New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-23
Obe Egffs Of Basil Sg,Ynyard.
BY ROY HOFFMAN.
IN TWO PARTs-PART II.

felt that they could not do sufioient 70 make e up
She guessed whst she felt to Be tbs truth az
Now Mr. wynyard you must not worry your
ser any more about it and y you look 50 unhappy
nice Of YOU 20 be so cut Up
p.{I T eoI sour Sc ne ne money doesn't matter" sad
vas ab2Gt 20 say mother, but checked himself
have been quite inerfective " 41" "O-'N
Nov YOU are 20 go out and vent your annoy
the birds
Bash had very good DAYS shooting little
marred by the fact that he obliged to put On
a preoccupied look whenever Sir Williams eyes
brought hirl from Lady MiIard asking il he
library q few minutes before dinner I'LL
Sir William was alone when he entered and TIE
aTosed FRI Srv vans f1 I4-I,- S3,I fi I've I i,
~, Dear Mr.. VINEYARD. we are so sorry-but u can
BasI ,, tried to look as if he wondered how on
earn lhey were gong 20 explain the extracting or
81, IT Is my fault ought TO have told yog-Only
dear Dovercourt is afflicted you know
Basil looked AZ her inquirinEly.
+1i a Slept9lnaniae and we darent leaye any
for Mason his man found the inks ana fispfn In
where but. Of course. Sir William will write you
~Oh;.. really. Lady Willard. SO long as have those
''Oh. out we insist
My dear VINEYARD said Sir William. I hsys
~ on your dressing table, hundred and forty
Basil Endorsed Sir Williams supposftion. at To
same time wishing he had made 1t more.
And II you want any change. Just send down
For the future" said Lady Mnlari turning 70
Il viii never DO for him 70 Be left alons again
A Few days afterward Basil was at St Morits. ana
MIS- sneyeley who nad discovered only after she
tons we're engaged. beamed upon him
They skated together and they tooogganed to
so limit a aaff con n a
campaign that not only did she accept him. but ths
suggestion that they should be married az once. DO
fore they returned 10 England came from her Az
a matter Of fact, she practically proposed to HIM
was too high-ninded to marry such wealth she
ventrred tindly to mention The word settle rnents
but he was not in the least afraid He really was
IN love with her and he could trust his clever
very best conducted person in the world with 4
share IN ten thousand a year.
discover nothing against Basil except that he vac
held the Kings commission and was a gentleman
They returned 70 town In the season
telling young Beaumont day what charming
couple she thought they were.
Is as rich as that what does II matter whom she
msrrtss 50 long as ne man Ms, Is 1i9 %v,-
matter OF fact. Beaumont always liked anybody
go awkward. you know-poor Dovercourt stoIs
his money and Jewels Really I'm quite glad they
aWynysrd ought 70 havs Been uors careful saiJ
Beaumont. T told him all about Dovercourt and
LADY Nfllard Eazet at him IN stupefactiOn-
You are quite you told himT'
quite certaini We had a conversation about II .
Young Beaumont took his departure, and Ladg
Willard left 70 her reflections II al
very perplexing Mr.. Wynyard had certainly de-
c1ared that quite IN Ignorance OF her broth
erSs peculiarly. What motive could he possibly
have had2 The fewelry was found IN Lord Dover
courts bag. there doubt about the theft
/ being genuine. Then she remembered the money.
which the manservant had been unable 20 dis
cover. IL really all most perplexinE.
Whatever vague suspicious rose IN Lady NIL
/ ard's mind she put them away II was obvious
easier say nothing about n and be civil to tho
/ wyuwards-especialIy she had promised to pre-
I sent VINEYARDS sister.
And Basil became a country gentleman and at
tanned his ambition Of living luxurious life IN the
very best sets.
| which Il al very immoral. but so It was-CThs
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