The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-02
THE DESIRE OF THE EYES,
By GRANT ALLEN.

I ieeI, 10 De sure, with no rent-rou left him
- tLe ANA courts 10 speak Of: and Lady
-Norah y sullivan was not a name 10 con
- win as II stood. II is true: but what
~ tuat. An earis daughter is an earI's
SHter' be the same more or less" as
M ,,.s.sS re would put It; and if Lionel
led her, why. she would he LADY
Noran Etheredge. which is cIearIy, oui,,
- s-IeI matter. He would have preferred
a. a. II my htrude or a Gladys to a Norah II
= - ut' out when il comes tn neersqas-
"eii-Etussla merchants mustn't he chaos
~ Ahey must take their title wherever
80 cSh get IT, Lady Norah was pretty.
- -Sorah was young; Lady Norah had
1le lhdennable grace and charm Of Irish
manners; and Lionel had maid her ven,
marked attention at the dance at the wal
ION De IraHord's last season. II he limited
10 Lionel that Lady Norah's mana was
open 10 an arrangement, Lionel would Of
I course De delighted TO carry out his sug-
gestion. ms 'Ns
Ana your nephew is at the I.akes?''
- u bdiiyshannon unused, pensively, in
an unconcerned fashion. II .uclv voune
dog! he has nothing on earth to do hut
run apout and enjoy himself! While nv
| poor dear boys, Mr.. Ashby. have all had
| 10 90 INTO government Offices and are
working for their livings six hours A dav
as no O'Sullivan ever did before since the
| days of the deluge."
Mr. Ashby did not reply It's high time
they began then" He contented himself
| by drawing himself up i'm his fur-linegl
coat, and remarking casually. Yes. l am
fortunate enough to he able to make nv
nephew a very handsome allowance"
lie DOESN'T marry?" the earl suggested
| Ihey both meant business: but il is ETH
| quette TO approach business Of this deli.
cate character by deXtrous flank move
ments.
NO, he doesn't marry" the Russian
merchant answered with a preoccupied
air, weighing his words very carefully
lie doesn't marry. The fact of il is
LORD Ballyshannon, I'm trifie particular
about the choice of a wife for him. l stand
10 him, you see, in loco PARENTS Mr..
Ashby was proud of that phrase, so he
fingered on 1t lovingly. In loco paren-
It's he repeated, hugging it, land I
don't wish him to marry unless" Mr.
Ashby paused and deliberated-"unless I
| saw he had formed an attachment for a
lady whose-wel, social position was in
| every way suitable for him. If he did han
pen to form an attachment for such a
lady, / should Of course be ready to make
her an ample settlements very ample
| settlement" He gazed abstractedly at the
earl. Five thousand a year" he muir
INJURED, thoughtfully, Il should call a hand
some settlement"
Very handsome" the earl answered.
\ And they lapsed into silence.
You think SOP" Mr.. Ashby asked again,
after moments rumination.
! Decidedly" answered the earl; IF IT
was tied up upon the lady"
Mr.. Ashby gazed once more at him.
''Oh. of course, tied UP upon her." he ad-
mitted with readiness. Strictly tied up
| upon her" And he unused again a second.
| That business was arranged. He saw 1t
in the contented CLEAN in Lord Ballyshan-
mons eyes, in the carefully restrained curl
of repressed satisfaction at the corner of
Lord Ballyshannon's Milesian mouth.
Have a cigar?' he said carelessly, draw
ing his case from his pocket. Lets go
| and look a. the stablesr'
! But he telegraphed that evening to Lionel
| Etheredge at Ambleside-"Come back at
once. Ballyshannon will accept you. It's
all plain sailing. The girl will consent. l
| have arranged for settlements"