The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-01

commentator oy Mr.. ChaFieS x. 6oIto
Colonel Thomas Newcome, the hero
Of Argom, and Of Bhartpour, had loved
the beautiful Leonore de Blois. but
having incurred the wrath Of hts STEP
mother he fed to India to carve out
his career. There he had married the
widow, Mrs. Casey, and a few years
later sent their son Give to England.
He RECALLED the ladies Of the regi-
ment with Gives letters; sporting
young men would give or take odds
that the Colonel would mention Gives
name once before five minutes, or
three times in ten minutes. But those
who laughed at Gives father laughed
very kindly.
At last the happy time came for
which the Colonel had been longing,
and he took leave Of his regiment.
In England, he had in his family cir
Gle two half brothers, Sir Brian, who
had married Lady Ann, daughter OF
the Earl of Kew, and Hobson New
come.
One morning at breakfast while
Sir Brian chumped his dry toast,
Barnes the son, said to his sister
Ethel: my Uncle, the colonel of Sc
poys, and his amiable son have been
paying a visit to Newcome."
"You are always sneering about our
uncle" broke in Ethel, land saying IN
kind thinks about Give. Our uncle
is a dear, good, kind man, and l love
him"
At Hobson Newcomers and else
| where the family party often assem-
| bled, the Colonel, his friend Mr.. Bin
ME and Binnie's sister Mrs. Mack
emile with her daughter Rosey, SiS
Brian and Lady Ann, and Give who
had become a painter. From one OF
| these parties Clice and I, his friend
| Arthur Pendennis, walked with the
| usual Havana to light us home. Il
can't help thinking" said the astute
Give, that they fancied I was In love
with Ethel Now I suppose, they think
am engaged to Rosey. She Is as
good q creature as can be, and never
out Of temper, though I fancy Mrs.
Mackenzie tries her"
Time passed and our Mr.. Give went
to Baden, where he found old Lady
Kew with her granddaughter Ethel.
You have no taste for pictures, only
| for painters, l suppose said Lady
Kew one day to Ethel.
II was not looking at the picture"
said Ethel, but at the little green
licked in the corner. l think, grand
mamma" she said, I'VE young ladies'
in the world ought to have little green
| tickets pinned on our backs, with
| sold written on them"
Barnes Newcome, too, was at Baden,
for he was to marry pretty little Lady
Clara Pulleyn, free at last from that
undesirable Jack Belsize, Lord High
gates son. Lady Kew had plans which
Gives growing regard for his cousin
Ethel put in jeopardy.
| my good young man, I think it Is
time you were off," Lady Kew said to
Give with great good rumor. Il have
been to see that poor little creature
to whom Captain Belsize behaved so
| cruelty. She does not care a fig for
him-not one fig. She is engaged, as
you know, to my grandson Barnes;
| in all respects most eligible union;
! and EtheIs engagement to my grand
son, Lord Kew, has long been settled.
| When we saw you in London, we
heard that you too were engaged to a
young lady in your own rank Of life
Miss Mackenzie"
Gives departure led to more f1irta-
lions by Ethel than old Lady Kew
could countenance, but Ethel had
found out how undesirable a man Lord
Kew was, and broke the engagement
so dear to her grandmother's heart.
When Give heard that the engage
ment was over between Kew and Ethel
he set out in haste for London. I
was installed as confidant, and to me
Give said: Mrs. Mackenzie bothers
me so 1 hardly know where to turn,
and poor little Rosey is made to write
me a note about something twice a
day. o Pen l m up another tree
now!"
Give met his cousin Ethel at a
party or two in the ensuing weeks
of the season, and at one Of their
meetings Ethel told him that her
grandmother would not receive him.
1t was then that Give thought Ethel
worldly, although much of her attitude
was due to the keen and and unre-
lenting Lady Kew The Colonel and
James Binnie during all this time put
their two fond heads together, and
Mrs. Mackenzie hattered both of them
and Give as well.
Meanwhile the Lady Clara was not
happy with her Barnes. All the life
and spirit had been crushed out OF
the girl, consigned to cruel usage,
loneliness, and to bitter recollections
of the past. Jack Belsize, now Lord
Highgate, could stand the strain no
longer, and took Lady Clara away
from her bullying but cowardly hus.
band. The elopement Of Clara opened
Ethel's eyes to the misery Of love.
less marriages, and the mama Of her
new love, the Marquis of Farintosh,
already distressed over the unpleasant
notoriety of the proposed Newcome
alliance, received letter from Eethel
! which set her son free.
Ethel then turned to the lonely