The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-02

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see that she's done right BY"
Pray ask any questions you wish.
captain, said 1.
This is an elopement. you says"
1T Is"
Where froms"
BouIo1ne-sur-Mer"
"BuIlong-sewer-M Mare be repeated.
" Was the young lady at SCHOOL,"
"She was.
What might be her age, nowy"
"She~will be eighteen next so-and-so. :
said I, giving him the month.
He suddenly jumped up, ard / could
not imagine what Ne meGnt 10 do. til.
pulling open q drawer, he took out q
large box OF cigars, which he placed upon
the table.
Pray Iightup, Mr.. Barclay" said he,
looking to seeif the window Of hss port
hole was open. They are genuine
Havana cigars. He lighted one himself.
and proceeded: What necessity was
theke for this elopementT
Miss Bellassys Is an orphan ] an
swered, still so much astonfshed that /
found myself almost mechanically ar.
swering him. as though i wers In i wiz
ness-box and he were Mr.. Justice Paf
sons III wig, instead vi IA old. bow
legged, pimpie-nosed merchant skipper.
Her father was Colonel Bellassys, who
died some years ago in India. On her
mothers death she was taken charge OF
by her aunt, Lady Amelia Roscoe. Lady
Amelia's husband was gentleman
named Withycombe Roscoe, whose es-
tate in Kent adioined my fathers, Sir
Herbert Barclay. the engineer"
Dye mean the gentleman who built
the L. Docks?"
Yes"
"Oh, indeed r. cried he, looking some
what impressed. And how is your
father. Mr.. Barclay"
He died about two years and q hal;
ago." replied. But you have asked me
for the truth Of this elopement, Captain
Parsons. There were constant quarrels
between my father and Mr.. Withycombe
Roscoe over hedge, or wall, or ditch, -
some matter contemptibly insignificant
but II the value Of the few rods or per-
ches of ground had been represented by
the national debt there could not have
been hotter blood, more III feeling be-
tween them. Litigation was incessant,
and / am sorry to say that 1t still
continues, though should be glad to
end It.
Sort of entail lawsuit. SUPPOSED"
said the captain, smoking with enjoy
ment and listening with interest and
respect.
Just so,'' said /, finding now q degree
Of happiness in this candor; it was a
Kind OF easing of my conscience to tell
this man my story, absolute stranger as
he had been to me~ but few hours be-
fore. Mr. Roscoe died, and Lady
Amelia took house in London. / met
her niece at the house of a friend, and
fell in love with her"
So should think" exclaimed Cap
tain Parsons. Never saw sweeter
young lady in all my time"
Well, to cut this part of the story,
when her ladyship learned that her niece
was In love. and discovered who her
sweetheart was,--this occupied few
months, may tell you, -she packed the
girl off to Boulogne, to a Mademoiselle
Championnet, who keeps sort OF school
at that place.
do you need to hear more?" said /,
smiling. love the girl, and she loves
me, she was an orphan, and / did not
consider the aunt a right and proper
guardian for her; she consented to elope,
and we did elope, ard here we are, cap
tain.
And you were bound to Penzance, /
understands"
Yes"
why Penzance?"
ITO get married at a church in that
district"
Who was going to marry yer"
/ "Acousin of mine, the Reverend Frank
Howe,-of course after we had fulfilled
the confounded legal conditions which
obstruct young people like ourselves in
England"
and what are the legal conditions?
It's so long since was married that
forget EN-" said the captain. ia
Residence, Us it is called; then the
consent Of her la iyship, as Miss BellasSys
is under age"
But she isn't going to consent, is
she2"
How can she refuse, after our asso-
citation in the yacht, and here|
g 1t took him some time to understand !;
he then shut oneeye and said, see.
We pulled at our cigars in silence as
we gazed at each other.
And now, Mr.. Barclay" exclaimed
the captain, after a silence of minute
or two, III explain why / have made 50
free as to ask you for your story. It's
Inc OPINION OI hES. DdTSIOW anu MISS
5Moggadore that Miss Bellassys and you
ought to be married right away off. It's
a duty that owing to the young lady.
Her situation, young gentleman" he
added, with emphasis, is not what it
ought to be"
Il agree in every word" / exclaimed !;
"but-"
He interrupted me: Her dignity is
yours, her reputation is yours. And the
sooner you're married the better"
/ was about to speak, but, despite my
pronouncing severalwords, he proceeded
obstinately:
Mrs. Barstow is one of the best
natured women in the world. There
never was more practical lady; sees a
thing in minute; and you may believe
in her advice as you would in the fathom-
marks ON a lead-line. Miss Moggadore,
the young lady that sat on my left at
table, did you notice her, Mr.. Bar
clay?' ~
"A mlddle-aged lady, with eurlsP"
Eight-and-thirty. Amt that young
enough? Miss Moggadore wasn't behind
the door when brains were served out
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