The newspaper., 1908-05-22
Continued from last week.
BY MRS. HENRIETTA ROSS.

Hey were soon at tne court, Rosy became calm ana
tried to make all kinds of the condition
things about the court. 1t n puzzle to Betty
what had become of all the money her father had
given her sister all the years gone by She tried
comfort Rosy, telling her she would take full charge
OF everything and make place of it, by putting
everything in repair for the sake OF her sister and
Ughtred who she at once seemed to be very fond Of
She found from Ughtred that Sir Nigel spent
little of his time at home, and from his lawyers
that he spent the greater part o: his time around
Monte Carlo She wrote to her father, told him all
she would like do. He Immediately wrote her
to do just she wished to do in every way and to
spare expense in fact, do all she could for Rosy
and her boy and he would pay everything.
Betty at once went to work, she spent days look
ing the place conversing with the servants had
all the dilapidated walls. fences, gates and
green houses. She took Rosy and Ughtred Lon
don at once and after sending workmen to the
to do the work of putting it I'm shape. turned her
whole attention to her sister and nephew She had
entire new wardrobe made for each of them. took
them to church and into society," in spent
months there with them
Then when they returned to Stornham Court every
thing done to the place to make it lovely. The
whole change did wonders for Rosalie and Ughtred.
one day while walking over the grounds Betty met
the second cabin passenger she had met board
the Mendiang and after conversng with him for a
few moments found him to be Lord Mount Dunstan,
owner of the next estate to them-A much different
type OF man from Sir Nigel Betty met Mount Dun
stan many times after this
In the meantime, Nigel came home. He did
like Mount Dunstan and did not hesitate to say SO
a any time He did not seem surprised to Betty,
did not thank her for any thing she had done and
seemed disappointed that Rosy in better health
and spirits, he did not notice his at all, and all
the while any thing but pleasant Betty. had
received penny of his wife's allowance since
and his solicitors came to Betty for everything
for they knew she was the one who looked after
thing pertaining to the estate.
About this time great plague of typhoid fever
broke out I'm Dunstan village. the place quaran-
"a tI,f
stricken people, his power over them and their af
fecton and admiration for him marvellous. He
turned the best part OF the into hospital for
them and helped to care for them all he could.
1t the general report at Stornham that Lord
Mount Dunstan had taken the disease himself and
was expe-ted TO live and this reached
Betty she much worried and she also heard that
If he should die certain bell I'm the village would be
toed all would know, she scarcely slept that
night. In the morning she heard bell she
that Mount Dunstan had died. She was dazed for
a moment, then ordered her pony, said herself she
would take long ride. try to get away from It all
for a little while. She had never told anyone, not
sister of her feelings toward Mount Dunstan
and had let him know In any way her real
feelings, that she cared for him. She rode away.
When about twenty miles from home her horse
stumbled and fell she fell also and sprained her ankle.
and she crawled into 1t for shelter then heard horse
come galloping the road. She looked out the
window, at glance II was Sir Nigel Anstruthers
on his horse. She dropped her knees in the lonely
cabin and began to pray simply child, "Our
Father who art I'm Heaven. Hallowed be Thy name"
Another horse came gallopng ON the seldom trodden
road-she felt this To her
from Sir Niges abuse-and going the window
claimed, so, Joy''-for IL Lord Mount Dunstan.