The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-18

ling with the whole tribe In the
solemn fuedal ceremony OF barying
the dead chief.
1t was the middle OF the next sum-
mer before she heard any more OF her
intended bridegroom. Then letter
came saying that he and his foster
brother Donald would be in Glasgow
at the end OF July. Kate had been
sure that this news would come sooner
or later, and was prepared for IT,
She received it with smile and
said:
''Very WELL father 1 will try and
like Sholto; only you must let Inc
learn the lesson in my own way, and
/ have a little plan which you must
help us to carry out. We are going
down To ROthesay for sea bathing.
No one knows us there, and Alice is
TO be Kate Dalrymple and am TO be
! Alice Pierson. Sholto will then be
at ease with me, and / shall find out
his real character. If / can love him
/ can win him"
"Ill play no Dalrymple false for
any woman's scheme" said the pro-
vost, dourly But at last, with in
! finite coaxing, he was persuaded to
stay In Glasgow and remain passive.
Then the young ladies took up their
quarters in the lovely village OF Roth
easy, and they were hardly settled
before the highland gentleman paid
! them visit.
Both were splendid looking fel-
I l.. Inta .t, "A .InI l..N
Donald was the handsomer Alice
dressed and acIed the petted heiress
TO perfection, and Kate put on the
modest toilet and rather melancholy
air OF dependent just as cleverly.
They flshed, and rode, and rambled,
and spent six charming weeks; but
somehow ShOitu Dalrymple was al
ways at the side Of Alice, the sup
posed heiress, and Donald with Kate,
the poor companion. Occasionally
the two young men went to Glasgow
for week or two but the wOoing
went merrily on, and all parties
seemed determined TO enjoy the pres
ent without thoughtof consequences.
Consequences The word for
! the first time troubled Kate at the
1 end OF six weeks, and she resolved TO
run up and see her father and find
out what these might be So, Cne
evening, as they sat again together
after dinner, she said:
! "Father, / am going back TO Roth
esay tomorrow, and our pleasant lit
| tie visit there must soon end. But
want TO tell you thai ShOlto has
scarcely left Alice's side IIe thinks,
/ OF course, she is his cousin. IL is hu-
/ initiating, but he has paid me very
( little attention, indeed. Now, father,
what IL Sholto refuses TO marry me?"
Then he'll get his sword and a
commission in the Forty-second High
landers So much | maun do for
him, onywaY. But | shall buy the
auId place myself, and when you do
marry, you maun either marry "A
Dalrymplc, or we maun rebapteele
the lad"
"And suppose am the disobedicnt
one, father"
You'll ma daur TO do thai. Kate.
1t wad break my heart. But | should
then gle Sholto the e20, 900 to lift
the mortgages, an you would hae &c
thole that loss, and, mayhap, maiI
besides, for I'll never see Dairg castle
shelter strange heads"
So Kate knew the worst now She
might be poor enough with Donald,
but then, how generous, and noble,
and unseltish he had proved himself
to be. And she loved him. Still, she
felt that neither for this reason nol
for any other could she so deeply dis
appoint and grieve her good father
No, no; she had done a very foolish
thing i'm deceiving her cousin, and
the thing must be undonc at once.
Full Of this determination, she was
shy and cold To Donald on her re
turn, and when their usual evening
ramble was proposed refused TO joir
H. Donald went out, but soon re
turned and finding Kate alone de
termincd to know his fate He tolC
her how dearly he loved her. and h,
told his tale with sucn tenderness anC
earncstness, and was SO handSom,
withal, that Kate was sorel!
tempted.
III you knew how | loved you
Alice; If you knew what l must Sacri
fee To win you, you would surely give
me some hope"
sacrifice" The word nettle(
Kate in her present mood. 'Sh
could not see how the laird's foste
brother could sacrifice anything il
marrying"
"Ah, but, Alice, suppose am tn
/, laird Suppose that changed place
with my foster brother. because
wanted to see in her true colors thi
, cousin Of mine TO whom l was TO b
sold? Suppose that l love YOU SO wei
, that l would gladly give UP Dair
and all its lands To WIN you?'
, Donald! Donald, Ii, indeed,
, could suppose this, l should be Tn
| happiest girl IN all the world"
But she would not yet reveal he
| true character. She wandered on
| with him on the moonlit sands an