The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-30

udy INTO q SOIUeT DuJ less IdlItIllB
YES. But what he called his FAM
lily pride"-and that in reality was only
in~Ordinate self-love-forbade him to
listen to his good angels whisper, and
led him instead to his mother-and her
triumphant sympathy was very accept
able and soothing.
"Any man who had the honor Of Miss
G~ascoyne's acquaintance-whlch, l I'm
happy to say, l was fortunate in making
yesterday must answer as | do, that it
is lucky she is disengaged for the sake
of some other, who, l hope, will prove
worthier of her than your sonP p was
Lord R~avenscllffe's stern answer, as he
took his seat and cast a glance of with
ering contempt at the young gentleman
Of the house opposite.
Lord Ravenscliffe l' anne in much
establishment from Lady ToWnley,
while
"Ravenscliffe, what do you mean ?''
broke from Reginald, who half rose
from his chair, in mingled anger and
surprise.
Excuse me; it is a rule of mine
never to discuss any young lady in pub
lie. and especially n for whom | II
terrain such warm admiration and re-
spect," answered his lordship, with per-
haps more warmth in his manner than
he had intended to display. Then, turn
ing to Lady TOwnley, he continued
more quietly, in his usual tone, Il have
been enjoying your beautiful park since
five o'clock this morning. The views
| in It are exquisite ! All | had heard of
Irish scenery had not led me to expect
half its actual charms. You have some
good hotels in Oldfairs, l suppose, have
you not, TownleyP l am so infatuated
with the place that l have made up my
mind to stay here for a few weeks"
When it became generally known
among his friends and acquaintance
| that Lord Ravenscliffe-the flattered,
| tie admired, and most popular Lord
Rayenscliffe-was positively determined
t. give up all his English engagements
ard to bury himself alive, as they ex-
pressed it, for an indefinite period in an
IRISH county, this sudden freak of the
| PEI purti of the season proved quite a
nine days. wonder in his own set"
He must have fallen in with some
wild Irish girl /" declared the young la
| dies who had tried so hard and so vainly
| to win the best match in London during
the foregoing season.
Nonsense Rayensclitfe is no fool ~
| those of his own sex averred. Its
| some fishing caprice he has taken up
he'll soon tire of it,"
But, whatever the ''caprice" was
that held him captive in Ireland, Lord
Ravenscliffe did not tire of it. His
servants, by his orders, engaged the
| best rooms for HIM that the best hotel
could offer in Oldfairs 4; and here the
Earl took up his residence, to the min
gled surprise and annoyance of Lady
TOwnley and her son, and to the uumit-
igated delight and curiosity of the in
habitants of the town itself and of every
ore, gentle and simple within a ra-
dius of ten miles. His lordship's horses
and grooms, the princely II i'll
which he returned the entertainments
given for him by the garrison and the
neighboring gentry, won for him golden
opinions.
AS for the trout-fshing, which, with
a cOmical smile, he had allowed Lady
Townley and her friends to believe was
his chief object for remaining in Ire
land, it was plain that it was angling
of an ~altogether different description
that the young nobleman found 50 at
traCtive-and after a very few weeks
not the gossipsof Oldfalrs only but Lady
TOwnley and Reginald discovered this.
sit is impossible he is only amusing
himself with a pretty face !" her lady
ship at first declared, when Reginald
informed her one day that every one
had it that Ravenscliffe was in love
with Ada Gascoyne, adding, with much
chagrin-
"There is nothing else talked of
wherever l go, and he makes no at
tempt to conceal it himself, the officers
tell me, Captain Villiars of the Bays
you know, is his cousin ; and he spoke
to him about it, and asked if they were
to congratulate him, for at the barracks
Ada is no end of a favorite and Ra-
vensclitfe said he only wished there was
occasion for congratulations. Villiars
declares he VA saw a man SO desper-
ately in love. He is Away at the Gas
coynes', and he has brought a beautiful
thoroughbred owe expressly for Ada to
ride l met them out yesterday to-
gether, and, by Jove, he hardly saw me
passing, he was so wrapped up in her
And she gave me the coolest little nod
imaginable; but she looked most radi-
ant. | never saw her look so lovely.
Well, if she becomes a Countess, l sup
pose she will be very glad sue did not
accept me-"
But the difference in our rank is not
my only objection. There is another
obstacle, m more terrible. | have once
already told you what it Is, Lord Ra-
vensclife. Spare me the repetition !
You know TO what l allude. How
could a man in your position contem-
plate marrying a woman whose name is
stained as mine IS? No,,I must not be
selfish and | have learned so much of
the worlds pride within these last few
weeks Go away and forget me Be
lleye ME, it Is far wiser and safer to do
So"
Wiser aud safer to give up the
woman | love-whom indeed | loved
before l eyer saw herI l do not under
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