New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30
CHAPTER NIX.

mos; provoking thing had happened. accord
Ing 10 Lord Carnoustic. He had lost one ~ his
hes, servants-one - the best servants ever man
had-ai the most unfortunate time % the year.
Mr.. souiter ought 10 have prevented TorquiI
Macaiisters leaving II was all very well for Mr.
Souttcr 10 allege that he knew rothing ~ the
ough, To- have known. what was tho use ~
having 4 factor II he were worse than useless as
regarded what was going IN under his very nose?
one nigh, as well keep dog and bark f'r ones
sclf
Torquil Macalis:cr was MS amcnahle 70 reason
"a any one and would have been talked over In
n, time n Soutter had had the sense 70 talk TO
him Poor Torquil, Poor fellow. He meant no
harm: ne thought he was doing right; the best Of
creatures Torquil always was
But Mr. Sout,cr should have heard Of tho sum-
mons and found the shepherd iustanty-som"
one any ono would have told him wher" T'ri1il
Macallster was likely to be-and Soutt"r should
have denounced in the stronges' terms the folly
and lngratiiudc II running on all In a moment
and leaving Lod Carnoustie In the lurch. Had
ne done So. Tofqun would never have dreamed of
going a ne had done.
rs he actually gone" demanded Lady Car
noustie little Jess anronted than her lord.
"Actually gone. Gone before break 81 day. by
tn. O'Clock boat. and no chance - catching him.
80 one seems 10 know whore h has vanished -.
He left a message for mo with Davie Cameron
T. the effect that his father was dying-or some
such nonscnse'--
MY dear CarnOus!e'
We'll. well you know what mean; you needn't
be so snack. | can't stop t. pick my words when
I'm worried like this. We relied on Torquil for
old days on the moors. we'll as for his shep-
hcrdIng; and he had promised Ia manage it ana
seemed f. Ike the Idea. With a keeper short
already. 1t Is positively hcartbreaking to have
blow Ike this with all the gloom Of "A kindly
dcspot unaccustomed to being thwarted; Il don't
blame Torquil. but do blame Soutter'
There you are wrong. Carnous,ie"-
II am not wrong tell YOU You always take
Soutters part" He now in the mood in
which no one could deal with him. "Soutters
we'll enough but ne Is as thickheadcd as plum
pudding about n thing Xix" this. Letting "A fellow
like Torquil Macalister go. as If he were "A mere
ghlIlie boy"
Il am sure Mr.. Sout;er would have prevented it
II he could"
And what to prevent him then? why
DID he nOt|
You yourself say that he knew nothing Of the
matter. No one knew of Torquirs intentions.
understand"
Isn't that what am telling you? He ought to
have known. What good Is 1t for Soutter to
come to me, with long face. 1 have bad news
TOT YOU my ItIu, lnlUlIkilB WIFI liz mas
done nothing to prevent the bad news
He cannot be In every place AT once"
Il never asked him to be in every place at
once"
"fIe was up here with you"
"And who wanted him to be- up here with me?
! am | didn't | was sick To death Of his
blcthering; tornenting me with silly iritles did
not care two straws about when all the while
this that really IL Of the greatest Importance, *
allowed to take place without finger being lifted
10 stop It"
Presently he owned that he had sent the worthy
Soutter away with a flea In his ear.
Soutters suggestions and condolences had only
nhamed his sense Of the magnitude of his loss.
and he had given vent To his irritation pretty
freely.
Penelope had expected it all: she had presided
over the note which her Cousins faltering fingers
had pcnnrd the previous evening. and had herself
handed II over to Torquil Macaster at the APP
pointed uystng place In the glen-meeting his
look Of amaZcinent and alarm by the brief ind
nation that his departure must be immediate
and unannounced
lie mad not said a word. nor offered II syllable
Of remembrance.
The young lady had withdrawn az quickly as
might be from the scene half afraid Of the bold
strong untamci nature whom she had dared
10 brave and not IA little relieved to find that he
never stirred step In pursuit while she flew
swiftly home.
Nina, eager to know what had been said and
done, found that her cousin had nothing To say.
She had seen Torquil waiting. had rushed at
him with the note. told him 10 go the next day
and as secretly as possible. and rushed away
again. II hated II altogether" she added draw
ing "A deep breath IN conclusion
Then she began to prattle about Redwood and
his friend who had stayed most OF the after
somehow the thought of them made the
recollection Of Torquil Macaliser especially dis
tasteful. She did not want 10 hear or to thlnk
any OF him: she detested The memory of his
dark. handsome face. lacking as II was In express
sion and retnement-and OF his splendid figure
disguised by its coarse. -ntting clothes. Clothes
are nothing, Of course. bu; st mans coat
should not hitch up in the middle OF his back.
Whenever Penelope thought Of the rustic swain,
she always saw coat which would thus hitch,
and hat which all the classical outline OF his
features could not excuse.
The coat and hat were reserved for Sundays,