The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-30

40 not tC0r Hp mat piece Of rice DuDCr
Miss DC19ick."
Stoke Ioreton is fine old IGlizabcthan
house standing on rising ground. Aswo
G,ovo mp the straight wide approach be-
tween two rows of ancient, fantastical-
ly clipped hollics, was impressed by tho
stately dignity Of tho place, which was
not losscncd as we drew up before a great
archcd doorway, and were ushorcd into
II long hall supported by massive pillars
OF carved white stone. a roaring loIt fire
III the immense tircplacu threw Il ruddy
glow over tho long array Of arnor and
cleaning weapons which lined The walls,
aud made the pale winter twilight out
side look bleak indeed. Charles, cmcrs.
lng, Slim and graceful, out of an cx-
qulsitc ulster, sauntGrcd up to the fire
and asked where Sir George Danvcrs
was. AS he stood inside tho wide fire
place, leaning against one Of the pillars
which supported tho towering white
stone chimney piece covered with her.
aldlc designs and coats Of arms, he looked
worthier representative Of an ancient
raco than ! fear he really was.
80 thoy havo put the stage at that
end, in front Of the pillars" he remarked,
noddlnlf at q wooden erection. "Quito
right. l could not have placed it better
myself. What, Brown? Sir George is
IN the drawing room, is he? and tea, rs
perceive, Is going Oh at this; luomcnt.
tolnc, Col. Middloton." And wu fol-
lowed the butlor TO Che drawing room.
am not ii person who easily becomes
confused, but | must own I did get con-
Fused with tho large party into the
midst OF which we N.cro nov! u,hared.
soon made out Sir George Danvcrs, Il
delicate but irascibla looking old gentle
man, who received me with djgniiicd
cordiality, but returned Charles greet
Ing with IL certain folmality and cold
ness which | was p3lined to see, family
affection being i'll my opinion the chief
blessing OF IL truly happy home. Charles
already knew, and with the second
Son, Ralph, Il ruddy, smiling young
man, with any amount OF white teeth, l
had no difficulty; but after that | be-
came hopclcssly involved.
l was introduced to an elderly lady
whom l addressed for the rest of the
evening rs Lady Dauvers, until Charles
casually mentioned that his mother was
dead, and That until the deceased wifc's
n,to +1ot i,; ~ VIA ii"V Si'nCl-
nno, LnrSole t,-, 1' ',:.:is :i'Hs "o'l' ttNe
tn bo, o.,,honn1 poS'I'o.l .S VI ~, nr'l'i-'o'her
n11o,.1,, 1dp,. i'i+o""' ilic severe
sycotiv ,,no,, p .,1,1, ,'1',ru ."
with s,rI, ,,,,r;f,t y 1'i'ac9
onrt T,,dv NInr,. Cr,''I;'s' ,'.S, ""S 'iiHir III,
h,1 l,rnu.,, O., I'll, -. ;', ,9'io
vontb ohn .,;,1 ~ ''',a i' III lcr
room fnr ,ma ~ ",.o <S,"o'o',Siy i'l''''o
nrossel =, ,,o,,. ,'rr,ln, I a,i"' ''s' "i"' eA7
his s,1,Io,, ;3n,, nHrtl u:s,'o ol frS'cV at
had not hoo,, :, ,1o,.,a'"'I e.:S 'i"' he
way. '~'''''''' '''''' III any
"\Vo o11 bovo ,,,, f,,,,to ~, ,,.,,,
ton " said I,,,Iv Nra," i'''''n' ~ Nli''oie-
sior ,yhi,l, ,1;a1,,,,-l', n,i' Scl''lo
n,,,,,',,, e,...,N hi''io coioliy OF
John, like tho rcst of 49, ,,,a', .NS,, ,'a. m 'li
emit, thouoh bavn M ,ln,,lt t,'a Nv ~ u4
oninr innucnco of ,on ,,.n,,L1 r,,r '1o1'. o..
much. since T knew hin, +o s,,,a>I> l'' "o''o
bities of chor,ctcr ur;rh ,,-n,o ,,,,r''st.,
nately STRONGLY m,,l,nl ;u b;>, oo,,,,l l;eS -
She had evidently not kno,,n e.. Ill.,
in his later wears '0'' ''''''
AS She confirmed to +,l1, :, t>i,, ..
I endcoyorcd to mn1;n n,,t ,,,,;lI, - 't;." l.''
Young ladies nrcscnt WIS tho ono | ~ vi, t,,o
Ralph WAS cnaon,d ,v,. ,,,1aa;'1nl ;iH'1
rs to which il was of ,lo tyn ~ ,,.ha,,I ,',',t
ha,l alrcodv bcnn ;ntrnL,onI r;lI
ways seem 70 mo 60 vrr,, ,nrn, ,l:i.,> 90
necially nrnttv ,,;r]y. "r1 +l,a'. .'....
both of thrm nrntt', l., ,nI ~
that tbcv rcscnhIrd roch nt,a,. i, 'ti,l ti,n
least, for one was dark on1 o,,n ,v,, fa;,', ',o
but which wos Miss Anr,li, Cr,,',t a,,'
Ralph's fionrcc and ,,h;rl, ,,,o1. ,1i ','' w..
clyn Derrick - corsin ~ t,,n rn",;,'I '''
could not mako out ,,,tu Io4n" 'il,'1i !',n e.
evening, whom T dis+inrtl,. sn,,, na''' -, ,''o
kiss tho fair ono j., No n''" ir"iih
and instantly came to tLn conrl,,s;on
that sho was the orc to whom ho >vaa
engaged.
asked Charles If wcro not ria,,t .,
wo stood in front If tho hnu fira 1,nfo"o it; ,''
the rest Of the nortv Ind ,..oml,,nI fao
dinner. and no tolJ ,,r th,t Z haI ;,'1dol l"i
hit the nail or tha hn,d ~ t,i, ,t'.,uu"
though for bis own part 10 never Ii laii