The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19

&C.. n.cre sitting. brooding on these
a., our cars the fierce words that
1,nn.o,aI, had said. with bitter cursinss
,,ror tho selling OF the ancient ianu anu
Tho BETRAYAL OF the people
uoray was in one OF her strahRe 'noous.
sow her with her SHINING eyes iooAins
a, the birch that oVerhuns 'ne sn'1,'
foamlng linn beyond US Jus. az .,ousn
tho cav the soul Of H. ana 'ic soui WIN
strange speech 70 ~ -. saId % mo
where IS MuirealF s"e ''o ''
suddenly. in low voice ,.,,,,,~o,,,9
s,,tnireall?" 7 repeated. "Mulrea'lF am
80, fo,. knowing. Morag. why 40 you
ssk me- DO you want me-
SIC ala not answer. bun went on
Have YOU seen him AGAIN.
Him. whom ,,
Jasper Morgan. the bnehsh lorus
sor"
NO"
A lonr silence followed. Suddenly Aunt
Elspeth started. Pointing 10 hgnre COM
ing from the peat-moss Al the miner
end Stradhmoor. she asked who 1t was
as she could not see without her spec
iacles Her husband rose s'ai ING easeIy'
uo gave a er1int OF disappointment when
he recognized Mr.. Allen Stewart. the min
lister Of strathmoor parish.
As the old man drew near we watched
him steadfastly. / have the thought that
zach one OF Nc knew that he was coming
~ ten us evil news: though none guessed
why or what unless Morag mayhap.
when ne had shaken hands and blessed
.bo house and those within n. Mr.. stew
ar, sat down on the bench besloe Morag
- 80 7 am thinking he wanted not TO
'1,u 49,, o,.os ~ Gorromalt. not TO see the
! ,,.bi.o face Of Aunt Elspeh'
heard him whisper 10 my u'"' va
:. ,,',,,tod her IN 60 into the house for
,,..,~ Pa, ehe would not. The blrdeen
t,o,y that sorrow was upon them. lie saw
"no" in her eyes and forbore'
and what e. the thing that IS on your
r,e ~ tell. Mr. stewart said zorro
malt AT last half mockngly half suilen-
"And how are Won for knoW,ng mat l
have anything to tell IoiIoin""
acuro man. if a kite can see the shad-
ow Of a mouse mic a"'y' y. ''
hl,cl, cloud on q hill near by.
| ~. - HACK cloud 7 bring. Archibald
(,.,,rholl. alas even so. Az. sure, ID IS
mack cloud it is. God melt the pain OF H.
speak. man."
.@rbore IS no good in wadng in heather
,,orromalt and you. Mrs. Campbell. and
Won nv poor Morag. and YOU too. Mary
cameron must just be brave. It is Gods
sneak man. and don't be winding
| tho ebroud all the time. Let MS be hearing
and seeing the thing YOU have brought
to tell us"
I. v,q at this moment that Aunt Els
Meth half rose. and abruptly reseated
| herself raising the while deprecatory
| feeble hand.
Us IL about Nlureall?" she asked quiv-
| eringIv .'She went away 10 the church
AZ Kilbrennan. at SUNRISE and the wa
ter's in spate all down q Strathgorm.
Has she been droxnel? Is it death upon
,friroou Is il Mulreai? Is II Muircall?'
she IS not drowned. Mrs. Campbell.
At that she sat back the staring dread
subsiding from hey eyes. But az the min
ie,er's words. Gorromalt slowly turned
his face and body so that he fronted the
sneaker. Looking AZ Morag. / saw her
| face white as the Gamma. Her eyes swan
in wet shadow
1T is not death Mrs Campbell" the
! old man repeated. with a strange, uneasy.
rurrive look. as he put his right hand 10
his stiff. white ncckue and hutteringly
| fingered it.
"In the name o. God. man. speak out''
"Av. av Campbell. ay. ay, ] am speak
! ing-T am for the telling -but-but, you
! see. Gorromalt be pitiful-be-'
Gorromalt rose. / never realized how
I -aU he was There was height 10 him,
/ Ike unto that OF a son OF Anak.
wei. well. well. It IS just for telling
. You I'LL be. SIT down. Gorromalt. sit down.
Mr. Campbell. sit down man. SIT down
I All sure. now. that Is better Well wei.
cod save rs all from tho sin that IS I'm
"
/ ing YOU would De II / could. but-but-'
But what" thundered Gorromalt with
"a voice that brought Maisie and kristen
ont If the byre. where they were milking
/ the kye.
he has the mercy. lie only, And It Is
this. poor people: IT is this; Muireall has
! come to sorrow.
What sorrow is the sorrow that is
on her.
"Tho sorrow OF woman
A terrible oath leapt from Gorromalts
Inns His wife sat I'm a stony silence her
staring eyes filming like those OF strick-
en bird. Morag put her left hand TO her
I heart
suddenly Archibald Campbell turned 10
/ his daughter.
..Norag what IS the name Of that
Young man whom Muireall came 20 know
when she and YOU went 20 that Sodom
/ and GomOrrah which men call London
"Uis name was Jasper Morgan.
elias she ever seen him since
II think So
You think What will you be thinkine
for eir2 Think There will be time
enough 10 mink while the lchen grows
gray on a new fall'n rock out WIN II.
ont with it. Have thew met? Has he been
here? Is he the man?" Gorromalt took a
stride forward. his face shadOwy with an
rer his ewes ablaze "Out with 1t, girl,
What DO YOU know?
~ know nothing
ct is a lie and IL is knowing II ] am
1T IS no lie. 7 know nothing. rear
much"
And who will Jasper Morgan be-
Are YOU not for knowing that father
why. what meaning are you at? cried
the man. bewildered.
"Who will Jasper Morgan be but the
son Of Stanley Morgan
STANLEY Morganl-Stanley Morgan'i-
T am no wiser DO you wish 20 send me
mad. Speak out-out with it,
"Whv. Gorromalt what is Drumdoon'
nance" broke in Mr. stewart.
"Driimdoon- why Sir Ewan-ah no. for
sure. IFS now that English bread-taker,
that Southern land snatcher. who calls
himself Lord Grayshott And what them
VIII IL be for"
AREN'T YOU for knowing his name? No?
Campbell. man. Il IS Morgan Morgan.
All this time Aunt Elspeth had sat ST.
lent. She now gave a low cry Her hus-
hand turned and looked at her Go into
the house" he said harshly. This VIII