New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
CHAPTER TX.


CHAPTER TX.
Inverashet Lodge was in every respect con-
trast to Carnoustle Castle. IT was square,
solid. whitewashed building. with windows that
looked ashamed OF themselves. and n front door
that sought to eude observation altogether.
Moreover Inverashet had no situation to speak
Of. 1t neither pleasantly situated nor
Economically situated" nor Conveniently situ-
ated'; It simply dumped down on the high
road and how to account FOR It's being where It
was. instead Of In dozen more likely places
was an annual puzzle to the estate agent who
had the letting Of H.
When desirable tenants assailed Mr.. Macdonald
with inquiries the subject. he got over that
part of the business as quickly as he could. He
said frankly Chow often his clerk had heard
him thus beglnD: Frankly. must own 1nver-
/ ashet Is not an notwithstanding residence. II
is a good house-good. substantial comfortable
but plain. II is not Carnoustie Castle. for In
stance. Camoustic Castle Is one Of the finest
places in the west Of Scotland But then. my
dear sir'-Macdonald would buttonhole his man.
and the clerk would recognize another turn Of
the game-"my dear sir. what would you do with
n place like Lord Carnoustie's? What you want
is a good. substantial. plain house-not precisely
shooting -box-oh no. Invcrashet is not mere
/
was a family man. with number Of olive
branches to be slowed -'Inverashet IL n
cut above that: II is again the same old terms
than which none more appropriate could over be
invented "a gOod-substantill-comfor BILE
plain house"
Whether or not the outgoing tenant Endorsed
the description at the end Of his lease Macdonald
prudenty did not inquire; he was ready with II
afresh for the next one. and that was all he cared
about.
To Mr. Charles Redwood. however. who was
young man and bachelor. II had been owned
that Inverashct was n shooting box and nothing
more. II was as a matter Of fact. not hair nor a
quarter well appointed as many shooting
! boxes are; and the agent had quake1 internally
when Redwood had said he would go down ana
/ look round before deciding.
Then piece Of luck. according to his Views.
had happened.
Redwood had rcconsldcred the matter and,
being anxious To get away from town FOR rea-
sons Of his own. had abruptly made up his mind.
signed N" lease. and iniimafed his intention OF
estahl shing himself at Inverashct by mdsun-
mer He an not intend - wait for the shooting
season 20 begin.
At his club they all knew why Charley Redwood
dl this. ana talked the matter over quite openly
among themselves. Charley vas going away -
get over H. they said fhey talked II ~ because
every ono knew what 1T" meantD. Charley had
boon deuccdly ill-treated they agreed. and IN"
! girl was a fool. and she might a, least have
chosen some other time of the year 10 throw poor
/ Charley over than right in the middle Of The
/ London season. It was jolly incJnsderate Of the
girl: AMI Charley was jolly we'll ont OF i.
t. himself they adopted the tone ~ iniirer-
cnrc. "Glt q nice sh DDtln' eh. Charley? l.ucky
hoggar Won are Coin down ~ f. ~ once That's
what I should Ike To d.. T. could get away
london seasons Jolly nuisance. You viii have
Scotland all 10 yourself. old chap. and put In
: me nsnin' before the shpptin' begins"
Redwood had not thought ~ The hshing' IN
decd. was well awar" mat ~ salmon -hsh.ns was
(, be- hal on his ground but a happy idea grew
on, u tho suggestion nevertheless lie would *
sca-nshlng He would pull ont into the sunset
on o July evening "a the 'rawl"rs were stealing
forth from the shadow ~ the Joe shore ~ begin
their nights work Che remembered the sight IN
his boyhDod). AMI. In company ~ the simple
fisher lads would hang over the b'ats edge with
Ne hanilines when there was rumor q whit
Ing IN tho bank: or ne would bait the Ave hun
droi hooks ~ IN" long ln> md haul In the nhsh-
Ing phosph 0resc"nt prey with something 81 th'
i.vaus excitement ~ those boyish times; or H."
wluil pay out" the dragnet round the NOUN
%, some rocky bay be could almost hear me s"t
slow ihul u the oars breaking IN" stlh"t@ "' ,nr
highland Do the nrst . dash overheard whi-'-
deep when once The circle was comploi" ana IN"
pIoless nsh enirapp~l: and shout with tho rest
| over the glorious medley q sra-trout. cod. noun
| ders scath Iyihc-an the catch" that presently
! should lie shining AMI gasping IN IA" shore
Yes he would 10 this md forget MARY Dunerly
7, was = Mary Duherlv Redwood was think
ing a. ne stood IN the steamers deck looking out
/ - sea on the evening when b" ana Penelope
East were alik" nearing the end ~ ihelr lutn"f.
He was thinking = the girl who Ind Tilted him:
bat he was also thinking that the glr on board
must know that he had been jiltci
He hal travelled down from LONDON IN INC
} train win This same fcow-p'"srngcr. Sn" ma
/ luurhcI opposite him In u" rcfreshmrnf-royn AT
Carlisle. ana he. being IN 'ha' srn<itiv" ana I'M
/ table state which coiors and dstorts every com
mon incident had fanrl"l himself "a''hel bV
/ h"r Sh~ kn"w WIZ h" w"~ ne , wa. s surr
/ Clnfound her lnquisitiyr eyes, II was to bli
| thus - track a poor fellow who was down In his
/ luck and only wanted 20 get out u evcrybolys
sight and be Jet alnnei What business was " ~
hers THIS girrs that another girl ha1 mad" II
| fool Of him. IN,
! wood nor u his story; bat there was NJ one -
tell him &c. or II there had been h. would prob
+ ably have proved incr"dulous. lie was very sore
} about himself
/ Ana II must he admitted that the circumsia nces
/ Of the case warranted considerable bitterness OF
/ spirit. when II Is explained that Redwood was
1 no longer a very young man. that he was not
/ fast man. pleasure loving man. nor
a man who went about tire world AMI formed
rev acgualntancrs every day, and took I've cas-
fly; but rather one for whom ordinary society
/ had few attractions who was al ease only among
friends Of his own scX. and afraid ~ nothihY
more than the Establishments II women.
ITis engagement had made all his little world
laugh hugely. Charley. they said. was hooked nj
last And that the hooking should have h.'h
effected 10y a smart little h!rt who had had 4
dozen previous affairs and who. II was expected.
would lead her husband dance whoever he
might be. added 10 tho jest. They wished poor
Charley JOY. laughing In their sIcevrs as they
did
Redwood. however. had accepted the congratu-
loiione In all good faith 1t was suspected that
he wanted - be married. He had lately come
! In for a moderate cstat. In a nice part Of the
country. and had cut the Foreign Office. In which
he had been drudgIng for ten che"riess years.
/ consequently II was opincd that Mary Duberiy
had hit the right moment and found her task
easy.
Possibly. she. too. wanted 10 be married. At
any rate not three weeks after the news was
! given out and in the very thick OF the present
giving and letter writing the young lady sudden
! " changed her mind. vowed she had mistaken
! her feelings hoped Charley would forgive her.
| and appeared radiant In the park accompanied
/ by a genteman who was not Redwood.
4 former lover had turned ny Unexpectedly;
! there had been n scene and an explanation; inc
/ little feather headed beauty had evinced more
/ heart than any one could have expected albeit
! neither pity nor honor entered into the qucS-
tlon and the result was that Charles Redwood.