Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-08-09

that he was alone all this time. Den-
klI' you are spoiled boy from all the
ausniion you receive. hope the time
did not seem too long. Mildred. dear.
! meant TO be back directly"
Miss TTeyanIOn blushed, and. max
Ing some pretty. graceful answer. es-
capped from the room. while Lady Car
oiins glanced eoyer,iy at DeExii. who
appeared totally unconscious OF any
undercurrsnt In the conversation. and
old Blount looked mIsehieyous.
We'll" said he. when he had shaken
hands with DensIl and wished him Joy
In his kind hearty way al having To-
covered his freedom. Il have jus, b,ra
with Sir George. Lady Caroline. aas
he tells me you are determined to nts-
~ on all your family nj once. like
sensible mother"
II don't know about that" rc;urnsi
Lady Caroline. laughing. One al
time. II you please. will sui, US veil
enough. We do not want To be is't
wi;hou, any solaes In our old age. BGs
you mean Charlie and Frances. sup
ooKe!"
yes" said he. ''thcy have come TO
n proper understanding nj last hear"
Il think they came to tha, bctp'c
Christmas" observed Lady Carollns:
"but the question Of late has ben
when to name tn. wedding day.
Frances was very refractory In the be-
ginning. but n, last she has slycn In.
and I, gs actually arranged TO take
place on the thirteenth Of mex, monih:
always provided the day is nne-as shc
says nothing on earth, would iaducc
her to be married In rain"
Old Dick laughed.
"shc has been such spoiled pct all
her life he commented. THAT ! think
she will give Charlie something TO do
TO manage her"
II agree with you." 81, "a Lady Caro-
line: but she Is such dear GIRL with
Il nil that one can not help loving
her and forslving her the very trlfins
faults she possesses"
And then true love Is such n
smoother OF all difficulties" put In
Mrs. Youngc. softly. raising her eyes
from her knitting.
ut Is time for us to be thinking OF
wedding presents said Dcnzil. Il
wonder what she would like. Lady
Caroline"
well, I hardly KNOW" answered
her ladyship: but I can easily ind out
by putting n few adroit questions. !
suppose jcwclry Is about the best th:ns
n young man can offer"
And how about Mabel's affai:7"
asked Blount.
"oh. the ch!ld." cried Lady Caro-
line-"surely she can afford to walt:
and. besides. she must. rs George bas
decided nothing must be said about II
until Roy Is In a better position"
IL have Just been talking to Sir
George about that" said old Blount:
land | think It a pity the young peo-
pie should be signing for each other
when they might be together. am
an old man now. with more money
than I know how to spend: so | have
decided that they shall have half. and
set up housekeeping without further
lay"
MY dear Richard" cried Lady Car
oIinc. greatly touched, this is too gen.
erous. Why should they not wait?
Why should you deprive yourself OF
anything at your years.
MY dear creature returned old
Blount. II am not thinking Of doing
ANYTHING OF the kind. | am far too
selfish to deprive myself Of any lux
uries to which have been accustomed.
But | literally can not get rid Of the
money; so they may Just as well have
1t as let 1t be idle"
There never was anybody like you.
Dick" said Lady Caroline. with tears
in her eyes.
Except Sir George" returned old
R,ount mischievously, at which they
all laughed.
"And still We have Mildred to dis
nose Of" he said presently. with side
glance at Denzil, who gazed stol!dly
out Of the window.
"Dear dear-will you leave me no
daughter?" expostulated Lady Caro-
line. and Mrs. Younge. who had grown
very intimate with them all during
bor son's illness, looked up plaintive-
ly to say: ,o.,,,;rr
"rberc Is really no understanding
Young people in these days. Now now
sbe could object to that nice LORD
lyndon is beyond my comprehension
quite. He seemed in every way 50
suited to her.
and he seemed to me in every way
,,,.ui,od IN her" put in Denzil, I'M
nu,siyely and rather Grossly.
"DId he indeed, my DEAR SAID MS
mother. with mild surprise; i:;, "we''' see
how differently people judge
"Dlfrerently. indeed" coincidTa %i, oiu
Blount. "And now tell us, Dv" .hI.,i,
what sort Of a person do you .hihN
would make her hapDy?
" There was sly laugh in o,,net,on the o,a
mans ewes as he asked the question:
nnd Denzil. looking up. caught IT, 50
.,,a. an nrosently he laughed too, though