The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-19

4.
Fer some weeks past the engagement
between the Earl If Beauvray and Miss
Millicent Moyle had been chronicled in
the fashionable intelligence Of newssa-
pers. md the marriage was appointed
20 take place IN July Beauvray House.
Piccaiilly. hal been placed in the hands
OF The decorators Beauvray Castle. in
No1h~hire. was being rcfurnished and
heaniiiiei BY the combined energies Of
uphol~tercrs, painters, and landscape
gardeners. and grand subscriptions had
been set on foot among his lordship's
tenants. his brother officers Of the Guard,
amt hiS fellow members IF the North
shire Hunt. to make the new Countess
some handsome presents There We're
MANY who considered Miss Movie a
lucky rirl. for Lord Beauvray was not
only II ancient family. Young. i'm
meRsely wealthy, and weil-l0okinr. but
h. was popular everywhere. owing to
his sunny temper and uprightness OF
character There are young noblemen
who make their grandeur consist in
throwing away their money and making
their reputation into ducks and brakes.
But Lord Besuvray had been merry
without being dissOlnte He was the
most irreproachabie 81 gentlemen. Just
as his betrOthed. Miss Movie. was the
fairest dover among the bouquet Of
pretty girls who had been presented at
court in the same season n herself.
Millicent Moyle was rich heiress a.
well A. a pretty girl; but this was about
all that could be said Of her. Her
father, josiah Movie, bill dis
counter Of Lombard Street, was
.-new man. Of the city
rlut0cracy-one Of those financiers who
have made such rapid fortunes that
every body expects % hear Of them next
in the bankruptcy court. n was said
that he and Lord Beanvray had become
acquainted while travelling abroad. and
that the peers relatives had been much
scandalized on hearing d his loriship's
intention - marry the daughter u
man whose antecedents were Just lit
tie misty
A for Mr.. Moyle. quite conscious Of
how great a piece Of luck had lefalIen
him. lie could not refrain from Dragging
before his CITY friends about his future
son-in-law. 1.-THE Earl He talked Of
retiring from business. of obtaining
seat in Parliament through Lord
Beauyray-s influence. and devoting him
self thencefOrfh 10 the as<idnOus studx
Of conservative politics and the cultivs-
ton n aristocratic connections. The
poor man had been admitted on Lord
Beanyray's presentation ID one or two
firSt-rate clubs, and be had been intro
duced 10 % many LADIES and gentlemen
Of title that his head was turned. He
sighed over his business ledgers from II
till I every day. a IL he had begun TO
realize the degradation Of commercial
pursuits; and A. soon as his counting |
house closed, he would hurry of in 4
white waistcoat and with . tiower in his
bufton-hole 70 take drive around the
park in his spanking phaeton. drawn by |
a pair u bays which he could iIly man
age. Ii was honest Movies deligh, In
these drives 70 mectthe finely appointed
harOuche which carried his wife. his I
daughter Mile, and Lord Beauvray.
and 70 note the number u hats lifted AZ 1
II passed. Such bows made him grin
in pure giee.
One sunny afternoon, Just fortnight
before the date tixed for the marriage.
the bill-discOunter's phm'on was drawn \
UP A. usual alongside the pavement II
Lombard Street. waiting Till the strike
Of from An adjoining steepIe should
bring ous the plutocrat. when brough- 4
arm. with corDnet On the panels, cia,- 4
tered up behind. and Lord Beauvray
alighted. lie was gastly pale. TIE \
hall porter, who knew him bv si1ht. n
and had always admired HI pleasant
smile. was startled by his appearance
not less than ~ the broken voice n
which heinquired il Mr Moyle had LET.
Just then Mr.. Moyle himself s,r tea
cut. All glorious with geranium in Ill
coat and white hat perched acocK "a
hi pointed gray head. .sAh. Beau
yray,f cried he, with cheerful welcome.
nut pcrctlyiac the look On the pcer's
iare, ~ exclaimed: "Why, whats the
inaiiers Not i'll. hopers
NO net Iii but want 70 speak 70