The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-29

marquises and lords were coming,
eager for her, Esmond bore the tor
ments of a hopeless passion, and his
dear mistress suffered with him.
At last suffer worthy of the prize
appeared-the Duke of Hamilton =
much Beatrixs senior, wealthy, and
second to none in the kingdom. Es-
mond had to accept his fact. The
wedding gift he made her was the
splendid string of diamonds his IA
Tiers widow had given him. AS she
accepted it With cry of delight, her
bride-groom-elect, with a darkening
face. told her he did not choose the
Duchess of Hamilton should accept
presents from gentlemen who had no
right to the names they bore Her
mother, to whom the old dowager on
her death-bed had maliciously told
Harrys story, answered for ner:
Henry Esmond is his fathers lawful
son and true heir. We are the recip-
tents of his bounty, and he is the head
OF a house as old as your Grace's
own" And BeatriX, from whom it had
all been kept secret, whispered to
him, why did not l know you be-
fore!"
On the eve of marriage the duke
died in a duel. Beatrix mourned him
honestly, but EsmOnd dared hope for
| hlmself, and planned a bold move to
win her love. All the Esmonds were
heart and soul for the Stuart cause.
Frank, the young ViscOunt, who was
lighting abroad, closely resembled the
eXiled chevalier. The two came to-
gether to Lady Castlewood's London
house. the prince impersonating the
Vlscount, and Frank, his valet, and
! were received with great joy. Stuart
| partfsans came to the house by stealth
and the plot spread like leven. The
| maid of honor Contrived an interview
| between the prince and Queen Anne,
| his sister, whose health was falling,
and all hoped that she would proclaim
! him her successor Then Beatrix' 5
! friends began to fear for her, as the
prince, who had no respect for women
was infatuated with her and she listen
ed to him. Against her will they sent
her to CastleWOOd. Suddenly the
Queen was reported dying, and the
prince could not be found. BeatriX
had found means to tell him of her
! whereabouts. Henry Esmond and
Frank rode all night to Castlewood
Entering by the secret window they
found the prince and told him they
ing from their old hiding-place the pa
pers proving his birth and title, Els
mOnd burnt them before the prince
with the words: Il draw my sword
and break it, and renounce you Had
you completed the wrong you designed
us, | would have driven it through
your heart Frank, breaking his OWE
sword, echoed him: Il go with my
cousin. I'm for the sElector of Han
ever It's your Majesty's fault. You
might have been king if you hadn't
come dangling after Trix!"
The talk was scarce over when
BeatriX entered the room. She turned
pale at the sight of her kinsmen, anC
looked at Esmond as if she could have
killed him on the spot 1t did not
pain him, for the love of ten years
was dead.
AS they rode back into London, the
herald was proclaiming: George, by
the grace of God, king" Queen Anne
had died that night.
The chevalier escaped secretly tC
France, where BeatriX joined him
Frank had married foreign countess
and EsmOnd's mistress was left alone
At last, as beautiful in her autumn as
maidens in their spring, she listened
to him, and consented to become his
| wife. In their Virginia plantation
they built new Castlewood, and
found there an Indian summer OF
serene happiness.
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