Evening star., 1909-04-14
By BRAN STOKER.

alone. He would surely be able to form
from her attitude some opinion OF her
disposition toward him. II he were salts
fed as to this he would at once 60 to
place himself in his hands.
But then he thought that II he were SO
near, his name might become known to
Col Ogilvie; that Internal alias seemed
50 obsessed by the subject that at times
he quite overlooked the fact that neither
the colonel nor any Of his family knew
anything whatever of the matter. 1t
took him an hours hard thought before
this idea presented itself to him. It took
Col. Ogilvie should hear that an in
dividual called Lord Athlyne was in the
neighborhood 1t would mean nothing to
him Nothing except the proximity OF
which one class Of Americans run down.
and another run after.
He was then up in Ross. AS he did
not wish to rush matters he decided to
start next day. When that time came he
had fully made up his plan Of action As
go to Bewness AS there was a service
Of public coaches he could 60 between the
places NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. even the iso-
lation OF the carriage for his sole use. He
and learn what he could about their
movements. The rest must depend on
circumstances. But there must be no
hurry; the, matter was too serious now
and the issue too important to take any
risk. But when he should have seen
I" Then he would lose not Q mo-
ment in seeing her father. But he might
not get q chance Of seeing him alone and
under circumstances favorable to his pur-
pose. He must be ready. All at once an
idea struck him.
All these weeks Athlyne had now and
again had q vague feeling of uneasiness
which he could not understand; q sort
Of feeling that he would some time wake
and wonder what he had. been frettins
have written to Col Ogilvie at any time ?
Even before he had left New York, or
while he had been on board ship. or
while the American family had been in
In London? Why not now? After all,
there was nothing in any way wrong;
nothing to be ashamed Of He was Of
good social position: at least az good as
Joys father was. He was himself rich
and wanted no fortune with his wife. He
had won certain honors-a man to whose
name had been sufhxed v. c. and DIS. O.
must be considered personally adequate
for ordinary purposes. And 50 on. Vanity
and self-interest. In addition to the work
good reasons.
And yet! He was always being
brought up against one of two things:
Col. Ogilvie's peculiar views and charac-
ter. or his own position toward him with
regard to the alias. He could always find
In either of these something which might
cause pain or trouble to Joy. Moreover
there was another matter which was q
powerful factor ip his conclusions, al
though 1t was one which he did not an.
alyze or even realize. It was one that
worked unconsciously; q disposition rather
than an activity: q tendency rather than
q thought. Lord Athlyne was Scotch and
Irish: q Celt Of Celts on his mothers side.
He had all that underlying desire Of the
unknown which creates sentiment, and
which Is so pronounced part OF the Gel
tic character. This 1t is whence comes
that clinging to the place of birth which
has made the peasantry OF the Green Isle
for seven hundred years fight all opposing
forces. from hunger to bayonets. to hold
possession OF their own. This 1t is which
animated race. century after century, to
suffer and endure from their conquerors
of the more prosaic race all sorts Of pain
and want. and for reasons not under
standable by others. Those who have lived