The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-29
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steyped forward vi:h . e hat over.
wrought -four sh OF ~politcness-
Il believe ] have the pleasure OF ad-
dressing Mr. Trcga-then?" Tregarshen
bowed. nrd tae stranger fourished his
hat to his head. and fourished hs hand
kerchief ont Of his pocket 81 have nc.
tee honor Of being personally known 70
YOU. SIR. but my father Wa. your r..
sI,ecned fathers solici;or-Nr. Penru.a.
Of Gorbay. have dared TO trespa>s in
order TO obliye these ladies aud gentle
men with a sight Of Tr.gartaen Caste"
Il remembe; your father. sir sad
Tregarthen. a little con!usedly. ..and
you are quite welcome here II was
strange. he thought. that in 20 Little
while his absence from the common
haunts Of men should have cost him 50
mach in saroir-fatrs. If vour fr ends
would care 10 see the interior O: ;ha.
house | shall be happy 10 admit them
Prsy introduce me
Mr.. Penruth was obviously delighted
and was honored by Tregarthen's ala
bIi:ty. The last representative If the
great local family was not rich. as the
times go. but he had a background; .
fact TO which people who have no back
ground are apt 10 attach a superstitio,s
value. The solicitor :iourishcd through
the in,roduct;ons. and Tregarthen
caught no name until he faced the LADY
he had supposed u lie Miss Churchill
Miss farmcr.' said Mr.. Penruth-
..Gorbay's chief Mr.. Ire
g~arthen-"
The girl flushed IT this for a moment
with a look O. anger. but she bowed TO
Trrrarthen a. If he had been q squire
o! low degree and she a princess. Ii
crossed him that she was not 20 plain
a. he had fancied. Mr.. Pcnru,h was
persuaded that he had sad the right
thing in the right way and got through
the remaining introdUctions with III
creased ease and glibne-s-
III We may have your permission 10
visit the castle" he began. when the
ceremony was over 1rcgarthen cut
him short with . dry Certainly and
fell into a talk with tire lady Of the
voice. She seemed charv a. first Of
letting the voice be heard. but by and
by. a. the sight OF the picturesque old
ruins and remnants OF Tregarthcn's
house, she warmed. The dim family
portraits. the arms and arInor. the
lack oak of walls. ceilings and fur
niiure delighted her, and she took no
less interest in the gray walls from
which trees spang. the broken arches
window-spaces opening on blue air. II
what had once bceS the fanny GEong-
hold In a ease Ike this il Is prY.ans
less important To note what 4 charming
woman SAYS than how she SAWS IL Her
commonplaccs were commonplace
enough. but they dropped On 1,o
gar!hcn's ears 80 pleasantly that hs
would rather haze listened 10 them
than 10 much learning and wisdom.
She was charmingly dressed in 4
fashion which Is now deserycily stig-
ma.izcd as ugly. Tregarthen thought
he had rarely seen ANYTHING SO digni-
fled Yet SO gentle ~ her carriage. and
the singular. soft fascinat on Of her
voice grew upon him more and more.
When the rounds were finished the
host proiiercd to his guests some slight
refrcshment. which the Gorbay solicitor.
in behalf of self and friends. declined
with many iiourishes of humility and
UEttiliiut- UHtl lltH ~1S Nelilliio loE
it but 10 permit them to retire. though
he would willingly have deta ned oDe
of them 4 little longer. When they had
gone. the young gentleman was guilty
of what he felt To he "A meanness. lie
stationed himself at his bedroom VIM
dow. and thence, by mean, of q single
barreled opera-glasS which had be-
longed t. his mother. he KEEP, che lady
of the vol C in sight until sh. sad her
companions had entered the poat in
which they had arrived. and the Little
vessel. being pushed of. disappeared
behind the cliffs
TreSarthcn did not resume his studies
that evening with anything like his Gus
tomary gusto- A commoner malady
than the old one had clapred him o N
the shoulder. HIS books la spread
about his Library table. and now md
then he fingered the leaves of one OF
another Of them. and even read 4 pas.
Il 9 in which he found no nearing.
That wa not at all IN uncommon thing
n the best Of times but il generally
arose from the fact thst there WIS no
meaning tn hc found. whereas nov tho
main reason was that he lrouChS no
understanding TO his reading.