Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-30
CHAPTER II,

We'll. my dear its so long ago since
I've heard speak of tn, So things thar
| almost forget. You'll mako yourself
ill'--thS us Shr SAW Nelly helping her
self inroMlnrnlly 20 another great
spoonful Of jam.
NO. l slla'n7. New Il" go on. YOU
tirrSomr, provoking old lhm-."
We'll now. L., me see. You know
The picture they call the Black Hunt
in='lun' in the gallery: He WAS your
let me think noW-n" great Grrat-grcat-
gr:lnlfathcr--'
Its all The same" said Nelly With
her mouth full.
No. my dear. its moi ut Ill the same:
bcrallSr one was him. and OF course the
other nd be his sen
".All right. 90 on.
And YOU knew the pretty. pale. SoG-
r"wtul-looliin@ lady in the panel by the
h- chimncy-c"lncr:"
Yes. Lady Isabel"
We'll. Black Huntingdon and Lord
I.anyholmc Eat least. he WAS only Sir
Vivian thcn-hiS nephew WAS the first
carn-Black Huntingdon and Sir Vivian
were both i'll love with her from the
time they were boys, and she favored
Sir Vivian always flom the first. Well.
that didn't hinder Black Huntington
from going after her. more particular
as the carl. her father. cc,mtcnanccd his
suit. 1t WAS different in those days,
You know. dcar-1lc I.lngholmcS were
down III Il the IlEnlingdonS We're up
then: now it's al the other way. and
they've GOT their trll. iii the scale. He
WAS an awful jealous disposition was
Black Huntingdon. ana would como
h,,r,) In1 81 1,,,'I
seen Lady Isabel and Sir Vivian loyc,ll-
or. or else go Scollrin the country like
the wind on his black horse. Satan.
Once he Went off for days and days.
nobody KNOWN what had become of
him. an his people began to be fright
encn, an to search the country round.
when one night he came home in the
midst Of Il great storm Of thunder and
lightning. looking for all the world like
a ghost and Satan all in Il rcck of
smoke and foam. He hardly TOUCHED
food, and night after night they heard
him walking up and down, up and
down. in the great gallery. sometimes
giving sort Of chOked groan like.
That WAS when he found out Lady
Isabel would have Sir Vivian. and the
earl had given his consent. Well, a
month before they was 10 have been
married the war broke out. and Sir
VIVIAN had to go off to the army
ioor things. there was a sad TODD with
them, believe: she chung to him. and
Went on her knees to him not to go.
or 10 take nor too; but of course that
wasn't possible. and he was 4 brave
Young fellow. ana wouldn't Shirl1 his
duty. SO he went with 4 sore heart,
ana she cried and said. It's all over.
an we shall never be anything more
to each other now And she stood ut
the casil" gate. watching him ride off
down hill. and then she tainted and
they carried her off TO her room. and
for many Il long day they thought she'd
never come out again except in her
coffin
Nelly had left off eating now, and was
leaning forward eagerly with great
Wld"-Oprl eyes.
GO on, go on" she cried as nurse
paused.
DO give me time to got my breath
child said Wilson. but feeling fiat
tered all the same at the interest her
recital awakened.
ell. she went on. presently, "thc
HuntlngdOnS was always reckoncd an
honorable race Of men; but love will
make the best do strange things at
times. and Black Huntingdon wasn't
one OF the best. SO when Sir Vivian
| had been gone some time. he set wild
stories af1oat about him: and it came to
Lady lSabelS ears that her lover was
faithess. and had married a foreign
lady. SO months went on, and she
grieved and walled and lanented, but
no other tidings Of her love came to
her, and Black Huntingdon was always
at the castle. SO at last the poor soul
yielded. and they were married. He
was dotingly fond Of her in his Jealous,
savage kind of way: but when he saw
she wouldn't smile on him, or care for
MS love or his company. he turned bit
ter upon her. and was always reproach-
in OF her. as if it was her fault, poor
lamb. And then she'd Use to wander
about. with her poor wan face looking
like ghost. an crying sometimes fit
to break her heart And ar last Sir WV
ian came home. and went first. quite
joyful to the castle to see his old love.
When they told him she was married
to Black Huntingdon, he stood like
one turned to stone: an then. without
word, he mounted his horse and came
off straight to the Hall He passed
the servants without a word, and went
straight into the room where my lady
sat: an she sprung to him with great
cry. an he took her in his arms; they
clasped together as If they'd never
part any more. and so Black Hunting
don found them. That night he and
Sir Vivian stood up together In the
beech avenue. with their hearts bent
on murder. Their hate was savage,
and each one was set on killing the 9th.
err. 1t was long time before either
got blow. because they We're both
good swordsmep: but ut last Black