Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-18

,,ras,, emo ,yo,,ld bavc RIM hin, tbrongb
1You cnvardi Won murdcrcr,I shs
rricd eto,nrin, hor Iittlo foot ON the rock,
Cirabnne was no,v ouite cool. IIo looked
straight and steadily into her cycs. Never
had n woman seemed IN foir I'm his SIGHT.
mYour ,nnn 10 nI,itr snfe and unhtrt -
NO said ouiotlv '.Tistcn to himrp And
,ndood Gnnd,,s bcllov was easily heard
, ab1,,, th ,e'' rrn, 3f NO liz,
Gbo made to mass him and 70 scramble
do,,n to tho ,,,tor,s cde,c to tbc ro.cna ~
her cInmorous hencbm9n but her WON.
ans sLirts ,Ycro homeless i,nnotimrnt
"pcrmit mo Miss stewart - said the
innorturhahIn vnnng man uI'u gutf him
for vo,, II, - ,rn,nnnt -
with siillfrI Int NOT too pcntlc hand
SANDY was o,pffod NV tho COLLAR ana brougbt
nourdori,o ord o,s,irr to tro bo,,l- az if
he had bnon tho lilo tro,it himself uo rose,
upright. with the water streaming from
HE rlotbos and his proat hoard and form
inc n nool AT hi. foot and stood waiting
for - SIGNAL from, his vnur,, ,uisrrcss H..
resoluto whether to Gobt or tn flv Fnrpus
Grahn1e settled the mattor
"Run nm 10 Carve House and GOT a
change of clothes and a dram There's
half n soverei0n for vour 1yottino and votir
fright. Do Won know. man SO he add,N
with touch If malice. that vou've been
puiltv of trngun.s ns well rs assault9"
At the word "tresnnss" SANDY Tosh
ouailcd and disappcarcd in the dirootion Of
the dram. The anger had not fed from
the owes of the lady of Drumbanc Into
them, however, had come some confusion.
"You arc the trespasscr, sir. -" she said
proudly.
"You arc welcome to fish and walk
,yboro ,.c,, lilo ,, Cnrvo NIi.a ~+,,,-or.
he replied composedly "But 1 think you
will find that | am standing on my own
ground"
The young laird strobe home less fancy
free than before a new presence seemed
to haunt the vistas of the Black wood-a
face fair and proud, eyes menaclng and
scornrul that might yet kindle with the
light of love. He had been baked in his
wish to bring home the great trout. Was
he setting forth on a longer and moro
ticklish quest?
As for Elsie she was left sole mistress Of
the field Of quarrel, but hot and vcxed at
heart What was this young man that he
should have tripped up, along with the
heels of her gllie, her own nadenly com
posture and taken from her "a woman (
dearest priVilcgp-the right of the last
word? 1t WI, hopeless any longer to think
of seeking the willy guardian of the pool
when the stranger had failed. There was
that in the bull trout'S Jaw that would
keep him from rising to fly for many d
day.
Next morning saw her pony at the office
door in the main street of Cla,hmore, of
the cold writer. " who was agent and local
adviser for the family of Drumbane. as
well as for Carve and for other properties
around She got small comfort,
} SANDY Tosh may thank his stars that
he got off with ducking, the eomorill'
said the lawyer dryly. The ground is
| Garve's The question has been fought
with sharp steel by the waterside and with
counsels' tongues in ,he court Of session,
and there is no longer room Tor doubt
But / have stood there and hshed scores
5 of times, objected Miss Stewart Of Drum
, bane land the old laird has watched me
when he thought | did not See him and
never said word "
3 Naturally you arc your mothers own
. image fo1bye having her quick temper,
and this lad, if | am not mistaken ha, a
{ good swatch OF his fathers dourness You
, know that 80 years ago Carve and Drum
! banc were to have joined acres ana for
4 tunes2"
3 Il have heard something Tell me about
. IL.
y "Tho marriage dov was fixed when they
g ouarreled beside the Kelpie's pool. thei,
, trvstiu, Mace. What the quarrel was about
j there is none that knows unless it be tn,
a big trout of the spirit of mischief. Blu
h neither would make it up and they wen
9 their several WAYS Your mother married
, her cousin. and Norman Grahalne wen
c abroad for his wife"
I And evil came of it," murluured the
i girl her BRIGHT ewes clouding and dim
d ming with memories.
h "Nav. there was one very charming re-
# suit. " was the gallant response
d Elsie was silent for a little Then
n whimsical thought came into her head:
?. "Then this Young man narrowly escape,
Il being NV hrotherY"
It He is no doubt better pleased Will
e things as they are.
1t "That il not compliment to me. Mr.
n hann yviIlfu1lv MISUNDERSTANDING
- The courtly old lawyer saw his fair ellen
II to the door. As he helped her to noun