The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-05

indignation at this calm examination
of our family documents OVercame me
so far that / took a step forward, and
Bruntor, looking up, saw me standing
in the doorway. He sprang TO his feet,
his face turned livid with fear, and he
thrust into his breast the chart-like
paper which he had been originally
studying.
'''"So," said /. This is how you
repay the trust which we have re-
posed in you. You viii leave my ser
vice tomorrow" ....
He bowed with the look Of a man
who is utterly crushed, and skunk past
NE without a word. The taper was still
on the table. and by its light | glanced
to see what the paper was which Brun-
ton had taken from the bureau. To
my surprise il was nothing of any i'm
pOTtance at all, but simply a copy Of
the questions and answers in the Singh
lar observance called the MusgraYe
Ritual. il is a sort of ceremony pecu-
liar to our family. which each Mus
grave for centuries past has gone
through on his coming of age-a thing
Of private interest, and perhaps
some little Importance to the archaic
ologist, like our own blazonings and
charges, but Of no practical use what
ever
I've had better come back TO the
paper afterv ards said /.
II you think il really necessary
he answered with some hesitation To
continue my statement, however:
relocked the bureau. using the key
which BruntOn had left, and / had
turned TO go when was surprised TO
ind that the butler had returned, and
was standing before me.
Mr.. MusgTave, sir" he cried, in a
voice which was hoarse with emotion,
4 can't bear disgrace, sir. I've al
ways been proud above my station in
life, and disgrace would kill me Ny
blood will be on your head, sir-it will.
indced-if you drive me to despair If
you cannot Keep me after what has
passed. then for Gods sake let me
give you notice and leave in month,
as II of nay own free will. | could stand
mat. Mr. Musgrave, but not TO be cast
out before all the folk that know 50
We'll"
" You don't deserve much consid-
Grafton. Brunton," ] answered. ''Your
conduct has been most Infamous. How
ever, as you have been a long time in
the family, ! have no wish 10 bring
public disgrace upon you. 4 month.
however, is too long. Take Yourself
away in week, and give what reason
you like for going"
Only a week. sir?" he cried. in
a despairing voice. a fortnight-ssy
at least a fortnight
a week, l repeated, "and you
may consider yourself to have been
very leniently dealt WITH"
He crept away, his face sunk upon
his breast like a broken man, while I
put out the light and returned TO NY
room.
" For two days after this Brunton
was most assidious in his attention to
his duties. l made no allusion 10 what
had passed, and waited with soue
curiosity 10 see how he would cover his
disgrace. On the ,hlrd morning, how
ever, he did not appear, as was his GUS
tom, after breakfast TO receive my in
structions for the day As / left the
dmiSg-room ] happened to meet Rachel
HoWells. the maid. have told you that
she had only recently recovered from
an illness, and was looking so wretch
eddy pale and wan that demonstrated
with her for being at work
"''You should be in ,ed," l said.
Come back 10 your duties when you
are stronger"
" She looked at ne with 50 strange
an expression that / began TO suspect
that her brain was affected.
~ am strong enough, Mr.. Nus
grave" said she.
1--we VIII see what the doctor
says" I answered. You must stop
work now, and when yol go down
stairs Just say that l wish 10 see BFun-
ton"
"''T THE butler is gone" said she.
:" leone! Gone whereof