The Red Cloud chief., 1897-12-03

ANU MdJOT1e tOIO, tTcmDlluH anu tis-
ing meanwhile. and imploring Miss
Hetherington 10 recover her child.
"Dinna fret, Marjorie" she said, pat
ting the girl on the head; there's
nothing to fear. The mans a kDave,
we ken. but he's a fool as weel! Bring
harm to his own BARN. not he.-he's
o'er sharp to put himself into the power
O. the English law. .'Tis the siller he
wants, and It's the sillcr he means to
get!"
But what shall VIC do?' sobbcd. Mar
jorie.
"Do?-nothing. Bidc quiet a while.
and he'll do something. mark me-"
But Loon-what will become OF
Leon?"
"Dlnna gree. for the BARN: 7 tell We
he's safe enough; after all, he's with
his father"
But he mustn't stop: must get him
back. or 1t will kill me-"
You shall have him back, never
fear. Marjorie
But to-night-what can be lone to-
night"
Nothing. my lassle--absolu,oly no.
ting. Get you to bed and rest you. and
tomorrow I'll tell you what we must
DO
After a good deal more persuasion
Marjorie was induced To 90 L her
room. hut during the whole OF that
night h never closed her eyes, but
walked about in wild unrest.
When the dawn broke she descended
the stairs, and to her amazemont found
Miss Hctherington in the dining-room,
just as she had left her on the preced-
ing night. The weary hours OF vigil
had done their work: her face. always
white. was positively corpse-like; her
thin gray hairs were disheveled, and
her eyes were dim. With a piercing
cry, Marjorie ran forward and fel! at
her feet.
Mother" she cried; dear mother,
what Is tho natter"
The old woman laid her trembling
hand upon Marjorie's brown head and
smiled.
"'Tis nothing. my child she said.
THE hours OF the night have passed
DER quickly for me. you see, for ] sat
thinking. and now you see the dawn
has come. Marjorie. my poor Mar
jorie! wonder you can ever find Il in
your heart TO cal! me mother!--see
what sorrow has come to you through
me-"
Through you? Oh, no. no., no."
"Ay, but tits so. Marjorie. The sins
of the fathers shall be visited upon the
children unto the third and fourth
generation Through my sin you suf-
fer"
do not say that-it Is not true"
"Ay, but 1t Is true. Through my sin
you were made n poor outcast, with no
mother to watch over you. no kind
hand to guide you. When I think on
it, it breaks my heart, Marjorie--it
breaks my heart"
About ten o'clock that morning n
messenger came to the Castle bringing
n note for Marjorie. 1t was from Caus-
sidiere. and dated from Dumfries.
~ am here" he wrote, with the
child. DO you propose to join me, as
! can force you to do SO II ! choose, or
am 1 to keep the child only? l might
be induced to yield him up to you upon
certain conditions. Let me know what
you mean to do, as my stay here will
Tot DO Of long duration. and ! am
making arrangements to take Leon
away with me. Your husband"
LEON CAUSSlDIERE."
Narjorie's first impulse was to rush
20 tho place where she knew her child
to be, but Miss H~ctherington restrained
her.
"Bidc n wee. Marjorie" she said;
"we'l get the BARN and not lose you"
She dismissed Caussidiere's messen-
ger. and sent her own servant for Su.h-
erland.
When the young man arrived she
saw him alone, told him In a few words
what had occurred and put Caussi-
diere's letter in his hand.
Bring back the child. Johnnie Suth,
erland," she said. even II you have to
kill the father
Sutherland took the letter. and, with
these instructions ringing in his ears,
went 10 Dumfries to seek Caussidiere
at the place mentioned. He was like
a man demented: the blow had been 70
sudden that he hardly realized as yet
what II all meant; he only knew that
he had fallen from the brightest hope
to the blacklist despair, and that hence
forth he must endure a living death.
The house he sought was n small inn
In n OF the by-streets Of Dumfries,
and Sutherland knew II we'll. lie en-
tered the place. found a shock-headed
servant girl In the passage and asked
for the French gentleman who was
staying In the house"