The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15

pen HEARS HIM
planting that had made him wealthy.
As to the late Mr.. Amory. they said
that he had been a mate of an East
Indiaman, whom the impressionable
Miss Smell had married after knowing
him only few weeks. And they
limited that he had died as convict
in New South Wales after having
kindly signed his father-in- laws name
to II note. in order to save the old gen
tleman trouble.
However. Mrs. Amory was the best
natured. If the most vulgar of women.
| She paid Sir Frapcis's debts and pre-
sently tn Clavering family crest blazad
from rejuvenated carriages and Clay
ering Park was opened with splendor
to which it had been stranger eor
many generations.
With Sir and Lady ciavering arrived
Miss Blanche Amory, daughter OF
Lady clavering by the iate MIR. Annory.
Miss Blanche had been educated most
leXpensively in France. she was fair
like sylpn. her mouth was a rosebud.
! she composed music and sketched and
| wrote poetry, and, in word, was a
most romantic and interesting beauty.
| Pendenniss spirits seemed to come
back soon after the family opened
Clavcring Park. Before long he and
Miss Blanche We're exchanging poetry.
| Soon afterward he took to fishing the
little stream, where, strangely enough.
Miss Blanche took to walking. AMI
there was a certain hollow tree that
| served very well as post offices
| But In time the great families that
| had looked askance at the Claverings
We're tempted to call by the masnifi-
cence OF the entertainments. and the
| sylph found her way less and less Of
ten to the little river. while invitations
| did not REACH Fairoaks SO plentifully
as in the beginning.
1t suddenly seemed to Mr.. Pendennis
| that 1t was time for him to make his
mothers heart happy. He would go to
I. London and read for the bar, and as
soon as he had assured himself place
4 in the world he would return and
/ marry Laura.
/ So ne told Laura that he was old
and weary, having met with so many
disappointments that he had hardly a
heart to Offer but what there was he
4 very kindly laid at her feet.
II Vastly surprised and vastly offended
i WAS the Prince of Fairoaks when Laura
4 thankfully declined the proffered frag-
ments. In high dignity he went away
to London, where he took possession OF
4 part of the chambers occnpiedlby his
old friend George Warrington, a
Il younger son of Sir Miles Warrington.
4 Warrington was so poor that he wns
II nearly reduced to rags. Indeed, his
dressing gown and his furniture were
Il tattered and ragged beyond repair. He
drank heer like q coalSheaNef. and pre-
/ fcrred any kind Of company to that
4 Of his own rank, but fora that he had
}, gentleman" written all over him.
}, Warrington had married out Of his
j, own circle. His wife turned out to
; be a selfish, malicious boor. When he
j found that she and her wretched. ra-
Z pacious family had trapped him Of set
!, purpose lie gave them all he had on
condition tint they should not dishonor
, his famIly,s name by laying claim to
-I,t He signed over HIS younger sons
allowance. dropped out OF his world
and began life broken and defeated
!. before his race had we'll started
Pendennis, with his wild ambitions
his Byronic noses and -tis lust of life
;, came into his existence Hike laugh
ling sun. He listened to sPen's rapturous
!, descriptions Of his loves, ana smiled
!. without III nature 90 see the heart-
| broken fellow. who declulsu 'nat ~
4 into every Kind OF pleasure that offered
!. ,tsa,f LIN INA zest OF n boy fresh
III llscIl Will LIZ
! from school. III ~,
Despite the good sreso i ny, OF t %,
Prince Of Tairoaks, he could not settle
> down to reading law, but had TO post :,
pone 1t from day to day because n !.
social s ENGAGEMENTS werse. too pressing NJ
! thus at last tile day came When M,
money was at nm END asai" - a ,,n'
George Warrington gave Din =. . -, J, y
!. that he had long been prepari rs
! AYou can't 90 on sponglng .upo', ~, IN =,
women" said he, chow do sou shln'
II that I live."s !. "a sacrat Tr,
!, When he, let Pen into g secra VA W. y,
/. was writing for the pnpeis: ,,n Inn :, =
knew of an opening for tha No., ,isr ,os.
TaIroaks That gentleman Q q !, r ~,
t from the slough OF despone M, MY ,n,i,
d again In his native blue ne IN WI =,
: he a. poet. ne would make Y ~ iar +, y :,
past idleness. Warrington ca,.' y, ~ ~ \
II young goose and laug J, ~ ~
!, unkIndly and with some saans s,a 4
y Pen plunged into the PRO s - :, vii
|, letters with the same enthn siassh An Am
$ which he plunged into 10y v 1ld HI WI q
mo tell thetrlth, he Ind fa gooa an,lIt,
= talent. and he lad the sWlr. I, III "
i or catching tire moods aalltl Mt ,,,n,,Y il,
n i, ~. a ,vu 4 moi MANY llVtttttA