Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-29
CHAPTER XVII.

y,
agreed to part.
Never, perhaps, was a canon so as
founded never did one feel more out
ragged, and never was one in a greater
passion, though he controlled it.
What was the cause?" he demanded.
THE precise cause, he and Miss Mary
Dynevor had agreed to keep to them
Selves" was the answer of the baronet.
at was sufficient to say that they were
both fully convinced a union between
them would not conduce to their happi-
ness, and they had come to the conclu-
sion not to carry it out"
81 will know the truth" foamed the
cannon. "Why do you part2'
Differences" gasped Mary, who had
taken her cue from Sir Everard. Moth
ing that 1 can particularly explain. We
found that a marriage between us would
not lead to happiness, and we parted"
Wont you speak out?" cried he,
bringing down his clerical shoe upon the
carpet.
THAT is all I have to say" she an
swered, dropping her head.
Every WE'LL" cried DIR. Dynevor, as he
quilted the room and shut himself into
his study. This gave Miss Dynevor and
the girls an opportunity of inquiring on
ton they poured out on the unhappy
Mary, but they Gid not succeed in get
ting from her any solution to the mys-
terry; which, of course, bore an i'll appear
ance.
II very much fear it is a case of jilt-
ing" groaned Aunt Ann. IF the days of
dueling were not past, one of your broth
ers ought to go out and shoot Everard
Wilmot. Dishonorable craven. Your
father may enter an action against him"
The possibility of concealment was all
over now, as Mary saw; and she dragged
herself in fear and sickness to her fathers
presence. us it true that you have done
it? she gasped; and the subdean was at
no loss to understand her meaning
at soon will be true. The man shall
be held up a spectacle to the world"
"Oh, papa, you must undo it, you must
undo it Do not lose a moment. 1t was
not Sir Everard who broke off the en-
gagement; it was l."
The subdean stared at her through his
great ugly spectacles, for he had been
reading letter when she interrupted him.
She laid her arms upon the back a chair,
and seemed to lean her weight upon it;
he saw that she was trembling. 1.-THE
truth, papa, is that l refused Sir Ever
ard so that if an action might be brought
on either side it would be on his. He
came home to marry me but I-I-could
not marry him and he was so kind as to
let it appear to you that it was as much
his fault as NINE"
''You broke it Off OF your own ac-
cord Your reason? You do not stir
from my presence till you have given it
to me-"
Papa" she breathed bending her face
down upon the arm of the chair, II
liked some one else better than Sir Ever
ard"
"You liked" The canon stopped
Indignation and establishment overmaster-
ed him.
who is it?" he demanded, in an awful
tone.
She did not answer. What he could
see of her face looked as crimson as his
own sometimes was. who is it, 1 askP
he repeated, and shrink and SILVER as she
would, there was no evading that reso-
lutte question.
Charles Baumgarten."
A curt letter, couched in the haughti-
est of terms, reached Charles Baumgar-
tens chambers in Pump Court, from DR.
Dynevor, forbidding him all further inter
course with the Dynevor family.
81 know the old boy can do the thing
in style when he brings his mind to it
but this is super-extra, Charley" remark
ed Richard Dynevor, who CHANGED to cal
soon after the missive was delivered
"Cheer up, lad; things may take turn
And a few weeks passed on. Mary
Dynevor was not dying, no one said that
but every one did say that she was vast
ing awav The sunbeam naughty COLI
and implacable, would not see it; Mis-
Dynevor had begun to speak of it com
plainingly; Regina and Grace greved
She had a touch of low fever, and seemed
unable to struggle out of it.
Mary chiefly lay upon the sofa; sh
was too weak to sit up throughout tn
day. Smarting under the displeasure o
her father, obliged to submit to the quer
ulous remarks of her aunt, who rarel.
ceased to grumble at the rupture of 81
desirable a marriage, suffering in a les
degree from the covert reproaches of he
sisters who felt 1t as a grievance upol
them, Mary had a sad time of it. AS I,
Charles Baumgarten, he had gone on cir
cult, and seemed to be done with for
ever. Even Richard never heard iron
or of him.
at is of no use, madam, my comm,
here day after day to see the patient,
somewhat testify explained DIR. Lamb, tn,
family physician, one daT to Miss Dyne
vor. 1.-THE disorder is on ne mind SOM
trouble, / believe, is weighing upon her
If it cannot be set at r8st, 1 can do NJ
good"
Miss Dynevor, now very uneasy, sa
down to write an epistle to the subdeai
-. n1do1,rcb II had fha effect of hiring