Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-30
Huntington thrust Sir Vivian through

| the body. But he got 4 wOuh !: Z his
side first, and after laying many lays
In great agony, he was so eat upy Filth
lage and pain that he died, too"
And what became of Lady Isabel?"
"She died in giving birth to Il son;
so twas pitiful story from first 20
last. The child was brought up bysh!s
grandmother in hatred Of the ling
holmes an so it's gone on ever si1ce."
But. nurse that alone could not have
kept up such strong feeling in our
house, and l am sure it was our side
that was in the wrong"
NO. my dear; there's been other
things since then. to foster the feeIing.
In your great-grandpa's time. he Ahn'
Lord Langholmc fell to Quarrcling over
a bit of land. and there was Il lawsuit
about it that lasted through two gen
erationS. and in the end the HuntirE-
don'S lost it. and well nigh it ruined
'cm. which is the cause of your p:l
hcin' involved as he is now, an not
able to keep up the state that BELTS
the family. Then there was Il dreadful
affair with your poor aunt Mrs Carmi-
chacl. that | remember well enough
but YOU must never mention it. because
your papa nd never forgive me for
telling you"
mo, no. no." cried Nelly. cxcitetlly.
ready to promise anything III her fever.
ish curiosity; rs it likely?'
"Well. the last lords brother. tile
Honorable Adrian Langholn,', and your
Aunt Eleanor. met somehow in the
grounds, and fell in love with each 9TH
or, and very handsome Young couple
they was; but when your grandpa and
M hnu,1 Of
threatened to turn her out of doors
if ever she spoke to him again And
at last they made her marry Mr.. Car
michael. Il man old enough to be her
father. Sorcly against her will! poor
soul. After she was married she an
Mr. Adrian met up in London. an III
last they went off together. shall
never forget. as long as I live, tho
seen" there was With your grandpa an
Lord l.angholmc an Mr.. Carmichael:
an after it Colonel Huntingdon had Il
stroke. an never left his room again.
And Aunt Eleanor. Nurse"
she went abroad. poor thing. With
Mr.. Adrian. an Two never heard what
become of her since. All l know is,
she couldn't marry the man she was
fond Of. for Mr.. Carmichael. out of re-
vcngc wouldn't have Il divorce SO
You sec, my dear. it's little wonder
the two families don't bear each other
much love"
Nelly looked mcditatively at the roS-
cite on her fairy-like bronze slipper.
We'll. Wilson," she said, presently
pursuing up her pretty mouth. and arch
in= her curved browS. Il don't see thar
the I.angholmcS have been any moro
to blame than vein fact. hot SO
much"
Hush. my DEAR" cried nurse. looking
up frightened; don't YOU so now for
I" say such things as that Your pa
would be ready to kill me for telling
You about them at all.
And has this Lord Langholmc done
anything very wickcd:" asked Nelly.
well. dear don't know of anything
particular besides bcin' very wild an
fond of tho lasscs."
"What'S he like to look at:'
Il never set eyes on him myself,
because he don't come down here at
never happy except he's horse icing.
an gambling an making love to the tinr
ladies. They do tell there was bad
affair with him an Lady Nlilly Cope;
but it was all hushcd up. Susan said
she saw Il gentleman up at the court
once that must la been the young
lord. an he was small an dark. with
Il very disSipateG Il Ok an great rings
under his eyes"
oh" said Nelly. with disappont-
ed air. slipping from her favoritc high
table by the window on which she
had again pcrchcd herself. Tin that case
l shan't take any more interest in him,
because l never could like any man
who wasn't big and fair
"Hoity-toity!" cried Wilson. what
do you know about young men at ALL"
Nothing I'm sorry to say" reioined
Miss Nelly, gravcly, land as I'm sew
cntcen and half its high time I knew
little more. l wish papa would take
mo up to London"
"WiShn'S little good. my dear Your
papa's too much took up with his books
| to think of leavin' home and he's never
, been near London since your poor
aun,'s Disgrace
II shall never get married. poutcd
Molly.
My dear marriages are made in
heaven. as the sayin is and. if it's or
dained you're to be married. why mar
ried you'll be-
We'll, then. the man will have to
b" dropped down through the clouds.
for he'll never Gene in at the gates"
cried Miss Huntingdon. sentcGtiously.
New. Miss Nelly. suppose you go
and take 4 walk before dinner: it'll
do you good
But it's SO stupid walking out alone,
nurse
We'll. then. have your horse round,
and 90 for ride
"Oh! it's much too hot for riding this
weather. I'll take u book, and 30 down
to the brOokside."
II wouldn't 60 that way. my dear.
if I was you. It's just the boundary to
Lord Langhclme's estate, and your pa
can't bear any one to go near there"
But where's the harm if Lord Lang
holmes not at homer
We'll, my dear. I wouldn't go if
I was you," said nurses voice. retreat
ing down the passage. But Miss Nelly
was as determined as most Of her sex,
Of whom it has been said truthfully
enough:
. IF she will, she will. YOU NAV depend