Louisiana capitolian., 1879-11-29


quire sometime, he was anxious tina
the new peer should obtain at leas
social recognition Of his rank "A 500,
rs possible. For this purpose, h,
placed tho amazed and elnted Mr.
'l'mburel In possession Of his man
sion In Piccadilly and a large sum IL
ready money 'to 60 on WITH Mr.
Timburol was decidedly q snob
Lord Bcauvray could not like him
much IA he forced himself to b
friendly, and he was soon forced t
reflect, with . sigh that the house 0,
DO Vray would be poorly represented
by its now chief. But this did moi
check his diligence in doing his duty,
and he quite dismaycd his solicitors,
who were advising him to defend the
action for ejectmcnt that was going
to be instituted, and dispute the claim
for the title that would be laid before
the House of Lords. aHWi
q wish to have no disputes,' said
George do Vray. Even il u legnl
flaw were discovered. | should not
avail myself Of II 40 long ~ q moral
certainty existed. And that docs
exist Tho lawyers grumbled, but
they were tain to own that the mar
riage certificate was genuine and that
nothing but cl,icanery could spoil the
suit Of Mr.. 1'imbnrel, who now des-
cribcd himself as Ralph dc Vmy,
claimant to the carldom Of Bcauvray.'
OF course, George do Vray's mar
riage was postoncd. Tho turn in his
fortunes had thrown 40 much bust.
ness on his hands that II WINS impos-
sible he could devote n month to
honey incoming until it was NIL dis
posed of; besides which, he felt
bound to make Mr.. Moyle tho offer
Of releasing his daughter from her
engagement. At first this proposal
was pool'-poolcd equally by tho bill
discountcr and Miss Moylc herself.
Mile, who was not quito 30 sensible
IN she was pretty, wept u good deal
at not becoming Htountess then she
wcpt at the nobility Of Georges &C.
tion, which everybody was p,aisihg.
In fact, during q week she believed q
good many pocket -hankerchiefs with
her wcepings over another. But, IN
the main, shc WIS disposed to re-
main faithful to George, and took
some credit to herself for her forti-
tudc.
Now there was stayingin the house
Of the Moylcs u poor little cousin Of
Miles, named Gertrude Brown. She
was u soft-eycd brunette of ls, very
quiet and loveablc, who acted Us n
companion to MilIic, and had to bear
from the whimsical humors Of this
spoiled child. Gertie had always re-
ceivcd marked kindness from Lord
Bcauvray, who treated her ~ If she
had been his sister; and she looked
upon Inn with admiration IA tho
most noble being she had ever seen.
His remuneration ofrank and wealth
had struck her m nm net Of surprising
hcroism, and she could not 80 much
as alludc to it without tears gushing
from her eyes. Gcrtie Brown had u
heart that beat in unison with all that
was great and good. A shrewd, little
thing, too, in her way, she was cap
able of discerning tho difference That
existed between II genuine man Of
honor like Lord Bcauvray and a mere
man of money like her uncle Moylc.
When she saw George dc Vray after
his "ruin," rs old Moyle called it, be-
having with the same cheerful grace
rs usual--not seeking praise, but
it-giving himsclfto airs ofa
hero, but talking and laughing sim
ply like a man who hns done his duty
without any fuss and is glad Of it
she thought her cousin happy
amongst all girls, and sighed to re-
fleet that Mile did not, perhaps ap-
preciate hcr treasure Us fully ns she
ought.
It was this enthusiasm Of poor Ger
tic Browns on poor George do Vpy's
behalf which began to mako tho cup
Of Mr.. Moyle's bitterness overflow.
That worthy gentleman had taken to
musing that there was an end now to
his chances of sitting in Parliament,
getting u baronetcy, and all that.
George dc Vray might remain n pot of
society, and by means Of Miles
money keep Il sumptious town-house;
but this was not the same as being IN
carl with an enormous rent-roll and
influence over q whole county. Old
Moyle limited as much to his daugl-
ter, and to make the lesson more
fociblc, threw out gloomy sugges-
tiOns that his own fortune was not
very secure, and that Mile some day
might find herself constrained
to live on her husbands's E:sOO
u year, and to make her
dresses with tho sewing-machine.
This lamentable prospect caused
Miles tears to burst out afresh, pee.
visllly, so that she flew at Gertic
when the latter happened to make
some remark in Georges praise. Mr..
Moyle also scoldcd his niece, and
very roundly, saying that she was a
silly girl to think there was anything
grand in throwing ones money out Of
the window, so that all the world
might talk about it. Poor Gcrtie
held her tongue, although her heart
wofnlly. She had heard
that the new Lord Beauvray, the ex-
Mr.. Timburel, had been invited to
dinner that evening; and she began
to suspect that her precious uncle
was forming a plan for making Of
him q suitor for Miles hand.
Her intuition was not at fault. Old
Moyle had hastened to make peace
with his discharged clerk, and the
latter, whose vanity was tickled by
roo;,,o L;s canadian tvropt c,.;n oo