The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-10-27
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BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

spider when you please. How lon,
oh Lord? When are you to b
wrought to the point of a denuncis
ton, scrupulous brother? 1t is on
of my interests in this dreary hole
ever lover experiment" Still MI
Henry only stared upon him with
glooming brow and changed color
| and at last the master broke out il
a laugh and clapped him on the shoul
der, calling him a sulky dog. At thi!
my patron leaped back with a ges
ture | thought very dangerous; ano
l must suppose the master thought sc
too; for he looked the least In the
world discountenanced, and I do not
remember him. again to have laid
hands on Mr.. Henry.
But though he had his peril always
on his lips in the one way or the
other, | thought his conduct strangely
incautious, and began to fancy the
government (who had set price upon
his head was gone sound asleep. L
Will not deny | was tempted with the
wish to denounce him; but two
thoughts withheld me: one that if he
were thus to end his lie upon an hon
orable scaffold, the man would be
canonized for good in the minds of his
father and my patrons wife; the
other. that if Twas any way mingled
in the matter Mr. Henry himself
would scarce escape some glancings
Of suspicion.
And in the meanwhile our enemy |
vent in and out more than 1 could |
lave thought possible, the fact that !
lie was home again was buzzed about
III the countryside; and yet he was
lever stirred. OF all these so-many
nd so-different persons who were ac-
TAINTED with his presence, none had
he least greed Gas I used to say. in
ny annoyance) or the least loyalty;
nd the man rode here and there
lilly welcome, considering the lees
old unpopularity, than Mr. Henry
and considering the free-traders far
,fer than myself
Not but what he had a trouble of ,
s own; and this, as it brought about
e gravest consequences, | must now
late. The reader will scarce have :
rgotten Jessie Broun; her way of
e was much among the smuggling
rty; Captain Grail himself was of
+ intimates; and she had early word
Mr.. Bally's presence at the house.
my opinion she had long ceased to o.
re two straws for the masters per- !,
n but it was become her habit to
meet herself continually with tbe -
lster's name; that was the ground .
all her play-acting; and so, now -
en he was back, she thought she
ed it to herself to grow a haunter
the neighborhood of Durrisdeer.
The master could scarce go abroad
she was there in wait for him:
ndalous figure of a woman, not =,
EN- sober; hailing him wildly as =,
n bonny laddie,' quoting peddler's -,
'try, and as l receive the story. -.
N seeking to weep upon his neck.
wn | rubbed my hands over this -
secution; but the master, who laid
much upon others, was himself the
st patient of men, There were %
inge scenes enacted in the poIi-
). Some say he took his cane TO ~
, and Jessie fell back upon he. w
ner weapon, stones. 20
mi
is certain at least that he made
otion to Captain Grail to have the
nan trepanned, and that the cap. -,
refused the proposition with I'M .ou
mon vehemence. And the end of 90,
matter was victory for Jessie
ley was got together; an inter
took place in which my proud :.
,leman must consent to be kissed NJ
wept upon; and the woman was y
up in public of her own, some moi;
re on Solway side (but | forget 10,
rel, and by the only news | ever ..
of it, extremely ill-frequented. %
lis is to look forward. After Jes- saw,
lad been but little while upon 81
'eels, the master comes to me one vic
in the stewards office, and with "thf
civility than usual, "Mackellar.s You
he, there is damned crazy stril
n comes about here cannot II
move in the matter myself, which the
IS me to you. Be so good as see az
Il
'"e men must nave strict in erie.
ion to drive the wench away" 81
- s'iu J. trembling little, you pair