New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12

hnen rs scratches in comparison with the wound he
was now suffering from. lie felt that only shc VINO
was there any remedy for him. During thn season
lust over such dead set had been made nj hli ON
the matrimonial point OF view thau IN shcel al,
with which, il may be, q little fear was mingled
he had thrown over two or three country-house en-
gagemcnts in order 10 bury himself Tor a tiinc III
this out-of-thcway SPOT, where not creature Knew
hir, MS other than Mr.. GaScoignc.'
Yet now il seemed rs if he Ind merely come here
on purpose TO court the fate he Lad He'd from else
where. Bat. then. how different were me crcnm-
stances At length the secret dream OF his HE
seemed on the eve of rcazati0n-his dream OF VIM
ming the heart of some sweet girl who would care Tor
him, for himself alone. And he tcit nearly sure
that he had so won the hart Of Margery tcrmor
Half unconscously he repeated TO himself the Lau-
rcate's lines
II M heart by signs toll,
Maiden. havo watchd thee daily.
And l think thou loy'st M wei.
That he was desperately cnnmorcd was not TO he
lcnicd and yet he shank with feeling o tlmlGlty
Of which he was half ashamed, from taking the rnal
plunge But things could not go OH much longer
MS they were One way or the other he must make
up his mind, and that before he was many days
older.
invitation to join his friend. Gus Frewin. in trip
10 the East about which they had often talked
Should he write to Gus and say that H. would
Join him in a couple of days or should ne propose
to the rector Of WhitcapplcS daughter?
Although he put these questions 10 hlnScl' nc
had consciousness that II was al nut iores1!c
conclusion what the answer to them would De. lie
was bound in tolls from which he felt that 1t was
next 10 impossible for him TO escape, On one polhu
his mind WAS made up. should A,rsery fcrmor
accent him. il should be as plain Mr. Gascoghe.
Not till after his marriagc-nay. not III altcf inc
return from the honeymoon, should MS secret ns
divulced. if anyhow it were possible 10 k''2 A..
ind then the surprise. the cclarcsscm'ht. Morc
than once had hc rchcdrSc1 il smlll2ly 10 hllnSl'
grouping the in it after IN fashion OF 'o-
lcau al the wind mp Of coiacdlctta.
At the very time that his lordahii, tlKlhS MS ease
in his inn. was thus anXi0usiy pondetinS certain
momcntcas question the same question was bclng
discussed by the rector and his daughter from their
point of view. -.
I'm the course Of the day following that of Mr..
Gascoigne's first visit to the rcciory Mss ternor
srollcd over 20 Jorqul Cottage, osien'Dly i'r ING
sake of little gossip with Mrs Jcnfc, but IN real
itv with quite a different object III view She had
remembered that IN the wld9" bookcase Wla Il
volume of " DOd," winch, although IL dated Ddr<
some three or four years, would doubtless supply
nor with the information she was 80 anXlou, 10
obtain. She had always had the run oil Mrs
Jcurick's bookcase: H. was nO.hin- lIc'h loi Hcr
TO choose - book out OF II and take IL home
TO read After she had taken down haii-a-doz, u
volumes this afternoon, and had glanced casually
at them. she took down the " Dod NhattlhS
to the widow meanwhile. minute Huiicrd ii'f
- ind what She wanted. Th,ic, among other
particulars. she read as follows: james Gevan
/ Fitz-Julian Gascoigne. fifth Earl OF Chcshuht.
Born s. succeeded TO the tijr. s.. B.toc'
Park Northumberland; Marsh Ilonse; Essex
No SO IrcvaniOn Square. London. me Wofua
danced before Alargcry'S eyes for moment or
two: then. with gentle SusPF'tioh' she smut
'up the volume and put il back in lis place
Seeing. however. that one cannot be tCO sure
Of ones facts in matters OF importance MArgrry
wrote next day TO Jonnny IrthS,,m; son 81 In'
late Dr. Transom. Of Whtcarplc. Naf-cfy pay
fellow in DAYS zone by and at present bank
clerk in London. asking him 10 obtain Tor hcI
n portrait Of Lord Chestnut ana forward II
/ with as little delay as possible Shc was quite
aware that there was nothing III ne WorIi
Johnny wouldn't do 10 plta>e her. -Four days
Later the hkcncsS-a cabinet-sizc hali-l'ngtn pho-
tograph-came to hand johnny wrote that ne
ha! had some difficulty in obtaining IT, LORD
Chestnut not being much Of pubic character
but there it was. Any doubt rs 70 the personality
/ Of Mr.. Gascoignc" which might have fingered IN
the mind Of either the rector or his daughter
was now dspcllcd
''aI have a presentimcnt that Mr. Gascoignc
will propose tomorrow, or, NJ the lhtFSu' IiI'
dav after said Margery TO her father. ne
has hcen on the scc-saw for the last week
You will refer him to me- as matter OIL
! course ~ ,.. .,.i.,. shou
Pardon me-, papa. but don't think shall
| do anything Of the kind p
The rector stared AT her aghast. " But surely
| you are not going 70 reject nm -, ~
| No. | am not going 10 reject nm MAJ ~,
| the same | am not going to refer HIM tf YOU
But, if. at the time he proposes he tells You
WIZ Vie %' yon't do that. I think. l. will not be
ms Lord Chestnut but rs Mr.. Ga>cognr that nc
will ask me to be his wife; You don I Know w. y,
man as well as do. on nave Eci fh'uc /" ; ,pN
of him as | have. He is a strange compound OF
shrcwdncss and unworldlineSS. Of strong common
sense in som" things and an alh"st chlluiNt,
simplicity in Others. FOR all ne KNOWS 80 i'.,ii
about horses and is such splendid whip an'
can tell YOU the name Of the winner on every
big race for the last haifdozen y"arS. there - Z
vein of romance and sentiment IN ms con ,o'i'l2l
| which few people give him credit ior. re WI
quote Byron and IcnrvSon BY the hohr' ana
| have only to rcad the May Queen 10 Inn 10 SCI
! him crying like any schoolgirl. Although ne
! bo
! more attracted by the romance OF me aHall
than he himself is aware Of lie VIII 90 oi
| prcrcnding TO be Mr. Gascoignc rs lone rs pos
siblc and the more implicitly yon ana CONTINUE
TO accept him in that character the better please
| he will be. Therefore. cher papa. you must j"
me play my little game after my own fashion
and he deaf and blind meanwhile and ask NJ
questions. That shall bring INN to book II
the course of day or two | do not doubt
and after that-we shall see what we snail sec.
Mr. Gascolgne was in the habit Of driving Owe
from Marley TO the rectOry in a dOg-cart hired II
the village He was there TO luncheon, by ar
pointment on the day following that Of The
| conversation just recorded ii had been arran@c'
/ that, weather permitting, he and Margery shoGl'
walk through the fields aftcrward as far n
| Dunlcap Castle. with the object of sIctching IN
grand old keep Of that historic Pile But Mr
/ t,ascoigne had not been five minutes at In
! rectory before he that something was am :
Margery was pale and diStrait. anu hc was nearly
sure that her eyes bore the traces OF tears
/ she ScafctN SpuNt huilH- "'''' ',''' ~
only when directly addressed whereas the rccto
/ seemed more talllative and Ioculaf than uSuai
But was not his iocuarity forced? Gascoign
asked himself Hardly was the mca at an enc
when the Rev Dyke. declaring that he had quit
q round Of visits among Pensioners TO fe
through went his way. Mrs Frrinor was down
stairs to-day. for wonder, reclining on chaS
lounge in the dTawing-roOm. GaScOgnc. VIII
had been introduced to her on previous occasion
went and chatted with her while Mnrgcry wa
getting ready to 90 out. Five minutes later b.
saw. Marrrry on the veranda, drawing on he
gloves Then ne shook hands with Mrs. FermOr
and taking his slletchng materials under his arm
he went out and Joined her The two went for
ward. Margary lending tho way till IL clum
Of ovcrgrccns hid Them from Mrs Fcrmor. Ihcl
the girl turn I'd and faced her cOmuanion.
90, Mr.. Gascoign" am sorry, sh began. bu
must really ask You to excuse me from going on
Slctchng this afternoon. II don't feel cqua
TO it," Her eyes were dOwncast. there WIS
little quavcr in her voice. and the delicate curve
Of her lips had an eloquent pathOs of their own