The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13

Gentle render-"The Marquis
of LoveIond 4"
CHAPTER I.
the pIscovKRY or AMERICA. BIZ LoRp
LovELASp.
"Y~ VEN the last resort has refus-
ed me-" Loveland broke the
news to his mother when he
- had Kissed her.
'Miss Mecklcnburgf"
Eyes: begin to realize that I'm q
sinking ship. The early rats are de-
serting me or declining to come on
board. Clever little animaIsr'
-You shan't xink." protested Lady
Loveiand. ciasping the pretty hands
whence al save the wedding rims and
its guard had gone TO pay visit OF
indefinite length to Mcssrx- Battenbor-
ough. THE idiot. TO refuse you-with
her nose toor'
-sbe didn't do II with her nose. ma
ter. Her engagement TO Dorisna was
announced the morning after she'd Of
sercd 70 be sister 10 me. II was the
sire OF her purse. not her nose. which
caught his eye But sooner or later
hs'il beat her"
Il hope So she deserves II for TAX
Ing him instead Of you. Oh. Val. what
q worldT'
-Doa't grouse. mater. might have
beaten her II ia got her. and then
therc'd hare been scandal ! can't
stand women with important looking
teeth and noses which throw their
other features into perspective. Be-
sides, Ltilah MeckieHburg isn't a.
young ns she's painted"
$50 few women nre nowadays dear
est" sighed Lady Loveiand. who In
living for her handsome son did not
trouble 10 live up 10 the past Of her
comnerion. ~oh. Val. MS hard you
should have to think or such creatures!
But what are we TO dor
THAT'S Just where want your ad-
vice said Loveiand. who had come
lon. way TO get II. for the distance
from London TO the north OF Scotland
Is formidable when birds are out OF
season
Lady Loveland was catered that
Val should ask for her advice. which.
when offered rratuitousiy. he hid
never been known 20 take
NY adyicel- she echoed sadly.
That's All I can give you ncw. al.
though did hope. dear boy. ! must
confess IL have been trying for
limwicks II was for your sake. and
hoped TO win large sums I thought
OF lines ali night long. and ! did send
in some splendid ones. thousand
tines better than those for which 9TH
er people dreadful people. my dear.
With names iike Hogson and Dobbsl
have won hundreds Of pounds. gave
the editors permission 10 use my
name, foo-cne would have thought a
valuable advertisement for their pa
pers. But all I've won after the great
est efforts has been fifteen and six
an insuli-whiic these Dobbs ard Hog
sons--I believe the editors must be SO
eiallsta And the shillings for the
postal orders have counted up into
pounds 1 am crushed with rcmorse.'
"Sever mind. dear: you meant u foi
the best" said Val. who cared moro
for hls mother than fof any one eis'
In the world-except himself. And
that he made this exception was large
~ Lady Lovcland's fault. for she had
brought him up TO believe In but on'
person OF paramount importance
adjoining the universe PcrciyaI Gecrg'
Victor Edward Gordon. thirteenth
marquis OF Loveland ''rhc ships zoe
far under water 60 be raised with Inn
efickss
Dearest, IA n had ns thatr'
sits a. bad ns anything can bs
Look out Of your window at the snow
falling. Well. that's nothing TO an
way irs showing bills outside MY win
dow. II you and | can't think o
something 10 clear the weather ] shsl
have 10 chuck the army"
"what horrible creatures tradesmeI
must belv said Lady Ioveland. who's
opinions had come down 70 her crust
"a ana spider wcbbcsi from the Cellar
OF the stope sg> 'sry think that wei
have had gower OF life and death owe
them II we'd lived few hundrc
ycars nRoI wish those tircs couI
come back"
The world at largo doesn't asre
with you"
~ ougIltnt TO be At lnrge." replIS
Lndy Lovslnnd without the smalls'
idea Of joke. "It's rcnchcd a prrtf
pass when Worms vho make loot
and uniforms snds-
And cell ~Ise"-
~Oh. n you likcs-- srNxD
"And tcvelry"-
VERY well. Admit the jsweIry--
And motors. f'vo wasted = zoo