The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-31

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was TO provide for the education ~
ms young cousin. Marianne Dixon.
But this Guy thought himself in honor
bound not to disclose. even TO his
uardian or Amy or Charles.
And now as the time was approach
ing when Guy would come of age. it
was necessary that Mr.. ~Edmonstone
mould meet him to transact busi-
ness. At first Mr.. E~dmonstoua was
Tor refusing to meet Guy and for leav-
ing the matter entirely to the law
yers. But Charles persuaded his
father and Mr.. Edmonstone made an
appointment TO meet Guy at a hotel
in London Guy dreaded the meet.
ing. for he felt that he would again
be called upon to explain-and ex-
plain he would not. New for it,"
he said to himself as he left his cab
to enter the hotel. He found awaiting
him not only his guardian and his
lawyer, Markham. but his uncle
Dixon. All three sprang up TO re
ccive him as he entered the room.
aud Mr.. Edmonstone grabbed the
boy, o are the most generous fell
low liz the world. You have been
used aboninably. Forget and for
giye-eh. Guy" You1l come home
with me.
Guy was eiddy with surprise. lie
held one OF Mr.. Edmonstone's hands
and pressed it, but all he could say
WAS All right! All right Il know
where your money went continued
Mr.. EdmonStone, and there stands
the man who told me the whole Story.
| said from the first that il was a
COMPOUNDED SANDER Guy turned his
face with amazement toward his un-
Gle, who said: Il never, until this
morning. had the least suspicion that
| had been the means Of bringing
You under any imputatlon. How
could YOU keep me IN ignorance"
How did YOU know?' asked Guy. IT
appeared that Mr.. Markham had ac-
~cidental1y learned Of Guys kindness
to Mariana from one Of the teach
ers at the school where the girl had
been placed. He had then sought
out Mr.. Dixon and learned the rest
Of The story.
After this Cay could hardly wait TO
get TO Hollyweli. where he was re-
ceiveG with such acclaim as if he We're
a returning con9uerer. His nsase-
ment with Amy was, Of course. re-
DeWed. and it was agreed thai they
should be married as soon as Guy got
his degree at Oxford. Philip, now
with his regiment at Cork. was pre-
pairing for his Mediterranean "trip.
He was informed of the turn Of af-
and wrote back to Mr.. Edmon-
stone a letter in which he regretted
the renewal OF the engagement and
limited AT unhappiness for Amy They
invited him to the wedding: but Phil-
lip decided that he would not attend
and wrote back ii calm letter in
which he wished the bride and groom
every happiness, n expressed him
self as sorry that he could not visit
Hollyvell again before his departure
for Corfu. His regiment, he wrote
woul go direct, but he would make
a journey overland by way of Italy
and Germany, through which DUN
tries he proposed to travel mostly on
foct
OF course Laura was disappointed
that her lover should not come to
see her again; but. also, OF course.
whatever Phillip did must be right.
Guy took his degree at oxford and
soon after Sir Guy and Lady Morville
Went abroad on their wedding tour.
While in Switzerland they RAJ across
Philip making his ~Itisureiy way TO
join his regiment. They met as if
nothing unpleasant had ever occurred
between them-and Philip at once
began to take charge of them as
usual. The newly married people.
a been looking onward to Venice,
but when Philip said that they ought
to skirt Lake Como and then cross to
lfc ] NIU4. tI1cJ u1cch1t ASkpf}.. Ij11i-
ir would leave them, he said. at Rot
gen, and they were then to go to ms
hyuck. and from there home. Amy
could not help thinking that three
was one too many persons on a honey
moon trip-but then who could gain
say the directions of the superior
Philip?
The next day, however,, Guy learned
that there was an epidemic fever in
one OF the towns which Philip pro-
posed TO pass. and told Philip that
he would not take his wife on the
proposed journev-that he would
stick to his original plan and go to
Venice. Philip made himself as dis
agreeable as he could over IT. and
that AS very diSagreeaDle. indeed.
OF course it was simply a rank piece
Of ingratitude on the part OF Guy who,
he intiT1ated. was acting rs a tNrant
over his wife. He aI4O .oienlnIy