Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-04
CHAPTER III.


self the following day in stoTord
square. Bitter reproaches were show.
ered upon him for his disloyal encour.
agement OF an ungrateful son. a weak
contemplate dupe. But Mr.. Rawson
defended himself bravely
NO one could do so much with Mrs
Savllle as the family solicitor First
ne was a shrewd, far-seeing man of
great experience and undoubted in.
tegrlty' In whose judgment she had the
greatest coincidence. Then, too, he
was a rich man and perfectly inde
pendent, both In position and IN char
acter' So high was her opinion of him
that she deigned to call periodically
on MS daughters, and some years be
fore, when she was in the habit of
giving large ball every season. sent
them Invitations, which were general.
ly declined. Hugh Saville had been at
school with the solicitors only son
VINO was also in the navy, and, when
the young fellow evinced a tendency
TO drink, stood by him and helped him
at the turning-point where, but for
friendly help, he might havs taken the
downward road.
Mrs. Saville was too clever a woman
TO be a snob. though her love of power
and distinction made her over-yalue
the effect of rank and title upon her
fellow-creatures She was quite vii
ling that her sons should be on famll
lar terms with Mr. Rawson's family:
they were perfectly safe in the society
OF his quiet unpretending daughters,
while the sincere regard entertained
by Mr.. Rawson for the family of his
distinguished client, whose debts, diff
culties, and inducements made many
steps in the ladder by which his faith
/ er and himself had climbed to fortune
lent something of a feudal character
to the tie existing between them.
To Mrs. Saville the greatest power
on earth was money; but she was no
miser. She could be lavishly gener
Gus at times, especially to any one
who had served or gratifled her own
precious self She could throw aims,
too, to the needy, as you would bone
to starving ours; but to her the poor
were not exactly men or brothers. Yet,
as her son said, she was not without
heart, only lifelong undisputed com
mand and unchecked prosperity had
hardened It; no one could do much for
her, or give her anything she had net
already, and amid the splendid sun
shine of her existence one small cloud,
'no bigger than mans hand" cast
deep shadow against which her in
ner heart rebelled. She was conscious
that no one loved her, except, indeed,
her son Hugh. This 1t was that made
her so hard; she did not realize that
her manner, her naughty aspect, re
PEELED such sweet free-will offerings as
love and tenderness.
my dear madam" said Mr.. Raw
son when she paused in her reproach
es, II can quite understand your dis
pleasure, but suffer me to suggest that
l have a right to receive whom like
in my own house l do not defend
your sons imprudence; but, though
you renounce him, surely you would
not wish to deprive the poor young
fellow Of friends as well as kindred?
To persecute him is revenge, and to
that I will be no party"
~ do not understand these nice dis
tinctions," cried Mrs. Saville, but l
think your giving shelter TOTO that
6isobedient boy is inconsistent with
loyalty to me-"
mot in my opinion. Your son is not
the first young man who has left faith
er and mother to cleave unto his wlfe'
He has been singularly imprudent;
still"
"Imprudent A dupe! fool! an uu
grateful idiot! Can't you see the game
of the adventures all through?"
81 must say, such a construction
might be put on the disastrous story.
If you are right, however" continued
Mr.. Rawson, "your son Is more sinned
against than SHINING If Mr.. hugh |
savilles wife is the sort of woman
YOU imagine, she will hardly live TOR
a wear and more away from her nus
hand. and within reach of the crew
with which her father used to asso-
ciate. without getting into a scrape oil
some kind. l propose to have her
carefully watched If she gives us just
reason for action, let her be punished
and YOUR son saved from her clutches
II she proved a good woman and true
why. YOU must relax something OF your
severity" -,
81 can safely promise what you Will
10 she nroyes good and true. How DO
Won propose to find out?"
"The lady remains near Nice IN 'ne
same rooms occupied by her rather.
Mr. Saville thinks that the owner Oh
the house is kind and respectable; Ms
wife Knows little Of English ways ana
esldeg, it is cheaper. Now there Is
(, man already employed In slmihl
ycrk bv an eminent firm, ana ne can
mite well accept second eomm,s
On: only he must be warned not !.
md out what does not exist. we WI
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