New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01
CHAPTER XYII-THH ABSOLUTE AID TuE COM
PARATINF.

CiA-NA
This secret incident in the family history LEFT
great deal of agitation IN the house. Mr.. Mount
ford had not boen informed In any detail What per
husbands mission 10 funston was. she knew tlat
he had gone 10 tampcr with his WILL ~ shc sald'
hut What were tho exact changes De meant 10 make
in that will she did not know. lhcl we're cor
tainly 70 the advantage Of Rose ana To the detrl-
ment of Anne: much she was aWair o. but
scarcely ANYTHING more. And she herself was
frightened and excited, afraid OF all the odlum 10
which she would nialhbly be- exposed II thc posi-
tons of the sisters were changed. and more or less
affected by a shrinking from palpabie injustice
but vet very much excited about Roses possible
good fortune. and not feeling u possible 10 hahsh
hopes and hnaginations Oh TINS point OUT ol hfI
mind If Rose was put IN the first place u would
not be just-nOt exactly just She said TO herself.
Roses mother Though she would Doe blamed knew
that of herself she mover would have done anything
to deprive Anne OF her brthright: l}nt sui, II
pspa Thought Anne had behaved badly. and that
Rose deserved more at his hands he was far better
no doubt far bcttcr-ablc 70 Judge IMAM ehe was
and who could say word against ms decision
But it was very irritating, very wearing; not 10
know. She tried a great many ways oil hhdlhg oul'
but she did not succeed. MI MonhI1i' VA ON ms
guard. and kept his own counsel. ne i9,u hcI "i
Heathcote's proposal, but he dd not ten her WiIat
he himself meant 90 do And how ID was that hei
husband was 80 Indifferent; TO licathcotcs proposal
Mrs MOuntfOTd could not understand. She her
self though not "a Mountiord born, ieit hcl heait
beat at the suggestion. 'Of course you VIII jump
i do not feel in the least disposed 10 jump at it.
IL there had been boy. IT might have been inner
cnt.' Mrs. MOuutiOTd always ltt iuat N thl9 ti'I'
was an inferred ccnsurc upon herself now Unjust
cenSure il is unnecessary 10 say; Of course 7ho
would have had boy If she could-oi thai thcic
No is NOT everything she said. 1t would be
Just The ssKic thing If Annes husband took the
Don't sneak to me Of Anne'- husband hc cried
almost with passion. forbid you to say word
10 me Of Annc's affairs
st. joint what can you mean II "onI9 DC
barbarous Of me- it would be nncllrstian, cried The
much-exercsed mother Try ing hard 10 DO her duty,
mot TO speak Of Anne's aiidu,. Probably me man
Won object 10 will never be- hcThusbaud; pTohdHly-
That is enough Letitia. | want 20 hear moth
ing more upon the subject. Talk OF anything else
you like but | will have nothing .ald about Anne.
Then you doing wrong, she cHed' WIN
LITTLE real ndiguati0n After this her tone changed
in q moment something like bitterness stole INTO
it. 1t shows how much more you are thhh-
ing of Anne than Of anyone else. You are rJcctWg
M0unt because YOU don't chO0sl that she should bo
the heir. You forget you have got another child
Forget | have got another child. II Is the hrst
subicct of NV thoughts.
Ah. YES, perhaps 10 far as tlD money is con
cerned. OF course If Anne does not have u, there
is nobody but Rose who could have any right to IT,
But you don't think your youngest daughter good
enough to have anything 10 do with Mount. / SEQ
very we'll how IT IS though you don't choose to ex-
II tina, is how you prefer TO look at it, he said
hut at this moment budget OF papers arrived
from funston by a special ihesschgcI ana MIS-
irritable condition "a all the house knew ready To
find fnult with everything. Perhaps 10 was rather
advantage 70 cr 10 nav ri ny, anu 70 ~
able 10 rcprOach her husband with proierring IN his
heart the elder To the younger, even when ne was
preferripg the younger to the elder in this new will
There will never he any question OF my clnlds
husband taking the name, that Is very clear she
said TO herself with much yehemence, nursing her
wrath 10 keep Il warm and thus escaping irom tho
question OF Injustice TO Anne Ana again II 0c-
CURED 10 her but with force than before that
TO announce to her husband that Rose was going TO
marry Heathcote lMountford would bc a delightful
triumph She could thus be Mrs. MOuntiOrd OF
Mount in spite of him, aud the victory would be
sweet. But even this did not seem 70 progress as
il appeared 70 DO at first. Hcathcote, too, seemed
to be becoming interested in Anne A. If that could
advantage hml when it was clear that Anne was
ready 20 lose everything, aud was rtsking every
thing every day for chat oihcrl Altogether Mir
Mountfords position not a comfortable one. To
know so mnch and yet 10 know 50 little was very