The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-10

that as ne passed Ircm one point 10 II
another she was becoming deeply In
terested. Finally she asked abruptly /
TO see the fragment to which he had
referred Taking It from his porte
monnnie. he handed It to her.
For some time her eyes were bent
upon It. while the Americans were
bent upon her. Evidently there was
something in this bit OF yellow paper.
torn In half. that moved her profound
ly. She handed 1t back to him with
out remark. but he noticed slight
tremor of her hand as she did so. Pres
emily. evidently nerying herself 10, 4
something, she asked:
Mir. Chcnoworth. do you intend to 4
look up your ancestry while In Eng
landH"
She awaited his reply with suppress, \
cd emotion.
Tint is my intentIon," he replied:
But don't know where 10 begin.
There was no reply TO this. Later
Miss SmitIison reappeared and the \
two young persons went out into the /
grounds together
Chenoworth was 20 return to London I
the next morning. What was his sur
prise before going TO bed to be asked
(; by Mrs. SmithspTi 10 remain longer
! lie replied that nothing stood In the
way OF his doing SO. and his departure
was deferred Mrs. Smitlison's treat
ment % him seemed 10 be undergoing
In change though she did not seem TO
have made up her mind with regard
10 his attentions TO her daughter On
the second day after her interview
! with him during which he had showed
I her the fragment she asked him TO LET
i her soc Il again. He did SO. and she
! asked him II lie would object to giving
her a copy OF It. He nj once complied
with her request
The next day Mrs. Smithson an.
nounced that she must 20 to London to
do some shopping. She charged her
daughter to take good care OF the guest
during her absence, which was entirely
unnecessary, for II was evident that
Miss Gladys was as much enamored
of Chenoworth as he was with her
The lovers were In a seventh heaven
during the mothers absence, which
lasted several days.
Chenoworth was puzzled. Why did
Mrs. Smithson leave him with her
daughter during this interval? Why
had she changed In her treatment OF
him? There was no explanation. On
her return the mystery deepened. She
would not hear of Chenoworths de-
parture, saying that she was planning
some social functions at which she de
sired his presence.
Chenoworth was beside himself. His
attentions to Gladys were very notice
. able, and her mother was encouraging
them. she had no information con
corning his standing in America nor
as to his income, which, 1t was evident
from his careful expenditures, was not
, large Why. then, was she giving him
every opportunity to win her daughter
when that daughter might make a
very advantageous match?
: Chenowortb was anxious to hunt ur
: the records of his ancestry and he
, realized that to do this he must go to
London Gladys had told him that
/, he had better go to an office of her
: aldry But whenever he proposed tc
: depart Mrs. Smlthson objected. and
he deferred his going.
And so It was that Chenoworth kept
, putting Off his departure until one
evening. while out on the terrace with
T. Gladys, under the moonlight, he told
+, her that he loved her, but he knew
that owing TO his limited means mar
rage with her was impossible.
Then they conferred together upon
what Mrs. Smithson meant by encour.
: aging this match. but as neither of
them knew they simply wondered. II
= was finally agreed between them that
Chenoworth should learn what was In
], store for them by asking for Gladys
hand
He approached Mr.. Smithson with
; doubt and fear He was given to un'
derstand that II he was acceptable to
the daughter he would be acceptable
. to the parents This thrilled him. and
: he went TO Gladys with the good news
at once. At subsequent interview
j, he gave Mr.. Smithson a statement OF
, his financial affairs. to which the gen.
! tleman listened with respectful atten,
: ton. but made no comment. II Cheno
worth's mind had not been taken up
;, with love. curiosity would have come
!, in to claim its share of attention.
= Chenoworth did not leave the manor
= house till he departed on his wedding
Journey When he returned he was
snluted by his mother.in-lnw and every
:. one else rs Sir James When the first
: excitement attending the couples re-
turn had worn off Chenoworth was IN
r formed of what had been going or
q during his courtship.
!. Mrs. Smithson had inherited her es
+, tnte through the female branch OF
! Chcnoworths She was aware that
the heir to the title had two centuries
o before disappeared in America Or
,. receipt of copy of Chenoworth's frag
r. ment she had taken It to herald OF
@ fee in London and they had given hel
the following reading of It when com
, plcte:
% AT the beginning Of the parliamen
.o,,, ,,-o 30 Ionas houpworth son nnC