The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-11-17

Some one else?" she repeated
Your husband" said l. She looked
at me with countenance illegible
Are you going to turn your back on
him." | asked.
Still she looked at me; then her
hand went to her heart again. mo, -
said she.
God bless you for that word"
said go to him now where he sits
in the hall; speak to hint matters
not what you say; give him your
hand; say, i know all; if God gives
you grace enough, say, Forgive me-"
God strengthen you, and make you
merciful,7 said she 81 will go to my
husband"
Let me light you there, said l,
taking up the candle.
IL will find my way in the dark,
she said, with shudder, and | think
the shudder was at me-
So we separated, she downstairs to
where little light glimmered in the /
hall door, | along the passage to my
lords room. 1t seems hard to say
why but | could not burst in on the .
old man as | could on the young WON
an; with whatever reluctance, / must
knock. But his old slumbers were
light, or perhaps he slept not; and at
the first summons | was hidden enter
He too sat up in bed; very aged and
bloodless he looked; and whereas he
had certain largeness of appear
ance when dressed for daylight. he
now seemed frail and little, and his
face (the wig being laid aside) not
bigger than a child's. This daunted
me; nor less, the haggard surmise of
in his eye. Yet his voice
was even peaceful as he inquired my
errand. | set my candle down upon
a chair, leaned on the bed-foot, and /
looked at him.
Lord Durrisdeer," said l, sit is !
very well known to you that I am a
peei eioe'h III yOuI Idnlly. p,
Il hope we are none of us par i
-lsans, said he. "That you love my
son sincerely, | have always been
glad to recognize"
oh, my lord, we are past the hour
# these civilities,y | replied. 'If we 7
ire to save anything out of the fire .
We must look the fact in its bare 8
ountenance. A partisan 1 am; par q
isans we have all been; it is as a !,
artisan that am here in the middle
the night to plead before you Hear
lie; before go, | will tell you why" ~
I would always hear you, Mr.. Mac !,
ellar, said he, land that at any :.
our, whether of the day or night. for
would be always sure you had rea- =
On. You spoke once before to very =
'oper purpose; l have not forgotten .,
lat'' nc
Il am here to plead the cause of
y MASTER" | said 81 need not tell
~ how he acts. You know how he
placed. You know with what gen 49,,
oslty he has always met your other ~.
met your Wishes" | corrected N.Y. -
II, stumbling at that name of son. 80
'ou know-you must know-what ,I,
has suffered-what heallas suffered ,or
out his wife,
Mr.. Mackellarl" cried my lord ris-
: in bed like a bearded lion. r
You said you would hear me- 10,
ntinued. What you do not know. Mo
at you should know, one of the ror
ngs | am here to speak offs the 81
he must bear in private
Your back is not turned, before y
whom | dare not name to YOU in
Is upon him with the most unfeel- for
taunts' twits him-pardon me. nre
lord!-twits him with your par iah
lty, calls him Jacob, calls him Tho
wn. pursues him with ungenerous ava
lery, not to be borne by man. And
but one of you appear, instantly Won
changes; and my master must fatt
lie and courtesy to the man who God
''A' bOu
been feding him with insults, I low
w-for | have shared in some of hon
md tell you the life is insupport- deai
?. All these months it has en-. g,
ed 1T began with the mans land mo
it was by the name of Jacob that nails
master was greeted the first som
dear
y lord made movement as if to NOT
wv aside the clothes and rise. .Tf narb
o'i 4" 'nis sald ne. my
Do look like man lying?" | in be
upted, checking him with my time
how
lou should have told me at first ~.