The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18

wondrous beauty .of Beatrix Esmond
 The next day Lady Castlewood looked fatigued as if with watching, and her face was pale. BeatriX remarked these signs of indisposltion and deplored them. 'l am an old woman,' says my lady, with q kind smile. q cannot hope to look as young as you do, dear
 In his artleSs way Frank told Harry many a tale of Trix; how the young Lord Blandford, the great Marlboroughs heir. had been desperately in love with her. discovering which, his mother, the Duchess. had raved and stormed and boxed the ears of both of them; how young Sir Wilmot Crawley and Anthony Henley had drawn swords about her. and much more.
 Harry realized that Beatrix would never marry but for rank and station, and he would not have been human had he not for a time wavered in his resolution never to claim possession of the title and es- tates of Castlewood.
 Torn by d tumult of conflicting emo tions Harry did what many another gal lant gentleman has done before and since, and fled away to the wars again. to the campaigns in Germany and the Low coun- tries which the Duke was then conduct ing
 When Colonel Esmond returned once more from the wars he found that his fathers widow, the Lady Isabel. had died and left to him her small fortune and her diamonds, which were of considerable value. being the gift of q king Beatrix was more beautiful than ever. She was about to marry the great Duke of Hamil- ton, who was going on an embassy to France which, it was hoped, might result in the young King at St Germains being brought back as heir to his sister, the Queen, who was rapidly failing in health
 Beatrix was heart and soul in the good cause and radiant with ambitions about to be grati1ed. "Go and marry mama" she said to the Colonel. "Go and be Darby and Joan the rest of your lives that's what you two are fitted for. Oh cousin when will you learn that l have no heart2i
 Lady Castlewood was established in q modest house at Kensington. where Beat rix was q smad of honor in the palace hard bv "T have waited your coming anxiously Harry" the gentle lady said Dean Atterbury advised me to await your decision. Your fathers widow be- fore her death sent for me and told me all She learned the secret accidentally. she said, after she had been three years married. and had kept it because it had been considered better for the cause of the King restoration that 1t should be so. Those who knew held it as a whip over my husband to keep him true to the good cause. But now the decision is with you Harry" My decision was made beside the deathbed of my dear lord" said Harry "I am the head of the family, but your son Is Viscount Castle wood still.
 pear, generous Harry cried the lady. throwing herself at his feet. Nay, do not raise me; let me kneel and-and- worship you
 Lady Castlewoods house was a very headquarters of the Tory faction: and one night as 2 company of gentlemen sat over their glasses after dinner my Lord Bolinbroke. excited by the wine he had drunk, shouted out: '"Treason Loyalty What names are these to frighten you and me with? Here's to the King over the water. We'll bring him back and show him Whitehall. and then If he be- trays US, hurrah for the British repub- lici'