The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-16
THE COST OF HIS HEAD.
By MRS. ALEXANDER.
Author Of "The Wooing OFT"
:cIyIieht, lScc ny Bachelor, johnson and B'cnellsr

tcgcther was sure 10 make, they dashed
down tho street carrying Col. C2pel -
take Tn tho cCrErG..d Of the Cork dis
trict 70 which hc hGi just reea 2p-
pointed.
Travelling ct tiGt period was not the
mc;t iclichtfui occupation for an ease
ioviEg mar. l.. point ot fact 1t was
yory little il anything better thar 1t
was IL the middle Of the lest century.
Besides the irksonteness Of lonely;
travelling. tho pain of seeing the s1uahd
wictchedness which defaced the cour-
try. :hc gallant officer WAS eager for
Othc. reasons 20 get to MS Journey :
ord and found his heart beating fast
or than usua! at the idcG of seeing
Grace DiGry in { few minutes. He hHd
seen 4 good deal Of that ycun9 lady.
and in spite Of his grave. stern exterior,
eyes. shaded IS ILcy zero ny long LASH
cs. ard surmount"d by delicate but
we'll defined cycDroWs-IE3ny degrees
dark I ,han hnr bright Ccd-pro",. hair
ivy hci richly fair ccmnlcXioE which
suggested 4 diet f cream 2ni aiinond3
F, her softly curved mouth and pcGriy
teeth that gouid smile 50 mischicVous-
ly and sometimes So FiEdly--IiSC by
her willowy Irurc. which was di,ircly
tGI. cnd cxquisitr!y prcrortioncd.
Bur Capcl. q shy. sensitive man, "as
kept at bay rs tho bright fiiendiircss
OF hor manner. ana thc amount OF
ss.ucy fun which played in hcr eyes
ard on Der sU'crte..e,l lips.
Nhilc ho hcri..ted +. cIlious father
Who was lar too Irisn to imagine the
possibility Of 1ry man Ecsitating tc
ask ans woman tc marry him, carried
rcr OF 20 his remote homo, ana Capcl
was row dotci .niCcd not 10 los" 4
| chGEcc Is h had one.
Il hai been q duli iIiZzlinr Day. but
as tho ccctiiiicES. h. diDt * cruyrinG
ard shouting, "rcsc" g "Gllop for tfs
| avenue tho sun ahccc ont and The
| clouds broke Up.
| ttEIarvcn vas situ.:Cl in = llHtCr-
nsJuc strip of country no.r the rivcl
| BlGckw1tcr, wL"rc tn" scenery l. moro
| wooded. than is usual in Ire,ar',. II
had g ba,kgl cuDd or nils to the wcst.
werC. rchind which tho run wc.S sinl;-
| ir~. and as til :.yoI.ur Id u, hill TT
vioU form III, castle. q largo house
which boiicd its wallii:c cnpcll3tion
waS wide Gnd pleasant.
Arrived 1T tho "ntr1E,c. Carci W@s
rnccivcd by a c'.;.ll. wi.cncd. discon-
| t"ntcd-iockir- man in q rusty hl2cf
| suit and q tall. iooac-limp"d potato
{. cd youth in & livcry "oIid; tco via.
| ior hi; undcvclopoi proportions.
L; aIr. Digby ~ home asked the
coi,rel.
"Hc is SO. aurr: only hos cut just q;
| present"
"Eut he'll he in in jiniy;" added tn:
| footman. with 2. welcoming grin.
How'd ycr tongue. Watty. Gnd hand
| down tho luggage" added the butler
with ar air Of rcDroof.
stop. my m1u." cried l|apol. I ar
rot expected and dc nol like to alight
without knowing L it is convenient.
"Convanicnt. is it" interrupted tho
butler; why. in course it is. Anyway
Miss Grace is in. and she'll bc delighted
| to mako you welcome. surr. A "cntlo-
man like you ought not to pas; uc hy.
please give her my card. then" said
tho colonel. offering it. not without q
feeling Of dismay' as he noticed tho
.rimy paw which closed upon it,
"pn not so until 500 YOU added
Cnpol to tho chief rostillinr.
| III take tho hogs round 70 the gard
your honor. and give thcm 2. diop oi
whisky" said The butler. "Yc know
ycr way. boys"
"Bcgorra. we do" was the ready re.
| crorsc.
Follow me-. surr If ecu rlaiso."
Laying tho s,r"nreI card on a tray
tho old man led thc way across the
hall. which WIS adorned with antlnrs
and othor huntinr trorhicr, through ar
| archway. and Gown Z corridor 70 Z
double door.
Capcl followed. expecting 10 wait un'
| I'll his card was taken to Miss Di.by
Eut to his sNrpliso he hoard himsol.
! Gt once announced, :nd SOW. rs hc
crossed tho threshold. his much ad-
mircd Irish Tirl' standing in tho con-
tor ri tho room. On ono cidc Of her q
keen lcoi'ing hiaci: ard white tcrriol
w:.s sitting Up in az ..ttittdc OF bog
| girc: or tho other. young lady. with
Il prcttT. raucy iittio fac and piquantc
turned ur nose. was krcc,ing on a low
chair. hcr oiasrcd hands resting on thc
back. which w1s ctrairht and hisE.
Tho last rays of TIC sun ahoEc
strangely through tho wiEdow;; on tho
loft ana falling across tEc face of the
young hostess. he saw that she looked
startled and distressed. in SNORT. hy
no means pleased to 500 him. whii" fcl
companion was smiling with = watcry
;;Ei,c.
Carol would gladly havr turned anI
Hni; but. oven as h" thcu"ht. MiaT Dig
! ~ advanced to moot him, with 4 rldi-
ant look Of welcome. cxclaiming