The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-05-13
NUMBER Ia.
THE LADY
N EVILLE COURT.
Il TALE OF THE TINES
Continued.)
CHAPTER VIII.

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" If yon please, sir, Mr. Colquhoun In in III,
library and bids me say, If agreeable, he
should be glad to pay his respects to Miss Ne.
yllle; and the old butler twirled tho door.
handle as he waited for his answer,
- most devoted swain, must say,n aaid
the clergyman, smiling, "seeing that this il
his , second visit in two days; for forgot to
tell you, Maudie, that he called upon you
aunt Barbara. Will you see him, my dear -
Jgst as you wish, dear uncle. 1 suppose,
as shall have to be q woman of business for
the rest OF my life, the sooner begin the bet
ter" and Maude heaved o deep sigh of
will see him."
There was something so unlike Maude In the
nAotenr OF voice and manner with which she
gave the order to the servant, that both Mr..
Neville and his daughter looked up in surprise
cannot help IT," she cried laughing, and
yet ooloring slightly at the same time lit 10
very foolish, know, but cannot help feeling
kind OF prejudice against that Mr.. Colqa.
said MI Neville gravely.
| mo, uncle, not Rroundless, after the daan
tone OF hatred in which heard his name nut
tered yesterday; though, as 1 told You.
thought 1t better not to seem to hear it 1T she
Much better, MAudie and not only at that
time but at sill time0; for If 1t is an English
mans privilege to grumble at the weather, 10
landlord or agent, or both. Take no notice of
what they say. my dear; they are q discon-
ter set. Why. bless me- child, you owe
Mr. Colquhoun deep debt of gratitude; under
some mon the estRte would have gone 70
wraok and ruin by this timer
Msude could not imag ne any "wrAek and
ruin" moro deploreble to her idea than What
she had witnessed the day before but ohe
said nothing.
II expect continued Mr.. Neville, "shat bo-
fore long you will value Mr.. Cole uboun AZ
much 40 You now disfAvor him. Howeyer
little he may be liked by the tensutrv evaPv
one one, else abost here seems to like him pretty
Except DR.. O'Meara," ch!med In FANNY.
Yes except DR.. Mesrs; bat then, al
though the doctor is q good fellow, have
ed Maude. "'
Mot much, dear; Dr. o'Meara has rather
set me against him. must say"
The principal doctor here A great. tall.
broad -shouldeFed, good-natured man one s OF
Papa's very great favorites, though / Am
"Whyf"
F First, because he is 50 exceedingly clever;
md secondly, because be has the reputation OF
Ieing kind Of woman hAtsr. though cannot
ay have ever seen it myself No is exceed-
eedinE!y nice to me. and certainly one of the
most gentlemsnly men ever met. As to Mr.
;olquhoun, papa, have no doubt knows bin
letter than the doctor. / have only seen him
lew times, and then he was very pleasant to
peak to so daresay you will like MIN before
onK."
81 am sure she will,' said Nj Neville.
AND am not almost sure shall not" said
ia1de signing, and looking very much wOr-
Mr.. CoIquhoun had always altered bimself
hat be uDderstood women we'll, no man bet
er his self congratulAtion was not perhaps
uprising on his part, seeing the ease with
Ihlch, IN diDgy den in Dublin where he
'otked the wires of q hotch- potch of agencies
Q, day after day, twisted certain fair clients
Ound his fingers, greatly 90 their lOes and his
"n advantage. Nor was this all i; in his own
lroIe OF society, where he sang . good soma
nd rejoiced in what be termed the Gift OF
he gab,' be bad always been unanimously
oted u ladies' man, while in his encounters
nth the tenants wOmRn's tongue had a.
ct been long enough or loud enough, or no
7oman'S tears, prayers, or pleadinRs strong
nough or pow erful enough, to Vanqnish him.
rom what he had heard of Miss Neville'a
haracter and education, and from the glimpse
Q had caught Of her girliSh face, under her
at aud feathers, by the sputtering oil-lamps
the station, he had seen reason to an
cPate any difficulty in bending her to HE
ishes and interests he was accustomed to
end the rest other sex.
He advanced TO meet her as She entered
aiming on her uuoles arm, and bowed pro
undly, displaying his white teeth as be did
to the best possible advantage; but for the
-st time in bis life bic Wonted assurance for
ok him, and he felt almost Out Of counte-
Ance. It was not her stAteliness thaaRh the
gbity of all the Nevillos on the family tree
MD not have been better represented than
she dignity 81 her step, the qaivez Of that
llcate neetFiil and the arch Of thkt haaahfy
so neck, tss CclGahoun ha4 bean