The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-12

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know he replied. 81 am, it is true,
forgiving person, which is lucky for the
happy bridegroom But then he once
shook cane over my shoulders. l don't
know if have done with them. And
wasn't good enough to be invited to the
house. Respectable company you met
there. wasn't it? The man drummed
out his regiment. The man expelled
from the clubs. The oman tried'-
go to the devilp' l said and left
him.
A month or two later I heard from
Paul that his father n-law had been
found dead in his bed. 1t appeared that
he had no money of his own, but was
living on his late wife's fortune, which
had been settled upon herself and was
held in trust. The share of it which
now came to Isabel put the newly mar
ried pair at once into position of great
material comfort if not wealth. But
Paul was already making way in his
profession.
81 must be judge by 40, he said to
me, laughing. ''Otherwise l shall think
that have failed.
"And then, Paul?' asked Isabel
"Then ! must be made lord chancel-
lor, and l shall pass great measures for
the law of the land and shall become
immortal" :"
never knew any couple so entirely
happy as they were during the first IL
months of their marriage. They had
,le vi oil
Paul's own friends. They lived on
Campden hill
Remember, it was long before Campden
hill was covered with houses-and they
were as selfishly and as completely happy
as love could make them. Gradually
the pensive and troubled look vanished
from Isabel's eyes. The "cloud, the
thing" the secret, whatever it had
been, was wholly put away and forgot
ten.
Isabel's brother came to town soon
after his fathers death and called upon
me.
81 have made up my mind, - he said
to me soon after his sisters marriage,
what l shall do So long as remain
in this country Isabel will always have
somebody to remind her of the past. If
once go away, she will belong entirely
to her husband. While am here l shall
always be in terror of the thing being
found out. shall go away, then, and
travel After year or two shall con-
vey to Isabel the news that am dead.
Then she will have broken altogether
with the past. shall settle down some
where perhaps some day. l am not sure
where or when, and if l am quite sure
that l can never be identified l shall
marry perhaps. But never. never will
come back to England" So we shook
hands, and we parted. Six months after
ward there came note to Isabel in pen
Gil from her brother, saying that he
was dying of fever on the African coast,
and that the letter would be sent on
after his death.
Isabel wept over the letter, but she
dried her tears soon, and think it was
better that the last link which reminded
have been broken.
AS for their happiness, however, it
was rudely shaken.
One day Paul, the Junior counsel in a
case of no apparent Importance, found
himself unexpectedly called upon to
maintain a legal position against the
opinion Of the court He displayed in
his argument so much ability and
knowledge of the law as to call forth an
expression of admiration from the judge
himself. ] was myself present in my
quality Of briefless barrister. On the
termination of the case we came out and
stood for few minutes talking over the
point which had been raised. Paul's
senior joined us and congratulated him,
prophesying that his table would never
be without briefs after that mornings
work. Others came to shake hands with
him, and there was quite little scene
of congratulation and triumph. In the
midst Of our talk saw, bearing straight
down upon us, with the evident inten-
tion of speaking, no other than that ter
rible exc. C.. He was clearly half
drunk One of the men among us whis-
pered in disgust, Good heavens, here's
that miserable man Brundish!' Every
body stood aside to make way for him,
as one makes way for leper. Worse
than leper in the courts of Lincoln's
Inn is man who has been disbarred.
AS well should man who has been
stripped of his commission and drummed
out of his regiment for cowardice show
himself again upon parade.
This man, then, with half drunken
laugh, walked straight to Paul and held
out his hand.
"How are you, Paul, my boy?" he
cried, addressing him Independently by
his Christian name. Isabel quite well?"
Paul turned perfectly white. How
dare you, he cried, chow dare you
speak to me? How dare you address me
by my Christian name?"
How dare l? Ho, hol Not use his
Christian name to the man who married
my dear old friends only daughter?
How do you do, Sir John?" He ad-
dressed one of the group, a well known
counsel of very high standing and ex-
solicitor general, who made no reply
Gentlemen, you know me, all of you
| have been in court today, and / de-
clare l never heard better argument
than my young friends here. Why, /
never put point better myself.
Your friendl Yoursp' cried Paul,
with a gesture of loathing.
Come, come" cried the man. "This
is rather too much. Why, Paul, you for
get that you married the only daughter
of my old friend, Sir Robert Reeve Byrne
baronet, whom defended. You remem-