The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19

'<xnnDC -, His Trials, Calculations
6( IDo ard Triutnphs.
BY REGINALD LANG. oopyrghs BY philip Little.

man, as Bobs finished II. ftS
Ut sounds like romance said Mr..
Van Nostrand as lie gased aftectionateiy
that your troubles In the Kidnapping line
have come 10 an end With the death Of
/ Fitzgerald. !" FL sl n 5.3 % q
ts'a,Let US hope SOL added Mr.. Elliot, who
had been Quietly listening, {S5a{,
Yes" said Carlingtord, II think that
YOU can count on o more peaceful gllfe,
Lionel. Life Is nt the best hard enough
for those who have high ideals, az
Judge that you have, but when there ID
added to that tho fear OF bodily harm
from without It becomes doubly difficult.
must leave you nov, az I have business
to attend to. 1 leave In d few weeks fol
] England, where, owing to tho generosity
| OF this young man, I must take UP thu
duties and pleasures Of an hereditary log.
iylator. = 4s f3 q st4lasil q S d '5,f5
Isl wish YOU luck, Lord arrs.m ers..
said Eliot, taking the preferred hand. N
And I also. Z added Mr.. Van Nostrand.
Not Lord Grassfnere YETI said Cart.
ingtord,t smiling. this Is Lord Grasa-
mere until the formnlities arc over, which
truiisfer the title from him to me. He
VIII DO Lord Grnssmore for some weeks
to come. whether he likes It or MOTT
wen, then, good luck to you, Mr..
Carlingford. ! regret that you are to
I
pleasant evening that we spent together
nor tho good advice that you gave mo.
though given too late to follow" S
| advice often comes too late, Mr.. Van
Nostrandi and we often regret things
that VIC have done. Regret and retnorso,
however, are tho best OF resources oil
a coward. The past IL irrevocable. the
| tho future is pretty much what wa
choose to make 1t. Good morning oil.
shall Hseo you again before 60
III shall leave you two for a time, .
said Mr. Van NoBtrand. Il must go down
town on some business, IIe rang for
the servant. ordered his carriage. ana
then went to his room.
CHAPTER xxx Il 5,;s
'Bobs." said Mr. Elliot after shost
pause. what are YOU going to do with
| yourself now?"
go back to work, sir" si
There is my house to be finished, you
know
Eyes. nm ready to take that up at
kThere is another subject about which
I am deeply Interested. but hardly
know how to approach It.
TELL me what ~ Is, Mr.. Elliot, II
there Ia anything that l can do to please
you 7 will do II. = issif @ IA s5f
q Are you Interested in any one. Bobs 2"
"Intcrested ~ Tho young mans face
/ flushed and his eyes sought tho ground.
''Ycs. Interested. Is there not a young
woman that you caro-, to put u mildly
a great deal about? X I.
Bobs' eyes fixed themselves on those
OF Mr.. Elliot. II Ycsi sir, there is. 34
docs she care for you
IT do not know sir. know that sne
likes mo as friend. probably. notnlns
more" ~.
""1Yhys do you not find out
! "1& am in no position to do 30, sir
an no position: what do you mean ~ Y
thnt2'' ,,,-,,,.,,
In which she has been brought UP. MT.
T1liot 4 II would not be honora DIG 70
ask her ii she loved me under inc s c'f-
Gums tances." (, /. ,s.i .v., Z. 7,,,,. \! -
tho girl loves you. and think tnA nay, s. ~
does she will not care wiener you ' truo
woman. nut that part OF the AFFAIR neea
~ trouble you at nll. ] had INTENDED,
in fact I have left you all my proper
In my will-don't INTERRUPT nave s ne.tn
ar kith nor kin. and the money IS ,liine
to do what I wish with. since yo sar -,
when are rlghtfully yours, have decideo
| r. settle 500. 900 on you at once. a young
man Who will give UP what you nave oe'
cause lie wishes to stick by MS tr ,.,'
| and prefers to be an American ctet I'
| commands my, respect ana aaln uaIat,n.
and ] mean TO show sou my m am most sub.
stantial manner. do not care TO wa W.,
~, T am dead to have you know IT,, elt '
,A1r. Elliot. you arc too gener r,';.
| rasped Bobs, hardly able to ina Wo'us
| to express himself. ,.,, ,S
"Nonsense, Bobs It Is not generosl.y..r.ls
s,s honest appreciation OF sterling worth.
| I make but one conditl ION.
s.'What Is that. sir =, !. 80
.~rhat YOU do not give up your pro-
fessIon, and that you make =, a sueccsa
oft, as I know that you can; ~
~ should not think OF giving u up
NJ Elliot. I love 1t too much. But l..
.,At another word my lad. The mat
tor is settled and my mind Is maze up.
! Before tho young man coulo te tell.I' -
| he had left the room. 4, ...r4 :,
! The young man remalnea ~ l,o! t,a -
/ the fire dazed by his good fortune
which had come suddenly and unexpeet-
edv, AS he stood thore. q voice that ne
I'm lon rned to love better than any other
in tho world. said. with the slightest nc-
cent Of timidity. my Lord Of drassh'el~
may como in g. =,
The,rro was a slight trace OF tlmlo.sy
IN tho girls manner as she WuiSSt
nara.. 4 ti,a room; the golden sun!!sHt
from the long windows throwing mr. : na''
ar ,oWns ~ nn,to and am moro than glad
- se v,' you as . have much to tell yon"
said Bobs, sitting down dow h basao ner VAIN
ansn spreading over her face,
YES Ivy; you, Anita. In the first place.
wish You to know that 7 have given
IN the Earldom. srri
9Ht,Wfly, Bobs! why was that7"
"Beeause I preferred to remain In this
country with my friends, and secondly,
because / wish to grow up to be ian
/ American citizen, 7 would rather 1--we
In q country that Is growing than one
that has Grown, ~ IA
70, Bobs, I am so glad to hear you
say that. But who will take the title
and property?" is ~
my uncle, George Carlngford, who
has been here this morning.''4.
"And what did the other man come
for2"
''Redmond2 Oh he Is the London So
llctor, who came over here to nego-
tlate with the kidnappers OF the Earl
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