Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
THE RIGHTFIL HtlR.
London Week

between the Earl OF DeauVray a9u MIS-
Millicent Moyle had been chronicled II
the fashionable intelligence OF news
papers, and the marriage WAS appointed
to take place in July. Beauvray House
Piccadily. had been placed IN the hand,
of the decorators; Beauvray Castle, III
Yorkshire, was being refurnished and
beautihed by the combined energies oil
upholsterers, painters and landscape
gardeners, and grand subscriptions had
been set on foot amongst his lordship 3
tenants, his brother officers OF the guard
and his ellow-members of the North
shire hunt TO make the new countess
some handsome presents. Ihere were
many who considered Miss Moyle a
lucky girl, for Lord Beauvray was not
only of ancient family, young, I'M
mensely wealthy and well looking, but
he was popular everywhere owing to lis
sunny temper and uprightness OF char
acter. There are young noblemen
who make their grandeur consist IN
throwing away their money ana making
their reputation into ducks and brakes.
But Lord Beauvray had been merry
without being dissolute. He was the
most rreproachable Of gentlemen, just
us his betrothed, Miss Moyle, was the
fairest flower among that boquet OF
pretty girls who had been presented MT
court in the same season as herself.
Millicent Moyle was IA rich he'ress as
well AS pretty girl; but this was about
all that could be said of her. Her
father, Josiah Moyle, bill-disconnterr,
Of Lombard street, was new man
of the city plutocracy--one or those
tinanciers who have made such rapid
fortunes that everybody expects to near
of them next in the bankruptcy court,
1t was said that he and Lord Beauvray
had become acquainted while travelling
abroad, and that the peers relatives
had been much scandallzed on hearing
of his lordships intention to marry the
daughter of II man whose antecedents
were Just little misty.
As for Mr.. Moyle, quite conscious OF
how great 81 piece OF luck had beialien
him. he could not refrain from Dragging
before his city friends about his future
son-in-law, "the Earl" He talked OF
retiring from business, of obtaing seat
in Parliament through Lord Beauvray' S
influence and devoting himself thence
forth to the asslduous study OF conser-
vative politics and tho cultivation OF
aristocratic connections. Inc poor
man had been admitted on Lord Beau
vray's presentation, to one or two flrst,
rate clubs, and he had been introduced
to so many ladies and gentlemen OF tue
that his head was turned. He sighed
OYER his business ledgerS from II till 4
every day as if he had begun to realize
the degradation ofcommerclal pursuits
and as soon as his counung-houS
closed ne would hurry OFT IN white
waist-Coat and with flower IN hls but
ton-hole to take drive round the
parks in his spanking phaton, drawn
bv pair of bays whom he could il
manage. TWAS honest Moyle's delight
in these drives to meet the ilnely-ap'
pointed barouche which carried his wife
his daughter Mile, and Lord Beau
vray; and to note the number OF hats
lifted MS it passed. Such bows made
him grin in pure glee.
One sunny afternoon, Just fortnight
before the date fixed for the marriage
the bill-discounters phpton was drawn
up as usual alongside the pavement o.
Lombard street, waiting TIL the stroke
of 1 from an adjoining steeple should
bring out the plutocrat, when q
brougham, with coronet on the pan
els, clattered up behind and Lord Beau
vray alighted. He was CHASTITY pale
The hall porter, who knew him by
sight, and had always admired hls
pleasan. smile, was startled by his ap
pearance not less than by the broken
voice in which he inquired if Mr.. Moyl e
had left. Just then Mr.. Moyle himself
strutted out al glorious with geran'
ium in his coat and a white n2tperched
acock ON his pointed gray head. "Ah
Beauvrayl' cried he, with cheerful wei
come, but perceiylng the look on the
peers face, he exclaimed ''Why
what's the matter? Not i'll, I'll hope? p
"No, not i'll; but | want to speak tC
you in private said Lord Beauvray
hoarsely.
"Shall we go off in the phaeton?
stammered Mr.. Moyle, full OF uneasi-
ness.
No, into your room; but let us be
quite alone" repeated tue Earl, and he
himself led the way towards the sane.