Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

| cupied; omnibus. brougham and lug
gage cart had been to and from the
station SO often that Mr.. Binder. the
head of the stable department, had
been heard to murmur something not
very complimentary about people who
went about with trunks as big as ay-
stacks" and who expected to find
carriages and 'osses awaiting for 'em
everywhere to drag 'em up the ills
Men were glad to be bidden to Har-
ley; they found they could kill time
and pheasant more pleasantly there
than at other places; and besides well
stocked coverts there was a peculiar
ly attractive stretch of lowland,
through which a small river ran which
produced great variety of feathered
fowl, and which enabled a man keen
about sport to get away occasionally
from the everlasting bang, bang and
barn door fowl business.
| Among the latest arrivals were
two young men who were as unlike
each other in every respect as two
young men could be. Gilbert Hurst
was barrister. whose father owned
certain number of acres of land in
the country. and who found like many
other fathers of the present day that
| farming your own land and feeding,
clothing and educating family were
| pursuits that led to a small balance
at your bankers and many sleepless
nights. Gilbert was doing fairly well
at the Bar. and was steady. right
minded, level-headed young man. with
a pair of honest gray eyes that told
the story of frank and honest ma
ture. John Beasley, his companion
| on arriving, was tall, fair, narrow
shouldered, well groomed and very
rich. His father had made large
fortune out of small beer and was
| therefore ripe for the peerage. Moth
ers smiled on John Beasley. but John
Beasley smiled mostly (when he had
the chance) on a certain enterprising
widow at South Kensington, who gave
charming little dinner parties in
house so draDed with art silks that it
was called Liberty Hail." the only
object in the house that was not over
draped being the widow herself.
Beasley senior had heard something
about this lady, and had lectured his
son, and advised him to marry as
soon as possible, and if possible to
marry money"
AS Gilbert entered the drawing-room
his heart gave mighty leap when he
saw that Dorothy Lane. whom he had
been for two years desperately in
love with, was helping Lady Harley
with the distribution of teacuDs. He
had met Dorothy often in London,
and to make her his wife was the
cherished dream of his life. but he
fecred she would think he cared for
the thousand a year which she was
supposed to possess. that he was not
well off enough to marry, and more
than all. he feared she did not care
for him.
John saw her. too. His heart gave
no leap--it was not of the leaping
kind; but he thought he had never
seen her to such advantage as now,
as she stood in the soft light of the
shaded lamps. her dark red dress
edged with sable at the throat and
wrists. fitting her to perfection. and
showing every curve of her graceful
figure. John remembered his fathers
advice. and like dutiful son, prompt
ly rushed into conversation with a
Miss Green. who was among the
guests assembled. and who was fav.
ored by fortune to the extent of $4,000
year. and who thought John one of
the most charming men of her ac-
quaintance.
He was not pleased later in the
evening to find himself next Dorothy
at dinner. while opposite him sat Gil
bert Hurst who already seemed on
the very best terms with his neighbor,
Miss Green. After answering some
question of Lady Harley's respecting
his journey he looked across the table
and said:
by the way. Hurst. | did not see
you in the train. Did you get in at
Euston?"
"Yes," answered Gilbert. 81 came
by the two-10. and was close to you
on the platform some time
"Oh, yes. l remember now. |
saw you get into a third. class car
riage with my servant"
Lady Hartley looked up, and Won
dered why her husband had asked
John Beasley to stay with him. But
John did not wonder at all. and he
felt glow of satisfaction when his
servant opened the shutters of his
bedroom next morning and his eyes
lighted on his coronet worked in red
wool on the blankets. and he thought
OF the society he was going to dis
tinguish himself in during the next
10 days. In the half hour devoted to
his toilet he made three resolves
first, that he would make himself so
agreeable to every one that he would
be asked again to stay at Harley; sec
ondly, that he would make the run.
ming" with Miss Green. with a view
To matrimony and the possession OF
$4,000 year. at the same time anus
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