The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-12-02
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ChenoWOrth
Baronetcy
1t Was Lost and Was
Revived
BY F.. A. Mitchell

Charles under Prince Rupert and. when
the Protector Cromwell prevailed, hnd
come to America to make new home
for himself.
The family documents were kept In
what was called II hair trunk. from be-
ing covered with the skin of some AMI
mal from which the hair had not been
removed. James Chenoworth spent
many hours over the contents Of the
trunk reading the papers. In time he
took up paper which he unfolded. 1t
was fragment yellow with age. The
ink was also faded and almost illeg-
ihle. James put 1t in his pocket, in
tending to try to decipher 1t later. for
words In 1t which he could easily read
seemed to. refer to his ancestors. What
he ultimately made out was this
AT the beginning of the parliament
tary wars James Chenoworth. son and
heir of Sir Ralph Chenoworth,
out to fight for the king. His
Arthur. two years his
the parliamentary forces.
brothers were enough
At the end of the war
having been lost,
went to America.
his home and
When the
Chenoworth
James.
worth
ChenO
Chenoworth resolved that during his
travels he would visit England and
hunt up his ancestral record. Placing
the fragment In his portemonnaie. he
Z made his preparations and in due time
! went abroad AT hotel in SwitZer
land. where he found mixture Of
English and Americans. he fell in
with an English family named Smith
: son.
The main attraction In this family
!! was Miss Gladys Smithson. a girl
! about twenty years old. Both she and
Chenoworth were fond of winter
sports, and they we're where they
could enjoy them to perfection. Miss
: SmithsOn was the only child Of her
parents. and Chenoworth learned that
through her mother she was an heir
ess. Since he possessed an income of
barely $1,000 year. he depressed any
desire he felt to make love to the
young lady.
This was fortunate. for Miss Smith
sons mother. who had an interest in
her daughters adding to rather than
dividing her prospective fortune, not
suspectIng that there was any especial
interest between the two young per
sons. made no objection to their being
invited Chenoworth when he came to
England to call upon them Mt their
home in that country.
Perhaps neither Chenoworth nor
Miss Smithson realized the delicate
bond that had been slowly forming
between them till the moment of sep
araiion came. Gladys gave him her
hand at parting. and he held 1t just
a trlfe longer than at an adieu be-
tween mere friends. Miss Smithson
looked at the floor. Chenoworth look
ed into her face. then released her
hand and turned away.
He met many young women on his
travels. hut none of them caused him
to Danish from n spot very near to his
heart the image of Miss Smithson. He
had planned trip to Russia. hut.
bearing In his memory the image of his
companion In Switzerland. he shrank
from n visit to that cold country and
resolved to forego the trip and give
himself more time in England.
When Chenoworth arrived In Lon
don he sent his card to the Smithsons
at their ancestral home in the county
of Kent. with the result that he re-
celved an invitation to visit them for
week end AS he was driven into
the place between two imposing gate
way pillars and up to the manor house
through an avenue arched with trees
that had been hundreds of years grow
Ing his heart sank within him. for he
realized that an American with beg
carly two thousand year could never
aspire to the hand Of the girl who
would inherit such splendid home
Whether Mrs. Smithson had discov
cred in her daughter disposition t.
pine for Chenoworth and scented dan
ger. certain it is that the mother re
reived him without the cordially h,
expected. Her daughter. on the con
trary. welcomed him with minglin;
OF pleasure and embarrassment Dur
ing his brief visit there We're moment.
Of exquisite pleasure for both him an,
Gladys. succeeded by moments OF de
preston. There was union of hearts
but they were constantly remInde,
that any other union was impossible.
When Chenoworth was making thi
visit. one afternoon while Gladys wa
engaged. he was entertained by he
mother. He mentioned the fact tina
his ancestors had come from Englan,
and his discovery Of the fragmen
among his family papers. The lad
was doing some kind Of knitting Will