The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-03-07

pest, outward and inward, the young
people may have been plunged, their
author seems to think that he has
quieted the raging seas of adventure
with the oil of his pen-or of his
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he has led them
to the altar. In the minds of the
creators Of the children of fancy prac-
tically nothing ever happens after the
forging Of the hymeneal bond. In
the world it is usually different.
The circumstances preceding the
marriage Of Ellen Slocum and Bernard
Darlington the protagonists Of this
veracious chronicle of disturbance,
were sufficiently unusual in them.
selves to have given rise to a mum
Der Of interesting and highly exciting
episodes, upon which with great reIuc-
lance 1 refrain from dilating, for Ellen
Slocum belonged to an old and very
respectable family domlciled in Phila-
delphia since the days of William
Penn, while Bernard Darlington was
an English baron Of ancient and hon
orable lineage whose seat was a dilapi-
dated castle in Dorset.
Ellen was an orphan, her mother
having died in giving birth to her.
Her father, deceased shortly before
her marriage, had been a prosperous
merchant and shipowner. Bernard's
father, also eliminated from the story,
had been a gambler and a spendthrift
who had broken his wife's heart and
dissipated his own fortune. Conse-
Quently, Ellen was blessed with a
superfuity of this worlds goods which
more than matched Lord Carrington's
lack of the same. Ellen was a staunch
patriot, a rebel and a revolutionist
therefore. Lord Darlington was a
promising lieutenant in the English
navy. In some qualities happily he
resembled his mother rather than his
father.
Without entering into the details OF
their previous acquaintance, suffice II
to say that they had met while Lord
Darlington was a prisoner Of war al
Philadelphia, and married. The Amer
lean Revolution was over at the be
ginning of this romance and the scene
is set at Darlington castle in England
Ellen's money, or a considerable por
ton Of it, had been cheerfully used
by her to rehabilitate the ancient sea-
Of the family of which she was now
become the chatelaine.
There had been much business tC
attend to in the two years that hat
elapsed since their marriage; leave
of absence had been obtained for LORD
Darlington, arrangements for the con
verting of much of Lady Ellen's prop
erty into available securities which
could readily be turned into cash, and
a deal of planning and working with
the architects and builders and so on
SC that the marriage had been a hap
by one despite the fact that there hat
existed, and still existed, an origina
difference Of temperament and en-
vironment between the two as grea,
as mad been that between their sta
ton in life and places of birth.
The time had arrived, however
when all the preliminaries having
been gotten rid of, it was -necessar!
that she should step forth as one o
the great ladies Of England into which
station her money and Darlington
position easily indicted her. He.
qualifications for filing that distin
guished role we're a strong and yigor
young body, a proud and higl
spirit, a pure and innocent mind,
lovely face, manners simple and IN
sophisticated, and an unbounded de
votion to her handsome and distin
guished husband. There was in he
blood some strain Of the sea and shl
had spent half her life on her fathers
ships. She could handle a small boat
or ever a great ship, as well as a sail
or for instance. And Lord Carringtor
had amused himself by teaching he
how to s pistol and small swort
almost as well as he.
She had the disabilities OF her quail
tiles, too. She had never touched
card; she had never ridden a horse
she did not even know the steps o
the minuet or any other dance, and un
til her marriage she cared little abou
that prime feminine pursuit Gale,
following the fashion The two ha,
been 50 busy in their first comrade
ship, there had been so much yoy
aging between England and America
necessitated by their plans, that therI
had been no time for these things a.
vet.
The two lovers had lived for eacl
other and much alone during the per
iod preceding the opening Of thil
story, but with his castle now com
pletoly repaired and his fortunes thor
oughly rehabihtated, Lord Darlington
must needs exploit his good luck b.
showing his beautiful wife with whom
he was very much Ia love and o
whom he was inordinately proud. an,
exc his castle, to some particular an,
intimate friends Of both sexes-mel
and women Of fashion OF earlier an,
loss innocent days. The introduction
IL several varieties Of Adam and
nutnber OF distinct species Of Eve Il
this hitherto s~erpentless Eden causes
no trouble to begin The marriage
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