Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

my brother was killed last night" said
John Glendonwyn. but before he died he
told me that your daughter-your eldest
daughter-was his wife and that"
That he had robbed the poor man at his
gate" Kissed David Glendenning, with q
concentrated hatred, slow and calm. Taken
his neighbours eve lamb at unawares-
this he told you ere he went down to his
own place-well-what more2"
He bade me care for her. I-promised
him that l would" stammered John Glen
donwyn. who had come unprepared for such
an attitude on the part Of Falrlie' father.
81 thank We, John Glendonwyn-kindly /
thank yel' the words OF the Grey Wolf
were few and bitter, but my daughter
needs neither care nor succor-least Of all
from one of your name. From you and
yours l and mine claim nothing. will re-
ceive nothing. Go your ways! That is the
gate of my dwelling. See that you do not
again cast your shadow across It. That IL
all I ask from you and yours. or mar
riage and heirship, care, protection, COM
pensation-all your fine phrases I reck not
a jot. I am the man that was robbed,
but l have gotten mine Owl again. Ana
by the Lord l will keep it, Get forth from
me before 1 lift the broad AK to ye, John
Glendonwyn."
But" argued John, standing his ground
like the valiant man he was, II ask for
justice. am not my brothers keeper.
His errors are not mine, nor their conse-
q~uences. have told you that l love Fair
lie Glepdenning sole in all the world
hold myself bound in honor to your daugh-
ter. Though l have never spoken a word
Of love to her. and (from my lips, at least)
she knows not that / love her. Yet neither
you nor any man has a right to stand be-
tween us II she does. More than that. by
my brothers death / am now my fathers
heir, and l claim the right to do Justice to
his widowl"
And above at the little stairhead Fatrlie
Glendenning, listening to the earnest voice
of her lover and the stern sentences OF her
father, hurriedly clutched at the door han
die and shut the door gently.
'They have not told him about the
babe" she murmured, che does not know.
He thinks he is the heir. And he shall not
know-no, not II / have to take the babe to
myself-to be my own"
She stood there fixed, held rigid as mar
BILE by the intensity Of her thought. She
was hardly conscious OF her fathers voice
calling to he. to come down. Yet as she
came TO herself she obeyed mechanically
and with all the lifeblood tingling TO her
fngertips at her lovers words she de-
scended the little staircase.
John was still standing without upon
the doorstep and her father held a large
muscular arm across the portal as II to
bar his entrance. At sight Of her pale
face John made an impulsive leap forward,
but David Glendenning held his ground.
stand backi" he cried, there are no
dealings between the Jew and the samari-
tan. Fairlie, / give you FOUR choice. God
forbid l should be hard with you this day
Of all days. II you needed It, would / not
take you up In my arms as l did Kate
this morning? But here Is a man who says
that he loves you. Against himself l have
nothing to say. But those OF his house
have made my heart old and hateful lefors
its time. Among them they have broke
the peace Of the happiest house In Scot
land. They have killed your sister. Now,
lass, there stands a Glendonwyn. Will YOU
go with him, or will you stay with youI
father2 Answeri"
CTo BE c%oNTESUED.l