New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVIL
Lord Carnouse was scarcely more popular
on his own estates than was Mr.. John Soutter
his factor: and this very strange thing.
Scotch tcnantry may adore their laird. but
they Invariably detest the factor. II ne have
red face-or. worse STILL red nose-the result
not so much OF chronic Indigestion as OF con-
slant exposure to sun and wind, TO the frlZzlins
rays Of midsummer and the rough. coarse winds
Of winter. OF hard wear and tear days In the
prosecution Of his stern calling-it is put down
to a cause far less creditable.
II he be impervous to the whine Of the i'm
poster and just to exact the dues which he is
aware can we'll be paid he is a hard, gripping
man.
If he likes occasionally to take part in the
society 10 which his position admits him. but 10
which he is perhaps. strictly speaking hardly en-
titled by birth. he IL a trucker. In the vulgar
mind he Is neither a gentleman nor altogether a
servant.
Occasionally II is true. when the factor hap
pens to be a relative Of the great man. he STANDS
n better chance lie is then classed with the
family; and although he may be dislikcd. con-
tempt cannot bs mingled with the aversion
But when, as In the Of Mr.. John Souttcr,
there was no tie OF blood nor even Of matn-
mony. between him and those to whose interests
he was devoted. 1t was. We repeat, rather a re-
markabe fact that he was welcome wherever
ne went and that, in whatsoever company he
had been there was rarely ever an III "ord
spoken Of him when his back was turned
Nobody could help liking Mr. Soutter. Lady
Carnousie liked him-aad 10 say that says
everything.
When Lady Carnous,le heard that Mr. sou,'er
,r'H -
To- send a message with her compliments. to the
cffec; that she would be glad TO see Mi Sonttcr
before he LETT. When Mr. Sout'er appeared shc
had some small, very small matter 70 lay be-
fore him. when Mr. Souttcr replied, az be usual
iy did. that he thought h. could manage H. ana
that her Iadyshlp need not trouble herself
further. Lady Carnoustic would sikh - though 4
TON load were of her mind. ard fervcn'ly rrjo.n
tina, she had been sure all would he right "''.
sou,i.r would Only look into the affair ana
take IL In hand. a.,
she alwavs said II him. moreover that Mr..
sou'ier knew when - ~ ana with h'I lh"S S"'P
such knowledge was extremely important
ON her variable days. when the mercury -,
her mental thermometer was bobbing up anu
down at rate that d.hed even louisa anu
Joanna % keep even pace WIN w. UT '""' n,
would bee So quick and - CHEEKY over inc u'i,
no had 10 transact In the drawing-ro"iii Inat
he would be of ari away before the oo.u'"'''
of his greeting had had time To- evapora,e. III,
ON other occasions. II he found IN" Idol'H u'"'
and mopine and II he had no very pressing du-
Ties awaiting his attention. he would be yer
suaded to stay 20 luncheon. ana oni''h '"-
selerunt with a little country Side gossip
IN. gossip was always. Lady faTronsu" pro
nounccd such "a was 1T = he h"aIu ht ~
gentlcfnan's table. Mr. Souiicr never Sal' Il
yor1 which I or my daughters cannot listen -
,,.i,b pleasure" snr had once emphitl'AlN t.
tnircd 10 n littc jocuar banter on th" subject
"Carnous'io ! wish soI were always - par
ticular as Mr.. Slutter' ,.o,
,,. and cav - himself that SJutter knew winch
side his bread was bu'tcrcd. -.
But all the sans" h" was ihih i" ~" . s''' ,
c,u,,.r WAS A worthy fellow, aud 4 hf-t-ra'"
lie would BE- ANNOYED with Soutter now ""t
,b.n and vent his irritation pretty ir"'N -
e,utf.r according 20 his views. deserved u va.
b o,s almost sure to look round 10y the gray
e,on. house. with the pretty hover g"Iu"h;;
ycept "Glenmorc. before IN" day va ''ri' I'ar
even " he had nothing III ms manu- ~, ,a,.
game nor grapes. nor The Queen for the ia,-
800 sisters borrowed from his own w"n"hio'N
as a pretcxU- he would SIT down win IN, W.
GOD creatures for an hour. and take OCCASION 7.
i,t Fan a remark here and there 10 sh"" VIVA
a high opinion he had OF their Joh'l' .t,
tn hear John 90 spoken Of, and 20 eh'.Il'' .
Lord CarnOustie seated IN Dig chd,' .,N
10 ,wo was bliss untold 10 Jean ana MARIANNE
cu,,or To be- permitted once In awhlie I"
,r.,,, for him A cup Of tea-Which ne never ,'"N
when az home. but which he no" hr'tp ,.od e.,
though IL were "A reireshincht MS SUI. .ntoh.
,ros these little intuit!ons when went s'",Hn'
", - harris 81 Lord carnoustics hufnbIe h"ish
h,rso-to be right IN remembering ma Nv a"' ;. ="
900 lunps Of sugar and goOd heh vi '''"'''
w., rim say ne preferred jeans scenes am,
n,"I .,a hIack currant Jelly. to loaf bread
nnh hutter made a happy day for the s"hp''
souls. - :. .ho, be came home
'|i''. -, might still have been smartins
,r tho mornings rebukc. and feeling cor"
and rcscntful toward the old lord VINO il'u ~,
understood and misreprescnted MN, i'.n, .a,aJ
,nint of view; perhaps he might nav - tra
d., tovous Lord Carnoustie has been mere
today" with tokens not parucuiafiS 'Np a,',,d
~ satisfaction in the great eVehl -p"' u. T.,
W hold ont long For the next minute II
IT,, 49, "Iohn YOU should have heard now ne
49, ~ vou" John. he thinks all the woI ,'
~ ''nuw ,.IIe was telling us, john no" cieNelIs
Won had managed This COR thap ,r1 ,nSn ,",,
you ,.".s,. Or hest OF all, He hopes. John. you
Jn,,t mind his having rather hhs'! "'Ip r
~ yas telling US to-day about MS MAST! '', ..'
= Ia :" nroceeded the speaker Marianne, t"" :
! 80 ,,ra mono ~ us ever thought anything Vi
,h"t For TO be sure one must nave some 'nlnb,
and a hasty temper IL Just ABOUT t,e raa. hnarS
"no can have And indeed, we nan hcre, NJ a.,
W. ,od . hastv temper. for. you know, Johh. IL
~. hing Ia speak about the temper oi ma I,
w.. Lord Carnouste-and l am sure We Will
never be so disrespectful as to De ii'aN'"s ''
marks whether ne had one or no! A..
hI 1ahn would comprehend perfectly what the
old lord had been h.rung ~ =. "a, ,,i. ~
Then ne would have 10 hs,en ~ ~" ra boil
.u, the kettle was just coming To we po.,
when Lord Carnoustie's gray ma nat VA WaI ,ba
" % the garden gate o. how e b MnS o. the
,ahemaid had run ben to INFORM tnelh w ~
tape'nI' g. wbisner should she bring In the
fact , an how they had thought it desirable to
inquire his lordshps wishes first ana o, h now u ~
had said quite heartily, ana as ,, ne a, id in
, ,hinlsing about It, that there was no'hins III
, ree world he would like better that sood cup
OF tea. , .,,or had reached this
,nin. John Soutter would have no iur'he' "'"'''
!
He knew Lord Carnoustie In ana our, anfoh MA
ord through and knew that ne hlinsen ,,hnr
an ,,.r in his life witnessed him accept etne.
n sun from the tea table at his own houss
n'' INST rs have been no ordinary peniience wnSn
Mad induced the crusty old gentleman wmo' u, m
ma ma ief, grunting him Good morning VIZ
hau ,r hrows at midday to stump of to Glen
more at what he knew-who better pv sI
MI, hour In order to participate voluntarily
In, Z orgies.