Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18

is fearlessness."
She paused a moment. then locked
away her writing again. and proceeded
down long passage and short stair
to the wing in which was Mrs. Sa-
vllle's boudoir.
She knocked at the door, and was
imperatlvely told to come In. Mrs.
Saville was walking up and down, evi.
IDENTIFY much disturbed.
81 beg your pardon" hesltatingly.
oh come in, come in! have been
worried by an importunate fool; but
am not so overset that cannot attend
to anything else. Did you see the
vicar?"
81 did; and he is very sorry. but he
has already returned the plans of the
cottages to the builder"
Then he must get them back" very
sharply 81 will walk over myself to
the vicarage. want movement. Did
you happen to see Lord Everton?"
THE gentleman who has Just left?
Yes; he was in the drawingroom
Wnen l came In.
He Is one OF the most contemplate
men In England" continued Mrs. Sa-
vllle-"a mere butterfly at sixty-three.
He has only existed for pleasure his
whole life, and even now pleasure still
pleases. His sense of enjoyment has
been his ruin. trifler of the most
triflng description, without an ambi.
tlon or an aim; worst of all, reckless
Of how he may throw others into temp.
tation or difficulty. He has injured
me past forgiveness and yet he comes
meanderlng here to try and talk me
over to induce me to pardon the cruel.
lest injury that could be inflicted. |
told him my opinion fully: but to be
seriously angry with such a creature
Is like taking a howitzer to shoot a
hummingbird. Come, Miss Desmond
let us go out into the open air. What
O'Clock is 1t? Nearly five? | shall
walk round the grounds until It is
time to find the vicar"
They paced somewhat slowly across
the grounds to wooded rising ground
on the left of the house, from which a
view of 1t and It's surroundings could
be obtained, and when they had ac.
complished the ascent Mrs. Saville sat
down as II tired on seat placed at
the best point of outlook, Her com.
panlon had observed that the keen
active woman was stronger In spirit
than In flesh, and felt a sort of pity
for this rich, prosperous, resolute Iadv
What a sweet, beautiful place this
ISL she exclaimed, after gazing at
the scene before her for a few min
utes Il think 1t Is the most charming
| have ever seen"
Then you have not seen much" re
turned Mrs Saville, testify.
That Is true. | have not seen any
flne places In England, and the palaces
and chateaux abroad are so melan.
choly; but who could desire anything
beyond the exquisite, graceful home.
lihe beauty of Inglefeld?"
III was, in truth, delightful abode.
sheltered on the east by the upland
from which they now looked down.
the ground sloped steeply from the
opposite side, giving a wide view over
richly-wooded country; while the
mousse, gardens and grounds occunied
the level space between. Fine trees
stood about, for Inglefield was an old
country-house dating tolerably far
back, built In the half-timbered style
the first story Of fine bricks, the upner
part beams and plaster with high
chimneys and many-gabled roofs. The
large additions made by Mrs. SayIlle's
father had been carried out in strict
accordance with the original plan. and
the garden designed to suit II also A
circular lawn. surrounded with flower.
ing shrubs and dotted with severa,
large spreading trees, separated tho
mouse from a wide avenue which omen.
ed exactly opposite the entrance over.
arched by double row of great old
eims at either side. Beyond, on the
ielt' from a wooded hollow, through
which trout-stream had been widen.
ed and damned into a miniature lake
glimpses Of which could be caught
when the sunlight fell upon 1t, rose the
smoke from some unseen chimney.
"Home-like." repeated Mrs. saville
mere Is an immense amount of non.
sense talked about home. wish Won
could see Kingswood, Lord Eyerton'a
place; 1t Is one Of the finest seats in
hhgland-full of family treasures and
historic relics-and he would not make
the faintest effort to retain It. He
might have entered diplomacy-or
taken foreign appointment and saved
money. But he is quite content to de.
rive his income from the rent a Man.
chester millionaire pays him for his
ancestral halls. when he might have
married the millionaire's daughter
and kept 1t for himself"
We'll, If the daughter was not the
sort OF woman he could love. he was
right" said Miss Desmond. Thought.
iuiiy Suppose she was not compan.
ionable, that he could not love har.
the nnest place In the world could not