Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-06

uunuItu llLlcS pIOuuei DeCduSe yOu
can paint beautiful pictures than I
should be if you were a nobleman."
'I quite believe it, Violet" he said
neekly, with a little wonder as to how
it would end, and what terrible thing
she would do when she knew the truth.
For some few days they did not ar
! que again, and during that time Violet
had grown very intimate with the Car
stones. On this evening they met on
| the terrace, and Lord RIVERS with diff
| ficulty concealed his distaste for their
| society.
'That young artist seems to give
himGelf great airs" said Oscar Car
store his mother.
"Such people always do" replied the
cood lady, who reioiced in platitudes,
- ~Nw a much of artists as she
did of Arabs.
II cannot think" said Oscar, chow
--H-'e',adcd the beautiful girl to mar
ry him"
"My dear, she is nobody" said Mrs.
Carstone, in a tone of remonstrance.
"She might be somebody" replied
the son. eff she were in London, she
would soon be somebody. The profess
sio"al beauties would all be outshone
I did not see a face in London like
hers"
"She is a beautiful girl" allowed
Mrs. Carstone.
Oscar looked very thoughtful.
Mother" he said, cultivate her; we
have plenty of money, but no stand
ing. Now, if we went to town, and
could introduce a beautiful woman
like Mrs Randolph, we should become
popular with her"
Il do not know whether she would
let me introduce her." returned Mrs.
Carstone; although she is only an art
lists wife she is very proud
''She would like is we'll enough" de-
clared Oscar. II am a good reader of
character and [ understand her. AL
though her husband, with his foolish
notions about art, keeps her secluded.
she loves the world and would enjoy
it. It is true the husband would be
drawback. His manner is not to be
compared with hers In fact. I do not
consider him we'll bred-he is too
brusque"
He is very high and mighty" said
Mrs. CarstOne. Il was talking to him
yesterday, and saying how pleased
fa ho
commission for painting some good
pictures for the gallery at Ingleshaw,
and | was frightened. He looked at
me savagely, as though he would bite
me-"
II do not like him; but l like his
VIE" said Oscar; land, if you want
attract London society, mother, ask
her to visit you in town next year.
She is no languid beauty, either. How
bright and animated she is! I saw my
father laugh this morning as he sell
| dom laughs while she was talking to
him"
So it happened that, after this bril-
liant suggestion of Oscars that Mrs.
| Randolph should by her beautiful face
open the gates OF society to the family,
Mrs. CarstOne sought her more assidu-
| Ously than ever. Seeing the young
husband and wife on the terrace, she,
| With her son ard husband, joined them
! It was then. with thumb in each
2rm- of his waistcoat, and his
/ hest we'll spread out, that Mr.. Car
! stone said: Il am a seIf-made man."
it was then that Viloet looked up with
enthusiastic face and admiring eyes;
it was then for the first time, that the
adoring young husband felt really an
! CRY wiz her, and realized that his
wife's feelings were more in unison
with those of the Carstones than with
his own.
Il am not going to say anything
against the aristocracy and nobility Of
this land" continued the retired corn
factor. 'In my humble opinion many
of them are merely old women, and
most of them are no better than they
should be. But. if you want to know
the class Of men that make the sinews
ID '~@''eo1os Q" cid England. 7 saw. sir
it is the self-made men, and 1 am
proud to call myself one"
"Those are my very thoughts. Mr..
Carstone" cried Violet, delightedly:
you lave just put them into words
And she did not observe how dark was
the frown that spread over the high
bred face of her husband.
you will allow every man to form
his opinion on that as we'll as on evely
other point" said Lord RIVERS, court
! eously.
ooh. certainly, every man may think
as he likes" replied Richard Carstone
Then you must allow me most en-
phatically to contradict you. I believe
. If you want to find the sinews and
muscles of old England, you will find
them amongst the grand old race
whose fathers fought and bled for the
liberties which have made England
what she isl
THEREIN we differ" said the corn
factor. slowly
why, Richard" interrupted his
; oomely wife, mo one loves n lord bet
ter than Won do! How delighted yor
were when Lord Brooke shook hand:
with you at Batwell!"
Richard Carstone for one minut,
looked eli~',tlv rod AID r~n0m'orta
bic. He could not deny the fact.
MY dear" he said, while a lord i
, an English institution we must respec
him