The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
THREE CAPTlVES
OF THE ABBEY.
A Collapse oil Great Expectations
and 4 Romance Hap
ply Ended.
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low But m" ,un was up and had entered
IN. li-t right heartily "a fight the frnSt.
And he rkv was a, hlithe as the fsc-. 80
Minnie hrr-.'lf
Tn. Ahlcy lnv In tho hollow like IN"
dead hou-. IL Wa. with tall elms about
IL stretching their white and black houghs
toward It ~ II they pitied itz furiofnn---.
though themselves ALA forlorn just then
On. mere THREAD of blue smoke ru~e from
the scattered pile
But To Mimi. Thoruing nothing could
have looked more vinsome than this
half-ruined building. thu- Ianoplied ~
a. was With Loneliness and de~olation She
wh.eled her cycle down the final lane which
led Ia the abbey portal, with it, rnmrous
ston. escutcheon tsllir z Of the days when
a certain Sir stephen Csrnwav got a grant
OF the abbey and its lands snd st up his
household goods whore the Baneiictiu.-
OF old had pravsi and lone other deeds
less worthy Of them. And here shs psus~d
and began TO fruwn
He hasn't cnme'' she murmured. and.
truth Ia tell, she was disina we'd "a well
q impatient almost to the point Of anger.
And then the impatience ted. and she
smiled a. only Minnie Thorning could
smile. The tinkle Of 3 boil had callcd 20
her. and Alexander was waving his cap
a. he rode rrckls~iv down the lane from
the other side Of tho valley
We'll. angel!' he said. a. he Jumped
TO the ground. This Is heavenly
She gave him both her hands. and he
held them with both his. Their cycles
were harricad.-s Of n sort hotwcan them,
but their heagts met a. vel "a their hands
That YOU could tell hy their eyes.
She hastened to Justify herself on other
grounds than her love.
Il sent YOU the line. Alec she said.
sbecause was feeling hored at Bower
dale, that's all. And the weather seemed
~ settled and nice, wanted 70 see YOU,
Of course. bat Il was b~cau-. things were
20 dull NJ the manor.
-How'- YOUR father7' asked Alexander.
He did no, s.sm quite 20 like such Iustitica.
ton on his swe~theart'- part.
-Papa il very well. thank YOU. He
won't hear your name mentioned. Whom
mother aid YOU vera down from town
the day before YESTERDAY, 10 said. Well.
] won't have him philandering here. You
will please both understand that
-Ye+. I know : said Alexander bitterly.
with the hook % an earnest pugili-t instead
OF a lover Il suppose our natures are
Inevitably anita oni-tic.'
NO, Alec. its your circumstances that
are that. : said the girl. And yuur hands
have warmed mine quite enough. thank
you. dear. Shall We inspect the abheyf'
20. bother the abbey.
I'VE must s~e II, Alec. Az least ] must.
I wrote " Mrs Railway last night 10 say
I should H. over. Sometimes. YOU know.
she gps-- away to a married daughter In
Manchester. and STAYS for a time. But.
of cour-s. We must go inside. Ring the
bell. plea~-. dear
.you mean. angel. that your con-
science--
Yes, Alec. my oonscienca-and papa
7 must have some eIcise, you know. Papa
u very proud. too, though he Is only n
mill owner. whereas you arc n barrister
and a gentleman. and he will not think
Minnie
Yes, Alec
Don't talk In that wr~e,chedly irunical
tone, that's all. Your father l. a grntla-
man. and | try to art a. one. though have
only two or thr.c hundred a year and hopes
II | hadn't the hopes, Ia feel disposed 20
shrot my-~lf
Indeed What are they them
she feigned nten~" su-pris" and curl
osiiy n IN" looked al him FOR his answer.
They are you.- -aii he
oh said she. Struggling slightly. is
that alp poor Alec But do ring 'he t@ll
We can talk inside Mr., Railway won't
act the guiicbpok To me
Viper said he
They smiled at zach other. and he rang
the he'll. I, clan grd thes' rically within,
and several j,ckdaws came forth from a
hole IN the ur,y' ornate pnr'al and screamed
toward tho ivy which deckcd the upper
stories Of tho building right 20 the battle
m.nts
I've he"n thinking q having another
interview with your father, sweet Said
Alec. while they waited
oh. no; not vet. something mus, hap
pen ira mean YOU must make "a -"usa-
lion ia cuuu. The wcl.-knOvn, eminent
and rising junior, Mr. Gsrst"n, and 80 on,
YOU know All here she cum"s''
But ID wasn't Mr. ~Radvay-'hat s.sdate
and sirong-mlnded old lam" who for years
had spcnt the winters foarl"s-lv alone
with her rats and memories In his grim
skeleton Of "A hOl~H. -iN figrts miles from a
village IL was Michael, h"r Snu
lie hastcned to explain, after n glance
Al Alec. which had a curious crrstfGl"n
quality
NV mother has had TO g. 10 Manches.r.
mis-. he said she thought. ~ ! was herr,
Wv AhAk A'AAA ~ 80 - h|f '""
from america myNslf
He impaired the Information heavily,
and again his ewes rested on Alec far from
cordially.
I'm afraid your" a bit ~ a hid egg
said Minnie, smiling Well, come in,
Alec. MIR Railway won't IL angry II
spare YOU an Introduction Ia him
Alec laughed lie trIndled the ma
chine inside. and M" door was swung
10 its socket again and locked
You can give ma the kcys.- said Minnie.
ITS not weather for dungeons. Wen
stick 10 the sunny SIDE. oh, Al.Cg-
ITS no trouble. miss. said Halfway
But. really. there's 10 need 10 come
with us.
Il think Id better. miss. for a start,
The rules nrc mighty strict lnrd Sun
brooks been complaining 81 hits Of JaIn'e
Is velvet hsd cover h-'ing missing. Not
that I'm meaning ANYTHING against n lady
like you. hut duty's duty
I'm glad you've mndc TINT discovery AT
last, Michael said Minnie, dryly. Lead
on
Radway looked unhappy, a. well as rather
guilty.
They've got - rusty. too ha said,
sheepi~hly. NV mother sRys not a souls
>.n IN The abbey for over n fortnight.
III. -, .4UV.. ~ .N,ttLl ha.. fl.ta unI