The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-01

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these letters public; and do you sup
pose he would not trade upon thu
knowledge? What you call you
sword, Mr. Mackellar, and which hat
been one indeed against a man o.
any remnant of propriety, would have
been but a sword of paper against
him. He would smile in your face al
such threat He stands upon his
degradation, he makes that his
strength; it is in vain to struggle
with such characters" She cried out
this last a little desperately, and then
with more quiet mo, Mr. Mackellar,
have thought upon this matter all
night, and there is no way out OF it,
Papers or no papers, the door of this
house stands open for him; he is the
rightful heir, forsooth, If we sought
to exclude him, all would rebound
against poor Henry, and | should see
him stoned again upon the streets.
| All! if Henry dies, it is a different
matterl They have broke the entail
for their own good purposes; the es-
tate goes to my daughter; and l shall
see who sets a foot upon it. But if
Henry lives, my poor Mr.. Mackellar,
and that man returns, we must sui
fer; only this time it will be to-
gether."
On the whole, | was well pleased
with Mrs. Henry's attitude of mind;
nor could l even deny there was some
cogency in that which she advanced |
about the papers.
Let us say no more about it," said |
/. Il can only be sorry | trusted |
lady with the originals, which was an
unbusiness-like proceeding at the
best. AS for what l said of leaving
the service of the family, it was
spoken with the tongue only; and you
may set your mind at rest. | belong
to Durrisdeer, Mrs. Henry, as if ]
had been born there"
| must do her the justice to say she
seemed perfectly relieved; so that we
began this morning, as we were to
continue for so many years, on a
proper ground of mutual indulgence
and respect
The same day, which was certainly
predicate to joy, we observed the first
signal of recovery in Mr.. Henry; and ;
about three of the following afternoon, {
he found his mind again, recognizing
me by name with the strongest evil
iences of affection s
1t was perhaps at this time that =
Mrs Henry and l were the most I'M
Easy in mind. Apprehension for his :,
lays was at an end; and worse
ear succeeded. Every day we drew 4;
nearer to a day of reck-
ming; and the days passed on, and =
till there was nothing Mr. Henry :,
'ettered in strength, he held long b
alks with us on great diversity of !
ubjects, his father came and sat with !;
i'm and went again; and still there .
yas no reference to the late tragedy =,
T to the former troubles which had -
rought it on =
Something of the child he exhibit >,
d. cheerfulness quite foreign to ..
is previous character, an interest G.
eadily aroused, and then very tena- u,
ous, in small matters which he had
eretofore despised. When he was
ricken down, l was his only conf @,
ant, and I may say his only friend,
nd he was on terms of division with &c
IS wife; upon his recovery, all was
hanged, the past forgotten, the wife h,
st and even single in his thoughts. ..I
e turned to her with all his emo ",
pms like child to its mother, and III
emed secure of sympathy; called
IF in all his needs with something tb
that querulous familiarity that w.
arks a certainty of indulgence; and GU
must say, in justice to the woman, bo
was never disappointed
The mans whole mind stood open | ,
happy impressions, welcoming
csc and making much of them; but 81
e smallest suggestion of trouble or be
rrow he received with visible impa-
,nce and dismissed again with i'm -
sdiate relief. 1t was to this temper
at he owed the felicity of his later
VS.: and yet here it was, if any
lere, that you could call the man
sane. A great part of this life con