The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-09-05
LORD
How He Proved Himself to Be
Better Than His Reputation.
CHAPTER I.

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Judge Gafney, although he professed
great love for American institutions.
was a snob. The sound of a title was
music to his soul. He spent u season
in England, and, during the time. be-
came perfectly enchanted with British
aristocracy. The Judges daughter,
Rose, was strikingly handsome; a tritle
s~cornful, 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 | didn't know but that some
one 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, | am
not in a hurry, for at best | look upon
marriage as a sort of surrender.
Yes, but all women should marry.
She may be a slave in marriage, but
without marriage she is nothing. an
very proud of you, Rose
Thank you, sir
Not at all. Ever since you were a
little girl-evcr since Your mother died
i have had almost the entire care OF
You 50 we have cause to be doubly at
tached to each other. Do you know
what | have long hoped? | have hoped
that YOU may marry an English Lord. y
You are not rich enough, father, to
render me so attractive.
Yes. but vuur beauty is rich enough.
Come now, don't blush. II can get
together enough money next spring |
shall 90 to England again and take yolI
with me, and | wager that you'll catch
one of the finest Lords Of the realm
perhaps | might not love him. faith
or.n
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 what every wOman says
In society Rose was. in consequence
of her fathers sn~obbishness, at a Il sad,
vantage. Nearly every n knew Of
her father ambitious scheme, and not
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 q
score of oilers. One of them remarked
In bet that's the Judges Lord, come
over to claim his own
II shouldn't wonder, - the clerk re-
Joined. Somebody ought TO 90 and
tell him
Shortly afterwards, the Judge entered
the hotel
..Judre,' said a miscellaneous fellow,
''do you see that man standing over
there9'
"Who, that tall, fine looking fel
low?'
Eyes. Who do You suppose he is?'
II have no idea.
s'II tell YOU. He is Lord GeOrg,
Alfonso sumner. of London. 1t is
limited that he has come over 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. II is
kind of secret mission, ] understand
He does not want any one 10 know
that he is a Lord"
"Are you acquainted with him.
'.No.'
II was in hopes you were. | wonlc
like to receive an Introduction to him.
The Judge was determined that moth
ing should prevent him from becoming
acquainted with Lord Sumner, so, wher
he thought that no one was watching
him. he approached the stranger, wht
had taken a seat on the balcony, ant
said;
"How do you do, sir?'
The man looked searchingly at tn,
Judge and then replied:
Very well, | thank you. Won
YOU sit down. inclining his heat
toward n chair.
Thank you, ! will sit down. FRS
let me introduce myself. | am Judge
Grafney.'
.'Mv name is Sumner replied the
man. They cordially shook hands
The Judge sat down.
"You are a stranger here, believe,
Mr.. Sumner"
Eyes, sir, have inst arrived
"How do You like our little town.
II am very well pleased with what |
have seen Of it,"
II am very glad to hear it sir, indeed.
but / am very sorry that our hotel
doesn't afford better accommodations. y
YES, that is very unfortunate
How long do you intend to remain
in this out-of-the way place, Mr., Sum
nerP'
II hardly know. | dislike very much
TO think that III be compelled to put