Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

| linen IL was tldt duncan tIlcrSOn pOWSu
himself before his master with the cere-
| mony of an oriental. and after that prompt
| ly erected himself and looked the laird of
Cover In the face with the spirit of a Scot
fish free man.
No, Mr.. Glendonwyn, he said, mot
| like stranger dogs will We be driven from
| the doors we have entered so long. We
are all good servants, with our characters
| to look to. and these men have wives and
| families. which, thank God, 1 have not.
We will serve you faithfully to the limits
| of our notices. myself for month and
| the others for six months according to
| their agreements. During that time will
abstain from any declaration of our senti-
ments and from attendance on ordinances
according to the way that our consciences
approve
Your conscience, Grierson." sneered his
master, of truth it must have been
growing in tenderness during these last
| days
The old man bowed his head
Il thank God l have tried to make
amends for some of the i'll l have done"
| he said You have right to cast that up
| to me, sir. But at least my future shall not
copy my past L have learned so much
from Mr. John
"Slence' shouted Mr. Glendonwvn "JT
you name that name in this house 1 will
knock you down-aye, if you could claim
hundred years service instead of fifty
AM. ana as Ior the rest of you, l will deal with
you tomorrow morning-that is l and Mr.
ingalls,. You shall have liberty all the lib
erty You like, to exercise your religious
duties according to your consciences. But
II l get my way you shall have some way
to travel in order to do It, You can go"
All which things and many others slight
but Infinitely calling to proud and arbi-
trary man, worked like fire in the veins of
Gregory Glendonwyn. He would once for
all make an end of his son. AS a means
to an end he set out with his new friend
and man of business. Mr.. CHRISTOPHER In
gals. to call upon David Glendinning and
his daughters.
Little was said by the way. Mr.. GIendon-
wynn was fun of his intention and as for
WI. lhgaiis, he was engaged in estimating
what tnlS new connection would ne worth
TO MS flrm-enough, he thought, being n
pushing man, to buy out Sharp & Smart
who We're both oldsh men, and would be
content to retire to one of these estates of
a few thousand country acres each. Of
"hlcn there were so many Just now in the
market-and especially in the hands Of
such clever practitioners as Messrs. Sharp
Smart 4 ingalls,. Writers to the Signet
So in the dark sifted a light of a June
forenoon when the clouds were like a semi
globe OF ground glass, these two gentlemen
walked up to the blue double leaf Of David
GlendlnnlngS door, and the taller of them
Knocked firmly and determnediy thereon
with the knob of his cane. 1t had a gold
knob. and was fully well known in the
parish as the owner himself.
The Flower Cot was gay and brilliant as
ever With geraniums and slipper-wort of
strange, uncanny shapes, specified and
ring-straked like tropic fruits. The air was
Fairies white roses clambered over all.
"A sweet place." said the lawyer looking
about him-"yours, of course, Mr.. Glendon-
wynn
But the master of Cover Castle did not
reply to the ill-omened query He was
looking rather anxiously about. He knock
ed the second time, without receiving any
answer. Did the GlendinningS mean to
deny themselves to him? Or-worst of ali
for his present purpose-had they carried
out his own former directions and gone
away?
But no-at the third application Of the
gold knob to the blistered panel there came
forth from a low door, variously streaked
in blue and orange and scarlet. a tall man
with gray locks of hair about mis- face
which escaped oddly enough from under
meath the fiat paper cap he wore, and the
strangest eyes, looking out from under
shaggy brows, which were in their turn
subject to the strangest twi .chin9s. This
gaunt figure, hollow of cheek and fiery Of
eye, moved quickly along til the bony
arms and multi-scarred hands, the sh9ul-
ders slightly stopped and the threatening
tween Gregory GlendonWyn and the creep
er-hung door of the Flower Cot at which
he had been knocking.
You Mr. David Glendnn'ng?" said
Gregory Glendonwyn, lifting his hat po-
litely.
81 am" replied the threatening figure,
with grim brevty, without returning the
salutation.
Then. Mr.. Glendlnning,' said his visitor.
nowise abashed, Il an come to have an
important interview with you
II desire none"' puotn David. with a
snap of determined jaw, like the gray wolf
after which he was named, when he grips
thigh bone.
Il trust 1 shall be able to satisfy you that
what 1 ask is for your good said Mr.,
Glendonwyn. land. 1 may add, for the
benefit of those belonging to you"
Il ken of no possible benefit that I o.
mine could be glad to receive from You or
yours Gregory Glendonwyn," answered the
joiner of Boatcroft, save that We should
gang cot through that yeti and never set
foot on my doorstep again"
But" persisted Mr. Glendonwyn, suave-
ly, lit Is a matter which concerns not only
you. but your children and childrens chill
dren-ndeed, all who come after you
A sudden access of fury seized the old
man He lifted small, vicious headed
American AK which was standing by the
side of the wall.
Gin We do not tell me by what right We
speak of my chidren's Children he shout
ed, by the Lord that is on high, l will
cleave you to the breastbane!
Singularly devoid of courtesy was this
grim Old Gray Wolf.
Concerning that can satisfy you to the
full" said Gregory Glendonwyn, who, on
his part. certainly did not lack his share of
the family courage, for he never hlenched
at the near CLEAN of that threatening edge
or at the swelling muscles of that mighty
arm. Permit to speak with you apart
for half an hour only. This is my legal
adviser Mr.. Christopher Ingalls, of Edin-
burgh. He will tell you that the matter
is both urgent and private"
Il have nothing that needs to be held
private with you or with any of your race"
said David, nor shall We enter my hoose
while there is breath o life in my body.
But yonder is the woodshed-if we choose
to pass in, I will not prevent ye.'
II thank YOU" said Gregory, gravely. go
ing on before. Mr. Christopher ingalls,.
whose apprenticeship to the law had not
included precedents for dealing with inter
diets in the shape of American axes, fol-
lowed him, not a little bewindered.
Now speak your mind. and be brief"
quoth David. And standing thus, the AK
handle still in his hand and the head gleam-
ing up from a great block of Clipped and
dinted hard wood. the Old Gray Wolf looked
the very type of an executioner waiting to
do his office.
Sir" said the Laird Of Cover whom
no display of force could either daunt or
defect from his purpose. II have come to
invite my late sons wife and his infant son
to take their due positions in my house,
and to be acknowledged before all men as
their position BELTS, and I am willing
and anxious to receive them"