New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04

s.,cks 70 the hills. No one could find him there;
n he chose to hide. He knows every cias "t h
corrie every rocky shelter, ana 10 wou' uns bis
the man to approach MIN ioiD'' 1"
rifle with him.. !, r,ro IN the
He had; he waved IL do "e 'P
moor. . hin, I'll warrant
ua1I he best approached canny. We must IN,
veigle him down by stratagem, or may pe D..
give himself up. II he's mad-reaIy i"au, a hee
you tell Mr. Turnbull how II nappe ress,hle: and
him to come over soon, as soon as possio,e, d u
meantime I'll walt with the FANNY, T ~.
Mr.. Redwood. The Lord speed you: 10 y, v a.,
awful thing-an awful. fearful thing: ~ YOU Sa
should lust happen to see my sisters In the
byegaun. Mr.. RedwoodT u ston at
IT will certainly On my return VIII STOP a.
Glenmore After which. Mr. Soutter, unless ~ ~
ho,,d bannon to want me- | think there Wouid
be no occasion for my returning mere; sh2 D
not see any Of the family again to-h'ghl. -
hans Won would kindly dispatch a messenger ~
Inverashet TO let my servants know to SEND 10
Glenmore for me In an hour tlt'le INV
leave your dog-cart there, and get INTO NY o""'
He then departed. ,,. IL tho
A few hours later ana all Was She"0' - w.
BUSY steps and hurried consultations naa
ceased Doors longer opened anu Snu,
hush had fallen even upon weeping ana Wallhs,
and whoever kept vigil kept 1t in sontuue anu
apart. .. aooner
OF this number was Penelope; what deepe,
meaning the fatal tragedy of the afternoon hau
for her than for others was known, she DeneVeu,
to herself alone and the rellet OF siaIins n nba
agony with any one was denied ner' ln nnther
sought In the countenance or one ana aho,n'''
IN whom she had again and again 10 hai a'c
what she had seen. indications OF any susp,c,on
Of the truth All were lost in simpe oew', s,,g
ment and the alternating explanations sue
gested by Mr.. Soutter were accepted WITHOUT
demur. .,s, r.
But could this ignorance be sustained A., IL
could and Il must She would die before she uis-
closed her own terrible knowledge; ana VINO OF
what else could betray? All at once the "d'c"ei
started to her feet ,hor ord
II was next TO the chamber Of death. IT had not
been suggested that she should change 10 another
room and she had not cared TO troupe any ol's I
with the proposal at such a time II niat,ereu
little she told herself; but now-now In the nsnt
of a new thought 1t mattered mucn anu mat
tered on the right side nad her "I regard
the near neighbOrhoOd Of that whlte Veled apart
ment as of strange value
knew-it seemed as II On a sudden she knew
everything Nina had so perSistenl'y KEEP
locked a certain tiny cabinet whch fehelope
had often admired. quaint. old-fashlOneu DIE
of furniture with a carved front ana codise,
strong lock- They in there. they are, they
must be-, she painted. Those Lochaber letters.
and-and who knows what besides? must get
nv moor Nina even your fathers and your
mothers tears for you would be dried ana they
would almost thank God for your uea'" ''''
saved their pride disgrace
She paused n minute nd pondereu'
That was the key which was taken from her
neck and laid upon the dressing-tapie. IL -
under the white cloth. ! know the place III
can but get the key and open the capinet' or
carry off the cabinet: but no. 1t would be missed.
and tomorrow the key might be gone-'o-nisnt
ls nv only chance What excuse can make 10
qteaI in? Aisle is there-poor poor Aisle, she
knows but she thinks do not know and 1T IS
no ,ime 10 talk with her now II ever do. Driven
,o,bing cIse orst Yes that will do.
II IS true have eaten nothing. and Aisle cou.a
mot refuse" Brac.ng herself for the ef-
fort she turned the handle OF the door ana
Aisle sat By the fire. an Old old woman. bent
double.
Penelope went up and whispered TO her.
''Nv piir BARN yes" said the faithful creature
rising feeby I'll see TO ye. can get We some
thing hot E my ain room. only for leavin' this'
and she paused rresolutely. ,
II will stay here. | am not afraid. SAID Penei-
ope. breathing quickly. instincuVey neI tye
went over to the cabinet. distinctly outlined but
yelled like the rest and she eSper ,;n an IN
It's usual place by the iresidc. not near the oei'
''if you would be so kind. dear Ailse?
In another minute she had snatched the .I Key
from the toilet table unpinned the napkin when
dropped from the glossy wood OF the caDinet.
opened it, and Withdrawn its CONTENTS consisting
OF letters, forming small packet Ie" ounS huh
of wlthered flowers. and the silver brooch whch
had been lost on the moor and brought back by
Slipping these into her pocket. and peering
anxiously into every corner. she could discern
nothing more. and with a sigh OF satisfaction
turned the lock again. and replaced the Key
where (. had heen before
All was done So quickly that the Old nurse had
scarcely descended Il" turret staircase ere
P,n.lope's mission was accomplished.
She now wished she had thought OF some
s,lghter errard on which To dispatch her mes.
s,nger Would Aisle be long? Must she wait
where she was? Could she not step back INTO
hor own room and wait there till sh" heafh
stems returning when ,hc could iist across ana
regain poor Mina's bedchamber before Aisle
knew?
Yet no; she had promised she would stay. ana
such a promise must be sacredly kept She
turned u the window and softly drew up the
Hind Ia let I'm the silver moonlight. Not cloud
d.mmed the brilllancy of the armament. ana far
and wide the landscape could be seen clear ana
ghosty 49,
81 wonder where ne - now" Penelope's
thoughts reverted with shudder 10 the muir
,lerer at large upon the heights. IT was theIe
| saw him first" gazing: ION that heathery Knoli
moor Nina pOinted him out t. me: ana on that
same SPOT she lost his brooch afterward. IL
must have been "A marked pace with then-a
trvsting place a. Suddenly her eyepaIIS
started from their sockets. ana heH ariDS lle" uP
above her head. "
(-pDn the moor. upon the very point on which
her gaze was bent, there flashed out bright
blue flame. a lightning stroke-a what? The
same minute faint unmistakabie report fell
upon her ear In the hush Of night.
He was right - choose that place. muttered
Penelope. white to the lips. They will find
Torou Macalister there tomorrow.
CHAPTER XI.VI.
II was midnight on Che moor.
full brilliant moon 1T M the rugged
mountain rama hchind and eDread a silver sheet