The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-04-02

Q He went out. but with tardy stops
, hesitating, biting his nails, his bus
, brain schemfng as he went, his furtiy
t eye scanning me.
The clash OF rapiers guided us to tn
CONTESTANTS, but before we could reacl
them one had fallen. It was my lord
The victor was wiping his blaCe.
Kenmore raised his masters head uu
on his knee, / threw myself on til,
ground beside him with outstretchei
hands, but stern voice cried out mo
} you. Lady Inchcape," it was the score
tary's Kenmore hoard the insult offer
ed me, and uttered bitter cry Of indiQ
nation. Colonel Accrington sprane K
support me, regardless of my loathins
repulse.
ut is too late now for resistance" he
whispered, @they all believe you guilty
they drive you into my arms"
Away, craven" cried thrustIng him
from me with superhuman strength,
"will you descend so far as even to act q
lie? No one knows my innocence 50
well as you-will yo1 deign to pay a
part like this poor wretch-my lord.
secretary.
While they shrank and scowled In
shame tho noble old Highlander lifted
his broad bonnet crying fervently:
snow God be praised, know you are
wronged, my guiltless lady!" and then
he turned and cursed my base traducers,
so that they skulked apart abashed.
At this moment my lord opened his
eyes upon me with stifed cry of
wrath.
"Retire, madam" said he sternly.
swhat do you here? False heart, begone!"
These cruel words awoxe my crushed
spirit, honor forbade submission then.
"My lord, as God hears me you do me
foul wrong" answered proudly. any
heart has never beat save for yon." ]
waved forward Colonel AccrIngton. sAs
| you claim to be an honorable man, de.
clare the truth" l urged. But he only
shrugged his shoulders with motion OF
light appeal. "A base revenge, this. sir,
which brands you liar and coward. /
retorted. l detained the secretary, who
fain would have escaped. sYou, who
have listened to evcry word that passed
between that ase man and me, can give
back my lord his lost faith-dare not
to withhold your testimony" / said.
He looked upon the ground with va
cant eye-he was mute.
/ heard my lords insane burst OF
laughter, while the red blood gushed
anew from his side; and then fell down
smitten to the heart by love cruelty and
lust's revenge
My lords wound was deep and danger
GUS for many weeks he lay In helpless
suffering, incapable of defending his in
terests, and that was the time Colonel
Accrington took to compass his ruin
He had taken from my lord all the
Al.
departed, accompanied by his own
servant, to accomplish the work which
had been confided to Lord Inchcape
/ was alike beyond the reach OF sor.
row or shame, the shock of that night |
had thrown me into languishing fever,
in which for many sad DAYS dclirium |
lured and Knocked me with visions of lost |
happiness; but my lucid intervals were |
spent In humble prayer. / earnestly OK
amined my great love to see of what |
blemish might purify it, SO that God /
might have pity upon me and give mo
back my husbands
Alas! wherein was / lacking, that / |
got no deliverance at all?
My lord recovered sufficiently to travel
before knew one face from another
he had received orders to return to Eng
land instantly, and he obeyed. Mr. Sir
combe accompanied him-better would
it have been for me II he had never OBJ
tanned the ear of Inchape again, for my
destruction was now become necessary
to his tenure Of Office, and too we'll l /
know that he welded maIign influence
over my lords mind with regard to the
suspected wife
Not till months had passed and my
health was restored, did / learn the ca
lamity which had befallen my Lord
Inchcape through his fatal delusion
that night Co'onel Accrington had
taken foul revenge his baseness to.
wards me was transcribed far by the
Incredible treachery with which he be-
trayed Lord Inchape.
Colonel Accrington had accomplished. +,
With brilliant success, the mission which,
had been confided to my lord. he had re.
.urned to England to report his success,
Ind when questioned concerning the sin.
yular disappearance of his principal
rom the scene Of action, had boldly ,
stated that Lord Inchape and he had
started on the expedition together, that i
Lord Inchape had turned back after a I.
ew hours riding, on private business OF
lis own, and that he had been left to {
proceed by himself. La
So, while honors and emoluments !
we're showered upon the successful en-. q
'oy, the deserter from his post was sum. !
noned before the Oriental commission to I .
make his defense
What explanation had my lord to
fer? t
My lord had no explanation to offer. 9
s his enemy well knew. The truth +
rould have blotte6 out his fault, and 1
lasted his adversary-but to tell the 4
ruth would have been to smirch the
equation of his wife.
my lords, said ne to his frowning 2
onferrees, @honor compels me to silence; 9
can only say that Richard Accrington 2
nd have played deadly game, and I
hat I have lost Il
Iro BE coNrINuED.l +