Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-10-30

indifferent, and Kenmore was as
toni he'd
@YoImay do as you :hoosc, of course
sid Mr.. Sirc0mbo "but if you had
heard al did the Englishman boldly
telling his love to your masters daugh-
ter, You would think the time had coLe
to acs"
"Ay! he has danred to do it?" ex-
claimed the Old man nercely, all his
scrup.es vanishing, "then lie has SPOKEN
Ia last word to her" He caught up his
load once more and strCde on, only
gruuting in O acknowledgement OF Sir
:Umbcs parting warning:
"Vat or me, mind; don't go near him
by yo rself."
When Sircombe reached the. tower he
contri. cd to be seen by Ulya, to whom
lie explaine that he had returned for
something for Mr. Edgar but that Ken
more was with him Ulva drew his at
tantion to the threatening sky, and sug
&c u d that they should give up the
cxcurs Oh for that day.
81 shall give him your message" said
Sir. ombe.
certainly mott" CRED she, haughtily,
~ do not interfere with Mp. Edgar; l
merely made suggest on TO you"
And S.rcombe eagerly laid the cohso-
lation to his veXed soul that she Has
disgusttd with the stranger auuacity.
He took his time about going. down TO
the shore, and found Kenmore star n2
at the vacant moOring. .s
What? has he gone by hin SELF"
claimed the director; cid you soc
him?"
kenmore had not scen him.
"io has probably got tired of walt
Ing" suggested SlrcombC; "but that
was . rash thing for a man in his condi-
tion to do And 1 don't like the sky" ,.
"If he's out his lane In that cockle
she |, he's like to b. lost" muttereJ
Kenmore uneasi'y.
ooh. he's no fool he has likely gone
no farther than round the point there
and will lie ack in few minutes"
They waited In silence; the dead hush
was brokon only by the tapping SOUND
If tire waves against the rorks
Sircombe cou not help straining hii
ear t. listen for far-of despair'ns
voice calling for help; and he was SC
ghast'y pale that Kenm- re noticed the
unusual look on his face and puzzleo
over it.
lie ha not Sircombes s grounds for pa
tience howe er, and soon started t(
climb he promOntory, saj ing;
"im ava to hae o look for him, hC
Gamma b motto ng tn weather
When lie was gone Sircombe threw
himse down on rock with groan
end gave way to parOxysm Of horror
Wa; the Yong man alive?
How long it wou be before he coalC
die! What if he COu d climb up tn
shaft and gan foothol0 tehnd TIT
JowlderI lie cou'd never move it, bu
his shouts might easily be beard D. an
pass3rs On tie path.
j.. ages Of horror crowded uYon th
guilty man; be wrlthcd and mOaned il
anguish unspcakablc; what would HI
not have gi en- to be able to undo tina
,carfnl deed But he dared not even G
back and save Edgar. for how could b
arc unt for the bowlder in the orifice'
Absorbed in these reflections, til
light tones of Ulva's voice speaking c
<ide him caused him TO bound to his feet
ule drops of agony standing on h'
III, ".
"loa have not gone, then?' she va
cyclaiming in astl nishment "whcre
Sir. Edgar? Is he out W th Kenmor
aiCn ."
She asked this last very ntrvously
p or chi d. her only fear Ct danger fo
! dgar rose from kenmorcs threat, th
never suspect Sir ombe. She ha fol
nucagy a3out the weather, ard indin
npr-e'f t. res, esS to stay indoors ha
Slalt,d oft spend the afternoon anon
hc oor people.
ner ou.cI ey, s at once caught tde in
tins az tatiOn of the director ald tel
ror 81 her; she forgot her wTath a
dgar an dropped all assumption Of in
Gi.ic:cGCc
":urely you did not send him out wit
no oae but Kenmore, who hates him?
or el She, insist mt y. "Why don't 20
>p ak. Mr. Sir, OmbeP What has hal
pened.
"Nothing at all, Lady Viva" reptile
he, co d,y, jealousy restoring his pres
en,e If m nd by deadening his remors(
at cas- no. hing that need distress yor
Tie act is, / think our guest has bidde
us ia! ewell."
She grew pa'e as ashes her eyes darl
ened and di ated with rain and fear
"Oh. what do you mean?" she gaSpet
That p;teous sight comp ete'y lc~tole
Sircombe to his most crue, most trea 1
erous self. lie felt guilty Joy at tn
tn ng he had done; his whole intelleC
was on the alert to CO O. up his traces
Il believe that Mr.. Edgar has starte
alone for Scotland" sail he "Whe
Kenmore and came down here he he
taken the b. at and was g0Le
"But why should You say he had gon
away? That is nonsense, Mr. Edga
woa not leave us so unceremoniousl
as that" said Ulva, incredulously.
MY Gear young lady, ! have reason
| for my con ectulc," replied Sircombf
"After you left Mr. Edgar he betraye
graf chagrin and eX itement, repeaie
Sc eral times, i have acted like maI
man-hoY shall ever dar5 to face he
again?' / did not presume to Questio
him, and he did not explain himself
me; but after considering few nc
lnpnts he requested me to return for N
telescope, as he would ENJOY looking {
the tower through it OF course
obeyed, but now perceive that was ot
hasty excuse to escape my rcmoI
strances against such rash undo
taking"
Ulva seemed petriSed
And at that moment, with a blindin
fash of lightning, and deateniDg craS
| of thunder, the storm broke.
aUe will he lost" whispered she, ioo'
ing wildly up to the frown ng heaven
Tar anguish tore at Sircombe's hear
strings: he gnawcd his lying lip VIII