Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1891 — Page 7

CRUEL — THE GRAVE; ——- - The Secret of Dunraven Castle. BY ANNIE ASHMORE, Author of "Faithful Margaret,** Etc., Etc t CHAPTER ll.—/Continued.) Edgar’s heart beat faster as he recalled the vision of the beautiful girl, with her inspired face, and her dauntless glance that swept the ravening waves, disputing with them for their prey. * “I could dt scribe her for you—every flowing curve,” said he, his tones vibrating with feel ng, while he raised him elf to his elbow in his enthusiasm. She is dark and ri hly beautiful, like an Assyrian; her f air ripples id blue-black waves above her proud, innocent brow; she is as merciful as she is brave; the people worship her for her tender gooiness, and r he is just what princess ought URbo!” A slight stir and a sound like a stifled breath attracted their eyes to a tall figure which stood just without the circle of candle-light. Lady Dunraven started visibly, and recoiled with a swift and notable change of countenance. All the soft wondering interest was gone, she had turned proud from head to foot, her eyes flashed with a wonderful 1 re; yet her voice was low and even as she spoke. “Approach, Mr. Sircombe; you know how welcome you always are. Mr. Sircombe, Mr, Edgar. Your patient is comfortable, you see, sir.” How icy her glance! how austere! In all his astonishment Edgar could not but examine the man who had wrought the transformation with sudden, eager suspicion. Remembering that this lady " was wronged, he was ready to suspect any one whom she disliked as being the wronger. He saw a tall, gaunt man, middle-aged; his shoulders were bowed and his chest hollowed; his temples were sunk, his forehe id bald, his eyes weary and haggard, and his countenance careworn. He h oked like a worn-out student, or like a man who has outlived every satisfaction his life ever possessed. There was, however, a gloomy fire in his eyes when they first encountered Edgar's which showed that he had even yet some interest in life, and was quite capable of animosities. His acknowledgment of l ady Bunraven’s introduction to the ftraug<r was particularly formal. “I am gratified to learn that Mr. Edgar is c mfortable Although not a doctor, 1 was fortunate enough to have acquired some m di< al knowledge in my university days; and such simple skill as I possess is sometimes useful on this unfrequent d island.” Edgar murmured his thanks for Mr. Sircombc's ministrations. He wondered whether Mr. Sircombe had been among his men applying his simple skill to their bruises, and if so, whether he had extracted from them the information which he was so anxious to keep back, namely, that he was Arden oi Inchcape and they were Inchca e lads. He thought not. Mr. Sircombe's morose visage expressed no indignant astonishment when Lady Dunraven named him Mr. Edgar. But if he was safe so far. he could not count upon his future safety unless he made an effort to maintain it. He inquired how his men were situated, and gathered from Mr. Sircombe’s answer that their hurts had been efficiently dressed by the old “Spaewife” of S.eat-na-Vrecken while he was engaged with Edgar, and that by the time he was at liberty to walk down to see them at the eluster of cottages by the shore, they were reported to be all “dead asleep.” “And how fared my fine old enemy, Kenmore?” asked Edgar. Kenmorcj had fared the worst of any. The old sea lion, inspired by his adored Ool&va s presence on the scene, had divedl after the stunned and sinking young captain again and again; and having brought him up, and supported him until they were both drawn to land, he had sunk down at Ulva’s feet utterly exhausted, and had not shown any signs of life for many hours. Indeed, Lady Dunraven*s whole night had been spent between the rooms of her favorite ser ant and her guest, and the attention which she gave to Sircombe’s report of Kenmore's present state showed how deeply she would have mourned his loss. “Has he spoken yet?” asked she. No, he had been conscious but too weak for any effort. Mr. Sircombe had left him sleeping profoundly with a watcher in the room; he* believed all danger was past. Edgar heard the story of his rescue by the stern old Highlander and the lovely girl-noble with thrilling emotion. It seemed like some fine old romance of ancient chivalry; he made a picture of the wild s cue in his mind and pondered over it There was somethiug fascinating in the situation, and fair Ulva g.ew and grew in his imagination with ever brightening beauty. He asked no more questions, but with half-shut eyes, which saw nothing present, and a faint smile on his lips, lay dreaming. Observing his silence. Lady Dunraven made a negligent sign of dismissal, which Mr. Sircombe instantly obeyed, with a low, submissive bow; and then she turned her brilliant eyes eagerly upon the ua onscious face of Edgar, and pored over it with intense interest The night sped; the fire flickered and died, and flickered again; a low, fitful wind complained around the walls: the eternal roar of tne hollow ocean thundered afar. Edgar’s open-eyed dream passed into restless slumber; he woke again to a clearer vision of his dream; wild thoughts and impulses came to weary him; he began to perplex himself about his surroundings; and still through every varying phase of his mood he saw fair Oolava in her dark-b ue attire standing upon the cliff, with her pale face and dark, flashing eyes, calling on Kenmore to try again! try again! for the stranger must be saved. And he began to long for the touch of that seething surf, and to pant for the chilliness of the night wind; and then he would forget his heat and thirst again, and go back to fair Oolava. At last a low, murmuring voice attracted his attention. A young girl stood by Lady Dunraven—a slender, snow-white creature, with delicate.y modeled form and pale, poetic face. She never was a daughter of the bleak Northland, this splendid, dark-eyed beauty ? Not for her the brief summer, and the long, moaning winter of the North, with the swollen seas and the winds that mourn forever. Who could behold her lustrous, darkling loveliness without dreaming of the hot, sweet, lavish summer eternal of the Orient? And yet he knew well that her mother had been of a noble Scotch house, and that her name had been a favorite one in the records of Bothage. •

Then from what long-ago foreigner had Ulva inherited her sumptuous Southern beauty? , j She spoke in a dainty murmur, with many a cautious glance toward Edgar; and the distant door ajar so that she might fly upon his faintest movement “But why are you here yet and alone, Engelonde?” she said, chiding y, with her arms round the lady's neck; “I thought Mr. Sircombe was to relieve you whenever Kenmoie slept; he promised me that he would.” “He was not required here; my patient sleeps sweetly,” returned Lady Duu-ij raven, in the same low tone. “And now it is c’awn,” continued Ul- | va, holding up her pretty finger reproachfully, “and you hate been here all night! Imprudent, wayward Mamma Engelonde! And if I had not come down sta rs to peep at Kenmore 1 should , never have found you out. Ah, you bad /child!” With what passionate delight the half [ delirious i dgar watched th<> arch, laughing girl as she menaced the lady with her lilted finger, a st r of mischief ■ in each dan; ing eye! Lady Dunraven drew the s'ender | white creature to her, and framing the ; lovesome young face between her two I hands, kissed it ervently. “Now, go b ck to your pretty s’eep, I my own girl, ” said she, “you know it i p eases me best to watch the night away ‘ And the servants aie we ry, they u ight ; sleep at their post. And this stranger, [ whom the sea hs cast into our care ; needs xiqilant wat h ng, for he is much hurt No doubt some mother's heart would break should he die ” While speaking. Lady Dunraven drew Ulva away wit» her to the great yawning fireplace where a bank if scented petal-eibbers g.owed ruby red; yet, though the length of the magnificent room was now letwoen them and i agar, and they maintained a low murmuring tone Lst they should awake bi n, h i cou d hear every syllable, so preternaturally sharpened had his hearing become in the nervous strain ng of his fevered facult os. It Si omed to him that hlshe rt would break were he to lose one word or one glance of Ulva’s, already she was standing within the weird lad 1 of delirium, and it confused him to dissociit ’ her from the haunting Oo ava of the cliff He wat_hcd her from afar with a solemn fervor. “Dear mamma, how bright your eyes are!” were U.va’s next words, “and how hot your hands! And yonr heart beats so fast, so very fast! Oh, I am afraid, when you look like that Let me stay with the poor invalid. I shall not wake him, I promise—and do you rest Do, Engelonde! Do!” She hung about the lady with sweet insistence, her mood was changed, sudden anxiety sobered her manner. Lady Dunraven laid her-slight hand on her daughter’s lips, wiih a faint smile. “Foolish child, what would the young man think to find stichan attendant by hjsside?” “But ho is fast asleep, mamma, I am quite sure of that,” entreated Llva; “I stood ever so long ty the door watching him before I ventured in, and he never once moved. And, mamma, I watched you, too, and oh. how sorrowful you looked! Tell me why?” “Do not ask, my Consolation’” faltered Lady Dunraven. “Be happy while you may!” V hat anguish thril’ed beneatn the low pathetic tones! Llva looked at her wonderingly and then kissed her with passionate sympathy many times. “Mamma,” whispered she, holding her off to gaze at her worn face with dark, frightened eyes; “Sweet Engelonde, 1 begin to think that you are always suffering pain or grief! You put on a cheerful manner whenever 1 am with you, but it is only for my sake; meanwhile your eves arc growing larger and brighter every day, and your beautiful face more worn and pale. And you call me your Consolation—your only one Oh, my own kind mamma—is there no deliverance for you?” She spoke in an agitated murmur, growing pale from feeling, and tears standing in her eyes. But Lady Dunraven turned away with a movement of despair, concealing her too .eloquent face. “Child!” said she, wildly—“who has dared to open your eyes? Do not believe him—shut your ears from every treacherous whisper. Oh. child, be happy while you may!" It was a cry from her very heart. “No one has spoken one word to me, mamma,” said Ulva; “who would?” Have we a traitor among us? Mamma, lam afraid!" She nestleu more closely to Lady Dunraven, trembling and un strung. Already the shadow of the future was darkening over her, she felt the daunting influence of an unknown sorrow which was coming nearer her. “I am afiaid,” she whispered again; “I have been so happy here; I had forgotten that there is sin and sorrow in the world. You have hidden your suffering so well that I, selfish and unthinking egot'st, be ieved you as happy as you made me. But lam awake at last, you are pining away before my very eyes, and you will not let me share your trouble. Oh, Engelonde, I am afraid for you!” Lady Dunraven’s caressing hand suddenly dosed upon Ulva’s with a warning pressure She had met the eyes of their stranger guest, fixed upon her with a strange and wandering look. She hastened to the bedside and bent over him: his eyes followed her with no change of expression; they were glittering, restless; his lips were moving ceaselessly in a whispered babble. Ulva, start ed, gazed timidly over her shoulder at him. “Oo'ava! beautiful sea-princess!” muttered Edgar confusedly. “Why, how is th s!” cried Lady Dunraven in d smay, “he is in a high fever —delirious!” ULa’s dark eyes showered upon the sufferer a div ne compassion. She went nearer, to brush back a curling lock from his buruing forehead. Half conscious still, he could distingu sh this reality in the midst of the illusions which perplexed him, and he turned his glittering eyes upon her with a softly grateful look. “And she is merciful as she is brave, this Oolava,” muttered he dreamily—“but she cannot escape from her cage—she cannot escape—ti 1 a strong hand comes from afar, to open and set her free!”' Pale as death, the ladies looked at each other. “What can he mean?" whispered Ulva. “Nothing, nothing but the ravings of fever,” faltered Lady Dunraven; but to herse f she said: “Is this a nraqhecy? Is deliverance at hand?" CHAPTER 111. You’d swear, As her delicate feet in the dance twinkle round, Thar her steps are of light and her home is the air, And she only par eomolattaaee touches the ground! “Alice, is that Lord Inchcape? See, your husband is going to meet him—- : there by the nrivate door. ” I “Yes, it is indeed that unfortunate man. We had not ventured to expect i him, although we always fend him invii tations. Lear heaven! what a wreck of I his former self! Laura, I can read in i his face that his heart is broken." , The two ladies who exchanged these remarks were, Alice, the wife of Squire • Crecy of Salford, and lhe hostess of the I occason; and Laura Dellamere, a beaui tlful widow of 34. They wen long-time Intimates, and j.? U’ H i

had mapy chords of sympathy between them. | ive years since he left England, In the zenith es a u eful and abe public life, with his sweet y ung wife,” continued Mrs Crecy; “then came the mysterii oua ca amity which has blighted him, and snatched her from his side. Sweet loyal soul! Ah, Laura, you and I know how truly she 'owe I her lord. ” “Each heart knoweth its own bitterness,” an-wered Mrs. Dellamcre, her • proud fate paling; “and if my lord had cause so (she whispered the ; word after a momentary strugg.e w.th I herself), “he hash ddeu it we l.” j “He net er had. through Euge’onde, never, never!” exclaimed A.ice < recy, with energy! -“If the faintest shadow of b atne ever fe 1 upon her, it was through the wicked foay of that cra- , ven ” “Hush! Don’t utter that name," interrupted Mrs. Dellamere, the b ood mantI ling to her I row. “i know to whom you ' rcler, thouga what your g.ounds for suspicion in that quarter are 1 cannot . guess " Mrs. Crecy was si ent, her sweet face I shad- wed with the sadness of her thoughts, for her friend’s chai enge had I th own open a gate in the past, through I which crowded reminiscences. 4U e sus- ' pec ted by the proud Laura, and not for worlds wot d she have humiliated her • by betraying her knowledge of her sad ; se< ret. ! Mrs De’ amere eyed her searchingly. and, perceiving that she did not intend to speak, re i arked; “1 have noticed that your suspicions of the Co o el date from the day of his departure fiom Salford. Is it not so?” “Perhaps it is,” fa’tered Mrs. Crecy; “at a 1 events I am convinced that a great wrong was comm tted by that man, and that an innocent lacy was made to s iffer the coi se juences. ” “innocent!” repeated Lau a Dellamere, in an indescr bable tone “Yes. innocent, wnite, 1 awless as truth itself;" said Airs Crecy, firm y. “I would p'edge my life upon that But surety you are mad to breathe such a th< me here Hush! Forget, it, dear; my Lord Inchcape c< m s ” These two it.dies wore seated side by side in two great b ue easy chairs, in the cent r of a bri liant com; any: the p ace was t >e Hit e ge u thea'er in D>r m int the Cre< y res dene-, and the oc askn was a grand entertainment given to the loca gen ry by the Squire and his wife, in honor of their > nly Son s return home from the university for the last time. A fairy extravaganza was about to be performed by several of th- youthful belle- and beaux of the neighborhood, and the goo ly c mpany were en oyLig a light talk while wai ingf r the azure and sil .er act drop curtain to rise upon iairy land. “Faith! I take this as very kind of you!” exc’aimed the jolly Squire, who had bust ed lorward to meet Lord Inchcape, and he grasp* d the pale, sinewy hand his lordship offered with a warmth that might have crushed the flabby member o a fine gt ntleman. “1 wanted to see your boy, Hal,” replied Inchcape, his dark unsmiling eyes softening a little as they met. the simple delight expressed in the Squire’s. “Nineteen now, isn’t he? I’ve heard Edgar Arden speak about him—he likes him.” “Auberon’s his mother’s boy. There ain't much of rough od Hal in him,” said the father, proudly. “But come along, George; won t Alice bo pleased?" He led him down the aisle towards Mrs. Crecy, a murmur of surprise and interest following ♦hem. The Earl of Inchcape was still in the prime of life; a noble martial carriage and the easy grace which is learned in courts, spoke of a time not far past when he must have participated in all that was most stirring and glittering in life; and yet, as he walked down the center of that gazing throng, he might have come from the antipodes so struck were they by his appearance in public, and so sternly unresponsive was he to all their glances. But his proud mien altered when he stood before Alice Crecy and Laura Dellamere—they indissolubly linked with a time when his earthly felicity was at its zenith. These two fair women had been the favorite associates of his wife, E-n---gelcn e, his beautiful young wife whom lhe world, had for five years deemed dead. The lady had been his second wile a fascinating American; and for one fair summer she had ruled, a queen of society, in his ancestral castle, and these two ladies had been her chosen aids in the entertainment of her guests. So inseparable were they that a flatterer had poetically named them the Three Graces A phrase which must have recurred to the earl with poignant associations as he now stood in their presence for the first time in five years, and looked from face to face, wist.ully, as if he missed the third Grace from her place. But he put an iron constraint upon himself and greeted them with faultless formality. One would have supposed that the haughty earl had not one reminiscence in common with these onco intimate compan ons of his adored wife; and the eager interest of the onlookers subsided as they saw there was to be no scene for their amusement. “Your son is to remain at home with you for the future, I understand,” said Lord Inchcape to his hostess. An involuntary smile indicated the mother's p easure in the subject chosen by his lordship. “ihat is his own election,” said she, proudly, “and a very we come one to us, although we would not have exacted it as a duty, for Auberon possesses some gifts beyond the requirements of a country gentleman. ” “Madam, your son is a genius. Edgar Arden says," remarked Inchcape, “a poet and a musician. He will lose nothing by a season’s retirement in a happy homo with a mother who comprehends him,” and he pointed the compliment by a courtier bow. “The boy’s no sighing milk-sop, either," cried the ..oily squire, chuckling. “I’ll lay my head against a penny you'll find him as game a hunter as any humping turnip s?uire among us all. ” “His father’s son could be nothing less than a thoroughbred English gentleman," returned Lo d Inchcape, with that softer look which he always gave to bluff Hal Crecy. “And what of your fair daughter, madame?” added he, addressing Mrs. Dellamere. “Is she not a grown-up young lady now?” “This is her first presentation to society,” answered Mrs. Dellamere; “she is now seventeen and as tall as she means to be—which, however, is not up to my shoulder ” “I remember her as a little witch in short froeks and long golden curls, the insepatable playmate of Auberon Crecy," taid Inchcape dreamily. “They used to come to the Fo se for Ulva; what a picture the little group made We used to watch them from the window ." As he spoke he turned his gloomy gaze upon the ground, and gnawed his lips. In those days which he had inadvertently recalled, his fair wife Enge onde was by his side when he watched the pretty trio. x “Loveday affec's to have outgrown her early sentiment for Auberon," said Mrs. Dellamere lightly. “She will now crave a fema e companion of her own age, an 1 I trust she will find one in your daughter when she returns to you. Is not her education nearly finished now, and may we not soon look for her?" Mrs. Dellamere was cne of the most graceful of society queens, and posse-e---ed infinite tact, and she would no more have presumed to ask these qaastiona'

than she would have thrust her hand into the fire, if she had known what a wound she was probing. Lord Inchcape’s face hardened into stone, and as she unwittingly caught his eye she met such a withering look of derision that she withdrew her own with prec.pitatlon. utterly abashed. “I fear Lady Ulva will not return to Salford for some time," said my lord, co dly; then with a re-olute change of subject he went on to say: “Is that her grace the Du hess of Cari brooke I tee yonder? It is, indeed, and seemingly as viv ac cus .as she was eighty years ago. ” He leaned aga*nst a column beside the la les, and folding his arms, relap-ed into silence, the frigid reserve of a misanthrope. Mrs. Crecy’s hand stole toward Mrs. Dellamere's under their ca hmeres, and pro ed it meaningly. Perhaps they knew just a little more than did the world of the tragedy which had polled the life of proud Inchcape. Meanwhile a i adjacent group of ladies were discussing an ab orbing theme. “Oh, I assure you it s quite a settled thing!" declared the aged Duche -s of Lari brooke in herdeepe-t tones. “Mrs. Crecy and Mrs. Dellamere have been fast friends and allies ever since Mr. Del amere came to Sa ford fifteen years ago, when s e wax newly emancipated from an old brute of a millionaire whom she ha Ino b uines- to marry." (What mercl.ess ca e idar- o d women are.) “Aubero i Crecy and Loveday Deliamere have been playmates in their childfl od, compa ion- piritr In their youth, and they wi 1 row bo lover , my word for It," a d he rod .ed her silver head. “I don’t know that, your gnice,” objected Lady Merrion Rae, a S otch belle of twenty: “Loveday Dellamere is as merry as a kitten, and Aub ron Crecy is something between the poet and the prophet—where's the affinity? Besides, bloude doesn t magnetize blonde as a rule. Ha! my Lady Carlsbrooke, methinks my intuitions see clearer than your expert' n e ” 'lhe surrounding gossips exchanged laughing and significant glances as they listened to bonny Merrion’s defiant declaration; and her grace, an imperious autocrat regarding her own op.nions, fastened her lusterless old eyes upon the charming rebel’s blu hing face as she retorted; “Nobody on earth need take the trouble to fall in love with Auberon Crecy. Loveday Dellamere was born lor him, t)nd he for her. They will marry, and 1 sha 1 live to see it " And having so prophesied, the oracle nodded her head a dozen t mes, and turned toward the rising curtain. he scene was a bit of fairyland. A grassy ring silvered by moonlight lay in front; a mimic forest encircled it. and in the background rose the crystal outlines of a fairy palace. The act opened with the entrance of a trave er wrapped in his cloak, musing as he wandered among the trees with his eyes on the grounp and his thoughts far away. The music expressed in long, wistful notes the sadness of his reverie, and the loneliness of his situation. Observing nothing, he advanced to the center of the fairy-ring, anq was suddenly struck motionless, riveted by a spell to the magic spot upon which he had unconsciously intruded. A shower of spark ing notes indicated his astonishment and alarm; he then resdgned himself to the will of his invisible captors, and doffing his plumed hat, reve ently kne.t in supplication for release. Tuis was Auberon Crecy. The youth was rapturously beautiful. He was slight, straight and graceful as an elfin prince; he had romantic features and wavy, blonde hair; and his radiant expression endeared him to every feminine heart, while his well-knit figure and well trained strength won him the masculine approbation. AL his brief life he had been adored, and yet his wholesome nature was unspoiled. Beautiful, beloved, and gifted —was it not a dazzling fortune! [to bk continued.] The Fa thrul Friends. When Abdallah had reached a good old age he called his ten sons to his side and told them that he had acquit ed a fortune by industry and economy, and would give them* 100 gold pieces each before his death, so that they might begin business for themselves. It happened, however, that soon after he lost a portion of his pioperty, and had only 050 gold pieces left. So he gave 100 to each of his nine sous. When his youngest son, whom he loved most of all, asked what was to be his share, he replied; “My son, I promised to give each of thy brothers 100 gold pieces. I have fifty left. Thirty I will reserve for my funeral expenses, and twenty will be thy portion. I possess, in addition, ten friends, whom I give over to thee as compensation for thy loss of the eighty gold pieces; and they are worth more than all the gold and silver. ” The man died in a few days, and the nine sons took their money, and, without a thought of their youngest brother, followed each his own fancy. But the youngest son, although his portion was the least, resolved to heed his father’s words, and hold fast to the ten friends. So after awhile he prepared a modest feast, went to the ten friends of his father and said to them: “My father asked me to keep you, his friends, in honor. Before I leave this place to seek my fortune elsewhere, will you not share with me a farewell meal ?” ■ Lhe ten friends accepted his invitation with pleasure, and enjoyed the repast: and when the moment for parting arrived, one of them rose and sroke: “My fiiende, it seems to me that of all the sons of our dear friend that has gone, the youngest alone is mindful of his father’s friendship for us. Let us. then, be true friends to him, and provide for him a generous sum that he may begin business here." The proposal was received with applause. The youth was proud of their gift of friendship, and soon became a prosperous merchant, who never forgot that faithful friends were more valuable than gold or silver, and who left an honored name to his descendants. —Harper’s Pounff People. Prof. Jackson, of Columbia College, is one of the two men in America— Prof. Lanman, of Harvard, being the other—who are honored by occasional autograph letters from the High Priest of the Parsees in Bombay. Priest’s interest in the American Professors is the result of their researches in the ancienHiterature and language of the Persians. Meibsonier’s successor in the Presidency of the National Society of French Artists, Pnvis de Chavannes, is the antithesis of his predecessor intellectually and physically. Intellectually, he is an idealist and a poet; personally, a man of tall figure and snow-white hair—a thorough gentleman, elegant and fastidious. He is a man well advanced in years. Tan roots of timothy grass have been traced to a depth of feet, and clover 81-6 feet, in a hard clay soil suitable tor making bricks.

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