Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-10

only e triAs more so. Haskin your grace's pard'n, you'd sometimes think ss low she were to hown th' 'ouse direckly."
 The eyes of the duchess flashed but shs added indiffsrently enough: "Nothing hap Pened to her, Todgersi"
 "Appened, your grace,.-sppsned to erl Wy, everythink pears to 'sppen to hevery other body, where she is.n
 Well what about my orders to Filerss- Filler was the agent of Ballnages-ato have the gamekeeper's family removed from Ballnageef"
 "Wy, tn hagent WAS a carryin' out your horders, your grace. Lucy all tn time lsughin' ct I'm like idjut, wen Tong come telegraphic borders from his lordship, say in as low ee'd be duke O Bsnchester in about six months, an if Zee didn't want to loee Is 'esd, co better let tn op gameksep- CT an 'is folk alone. Wat could poor Fil- CT do, your graceF
 'tOh nothing; nothing" This discour- sgedly; and then, as to save her dignity in the eyes of her servant, 'T though best to humor him, Todgers; but has Brisbin car ried out his orders to reform the little minxf'
 Well your grace, without disrespects to th' rector. I should venture ee's not jest th' right sge. Es's besn very attentive to Lucy, your grace!"
 She said this with little stab of Intona. ton all women know how to dsxtrousIy and safely give, when there can be no i'm mediate thrust in return.
 "rhst will do, Rodgers. Send Jolly up to the drawing room," said the duShess without show of feeling; vhereupon Tod gers, with courtesy of the sort which seems to have 6 soft little click somewhere In 1t, softly clicked herself out of her lsdyis apartment.
 The Duchess of Bsuchester wore her most kindly smiles when John Jolly entered the great drawing room; for John was an old servant and had for 6 score of years sus- tained the most sacred relations possible between master and mistress and man at Ballnsgee. Wise, discreet, to relied upon at all times, was John Jolly. He was the repository of countless condolences and de- hverer of none. He wss all seeing upon occasion, but sightless when blindness was wisdom; familiar, but always deferential, to those above him; hearty and kindly to those below; full of gentle diplomacy to all In the two fsr-sepsrste worlds of the great house there; and coming forward now to grasp milsdy's outstretched hands, with his ruddy face 6 splendid picture of honest affection and sympathetic welcome.
 "Don't stand, Jolly. Sit right here bs- side me. I wish to know something very much. You know all my miserable fears about Drogo, Jolly. You know how head strong and stubborn he ie. You know, way of h,s making a creditsble sllisncs. Can't you give me some word, Jolly, ths, will comfort mel"
 "Why, your grace, I'd give my right hand If could. His lordship seems very determined"
 "To marry that dreadful girli Oh, Jol- ly, cannot bear the thought; indeed cannot" protested the duchess vehement ly.
 "I-I don't mean just that" returned the old servant soothingly. -"1 mean that he seems very determined about not per hitting any one here at Bsllnsgee to dis turb Noggins, the gsmekeeper, or in any way interfere with Lucy, your grace. Ever since she saved him from drowning In the mere, when they were playmstes together r-"
 "A very unfortunate circumstancs," in- terrupted milsdsy, thinking only of hoy den Lucy Nosgins, the gsmekeeper's daughter.
 "He has seemed to have a very deep at. lection for her;" continued John Jolly stoutly. "But, your grace. believe its a kindly sort O liking. His lordship sd mirss Lucy; Is proud O her, just as he is proud of his horses, his dogs, an his gun. beg your pardon, but it-if you might bring yourself not to notice it, or worry over 1t, it might wear away, easy like. Sometimes opposin' is drivin' head on, when it come to males and females, your graeei"
 He said this very gently and almost de- precatingly. The duchess sat in thought, with her hand upon the old servants shoulder, for a few moments. Then she asked earnestly:
 "Jolly, is Nossins the man with the game preserves that is claimed for himI" "He's th' finest gamekeeper and phess- ant breeder in the kipgdom-leastwise ming with th' birds than her father, your grace"
 The duchess frowned In silence for 8 little, and then, ss If deserting this line of sesrch for another, she suddenly ask. d "A good many pheassnts find thsir way | over the wall, don't they, JollyP "Well, yes, a fsirish lot, your grace" "And it's we'll known that this girl has practically disposed of our charities of that sort, of dark nights, for yeare; 60 much SO and so long that every one h the village and roundabout knows her ss 'ths poschers' Lucyi"
 | CD, h0Q lOFcs DtI next lO your lhuf ] ship, because of it," ventured Jolly brave iy.
 | "But It's @ crime" | "Yes, and no, your grace. Yes, afors th' law; no, when his lordship knows II ss | well ss sny O 'em' or us inside the walls and Is rather proud O it besides."
 "Thsre would be no way of eIposine her, Jollyi"
 "well, your grace, you can't hardly eI pose 6 person as every body already knowi all about, an would fight foIf
 "She could be brought before the sssizei and convicted of this charge by 6 hun dred witnesses"
 "Oh, yes, your grscs, if there was any one to inform, an after that any vitnsss es, an after that any conviction; an very soon after that, Askiu' your pardon hun bly,, would like 10 leave BAllnsgee."
 Leave Ballnsgeei"
 "well, what was left of Ballnsgee, you ladyship."
 "You don't mean that there would b serious trouble, Jollyf"
 "No; It wouldn't seriously troubl them, th' BallnsgeeAns. They'd just leve this castle inside an hour-"
 Level this castlei"
 "As level as this floor, your lAdyshipI
 The duchess ehut the dreadful plctur