Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-08
II son OF
Wealth
- KEITH GORDON
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r-msr. then u hecsme an authenticat.
I'd report and last the town, or 81 least
thst part Of Il which considered itself
lnsuhitably upper crust. = thrilled with
tse knovlc,ige that Hemingway Trcnt
was 10 spend a month with his aunt
Ms. Ordway.
SCI down Ia black and white. this
fact appears insignificant. but just
thInk moment and r.reat che name
over and over 20 yourself Trent.
Trcut- and VOC VIII doubtless begin
20 thrill. Tor the name OF Trent IS
known wherever pickles are eaten or
money spent
II j. only fair % the present rrents
20 explain that Il j. FAR cry from the
original pickle. 90. rather. from the little
patch q ground on the edge % a young
city where that first pickle, that Alad-
ems lamp % a pickle grew % the
prVsent representatives Of the family.
Hemingway. the future head o. the
Trent family. sgNi twenty ak was
coming % Carriston Tor a visit A
blaze o. Interest sprang up IN anxious
mother hearts az drst rumor o. this
fact. and. though they guarded eve
and liz. some sparks new and little ad-
dltioual fires sprsuE up IN the hearts %
marriageable daughters Finally the
air became surchsrgcd Adamantine
father hearts gave signs % emotion. a
resticssness. critical lingering sur
vey o. daughteriy charms Several
rush orders Tor gowns % more than
ordinary beauty were sent scurrying
across the continent And II was sie
nincant that this nnery 20 come was
never mentioned. not even between the
best o. friends
Amid all the intense. suhdued our.
~ Of preparation there was one family
that remained serene MF and Mr..
Barry cf Barrydene went their elegant.
languld way. undistracted and unmov-
ed. though they, too. had a marrlagea
bic daughter The way Of the Barrys
had long since ceased 90 be affiuent II
the Hemingway, for whom Trent was
named. had left a ramshackle shanty
far behind them the Barrys, on the 9th
or hand. had come from rare old co
lonial mansion that overlooked the riv.
or Severn. The only difference be-
tween them was that they had started
NJ different ends Of the chain
Stlll. Brenda Barry. only child aud
chief depository of the practical sense
Of the house Of that name, was usually
filed with n tingling resentment when
she heard OF the enormous fortunes OF
the new" people Being a woman she
could not fail to feel the subtle tense
ness IN the social atmosphere. aud FOR
the same reason she instinctively divin-
cd lts cause. And 20 say that she was
scornful hut family expresses a.
There was nothing about the good
looking. athletic young fellow whom
she met a week later % Justify that
scorn. He was the usual thing-a very
much washed. Immediately dressed
young man Of the day. with a desire 20
please which was so apparent that
Brenda had 10 goad herself into rpmem.
berlng how frightfully new and dis
gustlngly rich be was
This attitude on the part Of one whose
head might we'll have been turned by
the hattery and attention be was re-
ceiving ON all sides Modified her some.
what Then by chance she happened 20
encounter rather vindictive glance
from Helen Carrlngton's violet eyes
Helen was wearing an exquisitely sim
pie gown that had not seen the light
before and suddenly her own plan of
action was clearly mapped ont In her
mind.
'''rOo much soothing sirup. she re
fiected Ironically what be- needs Is
tonic" This mental comment OF
hers may have bad something 10 do
with the delightful sense Of refresh.
ment young Trent felt Ia her presence
She asked him none of the usual ques
lions with which the others had pes
tered him until he wondered impa.
tiently II they had nothing TO think
about hut him. Indeed. she didn't seem
60 be- very clear rs g. his identity, 80
that be felt compelled TO refer rather
dlfiidently 10 the fact that he was ON
TO visit his aunt. Mrs Ordway Even
then her face was impassive.
Rather stunning girl. that Miss
Barry" he remarked to his aunt the
next day on their drive ~ she pointed
Barrydene TO him, while he noted with
interest It's picturesque decay. The
stucco house was beautiful soft
gray. aud what had once been gar
den after the italian manner was now
overgrown aud neglected. yet full OF
wistful beauty. Near a corner OF the
house be caught the CLEAN OF light
gown and energetically tried by means
OF hypnotic suggestion TO cause his
aunt 20 stop. but she sat placldly be-
aide him. utterly unaware that the cas-
tie OF her mind was being assaulted.
Trent reasoned that II you pass a
persons house often enough you are
pretty sure 20 meet that person. ON
the third successive morning that he
passsd Rarrydene she came through
the gate in the neglected hedge just as
his horse jogsed slowly by.
She wore q short pink gown, with
sleeves turned back and collar turned
In. and In her hand she carried what