El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-28

tor, and to ruin the mills, and so ruin
john he DETECTED the stream on the
! pretext Of needing the water to sup
! ply his own fountains. John Halifax
/ was equal to the occasion. He had
I already been in touch with Ark
I wright, who first used steam in the
mills at Manchester Steam was
I therefore introduced at Enderley. the
I income of the mill owner doubling
and trebling with each year From
I the small house in town John and
Ursula Fairfax moved to a modest
estate in the country. moving from
taht in the course Of time to one of
the great houses OF the county. exert
ing with each change a widening in
fluence for good which in the regent
days was rare
But prosperity brought them no i'm
munity from domestic trouble. Little
Muriel's death was the first blow
Other blows followed soon The boys
grew up 10 be young men. With
their love affairs came the first real
discords in the family
They began with the appearance of
a governess for little Maud She gave
her name as Miss Silver. Beautiful
mysterious. and self contained. she re-
by a GOODNESS not explained till she
proved to be Louise d'Argent. the
daughter OF a notorious French dep.
uty under the Reign Of Terror. But
~ THIS TIME the NOIEl rllSCuleL was
done, since Guy. the eldest son. was in
love with her. To accept her as Guys
future wife cost John and Ursula
Fairfax struggle It was q surprise
to them, therefore. that Guy should
be refused on the ground that Miss
silver was in love with another man.
There was no relief in this. however,
since the ether man proved 10 be the
second son. Edwin. who was also in
love with her Of this difficult stu
alton the animosity between the two
nrotners was not the least OF the
trials the parents had to undergo. In
househald where love had been the
watchword the hItred of brothers was
the harder to Dear Before Edwin
was married Guy had gone abroad.
nominally on business for his father.
but really TO be away from the sight
Of Edwin's happiness
While this change eased the situa- |
ton 1t was also the source OF new
anNleties. Dlsquieting reports were /
brought from Paris by the Earl Of 4
Luxmore's son, Lord Ravenel From 4
boyhood young Ravenel had enter
tanned an admiration for his fathers
opponent John Halifax. which had 4
grown with time. The kindness al /
ways shown by Mr.. and Mrs. Halifax
10 Lord RevenelS sister, Lady Caro-
Inc Brithwood, whom her husband,
Richard Brithwood had divorced,
strengthened the attachment Of
Young man neglected by his father.
70 those who could take a stand of
heir own Each time he returned to
-uxmore Park young Ravenel made a
-efuge Of the Halifax home. From
Paris he brought news that Guy had
,ome into circle Of the aged repro
oate. Lord Luxmore. with little ad-
-antdge to himself GraVer news fol-
owed that A letter in Guys own
land informed his parents that being
trunk in a gambling house he had
Iuarreled with Sir Gerard Vermilye,
Tho years before had induced LADY
,aroline to elope with him. had struck
ne man, and possibly killed him. He
lad now to flee from France. BY the !
ime the letter reached his parents
ie would have sailed for America
If Muriels death had ended Johns
'outh, Guys disgrace did the same
or his mothers I first noticed then
hat Ursula was beginning to grow
Id. Up TO that time she had been a
1atron, ripening with serenity. More
han maturity came into her beauty
.ow. sadness, a depression. which
ne rarely threw off Though peace !
VI years came with the news that
suy had settled in Boston. where the
BUSINESS Of which he had become the
cad was prospecting. the Iightheart-
dness went out Of OFT home forever.
n my case that was the more true
wing 10 the fact that on the day
hen Edwin was married had sur {
rised John. for whom my affection
Tas that OF Jonathan for David
passing the love Of women" in an
nusuai fit of pain He had been so
trong and well throughout all the
ears in which we had lived together
s brothers that the thought OF his
was new and strange to me.
I became stranger II not newer when
he paroxysms we're repeated. This
vas only at long intervals. so that we
we're able to keep the secret to our
elves Even Ursula did not know,
nd John bound me to silence till he
imself spoke. It was not till Guy .
ad been some years in America, and
little daughter had been born to
'dwin and Louise. that John told me
he doctors verdict concerning him.
Ie might live to an old age. or he
li~ht 70 at any minute. With the
nowledge Of this possibility my own
cath seemed TO begin.
Nevertheless more years went by
it'll no greater disturbance to the
1rrent Of our lives than a sudden /
arnleVity with regard to Maud 1t
as not only with regard to Maud,
1T with REGARD to Lord Rsvenel
Inv neither John nor Ursula had
'reseen what might happen there /
ever understood. for to me such a
'ssfbilitv h7d long been evident.
aud was now Is: Lord Ravenel a
'9ntic. somewhat Bvronfc figure
81. To her parents the difference
! ace rrecluded love: 10 me love