Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-22
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE RIsING STAR.

reached his chambers it was TO find thret
heavy briefs awaiting him, and they proved
to be but the heralds of an uninterrupteC
| flow of lucrative business.
OF course, he was not a queens counsel
but now that his great natural powers Of
advocacy had become generally known, sole
itors frequently employed him alone, or gav'
him another junior, so that he might bring
those powers to bear upon juries Now II
was, too, that Godfrey reaped the fruits Of
the arduous legal studies which he had fol
lowed without cessation from the time when
he found himself thrown upon his own re
sources, and which had made sound lawyer
Of him as well as a brilliant and effective
advocate. Soon, even with his great capac
ity for work, he had as much business as hs
could attend to. When fortune gives good
gifts she generally does so with a lavish
hand.
Thus 1t came to pass that, about tire,
weeks after the trial Of Parsons and Douse,
Geoffreys uncle, the solicitor, died, and tx
his surprise left him twenty thousand pounds
believing p he said in his will, which wai
dated three days before the testators death,
that this sum will assist him to rise TO the
head Of his profession
Now that it had dawned upon her that her
husband really was success, Honoria's man.
ner towards him modified very considerably.
She even became amiable, and once or twice
almost affectionate When Godfrey told her
of the twenty thousand pounds she was ra
diant.
"Why, we shall be able to go back to Boil
ION street now" she said, land as luck will
have it, our old house is to let. | saw bill
in the window Yesterday -
Yes he said, you can go back as soon
as you like"
And can we keep carriageln
mo, not yet; | am doing we'll, but not
well enough for that. Next year, if | live,
you will be able TO have a carriage Don't
begin TO grumble, Honoria. have got Else
10 spare, and if you care to come round to
jewelers. you can spend II on what you like
"0h, you delightful person. said his wife
So they went round to the jewelers., and
Lady Honoria bought ornaments to the value
of ESQ. and carried them home and hung
over them, as another class of woman might
hang over first born child, admiring them
with tender ecstasy. Whenever he had 9
sum Of money that he could afford to part
with, Godfrey would take her thus 10 q
jewelers. or a dressmaker's and stand by
Lady Honoria was delighted. tnever entered
into her mind that in a sense he was taking 81
revenge upon her, and that every fresh exhi
bition of her rejoicings over the good thing
thus provided added TO his contempt for her
Those were happy days for Lady Houoria
She rejoiced in this return Of wealth like
schoolboy at the coming Of the holidays or
half frozen wanderer at the rising OF the sun
She had been miserable-as miserable as her
nature admitted of-during all this night Of
poverty. Now she was happy again, as she
understood happiness, for Lady Honoria
bred educated, civilized-what you will
out Of the more human passions, had replaced
them by this idol worship Of wealth, OF,
r9ther, Of what wealth brings II gave her
positive physical satisfaction Her beauty,
which had begun to fade, came back TO her
She looked five years younger And all the
while Godfrey watched her with an ever
growing scorn.
Once it broke out. The Bolton street houss
had been furnished he had given her fifteen
hundred pounds to do It and with what
things they already owned she managed very
well on that. They moved into il and Homo |
ria had set herself up with a sufficient supply
of grand dresses and jewelry, suitable to he. |
recovered position. One day, however, Il
occurred to her that Ellie was child Of re.
markable beauty, who, If properly dressed
would look very nice In the drawing room al
tea time So she ordered lovely costume
for her-this deponent is not able to describe
it-but it consisted largely of velvet and lace
Godfrey heard nothing Of this dress; but
coming home rather early one afternoon-iil
was on Saturday-he found the child being
shown off to a room full of visitors and
dressed in a strange and wonderful attire
with which, not unnaturally she was vastly
pleased. He said nothing at the time. but
when at length the dropping fire OF caller,
had ceased he asked who had put Ellie into
that dress.
Il did, y said Lady Honoria, and a pretty
penny il has cost, l can tell you. But can't
have the child come down so poorly clothed
it does not look WE'LL
Then she can stay upstairs, said Godfrey
frowning.
"What do you meanr' asked his wife.
81 mean that will not have her decked
out in those fine clothes. They are quite un
suitable to her age. There is plenty Of tins
for her to take to vanity"
II really don't understand you, Godfrey
Why should not the child be handsomely
dressedr
why not Great heaven, Honoria, do you
suppose that want to see Effie grow up like
you, to lead a life Of empty pleasure seeking
idleness and make god Of luxuryl | had
rather see hern-he was going to add dead
first, but checked himself and said, "have
to work for her living. Dress yourself up a.
much as you like, but leave the child alone.
Lady Honoria was furious, but she wa
also little frightened. She had nevei
heard her husband speak quite like this be
fore, and there was something underneath hin
words that she did not quite understand.
Still less did she understand when on th,
Monday Godfrey suddenly told her that b,
bad $50 for her to spend as she liked; Their
accompanied her 70 mantle shop, and stood
patiently by smiling coldly while she invested
L in lace and embroideries Honoria thought
that he was making PREPARATION for his shar,
words, and 50 he was, but to himself. and in
another sense. Every time he gave her noney
u this fashion Godfrey felt like a man whe
lad paid of a debt of honor. She had tauntec
aim again and again with her povertv-the
poverty she said that be had brought on her
or every taunt he would heap upon her al
hose things in which her soul delighted. Ia ,
wu1td z~lrf her with srna1*A 49,.