Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-24
LORD SUMNER.
CHAPTER I.

was snob. The sound of title was
music to his soul. He spent a season
in England, and, during the time, be-
came perfectly enchanted with British
manners and especially with British
aristocracy. The judges daughter,
Rose, was strikingly handsome;
trifle scornful, perhaps, but still won
derfully attractive. She had been
taught that nothing in America was
good enough for her. One day, just
after she had attained her eighteenth
year the Judge said to her:
"Rose. have you ever thought about
getting married."
mot very seriously, father"
"You have had greal deal of COM
pany. and l didn't know but that
some one of your many admirers had
succeeded in impressing YOU.
"No, have never been very deeply
impressed. There is plenty of time
for me to think of getting married. /
am not IN a hurry, for at best look
upon marriage as sort of surrender"
"Yes, but all women should marry.
She may be n slave in marriage but
without marriage she is nothing. l
am proud of you, Rose.
Thank you, sir. "
"Not at all. Ever since you were a
little girl ever since your mother
died. have had almost the entire
care of yon; so we have cause to BIO
doublv attached to each other. Do
you know what have long hoped?
have hoped that you may marry an
English lord"
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/ to render me SO attractive"
"Yes, but your beauty is rich
enough. Come now don't blush. If
i can get together enough money next
spring shall 60 to England again
and take you with me, and l wager
that you'll catch one of the finest
lords of the realm"
Perhaps l light not love him, ia
Their"
"What! not love a peer? Nonsense.
Your aim must be to compel him to
love you"
II have sometimes thought that /
can never love anybody"
That's what every woman says"
In society Rose was, in consequence
of her fathers snobbishness, at dis
advantage. Nearly every one knew
of her fathers ambitious scheme, and
not a few people were mean enough to
slyly twit the girl.
One evening a rather distinguished
man stopped at the village hotel and
wrote the following on the register,
George Alfonso Sumner, London,
England" The characteristic sigma
ture was shortly afterward viewed by
score of idlers. One of them re-
marked:
I'm bet that's the judges lord,
come over to claim his own"
IL shouldn't wonder" the clerk re-
joined. Somebody ought to go and
tell him."
Shortly afterwards, the Judge enter
ed the hotel.
Judge" said IA miscievous fellow,
lido you see that man standing over
thereP'
"Who, that tall, fine looking fell
lowP"
Eyes. Who do you suppose he tsp"
81 have no idea.
"pll tell you. He is Lord Geor re
Alfonso Sumner, of London. 1t is
limited that he has come over in the
interest of his government, to see
about certain railroad bonds"
"1hat SOP" the judge with great
concern asked.
That's what they tell me. 1t is a
kind of secret mission, l understand.
He does not want any one to know
that he is lord"
"Are. you acquainted with himP"
mo"
II was in hopes you were. would
like to receive an introduction to
him."
The Judge was determined that
nothing should prevent him from be-
coming acquainted with Lord Sumner,
SO, when he thought that no one was
watching him, he approached the
stranger, who had taken q seat on the
balcony, and said:
''How do you do, sirP"
The man looked searchingly at the
Judge and then replied;
Every well, i thank you. Won't
you sit DOWN." inclining his head to-
ward a chair"
THANK you, / will sit down. First
let me introduce myself. am Judge
GrafDcy."
my name ~ Sumner" replied the
man. They cordially shook hands.
The judge sat down.
You are a stranger here, believe,
Mr.. Summer"
Yes, sir, have just arrived"
"How do you like our little town.
81 am very well pleased with what
have seen of it."
81 am very glad to hear 1t, sir, in
deed, but | am very sorry that oul
hotel doesn't afford better accommo-
dations."
yes, that is very unfortunate.
"How long do you expect to remain
in this out-of-the.way place, Mr.. Sum
nerP"
Il hardly know. dislike VERY
much to think that Ill be compelled