Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-07-06
FOR ETTER, FOR WORSE.

tel at Whitecliff two ladies sat III con,
versation, unheeding, because unaware
of listener behind the closed blinds
of window Eear them. Not an in.
territorial listener, for he was deeply
absol bed in newly arrived letter,
when the sound of his own name at
tracted his attention. One of the pret.
ty young matrons was speaking and
said:
81 can't imagine how such spark.
ling, brilliant woman as Mrs. Lancaster
ever came to marry that solemn piece
of granite, Edward Lancaster"
"Solemn piece of granted One of our
most profound scholars, Edith. A
thorough gentleman, too, and veiy
wealthy"
"Wealthy" repeated the first speak
er. 81 suppose that accounts for it,
She married him for his money, of
course"
"And spends it royalty. l can't i'm
agine Edith Lancaster without the sur
roundings of money. Her dresses, her
jewels, her carriage seem a very part
of her."
"But she would be beautiful in a
print dress and straw hat"
"Here she comes now in her new
yachting dress. Is she not lovely"
The dark eyes behind the closed
blinds followed the same direction as
those of the two ladies. Coming to.
ward the hotel was merry party, who
had been On the water for several
hours, and prominent in the group of
pretty women, was a tall, slender bru.
nette, in jaunty dress of blue cash
mere with gilt buttons and a broad hat,
from underneath which could be seen
a face of exquisite beauty. The per-
feet oval shape, the clear. olive COM
plexion and crimson cheeks, the regu.
lar features and large dark eyes, were
all in an Oriental style; while the mass
es of purple black hair needed no arti-
fetal additions to wreath the small,
shapely head with heavy braids.
She was chatting merrily, and laugh
ing, as she talked, as if youth and hap,
piness were personified in her beauti'
full face.
The man who watched her from the
closed blinds was tall, broad shouldered
and strong-featured. His hair, thick
and curling, was iron-gray, and piled
high above bis massive forehead; his
eyes were deep.set, but very large and
full of earnest expression. Not Q
handsome man, but one whose air Of
distinction was undoubted-a man who
would be noticed in any assemblage ol
men.
As he watched the radiant figure il
the sunlight, coming toward him, thu
shadow on his brow grew deeper every
moment till, with groan, he rose ant
went to his own room, closing the dool
behind bin.
There was a little resemblance Il
granite in his face as he paced up ant
down his room. 1t worked convul
sively, and the emotions that in wo
man would have been vented in pas
sionate tears found expression only il
an occasional sigh that was groan
,aars " bic i;fa a. % ha naIt 1 od ''. ~ 20" an'
down. Until that time he had been
scholar only. With large wealth, in
herited from his father, he had devoted
himself to theacquisition OF knowledge
living in his library, except when h
travelled, always in pursuit of som
light upon favorite science or study
His money matters were arranged b.
lawyer, and his household affairs b
a housekeeper, while books were hi
world.
From this scholarly seclusion at tn
age of forty.hve he was awakened by
call of friendship, being summoned b
an old schoolmate who besought him t
become guardian to a very moderat
fortune he was about to leave to hi
onlv child. Obeying this summon,
Edward Lancaster found his frien