Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-23
CHAPTER v.
TUE poPPErooASGEIL

a bright spr.ng morning. The sun
light attracted thick haze from the
earth. and thrust IL aside as soon as IL
rose, 10 form n bluish-cream back
ground for the delicate pale green OF
the buds which CLEANED on the hedge.
rows aud the trees. The new vigor of
the year inspired the toilers i'm the fields
and by the waysides. and the sunlight
made life glad.
Maurice iclt light Of heart rs he
walked at u brisk pace along the main
avenue of the Eurrs Park; and when
overtakcu bv his father. who was driv-
ing. declined To take seat in the phae-
ton.
" You had better JOIN me-" said Mr..
Calthorpe. cor YOU will miss the op-
portunity of being among the first TO
show neighborly respect to the people
nj Hollyford."
What. has Cuthbert arrived?"
les, two days sooner than he eN-
pectcd. They have been travelling
everywhere during the last eighteen
months. and noN they mean to settle
down.
They? Has ne brought wife with
him. theu"
"Oh dear NO; il is his daughter who
Is with him have never seen her.
but the Colonel says she Is everything
he could desire his child To be-in which
case she must be paragon. for Won
know how careful he is of praise rs well
rs Of blame"
You seem To- have made up YOUR
mind tO think her so. at any rate. sir. 4"
"Wcll. yes; take his word for her
goodness and beauty. and know that
she j. an hciress l am ready
toadmire her. " answered Mr.. Calthorpe,
frankly. IL suppose you have no
business OF vital Importance demanding
your immediate attention, and so I do
not see why YOU should deny Cuthbert
the pleasure ot seeing you to say moth
ing of the pleasure To yourself of max
ing the acquaintance of his daughter "
Every well. was the laughing re-
sponse, IL shall go to see-the
Colonel
lie knew that his father would not
have been so desperately eager about
his Introduction to Miss Cuthbert If she
had not heen an only child and an heir
'ess. Mr.. Calthorpe smiled. too. con-
graduating himself that he managed
things admirably bv openly acknowl-
cdgng his interest in the Colonel 5
daughter. He Uds DESTROYS that the
Young people should be brought to-
gcthcr rs early rs possible under favor
able conditions for each to make an
agreeable impression on the other.
There was no time like the present; she
was fresh from foreign travel. probably
her heart glowing will anticipations of
the pleasures of her new home. and
ready to like anything and anybody as
sociatcd with II and with her father.
Maurice was now apparently heart-free.
and the strain he had lately put upon
himself being relaxed. he would be sus-
ceptible To- the charms OF n handsome
and intelligent woman. Frequent op-
portunitics OF meeting--which could be
easily arranged without any appearance
OF forcing would do the rest. The
whole course was beautifully simple and
clear to the stratcgical eyes of Mr.. Cal
thorpe
Maurice understood his fathers cal
culauons. and consequently the pros.
poet 81 an introduction To Miss Cutb.
bert was not such n strong inducement
To visit HOllyiOrd rs IL ought TO hava
been to him. But he wishe To- see the
Colonel; and So he consoled himself
with the rejection that he was not
bound To become woOer; and besides.
awoman might be lovable although She
was an heircss, and a woman might
love him although he was poor. He
feared however. that no such happv
combination Of circumstances wouid
over fall To his lot Indeed. his position
rendered u almost impossible; for the
mere fact thara lady possessed fort.
une reminded him too painfully that
his attentions might be misiniernrefed
and reused something like an uucon,
scious prejudice against her.
Hollyford House was n plain mh-
stantial-looking building, which had