The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-17

Sunbury; she could not yet bring herself
to believe that he was in earnest.
"You must remember the story of Yer
non of Llanarth better than /, since you
are older than l. You were in the world
at the time and l was boy"
IL have no recollection" said his sister
coldly. annoyed at the allusion to her in
creasing years.
'You will have, if You think moment.
He was very clever and popular man,
great scholar, and rich-all the family are
rich-and he gave up everything he pos
sessed, wholly. voluntarily, and with mag
nitcent magnanimity, TO dover the
widows and orphans OF 400 men who were
drowned by an underground river burst
ing into a coal mine which he possessed in
South Wales. He considered that he had
been to blame in never visiting property
which was on a portion 6f his lands, and
tnat II he had gwen more personal atten-
ton TO it his engineers anu superintendents
would have been more vigllant, and the
catastrophe might not have occurred, as
the weakness of the side next the river
would have been known and provided
for. The mine itself was totally destroyed,
of course-an immense loss to him;
and he gave UP all the rest OF his fortune
to provide for over a thousand helpless
people. Everyone called him a madman;
but neither the world nor his family
changed his intentions. He disappeared
from society, and has maintained himself
ever since, believe, by writing for scien-
tifc and historical reviews and other
learned works. When heard his name
! rememberered the generosity and quix-
otism OF an action which | very much adj
mired in my boyhood."
1T was no more than his duty" re-
marked Lady Sunbury. coldly, when his
enthusiasm was spent.
"And how many of us do our duty?"
said Guilderoy "And is it not always
easy to find sophistries which will relieve
us OF 1t? / do not believe either that il
was anything so cold as sense of duty;
it was a gentleman's instinct to suffer any
thing rather than let others suffer through
him."
The heritage OF such fine and sensitive
honor as Vernon's seemed to Guilderoy
the richest dover that any young girl
could bring with her to any race; and he
said so with some vehemence and re-
proach.
you are always Athenian in knowing
what is right" said Lady Sunbury, dryly.
Certainly YOU would be the last man on
earth to do anything in any way similar"
Il do not presume to pretend that [
should. But if there be one thing which
l admire more than another" said Guild
eroy, angrily, ''it is men who sacrifice
themselves to what they consider the du-
ties of property. John Vernon did it;
Aubrey does it; do not do it because |
have neither the force of character nor
the strength of belief which would move
me to do it, But l admire it; and when |
saw John Vernon to-day, / saw a hero"
Because the hero has good-looking
daughterw
What disagreeable person you can
be, Hilda!"
"When / do not fatter you"
"NO. / detest flattery; when you
throw cold water on any rare enthusiasm
which may be fortunate enough TO revive
in ones chilled soul"
"You are generally enthusiastic when
you have seen a new face which pleases
you for the moment"
"Here it was courage that pleased me
quite as much as beauty"
"He has been here ten years, and the
cottage is rented at forty pounds" con-
tInued Guilderoy with anger at himself.
''He must have paid me actually four hun
dred pounds Good heavensl A man to
whom should have been charmed and
honored to give the best estate that l pos
sess rent free"
"Many things may happen on our prop
critics that we regret, if we never inquire
into what is done on them, said his sister
coldly.
pray spare me a sermon had one
yesterday from Aubrey, and one from his
child to-day. After all, Mr.. Vernon would
certainly not consent to live rent free,
however much | wished it; and had
been aware he was there, perhaps he
would not have stayed. He viii know no
one. they say"
Gall is for the best, no doubt" said
Lady Sunbury in a tone which strongly
suggested the contrary. eff he had known
the county people like a reasonable being,
bis daughter would not have been likely
to interest you by her adventures"
When the morning came she declined
to go to Christslea.
"Whatever follies he may commit now
or hereafter, they shall not have my coun-
tenance," she said to herself in that spirit
OF which women of her character consider
the display to be due to their dignity and
their families. Guilderoy restrained a
passionate inclination to use the same Ian