The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-06
1.-THE VIRGINIANS"
BY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
Condensation by Sara Ware 8assett

, aunt four days later he has formed
strong friendship with the Lam
bert family. Already the memory of
the fair Maria is bit dimmed.
All, when he reaches Tunbridge
| Wells what a little world of fashion
and corruption it is. Our Virginian
has never seen any think like it before.
| Nor does he see it now with discerning
! eye. The little painted dancer whom
the Earl of March has in his COM
! pany must surely be as beautiful as
| she looks; and the men of rank with
their gaming and drinking are gentle
men all. in simple Harry's estimation.
The fame of the Virginian has pre-
ceded him.
rolled UP until he has become a YER
liable prince with gold uncounted,
numberless acres Of land. slaves, to-
! bacco fields-diamond mines if you
will. AS Aunt Bernstein has spread
some of these tidings she begs her
nephew not to disgrace her by con-
tradicting them, and therefore what
can he do? There is no choice but to
live the rich Virginian; spend money
! freely, gamble as does all the world
of fashion; and these things Harry
Esmond Warrington proceeds to do.
! 1t is not a difficult role to play.
All Tunbridge is at his feet.
| Jewellers, diapers, dancing-masters
wait on him.
| He CANDLES and wins-continues to
gamble and win.
He becomes known as the Forum
ate Youth"
Everything he touches turns to mon
ey.
| But the lad does not become a prof
ligate; there is too fine stuff in him.
He is foolish, mayhap; but he is ever
an Esmond and a Virginian. Men
| like him because he is honest; women
because he is chivalrous.
Again and again Aunt Bernstein
! tries to break off his engagement to
Maria. She even appeals to that lady
herself. But Maria will not give up
her treasure. A rich and handsome
young husband is no easy prize to
win. She has Harry's word and she
will hold him to it.
| The Baroness is in despair. She will
send Maria home and Harry to Lon
| don on some trumped up errand or
other.
The boy has never seen London and
what a realm of enchantment it is,
| The fireworks at Vauxhall; the theatre
where Garrick plays to royalty; DR..
Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and the
wits of the day whom one meets at
Whites or the Cocoa-Tree! What is
! Tunbridge Wells after seeing London!
Harry takes Observation-Disclosures lodg-
ings, for must he not maintain the
dignity Of his family? And he goes
to Whites in his chair where the
gay macaronis are only too ready to
welcome him and gamble the gold
! from out his pocket. To London, too,
! come the Lamberts and with them
General Wolfe whom Harry has al
ready met at Tunbridge. Everybody
comes to London, and on alluring ca
/ reer our Virginia leads there. Then
| suddenly his luck changes.
| One evening he loses at Whites;
he loses a second evening, and third.
He plays with my Lord Castlewood
(my lords honor at cards might be
challenged) and all his horde of wealth
is swept away. Creditors appear.
| Tradesmen who were servile but a day
or two before now become insolent
Presently on returning from an eve
ming party Harry Warrington is ar
rested for debt and led away to Chan
Gerry Lane.
1t is Incredible! The misfortune is,
however, merely temporary, he tells
himself. Someone of the many friends
who have shared his money and drunk
his wine will. of course come for
ward and go bail for him. He writes
to first one and then another Not
one of them will aid him. The Baron.
es sends a proposal that if he will
give up his marriage to Lady Maria
she will pay his debts and release
him from his present embarra ssing
dilemma. This Harry refuses to do.
Has not Maria but a moment before
come to him Loyalty Offering to give
him her jewelry and trinkets? Keen
eyed woman of the world that she Is
Maria has not miscalculated the effect
of this dramatic action. 1t binds Harry
to her more securely than ever.
1t is just as Colonel Lambert and
General Wolfe are coming to the boys
aid that miracle occurs.
j Into the Jail stalks George Esmond
Warrington, the beloved brother who
was supposed to have been killed
two years before. He quickly dis
charges Harry's Indebtedness and the
two go away together happy as chill
dren.
But what revolution the appear.
ance of this elder brother makes in
society's attitude toward poor Harry,
He Is no longer the favored child of
} fortune. Debts are nothing-every
body has those. Nor is the Jail a dis
grace. Many a darling of fashion has
passed a night there. But to a young
er son! Society turns up it's nose
Accordingly it is George Esmond War
rington who now becomes the idol
while Harry is thrust into the back
ground. Acquaintance pass him by
What right had the wretch to mas.
querade as the heir to the Esmond
estates? The story of his brothers
rescue from death is thin one. Nc