, 1877-08-04

which he could catch dtstorte1i riimpses Of his
rhurtns, as he stood first on ore foot. theu the
ot.!rr, pulling testtcsssy vt hla nusturhe, while
Mtss TlenuuTl endenyorcd to atl III the gaps in
hIs dsio!ntei talk with A:Et-''own Cheltenham
"reminiscences Of her own. furt4rstety, too, as
far as Cheatcr IL coucernctl, Dapiane's Judgment
wKs ungotstlsttOtlcd ty experience. ahc had abs0-
futely III Standard either Vt nanner ortbtellccs,:
ot men or bouks. by which to measure him.
"A most prcscntabic creature, really" Miss
1heuiofa tro'io,uecd, whcn thc sl,uwy hred
hss1e,n'1gs N oTeEsa",adsd e!hs hk.;
the vista uf sandhllls out OF sight "And, llttiu
oue cares for looks IN the other sex, ~ very
unusually handsome"
.'The man bus cold eyes and hard mouth -
said Aunt t1osc, ,whehaA heon presens, erltleaiIy
tlcleur,. during tho last three n'inutcs Of tho
visit. "And he u not \ gentleman! No. The
o1prs. not IN sp!te Of III tho Wa5wtckAsto
Stamsr' 10 IT, h., "GTd A cls;.sr IT, T.
beat to forget his ORIGIN, AMI auSeecda-
just sufficiently well 10 make you remember It,"
Suf alA Il please ueaycn 10 soften Aunt Ao-
ste'a opinions ;lpOn further acquaintance
Before a month VIVA over Barry Chestcr hail
coutriyel excuses ior paying tMo norc alter
noo,. visits at }ucrnec, hs attractions each t!mn
enhanced pr thu smart hired aoE-esss, "hetan
eai ii a fortnight il lad arown 10 b an sesers-
constantly hover around ftef-de-la.1sc'nc, not
cslsd III sertoas. but a,wsJa apsssng sosne 1easoa
that nccesGtt4tesi hls speadtnE l0nE afttFa00as
or eventngs IN her pelRhboEhuod.
But Aunt nosta'a irst yer.llck azafnat him To-
maiued unm0diheu.
She gave him 10 actual dtscouragemsut,h hold.
Ing the 8ne old orthodox doctrine ~ FeEardstho
celestial or pror1dentiai forging 1f msuea mar
s!age-chaius. Site nctcr stsuse TO has Daphne
o o. ssn:t h: 'a o shs 'np' skfa as.s
fell within her duties n Chrstan 10 pus
cloak upon her dlslke,
feel a. you do, Aunt uos.e," said the girl, ii =
ssMr. Cheste! is everything that Il fascinating,
ot course. lie is haudaome, h4a aeen tho world,
and very nne xorld, tao! n, SURF, In bis
prssenee feel 4 Impressed , q aunt lheodo1: =
it comes 10 lIkin.-lf vou were to ssk ING whether
! / ahall mics Mr. Chester when he leaves, os
whether wish that had meyer known h!m
| at xf], could not ausHcr yUu."
Aud eight days later she accepted him! Ran
Into tho houss o''e evening, new, trembling
happiaess in her grltsh fsty, with The news that
Barry. Chester loved heF,-loycd her 70 such ~
less she wou!.. becou,o hi4 wIio;, md shs--how
| could she hare tho heart TO say him nAyl They
| we're to start At once sud tsr1at:s in virgins.
You could buy N estate IN bedford country,
With stahlInE for thirty horscs and an !ce-housa
On II, said paphac, Tor Il few hnodsed poan1..
Ike our s'de's2pe' s.H NJ .a-9sa St.t.lp pleass -
/ luXAt kHP 8xA f4tt tAC4LCt W
cone lube was only walt.lt; fur her On tho tor
race-And everything might bc talked ovrr qul-
| esly after teal
| 6ho was " without gulle, this eouutry-nur-
tnrc4 chilli u ls,-heE te4uostesea lifr. ths ana
! luhosn whiteneks of ler nature. Fxlse4 her 30
hish aboye The level Of ali falsehood, that cren
Aua. Hess tossays hsr tor being daz.!s.! ty
her tnslluctlye pcrsolal dislike, and suns
n.tuF% jealousy ii assesmins from ths ars.
could Aunt Ao4is urgu szainst Ar. chester's
| tuIt4
Tho modesty Of his worldly prospects Nas
laid bsrs by hin, without reserve. on this tae
tirst evening Of 6ts engagement. Hs hsl so)d
| out OF the army some months before, aud tho
| mouey, OF remainder OF tbs money, realtEed by
ths ~ ot nss eomm.son .,e, constituted ~ a!a
tlona isvlu rich lrcnds, Warwickshirs stauers
ant Others. amounted e to moral ': estt4,9siss' Me
door LIE. {Dtd you oycr knox rousummate-
y uselsas man 81 tho Barry Chester txpe who
] did MT make tho same profcsdont Tho out
door Ill., writ large, slgnllytng pigeon shooting,
1acoeouFsas, and general polarity. pefhaps, ~