Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

as religious rite than social function,
she objected to it's details becoming In any
sense public, and her desires We're to be
regarded. Yet every one may imagine the
bridegroom. the calm happiness OF the fara-
fiy breakfast and the fefsurely, quiet leave
taking. The whole ceremony was the right
note struck at the beginning OF new life.
and they might Justly expect Il would move
onward In melodious sequence.
Within three weeks after their marriage
they arrived at Rawdon Court II was on a
day and at an hour when no one was look
ing for them. and they stepped into the
lovely home waiting for them without out
side observation. Hiring a carriage at the
railway station. they dismissed 1t at the
little bridge near the Manor House, and
sauntered happily through the Intervening
space. the door of the great hall stood
open, and the fire, which had been burning
on its big hearth unQuenched for more than
three hundred years. was blazing merrfly,
as II some hand had just replenished 1t. On
the long table the broad. white beaver hat
of the dead Squire was lying, and his oak
walking stick was beside 1t. No one had
liked to remove them They remained just
as he had put them down. that last, peace
| full morning OF his life.
In a few minutes the whole household
was aware Of their homecoming, and be-
fore the day was over the whole neighboI-
hood Then there was no way of avoiding
the calls, the congratulations. and the en-
tertainments that followed. and the old
court was once more the center of a splen-
did hospitality OF course the Tyrrel- Raw
dons were first on the scene and Ethel was
genuinely glad to meet again the good-na-
tured Mrs. Nicholas. No one could give her
better local advice. and Ethel quickly dis
covered that the best general social laws
require a local Interpretation. Her hands
were full. her heart full, she had so many
interests to share, so many people to re-
ceive and to visit. and yet when two weeks
passed and Dora neither came nor wrote
ehsa W q rfad and 1feo1 Sfad
Are the Mostyns at the hall?' she asked
Mrs. Nicholas at last. 81 have been expect
ing Mrs. Mostyn every day, but she neither
comes nor writes to me-
81 dare say not Poor little woman! I'll
warrant she has been forbid to do either
If Mostyn thought size wanted to see you,
he would watch day and night to prevent
her coming. He's turning out as cruel a
man as his father was, and you need not
say a word worse than that"
Cruel, Oh, dear, how dreadful Men
will drink and cheat and swear. but cruel
man seems unnatural. so wicked"
''To be sure. cruelty Is the JOY of devils
AS said to John Thomas when we heard
about Mostyn's goings-on, we have got rid
of the wicked one. but the wicked still re-
main with u.s."
This conversation having been opened
was naturally prolonged by the relation OF
incidents which had come through various
sources to Mrs. Rawdon's ears. all OF them
indicating an almost incredible system of
Ethel was amazed, and finally angry at
what she heard. Dora was her country
woman and her friend; she instantly began
toexpress her sympathy and her Intention
of interfering.
You had better neither NEEDLE nor make
in the matter" answered Mrs. Rawdon.
Our Lucy went to see her, and gave her
some advice about managing Yorkshire
men. And as she was talking Mostyn came
in, and was rude as he dared to be. Then
Lucy asked him IL he was sick She said.
All the men in the netghborhood, gentle
and simple, were talking about him, and
that 1T wasn't pleasant thing to be talked
about in the way they were doing It. You
must begin to look more like yourself, Mr..
Mostyn; 1t is good advice am giving you.
she added; and Mostyn told her he would
! look as he felt, whether It was liked or not
! liked. And Lucy laughed, and sad, In that
case he would have to go to his looking
glass for company Well, Ethel, there was
n time to Joy devil after Lucy left, and
some one of the servants went on their
own responsibility for doctor; and Mostyn
ordered him out OF the house. and he would
not go until he saw Mrs. Mostyn; and the
little woman was forced to come and say
she was quite well,' though she was sob
bling all the time she spoke. Then the doc
tor told Mostyn what he thought, and there
is a quarrel between them every time they
meet"
But Ethel was not deferred by these state
naents; on the contrary, they stimulated her
interest In her friend. Dora needed her, and
the old feeling OF protection stirred her to
interference. At any rate, she could call
and see the unhappy woman; and though
| Tyrrel was opposed to this visit, and
thought it every way unwise, Ethel was re-