Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
VII.

CHAPTER VII.
Ore DAYS Residence nj the old Grange
rr"vct. 70 rc;cr Lennon that hr had moro
difficulties in his way than he had dream
ed of. !ie WAS struck by ReatriN's char
acter. Sac had strength of will. firmness.
scif-ro..ancr: he conid hardly imagine that
she was Prince Charities" daughter. III
her father mad had hu, IL ti;hc of her tirln-
ness lc would never have been ruined.
tn" shrcwd. keen man of business. who
bad i.as>rl his life in accommodating
mnney. understood the rare character of
Rcnir.v Lennon better than her gcntl.
morli"r. To her the girls proud. stormy.
pass .a;c nature. with its keen loves.
ats ken hates, It's great mistakes. its
faults bringing from n noble source. was
all n %srale-; book. Peter Irnnox saw
ana Understood better the qualities of that
noble !atarc. lilo c%ontcntcd himself foq' u
time al Stra;hnarn 10y supplying the two
ladies with all the Injuries of life. lie
drrided NOT to introduce his beautiful
niece "a Soc;oiy until he had taught her
al Err"..can the chief lesson of her life.
The '.sr "f their return 10 l;rco!dcan
WAS . day mover forgotten. III seemed
as 'A"lgh hcavon itself sympa.!iized with
then. Tina skies had never appeared so
ss'' t'' Ef.Ai iistii itNtI StNIIi'u ~ Sil.ll'
SO brightly. the world Was NIL fair. Peter
I-cnii,s.. with his new and beautifully APP
p"in,sd da-rii=r. his magniiicon: roans.
his woi,-.raiuci servants. WAS at the sta
tion :" mccr them. He looked excited
AMI p.oisrd.
So ~" swcc; young daughter. in all
fa,e prom. l~ovclin,s> of her race, aud The
ss1t.e mother whose heart had saddle me-,
by poorly. wont hack in triumph To their
Obi h"iic. Tiley drove underneath arches
whcrr ;h4' word "Wt,cumr" looked down
uppn 'ner'. past crowds of people WHO
rloG. "Nr!,nmc." and some of them
added. "Inaik heaven. wr seq Your lady
ships faef again" amid the music of
he!ls ana. IN" c.i,cr> of II rejoicing crowd.
Eve. the lii" children had gathered
grrat AaAi!ful> of harcbc!lS and flung
them before them. 1t WAS indeed II royal
welcome !.rmc.
"Hcltrix." said peicr Lennon that even
ing. -. any one placed Il jewel of great
price N your hand. and asked you to
guarG ii, You would carefully preserve it.
wnu,d yoi: not:'
"ies. indeed. / would She replied: and
the firm. earnest. miisicai voice filled his
heart with hope. IIctook both her hands
III his. he ilold them open and looked
al then.
"Ecairix." lie said gently. 81 ann so;n.
TO 10 than very thing. These hands of
yours. 80 warm. SO soft. so white. must
henccsorth hold al the honor and credit,
all ire wcil-heing and responsibility. all
the hope and the future of your race.
You. ReatriN Lennon. must be hcircss of
ErcoldoaI. and the grand cd race of
Lennon must revive in you. Will you
take tle ~tr1si:'
II Will. uncle" she replied.
"Ihnse who would succeed in any ono
purpose. in these degenerate times must
set TO work with almost savage earnest
hess. You must do the same. No mat
ter what comes. You must always say to
yourself, 'Erreldcan tirst-the Lcnnoxes
hrst-.,veTything must give way to
Them"
at shall" she replied. with simple
e~arnestness. Il shall love my life better
if it hns to be spent for others than if
1t had TO he spent entirely for myself"
She did not forcsec then to what those
words committed her.
Society welcomed BcatriN Lennox as it
had welcomed her uncle. with open arms.
Peter Lennon had spared no expense. He
had taken the position in society which
became a millionaire. He had purchased
q house in Relgravia: it had been fur
nished and decorated in a most superb
manner
The great world talked of Peter Len
nov. Prince Charlie's' brother-thc
brother whom all had believed to have
been ~irowned-wNlo had made an im-
mensc fortune i'll America. He had re-
turned 10 England. sought II his niece
anc made her his hc;rcss. Almost every
one had some recollection of "Princc
Charlie They would not have avowed
IT had his brother not returned n million
aire. That made Il wonderful difference,
Even the Duchess of li~mslie-the proud
peeress who had oiiiciatcd as godmother
to prince Charles" daughter, yet who
had declined to answer an appeal made
by Lady Lennon came to welcome them,
1t vas a new and pleasant life tlA,t
Peter Lennox. With his sister and niece,
led in London. The Bclgravian mansion
was one of the most spacious in London,
and certainly n of the most splendid.
They were a very united family. Peter
Lennox always bieakfasted with the two
ladies.
After breakfast he went invariably tc
his library. n large room, all crimson and
oak. with richly stained glass windows
There he read and answered his letters
MANAGED his business affairs. and had in
terviews with his solicitors: there he spen,
the quictcst. happicst hours of his life
always studying what he could do for the
benefit of his estate, studying what woust
best conduce to the g!or. of the LcnnoXe:
of ~lIrceldean.
GLOW you love E%rceldean. uncle!" sait
BcatriX one morning, as she followed hin
to ths Gbrar7 and there saw n map o,
the es.ate spread out on the writing ia
bic.
"Yes,' he replied. 'Erc.ldean is NJ,
child, us it were, my study, my own love
to add to its greatness is my chief de
light"
"Yet it seems a lonely life for you, I'm
Gle" said the young girl, and her arm
now stole gently round his neck. ITO liv,
for fhe honor of a name, to plan and thinl