The Saline County journal., 1891-03-05
THE CARLYON TRAGEDY.

Just the two msn composed the family
at Cariyon Hall, and . gay, wild hf.
they led. Not that they were much 10
gether, or that good win inclined then
10 the same course. Truth TO tell, therv
was little sympathstic feeling lost b
tween the two CariyonA
The elder man gave his select dinner
and champagne suppers TO his clique
willis Ralph, his son, secured the cOun.
Try for Q score Of miles about with choics
spirits Of his own.
The Hall itself was . patched up pile
Of ruinous masonry. The Carlyons fol
three generations back had proved q
spendthrift race, and their once ample
patrimony had dwindled down 10 o few
barren acres, with Q village Of miserable
houses, which yielded the sole income Of
the present proprietor. Still he could
boast . long descent, and we all know
how far an illustrious pedigree will gc
toward propping mp q falling house.
This was the state Of Affairs when Mrs.
MondeviIls came down from town with
. half dozen servants at her back, and
pretty Bertha Mondeville, her very 70.
luctant companion.
Bertha was the lady's youngest daugh-
ter, and, besides the generous portion oi
Mondevills property destined TO fall "a
her share, had good prospects Of an in
heritance from . certain wi1ened, eccen-
tric old woman who had stood godmOtheE
30 her at her christening, eighteen years
before.
With such expectations, and possessed
Of natural attractions which drew hosta
Of aighing loyep 10 her feet, it was ceF-
tainly reprehensible In her 10 give pref
srencs 10 one far beneath her in the 50
ciAl scale. At least % reasoned her lady
mother. But Bertha was wilful, and
maternal restrictions went for naught
She had given her heart and promised
her hand to Henry Bernard, the strug-
Cling artist, who ~ yet was quite IN
known 10 both fame snd fortune. he
was sanguine, though, and Bertha no
les %. She reposed the utmost conf
dence in his genius and ultimate succes,
while he tOiled with renewed energy for
his triumphAl wreath, knowing that her
happiness was involved In the result of
his effort
But here Mrs. Moudeville interposed.
Her wrath fell harmlessly upon her
daughters perverse head, until Angered
beyond bounds, she had recourse 10 ex-
trene measures to break OF the proposed
mesAlhance. Henry Bernard was for
bidden the hOuse, and Bertha was placed
under strict espionage for the time
The CarlyOns were distant relatives Of
the family. and Mrs Moudeville fixed
upon the hall - . secure and retired
asylum for her wAyward child So
hither they had come. fast upon the
track Of the courteous little note Of
warning that announced them.
The hall had been put In hurried order
for the reception Of the ladies. The rem
nants Of plate were duly polished: the
frayed damask and fine linen (evidences
Of decsying gentility1 taken from the
drawerA Cariyon cleared his domicile
Of bachelor guests, and met them with
the couFtly esse which distinguishes
gentle blood, no matter how much
weighed upon by adverse circumstances.
Ralph, who wss In the habit Of beinR
absent for days together, knew nothing
q The proposed advent, and surprised
himself not little by coming homs to
and such m unprecedented party estab-
hshed there
krS Aondevills endured q week In
tks dreary, solitary place, and then wen.
away. leaving Bertha and . lynx eyed
maid 10 the hospitabls charge ot the
Cariyuna
Il was rot . pleasant duty for the lat
Ter b assume, and for = time they r.
gretted the necessary saspension Of their
reckie9 pleasurea Not that either r.
formed, even temporarily, but the hali
could no longer b thrown open 10 boom
comrades and nightly orgieS They
chung % their customary habits, but IN
ussd b the trouble Of concealmenk
chsfed against the bondage which CON-
mon courtesy imposed upon them.
This state Of things did not continue
loag. however. BeFtha's cheery young
presence brought aOOi Of sunshine into
The arsary old houss, such ~ q had nee
known for yeerS The grim. dark rooms
heid attractions for their inmates which
thsy had not hitherto posssSsd.
CsrtHinly, In removing her daughter
iron ths influences Of ons lover, krA
Nosdevills hsi n0t meant 10 sah3ecs
hsR b the impOrtunities q two. Carl-
yoA. drawn psrhaps By vidons q ths
ample aOwTy destined for, and Ralph-
blsss e hs wss-act1aily sO1ehsd Win
aH representation b nobis ss1tiue4A
were both soon uumherea amcng her dss.
otseA
BerthaS positi0a wa becoming sa.
trSmsly UNPLEASANT A note e-nngrlaa
cut despite The w1tchfulnea Of H. mns&
broeshs no rsspoass from Henry Hwe
nard Her mother remained unnoFcA
hy hef urgent satreeties Tor Z spssey
rssoEn, and meaatims TIE two Cnrlyuza
urssa thslr lndividsal suils win pess
as1eEt ardoe.
salA inpzlsivs and passionsts, ouula
Waii D taks 10 poiitso moves ia psoes.
nzl,zF - 9octzR. His VT earnestnem
uBni3 k15e $3.50 psUwfssT ~ -
- - - - Asses 60 eHs hesa