The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1882-09-29

NV uCUT MIS-. DdilOl, Ike jill very
impetuous and warm-hearted people,
you are rather given TO jump at conclu-
sions. Mr.. Dalton, you say, withholds
your own money from you. Now. your
own money, with the exception of the
Arden estate, which he sold OH your
marriage, happens to have been invested
entirely in the Three Per Cents. Now,
suppOse-mind, l haven't the least rea-
son to suppose that such thing has
ever happened, but for the sake of put
ting q case-suppOSe Henry Dalton, as a
clever and enterprising man Of business,
should have been tempted to speculate
with some of your money!"
Without consulting mc?"
without consulting you. Decidedly.
What do women know of spcculatiOn?'
g Mr.. Margrave, if Henry Dalton has
done this, he is no longer "A miser, but
he is-a cheat. The money left to me
! by my uncle's will was mine. To be
shared with him, it is true, but still
mine. No sOphiStry, no lawyers quib-
bic, could ever have made it his If,
then, he has, without my consent or
knowledge, speculatcd with that money,
/ no longer despise him as a miser, but
/ detCSt him as dishonest man. Ali
Horace Margrave, you with noble blood
in your veins; you a gentleman, an
| honorable man; what would you think
of Henry Dalton, if this were possible?'
"EllinOr Dalton, have you ever heard
of the madness men have christened
gambling? DO you know what he feels,
this man who hazards his wife fortune,
his widowed mothers slender pittancC,
his helpless children's inheritance, the
money that should pay for his eldest
sons education, his daughters dOwry,
] a 81 1,
creditors, or the gold intruStcd to him
| by confiding employer, on The green
cloth of Il Wcst-cnd ganIing-tablc? Do
| You think that at that mad moment, /
when the gaS-lamp daZZlCs his eyes, and |
the piles of gold hcavc up and down |
upon the restless green baize, and the |
crOUpiCr's voice, crying: Make yOur |
gamcn is multiplied by a million, and |
deafens his bewildered ear like the .
clamOr of all the fiends; do YOU think at /
that moment that he ever supposcs that !
he is going to lose this money which is
not honestly his? No; he is going to
double, to treble, to quadruple it; to
multiply every glistening guinea by a
hundred, and to take it back to the
starving wife or the anxious children,
and cry: Was / so much to blame, aft
er ALP Have you ever stood upon the
Grand Stand at EPSON, and seen the
white faces of the betting men, and
heard the noise of the carer voices
upon the final rush to the winning
post? Every man upon that crowded
stand, every creature upon that crowded
course, from the great magnate of the
turf, who stands to win Il quarter of a
million to the wretched apprentice lad,
who has stolen half Il crown from the
till to put it upon the favoritc, believes
1t h., =.
This is the great madness of gaming;
that is the terrible witchcraft of the
gambling-hOusea and the ring; and that
is the miserable haliucination of the
man who spcculatCs with the fortune of
another. Pity him, EIlinor If the dis
honest are ever worthy of the pity of the
good. that man deserves yOur pity"
He had spoken with an energy unu-
sual to him. and he sank into Il chair,
half-cXhausted with his uuwonfcd vehe-
mence.
Il would rather think the man, who {
l am forced to call my husband, amiser,
than cheat, Mr. Margrave," Ellinor
said, coldly; and | am sorry to learn 5
that if he were, indeed, capable of such {
di>honOr, his crime would find an advO-
cate in YOU"
You are pitilcsS, Mrs. Dalton" said ;
Horace Margrave, after Il pause. Heav- t
en- help the man who dares 10 wrong
YOU"
"Do not let US speak of Henry Dali 5
ton any longer, Mr.. Margrave. | told
you that if lie should refuse this favor, {
l had decided on what i
course to take" {
You did; and now, may 1 ask what 1
that course is?'
ITO Icarc him. "a
Leave himr' hcfNclaimcd. f
Yes; leave him in the possession of (
this fortune which he holds so tightly, v
or which, surprising him to he the pitt IA
full wretch YOU think he may have been, )
he has specialized with, and lost. Leave /
him. He can never have cared for me. O
He has denied my every request, frus-
tratcd my every wish, devoted every s
hour of his life, not to me, but to his be II
loved profession. My aunt will receive $
me. l shall leave this place tomorrow t
#
But, EllinOT, the world - Ii
Let the world Judge between us. n
What can the world say of me? 1 shall
i've with my aunt, as | did before this b
'ruel fortune was bequcathcd to me.
Mr. Margrave-guardian--you will ac- II
me to Paris, will you not? l II
I'm so inexperienced in all these sort of u
hings, so little used to help myself, 4
hat l dare not take this journey alone ST
You will accompany me?" Il
Il, Ellinor?' Again the dark eye W
ashes shiver over the gloomy brown n
yes. II
g Yes; who so fit to protect me as you, Il
o whom with his dying lips my father 81
Ommitted my guardianship? For his
axe, you will do me this service, will sc
on not?'' fC
Is it a service, Ellinor? Can 1 be ly
ding YOU service in taking you away &C
rom Y our husbandP'
so be it, them" she said scornful- al
:. You refuse to help me; l will go til
lone"
"Alone?''
Yes; alone. 90 tonight, and alone" dc
\ bright flush mounted TO Horace so
Iargravc's pale face, and 4 vivid light
none in his handsome eyes. Iol
Alone, EilinOr? No, no. he said, Lie
my poor child, my ward, my helpless Sh
rphan girl, my little Scotch lassie of
lr good time gone, ! will protect You
4 this Journey, place You safely in the
ms Of your aunt, and answrrtO Henry
alton for my conduct. In this, at least,
lInor. | will be worthy of yoUr dead co
Tiers confidence. Make your arrange DC
rntS for your journey. Youhave your III
aid with yOU?'' no
:. Yes. Ellis. most excellent Great lnl
e. Then, tonight, guardian, by the ia ia
all train esS
d" | shall be ready. You must make n ma
Dur excuse to Sir Lionel, and leave 5h'
it'll as little explanation as possible. IaN
u rcrojrr' =
As EllinOr Dalton and Horace Mar OF OF
ave left the little boudoir, a gentleman tIC
a grcat-cOat, with q railway rug flung tn'
or his shoulder, strobe out on to the tu
race through the door of the conserv- Iat
DRY, and lighting cigar, paced for an IN
,out half an hour up and down the NJ;
ak at the side of the house, thinking rs
,cply. ne
CHAPTER V. ful
FROM LONDON TO PARIS. me
While dressing, Ellinor gave her rul
aid orders to set about packing i'm me
cdiately. Ellis, very solemn and hal
person, expressed no sur ant
Use, but went quietly to work, empty in
9 the contents of wardrObes into inn me
,rials, and fitting silvcr-tOpped bottles tell