The record-union., 1891-03-08

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l. could not dispute her words, as / was
clearly under the same impression my
SELF
'Still there may be some truth in what
she says" ventured.
Nonsense; she is drunk. Just hear
her snore.n
And sure enough she Law snoring. fast
| asleep, just where she had fallen.
Miss Tarrant passed on, and went in
search OF couple of footmen to carry the
cook to her own quarters.
But the next morning the servants
Went around with white, scared faces, and
one by one they mysteriously gave warn
ing to leave.
1t puzzled me not little as they one
and all gave no reason for SO doing, and
| they were mostly long and faithfully tried
servants.
1t clapped the climax when old Ray
mond, the butler, rendered his resigna-
tion; Ihere must be something wrong,
surely. When questioned he sadly shook
his gray head, saying he was too old for
service.
Sir Lional questioned him; nay, de-
manded an explanation.
Raymond, as a right / demand an ex-
PLANTATION. Your parents before you have
served the Glandour loyal and true Why
are you leaving me thus, who has
treated you more aS friend than serv-
ant? Come, you must tell meo
Then the old man in his weak, tremb-
| ling voice said:
| Sir Lional, as you say, we have served
| you true and faithfully nigh unto four
generations. But things are not as they
should be at Glnadour. Something is
wrong, fearfully wrong"
| Sir LionaPs brow flushed deep, dark
crimson.
what damned foolery are you talking?
Haye care. You may go too far"
tr,t, -. 1
ship" said the old man, tears of sorrow
dimming his aged eyes and coursing
down his furrowed cheeks. 'sBut the
fawn in the park, sir.''
Why, man, what has that got to do
with it?" heaving sigh of relief.
| "A great deal, sir. We consider our
lives in danger beneath this roof'
Are you an idiot, or what? Have 1
not had the dog shot that did the mis-
chief? What else can do? There are no
more animals molested since then"
You are mistaken, sir. There were
two killed last night, Il doe and fawn"
| WHAT" roared Sir Lional.
81 said, sir,' repeated the old man,
you, are mistaken. There were two
killed last night.'
remembered like flash what Mollie
! had told me the night before.
Sir Lional sank into u chair.
'"This is internal devilish. Why was
L hCo lLioIHlct SOOutI. w as IQ6 new
dog loose?"
mo, sir, safely chained up." And
then the old man spoke in an awe-struck
| whisper.
''Mollie, the cook, sir, swears that last
night she saw the thing that done it.''
Sir Lional looked troubled.
Send the woman to me this instant.n
Raymond turned and walked as fast as
his tottering legs would carry him, and
| soon returned with the cook up to her
ears in flour.
She dropped a courtesy almost to the
floor. Then Sir Lional asked:
What was it you saw in the park last
night, Mollie, my girl?'
| Mollie confusedly hung her head.
Sir Lional, l don't like to complain,
but it frightened me so was most dead.
You see, sir, had been out spending the
evening with Jane Malloy, cousin of
mine, sir. She had just been after hav-
| ing her baby christened that same morn
ing, sir; and being as she named it after
me, SIR" with another dip. Mary Mag
delene, SIR" with still deeper dip. II
| thought it no more than right, sir, but
what should take it bonnet or some
thing, sir, for Sunday"
Yes, yes" impatiently, "but tell US
| just what you saw"
I'm coming to it, sir, fast as ever can
Well, came through the south gate-the
small one-where the shrubbery grows
| so thick, you know, sir.' ~
Sir Lional nodded.
''Well, as l came through the gate
James, the gardener, sir, gave me the kew
as didn't Know just how late / might be
| in getting in all right was little timid
| at first coming through the trees; but
when got clear of them 1 was all right
again."
Ibid you drink anything9" asked Sir
| Lional.
"Well," said the woman, rolling her
apron into little round ball at the cor
ner, well, yes, we had glass or two of
| hot toddy just to keep the warmth in, for
| 1t was a bitter cold night as you know,
sir. Now, where was I?'' she asked.
Where you had passed the trees,'' l
interrupted eagerly. was deeply inter
eSted in the woman's story.
''Ah, yes, when 1 had passed the trees
was walking along quietly-it was bright
moonlight-when straight in front of me
| saw two animals standing close together.
l thought nothing of that at firstn-and
Mollie began to tremble-"but as / came
little nearer saw one was struggling to
get away from the other, and crying al
| most like child, sir. 1 knew it was one
of the fawns. In an instant I remem-
| bered about the others being killed. got
behind one of the oaks. / could hardly
stand. The poor little beast moaned and
groaned, and the other thing growled and
y
peep around the tree and saw the fawn
| drop to the ground, and the other animal
| fell with it, its teeth fastened in the others
throat. Then it jumped up quick and
stood switching its tail and looking from
side to side; and as sure as / live, sir, as l
looked my heart jumped and hit my
nose, sir. 1t was great large beast-yei-
low and spotted all over with big horns
and yellow spots. Oh, but its head, its
head"
"Well, its head?-"
s'Was like" She uttered a frightened
scream and dashed against Sir Lional, al
most upsetting him, and fled from the
room.
looked around in wonder, and was an
noyed to see Miss Tarrant quietly regard
ing US with cynical smile curling her
lips.
She walked straight up to Sir Lional,
laying her white hand, with its sharp
pointed nails, upon his arm and lifting
her bold, yellow eyes to his face
What is it? What has happened? Tell
me-" she asked,
Her looks seemed to enthrall him; his
arm shook beneath ner light, firm touch.
IN Nothing for you to know, my cousin:
matter of very little consequence. 1t
appears -something-some animal has
again been after the deer. There are two
myself fmystifed."
''Ugh!'' With little cringing motion,
she pressed closer against him.
With indignation 1 turned from the
room.
'My golden eyes-never fear-''
caught the half sentence as hurried
down the corridor.
The servants had all left the court, with
the exception OF Mrs. Dunlap and Mollie,
which caused me to form the belief the
latter most probably had indulged too