The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Wednesday, June 20, 1906.


don how fond you are of me and how
lonely | am, he would tell you to send
2 for me.o $50. Z
do not believe he would. He has
old-fashioned ideas about newly mar
!. ried people. He would hardly think it
90 anywhere without Basil-yet. -
'sHe could ask Basil, too"
Ii Mr.. Mostyn is coming home he
can ask you to Mostyn Hall. It is
very near to RawdOn Court
Yes. Fred said as soon as he had
possession of the court he could put
both places into ring fence. Then
he would live at the court. If he asks
us there next summer l shall be sure
to beg an invitation for you also; so
l think you might deserve it by get
ting me one~now. / don It want to go
to Mostyn yet. Fred SAYS it needs en-
tire refurnishing, and if we come to
the court next summer [ have prom
Used to give him my advice and help
In making the place pretty and up to
date; Have you seen Mostyn Halle,
have passed it several times. It
is large, gloomy-looking place. was
going to say manufacturing It stands
IN a grove of yeW trees. - ~
50 you are not going to ask me to
Rawdon Court?'
II really cannot, Dora. It is not my
"Never mind. Make no more ex-
zcuses. 1 see how it is. You always were
Jealous of Fred's liking for me. And,
OF course, when he goes down to Mos
tyn you would prefer me to be absent
Goodby, Dora! I have a great deal
of shopping. to do, and there is not
much time before the ball, for many
things will be to make
The ball! What balls'
Only one at Rawdon Court. The
neighbors have been exceedingly kind
to us, and the squire is going to give
dinner and ball on the LIST Of August
"Sit down and tell me about the
-neighbors-and the ball.
~ cannot. l promised Ruth to be
back at 5. Our modiste is to see us at
that hour
$50 Ruth is with you'll! Why did she
not call on me?' r.
"Did you think I should come to
London alonea And Ruth did not call
because she was too busy
Everyone and everything comes
all. | wish [ were in Newport with dad
and mama; even Bryce would be a com
fort.''S III u.
CAS- I said before, you have Mr..
Stanhope." - -a
ARE e, you going o@zsend for me to
IT cannot promise that, Dora. Good
by" - .s,.s~, +
Dora did not answer She buried her
face in the soft pillow, and Ethel closed
the door to the sound of her sobs. But
they did not cause her to return or to
make any foolish promises. She OWNED
their insincerity and their motive, and
| had no mind to take any part in for
warding the latter. y
And Ruth assured her she had acted
wisely. off trouble should ever come
of this friendship she said, "Dora
would very likely complain that you
| had always thrown Mostyn in her way,
| brought him to her house in New
York, and brought her to him at Raw
don, in England. Marriage is such "a
risk, Ethel, but to marry without the
courage to adapt oneself. Ah!'
| "You think that condition unspeak-
ably harde' - III
| "There are no words for it. -
"Dora was not retieent, assure
You"
self-inficted wounds; scattered seeds,
from which only miserey can spring. L
hope you will not see her again at this
time - .#
CT made no promise to do 500
"And where all is SO uncertain, we
had better suppose all is right than that
all is wrong. Even if there was the
beginning OF wrong It needs but an an
EaCcioeuC W pioFou1 II, eIiAu VIVA . CIV ~
many
Accidents!
eyes, for accident is God IS part in
affairs. We call it accident; it would
be better to say an interposition.
l "Dora told me Mostyn intended to
buy Rawdon Court in September, and
he has even invited the Stanhopes to
stay there next summer
HWhat did you say9''
Nothing against it.
every good. Do you think Mostyn
is in London now?'
1T should not wonder. I am sure
Dora is expecting him. =
In fact the next morning they met
Dora and Basil Stanhope. driving in
Hyde Park with Mostyn, but the smil
ing greetings which passed between the
parties did not, except in the case OF