The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-29

admired your magnanimity with-this-of-
fender" Archie concluded with gulp.
Il have no other son, We see," said Her.
mission. ga bonny one l have gotten! But
l must do the best can wi him, and what
am l to do? If we had been younger, I
would have wheepit We for this rideeculous
exhibeetion. The way it is, have just to
grin and bear. But one thing is to be
grin and bear it, but if 1 had been the
Lord Advocate instead of the Lord Justice
Clerk, son or no son, Mr.. Erchibald Weir
would have been in lyle the night"
Archie was now dominated. Lord Her.
mission was coarse and cruel; and yet the
son was aware of bloomless nobility, an
ungracious abnegation of the mans self in
the mans Office. At every word, this
sense of the greatness of Lord Hermiston's
spirit struck more home; and along with it
that of his own impotence, who had struck
and perhaps basely struck-at his own
father. and not reached so far as to have
even nettled him.
81 place myself in your hands without re-
serve" he said.
THAT'S the first sensible word I've had
Of We the night said Hermiston. II can
tell We, that would have been the end Of it,
the one way or the other; but it's better
We should come there yourself, than that
1 would have had to hirstle we. Weel, by
my way of it-and my way is the best
there's just the one thing it's possible that
we might be with decency, and that laird
Yell be out of HARMS way at the least
| of it. If We have to rowt, We can rowt
amang the kye; and the maist feck Of the
caapital punishment ye're like to come
across II be guddling trouts. Now, I'm fol
no idle lairdies; every man has to work, II
it's only at peddling ballants; to work, oil
| to be wheeped, or to be haangit.. If l sci
ye down at Hermiston, I'll have to set
you work that place the way it has never
been workit yet; we must ken about the
sheep like a herd; We must be my grievt
there, and I'll see that gain by ye. l:
that understood"
81 will do my best" said Archie.
"Well, then, I'll send Kirstie word thu
morn, and We can go yourself the day af
ter" said Hermiston. "And just try to b.
less of an eediot!' he concluded. with ;
freezing SMILE and turned Immediately t.
the papers on his desk.
CHAPTER ".
OPINION OF THE BENCH.
LaLe tne Sdfuc night, ellleI uisOi uSi S'
walk, Archie was admitted into Lord Glen
almonds dining-room where he sat, with
book upon his knee. In his robes upon thu
bench, Glenalmond had certain al
OF burliness: plucked Of these,
was a may-pole of man that rose unstead
lily from his chair to give his visitor wei
come. Archie had suffered much in tn
last days, he had suffered again that even
ing; his face was white and drawn, hi
ewes wild and dark. But Lord Glenalmon
greeted him without the least mark c
curiosity.
Come in come in said he. Come i
and take seat. "Carstairs" Ito his ser
vant) "make up the fire, and then 20
can bring a bit of supper" and again t
Archie with very trivial accent: Il wa
half expecting you,'' he added.
} mo SUPPER said Archie. at is i'm
possible that should eat.'
"Not impossible" said the tall old mar
laying his hand upon his shoulder. "ant
If you will believe me, necessary"
, "You know what brings me?" said Arch
; | lie, as soon as the servant had left the room
81 have a guess, have guess" reptile
t Glenalmond. I'VE will talk of it present.
| when Carstairs has come and gone. an
you have piece of my good Cheddar chees
; and a pull at the porter tankard not bt
, fore.'
'It is impossible I should eat" repeate
Archie.
t "Tut tut'' said Lord Glenalmond. "Yo
e have eaten nothing to-day, and I ventul
to add, nothing yesterday. There is no cas-
] that may not be made worse this may be
t very disagreeable business, but II you wei