Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-10-01

gerous Keeping.
what 1 hold that I keep" said Will
doggedly as he smoothed the head bur-
rowed in terror on his breast land now
if you have done your heroics CO. While
you brawl perhaps fainting woman
dies
"Pshaw! The devil will take care Of
his own. =" Then, with every sign OF the
widest disorder, Trelawny rushed from
the place.
Lord Straubenzee tried very hard to
simulate anger when tho culprits ap-
peared before him, but he was at heart
q simple, sincere man, so he soon gave
up the effort and blessed them instead.
He thought them very sensible to 30
straight to Cassilis castle, which was
hardly dozen miles away, and he hoped
they would come over for the LIST and
stay as long as pleased them, Nannie's
fortune was her own, SO no formalitles
were required while as to the new
clothes they could be finished at leisure,
and, in short, everything arranged itself
with all ease that might have alarmed
those persons who VOW that the course
of truo love never did run smooth.
Even Hagar partly erased the i'll i'm
preston she had made by declaring she
had danced herself to death overnight
and got a fit of nerves next morning i'll
consequence, and Lady Lrriper openly
admired the lovers sense and announced
that as she did not mean to stay and be
wet blanketed by Straubenzce after tho
shooting party had separated she should
see great deal of Mamie and Will
when she came to the Bachelors cottage,
which was only q stones throw from
the castle.
And yet on this the happiest, most
keenly longed for day Of his life was
it presage Of misfortune that as he
and his darling Mamie drove through
the gates to that home where they were
SO eagerly expected q glimpse Of the
gables of Bachelors cottage, showing
through the park, should wildly remind
Will that here, under shadow Of his very
roof tree, Blake Trelawny was sure to
be constant and welcome guest?
Thrusting tho thought from him, ho
turned suddenly and clasped his young
wife in his arms. Even if she wero not
strong enough to take care Of herself lie
was, as he had told his unpriuciplcd
rival, strong enough to keep fast hold
upon what he had won. and he could
almost forgive Blake passion and de-
spair, for had he not lost the dearest lit
tie girl in the whole world?
"You must not go back to Shorter,
my dear said Lady Li1ripcr to Has"r
that evening. "St1auhcnZCe wants you
to stay here till | 90 to tie cottage, and
you must como too. Then ii you have
not made selection from the we'll born
yokcls of tho neighborhOod you can
come to South Audley street, and be
my companion, and mend my lace-if
you insist upon being independent
but if you IL take my advice you j mar
ry we'll, and forget Will CasSilis," she
added below her breath. But Hagar
heard her as she turned away, and
strange, wild, wicked look came into
her face. She drew in her breath hard,
and stood stock still, then as one who
thrust aside frighttul thought passed
one hand across her brow. Why not:
The moon was still in the sky. She
would have opportunities by the score.
That which she had thought to bury
fathoms deep in tho we'll at Chudleigh
Salterton leaped up and seized her by
tho throat. For moment she saw red,
then all at once she seemed to find her
self standing Oh q seashore watching
the miracle Of day breaking upon the
waters, and heard her own voice be-
seeching God to give her chance. And
God had given it her-in spite of every
thing He had trusted her once more,
and given it her. The chance was not
her own to be flung into the abysscs of
hell She might not, she dared not,
break faith with him.