The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-08
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daughter to stand by quiet
ly and allow a man to in
spect her with a view to marriage I
can't think
II never said he was coming to in
spect YOU" said the old Squire testify
His father and | were anxious long
ago to bring about an alliance between
the two families; but there is no reason
why his son should have ever heard
anything about it-no reason whatev-
err"
"Sir Neil was certain to have been
told by his father on his deathbed," an
grily. 1T is a funny thing. isn't it,
that we have seen nothing of him all
these years, and now-when he is dis
posed to marry, he remembers that
there is an heiress'-comtemptu
waiting for him, as he supposes,
down in Blankshire, whose money will
come in very WE'LL
Elton has plenty of money of his
own put in her father sharply.
''Oh. daresay he wouldn't object TO
MORE" said Nina. We'll, at any rate,
he won't get it through me. BY to-
morrow | shall be Installed at Uncle
Johns vicarage. and you will have to
entertain your old friends son by your
self"
And nothing would persuade her to
do otherwise Her father had allowed
her to have her own way all her life.
and he could not begin to enforce his
authority now.
c.
and the afternoon train bore Nina off
to her uncle's small and somewhat Sc
date vicarage.
Sir Neil had been roaming about the
world for a long time. and was getting
tired of his lonely life. Consequently
he bethought him of his fathers great
desire that he should marry the heiress
of the Winthrops. Curiously enough,
he had arrived at the age of thirty
three, and had never yet been really in
love.
But now the idea of Nina Winthrop
rather pleased him. All the Win
throps were beautiful and as she had
been brought up in the country, she
would be a soothing contrast to the
daughters of society. He wrote to the
squire to ask if he might come down to
spend few days at the Manor-a re-
quest which was taken by the old man
at its correct Specification. Hence the
friction between him and his daughter.
Sir Neil had not thought much of
Nina before his arrival at the hall. be-
yond the fact that she would be fit
ting wife for him; but now she was in
vested with an interest which sur
prised himself. To think that she
would prefer exile in some distant vic
arage to meeting him, His determi-
nation to see her at once became up
permost in his mind. and his marriage
with Nina Winthrop, which he had
previously looked upon as an advisable
arrangement. now became an absorb
ing desire.
Sir Neil thought out his arrange
ments that night. and the next morn
ing electrified the squire by the an
nouncement that he had received news
which obliged him to take his depart
ure at once. HE hoped he said. and
there was a determined look in his
eyes. that he would be able to return
in few weeks, and should then have
the pleasure of meeting Miss Win
throp.
''Waring writes to say that a friend
of his-a Captain Darrel-has come
down to Westdale for the fishing, and
he wants me to look him up" And
the vicar glanced at his daughter lit
tie doubtfully. Perhaps I had bet
ter call today" he added HE is put
ting up at the Ilford Arms.
Edith looked at her father with inter-
est. She was sharp-featured. and past
her premiere jeunesse WHO is War
ing?" she asked quickly.
Jim Waring? He was at Oxford
with me. but I haven't seen him for