Evening star., 1902-02-22

he took his arm and strove to lead him
away.
Our father is waiting for you" he whis-
pered. For his sake. for Gods sake, let
get out of this. know he has thought
ot nothing else for days and weeks
But Rupert shook him off with loud good
humor.
Another toast and I am with you, Jonn-
nle, lad he would say. ''If you are to be
a parscn and preach to US, there is no
need for You to begin your sermonZmg
yet awhile My father has waited very
patiently these three years and more He
can well afford to wait another hour and
We will ride all the faster when we do
start
So 1t CHANGED that Anton Macmillan
shepherd on Bennangour, hearing the noise
of shouting far below him. came over the
heather and down the bowider-strew
garry. Leapng into the turnpike with the
agility of one-and-twenty, he found two
young men struggling for the reins in a
hired dogcart, an indignant and high-spir-
tied saddle-horse rearing and plunging be-
tween the shafts
What's this?'' he cried "Laddies, agree
and be ceeyl. Market-nicht no market
NIGHT. there's nae sense in siccan tulzies"
What's this, what's this, Master John?"
And John Glendonwyn, recognizing the
old Bible-quoting ameronian herd, could
only find a few stammering words in re-
ply.
1T Is my brother! For Gods sake. An
without my father seeing him.
But this, though the groom who had
brought over the horses to Drumfern aided
and abetted as best he could, riding for
though Duncan Grierson lied his most
plausible In a good cause, proved to be
far beyond human power to effect
For Rupert. noisiy venting his determi-
nation to resist all coercion, utterly re-
fused to go to his room by way Of the
back staircase. He had come 5000 miles
to see his father. He was a good fellow
his father. and would pay his debts for
him. They were all in a conspiracy to
keep him from his father. John In especial
was young traitor who wanted to sup
plant him. To his father he would 20 at
once.
And in the heat OF the alteration the
door which led upward to the hall opened
and Gregory Glendonwyn came proudly In.
the master of his house, erect as a lance,
his gray hair falling over his high forehead
and his great dark eyes flashing from be-
meath his griZzled eyebrows. His lips were
firmly compressed. and so threat ening was
their masters whole demeanor that all
stood back and left the two sons and the
father alone upon the stone-fiagged kitchen
floor. John was still half-supporting his
brother and endeavoring to persuade him to
go quietly up to his bed room by assuring
him that he would assuredly be better in
the morning The elder was struggling and
laughing with loud, foolish good humor,
Rupert"
The sound of his fathers voice partially
sobered the young man. He held out his
hand with kind of pitiful gravity
Very sorry, sir he said, ''but the fools
said | was not to see you tonight, and the
fact Is, l must see you tonight-ruined II I
don't, Str-owe a deuce of a lot Of money
and the wretched Jews are pressing me-"
"Grierson, give your young master an
arm. Let us go in by the front door OF
Castle Cover. 1t shall not be said that the
heir OF the Glendonwyns was smuggled into
the home Of his ancestors like thief In
the night"
And so these three, Gregory Glendonwyn.
his son Rupert, the child Of his heart, and
the ancient and faithful servitor Of their
house took their way out Of the lighted
kitchen into the darkness and SO through
the strawberries to the great entrance Of
Castle Cover John GlendonWyn followed
behind with q sick heart.
The chill bite of the air now made Rupert
sleepy. and after putting bundle Of papers
into his fathers hand, he sank drowsily
into an armchair, on which Grierson, with
an impassive face, presently covered him up
with travelling rug.
When John entered half an hour after
ward he found his father still sitting In his
place at the head Of the table. the dinner
plates and glasses pushed from him un-
touched. The place thus cleared was strewn
with papers. Gregory Glendonwyn looked
up with whitened face from some calcuIa-
tions he was making.
What do you want?' he demanded, alb
ruptiy. as John stood In the doorway uncer-
tain whether to advance or retreat
"Only to know if I can be of any use. /"
faltered the lad.