Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-22

Jun hdIhlteo. gong nome from I
works, has seen them meet livery night.
Now, | went have il"
Father and son were both equally
angry and distressed. but this circuIn
stance so favored the rector's PROPOSE
ton that it was eagerly seconded by
Stephen and was regarded as settled.
Then the rector put himself in Richards
way and met him just at dark outside
Saurham park. He was a man accus-
toned TO look well after his parishion-
ers aud their children. both temporarily
and spiritually. and therefore Richard
was neither astonished o offended
when he said
Who have you been walking with,
Dickf Tell me the truth. my SON."
with Agnes Saurham. sir"
The light of love was still in the
young fellows face, and the rector
could not help noticing how handsome
he IA He did not say to him You
have no right, Richard-the young lady
is far beyond your station. You are
going to make a deal of trouble. and
so on. On the contrary. he praised
Agnes beauty and worth. and then
showed him how lawfully the squire
might refuse her hand to any man un-
til he had done something to prove
himself worthy Of il.
What can | do, sir2'
II will tell you. Richard"
And then the old man took the
young ones arm and talked so solemn
ly and so earnestly that Richard caught
his enthusiasm. and whatever Mr.. Scr
ley's plans were he entered heartily
into them.
You shall have every help that
money can give you, Richard; only,
mind, ] will have no lovemaking, and
your proceedings shall be kept a secret
from all your friends. | don't want
Stephen and Mark running up 10 see
you and meddling in my plans"
One thing Richard. however. insisted
on, he must see Agnes once more and
tell her ne vas going away; and Mr..
Sorley agreed TO this, on condition that
he saw the squire also. The first inter
view was easy and satisfactory enough;
Agnes praised his ambition and genius.
prophesied all sorts Of honors to him
and promised to wait faithfully for his
return. Her father was a different per
son TO manage. and Richards heart
quaked as he entered the squire's own
peculiar parlor. IL was a sunny room.
Uttered with odds and ends of hunting
and fishing matters, and the squire was
sitting on "a big, old fashioned sofa.
playing with a couple Of thoroughbred
black English terriers
He said frankly enough:
Good day. Richard Broadbent; -
but he did not trouble himself TO riae,
for the Broadbeuts had been tenants Of
Saurham from the days OF King
Stephen. That in those cotton spin
ming days they had grown rich did not
alter their position at all in Squire
Saurham's eyes. Fifty years & the
great land proprietor did not consider
money as an equivalent for good birth;
so the squire treated Richard pretty
much as he would have done a favor
lie servant.
Miss Saurham says thou art going
away, Richard. What for, ladr'
ITO study, sir"
''Yes, yes. When land and money
al are spent, then learning is most ex-
! have always heard that,
out lad, thy father has money-why
need thou go studyT
Because, sir, / wish to make a great
name, to become famous. Then, sir.
perhaps, squire-then"-
The dickensl Speak out lad-then
Then, sir, perhaps you will permit
ne to tell you how dearly l love Miss
,aurham."
mo, Richard, l shall never allow (
Iuything Of the kind. II 'twere not I
or old Josiah l would cay worse than I
70 thee. Come. Giddy7 Come Z
We will go to the hay field. /
lope thy study. Richard may teach I
bee to be more modest and sensible"
Richard watched the sturdy figure in
Is green coat, white corduroys and buff /
op boots across the lawn, and then, !
With a very angry feeling in his heart,
eft the hall. He disappeared soon
fterward, and after a few desultory
Inquiries from various acquaintance he :
eemed TO be forgotten The Broad {
ent mills went on as usual. Josiah {
Stephen and Mark passed to and !
them a. regularly as If their life I
Tas ordered by machinery, and once a
reek the rector went up to their house.
mOked a pipe with Josiah and gen I
said. as he left; !
IAN is well with Richard, Josiah I
cry well indeed" |
In the fourth year of his absence =
here was much trouble between the :
lin owners and the operatives. The !
masters were everywhere threatened,
nd many mills we're set on fire, and
be excitement and terror were hardly .
even when the prominent Of :
had been imprisoned. Their O.
nal was one that affected the interests