The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15


ton nearest 10 tho front door. marched straight
up the ste ps and lifted the knocker. WONDER ng
" Hnd myself 80 nsaI IL II used " 10 w high
above my head. About and within brooded
a silence which could be felt. and the noise 81
my knocking rrverbernted down the passage
Yet Tor all Of my courage | pu, my hand In my
coat tail where a pistol was hidden when OF last
down HE hall. The door swung cautiously back
coat, | saw Caleb Clinkaberry!
side Ii' IS n -" o Mas o 81 Ss bald %pl head sS' IN a lind 1tY% Of U un'
/ equal aud makeshit matching Al aght Of NE
he gasped AMI fell back a step
Is i n spirit a visitation my ppor lads
NO" said |. holding out my hand heartily,
Il am indeed your lad In the flesh But what
do You here, Caleb, Where is my uncle, Ken
"Soothly-soothly, cried the old man, hasten
mo not Your mother, did you say. my little
Mary come home The Lord Of the high mercies
BE- thanSed. ! have prayed him for this Your
uncle why, yout uncle IL there In his study
al this moment You Will find him a changed man.
And little Mary home again, Faith, must PACK
come home. She will not know where ~ find a pet
tcoat in the Yeti house I'll old Caleb finds them
for her Yet IL the place all In order. WOuld
II please yol 10 step down there"
Presently, presently. Caleb" said l. NOW
! must see my uncle take me % him
"nGnT Will s9d pleasure siT .syr r,o aye :, S SIR
ne minus me- Ol III James the very moral vi ''
James Mays child, grown %, he a man
Ease you 10 your uncle, said you Yea and verify
tha, will !, and bide AT the door also, 10 hear what
shall h'iall between you
And with his g~ranlest air the aucien, major
donlo preceded me 10 the room that hBh Len
my grandfather's the same which we had all sat
ut onr wine that night when Sir James brought
me- home from the change house
lie threw open the door wide ~ the wall.
Sir Philip Stansteld an il please YOU, Master
John, he announced like a herald ushering In a
prince.
At that momrn, | was watching my uncle.
lie had ieen sitting al Il desk reading a book;
And at the sound of the name hr rose a. hs iull
height, Gripping. the tall back 81 the chair and star
ing at me as stood in the doorway.
4 bid you good day, Uncle John" ! said, ! fear
too much like a challenge, 49,,
courteously. not taking his eyes from my face
Il wnnt mine own, Uncle John" continued.
this house and estate. They ara nine,'
Ny uncle bowed with one hand on his heart ,
And pray who may you be- and what do you
set up for being, young SIR said he, throwing his
head backward and speaking as cool as the pre-
centor reading out the lines two by two on sacra-
ment Sabbath morning. .
Yet Tor oil that | could see very well that he
knew me hal my reply ready,
lam Philip StAnsaeld, son OF Philip and grand
Of Of" the he lands ian S1a and k%erias SsD Of New Minis and
Moreham, as indeed very well yon know" .
Gently, gently. said he, ,' ser burden smni o, h, pi"S,
much. YOU are able then, I take ii, TO make
good yOur claim by reputable witnesses, who
have had knowledge Of you during all the time
Of your absence from Scotland"
Il can" I answered firmly.
Meaning those gentlemen down her. he
said, shrewdly, indicating with his thumb the
spot on the edge OF the plantation where ! had
left VIII Bowman and Cnphray Spurway.
We'll, yes, answered, lamely enough, being,
to tell Truth. a little taken aback and not knowing
what to make Of my uncle's attitude
Il wish they would keep oil the grass, your
grass that is, il the title be good"
That the Fifteen shall decide, said !. grondly.
Doubtless. doubtless" murmured my | ncle
John, sull looking on, OF the window, and pray
what can good Cmphray, the cloth weaver prove
"Tha! he found me a prisoner amony the Span
& good claim 10 q Protestant estate anyw mere
In these islands" lie said, bowling ironically.
And the timber young gentleman who is kick.
ing sodS out ot the sward with his heels your
sods. wha, is-what may have been his connection
x chain" answered 7. bnskly enough, "a
pair Of steel chains attached to an iron bel, about
An" he returned, ncditauvely, tina, Is in
deed What We term in our Scots law q bond OF
"Uncls John said |, a little ne,ued. you carry
II Of very we'll, but all the same you know that
you meant To kidnap me, TO murder ne,
un rSTphSs" .,Bses apISs are se' ss : S.' fs sas
notice, Caleb Clinkaberry. you with your, ear
at the key hole out there, | may need you for "
witness"
You set on Saul Mark. in whose company
| last saw you, " carry NE oil with thirty other
poor lads ~ sell for slaves in the Caroline plan
taions."
And pray, sir, I! it 10 a fair question how
Tut sad | impauendy; you bubble
Sir, you assert
DO you, or do YOU not, own me as heir 10 this
estate? Deny me al yout perllI
q deny you not q wish 10 heaven these genue-
men would either come in or 90 away, but
will ask YOU e ques iOn surprising You are the
person whose name and style you assume, do
you own me as your tutor nominate, as well as
your tutor ligitim or tutor at law" .
4 suppos- you are both, though ! understand
IT is not required. Well, sir. l sm a lawyer,
a successful trust a fairly competent one
If you wish, | will give you my advice for which
be taxed By the court i you wish it.,
smiled. I began to find my Uncle John vastly
entertaining.
does at baptism. aud then he unlocked a little
cupboard in the wall close by his hand
Here he said, you will nnd duplicate copies
Of all accounts Of my intromissions since the death
Of 'lr lanes Stansfcld. The originals Of which
these certified Duplicates are, Of course, IN my
Office in Edinburgh. Now, III, for my advice
Cwhose hamstrings God cuntoundb can establish
your tiilc actions will lie betwiS, us directa ct
%contraia tu,ela, n. We phrase y for count and
EI: JiHbaTsh q im mlas2 Il tGi;F'AS Shall / have "% he s'I pisa 80
ure 81 moving AZ The next sedcrlnt"
Uncle John, said Il am utterly aS,onished-
little did | expect
" dare say not" said he. smiling coldly but
pleasantly. neither to tell the trnh did /. So
long a. you rcmeined in foreign parts. | was your
possibility. now happily ~fructifrd into some
probability speak without prejudice that
SoiIa,ctc'umod In that case an your curator,
and thee ere my accounts, which trust ynll will
find correct, win uatunl deductions for my cN-
pcners in your service II YOU find, as I think
vpl VIII that the estates are IN good heart, and
ih'l under ny management notiing has been
rr.'"r rd why. sir. have q good law business
In nulrlu,vh, as any lawyer will tell you, and
%s,rrral noble gentlemen do me The honor 10 trust
n, - their agent and door What say yon'
Why, unrlr John" sianlmered, u have
not considered @
Il menn, rippo,ing TIA! You are satisfied with
Il held nH, my hand For the tine being ! for.
vo, ali about saul Marx, I only remembered
hat my uncl" used 10 make me pspeI boats To-
san on l hne c pImi, ,~l aE TSr5 pf ,sa = s sS"r S'A'''"'pS ana
Tie look my hand and shook II slightly. more,
however. rs q duty ihGn,a rriyilcge
10 keep those perluiSitcs within families poa
,illr. And there may hc - good many piCkings
which are as vol in the hands of n Stansfcld az
in those Of any Dalrymrlc tha, ever ate pig meat"
lie handel me- bunch ~ keys from n nail
You viii find the servants civil, though Caleb
behind the door there he raisedh'S voice. is getting
into his do'Ggc.'
We heard feet Gathering Indignantly down the
corridor
behind me curtain in the corner This Is the key
81 ihr cellar The brandy IL fair, the c!art e%-
cellrnL i,uud day tn y"l, sir
He took his lat from u peg and with only a
Slight wave II hiS hand, went toward the door,
l"ayilz N" astonish"l and dumhioundcd Az
he wa, SplHs ont he turned WIN ms hngerS On
the hama"