The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-22
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sSaSea' ASotS Ne1! Nu,yiN.EDE
HAROLD JONES
"The answer came in due course. irol
his city Office:
'"My DEAR Joyrs:--0nly too delightc
10 do you q service. The town to While
YOU refer Is Chichester. ancienlly Gale
Reynum, whichtI need not tell you Is tn
Latin for kingdom; hence tho allusion
crown.
"Regnum stood on tho Stane street,
continuation OF tho Erlnino street, one
the fonr great Roman roads. It ra
through llalnaker and Dignora and pulboI
oupll md Billingshurst-
" read no tsorc, for the old fellow wen
on TO describe the whole course OF III
Stane street to London; but with a beam
iny face fprescnted myself ut Mrs. Mount
joys apartments.
"'Eureka!' | exclaimed as I entered
The town is Regnum, Miss Mountjoy, no,
known Us Chichester
"What followed need not be detailed
sulicit II to:say that | left their hotel tn
be.nthed Of Enid Mountjoy, subject Il
the approval OF papa.
$50 eager was | to learn the verdict 0
this chal court OF appeal that I Travelled t
England with Miss Mountjoy and he
mother, and put them into the train Ell
route for Il pleasant kentish village where
10 l was to 90 next week.
ut may be imagined that at the ia,
and hour named | wa ut the little rusti,
station.
"'Can you tell me where Mr.. Mountjo,
livcs?' | asked OF the station master.
"'Mountjoy, Sir-Mountjoyt Don'tknow
the nanle Ut all, and I've been here evel
since the line was opened replied the
official.
"a sudden chill came over INC. Had J
made Il mistake in the name OF the place
Was i: possible that there were two places
Of the: same name? A more horrible
thought came over mo which ! almost
blush to record. that I had been made the
victim OF u heartless hoax; that my god.
dcss was nothing but Il siren. Perish the
thought | muttered, and drew ont the
address Mrs. ,Mountjoy had given me.
'Nasebr, llarrietsham, Kent. and showed
it to the station master.
"'l.or, yes, Sir he exclaimed. Mr..
Smith lives there, he do. Left hand road,
Sir. just against the Old Pilgrim Road,
Sir
"But," 1'said, contuicd, "Mountjoy was
the name given me-"
"Werry likely, Sir said the official with
a grin, ii it was given by the mamma, Sir.
You see, Sir, she's very proud and 'igh,
Sir; you'll excuse my saving it, Sir. And
as the name OF Smith is rather common,
Sir, she allus travels by some swell name.
Last year it were itz.Simmolls, Sir. Its
all right, Sir
Greatly relieved, thanked the station
master and hastened along in the direction
indicated. In a short time l came to a
substantial looking old Queen Anne house
standing in its own grounds. l had
passed through the lodge gates
when hcard q wclLknown and we'll
beloved voice exclaim-
~"'liere he is, papal- here he isl and
all radiant with health and beauty,
appeared in company with-whom do you
"S,ni.h the Bore? 2" l hazarled.
hight you are saiI'Janes. "And 0
may imagine what q laugh we had over it
Oi course he accepted me rs his fu-
son.in-law, and I've never mad reason
since to regret that l formed a friendship
with the old fellow. And so you see, Il
he'd never had his hobby, I,sliould never
been able 10 keep Enid"
Sand when l come down to see you"
| said, II must be careful not to blurt out
anything about that Bore Smith Bel.