Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-25

She paused moment, then locked
away her writing again, and proceeded
down long passage and q short stair
to the wing in which was Mrs. Sa'
Yille's boudoir.
She knocked at the door, and was
told to come in. Mrs.
Saville was walking up and down, evil
IDENTIFY much disturbed.
II beg your pardon" hesitatingly.
"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?"
II 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. II 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 drawing-room
when came in"
He is one of the most contemplate
men in England" continued Mrs. Sa-
ville-"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. A trifier of the most
trifing description, without an ambi-
ton 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
meandering here to try and talk me
over to induce me to pardon the cruel,
lest injury that could be inflicted l
told him my opinion fully; but to be
seriously angry with such creature
is like taking a howitzer to shoot a
humming-bird. Come, Miss Desmond
let us go out into the open air. What
o'clock is it2 Nearly FIVE? l shall
walk round the grounds until 1t is
time to find the vicar"
They paced somewhat slowly across
the grounds to a wooded rising ground
on the left of the house, from which q
view of 1t and its surroundings could
be obtained, and when they had &C
complished the ascent Mrs. Saville sal
down, as II tired, on seat placed al
the best point of outlook. Her com
panion 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 lady
What a sweet, beautiful place this
Isl" she exclaimed, after gazing al
the scene before her for few min
utes. Il think 1t is the most charming
have ever SEEN"
Then you have not seen much" 70
turned Mrs. Saville, testify.
THAT is true. have not seen any
fine places in England, and the palace,
and chateaux abroad are so melan
choly; but who could desire anything
beyond the exquisite, graceful, home
like beauty of Inglefeld?"
1t was, in truth, a delightful abode
sheltered on the east by the uplanC
from which they now looked down
the ground sloped steeply from tn,
opposite side, giving a wide view owe
a richly-wooded country; while tn
house, gardens and grounds occupie,
the level space between. Fine tree
stood about, for Inglefleld was an oil,
country-house dating tolerably ia
back, built in the half-timbered style
the first story Of fine bricks, the uppe
part beams and plaster, with higl
chimneys and many-gabled roofs. Tn
large additions made by Mrs. Saville'
father had been carried out in stric
accordance with the original plan, an
the garden designed to suit 1t also.
circular lawn, surrounded with flower
ing shrubs and dotted with severa
large spreading trees, separated tn
house from a wide avenue which oper
ed exactly opposite the entrance, ovel
arched by a double row of great oil
elms at either side. Beyond, on tn
left, from a wooded hollow, throug
which a trout-stream had been wider
ed and damned into a miniature LAKE
glimpses Of which could be caugh
when the sunlight fell upon 1t, rose tn
smoke from some unseen chimney.
"Home-like," repeated Mrs. Savill,
There Is an immense amount of MOI
sense talked about home. I wish 20
could see Kingswood, Lord Everton
place; 1t Is one of the finest seats
England-full of family treasures an
historic relics-and he would not max
the faintest effort to retain It Il
. might have entered diplomacy-o
taken a foreign appointment and save
money. But he is quite content to d.
rive his income from the rent a MAJ
chester millionaire pays him for b
ancestral halls, when he might hay
} married the millionaire's daughte
I and kept 1t for himself"
well, II the daughter was not Ii
sort Of woman he could love, he We
right" said Miss Desmond, though
/ fully. Suppose she was not eompal
= ionable, that he could not love he1
the finest place In the world could n,
, mako up for that"
J you are q foolish child The thin
J called love soon SVaporate& Rank, In