The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07

girl who was to fnd her snare OF trouble III
the fortunes OF war. Elinor Arden was a
royaljst maiden. When she was still very
Young poor Flinor was left motherless:
and as she had neither brother nor sisters
she was the only pet and darling OF her
father In fact, she was the darling OF
every one The household servants, the
tenants and the children OF the village near
by all loved this tiny lady Of the manor.
30 that she was like little queen among
her faithful subjects
There is picture OF Elinor's father
intristing to the child the famous Arden
ruby Godfrey Arden, one OF Prince
Rupert captains, had long worn this Jewel
in his cavalier hat. 1t was well known
how splendidly it famed when he waved
his sword and dashed into battle. No"
he removed it from its familiar place and
gave II to his little daughter. He knew
that II would be safe with her. singular
attribute Of the Arden ruby was that II
could never be lost by one whose heart was
absolutely loyal to the House of Stuart
Faithful a. Elinor was 10 King Charles
abe could yet be entirely aminble to the
other side On the death Of her father che
lived peaceably and affeotionately with the
family OF her uncle, who was Co.. Bfad-
ford OF the RoundheHds, one day com
pany of troopers was heard galioping up
TO Bradford Grange Elinor noDeo tney
we're Cavaliers but they turned out e re
Puritans. Tall young Capt John lawren
rode at their hea. He was wounded IN
the arm and hungry ElinOr carried MN
some soup. We read
-Elinor considered Capt Lawrence won
derfully brave to make light Of his wound,
and call himself almost well; for she was sure
he must be in pain, leaning back 40 YEARLY
in his chair He looked up with grateful
smile as he saw her with the steamlng bowl,
and said. Thanks, little lady az CALAMITY,
she thought, as any Cavalier
A conviction flashed upon us as we read
this passage, which may be found at page
o. We Immediately said to ourselves that
Elinor and the Captain would make ma,ch
Of it. We confess that we turned at once
to the end Of the book TO see whether we
we're right or not Sure enough. there.
at page 27s, we found the Princess Henrietta
Anne receiving Elinor at Whitehall Our
heroine was under the conduct OF no less
eminent and reassuring parsonage than
Lady Lyndhurst. We read
A strange feeling of unreaty came
over Elinor as they left the coach and
between the ranks Of guardsmen, entered
the home OF England's Kings. They as
cended the great stairway and passed
through the gallery to the rooms OF state
Flinor saw, as In a dream, the sweeping !
bows OF the gaants, the curtsies OF the
ladies the simmer Of silk, the flash Of
jewels-the maze Of color on every SIDE,
as il the flowers which in summer filed
the royal gardens, were blooming their
brightest within the palace. Al the door
Of an inner apartment Lady Lyndhurst !
spoke to a gentleman in waiting VINO dis
appeared. then returning minute later
ushered them into q drawing room. ElInor |
hardly noticed the splendor OF all about her /
the rich hangngs. the frescos on walls
and ceiling and the glitter OF gold and !
orystal-for at the further end OF the room
with maids Of honor gathered about her I
chair, the PR ncess Henrietta waited to
receive her Elnor curtsied low. and then
Lady Lyndhurst led her forward with /
these words
Your ROYAL Highness, here at last is
Elinor Arden
And glad am 10 welcome her, cried (
a svery girlish voice, rs curtsying again /
Elinor kissed the hand held out to her /
SO you. Nine Lawrence. are the niue
maid who sheltered me that night
have so long wished to find you
There we have it. Nine. Lawrence
tells the story There ia further assurance
and interesting suggestion over the zeal
whore the Princess says
And the young Captain who set us free
he is now your husband? All, you must
tell him that those poor wayfarers have
been ever grateful for his charity And
tell hirs roguish smile dimpling the
corners Of her mouth, that the King knows
too. how passing we'll he thereby served
the Crown
The Princess s roguish smile was provoked
by an agreeable memory and because she
had made a pun. The Roundhead Captain,
now Flinor's husband had once passed
the Princess out OF a situation dangerous
to herself and 10 the Royalist cause Our
opinion is that Lawrence was a Puritan
rather by the force OF circumstances than
because he wanted TO he. We mean no
reflection upon his sincerity. but we can
not forget how polite he was when he was
getting his soup. The illustrations are a
little disturbing Lawrence looks seven
times as big as Elinor in the picture at page
ise or course, she grew; and anyway
she deserved no small reward A pleasant
and ingenious story, inviting MS to see anew
the grace and tho romantic Importance OF
the Stuart cause
American Conquest of the French