The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-24

than Tor David, passing the love of
women, In an unusual fit of pain. He
nad Deen so strong and we'll through
out all the years in which we had lived
together as brothers that the thought
OF his suffering was new and strange
TO me. 1t became stranger il not new
er wnen the paroxysms were repeated.
This was only at long intervals, so
that we were able to keep the secret
to ourselves. Even Ursula did not
know, and John bound me to silence
till he himself spoke 1t was not till
Guy had been some years in America,
and little daughter had been born to
Edwin and Louise, that John told me
the doctors verdict concerning him.
He might live to an old age, or he
might go at any minute With the
knowledge Of this possibility my own
death seemed to begin.
Nevertheless more years went by
with no greater disturbance to the
current OF our lives than a sudden per-
plexity with regard to Maud 1t was
not only with regard to Maud, but
with regard to Lord Ravenel. Why
neither John nor Ursula had fores cen
what might happen there l never un-
derstood, for to me such a possibility
had long been evident. Maud was
now eighteen; Lord Ravenel "a ro-
mantle. somewhat Byronic, figure of
thirty-seven. To her parents the diff
ference in age precluded love; to me
love knew no such limitations. When
therefore Ravenel came to US asking
permission to try to win the child her
parents refused. While nothing was
said to Maud the disappearance of her
lover-he was almost that-left her
wounded and wondering. 1t was not
only the difference in age which had
dictated the course of John and Ursula
but lack of confidence in the stability
of the young mans character.
That was soon to be tested. Within
a short time after he had left US, with
the understanding that he was not tc
return, the Earl, his father, died, leav
ing large entailed property, but 9th
erwise nothing but debts. To pa,
these debts. for which the law held the
new Earl in no way responsible, Raw
enel, now Lord Luxmore, renowned
his rights of Inheritance He himsel
was left with the smallest income OF
which man Of his rank could live
To John and Ursula this unexpected
force OF character brought mingled
ool1SldCllol anu regret. Inc NOR
lthey rejoiced in the nobility of the &C
1.-THE more deep their anxiety lest the,
should have interviewed to the injur,
of two whom they loved.
And still more years went by. Ed
win was now relieving his father O
some of the cares of business; Wa
ter was preparing to go out into tn
world; Maud was growing staid. A,
, ready prominent in public affairs job,
declined to stand for parliament be
cause, to some degree, the heart ha
p gone out of him. There was no Out
s. ward change beyond more gray in tn
hair and more gravity in the EXPIRE:
sion, but pain borne in secret was be
ginning to tell on him. The know
edge that Guy was so far away an
? Maud not happy had its effect O
, Ursula. Growing old myself l wa
, obliged to stand by and watch the tw
:, | loved best on earth growing old eve
!, more rapidly.
There came a day when there wa
: no more news from Guy. Our fear
' increased with the weeks. Then W
, received letter saying that he an
, his partner were to sail in q few day