Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
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| before" il n
| ton, 'for do not think the young lady
| was born when you were last In England
els 1t the darling hekself? Yes-then, man
alive, don't let heE .ggasasy. Try, try. try
Faith, it's the face of a nice, kindly human s,
angel What's her name, If I may be SO
| bold?" 81 ao
"oh, Norton, There sis nothing to conceal
"Grace-oh' yesiasDfutIlT II do not know Nor
| Her father was inuthe army, but her
/ grandfather. was teuntsman to de Burgh of
DE Burgh? You do not say So"
| The doctor stopped abruptly, and kept
unwonted silen for aavhiie
Look here, Ashton. 'qhe exclaimed. rain
or shine. let's go, down, next week Where
do You put up down there, wherever it is?"
"Oh, I always take my rooms in Mrs
Nortons house-a delightful. roomy cot
tage."
II have no doubt she could"
Ashton was shocked to see SO great q
change in Grace when he and his friend
took up their abode at Woodland Cottage.
Though the local doctor had been dis
missed. she was still pale, weak and gwen
to almost unbrOken silence, but she COR
fessed to sieepiess nights. and seemed
scarcely to care about getting well.
"'Wfll you let poor old sawbones like N.Y.
self do what he can to bring back the life to
your heart and the light to your ewes. nv
dear young lady? Pm unknown to the fac
ulty here. but you see I've lived among the
magic-mongerS OF the east and / know q
thing or two
During Ashton's short stay he kept strict
guard over himself; nothing could be more
brotherly and unloverlike than his manner
and conversation. Grace again became thor
oughly at home and at ease with him.
MacdermOt was the first to depart. He had
busineSs-very serious business in London
he said; and So after an ELUSIVE farewell.
he departed
Mrs de Burgh fingered in Italy. but, to the
satisfaction of her heir. made a will which
incorporated her private savings with the
entailed property Dick Ashton worked and
family hoped. Moreover, he sold his work
He was all the more diligent because Mac
dermot was very busy about some mysteri-
GUS law business "of great importance.
running to and fro between Dublin. Man.
chester and Edinburgh. Whatever his quest
he seemed highly pleased with his success.
and from time to time pronounced this I'M
, connected eulogiSm on his own ShFewdneSS
anu penetration -
In the midst of this tranquility came a
bolt from the blue. Mrs. de Burgh had
died suddenly at Rome
There was mourning and IauentatiOn at
Thoresby Chase, and huge funeral, when
the poor Iady's remains were brought back
to lie among those Of her forefathers. Hugh
de Burgh was solemn and imposing as chief
come into his kingdom. and. though still
bitter at Grace's steady rejection of his ad-
vances, and by no means recovered from his
passion for her, on the whole thankful that
he was not hampered by low-born wife
The day after the funeral a strange rumor
began to be whispered among the domestics
and personal attendants in the great house
that some desperate adventurer had put
in claim to the property-the child, it was
supposed, of the late ladys soldier brother,
who had fallen In the Crimea. 1t was nom
sense. of course. but might give trouble.
This strange report gave every one great
deal to talk about. and 1t was remarked
that. instead of remaining to transact BUSH
ness and go into matters with the agent
and the late lady's secretary, the new lord
of Thoresby went off back to London.
Two evenings after. While every one was
oppressed with sense of coming trouble,
Grace and her grandmother were almost
frightened by the unexpected arrival of DR..
Macdefmot. in state of mixed gravity and
excitement. =
My dear ladies' e"said, you'll excuse
this intrusion when 1 tell you my errand.
First of all let me congratulate you Miss
de Burgh-for that's what you are no less