The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-14
CHAPTER IN.
RECALLED TO SUFFOLK.

AS soon as breakfast was over un-
Gle Sam left his house to go to Capel
Court, aunt Gertrude retired to her
room to attend to her correspondence,
aud Miss Marsh and were left alone.
Where shall We go this morning,
Ernest" asked Miss Marsh: Il AN
tired of the park, and we have driven
all over Kensington more than once
Miss Marsh had lately learned to
address me as Ernest. which had
greatly delighted me, and determined
ne henceforth to call her Constance.
whichever way You please. but il
II is agreeable to you we will 20 10
Richmond We have plenty Of time. :
/ said, consulting my watch. lit is
barely 10 o'clock, and We do not lunch
till .. was never there, but l have
often heard that Richmond is the most
beautiful suburb of London
"By all means" replied Miss Marsh:
'I viii order the carriage and get
reaGy al once" And she rose instant
~ and tripped lightly from the room.
American ladies prepare their toi-
lertes with despatch quite unknown
to their English sisters, though GER
tairIy with 70 less care and e!abora-
ton, and l had only written telegram
to my father. acknowledging the re-
ceipt of his letter and promising TO re-
ply TO it that evening. when Miss
Marsh again entered the room fully
equipped Cor drive, no button OF her
glove being left for me to fasten.
locked up at her with some sur
prise. You are soon returned l OBJ
served.
TOO socn?" she asked. fixing upon
me her s5eadfast eyes.
"No, how could that be- sad. and
I drew her arm through mine and leo
her downstairs.
'Good morning. Mr.. Ernest cX-
claimed voice belonging to tail
form which stood in the shadow Of
the hall door; Il am fortunate i'll not
HAVING Just missed YOU, and turning
round l bcheld the Rev. DR.. Evan
Price
Pray, don't let my unexpected pres
.enca startle you continued the Vicar
of Ho,denhurSt Minor; Il bring no i'll
news. Being summoned to London on
business which may end in my ap-
pointment to the curacy of All Souls
North Brixton, your father has asked
me to call here to say that he would
like YOU to return home at once for 4
day or so. He would like you to catch
the train which leaves st. Pancras al
HIS, ard travel via Cambridge"
This information annoyed me great
: ly. could rot find it in my heart to
keep away from my father when he
desired my presence, though to fore%o
my visit TO Richmond with Miss
Marsh was Il bitter disappointment to
me. For moment ! stood in doubt
how to act.
"Of course you will go remarked
Miss Marsh.
~ fear must" l replied. in 4 voice
which but i'll concealed my veNation.
'bus l will return tomorrow or next
day at latest. l am sorry to leave You
in his abrupt manner. and l am sure
my father would be the last 10 desire
such thing without very good reason
for it,
We adjourned to the drawing-room,
whittier Miss Marsh invited Mr.. Price
to accompany us. an invitation which
he accepted with great promptitUde
and courtlness. He was L man OF
fine presence and considerable tact.
gifted with the power Of talking inter
mipably but interestingly about every
NJhing in general and nothing in partic-
ular Indeed. nothing was moro nd-
lpired by the feminine world OF the
two Holdenhursts than the genial af-
fability of the Rev. Evan Price. This
4 handsome and gallant cleric had no;
been in the house ten minutes before
! Learned that he was TO have an inter
view with the Bishop of London ri
Fulham 1T 5 o'clock. until which hCur
he was at leisure (Which being intc:'
pretci s:--:.iii2I t,,..at lie int12drd 10
stay until them: that after the said
interview be would return to pay his
respects TO Mr.. Samuel Truman-in
other words that he would come back
to dinner. When l quilted tho draw
ing--oom, leaving MT. Price and Miss
Marsh together. was more depressed
than / had ever been before. and half
regretted that / had not decided 20 re-
main. felt like runner who. hav-
ing kept ahead of his competitors in
"a long race, faints when near the goal
and sees the prize he regarded as his
own seized by other hands. | am al
most ashamed 20 record how the tears
started to my eyes, bur forced them
back, summoned all the courage of
my nature-rot at that time very much
and after g severe mental struggle
fell into strange mood compounded
of pride and fierceneSs.
1t was with some difficulty that l
conrived to speak TO Miss Marsh alone
efore l left, but l succeeded in doing
so. and again assured her of my regret
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