Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-07-05

ing so. Mr.. George is thorough gem
tleman.'
And you mean that Mr.. Ralph is
not p
Certainly not, to my mind
'Ah ah pray is it simply because
Mr.. George had given up property that
was not his that you consider him so SUI
perior to his cousin ? see nothing Won
derful in that. 1t found one of your
trinkets among my things ! should re-
store it without growing all over town
about my honesty. Indeed, l think it |
rather strange that Lord Beauvray should |
rot have discovered this secret until he |
had enjoyed his property several years
it looks much 20 me as il some other peo-
p'o had discovered it, too, and as if he had
only acted under compulsion.'
oh, Millie, you are casting an asper-
sion on me of the most noble acts / have
ever heard Oft exclaimed Gertie, quiver-
ing all over.
We'll, it's your fault screamed Mil
lie, exasperated; l am sick of hearing
you always harp on the same string. II
you are so fond of Mr.. de Vray, why
don't you get him to marry you That
would be two beggars together |"
Naturally, Gerte went to her room to
have good cry, but from that day she
ceased speaking about George, and be-
came very circumspect in her demcanor
toward him. When no called to see Mil |
lie she left the room. George soon no,
tced these tactics, for his interviews with
Mr.. Moyle's daughter were growing more
and more irksome by reason of Milie's
GOODNESS and irritaoiity. At the least
thing she would snap and sulk and one
afternoon when George innoccntly made
some inquiry about Miss Brown, she fired
up in Jealous pet. you seem very anx-
ious about Miss Brown. am not obig-
cd to show hor off in the drawing.room
whenever visitors come. She is only II
pauper cousin whom we have taken in |
from charity
IT'S queer charity, dear, If you talk of
it in that way laughed George. Il don't
consider poverty disgrace, either
No, but it is very nconvenient,' said
Millic, still querulously, and that ro-
minds me, If we marry, | suppose you
don't mean to live on my money Papa
says his bank might break and all sorts Of
things. So / suppose you will do some-
thing to get an Independent income p
Yes, answered George, coloring deep
| ly. Il have applied for nm exchange into
tho line, and think of going out to the
war on the Indian frontier. / shall have
Lieutenant. Colonel's ranK.-so if you will
wait for me two years, Millie, | may re-
turn with n new career and perhaps
an income before me-
'Oh, wait two years 10 become sol-
dier's wife, and GO out to live in baking
Indian heat = exclaimed Mile, pouiing.
i never bargained for that =
just at this minute Gert;e Brown came
in. She had n message TO deliver TO Nil.
lie from Mr.. Moyle, and bushed as sho
crossed the room to where tho pair Of
quarreing lovers sat Miss Brown
sald George rising to shake hands with
her, i will wish you good,by, for have
just been telling Miss Moyle that / am
going of TO the war in India
You are going 10 the war oh, Mr.. do
Vray-if anything should happen to youp
exclaimed Gcrte and tears started to her
eyes.
Thank you for those tears, said George,
gratefully. Il shall know of one person
here, at least, will ioel interest. Now
give mo as a keepsake that red book |
marker you ara holding in your hand. | |
will bring back tho ribbon with something
hanging to it,
The Victoria Cross, perhaps, Uttered
Mile rather uncomfortably. Il declare
that's quite political. Well, good-by.
Mr.. dc Vray, wo part as friends, don't
we p
Excellent friends, answered George, as
he lifted both Ter hands to his lips, and |
kissed them playfully.
That evening when old Mr.. Moyle was
apprised Of what had happened, he rub
bed his nose and said 'Wcll, we'll, It's
he who has broken of the match, not wo. |
| suppose we've heard tho last Of him
now-for he'll go out to India and stay
there. was quite wrong in my estimate
Of him. He is a remarkably clever man,
and he means TO get me into parliament
One year had passed. There had been a
triumph Of the British arms in India, and |
the name OF Col. do Vray was associated |
with it. His name was IN everybody's |
mouth. IIe had received promotion and |
others honors, and was returning to Eng.
land after the termination Of the campaign |
rs Maj .~Gcn. Sir George dc Vray.
As for Millio Moyle, she was betrothed /
to the new Earl OF Beauvray, and when
Sir George arrived In London one Of the
first things he read in the papers was that
the marriage between this young lady
and his cousin was to take place in a
week.
He 70 longer cared now. lie went TO
Mr.. Moyle's house on the very day Of his