New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
AN EPISODE IN HIGH LIFE.

- l.
Sir Henry Vardon. K.C.B.. electrician to the Adj
,,rraltv whose title, everybody Knows vas
yaletted some six weeks since Is At this moment the
4,,oest living mem Der of the British knighthood
he n now only inst thirty ana he has oolalIeu liz
ore>enu high distinction by those remarhaoIe III
yenton- of his IN the matter OF electrical signaling
aud lighthouse arrangements which have been 20
0,,cb = lked about IN Nature this year, ana Whlou
gained him the gold medal OF me hoya, ooc 80 ~
ISL Lady ardOn = one OF Jue youngest az;
prettie,t hostes-cs ia London. ana IL you Noilu
rrr 10 hear the history OF their couItsulp mere j.
When Harry NardOn lett OAIOlN Chly SVEN
vears AGO none of his friends could imagine WIiab
he meant by throwing mp all rs chances OF I'M
,-s-s,tr s,cSess The son OF poor country parsou
In Devonshire. VINO had strained his Aitie income
10 the uttermost TO send HIN 10 college afdoh ol
Napdaeu bal done credit 10 bis father ana h'lhSeI
in all the schools he gained the best demyshP oI
his year got hrst 10 cla>sical Ilous'' anu t10iI
uuaccouutablv took to reading science, IL "hlcu
he earned everything before him. At the eho OF
lis tour years. he Wa ked INTO a Scientlh' ieuoW-
So, ~ BalIoi as "a matter of course; and then,
alter twelve months residence he suddenly sur
,r1 me world of oxford by accepting a tutorshlp
H. the Young Earl of surrey AT that time AZ you
doubt 'e>s remember, minor. aeed ahout si4tceu'
But Harry \ardOu had good reasons OF ms own
for rakiup this futOrShip. six months al'er Ne
became fellow of Balhol, the old vicar naq dled
UNEXPECTEDLY. leaving Ills only OtheT ch4d EdIIh
alone and unproyIaed foI. as was indeed hhiuIa!
for the expenses of Harry's college lie had quIIe
tsn mn the ulearre savings Of twenty years at
Little Hinton. IN OIder TO pT0Elde nome Ioi
LI'+h - wa. necessary that Harry should md
sometbrp or other 10 do which would pun- III an
;Tlneiiate income School-masterins. that refuge
nj tine destitute graduate. was not intch 10 MS
mind: ami SO when the senior tutor OF bOhliace
wrote little note 10 ask whether ne Wouu Cur 10
accent the charge of a cut noblemdn, as De CisIe-
spectfuIly phrased H. Harry luinprd at the Ouer'
aud took the proposed salary oi -fVV year WIN
Tie greatest aIacrity. That would far more than
s,lttice for all EdItLs simple needs. and ht him,eI
could i've upOn the proceeds OF BIS fellow snip De-
sides finding time TO continue ms eieculcal re-
searches For 1 VIII not disguise we IacO ILaI
Harry only accepted the cub LObleman a. "a stop
car and that lie meant even then Z" MAKE I.s lot-
,nn f., thr end hv those splendid electrical. dlscOV-
ere. which Will undoubtedly immortaAze lis
name In future ages.
made: and the surrey people who were poor Tor
their station had Just gone down 10 co.'s i"'a
Abbey the family seat, n the valley OK the Axe,
near Searou You have visited The house, daresay
open TO visitors every tuesday, Wnen the family
is absent Inc -Omew bat moderulIeo Man7lcn,
with some good perpendicular work about 10 sui,
in spite oi the havoc wrought ID 10 by lingo Jones,
who converted the chapel and Teiectory of the old
C-teTcIau, INTO banquet-ns-lau ana ballroom i0r
the urst Lord surrey o. inc present creation II
was lovely weather when Harry NardOn went
down there md the Abbey; and the terrace and
the park and the heautllu valley beyond were
looking th ir Vers best Harry iel IN love with the
view AT once and almost fell III love with the n
mates too at the iIrst glance.
Lady surrey. the mother, was sitting on a garden
seat ID front of the house rs tie carriage WhIch
met him at ColyfOrd station drove up 10 the door
She was much younger aud more Deautlfu than
Harry had al al expected. lie had pictJred the
d0wager 10 himself as stately old ladv of SIXTY,
with white HAIR and grad manner. instead q
which he found himself lace 10 lace with Well
preserved beauty of something less than forty, not
above medium height. and still strklnglN pretty ~
round faced mature but very delicate fashion. she
hadwavy chestnut haIr regular features, an EXQUISITE
set OF pearly teeth. full cheeks whose natural roses
woe nerhars lust "A tIiile increased by wholly
upgraceful art. and. above el, lovely complexion
cute unspOut yet by yeaEs size " a. dressed as
such person should Ice dressed, with no attectatlon
Of erl,huess but IN the style that best shows of
ripe beauty and a womanly figure Harry was
ALWAYS a very ImpresslOndDie fellow ana really
believe that If Lady Surrey had been alone he
would have fallen over head anu ears ID love Will
her at first sight
falling In love AT once with Lady surrey and that
was the gir " no sat hali-reclnng on uger-skln
at ner feet. with a little sketchlng tablet on her
Ian lie could hardly take full stock OF the mo her
because he was - busy looking at the daaehter ds
well I shall not attempt 10 describe Lazy GLADYS
llurant: all pretty girls tall under one OF s)me half
dozen heads. Emu descr ptlon at best can really 40
10 more tEan CLASSIFY them. LauN ,'ldol : neioiEcU
To- the tail aud graceful arstocratlc class. and sue
was good specimen of The type at seventeen. Not
thai Harry NardOn iel III love with her al once; ne
Was really IN the pleasing condition OF Captain
Macheath too much engaged ID looking at two
,r-trv women to be cauabie even mentally of
making choice between them. Mother ana
daughter were both almost equally beautiful. each
IL her own distinct style.
The countess half rose TO greet hint il cOnde-
scenslOn on the part OF "a countess to notice the
tutor az all | believe; but though au DO lover of
lords myself l wall DO the Durants the Justice 10
say that their treatment Of Harry was always the
very kndlest chat could possibly he Xpected from
reople vi their ideas and tradlt ous
Air NaruOu she said lnterrOgatlvsy, as she
held out her hand 10 the new tutor. Harry bowed
assent I'm glad you have such lovely day TO
make vorr first acquaintance with COIyiOrd. Its
a pretty place isn't ~ GLADYS this Is Mr. Nardon:
WHO is kindly going to take charge OF surrey iOr as
I'm afraid yOn don't know mat you're going 10
undertake.; said GLADYS. smiling and holding out
her hand He's dreadful pickle. DO yOo KNOW
tins part of the world before Mr. NardOn
Not lust hereabouts.' Harry answered; my
fathers parish was IL North DsVon, put kno" the
greater part Of the county very well.
That's a good thing said gladys quickly
we're all Deyonshlre people here. and we believe
IL the county with all our hearts. ! wish surrey
took his title from II. It's 80 absurd TO take your
title from place you don't care about only because
you've got land there. l love DeyonshlIe people
best OF any
Mr.. Nardon would probably Ike to see his
rooms said the countess. Parker, will you show
Inn upP
The rooms were everything that Harry could
wish. There was a prettIly furnished slttng-room
Tor himself OF the 'front.' looking across the terrace,
with a view OF the valley and the sea IN the dl--
lance There was study next door for tutor and
puph 70 Work IN; theie a cheerful little bed
1OoiH behind and downstairs at the back there
vas tAs Large bare Toom for which Harry had