Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
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eldest, Lord Armitage, had lately married
and was travelling on the Continent. AT
Dendudlon Hall, when Kathleen and her
mother made the second visit there, was
the Younger son, Lord Egbert Poindexter.
Neither of the ladies had ever seen him be-
fore, and for an excellent reason. Although
in his latter twenties and of marked per-
sonal beauty, he lived a most retired life
on account of his lameness. An accident
in childhood had partly deprived him of
the use of both lower limbs, and he never
moved himself except with the aid of
crutches. His mother was almost fanatically
fond of him, and guarded him as the apple
of her eve. She confided to Mrs. Kennaird
that he was immensely rich, and would in
this respect far outshine his elder brother,
even after he should become Marquis, for
an elderly aunt, pitying his juvenile misfor-
tune, had left him great property in Sus-
sex, besides ample moneyed capital, to.the
rage and disappointment of beVy of wait
ing heirs.
fIt is a great chance" proceeded the
March ioness, "for Egbert to show his fine
humanitarian spirit. He will, I am certain,
send his name ringing through the centuries
as a noble and wise benefactor of his race.
His marriage, you know, is impossible,
and
''Why impossible, nv dear Lady Den
dudlon?" broke in Mrs. Kennaird.
The Marchioness' pure-cut, patrician face
hardened a little. 'Oh, should not have
said impossible, perhaps, but surely in no
sense probable. AT least, not for years yet.
Egbert is still young. If he once reached
an age of sufficient discretion to make him
realize that the woman whom he asked
to become his wife might give him
fidelity, companionship, affection, without
CLEAN of the sentiment which younger
men expect and demand, and If, so realiz-
ing, he married as much with head as with
heart, why, then, should put no obstacle
In the way of such union. But nowl"
And the Marchioness lifted one hand, wav-
ing 1t before her face. ''Plenty of girls
might say that they cared for him, you un-
derstand, but'-here with q self-conscious
little laugh, she paused. However, my
friend. let us talk Of something else"
Mrs. Kennaird thought her prejudice q
most perverse and ill-advised one, which no
doubt it was, considering the gentle charms
of Lord Egbert's conversation and marked
comeliness of lis visage. More peo-
pie came to Dendudlon Hall in
q day or two and the Marchioness,
occupied with other guests, failed to see
what swift and tender havoc Kathleen had
wrought in the breast of her younger son.
DuI MIS- saw, anu WIFI
new, delicious hopes The Z Kennairds were,
and yet were not portion of the present
their stay had graciously been
taken for granted as an indefinite one
Lord Egbert fell in love with a kind of
tumultous expedition. He sat beside the
object of his sudden passions as long each
day as she would let him, and when not
following her on his crutches he did 90, as
far as feasible, with his poetic blue eyes.
The determination of his mother had thus
far never given him thought; now he re-
belled against the idea of not being per-
mitted to marry when and whom he chose.
In short time the MARQUIS, his father, /
was expected back to his favorite home in |
Devonshire, after term of shooting on the |
Scotch moors A certain plan had entered |
he head Of Lord Egbert, and he at once
to carry it out. He had observed |
Mrs. Kennaird's power over her daughter; !
ne had observed, too, this lady's marked !
admiration for himself Though young, |
ne was worldly wise. 1t was plain to him |
hat his parents would not sanction his en-
yagement to Kathleen Kennaird, even if |
hey allowed him to wed at all. She was |
rot, from the Dendudlon point of view, his
,qual, and the whole proposition would have |
,een met with dainty disgust.
So poor, lame Lord Egbert stubbornly |
made up his mind. One morning he hob
,led to the side of Kathleen's mother and |
o few words In the ear Of that