Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-06-09

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comfortable house at Hampstead, and
ostensibly retiring from active business.
His retirement was not a happy one.
He was stern father and severe
master. His servants hated and his wife
feared him. His only son Richard APP
peared to inherit his fathers strong will
and imperious manner. Under careful
supervision and Just rule he might
have been guided TO good; but left TO
his own devices outside. aud CALLED by
the iron yoke Of parental discipline at
home he became reckless and prodigal.
The mother-poor, timid Ellinor, who
had been rudely torn from the love Of
her youth, her cousin. Lord Bellasis-
tried to restrain him, but the headstrong |
hoy, though owning for his mother that
strong love which is often a part Of such |
violent natures, proved lntractable, and.
after three years Of parental feud, he
went off to the continent to pursue there
the same reckless life which in London |
had offended Sir Richard. Sir Richard,
upon this. sent for Maurice Frere, his |
sisters son, and bought for him a com
mission in a marching regiment, limiting |
darkly of special favors to come. His
open preference for his nephew had gall
ed to the quick his sensitive wife, who
contrasted with some heart-pangs the
gallant prodigality Of her father with |
the niggardy economy of her husband.
Between the houses Of Deyine and long
descended Wotton Wade there had long
been little love- Sir Richard felt that
the colonel despised him for city
knight, and had heard that Lord Bella
sis and his friends had often lamented
the hard fortune which gave the beauty,
Ellinor TO so sordid a bridegroom.
Lord Bellasis visited at Sir Richards
house during the FIRST year of his cous-
ms marriage; but upon the birth Of the
son he affected a quarrel with the city
knight. and cursing him for miserly
curmudgeon, departed, more desperate
~ at war with fortune than ever, for
his old haunts. He was now a hard
ened. hopeless old man Of sixty, bat
tered in health and ruined in pocket;
but who, by dnt of stays, hair-dye and
courage, yet faced the world with I'M
daunted front OF the possessions of the
house Of Wotton Wade, this old manor,
timberless and bare, was all that remain
ed, and its master rarely visited it.
On the evening of the 3D. Of May
Lord Belasis had been attending
pigeon match ut Hornsey Wood, and
having resisted the opportunities Of his
companion. Mr.. Lionel Crofton, who
wanted him to go on into town, he had
avowed his intention of striking across
Hampstead to Belsize. Il have an APP
pointment at the fr-trees on the Heath"
/ he said, with a parson."
"a parsonw
"Well, he is only just ordained.
met him last year at Bath, on his vaca-
ton from Cambridge, and he was good
enough TO lose some money to me-"
And now waits to pay it out of his
first curacy. l wish your lordship joy
with all my soul Then we must push
on, for it grows late"
"Thanks, my dear sir. for the we
but I must 20 alone" said Lord Bella
sis. dryly Tomorrow you can settle
with me for the sitting of last week
Harkl the clock is striking nine Good
night"
At half-past nine Richard Devine quit
ted his mothers house to begin the new
life he had chosen, and so, drawn to-
gether by that strange fate of clrcum-
stances which creates events, those two
approached each other.
As the young man gained the middle
Of the path which led to the Heath,
he met Sir Richard returning from the
village. 1t was no part of his plan to
seek an interview. aud he would have
skunk past in the gloom, but seeing him
thus alone returning to desolated
home, the prodigal was tempted to ut
ter some words Of farewell and Of re-
greet To his establishments however.
Sir Richard passed swiftly on, with body
bent forward as one in the act of fall
ing, and with eyes unconscious of sur
roundings, staring straight into the dis
lance. Half terarifed at this strange
appearance. Richard hurried onward
and at a turn of the path stumbled upon
something which horribly accounted fol
the curious action of the old man. A
dead body lay upon its face in the
, heather, beside it was a heavy riding
whip stained at the handle with blood
and an open pocketbook. Richard tool
, up the book and read, in gold letters
: on the cover, Lord Belasis."
. The unhappy young man knelt down
, beside the body and raised it. The skull
had been fractured by a blow, but Il
seemed that life yet fingered. Over
come with horrOr-for he could mo-
doubt but that his mothers worst fear,
had been realized-Richard knelt ther,
holding the man In his arms, waiting
! until the murderer should have placed
himself beyond pursuit 1t seemed al
hour to his excited fancy before he saw
a light pass along the front of the hous'
he had quit, and knew that Sir Richar,
, had safely reached his chamber. Witt
some bewildered intention Of summoninl
4 aid he left the body, and made tOwar,
the town. AS he stepped out on tn
path he heard voices, and presently SOM
dozen men, one Of whom held a horse
I burst out upon him, and with suddei
: fury. seized and flung him to the ground
n At first the young man so rudely as
a sailed did not comprehend his own dan
ger. His mind. bent upon one hdeou
explanation of the crime, did not Sc
: another obvious one which had alread
d occurred to the mind Of the landlord O
The Three Spaniards.
. Heaven defend met cried Mr.. Mos
ford. scanning by the pale light Of tn
o rising moon the features Of the mui
9 dered man. but il is Lord Bellasis
q Oh. you villaini Jem, bring him here
p'r'aps his lordship can recognize him.
4 1T was not L." cried Richard Devin'
n my lord. say" Then he stoppe
t. abruptly, and being forced on his knee
by his captors, remained staring at tn
J. dying man in sudden and CHASTITY feal
T. Those men in whom emotion has tn
II effect Of quickening circulation Of tn
a blood. reason rapidly In moments c
is danger; and in that terrible instan