Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-31

meaning for We. Gregory Glendonwyn?
There lies your road. Walk in itr'
Nay, but you shall listen" said the laird
of Cover. equally determined to carry his
point. 1T is not matter that you can
either do or undo. A marriage took place
i can prove it. child was born to that
marriage. / can prove that also. l will
have the matter established by law-your
grandson declared the heir of Cover. 1
will have your daughters called as witness
es. Surgeon Warner"
stop there" said David Glendinning,
taking a pocket book out of his breast, do
We see that? 1t once belonged to your son
Rupert. 1t was given to me in trust for
my daughter Kate by your other son, John
Glendonwyn- Well in this there are some
papers of value, and one which WILL 1 think,
forever prevent Mr.. Surgeon Warner from
giving evidence in any court of this king
dom of honest men and honorable pro-
fessiOns
so muckle for that" he said, returning
the book to his pocket. Then he stepped
TO the door.
'Fairlier' he called in a loud voice.
The three men stood silent, two of them
looking steadily at the ground the lawyer
gazing at them in a kind of maze. There
was light footstep somewhere above-a
voice low and sweet to hear.
Yes, father-did you want me?"
And Fairlie Gdendnning, a little wistful,
a little paler to the clear rose of her
cheek. trifie more lily-white to her
complexion, came in. Really, according to
but so airy was her footstep that even
when walking up the aisle in church the
girl gave the idea of a light dandelion
sprayball blown by the breeze. The law
yer stood astonished. He had daughters of
his own who dumped along the pavement
In the ordinary fashion, but a joiner $
daughter in country cOttage-how dared
she! Positively II indecent.
Fairlie." said her father, bring me my
box of papers,
The girl moved away without any inquiry
as TO why the papers were required. David
Glendinning had his household in excellent
training. The three men waited till she
returned, bringing the little box of japanned
tin which held David Glendnning's simple
title deeds.
He opened it with a key which was at
tached to his old-fashioned watch fob
along with pierced cowrie shells and curious
coins.
This is the paper which you confided to
me on your return" he said. addressing
Fairlie. Il have not opened it,
And now, Gregory Glendonwyn, and you
Mr.. Lawyer, hearken to me! There was a
day when one of you would have given his
right hand to destroy this bit of paper that
hold in my hand. Mark, l have never
read 1t. But my daughter has informed me
what il contains. She has told me how she
substituted copy for the original-wnich
copy was burned In your presence. Gregory
Glendonwyn, because We We're then as anx-
ious TO deny my daughter as now We are for
your ain purposes to own her. Own or
disown-'tis all the same to me,-the same
to my daughter-the same to the child
Seer
4And with his hand still holding the pape,
with its face to the two men, he tore the
certificate of marriage into thousand
pieces. Then stepping to the door he let
the fragments stream from his hand upon
the steady-blowing wind which carried
them down the bank and far out upon the
bosom of the broad Cover water
God forgive you, You know not what you
may nave done. groaned Gregory Glen
inns hall
Venge.
There" cried the old Grey Wolf with a
kind of hoarse kissing triumph in his voice
''there-that Is what L and mine think OF
you and your offers. Rather than that
should by my action see my daughter own
ed as your sons wife. after the shame and
fgnomy of her leaving my house, l would
end all with my own hand. I see well YOU
object. Ye would spite the living son by
means of them the dead hath harmed. But
not by my will-not by the help Of any
within these walls. l declare to you, Greg
DRY Glendonwyn, that earth doth not holt
the shame We of the house Of Glendinnins