New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-11
Jezebel and the General.
The Story of an Inheritance.
By MARY STEWART BOYD.
IN FOUR PARTs-PARr II.


Out the sky was Fadiantly blue when soon after
noon on wednesday. the mourners aIIghted at the
niue wayside station of Moniomore ten miles
I'm uieh-ha-GruaL With the oppression of the
sudden sorrow weighing the interminabIa hours
ing. NS oven
a carriage from the castle was in waiting-bad
been waiting. the eoachman told them. at every
train since the of Mr. Macraught,s Illness
was relegraphed to London
The funeral was to be this afternoon II Won
was come In time for II he said in answer M
the Generals inquiry AN the morn whether or
no Tor II the snow was to come heavier they'll
De feared the roads wouldna be fit"
The news of my brothers illness onIv rAacbad
me yesterday. had been out of town. Mrs.
Gorman sent the kilograms. She is the house
keeper, 1 suppose"
The man cast sidelong glance at his inter
iocutor' Ma, ma. sir. Miss German, she's lust the
young mistress. She came from Chney with the
master" ~
hash of comprehension shot through Collins
Cbi6esa ssIsf Lulu he had heard his uneles
'h seC had oeen woman in the railway carriage
paused with his foot 9a the a b had
M MSS German was taking charge, I SUPPOSE
your no comm sooner 'een terrible put about at
General Macnaught made no further inquiry. He
was not The man TO discuss family affairs with a
servant. Seated inside the carriage, as it rolled
Grief for the loss Of his bTof6 e osed silence
concerns from this thoughts. and the sight of each
o
regret for the untimely end of the wanderer. who
had returned from his long exile only to die.
aaceid In the frosty air two mourning coaches. and
boring landlord were standing ia readiness at fh.
castle door when they arrived There was little
day The doctor. meeting them in the hall at once
escorted them to the death chamber. where stood
entered that darkened room. it held ali that was
with his
land No floral tributes sent by sorrowng friends
frightened the sonbTe aspect OF the surroundings,
but Colin noticed that some one had laid a cluster
OF early snowdrops on the velvet pail
eIIa5 1heg s5o9d with bowed heads the General
Win Win present the doctor, in hushed voice. was
Chill contracted on the journey north Acute
peritonitis No hope from the first Constitu-
gone | advised that relatives and man Of business
graphed Tor YOU and to Inverness for Mr. Bleloch-
Mr. BIeloch. stout man with bushy, gray eye
with the parish minister in the library adj
pioyed the time of waiting by browsing ' on the
sandwiehes ana burgundy placed on side table:
handkerchief as he came forward
fast, when 1 arrived though I instantly set forth
on reception OF the telegraphic message" he be-
He was able 10 give me few Instructions. but
very fey Mr. Bielofh paused and sighed
property may surprise you; but gathered from
presumed he prepared you for the terms Of his
will? Would you like TO see Miss German before
General Macnaught hesitated. He had no espe-
SiaI wish 70 see the mysterious lady who had evil
IDENTIFY held so important a place in his brothers
establishment. yet he could not treat woman
rudely. Before he had time to reply the under
taker. busting in with the suggestion that all
was now In readiness. the service might be pro-
ceeded with. decided him to postpone the undesred
The short home service over, the sad little process
sion followed the snowy path that LED to The old
dead it was diffcult to distinguish any Individual
but as they turned to leave the graveyard, Colin
ure entering the second carrIage-Nfiss German
he thought-and experienced a foolish resentment
such deep mourning for his relative az, + ,,
library TO hear the reading OF the will. she sat
Mr. Bleloch his eyebrows bristling with pride
of office, lost no time in reading Mr. Mac
ly free from verbage; for. in the tersest
queathed Gen-na- Grual and all mis- other worldly
The porderous, expressionIess voice OF the lawyer
ceased amid a hush that was broken only by a
HI no Ung p9id any fee s 70 e T 's
was the nature Of their owners, upon General Mac
naught and his son; and the General IL was who.
DO I understand that what you have Just read.
Mr.. Beloch. is the final disposition Of my brothers
....$Sss; sir; it is, ,.,.. ,,,-,,. -.....
/
for remaining under this roof I wish you good
evening,
present in a comprehensive bow. and, closely fol-
lowed by Colin, turned toward the door.
The figure in the shadow made a movement
mo. no 1t is all wrong. Please don't go. He
But the attempted protest fell upon deaf ears,
Already the two men had left the room
The old housekeeper. who had been second
hOusemad when tho General was hoy, and who
had remained at the castle throughout its change
of ownership filled with genuine concern for the
rightfql heir whom passing freak mad oeTeIt OF
her black silk gown rustling over the snow.
You and the goung gentleman were expected to
stop here The best rooms are a aired an ready.
A n bit that anxious make
fortable-aye runnn' to the butler an me speirin'
what ye would like to eat. an wha'na wines ys
My good Ross appreciate your kindness; bun.
as a guest in the house where should be master
But to be leavin' afoot, an the snow that deepl
II ye'd lust bide minnit' sir Andra would yoke
No: we shall walk down to the inn and hire
something there 70 take us to the station / WISH
TO get TO Inverness tonight II Mr. Bleloch
T dhGon aadTes with me- he knows my
At the turn of the drive the General paused to
early gloaming of the winter afternoon; Theirs
f Mas by the passage Of the funeral cortege Vet
outlined the outspread branches of the frs and lay
and the heather bordering the drive Behind
climbed in his childish days. and he had accounted
II feat to be proud Of across the unruffied lake
majesty, in manhOOd's years, he re-
garded with something approaching awe.
With the survey of the alenated home OF his
fathers exceeding bitter cry broke from the
General.
''AIy boy all my regret Is for you. I done.
My life has been lived But coveted the old place
for you. And to see it go to some advent
uress''-
They had turned the angle of road A rabbit
scudding the path, leaving the track of his
themselves powder rag They buy a num-
Der time and are constantly in need Of new
ones-