White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-22


door. and we opened our plan to him.
~ viii Stay"
Il will never hear OF it," he cried ;
he would think | feared him. | will
,tay in my own house, please God,
until l die. There lives not the man
IAN beard me out Of it, Once and for
III, here l am and here stay, in spite
Of all the devils in hell"
my lord" says 1, Il am going to
BE the plaindealer once more; if for
the last time, so much the better for
am grown weary Of the part"
Nothing will change me" he an
swered. God forbid should refuse
TO hear you: but nothing viii change
me- This he said firmly. with no
signal of the former violence which
already raised my hopes.
Very well" said l. Il can afford
to waste my breath" | pointed to a
chair, and he sat down and looked at
me. II can remember a time when
my lady very much neglected you,'
said l.
Il never spoke of it while it lasted"
returned my lord, with high flush
of color; "and it is all changed by
now"
do you know how much?" | said
DO you know how much it is all
changed? The tables are turned, my
lord! 1t is my lady that now courts
you for word, a look, ay, and courts
you in vain. Do you know with
whom she passes her days while you
are out gallivanting in the policies?
My lord, she is glad to pass them with
a certain dry old grieve OF the name
of Ephraim Mackellar; and | think
you may be able to remember what
that means, for l am the more in a
mistake or you were once driven to
the same company yourself"
"Mackellar!" cries my lord, getting
to his feet. ooh, my God, Mackellar!"
1T is neither the name of Mackel-
lar nor the name of God that can
change the truth" said L; land | am
telling you the fact. Now, for you,
that suffered SO much, to deal out the
same suffering to another, is that the
part of any Christian? But you are SO
swallowed up in your new friend that
the old are all forgotten. They are all
clean vanished from your memory
And yet they TODD by. you at the dark
est; my lady not the least
docs MY Lady Ever Cross Your
Mind?"
l. And does my lady ever cross your
mind? Does it ever cross your mind
what she went through that night
or what manner OF wife she has
been to you thenceforward? Or in
what kind Of position she finds her
self today? Never. 1t is your pride
to stay and face him out, and she
must stay along with him. Oh my
lords pride-thats the great AFFAIR."
And yet she is the woman, and you
are great, hul1ing man! She is the
woman, that you swore to protect;
and, more betoken, the own mother
of that son of yours!"
you are speaking very bitterly
Mackellar," said he; but, the Lord
knows, fear you are speaking very
true. 1 have not proved worthy OF
my happiness. Bring my lady back
My lady was waiting near at hand
: to learn the issue. When l brought
her in, my lord took a hand of each
Of us and laid them both upon his
: bosom. II have had two friends in
my life," said he. Cali the comfort
ever / had, 1t came from one or other.
When you two are in mind, think
would be an ungrateful dog" He
shut his mouth very hard, and looked
on US with swimming eyes. do what
We like with me-" says he, "only don't
think" He stopped again. do
what We please with me. God knows
love and honor YOU" And dropping
| Jul IWO udHuo, Ho IuIueu Ills DdCh
and went and gazed out of the win.
dow. But my lady ran after him
calling his name, and threw herself
upon his neck in a passion of weep.
ing.
went out and shut the door behind
me, and stood and thanked God from
| tbo hnffoy,, of INV toovt
Met at Table.
At the breakfast board, according
to my lords design, we were all met
The master had by that time plucked
off his patched boots and made tot
let suitable to the hour; Secundra
Dass was no longer bundled up in
wrappers, but wore decent plain
black suit which misbecame him
strangely; and the pair were at the
great window looking forth, when the
family entered. They turned; and
the black man Gas they had already
named him in the house, bowed al
most to his knees, but the master was
for running forward like one of the
family.
My lady stopped him, courtesying
low from the far end of the hall, and
keeping her children at her back. My
lord was little in front; so there
| were the three of DurriSdear fare tn