Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-15
CHAPTER XIII.

donan, as soon as he had closed the door,
"'did she, when she sent for you this morn
fny. mention any symptoms which would
support my idea about heart disenseE
mot one, Lord Kildonan, and think
you may safely dismiss the notion alto
s~ther from your mind. Lady kildonan
physical health apDears to me to De per
fectly sound, and the only thing tnai
seems to be wrong with heS is sngh'
esndency to ennui, aud O spirited craving
for q little more excitement than Afe in
the country can give her. I think shop
ping expedition to Liverpool would make
her all right again, or the trip to Lepaor
she 3eems SO anxious for.
'tDie she say that to you right out 10
40 many BvordsT
"Well, yes. et last"
: '.Ah! 1t is generally her health. or my
health. or something like that, and mol
Please take me away. / am dying of dull
ness And she IL not dull. That is the
s.rangest part of Il. She is as gag as
fark, day after day. entering into all tne
plessGres of the country as il there were
no Others, and then suddenly there comes
a change, snd she gets one OF these rest
1ess fits, in which nothing will please nef
but somethins ssla hasn't got ana can
get. If you could te! me the reason Oh
eNis. and how to cure her, you would do
sne the greatest service any ons 62s rem
Gered me yet"
rmathEsite said he would do his best.
and he thought there was no need 'Iof
Lord Nildonuu to 8oFry ki..s"if over the
natural aaprices of a lady accustomed 10
the Instant qualification Of Der wishes
But he remembered the flashes Of berce,
feverish longing in her eyes. and fhonsht
of Dr. Peele and his secret. After listen
snr 10 his assurances, Lord kildOnan said:
.Weii, l should like ~ comfort myself
with the belief that you are right. 1ou
will understand ny fear better Il /. show
ven a letter l received from her fathe.
few days before her marriage. Ihere IS
only s,s passage l need trouble yon WIN
4 have read it again and again.
There was little necessity for this ex-
nl,n,tiop: the aetter itself betrayed the
fact Worn in the fo1;s so that 1t scarce
IL held together, the old ietIef. which LORD
Eildonan took from a case In BIS ereast-
s,ocke1. showed esident signs OF the num-
Der of times he had taken 1t ont to pore
over its meaning The particular passage
which he pointed out TO the ccc!or ran
thus:
.'There are two injunetions which, be-
fore you mas-v Aphra. wish Darti1uiar-
ay to impress upon you. The ohs ID "
fet her live always in the country, an a.
raugement which will, 1 kAow, cause you
no inconvenience. as it is directly in ac-i
cordance with your own tastes. FronH nef
earliest childhood this has been impressed
anon me by the medical nsea who hayei
seen Aphra, for they point ont TO me that
fer buoyant health and spirits are not
.such a sign Of robust constitution AS
xxe should like to think. and that in the
s7itiated air and distraciiDg excitement OF
A town. she would pine and die. beseech.
won not to be coerced by her gins cray
ing for amusements into doing anything
ro hurtful to her as residing IN town
would be, particularly great city ike
J,ondon or Liverpool. The second thing
wish to impress upon you is said not IN
her interests, but in the interests of the
estates syhich will after my death be III
your care. Buy her everything in the
yorid she wants, in reason, but pay for
q Yourself. Lo not let her have any
comma nd of money, for iiying in the coun-
sry where there is nothing 10 buy, the
reckless generosity of her mature VIII
cause her to become the prey of every
scamp and Idle baggage who chooses to
.n,,eal to her, and encourage the pauper-
1sn, which 1t has always been my endea-
.o follow my advice in these two things,
..I believe you will do absolutely In con-
.ideration of the entire confidence l have
rS,ced in you. of ths Importance OF the
frns. 1 make over to you, sId OF the hap
,,ire,s / feel In the knowledge that my
1e,r child and everything else care Tor
an this world. will be in the charge OF
man I respect and esteem as do you.
F.. THAT Is the passage" said Lord Kill
6o,,on. when Armsthwaite had got a. far
AZ this. 81 resd it quite simply when
6rst received it. But since then the fire.
oneat recurrence of her fits OF feverish
snclanchoIy has made me wonder whether
there was not a deeper meaning In her
sather's words whether. In fact, the del
tcacv to which he REFERRED was not really
. disease, which might carry of my wife
at any moment IL she We're exposed to the
strain Of undue excitement. Now, doesn't
1t strike you in that Bghtr'
Ut Ia certainly q possible interpreta-
,Ion to nut upon II. On the other hand,
you must make allowance for the eNaG-
rerated sentiment of . father with an
only child; especially as you see from the
ether clause, his fsr-fetched fear that a
little ipdiscriminate charity would breed
nauneris,n. to what wild Ideas his morbid
sensibility could lead him..
"Yes. yes, that il true; that notion is
far-fetched, of course. Yes" After a
rause he raised his head. "Dr. Arma-
thwaite, you have given me great com
fort. Young blood like yours 10 saneuine
and you see things in a truer. hea<fier
light than We old fOgeys. who Groom over
our real and imaginary troubles. Yes,
yes: far-fetched. that's what il is-far
fetched. I might have had the sense to
see that for myself."
And now let me venture npon word
for yourself, Lord KiIdOnan. Get her lady
ship to take you out with her on her long
drises, and give up your night work, and
you will be different man."
"A different man! All, it's foo lafe-
TOO late! And my night work. can't
give up that! The night is the worst time; ;
one lies awake and thinks of ones griev-
apces and ones follies. My studies keey
me occupied: couldn't give them up"
Not to please your wife!'
His face changed, and he shook his
head.
"If ske wanted me TO. yes-I would
xhen. But how should she. poor child
SHE thinks they make me ns9py, and I
would rot for the world undseeive her.
.f'ince the seizure l had In the autumn,
rant bear the light and the buzs of talk in
the drawing room; SO after dinner come
here and work until ten, when l take an
.hours rest"
"Ah, We must cure all that. Ask Lady
[ildonan to take you out with her on her
drive to-day. and you will sleep better to-
might, I'm sure"
But she finds me such a dull compan-
Ion. She will be going with one of the
girls, I expect"
"Ask her. and say suggested your go
1pg. In fact I spoke h ~ ahout u and