Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-18
viii follow. The opportunity has come.
Now is your chance Lay hold"
CHAPTER VIII.
now SOME ONE SIZED A CHANCE

graciously, 'swould you mind stepping on
4with my dnughteri I'll follow directly.
I'll first slip on my seal skinand hat"
She allowed Triptolema TO 20 most of
the way with the stranger. Trip looked
@harming; her color was heightened. Her
mothers words had kindled her fancy.
The gentleman at her side was good
Hooking, faultlessly dressed, polished in
manners, presumably rich--he talked Of
Beaufort court which he was rebuilding,
and man cannot build without money
certainly we'll born. He had duke in
Ms family. That was better than n
Bart. Trip put on her best graces; and
when Trip wanted TO be gracious she
Twas irresistible.
Mr.. Beaufort chatted pleasantly, nd
.mired everything, had fattering remarks
make to his companion, with whom
10 was really struck.
Ringwood house was of red brick,
large stately mansion, with long win
dows, plaster quoins, plaster corniceg
and vases and balustrades, which looked
well with tho old red brick.
Mrs. Redfern came up with her daugh
ter and Mr.. Beaufort before they reached
1.-THE back door.
Dear mer' said the gentleman, "this
= strikes me as the perfect ideal of o house.
II the interior arrangements are equal to
the exterior perfection shall take no
ION or two away with me. For my part,
Ilike neither comfort sacrificed to archi-
tectural design nor architectural beauty
neglected for internal comfort. shall
be most interested to see over this house."
The housckeeepr, Mrs. Podgings, was
accommodating. She liked to have
:hat with Mrs. Redfern. The butler YVES
gracious; he had a liking, indeed an I'M
pounded admiration for Trip, and vowed
no only wished he were ten years
younger to make her Mrs Thomson.
Whereat Trip was wont TO toss her pretty
bead.
81 fThe gentleman was invited along with
he ladies into the buffers private room.
ie must insist on their all returning
here after having been over the house
3and inspected tho pictures. He trusted
ykS light rejection there would be accept
BILE all around.
So Mrs and Miss Redfern and Mr.
Beaufort started on their round, con-
lucted by Mrs. Podgings. Fortunately
he family were out, the house was &C
essible in all parts. Mrs. Redfern was
nxious to see all the old rooms again
he had known so well, and take Mrs
'odgings' attention while the young
people talked together Mr.. Beaufort
: vas enchanted with everything. He ad-
nired the paintings, the porcelain, the
class, the curtains, carpets, furniture
everything was in admirable taste, and
most expensive.
But what fascinated him moro even
han the pictures and china was the per-
i ect arrangement of the house-so com
,act, so comfortable. He must ask per-
Mission to be allowed to make few
hugh sketch plans in his pocketbook for
is information and guidance in the
rection of Beaufort court, Gloucester
hire. The permission was at once &C
* orded him, and, pencil in hand, he drew
Ilans, and was too engrossed in them to
lay much to Trip.
At last when ali had been seen the party
eturned to the buffers room, where he
ad for them q bottle of dry Sillery.
ONE had been drunk at dinner the even
hg before, and bottle had been re-
eryed by the butler for his own particu-
n friends.
"Mr. Thomson" said Trip, putting on
or most coquettish manner, Knight Mr..
: Beaufort have sight of the silver wheel
arrowY'
Barrow Certainly" answered the
+ sdtler. Anything you ask, miss, must
Q complied with Then, explanatory
b the visitor, "You see, sir, Tottenham
logan life with q wheelbarrow, some
fifty years agone, and as an occasion of
elling the story, and showing how clever
man he has been, he has had two
Oxen little silver wheelbarrows made
! kolding glass salt cellars salt cellar to
- pch guest, you understand. Alta dinner
arty Tottenham never fails to tell the
tory apropos of the cellars. He's had
In the sides an inscription, 'Propera,'
thich take it, means Shove along"
~ don't think it," interrupted Mrs.
'sdfern, though I'm sorry to differ
bm you, Mr., Thomson. How PRO
ERA can mean shove along, beats me.
see clear enough what it signifies.
roper A means A one, and Mr.. Totem
nm means that whatever he has, from
Is pictures, his plate, down to his din
Sr and salt, is A one, and nothing that
AA't A one will suit him."
{. cit may be, Mrs. Redfern," said the
utter, blandly. But take it the Ian
uage is Latin. However, this is inter-
lpting my story. The missus, she don't
PARTICULARLY like Tottenhams Boosting of
10 oiiluAl DcBiliulnBSy SuC Is HlOIS UlRn III
Ter notions, and she always says an
side to the chief gent that took her In.
What Tottenham says must be taken,
ke the barrow, with salt He was q
hunger son, and the bulk of the property
'ent to the eldest H ecame off only
18th the barrow That is what comes of
Gr laws of primogeniture, which in a
vilized and Christian land ought to
done away with. >"
"And so they ought" threw in Mrs
edfern, "because l don't understand
othing about them"
"fBrt, " continued the butler, "about
nat inscription on the barrows. l know
nat Tottenham did not comb it ont of his
IS cad He asked tho rector, who is an
xford scholar to help him. Propcra is
hat 1t is. Now, Mr.. Beaufort, you can
clip us to the meaning. Shove along
seem rather vulgar, What does il
camp
"Sir, said Mr. Beaufort, graciously,
till see the plate itself can hardly de-
lac between you and Mrs Redfern.
te letters may be Greek or even He
rev. Suppose you allow me to look al
Iemi'
Certainly, SIR" said the butler, rising
tnHin1 his kava