Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-01-21
A CROWN OF FAITH


CHAPTER xI.-(Contin1ed.)
In about an hour Lionel Leigh entered
the room. The young men had never FIX
changed words before Lionel bowed. Ar
thur pointed TO seat.
Mr.. Leigh, have been excessively an
noyed that you should have been subjeci
70 distress on the night when some mis-
creant tried to murder me- | am sorry
In one sense. that you allowed yourself &c
be mixed up in an intimacy with my poor
hair-brained brother Dick. 1 suppose be
made himself agreeableY
well, Mr. Calthorpe, your brother Is
too reckless, and loves trifies ana pleasure
too much. to be quite fascinating as
companion TO me at all times. He IS GER
tainly amusing and dashing; but | pItied
him. 1t seemed horrible TO be the nephew
Of a noblepean. and the twin brother OF an
earrs heir, and to be banished from home,
and living on his wits, at an i'm, borrow
ing. and running into debt. ] wished the
earl TO pardon him. and allow him regu-
lar income, and insist on his keeping
within bounds
"He would never do it, said Arthur
Calthorpe HE told me himself that the
hundred and fifty half-yearly payment al
ways goes in week; and he said he never
paid his debts. either. IL he could help H.
''He has told me the same said Lionel
gloomily.
well. then. am sorry you allowed
your name TO be mixed up with poor
Dicks. / thought you might have suf-
fered some annoyance. | know Dick
wouldn't care; he is of In Ireland now
and the pext move he makes will be tc
France. He knows that l believe he
would not think Of Draining me, and be
understands that the earl will never for.
give him-the earl never does forgive; SC
I send him three hundred year. But
you, Mr.. Leigh-you are sure you have
not been snubbed. in consequence"
Not at all. sir. ! think. on the whole,
the Abbotshold people are aware that
am not an assassin in disguise; and
have not lost my pupils ct St. Martha's,
even.'
Your sister is there, isn't she?"
Yes" replied Lionel dryly.
we Calthorpes are given to making
love matches-Dick excepted. He is a
cold-hearted savage in ell affairs of the
affections-would marry brokers' widow
If she had seven thousand year. II she
were short, stout, red faced. and fifty
but for me, Mr.. Leigh, | am sincere;
hope and pray that some day your sister
may be Countess of Beryl. What family
Of Leighs do you belong tor
'Mr. Cal.horpe. my father was a Re
pubican-what they call here Radical
I know he was a scholar and a gentle
man"
But there is breed about her, said the
young aristocrat. moving his foot restless
~. Have you nothing which speaks OF
ancient family honorsY
"Oh, yes; Leila mas : gold cross, with
q portrait of our mother il the center"
"What would l give to see it? Bring
II 10 me-"
"But, sir, although you speak honorably
most honoraby-there is the earl"
"He is seventy-nine. | would wait
ten years for Miss Leigh"
Then. Ella Watson?"
"Why. it was lark-a bit of school
boy nonsense. Listen to me, and judge
for yourself. l. with two college friends.
Everson and Sir George Power, was FISH
ing in the Highlands; and one week it
rained, and rained. and rained, and we
had nothing to amuse us, and we went
into the town of Euraron, and ate short
bread. in the bakers shop, which was also
the postofice, and made love, all three
of us. 10 this long-faced girl, who stood
behind the counter"
MADE lovei" Lionel asked dubiously.
"Well, yes: talked all sorts of trash
10 her. all of us; aud we invited her 10
supper at st. Swithin's Inn: and she
came and this Ellen, having seen an en-
velope addressed TO me. called herself Mrs
Arthur Caithorpe, and | said nothing
against IT, After that. she wrote me a
letter, asked for two thousand for her
father. who is an unmitignted scamp, and
had the insolence to Inform me that she
was my legal wife. and that II was Ter
intention to announce that fact 10 an adj
miring world. | was stupid enough to
beg her silence. whereas an open contest
would have been the best thing for me
but l. feared the earl. / knew his obsti-
macy"
And now, Mr.. Calthorpe. what do you
propose doing?"
According to strict law. ano this afro
cious Scotch code, which has never been
altered. suppose that my madcap prank
has placed me in this woman's power
Anyhow, there will be 4 lawsuit and tlial.
There is no doubt about that; but. mean
while have made up mind there is only
one woman in the world whom can ever
love; and that woman is your sister, Mr..
Leigh"