Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-11-19
The hightful Heir.

Miss Mllcent Moye had been chronl-
cled IN the fashionable intelligence OF
newspapers. and the marriage was ap-
pointed to take place in July. Beau
vray House, Piccadlly, had been placed
in the hands Of the decorators Beau
vray castle, III Northshire, was beng
refurnished and beautilled by the com .
bincd energies Of upholsters, painters
and landscape gardeners; and grand SUBJ
scrptions had been set on foot among
his lordship's tenants, his brother Off =
GERS of the guards, and his fellow mem
bers of the Yorkshire hunts, TO make
the new countess some handsome pres
ents. There was many who considered
Miss Moyle a lucky girl, for Lord Beau
vray was not only of ancient family
young, immensely wealthy and good
looking, but he was popular everywhere,
owing to his sunny temper and perfect
uprightness of character. There are
young noblemen who make their grand
eur consist in throwing away then
money and making their reputation into
ducks and brakes. But Lord Beauyray
had been merry without being dlssolute'
He was the most lrreproachable of gen
ilemen, Just as his betrothed, Miss
Moyle, was the fairest flower among
the boquet of pretty girls who had been
presented at court in the same season
as herself. Millicent MOyle was rich
heiress as we'll as a pretty glrl, but this
was about all that could be said Of her.
Her father, Josiah Moyle, a bill-dis-
counter of Lombart St., was a new
mln' Of tie city plutocracy-one CT
those fnancers who have made such
rapid fortunes that every body expects
to hear of them next in the bankruptcy
court. 1t is said that he and Lord
Beauvray had become acquainted while
travelling abroad and the peers rela-
tives had heen much scandalzed or
hearing his lordship's intention to marry
the daughter Of man whose antece'
dents were Just a little misty.
AS for Mr.. Moyle quite conscious o
how great a piece Of luck had beialler
him, he could not refrain from brag2ins
before his city friends about his future
son.ln.law, the Earl He talked o
retiring from business, OF obtaining
seat in Parliam, mt through Lord Be u
vray's influence, and devOting himsel
thepceIorth 10 the assiduous study {
conservative politics and the cultivation
of aristocratic connections. The poo
man had been admitted on Lord Beau
yray's presentation, to one or two first
rate clubs ana had been introduced +
so many ladies and gentlemen OF TIL
hat his head was turned. He si9hc
over his business ledgers from II to
every day, as if he had begun TO realiz
the DEGRADATION Of commercial pursuits
and as soon as his counting house clos
ed he would hurry off in white waist
coat and with a flower IN his button
hole. to take a drive around the palk
his spanking pbeton, drawn by pair
BAYS whom he could i'll manage.
was honest Muyle's delight in thes
drives 10 meet the finely appointe
barouche, which carried his wife, hi
daughter Mile, and Lord Beauvray
5 and to note the number of hats whic
were lifted as it passed. Such bo"
made him grin in pure glee.
One sunny afternoon, just fortnigt
before the date fixed for the marriage
the bill-discounter' ph@ton was draw
up as usual alongside the pavement
Lombard street, waiting TIL the stroF
tt of from an adjoining steeple shoul
r bring out the plutOcrat from his ofiic
when brougham with cOronet on Il
lpanels, clattered up behind, and Lel
Beauyray alighted. He was ghasl
pale. The hall porter. who knew nj
by sight, and had always admired b
J, pleasant smile, was startled by his a
pearance, not less than by the broke
voice in which he inquired if Mr.. Moy
had left. Just then Mr.. Moyle himst
). strutted out, all glorious with a Gera
ium in his coat, and white hat perch
acock on his pointed gray head.
'Ah, Beauvray'! cried he, WI
q cheerful Welcome but percelvinS I
look on the peers face, he exclalme
'Why, what's the matter? Not ILL.,
N hope?'
No, not i'll; butI want to speak
" you in priyais,' said Lord Beauyr'
'e, hoarsely.
d. Shall we go oflin the ph@ion:' p sta
81 ,:t mered Mr. Moyle, full Of uneaSiness.
be No, into Your room but let us
a quite alone repeated the Earl, and
himself led the way toward the sancl'
where the blll-discOunter transact
", most of his busiues.
Mr.. Moyle had trick when agita
is' of graspiug his nose with the whole
his hand, and working it up and do
As if it were made OF Indian ruot
which he wished TO elongate.
+, nasal organ underwent deal oi pull
ts in the brief interval that elapsed bel
\ he and Lord Beavray were closetea
tt, gether. Then, plumping down in
arm chair at his writing table,