Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-16
CHAPTER III.

Inc monotony OF Life praised so highly was
rudely broken by this strange event. The col
ony was SO limited as to size, the officials &c
small in number, that the governor would Ger.
tainly know something about every one in the
service. There was not the least doubt but
King David would discover Jonathan. Henry
DIVERSION Dunkeld, king, would discover his
old friend, John Lorimer Longden, among the
scribes of the palace. What would the king
say? Would he call for purple robe and wrap
1t round that scribe, and send him forth upon
white horse richly caparisoned, with q trum-
peter proclaiming the honors done by order of
the king? Or should Jonathan begin il? Should
ne bow himself down upon the ground, saying:
20 king, live forever. I am Jonathan, friend
Of thy youth, and am held down in low estate
by reason of a thing" How would that do?
Longden pondered the subject long and
doubtfully. What would happen? As for the
confession, he had it still: The papers lay
among other papers in a desk. There was a
letter from his father casting him off; one from
his brother preaching q sermon as to con-
demned criminal There was portrait of a
girl-the Eva for whose sake his friend had con-
sented; there was another of his friend him.
self. gallant youth, and some letters from that
friend. written before the fatal transfer-nore
after; and some verses written in praise of
Eva. dancing-they were after Herrick "If
at any time in the future you can advance YOUR
self by using that paper use it." The words
returned again and again. How should he use
it2 He might place the paper into the hands
Of the governor, and leave the matter to him.
He might go to him and say: 81 am your old
friend. We know what we know. but we trust
each other. What / have done have done. =
So thinking, his heart grew soft to that old
friend: he said to himself that he must have
suffered from thinking of what had been done;
but that for Eva's sake-doubtless now his
wife-the thing was well done. He would do
it again. whatever happened.
With the rest of the world, with the acting
governor, the bishop, the colonel commandant'
the legislative council and the heads of depart
ments, he went down to the quay-he did no,
stand with these illustrious persons. but well
behind them in the crowd-to receive the
governor.
His excellency, Sir Henry Dunkeld. X. C. NJ
e., came ashore In the harbormasters launch
with an awning and crew of six stout ne groes
He was accompanied by his wife, his daughter
child OF ten, his daughters governess and
his aid-de-camp.
Oh, yes; Jack Longden knew him at once
ana Lady Dunkeid, too-Eva, Of course. Then
he had married Eva. There she was, and after
seventeen years a lovely woman still. OF course
he would have recognized her, too, at once
His heart became very soft, watching these old
friends of his youth.
His excellency drew near. Jack leaned for.
ward little and lifted his ha., lot with the idea
Of catching his eyes at all; but the governor
saw him-saw him-and he stopped suddenly
turned white and reeled
1T is nothing" he said. recovering quickly,
"The heart-a sudden faintness Let us go on u
The procession went on. But the governor
looked back once more into the crowd. For he
had seen, after seventeen years. standing among
the common people, the old friend of his youth
by whose act and deed he himself was what he
was and where he was.
HE recognized me" said Jonathan. stridine
away He caught my eye and he knew me-
saw him Change color and stop. Strange meet
ing after 80 many years! He viii send for me
tomorrow, and we shall have a talk. OF course
he will trust me still Should I send him thai
paperl think not
So while the new governor entertained the
legislative council at banquet his old
friend sat at dinner in his cabin and content
| edly munched his curried beef and drank hi.
sour ciaret and water and congratulated him
self on the beauty and happiness of the wife
for whose sake he had taken this burden upor
himself. In the morning, when he recalled the
landing and the recognition, he understood
that in the latter there was surprise or dismay
terror, but not sign Of Joy. And he ceased K
feel quite 30 warmly toward his old friend.