The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-07-01
Continued

80 Continued.)
With wild eyes and beating heart
Lionel read the account Of his own
death. He saw In q moment how the
mistake had arisen. The man with
whom he had spoken. at the river side
had stolen his .pocketbook, and had
afterwards fallen into the river-acct-
dentally, nc doubt.
IL Evelyn has seen this" he cried,
ut will kill her"
It seemed to him an age before he
reached Clayton Road. He stopped
abruptly, for there before his door
stood a travelling carriage which he
knew to be the earl Of Trenhamfs;
Even as he stood he saw Lord Tren-
ham himself half leading, half carrying
Evelyn to the carriage. He noticed
his wife's deep mourning, and the
nurse with the little child dressed in
black. He saw the earl seat himself
by his daughters side, and then he
knew that his wife, believing him to
be dead, was going home. He caught
one glimpse Of her white, sad face,
and his heart died within him. Why
should he care to live when she be-
lieved him dead? H., %
Would it not be better. he said to
himself. ii he were dead? Evelyn's life
would be saved-she would know no
more want or privatfon. His body
would be an earis grandson, not the
half-starved child of a ~pauper-ah, a
thousand times over it would be bet
ter IL he were dead!
Why not die to them? He might live
out the remnant Of his days and yet be
dead to wife and child. Let Evelyn,
let the whole world, believe that the
dead man found in the river was Lionel
Carteris. Let Lionel Carterfs die to
the world, to love, to happiness, to
fame; let him thus expiate the reckless
folly of his youth. .
He went to the place where the
drowned mans body lay; he heard the
care taker say that he must have been
a poor relation Of Lord .Trenham's, for
Lord Trenham's solicitor had given Or
ders for a funeral at his lordship's ex-
pense, and in the cemetary ut Ffnchley
memory of Lionel Carteris, aged
twenty-five. There was no one to Ia
nent over 'him-his young wife was
breaking her heart far away In the
stately castle at Trenham. Lionefs
resolve was taken; .henceforth he
would be dead in life.
He went back to the park, and sat
down stunned and dizzy. He had no
money and no food. Presently a re-
cruiting sergeant, noting the fine man.
ly figure and broad shoulders, came
up and began a glowing p%anegyrlc on
military life. He was startled by the
haggard young face that looked de-
Snairinply into his own.
81 am quite willing to enlist" said
Lionel Carteris. Il am tired of life.
II, as you say, your regiment is soon
going tosIndia, I will join it. Give me
the shilling"
And before sunset that day Lipnel
Carteris was one of her majesty's, sob
diers, and had taken his place in. the
train for Weymouth, where his Iagir
ment was stationed. He was too, i'm
different to ask its name. A half fear
seized him when he found that he, was
one Of ''The Queens Own Rangers" OF
which regiment Capt. BERTHE. Trenlnam
was in command.
CHAPTER W., AND LAST.
One year had passed. The young
widow in the castle of Trenhana still
| mourned for her husband she. had
loved so dearly. Her little child had
learned to say his fathers name.
Lady Trenham was kinder and more
indulgent than ever to her daughter,
whose fair, sad face was SO wistful
and pale.
The earl had SO far relented from his
severity as to speak kindly Of the man
who had been her husband. He said
that ''poor Lionel had great talents,
o keen intellect, and rare wit, and
that, had fortune favored him, he
might have made his way in the world.
But as this, the old sorrow, began
slowly to die away, q new n arose.
The strange, sad mutiny in India had
broken out, and 1.-THE Queens Own
Rangers" were ordered thither at once.
No greater blow could have fallen
upon Lord Trenham. His idolized son
and heir, for whom he had saved and
deprived himself OF everything save the
most needful things Of his life-this son
upon whom the fortune Of his house
depended-was going to certain danger,
IL not to certain death.
Nothing could avert the blow. As an
English gentleman and a man Of honor,
the young captain could not exchange
or sell out when there was danger in
view; yet, IL he should meet his death,
the long and noble line of the Tren-
hams would end, the estates pass to
another family, and the title become ex-
tinct. Moreover, for this son, for the
future OF his race, had Lord Trenham
endured a life OF privation. 81
The young heir OF Trenham had felt
nothing but pity for his sister. He
forgave her imprudent marriage; he
said she had suffered enough when she
| told him how dearly she had loved
Lionel In life, and how In death she
loved his memory. He caressed her
tenderly, and said she should not be
teased about a second marriage, but
should live with him.
The earl and his wife babe q sorrow
full adieu to the brave and noble young
officer, who longed to avenge the MUIR
derous wrongs inflicted on his country
men. They saw him depart with heavy
~forebodings and anxious heart.
For many months they heard regu-
larly from their. son. He distinguished
himself greatly In various actions with
the mutineers, and the name OF Tren-
ham became d household word In Eng
land.A AT last - letter came that changed
the course 0f many lives.
9 may kneel, dear ones, and thank
heaven Tor me that 4 still i've" wrote
Berthe. 9TH dying and dead lie around
Sme;;yetI am sayed-saYed sby the brave
md daring herofsm Of = man who 81 as
noble as he ID courageous. But for
him I should hare been lying here, with
the sunbeAms falling upon my dead
face; but Tor him the hand PEN
hing these lines would have been
cold and Btill-the heart ia full OF