The Washington herald., 1906-11-19

"You know Miss Plantagenet She
/ sometimes talks OF you"
How good of her. seeing that I've
| hardly been in her company for the last
ten years l remember going 10 The
Bower when a small boy, and making
myself III with pIums in a most delightful
kitchen garden I was scolded by a
wonderful old lady, as small as a fairy,
and rather Ike one in looks-a regular
bad fairy"
No, no. She is very kind
She wasn't 10 me-" confessed Connis-
ton; but I daresay she will have more
respect for me now that I'm the head
OF the family. Lord, 10 think of that
old woman's money"
"Conniston. she would be angry II she
/ knew you had enlisted. She is so proud
/ OF her birth and of her connection with
the Vests. Why don't you call and tell
| her"
NO. indeed I'll do nothing Of the sort
And don't you say a word either. Bern
ard. I'm going to carve out my own for
tune. I don't want money seasoned with
advice from that old cat"
She is not an old cat"
She must be. for she wasn't a kitten
when / saw her years ago. But, about
Miss Malleson. Who IS she? l know
she's Miss Plantagenets niece. But, who
| is she?"
she is not the niece-onIy an adopted
one. She has been with Mss Plantage-
net for the last nine years, and came from
a French convent Miss Plantagenet
treats her like a niece, but it is an un-
deTstood thing that Alice is to receive
no money"
That looks promising for me-" said
Conniston. pulling his mus.ache. but
my old aunt is so healthy that III be
gray in the head before I get cent.
SO you've fallen in love with Aliee?'
Yes sighed Gore, drawing figures
with his cane. Il love her dearly. and
she loves me. But my grandfather OBJ
tects. / Insisted upon marrying Alice,
go he cut me or with a shilling. ! eX-
pect the money Will go 70 my cousin,
julius Beryl. and, like you. I'll have to
content myself with a barren title"
But, why is Sir Simon so hard, Gore?'
Bernard frowned again. DO you no
tice how dark I ann" he asked.
Yes. You have rather an Italian
look"
That's clever Of you, Dick. My moth
er was Italian, the daughter of a noble
Florentine family, but in England was
nothing but a poor goveTness. Ny faith
er-cut him of. Then when my parents
died, my grandfather sent for me. and
brought me up. We have never been
good friends" sighed Bernard again.
"and when I wanted 10 marry Alice there
was a row I fear I lost my temper.
You know from my mother I inherit a
fearful temper; nor do / think the Cores
are the calmest Of people. However. Sir
Simon swoTe that he wouldn't have
another mesallianee IN the family,
and
"fesaIIiance?"
Yes! No one knows who Alice is, and
Miss Plantagenet-who does know-won't
tell"
You said no one knew, and now you say
Miss PIantagenet does" said Conniston,
laughing. You're getting mixed, Ber-
nard. Well. so you and Sir Simon had
a row.
"A royal row. He ordered me out of the
house I fear 1 said things to him 1
should not have said, but my blood was
boiling at the insults he heaped on Alice.
And YOU know Sir Simon is a miser. Ny
Jravagance-though I really wasn't very
extrava gant-might have done something
10 get his back UP. However, the row
came off. and I was turned away. 1
came TO town, and could see nothing bet
ter to do than enlist, so / have been in
the Yeomanry for the last four months.
and have managed TO reach the rank Of
corporal go out to the war soon.''
''We1l go together" said Conniston.
Frightening, ''and then when you come
back covered with glory, Sir simon"
NO. He won't relent unless I give up
Alice. and that l will not do What does
It matter If Alice Is nameless? l love her,
and that is enough for me!'
And too much for your grandfather,
evidently But what about that cousin
of yours. you used to talk Of? Lucy
Somebody
Lucy Randolph. Oh, she's a dear little
girl, and has been an angel. She is trying
to soothe Sir Simon, and all through has
stood my friend. made her promise that
she would put a lamp in the Red Window
when Sir Simon relented-if he ever does
relent"
Commission looked puzzled. The Red
Window"
"Ah. You don't know the legend of the
Red Window. There is a window of that
sort at the Hall. which was used during
the Parliamentary wars 10 advise loyal
cavaliers Of danger. 1t commands a long
prospect down the side avenue. The story