The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10
.vou ,nust give me your last day IN

lyon must give me your last day IN
| town." said Mrs. Blair to the colone.i
| shall not see you again 1or sonie T,,ns
davHdine with me? 1 shall not keep you
late and you can get off by the s;So LOT
Edl no1isfed he1 I'm insure" sure!s Mrs. Sinclair
was eauaIIy willing, for the old friems
| had plenty to talk about and many III"
"I suppose you enjoy this happy hunt
| ing ground of shops and fashions al.e5
| your long fast from such Joys ..c,iii iJ 7
| Colonel Sinclair to Madeleine. sun
| fancy you have sort spot III yum "e"~
| for RaVenscleugh.' a., Ia
ar should bs very ungrateiui Nau
not" os aoa, ~ excite-
mont In the way of Visitors" added Mrs
! Sinclair II assure you all the IadleS III
Durham We're enchanted W y;ng,,,t tbe sec
| retary. and they were your guests at
Ravenscleugh for some time' were theS
not?" ,,ood dea, and
| made themselves very pleasant. ,o,a,.
| s'By the way" resumed the coiohei;
'you met that remarkable man they 49,, tar'
| Bul NJ Eau who is such mighty nuhtcr'
| He is n great friend of your brother s.
eyes. he is often there
avoids the towns and only forgathers
| with men of his own tastes ana puTsul.s
| What is he like? semi-savage, sup
"Oh. no, He is just like any other Eng
lish Centleman-very quiet and genIie. q,
/ s'What an extraordinary name. W no IS
I this mysterious personage! asked MIS-
Ills name was given him by the ma "a,
| tives. He has killed So many esInppeber''
| which Is the translation of Bul n Eau
| but who or what he is nobody knows.
| The governor of Natal told me there was
a fellow In the Rifles out there some sin IN
&c
| about him. They hunted together TOT
| some time. but no one couid eVSI R bant
| word from Werner to the Eiephdiii'
| Smasher's story. They say the natives al
most worshiped him.. ,ttc
Il daresay there is, many .,i romans ,n
tale lost to sight ann 'h land said Mrs.
Blair Were younger l shouia me nd "a
go out there Now 1 cling to comforts anu
| easel always feel so tired o,,
| '"That feeling will leave you. no" yOu
| have time for a thorough rest. .ho
Then tho conversation turned or s, ma
| prospects, of the colony. and the ABSURD
| ideas some men held that it was rlch IN
| mineral treasures and that the b .1i.
| might some day prove formldaole Iu ,h
| They parted in high good huinor VII
| themselves and each other. having spoken
| vaguely of meeting somewhere in ItaIy
and wintering together somewhere on INC
! Riviera. -. 5
After a few more days of dust ana
| s,Iffocatinr sultrineSs, MadeleineS gar
ments were completed and Tor Ine HiSs
| gantIv dressed Mrs. Blair smiled kinG-
w though a little sadly at her Glrl'sh
pleasure. IL. a.,
"This huge place is growing quite In
| tolerablv airless and baking said MIS-;
| Blair one afternoon when she relu, heu
fem one of her many VISITS 10 , ner can
be done TIL the law people Degin 10
| gather for Michaelmas term. treaty think
| we must get away for month or SIX
/ ~ no I
| of the soft salt sea air!
You look dreadfullv white" responded
Madeleine i think nh a., grange "a "ouiu u'
'o !!Tbere is a primitive little place on the
| Northumbrian coast. between Blyth ana
Alnwick which would tone US DOth up;
| General Blair was very fond of II. but we
were there only for short time: Ihere
| is a small river there running into the
| sea: the tide makes quite VIDE stream
| of 1t when ii is high. II IS caileo NllH n1
/ Ferry. I'll write and inquire whether
| we can have room at the inn there Ro-
| man remains and splendid threatening
/ will take down lot of books and make
/ a lot of plans. DO you like the Idea,
| Madeeine?" 49,,
! of English coast scenery
| 81 shall write as soon as I have nm
| ished my coffee and talk to STEINER ABOUT
! It, STEINER is much more crotchety than
| he used to be. His wife is great loss
To him. she had Il good deal more sense.
! Do YOU remember her. Madeleine
! Hardly She used TO give me sweeties'
! / think which ought to have secured
! place NV memory.
| Mrs Blair did not let the grass grow
| under her feet. and prellmlnarleS We're
| soon settled Four days later Mrs. Blalr
| and her adopted daughter were flying
| north to an obscure little station, whence
| a ramshackle old wagonette and pair or
! cart horses conveyed them up and down
precipitous hills to Witham Ferry, which
nestled under the cliffs some six or seven
| miles further from civilization.
| Facing the east, the wild winds sweep
| ing across the North sea, permitted small
growth of foliage or the natural decora-
tons of ferns and grass or wild flowers
! The beauty of the grand. picturesque
| cliffs was of the SterneSt-nevertheleSS
they We're Notwithstanding from hour
| to hour in the varying light right and
| left of the stream which had worn its
/ way down to sea level. the rocks rose
| straight up out of the water. which some
times dashed them with fury and SOme-
! times rippled along their dark length with
| caressing playfuness. kissing their rugged
| faces with white. fOamy lips.
| The inn, a quaint rambling old place
| much added to in the course of its exist
ence, was perched among the rocks. and
| accessible by steep path with occasional
| steps to aid the pedestrian: a sort of
| garden pleasure ground surrounded the
roses and fuchsias and heliOtropes re-
| warded the careful gardener with lowell
ness and perfume
1.-THE Anchor" the old hostelry was
| called, did a fairly good business, yachts
| frequently put into the little bay and
| welcome and excellent plain fare at the
/ well-known inn.
| The sitting room occupied by Mrs.
.