Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12

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asked.
Il am almost suro he would" said;
che is a groi.s friend of mine"
1T would BIZ IA exceedingly good nat
ured and friendly act, u said Sir George.
"Clarles--no, mean Ralph-blimg u
telegraph fora, anl il you will write a
telegram at oaca. Middleton, will send
it to the station directly. We shall
have an answer by 10 o'clock, and until
then we will not give up all hope, though
| OF course we must not count on your
/ friend being able to come Mt such short
notice"
The telegram was written and de-
spatched, Carr having given me an ad-
dress where letters would find him.
though he said he did not put up there.
sincerely hoped he would not be out Of
the way on this occasion, and was not
little pleased when, few hours later,
received "A telegram in reply, saying that
he would come, and should arrive by tho
| afternoon train, which had brought me
the day before.
The spirits of the whole party revived.
(as is often the case) was in high favor
with all. Even poor Denis, who had
been very much depressed, was suffi-
GENTLY relieved by the news, SO Charles
said, to smile over his beef tea. Lady
Mary, who appeared at luncheon time.
treated me with marked consideration,
had already laid them under an obliga-
ton. she said, graciously, by undertake
ing the care Of the jewels, and now they
We're indebted to me q second time. Was
Mr.. Carr one of Lord Barrantyne's sons,
or was he one of the Crampshire Cars?
She had known Lady Caroline Carr in
her youth, but had not met her of late
years.
She seemed surprised when l told her
that Carr was an American, and he sank,
l could see, at once in her estimation;
but she was kind enough to say that she
was not person who was prejudiced in
any way by mans nationality, and that
she believed that very respectable people
might be found among. the Americans
The day passed in the usual prepare
lions for an entertainment. If went
| into the hall I was sure to run against
/ gardeners carrying in quantities of hot
house plants, with which the front Of
the stage was being hidden from the
foothghts to the floor; If wandered into
the library interrupted Aurelia and
Ralph rehearsing their parts alone, with
their heads very close together; if has
tily withdrew into the morning room, it
was only to find Charles upon his knees,
Turing Evelyn to immediate flight, In
soul stirring accents, before an admiring
audience OF not unenvious young lady
hood.
Nov, Evelyn, esk you as a favor"
said Charles, as came in, moving to-
ward her on his knees, will you come a
little closer when l am down? don't
mind wearing out my knees the least In
a good cause; but owe it to myself, as
a wicked baron in hired tights, not to
cross the stage in that position. Any
impression make will be quite lost if /
do; and unless you keep closer 1 shall
never be able to reach your hand and
clasp it to a heart at least two yards
away. Now" rising and crossing over
to the other side, ~ shall begin again.
'Ah! but my souls adored' -
SIS Middleton here2" asked voice
in the doorway. Itwas Sir George Dan
vers who had put his head into the room.
/ and went to him.
II say, Middleton" he began, twirlinR
his stick. and looking rather annoyed,
sit is excessively provoking. l never
thought of it before, but find there is
not a bed in the house. Every Granny
has been filled. 1t never occurred to me
that we had not a room for your friend,
now that he is kind enough to come.
And it looks SO rude, when it is SO ex-
ceedingly good natured Of him to come
at all"
"Oh, dearl anywhere will dor said.
There is not even room for Ralph in
the house, continued Sir George. ~
have put him up at the lodge" pointing
to small house at the end of the drive,
near the great entrance gates. "There
is another nice little room leading out of
his, he added, hesitating-"but really
| don't like to suggest"-
"Oh, that will do perfectly" 1 broke
in. Carr is not the sort of fellow to
care straw how he is put up. He will
be quite content anywhere
Come and see 1t" he said, leading the
way out of doors. ~ would have turned
out Charles in u moment and given Carr
his room; but Denis is really rather i'll
and Charles sees to him, as he is next
door,"
could not help saying how much
liked Charles.
Strangers always do" he replied cold
~, as we walked toward the lodge. 81
constantly hear him spoken of as most
agreeable young man."
And he is SO handsome"
YES replied Sir George, in the same
hard tone, "handsome and agreeable. /
have no doubt he appears SO to others;
but l, who have had to pay the debts
and hush up the scandals of my hand
some and agreeable son, find Ralph, who
has not feature In his face, the best
looking of the two. know Charles is
head over ears In debt at this moment,
but"-with sudden acrimony-"he will
not get another farthing from me. 1t is
| pouring water into sieve"
Ralph is marrying sweetly pretty
creature" said, with warmth, DESTROYS
Of changing the subject.
eyes, she Is very pretty" said Sir
George, without enthusiasm. "But
wish she had belonged to one of our
county families. 1t is nothing in the
way of connection. She has no relations
to speak of-one uncle living in Aus
tralia, and another, whom she goes to on
Saturday, in Ireland. There seems to be
no money ej her. 1t is Lady Mary's do
ing. She took a fancy to her abroad;
and, to say he truth, did not wish to
object, for ut one time there seemed to
be an attraction between Ralph and his
cousin Evelyn Derrick, which his aunt
and 1were both glad to think had passed
over. do not approve of marriages be-
tween cousins"
We had reached the lodge by this
time, and was shown a tidy little room
| leading out of the one Ralph was occu-