The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-08-18


o. Der that | knew her once very de
g cent lass. Besides which, although
n speak very little of my family, thinl
a much of its repute."
And with that he broke up the talk
e which was the first we had togethe,
a in such confidence. But the same
I afternoon / had the proof that his
0 father was perfectly acquainted with
s the business, and that it was only
1 from his wife that Mr.. Henry kept it
2 secret
4 fear you had a painful GRAND to-
: day. says my lord to me; for which,
as 1t enters in no way among your
Pduties, ! wish to thank you and to
remind you at the same time lin case
Mr. Henry should have neglected)
how very desirable it is that no word
OF 1T should reach my daughter. Re-
Elections on the dead, Mr.. Mackellar,
are doubly painful
Anger glowed in my heart: and
could have told my lord to his face
how little he had to do, bolstering up
the image of the dead in Mrs. Henry's
heart, and how much better he were
employed to shatter that false idol
For by this time | saw very we'll how
the land lay between my patron and
his wife.
My pen is clear enough to tell a
plain tale; but to render the effect of.
an infinity of small things, not one
great enough in itself to be narrated
and to translate the story of looks
ana the message of voices when they
are saying no great matter; and to
put in half page the essence of near
eighteen months this is what I de-
SPAR TO accomplish. The fault, to be
very blunt lay all in Mrs. Henry
she felt it merit to have consented :
to the marriage, and she took it like a,
martyrdom; in which my old lord.
whether he knew it or not, fomented i.
her. She made a merit, besides. of
her consistency to the dead; though its !,
name TO nicer conscience, should
have seemed rather disloyalty to the :.
IlvIng; and here also my lord gave !,
ler MS countenance. l suppose he :,
vas glad to talk of his loss and :,
ashamed to dwell on it with Mr.. :.
henry. Certainly, at least, he made a.
little coterie apart in that family of
hree, and it was the husband who
vas shut out 1t seems it was an old -.
ustom when the family were alone I'M
'urrisdeer, that my lord should take -;
is wine to the chimney-side. and Miss
'pson (instead of withdrawing
Mould bring stool to his knee and -.
natter to him privately; and after
he had become my patrons wife. the
'me manner of doing was continued :,
should have been pleasant to be- &C
I'D this ancient gentleman so loving oor
18th his daughter; but was too much ~.
partisan of Mr.. Henrys to be any h;a
ing but wroth. at his exclusion 10,
any's the time have seen him make ~
obvious resolve, quit the table. and noo
and join himself to his wife and Coo
Lord Durrisdeer; and on their mo
IT. they were never backward to :.
Ike him welcome, turned to him aa.,
llllngly as to an intruding child tn,
d took him into their talk with an And
orr so iil-concealed that he was soon tho.
ok again beside me at the fable
ence $50 great is the hall of Durris NH
~ we could but hear the murmur :,
voices at the chimney. There he ,,,,h
o" anu along with erty
/; and sometimes by my lords head lose
rowfully shaken, or his hand laid .v
Mrs. Henry's head, or hers upon .tho,
Knee as if in consolation, or some :, n
es by an exchange of fearful looks. an,
would draw our conclusion that tho,,
talk had gone to the old subject met
the shadow of the dead was in bono
hall. -o"e
mem
nave hours when | blame Mr.. IN so
ny for taking all too patiently. co. i.
w. -. ger Z
we are to remember he was mar. ~,
0op'eu MS wife Shout
that term. And indeed he had soroa
u encouragement to make a stand Won.
p | remember, he announced he -tb.,
10 sta;noa p''oe 'he pane to los
be thot "nicn' as II ramro
ne tnat managed all the business. cor,;o
a tning clearly within his attribu.
: But to the masters fanciers
pane was like relic; and on the Too
"ord OF any change, the blood wsa,b.