Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-26
CHAPTER ",

@WHERE IS ENGELOSDE INCHCAPEIn
Lord Inchcape and Richard Accring-
ton faced each other outside the door.
They were in the wide, lonely garden
beside the house. A broad harvest
moon revealed them to each other dis
tinctly.
The earl stood pale and majestic his
eve flaring. Colonel AccringtOn was
painting and liYid, his heart aglOw with
the fire of hell.
"You have insulted me in the face of
all Salford-hOw shall you give me sat
isfactiOn for all this2" demanded Ac-
cringtOn-
@Sir, owe no satisfaction to ALTAR,
returned Inchcape, contemptuOusly.
The Colonel started at the epithet and
muttered furious curse.
wherever 1 find you presuming to
out in the same way" continued the
earl.
@Wait. my lord, snarled Accrington,
bringing his cOnYulsed face near enough
to mutter in a lower tone: "Since you
attack me, 1 accept the struggle. In
my return here I had not dreamed of
encounteTing yOu-I thought you had
turned monk or something of the sort
But noW-I shall wiring out the last drop
of your hearts blood before l am done
with you-ol the faith of AccringtOn,
will"
%If you do not rid me of your contami-
mating presence at once, l shall be
Obliged to soil my hands by dealing
personal chastisement upon you-on the
faith of Inchcape, l will" retorted the
earl.
The click of the door beside him put
a stop to the dialogue; Accrington hur-
RE away, Keeling at every step, and
vanished among the leafy alleys.
1t was Squire Crecy who had dared to
follow his old friend; he was all abroad
and understood nothing of what had
transpired. Truth to tell, bluff Hal
/ Crecy was better at topping a fence in a
hunt than in following anything obscure
/ in the Intercourse of his fellow men, for
/ he was the most accomplished NJ. +. Fl.
I master of the Fore Hunt and the sim
: plest-minded, loyal gentleman in all
1 County Stafford.
He found Inchcape standing like a
statue of Michael after iaving driven
D Satan away.
aWh-where's the fellow gone?s cried
I Jolly Crecy, looking about with big round
; eyes, wasn't that Dick AccringtOn who
| went out with You?"
! Inchcape looked at him in silence
/ After ali, what right had he to act upon
/ his own private experience. of Accring-
] toms character? If he made accusation
/ against him, what proof could he bring?
I -NOAAO -g COGAN O4AAg Dl9EOA 4O4lA NL4C
/ fact that stigma was attached TO his
! own character. and throw open the pit
/ ter secret which he had kept 20 long to
/ a sneering, credulOus world
Crecy thought he was in one of his
/ black moods, and forgot ali about Ac-
/ crington.
@All that nonsense is too much for
/ you, my lord; dare say your tired of
I it =" said he alphabetically: aye see,
~ Frr, 70
! comes natural TO 'em; but little OF
7 that goes long way with us old fellows.
I Come and have a smoke in my snug
! gery?@ He slipped his hand through
] Inchcape's arm, and was leading him
of: but InchcaPe took the kind hand
: between his own and wrung it with a
/ sudden revision of feeling.
/ @GOd bless you. Hal you're a good
/ fellow as ever breathedi" said he $50
on in TO your guests and enjoy yourself
with your good wife and noble son;
that's the most natural place for you
But can't stand it. Hal; was a fool
to come Ny day was bright, too, while
! it la ted, but it's gone-what have I TO
f do with music and dancing, mirth and
b,auty? Don't stop me, man, my hearts
sick"
He looked in the joyial. kind, grisved
face Of his friend for 4 moment then
turned away hastily.
make due apologies to Mrs Crecy for
me. he added, over his shoulder. aand
tell your boy to look among his gifts;
he'll ind that SUR old Inchcape hasn't
forgotten him
He strobe away, and the squire fetched
a great sigh before he obeyed him, and
then vent back to his guests
! The good compelg's attentI N was at
I p-esens somewhat diverted from Fatty
lAHeE fheFs Hal geed aeal Of steFt'se