The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-03

Stirring to transient, happy dreams
The old sweet yearnings of the past.
And when the darkness falls again,
Stand. like the watch-t tower, strong and sure
n patience bide thy lonely pain,
Steadfaat tenseM0eT-and endure!
Charles Carroll. in Hdrper's Magazine for
.'uiy. -
TIE RlGHTFUL HEIR.
/.
FOR some weeks past the engage
ment between the Earl of Beauvray
and Miss Millicent Moyle had been
chronicled in the fashionable intelli-
gence of newspapers. and the marriage
was appointed to take place in July.
Beauvray House, Piccadilly, had been
placed in the hands of the decorators;
Beauvray Castle, in Yorkshire, was
being refurnished and beautified by the
combined energies of upholsterers,
painters and landscape gardeners; and
grand subscriptions had been set on
foot among his Lordship's tenants, his
brother officers of the Guards, and his
fellow-members of the Yorkshire
hunts, to make the new Countess some
handsome presents. There were many
who considered Miss Moyle a lucky
girl, for Lord Beauvray was not only of
ancient family, young, immensely
wealthy and well-looking, but he was
popular everywhere, owing to his sun
ny temper and perfect nprightness Of
character There are Young noblemen
who make their grandeur consist in
throwing away their money and MAX
ing their reputation into ducks and
brakes. But Lord Beauvray had been
merry without being dissolpte, He
was the most irreproachable 81 gentle
men, just as his betrothed, Miss Moyie,
was the fairest flower among that 6ou-
quet of pretty girls who had been pre-
sented ut court in the same season as
herself. Millicent Moyle was a rich
heiress as well as pretty girl, but this
was about all that could be said of her.
Her father, Josiah Moyle, bill-dis-
counter of Lombard street, was "new
man" of the city plutocracy-one of
those financiers who have made such
rapid fortunes that everybody expects
to hear 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 scandalized on
hearing of his Lordship's intention to
marry the daughter of man whose
antecedents were just little misty.
AS for Mr.. Moyle, quite conscious of
how great piece of luck had befallen
him, he could not refrain from brag-
ging before his city friends about his
future son-in-law, ..the Earl" He
talked of retiring from business, of OBJ
tanning a seat in Parliament through
Lord Beauvray's influence, and devot-
ing himself thenceforth to the assidu-
GUS study of conservative politics and
the cultivation of aristocratic connec-
tions. The poor man had been ad-
mitted. on Lord Beauvrav's presenta-
ton, to one or two first-rate clubs, and
he had been introduced to 80 many
ladies and gentlemen of title that his
head was turned. He sighed over his
business ledgers from twelve to four
every day. as if he had begun to real
ize the degradation OF. commercial pur-
suits; and as soon as his counting-house
closed he would hurry off in a white
waistcoat and with a flower iu his but
t0n-hole, to take a drivesround the
park in his spanking phaeton, drawn
by pair of bays whom he could i'll
manage. 1t was honest Moyless de.
light in these drives to meet the finely
appointed barouche, which carried his
wife, his daughter Millie and Lord
Beauvray, and to note the number OF
hats which were lifted. as it passed.
Such bows made him grim in pure glee.
One sunny afternoon, Just fortnight
before the date fixed for the marriage,
the bill-discounter' phaeton was drawn
up as usual alongside the pavement OF
Lombard street, waiting till the stroke
of four from an adjoining steeple should
bring out the plutocrat from his office,
when a brougham, with. coronet on
the panels, clattered up behind, and
Lord Beauvray alighted. He was
CHASTITY pale. The hall porter, who
knew him by sight, and had always ad.
mired his pleasant smile, was startled
by his appearance, not less than by the
broken voice in which he inquired il
Mr.. Moyle had left. Just then Mr.
Moyle himself strutted out, all glorious
with geranium in his coat aud a white
hat perched acock on his pointed gray
head. "Ah! Beauvrayr' cried he, with
cheerful welcome, but perceiving the
look on the peers face, he exclaimed
Why, what's the matterpf Notill, III
hopeP'
"No, not ill; but want to speak tt
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 the Earl, and h
himself led the way toward the sanctum
where the hill-discounter transact4d
most of his business. 81
Mr.. Moyle had trick when agitatei
of grasping his nose with the wholoO
his hand, and working it up and dowr
as if it we're made of India-rubber
which he wished to elongate. Hi.
nasal organ underwent q deal of pulling
in the brief interval that elapsed befor1
he and Lord Beauvray were closetee
together. Then, Pumping down in tn,
armchair at his writing-table. Mr.
Moyle stared ins bswilderment. Will,
the peer sat down opposite and pro
duced long blue envelope with seyera
black seals. Laying this on the table
Lord Beauvray placed his hand on it
and looked into the financier's eyes:
"Mr. Moyle," said he, sadly, ]" 1 hav,
q painful communication to make: bu
will not beat about the bush. l fin,
that have no legal right to the it'll
which bear, or to the fortune which
am using" 548
"Eh! whatP' exclaimed Mr.. Moyle
with q gasp. 1876
II made the discovery this mornin,
in rummaging through box of deeds,
continued Lord Beauvray. whose volc
grew steadier. You know tina: l in
herited the title from my uncle. II
was the eldest of three brothers. M
father, the youngest, died while was
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