Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

conner" 1 persisted.
There's nae letters ever comes to-this
island" he spoke the words slowly, as II
each had to find its way unassisted through
the grizzled scrub Of his beard.
/ was nonplussed and for the moment
could contrive no other leading question. I
rallied. however, sufficiently to ask, "What
shall / call 1t when l speak OF it?'
"Caa' 1t The Island!'" he said. "what
ails ye at that?"
l thought l caught a saving CLEAN Of
humor In Hamish's eye, and 1 cried, clap
ping my hands, II have tive will call It
Inch Joneti"
So Inch Jonet 1t was as long as we abode
there.
But the incoming OF Hamish and our dis
cussion together with my Acknowledged
defeat) on the question Of the name Of the
Island, have interrupted my description Of
the rest Of the house. The kitchen prem
ses were to the back-carved out Of the
ruins of the ancient Priory. or Holy
Hoose," as Jonet called 1t upon her fingers.
A new "CarTon" stove looked curiously out
OF place among the half-effaced slabs OF an
cient tombs and low, rounded arches OF the
abbey chapel.
Above there were three bedrooms re-
served for our use. two Of which opened
out OF each other and looked upon the
court, while the other had a little window
looking over the sea. and a door which
led out upon the top Of the tower, where,
from a wide stone gallery, there was a
marvellous view Of the distant coasts and
the sweeping miles OF blue waves.
Now, at this point I must give q day out
OF our lives, while we lived SO peacefully
upon Inch Jonet. Our minds were pretty
easy-or at least mine was. For every
fortnight Hamish crossed to the mainland
for supplies and took over the letter to
my father, which Mr.. Glendonwyn had
promised to forward. j know now that
these never got further than the study FIRE
at Castle Cover. But l did not know tina
then and SO rested fairly comfortable in
my mind. / knew that / was doing the best
l could for Kate-who In SO strange q man
ner had been committed to me-. As fol
myself, II any thought the worse Of me fol
what / WA doing they we're entirely well
cOme. / had good reasons for knowing thai
there were some who would not.
But I annot so speak Of those occasions
when Mr.. Rupert came to disturb ouI
peaceful occupation Of Inch Jonet. Fol-
as I shall have hereafter to tell. he ZANE
at first pretty frequently. though as thI
MNhSh uAVN ph LIE NlplS WdACu IdIcT anu
rarer, and, at last, As l shall have to tell
ceased altogether.
Yet even when he was most pleasant
and Kate happiest. Il was always an in.
mite pleasure to me TO see him on from
the pi~er-Hammish pulling a great round
fsherman's stroke like the hoop OF q
basket, and Mr.. Rupert sitting in the stern
beautiful as a god, kissing his hand 4
Kate, and waving easy adieux to made.
! moiselle." as he never ceased to call me.
But there we're long days and high day.
! and happy lays for all that on Inch Jonet
set myself as I had never set mysel
before, TO study for examination-(no. no
even to that Of the Latin grammar. mos
D superior, sir!) to the task Of making Kat
> happy. And to this extent succeeded
that II she did not think less about Ruper
G~lendonwyn, she began al least to take
greater interest In preparing for the future
Her eyes were not forever fixed on the lin
Of the distant shores. and she could pass tn
boat house without turning aside to see II
: by any unIoOked-for chance, II had beei
: left unlocked.
y II was my study also to keep Kate 81
y constantly In the open air that she shoul
sleep sOundly at nights and rest as long a
1 possible In the morning. Indeed. sleep shI
aid, and that infinitely soundsr and longe
, than I. Often ! was out by four-of-the
clock. For In June and July It scareel,
y ever got dark there. and even II I chance
to awaken early. II was no hardship 4
: walk on the hard. close-felted turf o
l. Inch Jonet, the rabbits all safe in thei
holes. and nothing but the sheep movinI
8 restlessly about or lying dow with a sigl
y like a tired man. only to rise again In nv
b minutes and fall to their champ-champinl
% and crop-cropping again.
IL was the pleasure Of my life Tor q
least one Of them) to teach Kate as niue
Of birds and flowers A. ! knew myself
which. indeed. ~ that tune was NJ yer