The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-21

tally, He had been a spepdthriit AL
his life, and was evidently one stu,
And they predicted that the now .baro.
hnet meant TO make ducks and drakes o.
the fortune 1t bad taken Sir Nicholas all
his long yeara OF strenuous labor and
successful scheming TO accumulate.
But even the most stitf-necked and
sobeF.minled Of people were quickly
forced to change their opinions re-
specting the future Of Sir Sydney Cars
land,
After that first splendid burst OF gem
crosby Sydney settled himself down at
the Hall and lived his life in aqulet,
gentlemanly and transformations way.
His first business was to clear away
the numerous debts he had contracted
in various quarters during his last So
journ in London; aud II cost him q
pretty large sum to do that.
Then he began to devote himself TO
business In steady practical way, lie
took an active interest In the working
Of. the Collieries; made almost all the
men and women, lads and lasses who
worked for him believe that he was
deeply anxious for their welfare and
interested in their work.
Many OF the pit folk lived In the VII
lage Of Marsh Green, as has been In
timated already, and q considerable
number OF them resided in cottages
which the late Sir Nicholas had erected,
Many OF these houses were in condi-
ton that left much to be desired, and
he lost no time in having the hGbita.
tfons repaired and improved in many
little ways,
His next move was to purchase oil the
old property in the village and about 1t
he could lay his hands on, and tho low,
"shambllng," unhealthy and uncom'
Portable dens were swept away, and in
their stead respectable dwelling houses
each with its slip Of garden-ap-
peared, which were let to his working
people at reasonable rents.
Such work Us the foregoing would
have been matter for wonder and ad.
miration had it been undertaken and
executed by any man. but coming from
Sir Sydney Garland, whom o lot Of
folks had predicted would go to the dogs
fast, it created a revulsion OF feeling in
respect to himself,
Ono day rs Carsland was riding along
tho high road near his home he CHANGED
upon his fathers old friend, Squire
WoodCock, who was riding in the oppo-
site direction.
Good morning, SQUIRE" Sir Sydney
sang out in his heartiest manner. "a
beautiful morning. isn't itP"
He reined in his horse as he spoke,
and the fne-looking, grey-bearded old
fellow who rode erect as u youngster
followed his example, saying pleas
autly--
"Yes, it's splendid morning, Cars.
land, "' Then he added, as he ran his
eye over tho son Of his old neighbor,
GLOW well you are looking. One
doesn't get'toisee you so often. Busy, l
,daresay. BY the way, my lad, you don't
seem to be going'as quickly to the devil
as a lot OF your friends seemed to think
you would, eh2
"Not quite" Sydney answered, with
that bitter laugh Of his, land daresay
some Of them are disappointed"
"Well, 1 am glad, anyway, l was al
ways a bit fond Of you, aud am glad to
see that you are doing your duty like
man. Why man, the folks are singing
your praises in all the villages between
here and Earlsford. You could not do
more ii you were, nursing this division
Of the county IN readiness for the next
general election"
"PerhapsI am nursing the constitu'
ency, Squire"
They both laughed, and then Wood
cock asked grayely-
"H9w Ia i l never see you over at
The Limes?"
II was hardly sure that 1 should DO
welcome, was Carslond's response.
WELCOMED Certainly! Will you dine
with me tomorrow EVENING"
"Don't mind ii j do, thank you"
"shall expect you, then. Good morn
ing" .
"Good morning"
he had promised. and there he met his
late brothers fancee, Miss Adelaide
Woodcock. She looked even more
charming than Of yore, he thought, and
trife less cold. Probably her recent
atiliction-the loss OF her atfianced hus-
band-had softened her q little.
Her welcome was much less frigid
than Sir Sydney had expected, and be-
fore he left the house to drive home
ward he and she were on very amiable
terms. "Whv," he asked himself, "had
she again changed in her manner to.
wards him? Was it because he was no
longer poor and disreputableP Or was
1t because she really cared for him?'
Anyhow there was a change, and no
matter what the alteration might be
due to he was delighted with the dif-
ference. That meeting was so pleasant
to himself that he afterwards availed
himself Of all tho squirrels invitations,
aud as those were pretty numerous, Sir
Sidney and Miss WoodCock saw a good
deal Of each other.
When the gossips saw the handsome
baronot and the Bquire's beautiful
daughter riding together all along the
lanes SO often they could only draw one
inference. The young people were in
love, they, said-had been in love all
along-and now that Sir Sidney had
come to his title and fortune there was
going to be q wedding, and Miss Adel-
aide was to be Lady Carsland after all.
For once the village prophets were
right In their representations. In the
second spring after his fathers death,
Sir Sidney Birmingham Carsland led
Miss Woodcock TO the altar.
END OF THE PROLOGUE.
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