The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-05
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THE CRAVE,
The Secret Of DunraYen
! Castle.
BY ANNIE ASHMORE.
Author Of Faithful Margaret" Etc Etc
CHAPTER Iv-(Contfnuedl

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Miles Dellamere hulked at her sid
rubbing his hands and chuckling to Sc
MS oeIeated rival-a wretched lttl
grlzzled ape with the vanity and assum
tion Of clown.
Accrington bowed low and mockingly
then seized the unhappy lady's hand
raising 1t by the Woodworking which h.
had between his finger and thumb-no
even grasping her skin in his over
wneimlng scorn, and affecting to be ad
m!rlng the lovely hand with q rough
soldiers gallantry, he said In a tone Ter
iectiy audible to those who stood about
MADAM, you PROMISED this to me
shail use my sword TO secure my prop
eriyP But faith! l believe you knew
oest-,twas not worth the giving" And
with that he left her.
She never saw him again until she had
oeen ten years widow, when he came
W ihcncape Fosse the summer Lord
Anchcape's second wife was there
Laura Dellamere was then an exouis-
itely preserved beauty of twenty-nine.
he amused himself by deceiving her
as 10 his feelings, and left her heart
wrung with grief and shame
he went abroad again, to the East
this time; performed ably some special
service for the Government, sold out
and entered diplomatic service; and at
last has returned to England, hand
some y pensioned In recognition of his
usefulness. He intends to make home
Tor himself In his own land; he is tired
OF exile, perhaps weary Of sad Memories
OF England, and eager to exercise them
by fresh and, perhaps, brighter expert
enceS.
He had at first no settled pan; no
preference OF one spot above another;
he was never lover of his fathers
nome, and will certainly not choose that
locality for his future residence.
But Stafford called him by its crowd
Ing memories-he resolved to pay a fiy-
Ing visit to it and look round upon the
old faces, and perhaps hear word or
TWO about the old tragic romance His
uncle Archerfeld would be his excuse,
and would give him bed. He had long
known OF Lord Inchcapes withdrawal
from society, and his hermit existence;
he had no fear of encountering him.
When nearing Stafford he CHANGED to |
hear OF the entertainment at DORMANT |
given In honor Of the son; he smiled |
dryly as lie thought Of certain UNIQUE
curiosity he had packed into his case |
along with his sporting gear; although l |
rear he had intended 1t for far differ
emit rerson-one whom 1t might be COM
Portable to conciliate-it would do excel
iently Tor young Crecy, and would be a
graceful gift to transcendental poet.
With this in his hands wherewith to
purchase favorable reception, he ar
rived at the DORMANT portal, was in
formed where the assembly were anus
Ing themselves, and allowed to place his
GIT In q suitable manner among the
grand array which already awaited
young Auberon's acceptance.
Then he made his way into the thea
ter, and was stunned by the presence of
the one man above the earth whom he
feared with mortal dread-the one
man who could call him liar
From that brief encounter Accrngton
had emerged different creature. He
came to Stafford man without q pur-
pose-he had found his purpose now
ay, with vengeance!
group OF exquisites clustered around
the cx-attache each eager to renew or
commence an acquaintance with one
who, 1t was whispered in diplomatic cir
Giles, had risen to such importance
abroad that he welded no little infu-
ence at home
In political England statecraft is for
the most able to engage In, and those
who succeed are men to be courted by
the noblest of the land, for their hands
hold the keys of Office, and their good
word sometimes is enough to secure the
portfolio for the anxious candidate.
In conciliating Accrington, these men,
younger sons Of noble houses. and !
lords near the bottom of their ex-
chequer, had an eye to the future, and
paid him marked attention, con- {
veniently smothering any suspicious ,
they might have had of him from that !
passing glimpse OF Inchcape's imperious
disdain. I
He was bes,eged with questions about c
his r,sidence abroad, and his intentions q
for the flu ure, all Of which he answered c
with the discretion of the attache.
@And where do you quarter yourself?"
asked Lucius Leicester, fashionable q
sporting man, near the end Of his patri- S
mony. v
Accrington's smile was non-commital
@With me-" chuckled Archerfield, sun e
less I've been too late, and Hal Crecy's b
secured him."
"No, you're ahead of me; but let's s
leave 1t to himself" said tho hospitable p
Crecy q
Accrington threw an involuntary u
glance toward the two great easy,chairs n
In which Mrs CrecY and Mrs. Delamere G
had been sitting; and next instant had the d
of perceiving old Archer II
fields red face expand In grin of ex- b
Braordinary significance. ii
Every body hung expectantly upon his ly
lext utterance. CT
"By these mighty ccntortions OF our p
doughty Tritcn's countenance, we may u
rope for something recherche, remark L
ID Lucius Leicester: "come, sir, relieve g.
our mnd-I shall protect you from the W
consequences.
The speaker was slim, girlish, ex al
Iuisi.e with an air of elegant apathy; Sc
nd the rear-admira. was burly giant
With hoarse voice. bt
Stealing glance at Accrington's frigid or
ace, his uncle complied. te
"Stow thai, We ribald crew." said he C
najestically; Eye should blush for the sh
'rofigacy of your ideas. The expression al
which Luce presumes to describe by the
fensive word hideous' was srontane- til
us tribute to the power of the fair / pc
nov that II there was any choice be- W,
ween my bachelor den and poiimant 90