The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-06-05
:. How a Curate's
Daughter Became
a Marchioness
3, EDITH \. ROSS

shannon was. hunting, hot and thirsty,
he came to u well from which. a Girl
was drawing water. Dismounting, he
went toward her and asked her for 4
drink. She told him that she would
be happy to give him one. but there
was no cup at hand. The marquis said
that he would drink from the bucket.
At this the girl made a grimace, look
ing from the marquis to the bucket, as
much as to say. Its no at thing for
a gentleman to drink from" Then,
making a cup of her two hands, she
dipped them In the bucket. diled them
with the cool water and offered tho
marquis a drink from the improvisedi
cup. s.
Though the girl was. but a. coun-
try lassie:: her hands were beautifully
shaped, and while the marquis was
drinking he Looked up into her, two
liquid Eyes and drank OF the soul be-
hind them al well as of the water with
In her hands. Not a great deal Of wa
ter can be held in such a cup. certainly
not enough to quench the thirst Of a
hot and tired huntsman. So the mar
quis drank a number Of times from the.
tmprovised receptacle, and every time
he looked into the girls eyes till at
last he drew drafts Of love.
When he was ashamed to drink any
more he left a kiss in the cup, with.
drew. mounted bis horse and rode
away. The girl stood looking after
him till he reached the crest Of a rise
in the ground. when he turned, threw
her a kiss from the tips of his fingers.
then descended the opposite side of the
declivity and was lost to sight.
Somehow after this the marquis could
not refrain from thinking of the lass,
and the lass was constantly dreaming
Of the~marquis. But it was a long
while before they met again.
There was war between landlord and
tenant in those times. and all ireland
was in connection. A landlord riding
on a lonely road was shot; another re-
cefving an unknown visitor was found
a short time afterward' stabbed to the
heart. At the height Of the trouble
the Marquis of ~Ballyshannon was rid
ing to his home one evening after
dark when he saw a figure step from,
the side. Of the road into the middle
Of it in front Of him. On account of
the troublous times he went armed.
and. drawing q pistol from his bolster.
he cooked 1t and aimed ut the figure In
the road. >
Don't Shoot came a woman's voice.
spoken In a low tone. I'm here to
warn you" -e,, 80: ~
''Who are your asked the marquis.
..'I'm the girl that made the cup of
her two hands for you to drink from.
Don't so any farther by the road.
Cross the field and go into your place
by the rear gate" Il
why should I do thaty"
''Two men are waiting for you to
kill you"
The marquis made no reply to this
for u few minutes. he was thinking.
Presently he said:
II arn armed. Why should l be turn.
ed from entering my own grounds at
the sfront?" 49,
Because you'll see no enemy.
They're concealed"
The girl by this time was standing
very near the marquis. Bending down.
he kissed her, then turned his horse
to the field. as she had advised. and.
crossing it, rode safely In through his
roar 0ato IA no was dining sO no
heard a shrek. Turning. he rode back
to the road. 1t was too dark for him
to see anything distinctly. but az he
left the field he heard q moan which
seemed to come from the road. on
which he had entered. Then he caught
sight of a dark substance lying in the
road. It was q woman.
Who is it," he asked.
kathleen"
He did not know the name. but he
recognized the girl who had made the
cup for him and had only q few min
utes before saved bis life BY warning
him. He did not doubt that she had
paid the penalty for doing %.
Taking her up in his arms. be car
.ried her-leading his horse BY the bri-
dle-back across the field, through the
gate and into bis home. There be laid
her on q lounge and sent one Of his
servants .forea doctor. The girl had
been hit BY 4, bludgeon and stunned.
when she was able to give an account
Ut. what had happened. she said that
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