Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-11-19
THB OLD BROWN Mare
RHH. E NORRIS

ton. thought you might possibly have
heard of him, or at any rate Of her, froE
your interesting patient; but perhaps ne
has not been well enough to read the
newspapers lately. Otherwise he might
have been somewhat moved by the news
that the lady to whom he was engaged
not so long ago is once more free"
dare say turned pale. 1t really did
not signify whether concealed my emo
ton or betrayed it, for Granville evil
IDENTIFY read me like an open book. II
answer to my would be Indifferent III
quiries, he told me all that he knew
about Jack Longfeld and Lady Sutton.
1t was a sad story, he said, though OF
course quite an everyday one. The
young people had been neighbors; they
had fallen in love with each other, and
there had been a sort of engagement
which had not been sanctioned by their
respective families. Then old Sir Ed
ward Sutton had presented himself, and
the consequences had been what they are
in nine out of ten such cases. The poor
girl, Granville said. had hardly been to
blame in the matter. What could she
do with her father and mother against
her, and her lover so hOpelesSly impe-
cunious?
well" l said, 'flial obedience viii
meet with its reward now, / suppose.
She has been delivered from her hus-
band, and it only remains for her to
live happily upon his money with her
lover, who won't be impecunious any
longer"
Granville shrugged his shoulders. Il
suppose So" he answered; "but lovers
are not always constant. Probably you
know better than do whether hers is. p"
That was just what l did not know,
but if l had known | should have kept
my knowledge to myself don't think
that in any case | should have been
bound to take Granville further into my
confidence, and every one will allow that
was not so bound after the unmistaka-
bic manner in which he had shown me
that the rupture of our engagement was
a matter of absolute unconcern to him.
did not love him, and was relieved to
discover that he did not love me; vet ]
feel such discovery to be otherwise
than unhattering.
Under all the circumstances | was not
sorry to hear that his duty to his party
and his country would compel him to be
In the house of commons that night, nor
did | contradict him when he consider
ately added that his enforced departure
would probably spare me some emhar-
rassment. Before he went away he was
SO kind as to say that | should always
retain his friendship and his best wishes.
So we parted upon amicable terms, and
| gathered that if was glad to be rid
OF him, he was at least equally glad to
be rid of me. The truth is that we had
never had anything in the world in COM
mon
Mr.. Longfeld, presume, heard of my
iance's flying visit from Mrs. Robertson
That good soul had become greatly at
tached to the young man. She had seen
Us together, and no doubt she was anx-
ious to prevent any possible miscoGcep-
ton ON his part. / did not tell her that
l had thrown Granville over, nor did
think it necessary to impart that infor-
nation to my guest, who, in the course
Of the evening, found an opportunity Of
saying:
''Mr. Maitland was here today, am
told. | am sorry didn't see him
should have liked to see him."
81 don't think you would, answered.
He isn't much to look at, and as a con
yersationist he cannot be called brill
liant. He had no news to give me, except
that certain Sir Edward Sutton is dead
He seemed to think that would interest
me. Init "s have never had the pleas
ure of meeting 81 EDWARD sutton II
didn't"
Well, of course / was watching him
narrowly while | spoke, and of course / |
noticed how the color rushed into his |
pale cheeks. He told me. in a rather
unsteady voice, that he had known Lady |
Sutton all his life, and believe he went |
so far as to add that he was sorry to hear
OF her bereavement. He changed the I
subject with suspicious haste, but that |
he had not put it away from his mind |
was proved by the irrelevant replies
which he returned to each successive OBJ
that | laboriously made until |
it was time for him to go to bed. When
wished him good night he made me a
little formal speech in which 1 was
thanked for my great kindness and hos
pitality, and assured me that he could not
remain much longer as a burden upon
my hands. He hoped that in a few DAYS
he would be strong enough to travel up
10 London, where he had some business
10 transact. Did |, he inquired, happen
TO know whether Sir Edward Sutton had
lied in London? Because, if so, he
would call upon the disconsolate widow
was not able to enlighten him upon
hat point, but the next morning ascer
aimed, by searching through back copies
If The Times, that the late baronet had
expired about fortnight before at his
in Berkeley square, and | lost
10 time in acquainting him with the cir
'umstance. Perhaps half expected that
his would lead him to speak more frank
y to me, but it did not. He only seemed
o be perturbed and excited, and several
lines during the day he reiterated his
esIre to get up to London as SION as
ossible.
Now it was simply impossible for him
incur any such fatigue, and the effect
his mental disturbance was to throw
i'm back, and bring on return of the
everishness from which he had been
rec for some time past. Dr. Bowles
Tas not at all pleased when he saw his
atient