The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Wednesday, June 20, 1906.
pang of disappointment that all his
hopes of being squire of Rawdon Manor

pang of disappointment that all his
hopes of being squire of Rawdon Manor
were over. Every penny he could right.
the title deeds Of the ancient place he
had no longer the shadow of a claim.
The squire looked ten years younger as
he affectionately laid both hands on
the redeemed parchments, and Mostyn
with enforced politeness congratulated
him on their integrity, and then made a
disappointment was as great as the loss
of Dora. He could think of neither
without sense of Unreasonable and
disastrous failure. One petty satisfac-
tion regarding the payment of the
mortgage was his only com
it was not want of money that had
made him hitherto shy of "the good
investments offered him. He had
been sure Mclean in their last inter
view had thought so, and had, indeed,
felt the half-veiled contempt with
his pity for Mostyn.'s inability to take
advantage at the right moment Of an
exceptional chance to play the game Of
beggaring his neighbor. Now, he told
himself, he would show Mclean and
his braggart set that good birth and
old family was for once allied with
plenty of money, and he also promised
his wounded sensibilities some very de-
sirable reprisals, every one OF which he
felt fully competent to take.
It was, after all, poor compensation,
but there was also the gold. He thanked
his father that day for the great
thoughfulness and care with which he
had amassed this sum for him, and he
tried to console himself with the belief
that gold answered all purposes, and
that the yellow metal was better pos
session than the house and lands which
he had longed for with an Inherited and
insensate craving. IT, .-.a = r. - =
Two days after this event Ethel, at
her fathers direction, signed a number
of papers, and when that duty was
completed, the squire rose from his
chair, kissed her hands and her cheeks,
and in a voice full Of tenderness and
pride said, 81 pay my respects to the
thank God for permitting. me to see
this hour. Most welcome, Lady Ethel,
= to the rights you inherit, and the rights
you have brought It was@a moment
hardly, likely to be duplicated! in any
: life, and Ethel escaped from its tense
: : emotions as soon as possible. She could
not speak, her heart was too full OF
10Y and wonder There are souls that
say little and love much. How blessed
are they!
On the following morning the invita-
tions were sent for the dinner and
:. to- the 9Th Of August. In everyone S
: :: heart there was hope that before that
day Mostyn would have left Rawdon,
but the hope was barely mentioned. In
the meantime he came and went be-
tween Mostyn and Rawdon as he de-
ern. politeness which considers it best
: to. ignore offenses that our grandfathers
and: grandmothers would have held for
! strict account and punishment.
{ :, Tt was evident that he had frequent
letters from Dora. He knew all her
opening Mostyn Hall and inviting the
Stanhopes to stay with him until their
return to- America. But as this ssugges-
ton. did not bring from any member of
the Rawdon family the invitation hoped
for, it was not acted upon. He told
the hail. in spite fall he could do in
the interim, would look poor and shah
BY, compared with Rawdon Court; SO he
put aside the proposal on the ground
that he could not persuade his aunt to
do the entertaining necessary. And for
tering round his loss of Rawdon and
! his liabilities with regard to Dora he
f blamed Ethel. He was sure if he had
been more 1ovable and encouraging he
could have married her, and thus final
ly. reached Rawdon Court; and then,
Win all IHe uHledsOH 1mdSluaDle, uuTS2u
hearty dislike to her because she
would not understand his desires. and
provide means for their satisfaction.
The bright, joyous girl with her loving
heart, her Astounding vitality, and con-
slant cheerfulness, made him angry. in
none Of her excellencies he had any
share, consequently he hated her.
He would have quickly returned to
London, but Dora and her husband
were staying with the stanhopes, and
her letters from Stanhope castle were
lachrymose complaints Of the utter
WEAKNESS and dreariness Of life there
the preaching and reading aloud, the
regular walking and driving-an the
innocent method of lives which recog.
nized they were here for some higher
purpose than mere physical enjoyment
A1,4 r.. onrarod Moefvn tbat neither