The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15

Pen came home very much humbied.
He biushed when he saw Laura. who
received him with all her true. old
time affection. He sold his mare and
felt that he had done very virtuous
act He Iounged around the house.
whose state. never great, was much
Diminished now to help pay his debts.
He commenced several tragedies and
wrote innumerabie verses of frightfui
melancholy. At last. however, reused
by the insietence Of Laura. he went
back to Oxbridge, where he shut him
self up for while and passed his Sec
ond examination with perfect ease.
When he returned with his degree he
resumed his idleness. He fell asleep
with great regularity after dinner and
pervaded the house with gloom and de-
spondeney, until an unusual event
awoie him.
Clavering Park was to be reopened
The C1averings had not honored their
country with their presence in some
years. The father Of the present baro-
net, Sir Francis ciavering. had lived
on the Continent as an outlaw. Sir
Francis had left his regiment in dis
grace. had passed through many shady
transactions. winding up in the debt
ors' prison of the Fleet. and had at last
slipped over 10 France. where he help
ed his father improve the Clavering
reputation as blacklegs and outcasts.
When the paternai rake died. Sir
Francis married the widow Amory, who
was q daughter Of an Immensely
wealthy indigo planter named Smell. in
Calcutta. A few old East Indians
spoke with q good deal of malicious
pleasure about the disreputable old
father. and declared that It was indl-
20 smuggling and not indigo planting
that had made him wealthy. AZ to the
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been the mate Of an East Ipdiaman,
whom the lnpressionable Miss Smell
had married after knowing him only q
few weeks. And they limited that he
had died as a convict in New South
Wales after having kindly signed his
ather-in-law's name to note In or
der to save the old gentleman trouble.
However. Mrs. Amory was the best
natured. II the most vulgar of women.
She paid Sir. Francis's debts and pres
emily. the Clavering family crest blazed
from rejuvenated carriages and Claw
ering Park was opened with splendor
to which II had been stranger for
many generations.
With Sir and Lady Clavering arrived
Miss Blanche Amory. daughter Of Lady
CIavering by the late Mr.. Amory. Miss
Blanche had been educated most ex-
pensiveiy In France. She was fair. like
sylph. her mouth was a rosebud. she
composed music and sketched and
wrote poetry and. In a word. was a
most romantic and interesting beauty.
Pendenniss spirits seemed to come
back soon after the family opened
Clavering Park. Before long he ana
Miss Blanche were exchanging poetry.
Soon afterward ne took to fishing the
little stream, where. strangely enough,
Miss Blanche took to walking. And
there was certain hollow tree that
served very we'll as a post ONCE.
But In time the great families that
had looked askance at the Claverings
were tempted to call by the magnin-
eence 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 plentifuiIy
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
London and read for the bar. and as
soon as ne had assured himself a place
IN the world he would return ana
marry Laura.
So he told Laura that he was old ana
weary, having met with so many dis
appointments that he had hardly a
neart to offer. but what there was he
very kindly laid at her feet.
vastly surprised and vastly offended
$50 VI EAlfOakH when
Laura thank fully declined the proffer-
cd fragments. In high dignity he
went away to London. where he took
possession OF part OF the chambers
occupied by HIS old friend George War
rington, the younger son Of Sir Miles
Warrington.
Warrington was so poor that he was
nearly reduced to rags. Inded hts
dressing gown and his furniture were
tattered and ragged beyond repair. He
drank beer like a coal HEAVIER and pre-
ferred any kind of company to thai
Of his own rank. but for all that h0
had gentleman" written all over hins.
Warrington had married out Of hts
own circle. His wife turned out 10 be
q selfish, malicious boOr When he
found that she and her wretched, ra-
pac.ous family had trapped him of set
purpose. he gave them all he had on
condition that they should not dis
honor his family's name by laying
claim TO II. He signed over HIS young
or sons allowance, dropped out OF the
world and began life broken and de-
feated before his race had well start
ed.
Pendennis. with his wild ambition,
his Byronic poses and his lust of life.
came into HIS existence like a laugh
ing sun. He listened TO Pens raptur-
Gus descriptions Of his loves. and smil-
Cd without Ill nature to see the heart