The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

the very idea is too delightful--Jane
Grand at YattonT
1t was d week now since the first
meeting in the woods. but Mohun and
Jane felt as if they had seen each other
daily for years past; as If no break in
time had existed. between the days Of
valentines and this delicious rose-cel-
ored present. AS Janeprotested against
the honor Of meeting all the county on
terms of equality at Yatton she WAS
standing not in romantic position
reader-but picking raspberries 10 her
own little cottage garden, with that hHae
gentleman, Mr.. Clifford Mohun, humbly
holding basin Of very ordinary yellow
ware by her side.
I'VE shall see what the Tenants
think and d0,n she went on, in that
happy voice into which no ring Of sor-
row had ever as yet entered, But I
can hardly picture to my imagination
what / shall feel when find myself
actually in the presence Of them all.
OF course, you know, Mr.. Mohun, that
I am not, and never have been, visited
by any of the country people:''
Il suppose Miss Lunch has not
thought you old enough to go out YETI"
said Mr.. Mohnn, hotly.
This fact of James not being visited
was Just the one thing about her that
he liked the least. The woman be adj
mired ought to be at the head Of So
sciety courfed, looked up to, popular
as he himself meant to be.
1T is simply absurd to think of such
people as the Tenants not wishing to
visit you. / should be very sorry in
deed to think Of your being intimate
with them"
why, Mr.. Mohun2'
II think I told you once before why
/ disliked them. Old Tenant made
his money dishonesty. It is a disgrace
to ali the people in this neighborhood
that they let his past life be buried for
the sake of his present money"
"But there are other people in the
county beside the Tenants, and they
none Of them know me. No, Mr.. Mo-
INN. The fact can neither be denied nor
explained away am quite old enough
10 get out; Miss Lynch would have let
me 60 to parties for the last three years
If / had been invited-but never have
been; and the strangest thing is, she
added rather .mournfully, "that have
no idea why / am accommodated.
am sure Miss Lynch is as nice and
wen educated as any lady in the
neighborhood, and have been brought
up by her, and have never done any
thing that / know Of to prejudice peo-
pie against me. But still the prejudice
exists. Yes, Mr.. Mohun. am not Wis
tied, and however kindly you mean it,
you are taking bold step in inviting
noe to Yatton."
If she had known all the hidden
weaknesses of Gifford's heart, Jane
could not have played upon them with
greater success than she did by the
wistful earnestness of this little simple
speech. 1t was disgusting, no doubt,
that a girl he meant to Che had
actually progressed thus far in the last
ten minutes) should have been, hith-
erto, in d subordinate position to such
people as the Tenants. But was he
not Mohun of Yatton? the possessor OF
the Oldest name, Of the best blood, in
half the country? Would not his wife
be member of his family? Would it
not be delightful to see the homage
with which all the neighborhood would
receive her as soon as they perceived
her to be, as it were, hallowed and en-
nobled by her presenceg
The idea did not present itself under
the aspect of vanity or intense selfish
ness to Clifford. He thought he should
be performing singularly honorable
action in putting public opinion on one
side for the sake of Miss Grand's
pretty face; and his voice shook with
genuine emotion as, bending over her,
loM=-and this time taking her hand,
Without subterfuge or concealment.
in his he began to whisper about the
importance of what they thought Of
each other, not of what the world
thought; and how he would not give a
ball or any other festivity unless Jane
promised to be there; and
And I hope, Miss Grand. that THAT
will not be the last time you viii come
to Yattonw
CTo be continued)