Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18
LORD SUMNER.
How He Proved Himself to Be
Better Than His Reputation.
CHAPTER 1.

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great love for American institutions,
was a snob. The sound of a title was
music to his soul. He spent a season
in England, and, during the time, be-
came perfectly enchanted with British
aristocracy. The Judges daughter,
Rose, was strikingly handsome; a trifle
scornful, perhaps, but still wonderfully
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."
Not very seriously, father"
"You have had a great deal of COM
pany, and I didn't know but that some
n of your many admirers had sue
ceeded in impressing you"
"No, | have never been very deeply
impressed. There is plenty of time for
me to think of getting married, 1 am
not in a hurry, for at best L look upon
marriage as a sort of surrender"
Eyes, but all women should marry.
She may be a slave in marriage, but
without marriage she is nothing. I am
very proud of you, Rose"
"Thank you, SIR"
'.Not at all. Ever since you were a
little girl-ever since your mother died
Il have had almost the entire care OF
you; so we have aus to be doubly at
tached to each other. Do you know
what | have long hoped? l have hoped
that you may marry an English Lord
''You are not rich enough, father, to
render me so attractive"
''Yes, but your beauty is rich enough.
Come now, don't blush. If can get
together enough money next spring ]
shall go to England again and takeyou
with me, and l wager that you'll catch
one of the finest Lords of the realm"
perhaps l might not love him, faith
en-"
"What! not love a peer? Nonsense.
Your aim must be to compel him to
love YOU"
Il 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 a disad'
vantage. Nearly every II knew o.
her fathers ambitious scheme. and no;
a few people were mean enough to sly
ly 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 8
score of idlers. One Of them remarked
''1'll betthat's the Judges Lord, come
over to claim his own"
II shouldn'twonder," the clerk re.
Joined. Somebody ought to go and
tell him"
Shortly afterwards, the Judge entered
the hotel
Judge" said a mischievous fellow,
edo you see that man standing over
there?"
who, that tall, fine looking fel,
iowp"
Eyes. Who do you suppose he tsp
81 have no idea"
''I'n tell you. He is Lord George
Alfonso Sumner, of London. 1t il
hinted that he has come yer in the in.
terest of his Government, to see about
certain railroad bonds"
''That SOP" the Judge with grea'
concern asked.
''That's what they tell me. 1t is 8
kind of secret mission, 1 understand
He does not want any one to know
That he is a Lord"
"Are you acquainted with him?"
<.No."
II was in hopes you were. l would
like to receive an introduction to him.
The Judge was determined that moth.
ing should prevent him from becoming
acquainted with Lord Sumner, so, when
he thought that no one was watching
him, he approached the stranger, who
had taken a seat on the balcony, and
said:
''How do you do, sir?"
The man looked searchingly at the
Judge and then replied:
Every well, l thank you. Won't
you sit DOWN." inclining his head
toward a chair.
''Thank you, l will sit down. First
let me introduce myself. l am Judge
Grafney."