Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

T%HE scene of this story is laid in
the Isle of Man, two centuries
@- ago, and 1t Is filled with the
weird superstitions of the Manx peo-
pie.
Thorkell Mylrea, the Deemster, was
a violent, cruel and crafty Judge, who
dwelt among the sturdy 'fisher-folk dis
pensing whatever justice suited his
purpose. Being accustomed to bend
ing all others to his will he was BIT
terly disappointed when his scholarly
son, Evan, refused to fulfill his world
ly ambitions and retired into the min
istry. In anger, he cast him off and
took into his household his illegitimate
son, Jarvis Kerruish, worthless fop.
Those qualities of strength and lead
ership which he longed to see in his
son. Evan, the Deemster found in his
daredevil nephew, Dan Mylrea, son
of his gentle and God-fearing brother,
Gilcrist, Bishop-of-Man. Dan was a
handsome, fiery young giant, who ex-
celled in every manly sport, and Evan
and his lovely sister, Mona, adored
their stalwart cousin. whose wild ex-
ploits among the fishermen gave the
bishop much anxiety. From time to
time Dams impulsive nature ran away
with him and he committed some reck-
less act that he sorely repented later.
In a moment of thoughtlessness,
when bounded for debt, which he
feared would worry the bishop, Dan
forged his Cousins name, feeling sure
that Evan would willingly have adj
vanced the money, and Evan, being
confronted with the signature, de-
clared it to be his own, telling lie to
save his cousin from prosecution.
Dams prompt expressions of sorrow
and gratitude were checked by Ew-
ans announcement that Dan should
be from this time stranger to him
self and sister. Crushed and humillat-
ed, Dan rushed to Mona's home
and sought his cousin In her room,
where he acknowledged his fault and
protested against being estranged from
her.
Mona assured him that nothing
should ever estrange them, and Dan,
deeply repentant, hurried away, en-
countering in the hall Jarvis Kerruish,
who seeing him emerge from his
cousins room, promptly reported to
the Deemster this evidence of Dams
improper conduct towards Mona.
The Deemster, whose feeling for
Dan had changed to Jealous hatred, In
turn conveyed this intelligence to
Evan, doing his best to convince him
that Dan had treated Mona dish0nor-
ably. An excited interview between
Evan and his sister followed in which
Evan ,mistook her innocent protesta-
tons of love for Dan for a confrma-
ton of her lovers guilt, and dashed
away to avenge her supposed wrong.
tie found Dan ready to beg forgive
ness for his past fault, but In blind
passion Evan took no heed of his
words; accused him Of being the bas-
est OF scoundrels and babe him depart
from the island.
Dan protested his innocence, but
when he found that Evan believed
him to be so base, his own wild pas
sion famed up and he, in turn, cried
out that there was room for but one
of them in the world"
A mortal combat followed, near the
edge of cliff, and Evan, almost over
come threw his dagger into the air
and reeled backward, falling over the
precipice to his death. Then Dan
realized what he had done and was
overwhelmed with remorse.
1t was Christmas eve, and Mona
waiting for Evans return. had q ter
rible presentlment of his fate. AS she
tried to Danish her fears, Dan climbed
In through her window, Frustrated
himself before her, and confessed his
guilt.
Filled with grief for her brother,