Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-02
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nouncement in the Times. AS Lady
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 Whitton was be-
slowed upon the Hon. and Rev. Wilfred
EIlIotsen, 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 flew 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 it to young Elliot
~
"Oh, indeed" said Grace, carelessly
"Harry can do as he likes, 1 suppose"
mo, he can't, in such a case as this
At least he ought not. Once his promise
was given to me, it should have been
kept. cannot understand his going
from it. 1t is not like him."
"Well. mamma. l don't see that 1t mat
tiers to us. whichever way it may be-"
"But it does matter. don't want
simpering young fellow like Wilfred FL
lotsen down here, and whose wife goes
In for rank Puseyism besides. She has
only been waiting for his appointment to
= church, report says, to make him play
all kinds of antics in 1t /; she leads him by
the nose"
Grace laughed.
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 Whitton!"
How do you know thatT asked Grace,
quickly.
Mrs. Brice told me so 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 so
changeable l cannot imagine
Lady Avon was evidently very much
annoyed, and justly so annoyed at the
fact, and annoyed because she was un-
able to understand her son, who was
neither capricious nor nconsiderate. She
wrote letter Of complaint to him that
day, and awaited his answer
The i'll 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 for
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 matter |"
Away he FASTENED to Whltton Cottage.
the newspaper In his pocket, and into the
ciergyman's presence, who sat In his lit
tie study writing a sermon. And when
he got there, he felt at fault how to open
the ball 1t seemed so cruel thing to
DO. Mr.. Baumgarten, who looked gay and
unconscious, led up to it.
Have you heard any particular news
this morning?" began the surgeon, after
few words had passed
No." lightly replied Mr.. Baumgarten
I've not seen any one to tell me any
have been busy since breakfast with
my sermon for next Sunday. Nearly the
last shall preach at Little Whitton, l
expect"
Mr. Brice coughed. "Have you heard
from Lord Avon?" he asked.
Not yet. l rather wonder at it. Every
morning look for a letter from him, but
1t does not come. He may be in France
again for all l know myself don't like
to call at Avon House until my appoint
ment is confirmed 1t would look push
ing; as If l were impatient"
We'll, IL saw q curious paragraph
In the newspaper just now, about Great
Wilton being given away; but it was
another name that was mentioned, not
yours" said Mr.. Brice II thought I'd
como here al once to see if you knew
anything about It,"
Not anything; newspap ers are always
making Mistakes" smiled Mr.. Baumgar-
ten.
Mr.. Brice took the paper from his
pocket Finding the place, he laid it be-
fore the clergyman. who read it. Read it
twice over, and began to feel somewhat
less easy. He read 1t third time, aloud
I'VE arc authorized to state that the
valuable living Of Great Wilton, Home
shire, has been bestowed by its patron,
the Karl OF Avon, upon the Honorable
and Reverend Wiifred Elliotsen."
There ensued pause. The two gen
tIemen were looking at one another, each
auestioningly.
1t must be mistake" said Mr.. Baum
earten. Lord Avon would not give the
living to me. and then give 1t to some one
slse"
The question is-did he give 1t to
youf' returned Mr.. Brice. Perhaps the
: mistake lies In your having thought So"
Il saw it In his own handwriting, In his
better to his mother. Lady Grace showed
It to me; at least, a portion of It. He
wrote In answer to an appeal Lady Avon