Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-05
CHAPTER VII.

4 Ono DAVIS residence at the old Grange
.orad TO Peter Lennox that he had more
&Sif;cuIries in his way than he had dream
nf He was struck by Beatr:N's char
ctnr She had strength of will, firmness,
4 olf- reliance: he could hardly imagine that
&pbn was Prince Charles" daughter. Ii
no. father had had but a 1.-THE of her firm
e. he would never have been ruined.
I The shrewd, keen man Of business, who
nod passed his life in accommodating
[nonpy, understood the rare character of
3pqafrix Lennox better than her gentle
%oo+ber. To her the girls proud, stormy,
passionate nature with its keen loves,
Is keen hates, it's great mistakes, its
faults sprng;ng from a noble source, was
A II a sealed book. Peter LennoX saw
md understood better the qualities Of that
ob,e nature He contented himself for
lime at Strathnarn by supplying the two
4 alies with al the luxuries of life. He
&ipriIrd not to Introduce his beautiful
s1ecn to society until he had taught her
h Ereedean the chief lesson of her life.
The day of their return to Erceldean
svas A day never forgotten. 1t seemed
as though heaven itself sympathized with
Nhnm. The skies had never appeared so
hup, the sun had never seemed to shine
So brightly, the world was all fair Peter
1enDox, with his new and beautifully APP
nointcd carriage his magnificent roans,
ais well-trained servants, was at the sta
&tion 10 meet them. He looked excited
and Pleased.
So the sweet young daughter, in all
The proud loneliness of her race, and the
Zsente mother whose heart had saddened
Nov po;erty, went back in triumph to their
bid home They drove underneath arches
where the word "Welcome" looked down
upon rhem, past crowds of people who
&cried, WELCOMED" and some of them
added. THANK heaven, we see your lady
/ ships face again. amid the music of
/ bells and the cheers of rejoicing crowd.
/ Even the little children had gathered
great handouts of harebells and flung
Them before them. 1t was indeed a royal
welcome home.
"Bratrix," said Peter Lennox that even
ing. IF any one placed jewel of great
price in your hand, and asked you to
guard it, you would carefully preserve it,
would you not?'
Yes, indeed, 1 wouldv' she replied; and
tIIe uI4ll- tStl lltSl, iuuSNdl fOiCC Aifo
heart with hope. He took both her hands
in his He held them open and looked
at them.
"Beatrix' he said gently, 81 am going
to do that very thing. These hands of
yours, so warm, so soft, SO white, must
henceforth hold all the honor and credit,
al the well-being and responsibility all
the hope and the future of your race.
You, Beatrix LennoX, must be heiress of
Ercedean, and the grand Old race of
Lennox must revive in you. Will you
take the trust?"
Il will, uncle" she replied.
Those who would succeed in any one
purpose in these degenerate times must
\ set to work with almost savage earnest
ness. You must do the same. No mat
Ter what comes, you must always say to
yourself. 'Erceldean first-the LennoXes
1lNst-averything must give way to
Them
1T SHALL" she replied, with simple
earnestness. II shall love my life better
II 1t has to be spent for others than If
II had TO be spent entirely for myself"
She did not foresee then to what those
words committed her.
Society welcomed Beatrix Lennox as it
1ad welcomed her uncle, with open arms.
Peter Lennox had spared no expense. He
nad taken the position in society which
became a millionaire He had purchased
house in Belgravia; it had been fur
nshed and decorated in a most superb
nanner
lhe great world talked of Peter Len
aoX, Prince Charles" brother-the
oTothar whom all had believed to have
be"A drowned-who had made an i'm
sAense fortune in America. He had re-
turned to England, sought out his niece
ana made her his heiress. Almost every
one mad some recollection of "Prince
UnarEe' They would not have avowed
Al Aa0 ms brother not returned million
G,Fe. That made a wonderful difference.
H'eN the Duchess of Emslie-the proud
teeFess who had oficiated as godmother
fHnce Charles" daughter, yet who
4"u uecIlned to answer an appeal made
i'auF lennox-came to welcome them.
- vas new and pleasant life that
e'tF Lennox, with his sister and niece.
W. IN London. The Belgravian mansion
one OF the most spacious in London,
wv certainly one of the most splendid.
"ere'a very united family. Peter
gu"oA always breakfasted with the two
After breakfast he went invariably to
Us "oTary, large room, all crimson and
Th M win richly stained glass windows.
'4e'e he read and answered his letters,
- ,.1.Nse0 his business affairs, and had in
". .sS'lews with his solicitors; there he spent
- Ie qUietest, happiest hours of his Life,
"ss studying what he could do for the
~ 49, OF his estate, studying what would
~ ~ = eonduee to the glory of the Lennoxes
Ps nov You love Erceldean, unc,ev' said
- ~ one morning as she followed him
Tho -,e Aorary and there saw a map of
be e>'ate spread out ON the writing ia
.,:, les he replied. "Erceldean is my
to az rs 1t We're, my study, my own love:
light" -'' greatness rs my cne1 ue-
&c seems lonely life for you, un-