White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-29
INsTALLMENT "a,

Pardon me, Mr. Bally," says l..
I'VE do not in the least fear a scan
DIAL against you"
He laughed again. You have been
studying repartee," he said. But
speech is very easy, and sometimes
very deceptive. | warn you fairly;
YOU will find me vitriol In the house
You would do wiser to pay money
down. and see my back" And with
that, he waved his hand to me ano
left the room.
A little after, my lord came with
the lawyer, Mr. Carlyle; bottle OF old
wine was brought, and we all had
glass before we fell to business The
necessary deeds were then prepared
and executed, and the Scotch states
made over In trust to Mr.. Carlyle, and
myself.
There is one point, Mr.. Carlyle,
said my lord when these affairs had
been adjusted, ION which | wish that
you would do us justice. This sud
den departure coincldlng with my
brothers return will be certainly
commented on. | wish you would dis
courage any conjunction Of the two"
II Will make point Of it, my lord, :"
said Mr.. Carlyle. 1.-THE mas-Mr
Bally does not then accompany your
ut is a point I must approach"
said my lord. "Mr. Bally remains at
Durrisdeer under the care OF Mr.. Mac
kellar; and l do not mean that he
shall even know our destination"
Common report. however, began
the lawyer
"Ah, but, Mr. Carlyle. this is to be
a secret quite among ourselves" In
terrupted my lord. None but you and
Mr.. Mackellar are to be made ac-
quainted with my movements"
And Mr. Bally stays here? Quite
So" said Mr.. Carlyle. "The powers
you leave" Then he broke off again.
mfr. Mackellar, we have rather a
heavy weight upon us.
mo doubt, sir" said l.
mo doubt" said he, "Mr. Bally will
have no voice?'
HE will have no voice" said my
lord, land hope no influence MT.
Bally Is not good adviser"
II see" said the lawyer by the
way, has Mr.. Bally means?"
II understand him to have nothing"
replied my lord. IT give him table,
fire, and candle in this house"
"And in the matter of an allow
ance? If am to share the respons-
ibility, you will see how highly desir-
able il Is that I should understand
your views" said the lawyer. ION the
question OF an allowance"
There will be no allowance" said
my lord II wish Mr.. Bally to live
very private. We have not always
been gratified with his behavior"
"And in the matter of money"
added, "he has shown himself an in
famous bad husband. Glance your eye
upon that docket, Mr.. Carlyle, where
have brought together the differ.
emit sums the man has drawn from
the estate in the last Is or 20 years.
The total is pretty"
"a Had No Guess of This"
Mr.. Carlyle made the motion of
whistling. I had no guess of this
said he. Excuse me once more, my
lord, If appear to push you; but IT
Is really desirable should penetrate
your Intentions: Mr.. Mackellar might
die, when should find myself alone
upon this trust Would it not be rather
your lordship's preference that Mr.
Bally should--ahem-sh leave
the country?'
My lord looked at Mr.. Carlyle. "Why
do you ask that?" said he
II gather, my lord, that Mr.. Bally
is not comfort to his family" says
the lawyer with smile
My lords face became suddenly
knotted II wish he was in hell,
cried he, and filled himself glass of
wine, but with hand SO tottering
that he spilled the half into his bosom.
This was the second time that. in the
midst of the most regular and wise
behavior, his luminosity had spurted
out. 1t startled Mr. Carlyle, who OBJ
served my lord thenceforth with Gov
ert curiosity, and to me it restored
the certainty that we were acting for
the best in view of my lords health
and reason.
Except for this explosion, the inter
view was very successfully conducted.
II should perhaps explain to you,
my lord" said Mr.. Carlyle, pausing,
with his hat in his hand, that have
not been altogether surprised with
your lordship's dispositions in the case
of Mr.. Bally. Som ching OF this ma
ture oozed out when he was last in
Durrisdeer. There was some talk OF
a woman at st. Brides, to whom you
had behaved extremely handsome,
and Mr.. Bally with no small degree of
cruelty. There was the entail again,
which was much controverted. Ir
short, there was no want of talk, back
and forward; and some of our wise
II ~ OF