Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-04
THE BURNING or lLLNGSFORO HOUSE.



}eaxk be late Allingsford Bouse, which
81 iAe one | am speaking OF, was not.
l}sI& on The other hand, the park Was one
IL Nc nobest IA England, and contained
eesf.e splendid shooting. The kennels
nlSp 81 DO great distance from the house,
4tre renowned both near and far Add
to4his that tho house was built Of red
k*;ek and fully insured, and perhaps
you Viii not feel 30 very much bouihcd
when | nsk YOU 90 come with me aud
barn IL, for that j. what mean 20 DO.
Remember what a godsend 1t will be
% tonyersaiiou az local dinner parties
ior the next SIX months What o story
f0r paine host az the Eagle ia The village
10 fell for the rest Of bra life. Then
think OF ihe now quarry at Cutst0ne
which hns inst started working and OF
youpr Mr. smith, the scientific orchi-
{ect. who has scarcely hid a single JOB
tfnce be- designed the Town Hall 50 sue
c<tsfullv two wears ago. admit that es
+ fnlo burning Gown family mansions -
hot q ulco thing b. 90. and least OF al
At Ctremss ume. bat } think that you
will ngree with NE taat ln tlis case
tAn circumstances render the net lus,i-
ilahle
NV Christmas eve, and most Of the
onesis anl gone 20 ucd, for indeed 1T
wne Ion past ~ O'Clock. But sir John
aid b.. rothcr, Colonel Alling.ord, Still
rbmfiue 80 the 0iookiIRr00m, chatting
nssr Jest pipe and iumbier II teddy.
sNel, its ha OUn fault. Isid Sir
John. Rec bod as good o. chance ~ a
nan could wlsh for, after dinner, alone
with her ODD the conservatory for nearly
d auaItcr ~ eu hour, t1c Thermometer
stanaiur st aclty.fgc. li ne couidn t
pull himse.f together TO propose then,
ali i ca say is tant he never will The
boy b. Rht ~ be- ashamed Of hlmself
aSe the vouugster IS WORTH dozen II
tile fnuulas one meets nowadays, re-
p1ied tao Colonel. "l sha.lneycr forget
he day Lo got his y. G. at Afhallsn
Gasha. fancy can see him how, falling
fnek O.. our zercha with scarcely twenty
men, a1l those two Erupps they had
taken ont of lae Arab tort. Most fellows
Noald have lclt tle guns whom tAst am
tush attacked, sad small blame either.
not fo. Harry . lo knew tIAt q thereuclS
not ilom back they could have given us
fhe very deuce of time Of 70 tl re,u-
forccucl.fa came up s0 hc stuck to th"m
bke D. uaa. oao brought them 10 eaieiG
TOO
why doesn't no ask onr niece 70
mar llas any fool csn gee That ho
war to, sul know tlat Mia wants to'
aad vc sli want them t0. tow 81 iVere
dead against the match It would have
usen over auj finished long ago. Then
fio r,rl won't lc.p p1il HIM on, either
bhe .ht to f'rt with young Jcrvls.
t'Nol. we'll, Jack these things have
4 lefful knack of c0m.ug right when
~ l.a.i expect Anyhow. ! can't roo
htw olr talking halt the night will I'M
prov maiteu. It's q quarter past j;
Im On 20 bed.
4 SO after the master Of the house hpl
sst-Gei himself that ail the iastenings
wcre secure for the night the two fine
b. brothers strobe uI.ttAB together.
caudi,atick m hnul.
"Jsca. believe Chat window on tho
st.irs rs open feel just like sneezInc.
an tho gallant Colonel pulled out lis
handkerchief and with Do his pipe, which
lnfruiv rsmbolcd down two flights of
IT, n. oud then. 10 indigo hoy the sound,
Bhst,cred itself on the hall stove.
NV old mccrschaum gone at last J
Never mind. 4 hope 40 one trips up
over tlc stem tomorrow Good
1irht. Jack"
"Go1d night
Their bedrooms were both on the first
Goor, and IN hait On hours time. 80 be-
Ms healthy old gentlemen with clear
pBcienccs they were both fast ssleep.
More than WAS Captain Henry Mel
who hal been foyerisLly pacing
S,rn for the last hour. hardly know
eAthe thought 81 or what 10 did.
MD ont OF his turn for dIstIn-
| -Avw7gee hewas thcyouugcst cap
d.. ,, b,r 4iestys army, ana with his
Iclear SKIN, and the very
RtAmoustnrhe lo0hoda
''''5' .'V'i w ~ Ttgh no relation Of tho
lIncior O. be Lad A SSSI " arj VISA
Others from bis ~ lrar ,;sit 70
'" i,' '.'o ''1 1,' We ths before he hot
uDd Cant le Was looa ss -, ~ |i'', ~
IS vis.tw.ih spccisl impsNSbs. boYe ad.
IF for ono minute would 1fr..vIv ovor
ut,d H. now That 10 was u bi,naslf
cro wss no conoeahug fro W. u;,h
st he Was herd over heels IN LII, 49,
mq Darlington. tho Ba-ouet A.id -
' ..l .o 49, Lest, iierryin this affair 5 vow
lareu,able want of courage. krr's
Nina Was ma horess, while lleTsto
rlune was all DO chancery that ls,.'Nas
~. there was no telling whether IT W "a
Il fortune or somebody else'e. LOO
fought that 10 push lis suit would TO
b.trsv Sir Johns kindness Who Was
f, "A penniless captain m regiment OF
,ot 10 marry Nina Darlington, here 3
one of tho finest estates Ia England
Ind ALWAYS been joke IN the regl-
.,pt that though Melville Was Tho 90 best
.low thst ever stepped. " lac could never
g brought to think himself anything
M a fool Iven whom be got ms y. e
did not seem 20 him that he had done
nythiag particularly bravo; ho had
one his duty, and 90 would any OF the
her fellows Hence, % such modest
,ronerament it seemed tho height OF /
r,sumstion 70 hope thai Nina would
ger come 10 rociprocate his affection
.hIo that she did 80 already never CO.
aired 10 bin.
Poor fellow. DO was really tobe Pitled,
ne last few DAYS be had looked quite Ill.,
,kine long walks by himself, and seem
ng IN society. as ono OF his friends e1,
.ressea IT. as nervous as cat.' Ana .
~ such rs human blindDe-s, he never .
u.re,ted that AVS indisposit'on WAS no. /
iced or the cause guessed 10y his host or
pv ono else. 80 be paced his room up
nj down, up and down. lie would cut
in VISIT shli shorter and leave early IN
ne morning the day after Christmas
Jaw Hewould volunteer for the kgyp-
iea army end get killed N the Soudsn'
)rhe would offer 10 carry dispatches 10
.rain and DO caught Icy dervlshes ana
"a put to death 10y torture, which wonia
"a yerv nice and very agreeable put
,either Ninan or her guardian should ever
lear Of bis hopeless passion
Let us leave this young man, VINO Is
49, IA c,nuany and making q great