New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-29

sUodod NV her mother to face the storm which silo
knew was brewing. She came aud curtso'ihs io"'
said demurely:
Uncle am here. . ,.voor nv
Cousin there business going on potwo9 9 o uy
son and you altogether against tne Mn Of Won
narentS and il YOU go on it Will ne tno 'd i o.,
both for | shall never give wav 10 w. ond thcre
nlawful for cousins german TO MARI az" no n oood
fore if YOU will now lay IL aside sha 10 49, ~,
tn q, you and take care to provide you httlhg
husband . ,,o,, ,,o,nnr In imply
that she rebelled against her uhcieS P"'ioA'''"s
aSr II il zone SO far that think my cousin VIII
not consent TO what you propouhu V"I' ,b,nL he
willing, | shall not be against it-yet 1 'n'hN no
Sir Georpe interpreted Anncs aoswer favorah ,
IN his own views and on his return h1ho scnt tor
his sou told han that he had seen Anne a''' Nv,
mniher and that the girl, finding the marriage so
dIstasteful TO her uncle ana her mother was Nhlns
10 break oil the engagement 49,,
George looked Goubtiuy nj ms ialher'
is she so he asked. -. =, nat,
Yes: really. do not sec hut she may W. ttoi
suaded 10 il, and so l would have YOU Tor, 'oi
Won if Won 20 IL will he the rum OF You I'i Ia
Shall never give consent that You two St ,I Io
married together for do. aud ever 1Iu' aunul ~
n,arr;a,rc ~ rousns-pcrman rs u thing unlawful
Perhaps this familiarity NAV nave sulio nav 80 go
tied your affections to ono anolher, nnu o, En-
for the present | would have You Iorpo"i gums w
her. and that will lessen IT, ., ,rdf,I
or ignorant OF the adaee that a9senCS lent
heat grow fender. For some DAYS G9orSo c EoPt
away from Liugsted and noped ABOUT Lees C ~,
the very picture of detected lover puI i i
do Ianne had 10 mind that her daughter snolu ioso
rho chance of making eligible matcn, anu
note from Anne had the effect OF speedily Drlnglng
George back to her, overloyed with INC as'u'an00
that her love was still unchanged. >.
HIS sweetheart would have had INN keep MS
visits secret from his father but George was oil
too frank and manly nature 70 r 10 eor any that bo
purpOsed visiting his cousin Anne at Li"gsted
The Knight was VeXed and annoyed, but cOncealed
Lis feelings, and made no objection TO his sons
desrc An bOur after George had started how
ever bis father followed him to LingStcd' and then
ensucd the scene with which our tale opened, when
Mistress dc Laune threw off the mask ana declared
war TO the knife against her brother
For the first time in their lives Sir George scndes
and his eldest son estTanged. The master OF
Lees Court was bitterly mortified and wounded ~
his sons obstinacy, and looked with horror ana
disgust at the prospect OF George ntdIGe to
principles and his pride That the lad was the
victim of two designing women Sir George never
donbted, and he had sufficient knowledge OF human
nature to he aware that any summary ana stringent
exercise of his paernal authority wouid probably
but precipitate the catastrophe when ne oDgTt 10
avert He must meet the enemy with sdDtler
weanons and try if. for once, "a mans wit were
not a match for a womans go .
The remedy which. after long deliberation, sug-
pested itself TO Sir George was desperate one, puU
desperate diseases require desperate remedies
Apout mouth after the events already recorded
n visitor arrived at Lees Court who was a stranger
In most OF the inmates 1t was Sir Georges
brother Dudley dashng soldier OF fortune VINO
had fought III the great continental wars under
Gnstavus Ado lphus and Sir FraGcis We're. and whose
sword had done yeUmanS service l0r MIG ChaIles
at NaseOy and MarstOn Moor and Worcester.
Dudley SOndeS was perfect type of the registering
Cavalier a handsome, reckless. dissipated dare
devil with all the fascinating accomplishments OF
a finished man of the world. ltiS advent caused
strange conmotlOn III the quiet, decOIOus Ire Oh
Tees Cont for Re had small respect for the rell-
gions side of his brothers character ana MS ways
utterly at variance with the plo9s ROUTINE
1tflaf lnt slft41
thelrss the knight seemed heartily glld to see MS
brother and welcomed him with e1uslve cordlanty
As for the two young men they were charmou VIII
their uncle. Ills stories OF adventure by li"od ana
field his gossip of the court ana the camp EN-
chAnted them. The SCARED anu grZzied warrior
vino could quail cup OF Wlne troii ulIbklhg
song or MARBLE a love lay with equal GnstO was
hero to these two Youths. and they worshlpped MIN
with an enthusiasm worthy OF better OBJECT 10
George the rOllIcking soldier seemed TO take par
tcular fancy and at last one day prOp0unded TO MS
nephew suggestion:
wv hat sayest thUu, lad to spend month or Two
in the company of an old campaigner ana NlSlt a
few good fellows of the right QualItytrue stlcklers
to the Cause-up al d down England
Georges face frightened at the thought There
was nothing IN the wide world, lie declared, that
he would relish half so mucn. But his 1ather.
How 10 get his consent
Trust me for that, lad replied the Jolly soldier;
and to Georges surprise the Knight made no oblec-
ton Whatever, bat expressed his pleasure that MS
son should see the world under so experienced
mentor. so the heir OF Lees CouIt set 81 WIN MS
gallant uncle on a :OuT of pleasure. But before
thew started Sir George and his brother had an IN
tcrview in private.
Won need said the knight gravely; but keep
within bounds aud tempt not the boy INTO vice or
extravaganza. Only, prlthee, Get this gir out OF
his silly head and will he thy grateful servant I'LL
Trust me. brother, for driving lad ont Of the
meprims | warrant be shall have forgotten his
cousin Anne and have been dozen times IN love
and out of il before bring him back
Sir Georges heart half mISgaye him as the light
words and careless laugh OF bis brother Jared upon
his ears, but he consoied himself with the reflection
that the lad sound Mt the core to take much
HARM and, alter all, anything WIS better than mar
Tiage with a paupcT cousin. Inc unconscious Cd
iect OF this family plot. therefore, was dismissed
with a blessing ana wel-liiled purse to he culeI
Of his love sickness by the Joyial distractions oil
Freeman had a wild longing to accompany them,
mt If did not suit sir George To consult Freeman
wishes on that or any oiher SUBJECT ana inc
younger was lett to eat his heart cut "th envy
at nome.
Six months elapsed before George Sondcs returned
TO Lees Court and he came back changed MAI
cured with IA vengeance, but at what cost! SIR
George " as filed with rem olse as he looked AT he
once handsome. open lace blOtchcd ana cOaroened
with marks Of dissipation and noted lie SWaggeT-
ing r0ystcriug manners which were such laWqTy
substitute for the Old simple gayety. Uncle dudley
had done his work too well. lie nad transformed
the lad into a faint replica OF himself Ana IL was
actually with a shudder that SIR George heard his
son laugh cyncally III his cali love Tor his cousin
Anne lie Laune.
Il would not for ten thousand pounds have been
married to her. sad the young man Tor could
not have loved her a month to an end.
There was an almost brutal irankness about the
ayowal which shocked the father, though II assured
linn that his object had been secured aud that there
v1s no fear now OF his heir throwing himself away
upon a pennilcss cousin.
Anne and her mother, ignorant OF the change
which had come over tho ne-abSent lover, hoped
10 entangle him again. But George went over to
Linrsted and treated his aunt and cousin IN such
cov lfar
tbeir hold over him was gone But Mistress do
lime had two strings to her bow If the elder
son was not to be caught there was still the
eerroneonslv believed HIN to he the heir to a
thousand a year in his own right.
So the crafty dame set her wits to work TO secure