New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19

| 0h,cnetrlng ppresence for some t-time?
:; Not il can help it, returned Dunton, feel
! hSy. Then, for he quite sober, he felt IN
mau said enough. and turned away 10 bring NOR
! refreshments"
Lrrd Byror. standi,g lust outside the door
| through which he had been about TO enter whe,
nc heard the sounds Of Icvcry inside, turned sor
rowiulIy away without rcclosing the door, tiptoc,
softly lack tn the street and returned To his hotel
| foor boy, hc thought as he walked along
reckon It's purity tough t have TN Of MAJ
ye Radpt o said it, Boy he saa Sqo,eniy aloud
| 4 wish't We hadn't"
The early morning train bore the old man West
| and from Ncw-lOrk he wrote Mark that he ha'
been Obliged to leave suddenly. and had rot ha'
| time 10 see him again. He incoscd draft for
liberal amount, and hoped Mark would be gco'
which latter Injunction thc. old man could not fo
| the lie OF him resist adding. And Will, MARI
@: Of the his Ii snq' pSh
| lying awake in the slccping-car. speeding west
ward. his honest heart full of tears.
| Mark did not return home the next summer
lie had several INVITATIONS for the holidays. whici
Lord Byron urged him to accept. much to hi
| secret relief.
At the end of yachting cruise later in thu
| summer Mark received some startling news II
was NOTHING more less than that Lord Byron hat
been married Mark remembered the nc,w-mad,
! bride. 1t ore Of III" numerous daughters o.
| Sorhc Gordon-Mark remembered her as plump
rosy, rather pretty and very romantic damsr'l
rather more than five years older thaN hinscl f.
somewhat light-hca1ed and given 10 reading
| slnshv novels What on earth could have pos
| scseod the oil man.
Then no remembered how lonely i: must have
hccn for the poor saddrncd old fellow. AL cor,
cludcd presently. that lie was hardly to be Elam"
| after all SO he sat down and procrr - glad
den the old mans heart with lind' ta'tf"l letter
| of hlessinc and con -rafGlation.
When Mark came back 70 the ranch next war,
| there were many changes The house had been ~,
! furnished. there was piano and lest. but. Of
| course. by 10 means least. Il bouncing glrl bay'
a few weeks old Mark did not stay n the ranch
| l.. c1, hiG fstSfs IL
] not like babies. and this ono cngrns~"i rvrr"-
, bolys attention. 80 he escaped. as h" termed ii.
rs soon as he could.
Marks cour-c during the noxt year was 50 mach
wors, than his previous career th't h' vac r.
or"s'cd, - c0nmcrccm"nt tine. r't "a, r'','ln 20
collage This criovcd ! ord byron deeply. pat u"
said littlo about T. II was decided that after ne
lad remained ai hon, while. i" shout 20 -
Pueblo to study law with an oil friend OF liS ~,
father For tho present. hc WIS satisfied Il stay
al the ranch and lave hit Of Grcr"ation ~
They had i pleasant Tim" That summer. There
we're a number Of visitors ~ the NprinES g'V :,
dozen mile. or so distant, and they an - Is ii
ncoplc GOT on Very friendly terms. non 'n'I"
were drives and dances. and picricS, ana all sor'
# excursions. not 10 mention IN" rNc'''h''' 81
tho August roundup.
Naturally Mark and Sophie We're thrown To-
getler much of the time. Lord Enron was en-
tirly wrapped up in Ress. the baby, and PAID lt'r
attention 10 the con9s and comings Of tho rest OF
the household 50 Mark and Sophie We're free to
amuse themselves as they CHOSE: and. for IN" most
part. they amused themselves In each Others com
panv. Lord Byron was only too Glad 10 liav" tl"n
erniov themselves. and smiled on thoir ranidly
STRENGTHENING comradcship. until one day early III
September. -,
lie had just returned from ride TO one Of The
neighhoring ranches. and was coming aroll1 inc
house to look for liss. when he happened 70 giahc'
in at one Of tie long windows Of the big paror
and saw something that fairly stunned MN
Sophic-his wife.-sat nj the piano. am MARE
Dun,on, half nccnC. with his arms ciasp"u apin,
sweet words in her ear. They did not sc MN :
he turned and staggered back to the ,lining,room
door, which he entered He went 70 IN" e.add
ard took heavy drink of wlliSkcv. ana STOOD
staring for several minutes at his reflection IN the
mirror before him. Then he turned and went
through the house. noisilv calling for the baby IN
order that he might not surprise the guilty ones
When lie reached the parlor Sophic was gone, Dut
Mark sat in the corner nonchaantly turning 'hr
Come yerc: Boy said Lord Byron pleasant
u want Z talk Z ye. =,
Mark rose and followed him Lord byron ifn
thc way TO a secluded spot ont Of view Of the
Marx, think ye'd better pack up an 60 {
Pueblo in II morn9 H@r . 11 10Y scn n r.
"WhEwhat is this for. Uncle By p staminereh
Mark, gcttinr red in the face,
old man. shortly "Yc know. We know we've went
back on y'r fricn's morc'n once: but don want
We t do it again. Better pack up this afternoon,
50 We en- start when do, in III mornin' I'm
goin' { Kansas City
That evening Lord Byron started TO drive to
Chloride Flats TO attend to some crrand- but had
zone only \ part of the distance when lie icIn",n-
brred some harness that needed uendins. AMI j"
turned back TO Get IT, ~ he nclf"i fh" nous, W.
Glanced up II Marks room, where, short I'm"
since. a bright light had been burning FROM ms
scat in tie buggy the old man Coud see that Nj"
lower blinds We're drawn. and that the ii-hi was
burning very Gimly-but he could see. 'o'. by 4
shadow on the opposite wall. that the room WA
occupied. He lcapcd 70 IN" ground ran to u"
house, and sprang madly mp the stairs
In tlr raror Of the great house woman. pale
as death. stood wrnginF her hands IN agony ana
straininr her ear for sounds from without. Down
in the road two men-onc younS, the other Ola anu
gray faced each other The youms man ia er
the otlier's looked wild and strange The old man
spoke. evidently with some effort
Mark. I've BEN like father 70 yc, hain't ] ?
The other bowed his head. and the speaker con-
I've BEN far an squar an give ye ev'ry show
I do y'rSelf somc good ,?
An we've went right back on me, spite O. my
warnin' ye Now. Boy. look yrre You've took
advantage o me, but I won't take none o yoli
I'm a-goin' Z kill We. hut"
DuEtcn sprang back IN horror, with an mar
Rnt I'm goin y give We far show, jes' like
I've ben dom. Take this ycre gun an 20 down
Good God. Uncle By you can't mean it!
II haint Uncle By'-rm til man ycve wronged
an heartbroke. Coz
Lord Byron looked down at the Gcad face Of the
corpse in the road He gazcd steadfasiiy for som"
time. Obvious of the sounds he heard of people
coming Finally he spoke, gently;
Poor boy don't blcvc We shot Z me, Z all.
Yc'vc played morc'n far f'r once, Boy And he
stopped and kissed the face of the dcad.-ll. H.
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