South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-21


spired and even
maudIin. n the writer's needed
money. So a few months later ho
gladly resigned his position and re-
turned TO novel writing.
servant shamelessly asserts, royal
~ rich.
He can do better for himself and
the family than throw himself
away on a scheming woman who is
penniless. and who has none too
good a reputation. Indeed there is
scarcely one CastlewOOd whose past
would bear inspection. Even the
escutcheon of the baroness herself
is dingy and furnished. She Is
nevertheless kind-hearted and sin
cerely fond OF Harry and therefor
with coach and Positions and out
riders. and trunks. and servants
she bears him and his Lady Maria
away with her to Tunbridgc Wells.
on the journey Harry is thrown
from his horse and his shoulder
being injured he is carried into the
nearest house which proves TO be
the home OF Col Lambert whose
wife was an old school friend OF
Harry's mother. Of course the
Iamberts cannot do enough for the
boy. Theo and Hetty, the charm
ing daughters of the family. are
never tired waiting on him; and
when he rides away TO Join his
aunt four DAYS later he has form
ed a strong friendship with tn,
Lambert family. Already the mem
DRY Of the fair Maria is a bit dim
med.
An. when he reaches Tunbriigc
Wells what a little wocld OF fash
ion and corruption it is Our Vir-
giuian has never seen anything oil
the like before. Nor does ne sec i'll
now with discerning eye. The lit
tie painted dancer whom the earl
OF March has i'm his company must
surely be as beautiful as she looks
and the men OF rank with their
gaming and drinking arc gentlemen
an. i'm simple Harry's estimation.
The fame of the Nirgiuian has
preceded him.
The tales told OF his wealth have
rolled up until he has become I'd
veritablc prince with gold uncouut.
ed. numberless acres of land slaves
tobacco dclds-diamoud mines il
YOU will As Aunt Bernstein has
spread some OF these tdiugs sh,
begs her nephew not 20 disgrace
her 10y contradicting them. and
therefore what can he do? Thcre
is no choice but 90 live the rich
Virginian: spend money freely
gamble as does all the world of
fashion. and these things Harry
Esmoud Warrington proceeds &C.
DO
tt is not a difficult role 10 play
All TGubridee is at his feet
jewelers.. drapers. dancing mas
ters wait on him
He CANDLES and wins-continues
Z 90 gamble and win
lie becomes known as the For
tunate Youth
Everything he touches turns to
money
But tho lad does not become @
rroaigate. there is too fine stuff ir
him. He is foolish. mayhap; bu
he is ever an Esmond and a Virgin
ian. Men like him because he j.
I honest. women because he is chiv
alrous
Again and again Aunt Bernstein
tries 20 break or his engagement to
i Maria she even appeals 20 that
lady herself But Maria viii not
/ gve up her treasure. A rich auJ
+ handsome young husband is no easy
! prize To win She has Harry's word
and She viii hold him 20 IT,
The baroness is i'm despair She
/ VIII send Maria home and Harry 20
A.. London Oh some trumped up err
rand or other.
The boy has never seen Londor
| and what a realm OF enchantment
/ Dc u.s. The fireworks at VauNhail
/ the theater where Garrick plays TO
Y royalty: DR. Johnson. Sir Joshua
Reynolds. and the wits OF the day
\ whom one meets az Whites or ths
/ Cocoa -Treet What is Tunbridge
| Wells after seeing London, Harry
takes lodgings lodgings
for must he not maintain the dig
| nifty OF his family? And he goes 70
J Whites in his chair where the Ga,
| macarouis are only too ready 70
welcome him and gamble the gold
from out his pocket To London
too. come the Lamberts and with
them Gen. Wolfe whom Harry has
already met at Tunbridge. Every
body comes 10 London. and an al
| Turing career our Virginian leads
| there. Then suddenly his lucF
/ changes.
one evening he loses az White