Show LW written ritten for the CONCLUDED 3 33 10 AT 3 X 9 I 1 I 1 olt OR tle THE bernit HERMIT af hellen had continued for some hours in high fever and from teotimo tho the timo mr Leech leechman nian arrived the servants gerein attendance and had bad had called on mr quinton several several times to assist assiat in soothing in her mind which was quite deran deranged 0 c d the wo wound mufid being dressed and bandaged the doctor in company with mr quinton retired to hellens chamber and the captain finding himself left amon among the servants setoff set off to the barn baril where lie he found his men stretched upon the straw fast asleep come arcome come said he knocking the corporal on the shoulder get getup up the men we must be off to examine an old ruin somewhere over among the hills which place is lq said to be a rendezvous of smugglers 11 1 jana aana and jand please your honor rejoined the corporal to be done doire with that there chest well weil reminded said the captain lifting the lid and turning out the P apers papers and examining each package careful carefully I 1 Y you must take particular care of this chest as I 1 intend to deliver it to the commanding of fleet officer when we return to glasgow to which the corporal assented by making a bow by this time the dr and quinton had stepped from the front door when the captain went over and enquired for the particulars of mr grahamer Gra hames wound chope 1 I hope all is well mr Leech leechman ulan nian said sald al the captain not just so exactly sure gr growled the son of gullang the cravat up to his ears ig and buttoning his great coat well know better about that in a month after this so sayin saying ani he threw this is leg over the horse giving a significant nod with hi his head as much as to say goodbye good bye byg rode up the avenue come 11 captain to Quinton we must must be off to the place you imen mentioned last night 0 yes said quinton to uel tie 1 I abbey ill be with you in a few seconds ds just get out your men and ill be with you presently I 1 mr quinton walked into the house and the captain crossed over overdo to the bar barn n where the soldiers soldier gr were bracing on their accoutrements in five minutes the party were in marching order which mr jur quinton join joined edIts their conductor in the course of an hour the band had traversed the glen and were winding round the hill by U up P to the old abbey the side aide facin facing the shore forming the west end of the edifice was separated from the adjoining walls which had been broken down had one large gothic window in tn the centre of the side walls was an arched doorway nearly half covered up ip with rubbish and stones which had fallen failen from the ruin through this door the party advanced and crossing over the nisle aisle and out at another on the opposite side which led into inton at square surrounded by y a high wall they came to the vaults under ground athis this is the place which we wore ware informed was their rendezvous said sald mr quinton and where do these vaults lead to enquired the captain below the whole body of the abbey 11 replied quinton j tle the the captain drew his sword and crept into the low fow door followed by his men on each side as far as he could see for darkness long iong flat stones met his view nearly covered with moss the tho dim dini light which fell through the small iron gratings served but to show the sepulchral dreariness of the place moving cautiously along the centre of the tombs they came to a door through which they perceived their hiding place but all was waa as silent as the tho graves they had passed A few boards and some scattered ashes told that the place had breen frequented this certainly has been their rendezvous dez 11 said the captain but the birds have flown 11 they soon found their way back to the green mound of the out burying ground where quinton pointed out the smiths Smi thys stone of slateford Sla teford there said he rest the remains of fullerton who was killed by the head forrd forrester ster of collean Co lzean of whom you have heard so much this morning from tantrum the fugitive and murderer the whole party stood for a little in a reflective mood thinking over the strange incidents and circumstances of life when the captain called his men to order orden ordery ordeny and silently retraced their steps back to nom rom rom which place the they mar marched clied elied for ayr inthe in the afternoon ter noon aring bearing with them the papers gun sword belt annd powder horn of the recluse mr grahal brahaw still continued continued jn in a dangerous state statte for several months and hellen although recovered from the effects of fever was by no means in a healthy condition dumica exerted exerted every energy in his power to su supply I 1 ply his masters absence indeed the servants now looked u upon on him as sole proprietor mr Grahame had signified to him in private that he ha had a not the least doubt of the declaration made by watson but as t the he officer had taken away the rights of the estate the law would necessarily examine into them and take the whole affair under its cognizance which eventually took place at edinburgh about six months afterwards by special commissioners and by order of the sheriff of the county of ayr mr quinton was apprehended to answer as an accused person in reference to the truth of the allea aliea allegations brought against him as to h having 9 been the agent agene in accomplishing the e kidnapping of the child which whip so some bome 0 of the papers found with the recluse seemed to corroborate having hw sigl sigi signature affixed the woman who h had been employed as nurse by colonel grahame Graham ewas was brought from fromEn england fiand Fland who testified to the fact of his child being tongue tied and of its inability to speak wb when en of age to do so and from what she recollected of his features and a mark on his side she was perfectly convinced of his identity as being the long lost child of colonel grahame another very significant proof against the delinquent quinton was his nonappearance at the trial fredria Fre drib which was the name of numida was proven to be the heir at law to his father but as he was not of age the estate was to remain in the hands of chancery under the government of mr watson by th the n wish sh and desire ot dumica until h hafl became of age dumica cheered his uncle under ther the trouble and shame which was heaped upon him in consequence of the disclosures which which had been made during the trial letting him know that loch lyden was as much in his possession as ever and if not enjoyed as such that it rendered him more miserable than if he had never known his parents nor the relationship which existed between them hellene who was the only comforter of her father could nat help shedding tears on the occasion mentioned and her father as if borne down with internal feeling would sink back on the bed quite overcome with a mixture of grief joy and wounded pride which had alternately so 0 wrought upon his mind together with the effects of the wound that he felt himself daily consuming away under the influence of malignant consumption one day after a little cessation he raised himself upon the pillow and addressed them after the following manner is imy my dear dear children I 1 am about to leave this world and there is one desire which I 1 have to make known and that is that you cn consent to be ber married as I 1 think I 1 have perceived that affection existing betwixt you which can only make that state happy happs and which will gladden the heart of your dying father and in some measure make compensation for the wrong done to my departed brother and so unite both our family and interests in one I 1 hellen and fell prostrate before him on the tile bedside while he blessed them and received a response to his request three months from this date and one year from the disclosure saw the green turf laid over the remains of the ill fated and evil persuaded mr nir grahame who was of a tender and sympathetic nature kind and generous and scrupulously just in all matters and transactions in life save the exception of the affair of dumica which had been concocted and consented to in an evil hour by the avaricious persuasion of mr quinton who had secretly formed an idea of for his wife although betrothed to miss mary watson who was sister to the unknown tantrum but as the ways of high heaven are not the ways of man the above devices fell prostrate to the discovery of all parties and left a moral lesson to the world that sin and iniquity will not pass unpunished hellens health rapidly declined and by the advice of doctor leechman she took a tour through the south of france after her return dumica married her and having settled his affairs and disposed of his estate removed to the isles of greece where if reports be true they lived toa ton to a good old age and left behind a numerous offspring mr ur quinton left to the country in consequence of the disgrace cast upon him in relation to his bis nefarious deceit in hi connection with mr grahame and also through fearon mary uary watsons brothers who had bad sworn revenge against him in consequence of his treachery i towards their sister I 1 the watsons lifted the body of their lost brother out of the sea mark and interred him by night in their own burying ground in the vault of the old abbey mr Dribbin gshaw was never found but it was currently reported that one of the smugglers confessed on his deathbed that t they thoy e y carried him into the boat and burl buri buried burled e him out at sea seft the estate 0 of Loch lyden has long since passed into the hands of lord cassels and now forms part of tho the domains of collean Co lzean the old abbey since that time has become an entire ruin and the progress of agriculture has swept away much of its antiquity as well as time having obliterated lite rated the name and the remembrance of those who lived near to this sequestered portion of the western shore the old burying ground being the only spot with its monumental stones that tells with the current legends ads of the district aught of its former an fn inhabitants h abi abl abitanta tants mr sherman was a representative in congress from connecticut his business had been that of making shoes john randolph who had indian blood in him rose and and with his ing sounds said 1 I should like to know what the gentleman did with his leather apron before lie he set out for Washington mr sherman replied imitating the same squeak 1 ill I cut it up sirito make mako moccasins for the descendants of poca hont honas as 1 |