The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
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 To such a woman the coneuct VI her eldest son was particularly pau fni. She had but little sympatny aOI sd to be tenants on the Gaunt estates. and the various women wnoSe namSs had been connected with SIT hlehaIas aiming than sinned against But she nished the name she bore to be Kept clean. There were excuses to De touno sss the oy fg1,les bnt none Sl for sA man. whose conduct was the talk of London.
 The death of Lord carfax had brought this propd old sristoSssp dssnar ho The scandal. the. story of the supper the evidence which showed the rela- tions between her son and SYntnla papers refiecting on the conduct of the upper classes; all these had left an in- delible stain on her pride. For only ard Gannt had not been present at the fatal brawl. Yet the publicity of the whole thing had brought her to the lowest depths of shame.
 She had never referred to the sub feet during the six days which Sir Richard had spent at home But the man sItds hsd ta%arSs Sslcsd hi 1h and he knew well enough that she had suffered and was still suffering. Occupied with his. own worries. he had reiapsed into suIien silence, and at some of their meals---the only time they spent to- gether--he had barely uttered sim
 Tonight, however, there was a mark ed change in his behaviour. He smil- ed. and even joked in quiet orderly fashion. He talked about the estate. contemplated He asked questions about the tenants. and appeared to take an interest in their complaints and private troubles. Lady Gwendolen snatched at the opportunity. and re- lated long tale of grievances which had been. poured into her ears from
 s;I'Ii see Williams tomorrow morn ing" .s, he said geniallg as. as they sat St leaving till the midday train"
 'sYes, I am going to town"
 sT think it. is a pity you. do not gently. .The tenants don't like it."
 ~I'm sorry" he replied. But don't live for the benefit of the ten-
 Some one ought to be here I do all can, hut there are so many things that a woman cannot see to-.
 well, there's Henry" he said. with a sheer. s"Im sure he's all that he should be--a dutiful son. a man of business. a loving brother. Henry gave nie some excellent advice the last time
 II wish you wouldn't speak like that og your brother, Dick. It's not good form
 He laughed. He cordially detested his brother Henry. who was his exacr nntithesis in almost every respect. and whose vices. if he could be said to have any, were those of successful and vlrtuous prtg.
 How is old HenryT' he asked after a pause. Making money, I s'pose. as fast as ever2"
 n believe he is making money" the mother replied stiffly. Tn his last letter he said that he had cornered something--I think 1t was gum arabic He expects to make one hundred thous-
 sTn trade, chr" said Sir Richard. ssFTa. ha. that's goodr'
 There is nothing to laugh at, Dick" 1"
 No. Indeed" he replied. "the very idea Of Gaunt of Gaunt Royal making a corner in gum what-d'you-cail-tt is
 n don't ike the way you talk of your brother, Dick"
 HOh, it's only my fun. But. look here. mater, if he wants to buy an estate. why shouldn't he buy Gaunt RoyaIT'
 siBuy Caunt RoyaI!' she faltered. "My dear Dick, are you madg"
 ~Oh. no, I'm trying to look at things in d business-like light. I'm not go- ing to marry and the estate is in a bad way. It wants a man of business like Henry to manage it."