White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-01-19

all that was required by the nature
of his vengeance. A placard was
hung above the hutch, bearing these
words in something of the following
dispositions:
James Durie
Formerly Master Of BALLANTRAE
Clothes Neatly cIouted.
SEcUNDRA DAss
Decayed Gentleman of India
Fine Goldsmith Work.
Underneath this, when he had job,
my gentleman sat withinside tailor
wise and busily stitching. say, when
he had job; but such customers as
came were rather for Secundra, and
the masters sewing would be more in
the manner of Penelope's. He could
never have designed to gain even
butter to his bread by such a means
there was the name of Durie dragged
in the dirt on the placard, and the
sometime heir of that proud family
set up cross-legged in public for a re-
proach upon his brothers meanness
And in so far his device succeeded
that there was murmuring in the
town and a party formed highly in
imical to my lord. My lords favor
with the governor laid him more open
on the other side; my lady (Tho was
never SO we'll received In the colony
met with painful innuendoes; in 6
party of women, where it would be
the topic most natural to introduce
she was almost debarred from nam
ing needle-work; and | have seen hel
return with a flushed countenance
and vow that she would 60 abroad
no more.
In the meanwhile, my lord dwelt III
his decent mansion, immersed II
farming; popular man with his in
Inmates, and careless or unconscious
of the rest He laid on flesh. YET
he went little abroad, and his da,
was very fully occupied; indeed there
was but a single period, and that
pretty early in the morning while Mr.
Alexander was at his lesson-book, Of
| which was not certain Of the disposi
ton. 1t should be borne In mind, IL
the defense of that which | now did
that was always In some fear my
lord was not quite justly in his rea
son; and with our enemy sitting sc
still In the same town with US, die
we'll to be upon my guard. Accord
ingly made a pretext, had the hour
changed at which taught Mr.. Alex
ander the foundation of ciphering ant
the mathematics, and set myself in
stead to dog my masters footsteps.
Took Gold-Headed Cane.
Every morning, fair or foul, he took
his gold-headed cane, set his hat or
the back Of his head-a recent habi
tude, which | thought to indicate a
burning brow--and betook himself to
make a certain circuit. At the first
his way was among pleasant trees
and beside graveyard, where he
would sit while, il the day were
fine, in meditation. Presently the
path turned down to the water-side
and came back along the harbor front
and past the masters booth. AS he
approached this second part Of his
circuit, my Lord Durrisdeer began to
pace more leisurely, like man de-
lighted with the air and scene; and
before the booth, halfway between
that and the waters edge, would pause
little leaning on his staff. 1t was
the hour when the master sat within
upon his board and piled his needle.
So these two brothers would gaze up
on each other with hard faces; and
then my lord move on again, smiling
to himself.
1t was but twice that must stoop
to that ungrateful necessity of play
ing spy. was then certain of my
lords nIrDOso in HIS ra hIac and re