The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-15

my dear mother rejoined HargraVe Denton, IAN
guidly promises only made to be broken.
.Do you to are not coming?
The ladys betokened mingled establishment
and annoyance Denton liked to have her own way
everything. The only person who disputed her VII.
Hargrave, but as hitherto their POINTS OF
difference had trivial subjects harm had re-
suited Here however Mrs. Denton felt she was face
something serious, and she determined to
use her own words, to define her position at once
Mother and son tete- -tete at luncheon They
resided in Portland place mansion, where everything
was vast solid intensely respectable and intensely dull
Mrs Denton as of boasting, belonged to
very old family, and her husbands lineage was equally
ancient.
In the parish church IIeston, Buckinghamshire
there were and efiges of departed
Dentons and to judge by the inscriptions, they must
possessed virtues of human nature and none
At all events if there had been any lapse
the path of rectitude all mention of the fact had
very properly omitted
Mrs Denton divided society into broad divisions
you don't belong to the best families you were liter
ally nobody Mere wealth she pretended to despse, and
being very wealthy herself she could afford to do SO.
At time she quite alive to the advantages
riches because, she sometimes remarked it made
independent of Jumped up people who had nothing
else to recommend them.
In pursuance weakness she had for managing
the affairs of every member of her famy-a weakness
did fail to exercise especially in regard to
IIargrave marry "b1ood With this end in
picked Linda Clare the only daughter of Sir
John Glare, whose been Crusaders and
convincing testimonial to the possession of blood
the lady could not imagine.
Hargave fully aware of his mothers designs.
and until some SINCE when he met Eleanor
fell madly in love with her at first sight
was lazy He did pins point for
Linda Clare; she had money well as blood, and
might compensate for her lack of brains. She
plain and commonplace, but Eleanor was unlike
girl he had ever met Her personality strangely affected
him. awakened passions within him which he
suspected he possessed.
Hitherto he had laughed at the notion love
ing any difference to He boosted that he could
with girls and his appetite and sleep
be But friend well Observed
might true Of dozen girls, it was possible
to be quite the reverse with one and SO Hargrave had
begun to discover.
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party at villa at Hampton Thames furnished
excellent opportunity for Hargrave to bring matters to
issue, dsmay when her son limited that he
was not likely to be present But surely ne was not IN
earnest and she suggested as much.
Indeed, in earnest said Hargrave, placidly.
ct hate garden parties The spectacle seeing
of uninteresting people struggling to each
always strikes pitiabe. OF course,
make yourself with Strawberries and and cham
pagne-cup; but don't know that that is particularly
edifyng occupation"
Mrs Denton snnoothed her skirts and glared at her
gold lorgnete which she held to her Roman
nose by it's ivory handle in which implied she
had grave doubts whether it really her
utterng atheistical sentiments To the
society represented by garden parties "At Homes"
public concerts if please but the
stiff iangud functions held in drawing rooms kindly
lent purposesavored her of flying in the face
of Providence.
'Pray don't try to be sarcastic, Hargrave. It isn't
becoming in young man. said she, severely.
thrill emotion shook the vast form Of the lady
gave emphasis to her Indignation In spite of her
family she had not the which marks the
caste of We're; but this, of course
ter of temperament, not length of lineage.
Denton what might be called volumnous woman,
and something in her big frame, accentuated
swelling skirts, which, in their indefnable limits
somehow in keeping with her Portland place
sion.
perhaps not, mother. Anyhow, have no doubt you
will enjoy party very much better without
going"
Perhaps Hargrave Denton put little emphasis
than intended. His positiveness sharp
ened the suspicious of his mother.
'You going to meet that Tremaine girl" said She
abruptly. "You refused to accompany the Gros-
concert yesterday Lady Pollen
of tho hest rs LINDA Glare
was deeply I means, and /
want you understand that if you intend that
girl your wife I will receive her-neyer. The
of a vulgar city whom nobody any
thing about, of family at All, I'm tod-its pre-
posterous!''
Hargrave Dentons cheek darkened and his lips paled
little.
cTo be continued Monday