The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-09

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There are ways-ways Of preventing
that Southend interposed, murmur-
ing vaguely.
Il don't know how you'll feel about
it, but we all think you ought TO con-
slider other things besides your per
sOnaJ preferences. N ght / tell Mr..
Disney-NO one moment, please. Our
idea, I mean, was that there might be
family arrangement. A moment,
please, Mr.. YriStram. dom mean BY
which she would lose what she has.
But if anything were to happen
Nothing could" Harry restrained
himself no longer. There can be no
Il knew you'd feel like that. Just
because you feel like that I want to
make the other suggestion to you. I'm
not speaking idly. ] have my warrant,
Mr.. Tristram. r. She was at
loss for a moment. IF you ever went
back to Blent." she continued, not sat
isicd. but driven to some form of
words. cit isn't inevitable that you
should go as Mr.. Tristram. There ara
means Of righting such injustices as
ours"
It don't understand at all"
She cast d despairing glance at
SOuthend- Southend grew weary of
the diplomacy which ne had advocated.
He took up the task with brisk di-
IT'S like this, Harry. You remember
that the unsuccessful claimant in the
Bearsdeie case got barOny? That's
our precedent. But it's felt not to go
quite all the way, because there was a
doubt there. But 1t is felt that in the
event of the two branches of your
family being united it would be proper
to-tO Obliterate paSt-rr-inCidentS
And that could be done by raising you
TO the peerage, under new, and, as
we hope, a superior title. We believe
Mr., Disney would, under the ciTcum-
stances have suggested, be prepared
TO recommend a viscounty, and that
there would prove TO be no difficulties
! in the way"
They watched him as. he digested the
proposal, at last made to him in toll
erably plain form. You must give me
1 a moment to follow that out" ne said,
/ with a Smile. But he had it al clear
enough before he would allow them to
per ceiVe that he understood For al
though his brain made easy work of
*, his feelings demanded "a pause. He
was greatly surprised. He had thought
of no such q thing. Whit difference
would il make2
Southend was well satisfied with the
way in which his overture was re-
ceived- Lady Evenswood was watch
/ ing intently.
''The idea is" said Harry. slowly, ct
mean don't quite gather what it IS.
You talk OF my cousin. and then Of a
/ visc9unty. The two so together do
1T was rather an awkward question
I put as bluntly as that
Wei, that did seem to be Mr.. Dis
ney's view said SOuthend.
He was thinking Of the fanlily-of
the family as a whole. I'm sure you
think Of that, too urged Lady Evens-
wood There would never be a Iris
tram who would not, she was thinking.
/ Wen. except Addie, perhaps, who really
thought of nothing. "Of course, as a
thing purely personal to you. IL might
be just a little difficult" She meant
and intended Harry to understand that
without the marriage the thing could
not be done at all
There was ground for hope; Harry
hest tated-truth viii out; even where it
I impairs the grandeur of men. The sUg-
gestiOn had its attractions. it touched
+ the spring of the picturesque in him
which BlinkhamptOn had left rusting
/ in id1eness. It suggested something in
/ regard ia. Cecly, too, where II was he
I did not reason out very clearly at the
moment. Anyhow, what was pUrpOsed
would create a new situation and put
! him i'm a different position toward her.
IN brief he would have something
more on his side.
"OnCe he was sure the proposal was
4 agreeable to you" murmured Lady
/ Fvensw God. gently. She was still very
( tentative about the matter, and still
watChful of Harry.
But Southeud was not cautious, or
! did not read his man so we'll To him
the battle seemed to be won He was
/ assured in his manner and decidedly
/ triumphant as he said:
! It's a great thing TO have screwed
/ Disney up to the ViscOunty. 1t does
away with all difficulty about the
/ name. YOU see
Harry looked up sharply. Had Mr..
J Disney been screwed up who had
/ screwed him up--by what warrant--On
whose commission2 That was enough
/ to make him glover and to bring back
/ some hing of the OId-time look Of sus-
4 picion 20 his face But the greater part
, Of his attention was ToSSed by the
( latter half Of Southern 'dVised bit
OF jubilatiOn.
"The name. The difficulty about the
/ na1ne2' he asked.
eff it had been q barOny. Well, hers
/ would take precedence of course. With
the higher degree yours viii come first.
/ and her barony be merged. ViscOunt
/ BleutmOuth, eh, Harry p He chucklcd
with glee-
''Viscount Blentmouth be hanged! !,
cried Harry. He mastered himself with
an effort. IT beg your pardon. Lady
! Fvenswood: and I'm much obliged 10
( YOU and to YOU toe, lord SOuthend,
for-for serewing AR Disney up It's
not a thing I could or should have
done OF tried to do. for myself In
spite Of attempted caimness, his voice
grew a little louder. I want nothing
but what's my own. If nothing's my
own well and good. ! can Wslt Till
But, my dear Harry began the
discounted Southend.
Harry cut him short breaking agar
into impetUOus speech.
There's nothing between my cousin
and me. There's no question Of mar
rage. and never. can be And If there
We're He seemed to gather himself
Iup for a fight Of scorn. 'if there were
( DO you think I'm going TO save my owl
pride by saddlinS the family with q
beastlv new viscoInty2
His tones rose in indignation on the
last sentence, as he looked from one u
the othAr. ''Viscopnt Blentnouth, in
deedi" he growled-
Southend-s hands were .ort before
him in signal Of bewildered distress
Lady EVensWood looked at Harry
4 then with a quick forward inclination
OF her body, pass him; and she begaT
TO laugh
Thank YOU. very much; but I've
been TGistram Of Blent, ended Harry
now in very fine fume, and feeling ht
had been much irsulted.
Still looking past him, Lady Evens
wood sat laughing quietly. Even o.
Scutneu1's face came an uneasy smile
as me-, too, looked toward the door
, After a moments furious staring a
the two. Harry faced around. IN,
door had been softly and noiselessI1
opened to the extent of a couple o
feet. A man stood in the doorway
f tuBsing at q ragged heard, and viii