South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-02

constant demands on her generosity.
Lady Clayering, a good kind soul,
illiterate and numbering the King
English is hardly more fortunate
in her second marriage than in her
first with the sailor and convict
Amory
Shadowing the Claverings is a
mysterious Col. AltamOnt. with a
strange influence over Sir Francis
and power 20 get money from him,
despite the baronct's lack of ready
cash.
Pen becomes enamored OF
Blanche. writes her love poems, and
meanwhile she leads him on only TO
drop him again for anyone with
better prospects When thus drop
ped. Pen offers himself 70 Laura
but in a half-hearted way. Laura
replies. When next you offer your
self. do not say as you have done
TO me. / have no heart do not
love you; but l am ready 10 marry
you because my mother wishes for
the match D." After Laura's re-
fusal. Pen tires Of the country and
goes TO London to study law. He
settles in chambers At the Lamb
court temple and makes a friend OF
and rooms with George Warrington.
an older graduate OF "OXbridge.'
In London Pen leads a life not OF
study. but of jOviality, though not
OF vice He is too lofty TO stoop 10
vulgar intrigue. When reduced 90
his last few pounds, Pen, by War
rington's help, gets poem accept
ed in "A magazine. is given books TO
review. becomes a contributor 20
the new Pail Mall Gazette. writes
the popular novel, walter Lor-
raine" and becomes we'll off and we'll
known. Ills uncle is proud OF him,
gets him invitations TO dine in high
society. and introduces him. among
other celebrities, 10 the great Duke
Of Wellington.
one night. the mysterious Col.
AltamOnt, half drunk. forces his
way into the Clvaering dining room
i'm London and Mai Pendennis rec
ognizes him as an Indian acquaint-
ance Soon after this. he urges Pen
to marry for money. saying, 1T is
as easy 10 get a rich wife as poor
one" and encourages him 20 court
Miss Blanche Amory. Somehow the
major persuades Sir Francis TO give
up his seat in parliament i'm favor
OF Pen and 20 arrange for large
dowry for Miss Blanche. Finally, in
lieu OF any better prospect, she &C
cepts Pen.
The secret OF col Altamonts in
fluence over Sir Francis becomes
public property and reaches Pens
cars. for Altamont is none other
than Amory. the husband Of Lady
Clavering. He was reported TO have
died. but in reality is alive This
makes the Clavering marriage in
valid and Miss Amory heir 10 the
fortune instead OF young Frank. Pen
then refuses 10 benefit by the for
tune or 10 take the seat IN parlia-
ment and writes Blanche he is sti,f
willing 20 marry her though he ad-
mits he does not love her deeply.
Later when he calls. he finds his
old schoolmate Foker. rich through
his fathers death. now Installed in
Miss Blanche's affections. Still. the
fair Blanche condd, ntially confess
es 20 Pen that she would prefer him
il he could lay aside his absurd
scruples." This he refuses TO do so
+be I-ol-ar and AmOrv wedding is
arranged.
Then Pen. freed from this mer-
cenary alliance. finds his heart all
the while was really devoted 20
Laura. so he proposes to her in
earnest and this time is accepted.
Foker in turn finds by accident the
secret Amory's survival and what is
worse. that Blanche knew and yet
concealed il from him. For this
lack OF confidence he leaves the
tickle Blanche. So that there is only
one wedding at Clavering and that
not at the Baroret's hall. IL turns
out that Altamont alias Amory al
ready had a wife living when ne
went through the form OF marriage
with the future Lady Clavering: so
after all, Sir Francis and she are
legally husband and wife
Sir Francis reforms. Miss
Blanche goes abroad and marries
iu Paris a count with doubtful title.
Pen is elected 10 Parliament on
his own merits. the new railroad
buys some OF PENS lands and great