The Red Cloud chief., 1897-12-10

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don many days. arose Che question:
How was he to subsist? He had iittIe
or no money. and such talents as nc
possessed were not AZ that time III
much demand. A happy thought struck
him he would go down TO Scotland
hunt out the rich mistress Of AMMAN
dale Castle. and perhaps secure some
help from her sympathy-or her rear
Thus IL bsfell that he arrived quietly
one day IN the town of Dumfries' ana
within a few hours Of his arrival heard
that Marjorie was alive and dwelling
with her mother AZ the Castle. Up 10
that he had been I'm doubt
whether the woman he had betrayed
was alive or dead-indced, he had
scarcely. given her "A thought, anu car'd
not what fate had befallcn her. But
now IL was very different. She lived.
and by the law of the land was his law
ful wife.
His plans were soon laid. He deter
lined to see Marjorie alone. ana II snc
was obstinate and u~nforgtving. to use
what power he had over her TO the ut
most, with the view Of securing present
and future help. On reflection, he had
not much doubt that he would soon re-
gain his Old influence over her FOR III
the old days she had been az wax IN his
hands, and her character had seemed
altogether gentle and unrcsisting.
lie reckoned withou: his host. These
seemingly feeble and too faithful ma
lures, when once they gain the strength
of indignation and the courage or de-
SPAR, assume q force of determination
sometimes unnown and foreign to the
strongest and most passionate men.
As matters had turned out, however.
Il was not with Marjorie herself that
the Frenchman had had TO reckon, but
with her lifelong friend and protector,
John Sutherland. This ~pertinacious
young hero whom he had always hated.
had now fully asserted his authority IN
giving him the first sound thrashins
he had ever received In his life
Bafled, bruised and bleeding. livid
with mortified rage, Caussidierc re-
NAMED for some time where Suther-
and left him. and when he at lasc
found speech, cursed freely In his own
tongue. Then he paced about madly,
calling Heaven to witness that he
would have full and fierce revenge.
Il will Kill him. he cried, gnashing
his teeth. II will destroy him will
tear him limb from limb! He has out
ragged me-hc has p%rOfaned my person
but ne shall pay dearly for 1t, and 80
shall she-so shall they all! ] was
right-he Is her lover; but he shall
find that / am master, and she my
slave"
Presently he cooled a little and sat
down TO think.
What should he. what could he do?
OF his power over Marjorie and the
child there was no question; by the
laws OF both England and Scotland he
could claim them both. But suppose
they continued to set his authority at
defiance. what then? They were COM
paratively rich, he was poor. He knew
that in legal strife the richest Is gen
orally the c%onQueror: and, besides,
while the war was waging, how was he
TO subsist?
Then he bethought him OF his old
hold upon Miss Hethorington. OF his
knowledge of the secret OF Marjorie's
birth. 1t was useless to him now, for
the scandal was common property. and
Mother RumOr had cried IL from house
to house til sho was hoarsc. The
proud lady had faced her shame. ant
had overcome Il; everyone knew hei
secret now, and many regarded hei
with sympathy and compassion. Fol
A. un,t CHI. snt ..nIltD nntntnn nf do.
fiance, and knowing the worst the
world could say or do, breathed more
freely than she had done for years.
Thus there was no hope for her. In
need, look which way he might, he saw
no means OF succor or revenge.
As lie sat there, haggard and furious
he looked years older, but his face still
preserved a certain comeliness.
Suddenly he sprang up again as II re-
=. solyed on immediate action. As he die
80 he seemed to hear a voice murmur
ing his name
''Caussidiere!"
He looked toward the window, an,
raw there. or seemed to see. clos
pressed against the pane, a bearded
human countenance gazing In upoi
him.
He struggled like a drunken man
glaring hack at the face.
Was Il reality. or dream? Two will,
eyes met his, then vanished, and th,
face was gone.
IL Caussidiere had looked old ant
worn before, he looked death-llke now
Trembling like a leaf he sank bacl
into the shadow Of the room, held hi
hand upon his heart, like a man VIII
had received q mortal blow.
CHAPTER XXNVIII.
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kAM - manned In the room
S0H for some time. bu
.1ESnSs.N az the face did no