Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-31

young fellows lace and the rectC
could not help unticing how handsom
lip was lie did not say to him' 'Yo
have no right. Richard the young lad
Is far beyond your station. You ar
gong to make deal OF trouble" an
so ON On the contrary. he praise
Agnes beauty and worth. and the
showed INN how lawfully the squir
might refuse her hand to any man un
I'll he had done something TO prov
himself worthy Of il
What can J do. sirr
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.. Sor
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 luvemaking, and
your proceedings shall be kept a secret
from all your friends | don't want
Stephen and Mark running up TO see
you and medding in my plans.
One thing Richard. however, insisted
on; he must see Agnes once more and
tell her he was going away and Mr..
Sorley agreed to this. OH 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 bis
return. Her father was different per
son to manage. and Richards heart
ouaked as he entered the squire's own
peculiar parlor Ii was sunny room,
Uttered with odds and ends of hunting
and fishing matters, and the squire was
sitting OH big old fashioned sofa,
playing with couple of thoroughbred
black English terriers.
He said frankly enough;
Good day Richard Broadbent;"
but he did not trouble himself to rise, !
for the Broadbents 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 ago 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 favor
lite servant.
Miss Saurham says thou art going
away, Richard. What for ladF'
ITO study, sir"
''Yes, yes. When land and money
Ill are spent, then learning is most ex
,ellent. have always heard that,
,ut lad, thy father has money-why
iced thou go studyT
Because, sir, wish to make a great
lame, to become famous. Then, sir.
perhaps, squire-then"-
THE dickensl Speak out lad-then
yhat2"
Then, sir, perhaps you will permit
ne to tell you how dearly love Miss
saurham."
No, Richard, shall never allow
lnything Of the kind. If twere not
or old Josiah would say worse than
his to thee. Come, Giddy1 Come
aattle We will go to the hay field. |
rope thy study, Richard, may teach
hee 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
lfterward, and after a few desultory
Inquiries from various acquaintance he
eened to be forgotten. The Broad
'ent mills went on as usual Josiah
nd Stephen and Mark passed to and
rom them as regularly as If their life
vas ordered by machinery, and once
geek the rector went up to their house,
moked pipe with Josiah and gen
rally said, as he left;
"All is well with Richard Josiah
cry well indeed.
In the fourth year of his absence
here was much trouble between the
mill owners and the operatives The
masters were everywhere threatened,
md many mills were set on fire, and
he excitement and terror were hardly 1
Illayed even when the prominent of
enders had been imprisoned Their
rial was one that affected the interests /
If all the manufacturing districts, and
he spacious court house was crowded.
Josiah, Of course, was present. So
we're Mark and Stephen.
Now. II there was anything these
men men had an almost idolatrous re-
'pect for, it was the paraphernalia of /
the law. Those advocates in their
black gowns, those grave men in their
imposing wigs, those wise looking, calf
bound volumes, the pomp and cere-
mony of the sheriffs, constabes and
criers were to them the most obvious
of the majesty of Eng
lish law and power
Conceive, then. their amazement,
when, prominent among these gowned
giving directions to other
lawyers, and demeanlng himself as one
having authority, was Richard Broad
bent Old Josiah flushed and trem-
bled and touched Stephen and Mark,
who were also too much affected to do
but gravely nod their heads
But when the arguments were over,
and Richard Broadbent rose as a spe-
cial pleader In the matter, curiosity
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