The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-02-01
CHAPTER ".

00unCemenC III Cne LlueS. as AoOy
Avon's eyes fell upon It, she truly thought
they must be playing her false: that her
sight was failing her.
The living of Great Wilton was be-
slowed upon the Hon. and Rev. Wilfred
Elliotsen, a personal friend of the Earl
OF Avon.
Her ladyship called out for her daugh-
ter In connection: she sent her maid.
Charity, to hasten her. Grace feared her
mother was worse, and few to the room
with rapid steps.
"What can be the meaning Of this,
Grace?" gasped the countess. Henry has
NOT given the living to Mr.. Baumgarten
after all; he has given 1t to young Elliot
sen -
"Oh, indeed" said Grace, carelessly.
"Harry can do as he likes, l suppose"
mo, he can't, in such a case 40 this.
At least he ought not. Once his promise
was given to me, 1t should have been
kept. l cannot understand his going
from, 1t. 1t Is not like him."
"Well, mamma, don't see that 1t mat
tiers to us, whichever way it may be-"
But it does matter. 1 don't want q
simpering young fellow like Wilfred FL
liotsen down here, and whose wife goes
In For rank Puseyism besides. She has
only been waiting for his appointment to
a church, report says, to make him play
all Linds Of antics In it; she leads him by
the nose"
Grace laughed. IS
ut is no laughing matter" reproved
her mother, "for me or Mr.. Baumgarten.
shall be ashamed to look him In the
face. And he had begun to lay out plans
for his marriage with Miss Dane and
their life at Great Wilton -
"How do you know that?" asked Grace,
quickly.
MRS. Brice told me 80 when she was
here yesterday" replied Lady Avon. "She
knew from the Danes that Ryle Baumgar-
ten was to have Great Wilton and to
marry Edith. Why Henry should be 20
chanseable I cannot imagine"
Lady Avon was evidently very much
annoyed, and justly so annoyed at the
fact, and annoyed because she was IN
lble to understand her son, who was
neither capricious nor inconsiderate. She
wrote letter Of complaint to him that
day, and awaited his answer.
The III news broke abruptly upon Mr.
Baumgarten. The little hard-worked, in.
offensive Mr.. Brice, who had a kind heart
and never failed to have a kind word fol-
his patients, CHANGED to see in the Times
the same paragraph that Lady Avon saw
and on the same morning.
and on the same morning.
BLESS my heart" he exclaimed, "what
an unlucky thing! How could Baumgar.
ten have made such a mistake? He said
Lady Grace told him. Perhaps It was she
who mistook the matterw
Away he FASTENED to Wilton Cottage
the newspaper In his pocket, and into thu
clergyman's presence, who sat in his lit
tie study writing q sermon. And wher
he got there, he felt at fault how to oper
the ball. 1t seemed SO cruel thing tt
do. Mr.. Baumgarten, who looked gay ant
unconscious, led up to it.
Have you heard any particular new.
this morning" began the surgeon, aftel
few words had passed.
NO" lightly replied Mr.. Baumgarten
"I'vo not seen any one to tell me any
have been busy since breakfast will
my sermon for next Sunday. Nearly tn,
last shall preach at Little Wilton,
expect"
Mr.. Brice coughed. "Have you heart
from Lord AvonY" he asked.
mot yet. I rather wonder at it. Ever,
morning look for letter from him, bu
It does not come. He may be in Franc
again for all know myself; don't lik
to call at Avon House until my appoint
ment Is confirmed. 1t would look push
ing; as II I were impatient"
well, IL saw a curious paragraph
In the newspaper just now, about Grea
Wilton being given away; but it wa
another name that was mentioned, no
yours" said Mr.. Brice. II thought l.,
come here at once to see If you knew
anything about It,"
'Not anything; newspapers are Away
making Mistakes" smiled Mr.. Baumgar
ten.
Mr.. Brice took the paper from hi
pocket. Finding the place, he laid it be
fore the clergyman, who read it. Read
twice over, and began to feel somewha
less easy. He read it third time, alout
I'VE are authorized to state that tn
valuable living of Great Wilton, Home
shire, has been bestowed by Its patror
the Earl Of Avon, upon the Honorabl
ard Reverend Wilfred Elliotsen."
There ensued a pause. The two ger
tlemen were looking at one another, eac
questioningly.
1t must be mistake" said Mr.. Baum
Garten. Lord Avon would not give tn
living to me, and then give it to some on
sise."
The question is-did he give 1t t
your" returned Mr.. Brice. Perhaps tn
mistake lies In your having thought so.
II saw it in his own handwriting. in hi
letter 10 his mother. Lady Grace Shove
1t to me; at least, q portion Of 1t. II
wrote in answer to an appeal Lady Avo
had made to him to give me the Twin,
His promise was positive one. 1t is tn
newspaper that makes the mistake, Briee
1t cannot be otherwise"
ANY way, we win hope soy' brisk
added the surgeon. But he spoke mol
confidently than he felt, and perhaps NJ
Baumgarten had done the same.
Lord Avon's reply to his mothers le
ter Of complaint and inquiry came {
her by return Of post, and ran as 70
lows:
my Dear Mother-I cancelled N
promise of giving the living to Baumga
ten at Grace's request. She wrote to n
posthaste some days ago, telling me thel
were reasons why Raumpa rten would