The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07

@Dick!s cried his mother. my dear Diso ob ps 1s, yog aas msan to gay that ycsm and you know 'em too. One of these days this place will be in the market. Then Henry will step forward. like plank down the gold, and every one will point to him as the man who saved his family by honest work. as Ss back ,o the wheel hHs asaamed aaa 6 to pqi s, arms, and all the rest of 1t. He might as well, buy 1t now, and not be sad dled with two properties"
 Lady Gwendoien rose to her feet. and there was a hard look on her face.
 You will see Williams tomorrow ?' she asked coldly.
 ing the door. T hope I % haven't af vesed sa you. mater. but it's as well to speak what is In ones mind" 7 = affection for this place. I am sorry Yon liked 1t we'll enough as a boy"
 Tt was different then he muttered. and not go back to London
 IT can't be done. I'm afraid" he re- piled. T feel like fish out of water 1t. I'd have house in town. so that you could spend the winter there By the by, when Is Betty coming, back? IEs wretchedlv dull for you without
 She will be here tomorrow morning. The Anwyls are driving her over after breakfast. She'd like to see you before
 "u doesn't look like 1t. She left the day before 1 arrived"
 Tt was long-standing engagement. But she'll be here by ten o'clock. Shall l see you in the drawing-room later
 He hesitated a moment
 No, mater, he said after pause Eve got some letters to write, and shall go to bed early"
 T shall see. you In the morning7"
 "oh. yes, of course. Goodnight
 Lady Betty had first come to live at Gaunt Royal as child of ten, when Sir Richards father had been appoint ed her guardian. He died five years to love the girl as her own daughter, could not bear to part from her. and was allowed to continue the guardian
 When the girl came of age she in- herited considerable fortune. but she continued 10 live at Gaunt Royal, and refused many offers of marriage. Lady Gaunt at one time hoped that she might marry the eldest son, but as time went on, and Sir Richards name was associated with more than one scan- would even have. used her Influence to prevent the marriage, If there had been any chance. of 1t taking place.
 AZ matter or Tact, both Sir Rich
 
 the girl who had been a friend and companion of their boyhood. Henry did not discover that she was a suitable wife for him until she was twenty five years of age. He was then laying the foundation of a successful business ca reer, and more than one mother had marked him down as proper quarry for the shafts of their daughters eyes He was not in love with the girl. but he liked her well enough, and she had plenty of money. Unfortunately for hIm, however. Lady Betty was not moved by his busfness-like statement of his regard.
 Sir Richards love affair had taken place at a very much earlier date. Ii | had commenced when both were mere children, and had become a matter of ancient history when Sir Richard had attained his majority. 1t had never being anything more than a boy and ! girl affair. At the age of fifteen the | girl had accepted the boy as her true | knight and lover, and had worn a small | locket in token of the same. At the l age of sixteen and a half she had re. turned the locket. and that was the | end of it.
 But tonight, as he sat in the dining. room. with 8 cigarette between his lips, it occurred to him that, after all | there was something In this boy ant | girl affair which might be used tC | his advantage. He knew we'll enough that women often cherished the mem. ory of these early exploits in theiI