Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-31

the unmitgated cad.
80 that was Mr.. Pearman, was it?"
remarked Maude, musingly. well, Gren-
vile, | don't think l should have danced
with him had / known who he was;
but, you see, didn't, and l cannot see
that II Is Of much consequence now. One
Is not obliged to recognize the partner Of
quadrille again unless one likes, you
know; and though I'll plead guilty to
finding him amusing, l don't think | wish
to prosecute the acquaintance. But don't
you think II Is getting time to leave?
Mrs. Learmont, you are as good as gold"
said Maude, turning to her chaperone,
waiting In this resigned manner for me.
However, / am quite at your disposal
now"
Pray don't think Of me: / want you
to thoroughly enjoy your ball, and | am
quite willing to look on at your valsing
for another hour. l have lots of people
to come and talk to me, you know"
"Yes r. laughed Maude; 81 am quite
aware that you have lots of old friends,
only too glad to have the chance of a
quiet chat with you, and know also that
you would sit here and pinch yourself to
keep awake sooner than debar your god
daughter of five minutes qualification |;
but l also have a conscience. Go and see
about the carriage, Granville"
1t Is very curious to watch what triflins
affairs influence the tenor Of our lives.
Maude Denison has deemed 1t Of little
consequence that she has danced quad
rifle with Samuel Pearman and yet that
dance is fated to draw many a tear from
the proud grey eyes. Granville Rose, ere
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| in way which he is powerless to resist.
| The sire of the dark featured young
man who had expressed such admiration
for Maude Denison had begun life as a
solicitors clerk, from which in due course
of time he blossomed forth into an attor-
ney, and sat himself down in the little
town Of Bury st. Edmunds, with a view
| to the persecution of mankind or the re-
dressing of his fellow mems grievances,
as circumstances and the presentation of
six and eightpence might direct. Bury
st. Edmunds lies no great distance from
the famous Heath of Newmarket. In de-
fault of other business, Mr. Pearman
took to attending the race meetings there
at; gradually he became acquainted with
many of those multifarious hangers-on
that exist 80 mystically by racing. He
had naturally an acute understanding
and he now got many a hint az to where
to lay out little money profitably. The
traffickers In horsehesh and followers OF
the turf have their subjects of litigation
as well as those who pursue other avoca-
tons. Who was so handy to employ as
Pearman? and, by degrees, he began to
make a name as a solicitor In horse cases
at the racing metropolis and became rich
In due course Harold Denison. Maude's
father. had passed through his hands
Denison had started In life with a fine
property but burning the candle, not only
at both ends, but a little in the middle
besides, he had soon done away with that
Pearman was everything he should be or
the occasion but when his client emerged
from his sea of troubles, two-thirds of the
Glinn estate were in the hands of the
solicitor. Still, everyone said Denison's
had been a very bad breakup: that tn,
property had been sold at a fair valua
ton; and that. but for Pearman. Harold
Denison would not have been able to keer
Glinn and such acres as were still left
to him. BY this time Pearman was an
owner OF race horses, and kept a stuc
Of his own. He had married a lady IN
some way connected with usury, and hav
ing altogether acquired considerable,
fortune, made the first mistake in hi.
career, and set up for a country gentle
man.
He built big house on the estate s.
recently Topped Off the Glinn property [; h,
built large stables. He named his house
Mannersley, after the manor 1t stood up
on. He established a crest and coat-of
arms he had his cards engraced, "Mr
and Mrs. Pearman, Mannersley !" he sa
himself down to wait-but nobody called
Money will do and does do good deal
but here and there blood respects III
rights. The county were not going {,
welcome what they designated as Il
money grabbing attorney who was fatten
ing on the necessities Of Harold Dsni
, son of Glinn.- The Master of tn
! Hounds, II was true, called upon him
but even Pearman could regard that il
no other light but that of a bushes
: transaction. He asked and obtained leav
= to draw the covers, gave the solicitor
capital luncheon on his return visit, bu
, had steadily refused all invitations I
dinner.
8 In due course of time Mrs. Pearmai
died. She left but one son, who at tn
period Of her death was an undergradu
3 ate at Cambridge, but who, now man
r years older, is the gentleman who dance
that quadrille with handsome Maude Dem
, son.
| ter than bi- nroxenitor In making hi