Evening star., 1902-03-15
CHAPTER TX.
The GRAY Wolf at Bav.

John Glendonwyn was spending the lat
ter part Of his last session In Edinburgh
in attendance on some science classes
which he had long desired to take while
awaiting the necessary preliminaries Of
his presentation to the parish Of Cover.
He had already received his license to
preach at the hands of the presbytery OF
kilgower, Rev Dr. Augustus Caesar pre-
siding thereat like Jove over the councils
of the immortals
Some time before Mr. Gilbert Aiblins had
resigned the pastoral charge of the parish
OF Cover on the ground of ill-health and
retired to Drumfern with private docu-
ment locked in his desk. by which Gregory
Glendonwyn of Castle Cover and his heirs
and John GlendonWyn. proximate presentee
OF the parish Of Cover. bound themsel yes
conjunctly and severally to pay 20 Rev.
Gilbert Aiblins the sum of two hundred
and fifty pounds (t2J0) yearly at the Whit
sunday and Michaelmas terms. until such
time as he should be settled in a benetfce
worth that said sum per annum when the
aforesaid allowance of two hundred and
fifty pounds Q2JU was to cease and de-
termine.
So. as far as the outside of the cup and
platter was concerned, all was in train
The thoughts which had haunted John
Glendonwyn as to his fitness for the office
interests the chief of which was. CT
course, his vowing love for little Fairlie
Glendnning. Yet. to his credit or discred-
| 1t, according to the point of view, he had
re1ralned from all overt lovemaking.
though doubtless his heart was plain ss a
printed book to FairIie and her sister.
After his departure John had heard from
Fairlle once OF twice during the last IL cary
months OF the college year. She was
working hard-her examination near at
hand. She wanted the best certificate she
could obtain. There was a passage in that
dreadful fourteenth chapter of Caesar
Inhr -{,oI
to her, etc.
From Rupert he had heard nothing at
all Nor had the brothers spoken during
the remainder OF Johns stay in Cover
His father generally communicated with
him In simple numerals through his banker
In Drumfern. He had received no ttdings
or the parish. save such as Veranica sent
him In severely practical epistles begin
nlng Dear John and ending your friend,
va title which Veronica felt she her
self could assuredly claim. though by no
means so certain that John deserved that
she should use it.
All the spring John sat ON bcnches u,itb
men who knew him not. He competed
without enthusiasm for prizes which he
cared not whether he lost or won.
All MS pleasure was In wandering a
water his drink. out on the gray-green
scalp OF Pentland. among the red grouse
and the early returning whaups and lap
wings or in delving among the dinvles
which clustered about the southerly TANKS
of that bold ridge.
A book in his pOcket-Milton or Grey-or
pefchance some younger poet not yet SO
famous. So his life passed away. not with
out certain peace Of contentment end
forthlooking "'o
One afternoon John was returning from
q walk to Craigmfllar Castle, where. seated
on stone bench In the great hall, he had
spent hours In watching the rocks busy
about their stick-carrying and cares do
mestic In the tall trees Of the pleasaunce
Tired and little dusty. John was thank
fully pulling out his latchkey to enter his
rooms; when the outer door Of the cottage
opened OF itself and his landlady's daugh-
ter appeared with her finger on her lin.
There's man in there that wants fer
| to see ye. Master John,'' she said, with
the universal commiseratton of landiady's 8
daughters for young men In trouble (when
their rent books are settled to date). ..ie
wad gle his name, but he said twice
over that he wad wait till sic time as We
should think dt to come ia. He wanted to
see the ither rooms the hoose, but as I
kenned naethinG about the man or his
business. and he had wild, tavert look, I
ju3st aeid that the fther rOoms were a. oe-
/ cup3ed- an that hs cnuidna see thsns"
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