Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-11
ONLY A SUMMER VISIT.

belonging TO the Danbys, and it looked its best
one fine summer afternoon that came in a spell
of set-fair summer weather. 1t had been COIN
eident now with the visit to Dangerfeld Park
Of Lady Violet kneller, who, having lately
formed friendship with one of the DANNY
girls, had come to stay with her friend and
make the acquaintance of the rest of the family
Tie present owner Of DangerfeId Park hand
some Howard Dandy, had gone up to Scotland
fortnight ago TO favor the grouse with his
presence, but three stawart brothers yet re-
manned TO do honor to Lady violet's visit Mrs
DANDY wa fond. indulgent mother to them
all, but dull iInbued with belief in the perfec-
ton and general Infalbty of her son Howard.
Her two daughters were amiable girls who have
little to do with these pages. The time had
gone so quickly over the heads of these young
people. and they had been so merry and init
mate and happy together Ii would have been
curious if all hearts had come out of it I'M
scathed. Ii further reason for peril was want
ing. Lady Violet was beautiful. bright, and
good: an only child, and dOuby orphaned since
her early childhood: and. although the family
estates had passed with the title to her fathers
next male heir, she was possessed of a fine
property in one OF tie fairest of Welsh val
leys. and was therefore an heiress of no small
importance.
Little indeed. however. does heiress-ship
count beside beauty and goodness i'm the eyes of
an unspOiied boy of twenty: therefore let no sus-
pieiOn rest on the name of Lionel. youngest son
OF the house of Danny. who was quite hopeessly
In love with Lady Violet. His passion gave the
family much amusement, and Lady Violet found
no other treatment of her lover possible than to
pet him and laugh at him alternately 1t an
swered. however. perfectly: his devotion made
its own happiness; and having closed with the
rebuiiS OF fortune, ard recognized the hopeless
ness of his suit. the general laugh against him
was pOwcriess TO hurt.and he was even beguiled
into Joining it himself
The next son Edward had only a second affec-
tlOn free TO offer, If Venus herself had appeared
on the scenes his first being conferred i'm pack
OF otter hounds of y hiCh he was the joyful mas
ter He vas null of Difference for the sex, how
ever. and had greatly enjoyed having Lady ViO-
let at his side when he drove Howard's four-in-
hand here and there during the last fortnight
sending them cheerily along the level roads with
a secret pride in his own skill in their manipua-
ton. The eldest of the trio was stalwart like
his brothers. as far "a inches and proportion
went, but he had been delicate from bOyhOOd
and so often face to face with the arch-enemy
that 1t was matter of no small surprise to him
sometimes TO find himself now. past thirty still
walking in the flesh about the park at home In
Towards absence. he had taken the trouble of
the various cOnlings and goings of late on his
own shoulders, and the result had given uniyer-
sal satisfaction.
This afternoon Lady Violet and he RETURNING
from a walk. came out through q bend of ting
path into sunshine from the shade of some trees
IL was n iayorite walk. and one that wound
round craggy hill of no great eninence rising
close to one side of the Hail.
Masses OF fox@lOye made the hillside bright
to-day. and where the road at intervals wound
into rayiHes were groups of mountain ash-trees
the berries of which had yel0Wed on the way to
redneSs
Gerard was smOoth-shayen all to a thick
Drown mOuStaChe. His eyes were blue and re-
markabiy expressive. but scIf-contrOl had so far
triunphcd IN his character that the most usual
expression of his face was one of d nOnchalant
and halfamused observation Of the WAYS and
doings OF his fellow-creaturCs. Lady ViOlet's
characteristic expression. ON the contrary was
one OF sweet eara6stness. while her smile, when
II came. was so swift. sympathetic and bright
as TO be especially auring. She was not smiling
now; over her beautiful gray eyes the lashes
were dropped, and a compression OF pain was
about her lips.
II cannot believe that doctors are so useless
as to be unable to deal with your case she ex-
Claimed = lou should not speak OF your health
rs you are doiE" now
why not" said he doctors are divided
Into two classes. the hopeful and the despa:ring
have tried both. and considerably prefer the
despairing- They give one the chance now and
then OF pleasant surprise. while have been
ready before now &c administer slow poison to
the hopeful fellows in return for the disappoint-
ments to which they have laid me open"
But oy your own showing. said Lady ViO-
let eagerly, they have becn in the main more
right than wrong You may yet have many
years before you of usefulness in the world
Gerard gave little laugh. II cannot fiat
ter myself that the world would be much poorer
If my work in it came to an end" he said.
my brothers have each careers cut out for
them Howard has this place and the duties of
landed proprietor TO attend To. Ted has de-
voted himself TO ield-spOrts and do not de-
epise them as profession whatever the world
IN general may do Lionel aims at being an
army doctor. and WILL / think do well in that
line. But for myself all my earlier wears were
passed in futile attempts to enter one profession
after another in defiance of health and now
having failed in all thanks to that eyer-occur-
ring impeachment. and not possessing brains
enough to write 4 book discover a new
solar system, should be rather fool to sup
pose myself very necessary to the existing order
Of things
Then value your life If you do not care to do
20 for yourself. for the sake OF those who love
you, said Lady Violet In low and troubled
voice She had strung herself up TO say the
words Which meant so much more to her than
they Outwardly betrayed. 1t seemed that her
riches and health and prosperity were creating
such a barrier between two destnes that lonped
TO meet, that she felt well-nigh tempted to grasp
at royal prerogatiye with the noble self-abandon-
ment OF true love, and speak out plainly what
was in her heart
They passed again under the shade of trees
and so the Only time in which he had spoken to
her OF his health came and went
Some years previous chance had led him. when
on a visit near to Lady Violet kneller's home of
GlanirwOn, TO spend an evening there that had
served as bright initial letter to this later ac-
Quaintance.
Emerging from the trees. they were talking of
THIS former meeting, and she again looked
bright. for he spoke of GlanirwOn In much the
tone she would have chosen for him to use.
II don't believe il is ever daylight there he
said, land even doubt its real existence at all
IL comes back To me after such an uncanny
fashion 1T stands out in my memory as about
the most perfect scene of beauty ever beheld-
dews and moonlight, deer and river mists; and
1 suggested To my friend that we should cut
the dinner-party and dance. where YOU were
ali strangers to me. and take our pleasurinr
In your park instead He did not seem to see
IL, so we went into the house and YOU made it
20 pleasant that, behold. | forgot all about
moonshne and everything else in less than half
IN hour"
Lady Violet laughed
Are you always so merry down in Wales
ana does the moon never get into the fourth
quarter there" he asked
Never. she answered him. according to his
testing spirit. - 1t is always full moon there If
you doubt me- come and see for Yourself"
Yes. l will come" he said laughing s.either