Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-03-18
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Lady Gwehap's Plea

-..,,,-o months after the numerous
...,ult on Sir Andrew Gwenap anu 1le
!, which Vereker had 'asdciouhs
~, saled Lena Cumberland 10 urop
60, Graham, there was a me sho"
ono', A. st Peters Eaton square.
"S Tbe bride was m-ddle-agea ~olian,
ofter living plainly ana ra.nei
VIZ for thirty-fve years OF her me-
paI'', ,,avpec;edly been declared next
l%' - recently deceased million
" O'rs who had died without hlahins ,' !"
an an ar rather, without leaving VIII
,sst could be found
Miss Barford, the heiress, haa ldiiei
,,,r,ng those long years OF haru anu
- living into mean ana sofulu
sahits that clung to her like unremoV-
sbIa PARASITES after she stepped at one
60 into almost bCundless wealth and
,...,,r;ops home. She was large,
,o,se untidy woman VINO had never
-. c,elI corseted IN her life, and WHO
hs5 heen obliged to carefully regulate
ba,, washing bills, and snowy nhln'
.,l,ars and cuffs were unknown guam
.,tas to her. 1t was hard for her 10
s.,ol, rhronyh the curtailed and limited
bsb-s of a lifetime, but under the ol-
aootion Of a shrewd maid she gradually
ro+ into the way of dressing gorgeous
" externally. But all that was beneath
tbs snrface received but scant attention
M she
nrpai. why waste fine cambria ana
go,d laces on underclothing that dldn
show"
Sbo met Sholto Graham while he was
s+il the hero of the hour after having
boon uniustly incarcerated for the muir
4arous assault on Sir Andrew GWehap,
.-Liob Smithers. the feeble little bet
ting man, had committed. Inc apJec'
rre clerk was taken red-handed, as II
we're Sir Andrews black pearl pin
and Uigeon s-blood ruby ring were
found wrapped up in an old stocking IN
one of Smithers' otherwise empty
drawers. There were a few slight com
pHcatlons in tine case, as a frightened
olwnbroker came forward with the
duplicates of the pir and ring, which
had been pledged, he said, by a pretty
woman. the day after the attack had
been made on Sir Andrew Gwenap.
Sir Andrew redeemet the property for
f50h and silenCed ccrlectures as 10 the
personality OF the pawrer. And Shol'o
Graham. when the matter was men
TONED TO him, refrained from saying
| that Mrs Cumberland had handed MN
A nurse containing exactly that sum on
the occasion of her visit to him at TINS
police station.
Miss Borfo-d was riain, the reverse
Of smart in dress and appearance, anu
remarkably unattractiye in manner
bat she had what counterbalanceu
these drawbacks in Sholto Graham
money! SO he offered 10 fnalry
her and she accepted the offer nourish-
inc the belief that lie valued her for
herself as well as for her wealth. lie
affected great frankless with her, tell
ing her that beauty bad never sWayen
NIlL ana AHlL Slti ing NOi III tAi'
wOmanly virtues were priced by MIN
above mere exter"als. She felt she
was a fool for believing this. but she
fed and sustained her belief during a
brief engageme nt, anu did not allow
herself to feel that she was personally
repugnaGt to HIM until she found her-
self alone with him Immediately after
the marriage ceremony.
Naturally enough lie gave up his APP
poin-ment of d thousand a year az soon
as he found himself in command OF MS
W.ieS wealth, bitterly offending sir
Andrew by doing so. Accordingly,
there was coolness between the GIVE
maps and the Sholto Grahams, tor
even Maggie was disguised at her
brothers. mercenary selfishness.
The day before the wedding Lady
b0enlp had gone down TO the little
hone In Ilewisham which Patrlce
Lalgberne had made for her steptatner
ange1e-seIf A great friendship mao
sprung up between Patrice ana the
sister Of the man who had proved MINI
sell such a cravan to her, and how on
we day before Sholto's wedding Maggie
IalAe down to make her sisterly moan
4 simply can't bear Miss Barford. .
Maggie exclaimed in a burst of conn
i7h'e she has dusty-looking, dark
.3E ana sore, trimmed eyes. 1nere
nothing dainty or even neat about
Ih' Sho'to VIII loathe her before ne
nae been married to ner twenty-rour
Il lol5 Oh, Patrice. why did you give
i Dim mp"
ta.Hfo colored fairtly and a couple
9lEa. tears spaIkled in her eyes
H' did not love me-"
l 9a be did Patrce he told me the
aay You We're the only real love
To- Mrs. Cumberland fascinated
.e got infatuated about her, but
DE got into troubel with Sir
about hcr he took a dislike 70
NOW be viii always like you AMI
L., always nate and be jealous OF
l a7rbl,n.
.12rhurn proved himself a
"l1 10 your brother in his nour
x was he who rooted out all
'..rlHa against Su1ffha~s