Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10

standing at the entrance to the manor house
you may see the flags of Greasy and Agin-
court of Marston and Worcester behind MIN.
And the Ravdon women have frequently
been daughters of destiny. Many OF them
lived romances that would be incredible II
written down. Oh. Ethel. dear. we cannot,
We cannot for our lives, let the old home fail
into the hands of strangers At any rate, II
on inspection we think it wrong to interfere,
l can at least try and get the children OF
the disinherited Tyrrel back to their home.
Shall we leave 1t at this point for the pres
ent?
This decision was agreeable to all, and
then the few preparations necessary for the
journey were talked over and in this happy
discussion the evening passed rapidly. The
dream of Ethel's life had been this visit to
the home of her family, and to go as its
savior was contamination of the pleasure
that filled her with loving pride. She could
not sleep for her waking dreams. She made
all sorts of resolutions about the deSpised
Tyrrel- Rawdons. She intended to show the
proud, indolent world of the English land
aristocracy that Americans, just as well
born as themselves. respected business
ergy and enterprise: and she had other
plans and propositions just interesting
and as full OF youths impossible enthu-
siasm.
In the morning she went to talk the sub
ject over with her grandmother. The old
lady received the news with affected indif-
ference. She said. ut mattered nothing to
her who sat in Rawdon's seat; but she
would not hear Mostyn blamed for seeking
his right. Money and sentiment are no
kim she added. land Fred has no senti-
ment about Rawdon Why should he? Only
last summer Rawdon kept him out of par
Lament and made him spend lot of money
beside. He's right to get even with the
family If he cam.
But the old squire! He is now"
~ know: he's older than But Squire
Percival has had his day, and Fred would
not do anything out of the way to hIn-he
could not: the county would make both
Mostyn and Rawdon very uncomfortable
places to live in If he did,
IF you turn out of HIS home when
he Is eighty years old l think that is out of
the way. And Mr.. Mostyn is not 60 be
trusted. I would not trust him as far as
could see him.
.'Highty-toighty! He has not asked you to
trust him. You lost your chance there.
missi''
grandmother, 1 am astonished at you!'
well, ii was a mean thing to say, Ethel;
but | like Fred. and | see the rest of my
family are against him. It's natural for
Yorkshire to help the weakest side. But
there, Fred do his own fighting, I'll
warrant. He's not an ordinary man..
I'm sorry to say he isn't, grandmother.
If he were he would speak without drawl
and get rid of his monocle, and not pay
such minute attention to his coats and vests
and walking sticks"
Then Ethel proceeded to explain her re-
solves with regard to the Tyrrel-Rawdons.
II shall pa ythem the greatest attention"
she said. 1T was a noble thing in young
Tyrrel-Rawdon to give up everything for
honorable love, and think every one ought
to have stood by him
That wouldn't have done at all. If Tyr
rel had been petted as you think he ought
to have been, every respectable young man
and woman in the country would have mar
ried where their fancy led them and the
fancies of young people mostly lead them
to the road 1t is ruin to take.
From what Fred Mostyn says, Tyrrers
descendants seem to have taken very re-
spectacle road.
I've nothing to say for OF against them.
It's years and yearv since l laid eyes on
any of the family. our grandfather help
ed one of the young men to come to
America, and + remember his mother get
ting into passion about it, She was a
fat woman in Paisley shawl and love
bird on her bonnet l saw his sister often.
She weighed about twelve stone and had
red hair and red cheeks and bare red ell
bows. She was called a 'strapping lass I
That is quite a complimentary term in the
West Riding"
Please, grandmother. I don't want to
hear any more. In two weeks / shall be
able to judge for himself. Since then there
have been two generations, and IL MEM
Der of the present one Is fit for parlia-
ment--
thing specially refined in parliament IN
these days. There's another thing These
are chapel people. The
rector of Rawdon church would not marry
4sTtci " Hs io"-DcfH iONe, anu SO Inty
went to the Methodist preacher and after |
that to the Methodist chapel. That put
them down, more than you can imagine |
here in America"
1T was q shamei Methodists are most |
respectable people
I'm saying nothing contrary"
THE President is Methodist"
II never asked what he was. / am a
Church of England woman. you know that. |
Born and bred In the church, baptized. |
confirmed and married in the church, and
Was always taught IL was the only proper |
church for gentlemen and gentlewomen to |
be saved in However, English Methodists |
often go back to the church when they |
get rich
Church or chapel makes no difference |
to me, grandmother. II people are only |
good
ITO be sure: but you won't be long IN 4
England until you'll find out that some |
things make great deal OF difference