Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-16

ton told her that there never would be
again.
Never in this world. Cyras came back
with doctor; curiously enough 1t was
Sir William Chant. A small mercy this,
for Sir William was able to testify to the
cause of death, thereby avoiding an in
quest
The dean had died from disease of the
heart, brought on by the evenings excite
ment. And the world, next day, was
busy with the news that the Very Rev.
Ryle Baumgarten had been gathered to
his fathers. and that the rich deanery Of
Denham, richer in those days than in
these, was in the clerical market.
CHAPTER XIV.
1t was not an ordinary match 1t was
something quite out of the common way !;
but Mary Dynevor was a girl out of the
common way also. Not, however, as re-
garded beauty; in that respect she could
not compete with her sister, Grace, or
with her brilliant friend, Gertrude Baum
garten. She was a ladylike girl, with a
pale, serene face, very much like that Of
her sister, Cyrilla, whose love had been
blighted; her hair was of a rich brown,
her eyes were violet blue; she was quiet
in manner and calm in speech. That was
the best that could be said of her, and
yet it was certain that some unusual
charm did attach itself to Mary Dynevor
In the past year, when abroad with
Lady Grace Baumgarten, Mary had made
the acquaintance of Everard Wilmot, an
attache to one of the Continental EN-
bassies, and the son of Sir John Wilmot.
Exceedingly to her own surprise, he had
asked her to become his wife. On the
impulse of the moment she went, letter in
hand-for he had made the offer in writ
ing-to Lady Grace.
What am to dol" she asked.
zone word, Mary. Do you dislike Mr..
Wilmotf"
him greatly"
"And yet you come to me and demure-
ly say, What am | to do? Go away
with you, you shy, foolish girl"
So Mary accepted Mr., Wilmot. Never
theless, she felt half conscious that if she
had had the courage to search out the
hidden secrets of her heart it might have
told her that her love was given to
Charles Baumgarteh.
Some few years had elapsed since the
sudden death of the Dean of Denham.
1t was terrible shock, that, to his wife
and children. His affairs were arranged
by the help of Lord Avon, Cyras and
Charles both doing also something toward
it. A small sum of money left to the
boys by a relative. but of which the dean
had enjoyed life interest, they had at
once sacrificed. Cyras had returned to
New Zealand. He was still in the same
shipping house there, Brice & Jansen's
and held a good position in it now He
had not visited England second time.
but wrote occasionally. Sometimes his
letters would contain a pretty-looking lit
tie check for Charles or for Gertrude.
Charles had done we'll at Oxford had
taken honors and gained his fellowship.
lie was called to the bar, and lived at
his chambers in Plump Court for econ
omy's sake; now and then staying for a
few days with his mother in Berkeley
Square, Lady Grace's residence.
1t was February by the calendar Judg-
ing by the wind one might have called it
March, for dust whirled in the streets and
windows ratified. But Miss Dynevor's
drawing room in Eaton Place was cheer
full with its fire and wax lights. DIR.
Dynevor was rather in the habit of call
ing it my town house" when speaking Of
it. but it was his sisters and not his.
His name was really Maude-Dynevor,
though he was rarely called by it. Some
people dropped the one name and some
dropped the other. His wifes family
name was Maude, and when he married
her he had had TO take it in addition TO
his own.
When DR.. Baumgarten was made dean
of Denham DR.. Maude- Dyneyor was one
OF the prebendaries Of the same cathe-
dral. The word ''prebend." or "prebend-
ary,' was then almost universally used
for the higher cathedral dignitares,
canon" rarely. Two or three years later
DIR. Dynevor was made prebendary of
| Oldchurch, and quilted Denham.
When Lady Grace Baumgarten return
ed from her visit to the Continent and
resigned his daughter Mary into Dr.
Dynevor's charge and laid before him Mr.
Wilmot's very handsome proposals. the
subdean was intensely gratifed. and was
anxious to see his future son-in-law.
Dinner was over and all were in the
| drawing room except the subdean. On
one of the large old-fashioned sofas sat
! Miss Dyneyor in her fiaxen wig her head
had dropped on TO the sofa pillow and
she was fast asleep. On another sofa sat
! the three girls in a half-circle; and
! perched on one of its arms was their
brother Richard on the other arm sat the
young man who had dined with them.
This was Charles Baumgarten. Near.
| ly slx-and-twenty years of age, not very
tail, but stately and handsome, he was
the very image of what his father had
been as young man. Richard Dyneyor
was little and insignificant.
Isn't 1t shame +" suddenly exclaimed