Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-25

brought TO MS once ne ulu, Dut ne no
longer mixed with his fellow.men.
30 winter wore away, and genial, lovely
spring heralded by snowdrops and Gro.
cuses, came to gladden. the hearts and
souls Of men.
CHAPTER VI.
"Sir Owen Chevcnix." The inhabitants
Of Lilford uttered the name with awe and
respect. Those who had never seen Sir
Owen made point Of talking about him;
while those who had not only seen him,
but talked to him, were elevated almost
to another sphere. Sir Owen was a man
OF note. He was that much.to-bc-envicd
person, a millionaire, and he had Just
purchased the finest estate In Loomshire.
1t was called Garswood Hall. and lay
between Lilford and the town Of Old.
stone.
Sir Owen had arrived In great state at
GarswOod. Servants, carriages, horses,
grandeur Of all kinds, had preceded him.
Then came the browning intelligence, he
was not married-this millionaire on
whom Fortune had lavished her gifts.
Maids and matrons took the greatest In.
tcrest In him, the grandees Of the county
waited upon him, fashionable mothers
offered him advice about his household,
about the parties he intended giving, and
about the people he must invite, while
the squires were much interested In his
stable and pack Of hounds.
Have you any pretty girls In this part
Of the worldT he asked, one day Of
Capt. Hill, the sporting man par excel.
lencc of the neighborhood.
| II believe So" he replied-"1 have
heard people say so. 1t is not In my line,
you understand"
Exactly. Well, II Is In minc-and a
very pleasant line I find II. The only
thing ! dreaded In coming hither was
that should find nothing but rustic
beauty of the milkmaid sort. I have q
decided distaste for Il: and the fact Of
the matter is, I am looking out for a
beautiful wife,"
1T is very sensible thing to do" said
Capt. Hill.
Sir Owen Chevenix very soon became
the great man of the county. He did not
like Oldstone. but he did like Lilford; he
had little patience with the gentry, but
he liked the sporting squircs. He was
80 lavish In his orders, no extravugant In
his expenditure, that the tradcsmen Of
|
gift Of Providence, while his coming
seemed to have given fresh life to the
county.
When the month Of blossoms care
round Sir Owen was quite settled at
Garswood. He had won golden opinions
by not going up to town for the season.
Now that he was a landed proprietor, he
declared his intention Of remaining on
his land.
He had already attended one or two
meetings OF different kinds at Lilford,
and he received an invitation from DR..
Hunter, the vicar, to attend the annual
festival OF the school children. held al.
ways In the month Of May. He sent O
check which caused the good vicar to
open his eyes. Then, someone having
told him that oil the elite Of the neigh.
borhood attended the fetc. he went.
In O field near the vicarage the school
children played to their hearts content,
while In the vicarage grounds the elite
enjoyed themselves In quieter fashion.
The military band from Oldstone was
there, pretty white tents were erected;
there were cro@uet anq lawn tennis, quad.
rifles for those who liked dancing, and
archery FOR those who enjoyed shooting.
Sir Owen Chcvcniy, having heard that
all the pretty girls In the ncighborhood
would be there, decided on going himself,
and they had kept It q secret, intending
to surprise their guests. As q matter OF
course, beautiful Violet Hayc was to be
there. Evelyn Lester had been invited,
and the vicar had discussed with his wife
the ACCESSIBILITY Of sending an invitation
to Felix Lonsdale.
"There Is black mark against the
whole family" said the vicar, who forgot
at times that his gospel was the gospel
Of peace, and thought more OF justice
than OF mercy. II do not say that Darcy
Lonsdalc was guilty Of that which was
laid to his charge, but there Is q mark
against him."
against the father, Daniel, but moi
the son., corrected his wife.
You might as well try to distinguish
between husband and wife as between
father aud son." rejoined the vicar.
There Is another thing" said the dip
lOmatlc lady; 1--WE must ask Violet Haye
She Is, In truth, the greatest attraction
we shall have to offer. and, as they are
lovers, ] do not quite zee how they cur
be parted on such an OCCASION"
II shall do 1t against my will'' remark
ell the vicar.
"Well, that Is far better than not doing
It at OIL" replied Mrs. Hunter. 1T will
be kind Of test; IL we see that people
} seem shy Of Felix Lonsdale, We must
not ask him again."
So Felix received an invitation. II ht
J had known how and why 1t was given &c
him he would have placed II under his
heel and have gone twenty miles In N
opposite direction; as II was, 1t gave hin
unbounded pleasure. lie was to NEE
Violet; he would spend whole half da,
with her. The prospect delighted him
He sat mp the greater part OF the night
so that by his unusual holiday business
might not suffer. 1t seemed to him thu
time would never come when he wOul,
: meet Violet.
Nor had beautiful Violet Haye beef
e unmindful Of the coming fete. Her faith
: er had looked grave over the milliner'
bill when II was given TO him; but Viole
had determined on being queen Of tn,
fete. Mrs. Brownson, Mrs. Baulders an,
Miss Stanley would certainly be there
perhaps even Lady Rolfe, and she mus
be dressed suitably to meet those poten
: tates.
J A beautiful costume of white muslin
b rich lace and blue ribbons was provided
with wonderful little hat that SCENE,
: to be made Of feathers; and Violet decid
2 ed that she had never looked so well be
D fore. She pictured to herself an cas-,
sovereignty. Eve Lester was the onl
! one she feared; but then Eve was neve
] given TO dress and Irritation.