White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-01-05
INsTALLMENT 25.

ter: perhaps not equally ingenious.
You told me yesterday my power was
fallen with my fathers death. How
comes it. then, that peer OF the
realm fees under cloud Of night out
of a house in which his fathers have
stood several sieges? that he conceals
his address, which must be a matter
of concern to his gracious majesty
ard to the whole republic? and that
he should leave me In possession, and
under the paternal charge of his In
valuable Mackeilar? This smacks to
me of a very considerable and genu-
inc apprehension.
Pursued Speech.
sought to interrupt him with some
not very truthful denegation but he
waved me down and pursued his
speech
II say it smacks of it," he said, "but
| will go beyond that, for | think the
apprehension grounded. | came to this
house with some reuctancy. In view
of the manner OF my last departure,
nothing but necessity could have in
duced me to return. Money, however,
Is that which | must have. You Will
not give with good grace; we'll,
have the power to force it from you.
. NJ ,Iifh
Durrisdeer, / will find out where
these fools are fled to. | will follow;
and when | have run my quarry down,
will drive a wedge into that family
that shall once more burst 1t into
shivers. ! shall see then whether my
Lord Durrisdeer will choose to buy
my absence; and you will all see
whether, by that time, | decide for
profit or revenge"
was amazed to hear the man so
open. The truth is he was consumed
with anger at my lords successful
flight, felt himself to figure as dupe
and was in no humor to weigh Ian
guage.
do you consider this entirely
wise?' said 1, copying his words
"Thase twenty years l have lived
by my poor wisdom" he answered,
with smile that seemed almost fool
ish in It's vanity
"And come out beggar in the end,
If beggar be strong enough word
for It," said.
II would have you to observe, Mr..
Mackellar," cried he, with a sudden,
imperious heat In which | could not
but admire him, that | am scrupu
lousy civil; copy me in that, and we
shall be better friends"
Stayed at Durrisdeer.
For the matter of three weeks We
continued to live together in the
house of Durrisdeer; the beginning o.
that most singular chapter Of my life
what I must call my intimacy with
the master At first he was somewhat
changeable in his behavior; now civil
now returning to his old manner Of
flouting me to my face; and In botf
met him half way.
| should say the Indian was con
tinually travelling to and fro in thu
house. He never spoke, save in hi!
own dialect and with the master
walked without sound; and was al
ways turning up where you would
least expect him fallen into deep alb
straction, from which he would star
to mock you with one Of his grovel
ing obeisances.
It was one very wild night, afte
supper, and when we had been max
ing more than usually merry that thu
blow fell on me.
This is all very fine" says thu
master but we should do better tt
be buckling our valise.'
why so?" cried Are you, leav
ing?"
I'VE are all leaving tomorrow II
the morning" said he. "For the port o
Glasgow first; thence for the province
of New York"
suppose must have groanet
aloud.
yes" he continued, Il boosted,
said week, and it has taken me nea
20 days. But never mind; shall MAKE
1t up; will go the faster"
Have you the money for this voy
age?" l asked.
Dear and ingenious parsonage,
have" said he Blame me, If yo'
choose, for my duplicity; but whil'
have been wringing shillings from
my daddy, l had a stock Of my owl
put by against rainy day. You vii
pay for your own passage, II yol
choose to accompany us on our flanl
march; l have enough for Secundrt
and myself, but not more; enough tt
be dangerous, not enough to be gen
erous. There Is, however, an outside
seat upon the chaise which ] will LEI
you have upon a moderate commute
ton; SO that the whole menagerie car
60 together, the house-dog the
monkey. and the tiger"
II go with you" said |.
IL count upon it," said the master
You have seen me foiled, mean you
shall see me victorious. To gain that
I will risk waiting YOU like q sop II