
out his vitals, he cried; II have felt the hilt
ring ON his breast bone and the hot blood
squirt in my very face, time and again, time
and again. he repeated, with gesture indie
scribabe. "But he was never dead for that"
said he, and | sighed aloud. why should
think he was dead now! No, not till see
him roHng, says he.
Sir William looked across at NE, with a
long face. Mountain forgot his wounds, star
ing and gaping.
My lord, ." said [, Il wish you would col
lect your spirits.n But my throat was so
dry, and my own wits SO scattered, l could
add no more.
"No,n says my lord otis not to be sup
posed that he would understand me. Mac
kellar does, for he kens all, and has seen him
buried before now This is a very good
servant to me, Sir William this man Mac
kellar: he buried him with his own hands
he and my father--by the light of two siller
candlesticlls. The other man is a familiar
spirit; he brought him from Coromandel.
would have told ye this long syne, Sir Will
lam only it was in the family These last
remarks he made with a kind of melancholy
| composure, and his time of alteration seemed
TO pass away. 'Nou can ask yourself what
| it all Means he proceeded. My brother
falls sick, and dies and is buried as so they
| say: and all seems very plain. But why did
the familiar 20 back! | think ye must see
| for yourself it's a point that wants some
| clearing
Il will be at your service, my lord, in halt
minute said Sir William, rising. "Mr.
Mackcllar, two words with YOU and he led
me without the camp, the frost crunching in
our steps, the trees standing at our elbow
| hoar with frost, even as on that night in the
Long Shrubbery. "Of course. this is mid
summer madness.' said Sir William, SO soon
as we were gotten out Of hearing.
"Why, certainly" said |. The man i;
mad think that manifest
Shall seize aud bind himl' asked Sir
William. Il will upon your authority. il
these are all rawlings, that should certainly be
done
| looked down upon the ground, back a
the camp with its bright fires and the foil
watching us, and about me on the woods ant
mountains; there was just the one way thai
l could not look, and that was in Sir VII
liam's face.
SIR William, j." said I at last, 81 think my
lord not sane, and have long thought him 50
But there are degrees in madness and whether
he sh ,uld be brought under restraint--S
William, am no tit judge | concluded.
Il will be the judge" said he. II ask 70
facts. Was there, in all that jargon, an.
word of truth or sanity Do you hesitate:
he as ed Am | to understand you hav
buried this gentleman before"
Not buried said |, and then, taking II
courage at last, Sir William said l, "uu
less l were to tell you long story, whic
much concerns noble family (and mysel
not in the least, it would be impossible t
make this matter clear to you. Say tn
word, and will do it, right or wrong. And
at any rate | will say so much, that my lor,
is not so crazy us he seems. This is a strang
matter, into the tail Of which you are unhap
PLY drifted.n
II desire none of your secrets" replied ST
William; ''but I viii be plain at the risk {
incivilty and confess that take little plea.
ure in my present company"
II would be the last to blame you said
"for that
II have not asked either for your censur
or your praise, sir returned Sir William
Il desire simply to be quit of you; and TO tina
effect put boat and compliment of men 9
your disposal"
This is fairly offered" said |, after reaeC
ton. But YOU must SUFFERING to say wor
upon the other side. We have n nature
| curiosity TO learn the truth or TINS AFFAIR,
have some Of it myself; my lord dt is yer
plain has but too much. The matter of til
! Indians return is enigmatical'
~ think SO myself Sir William interrupt
ed, land | propose t,ince | go in that dire,
ton to probe it to the bottom Whether {
not the man has gone like a dog to die upo
his masters grave his life, at least, is
great danger, and propose, if | can, TO say
it. There is nothing against his character
Nothing, Sir William" replied,
"And the otherf he said. II have hear
my lord, of course; but, from the circun
. stances of his servants loyalty, must SUI
, pose he had some noble qualities
You must not ask me that | criet
Hell may have noble flames. have know
him score of years, and always hated, al
! always admired, and always slavishly fearc
, him.
. Il appear 10 mtrude again upon your St
crets, said Sir William, "bcievc me, ina,
Il vertenbly. Enough that | will see the gray
and Gf possible rescue the Indian Upo
these terms, can YOU persuade your master
4 return to Albanyi'
+ "Sir William said |, Il will tell you no