El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-01

passed. knowing now how her heart
had followed him. he dreamed that
they might be happy together, but
she saw more clearly. When, In their
house at Walcotte, Beatrix, the is
year ole maid OF honor, with a scarlet
ribbon upon the whitest neck in the
world, came TO meet him, he forgot
her mother. No other woman Of her
day vas like her for beauty and wit,
and for ten years he was her slave.
kneeling with his heart in his hand
for the young lady to take while she
looked far higher than the nameless
and fortuneless colonel Yes" she
said, u solemnly vow 1 want q good
husband Ny face is my fortune.
Who'll Gomez Buy- Buy3 While
marquises and lords were coming.
eager for her, Esmond bore the tor
ments OF q hopeless passion, and his
dear mistress suffered " it'll him.
At last sutton worthy Of the prize
sppeared-the Duke Of Hamilton
much Beatrix's senior. wealthy, and
second TO none in the kingdom. Es-
mond had 70 accept his Fate The
wedding gift he made her was the
splendid string Of diamonds his
fathers widow had given him. AS
she accepted It with a cry Of delight,
her bridegroom elect, with 4 darken-
the Duchess Of Hamilton should ac-
cept presents from gentlemen who
had no right to the names they bore.
Her mother, to whom the old dow
ager on her death bed had maliciously
told Harry's story, answered for her
Henry Esmond is his fathers law
ful son and true heir We are the
recipients Of his bounty. and he is
the head Of q house as old as your
Grace's own And Beatrix, from
whom il had all been kept a secret.
whispered to him. why did not 1
L. 80
On the eve OF the marriage the
duke died in a duel Beatrix mourned
him honestly, but EsmOnd dared hope
for himself, and planned a bold move
to win her love. All the Esmonds
were heart and soul for the Stuart
who was fighting abroad. closely re-
sembled the exiled chevslier- The
two came together 10 Lady Castle
woods London house. the prince i'm
personaCng the Viscount. and Frank,
bis valet, and were received with
great JOY. Stuart partisans came TO
the house BY stealth and the plot
spread like leaven. Tbs maid OF
honor con.rived an interview be-
tween the prince and Queen Anne,
his sister, whose health was falling,
and all hoped that she would pro-
claim him her SUCCESSOR. Then Be
atrix's friends began to fear for her
as the prince, who had no respect
for women, was Infatuated with her
and she listened to him Against her
viii they sent her to CastiewoOd-
Suddenly the Queen was reported dy-
ing. and the prince could not be
found BearriZ had found means TO
EsmOnd AMI Crank rode all night %
CasfleH sod Entering by the secret
w-ndcw. they sound the prince AID
sold him they .ame to avenge fhelr
dishonor. Tlkins from their old
hiding place the papers proving his
birth and title. Esmond burnt them
before the prince, with the words:
Il draw my sword and break II, and
renounce you. Had you completed
the wrong you designed on us, !
would have driven 1t through your
heart" Frank. breaking his own
cousin. I'm for the Elector OF Han
over. It's your Majesty's fault You
might have been king If you hadn't
some dangling after Trix."
The talk was scarce over when
Bestrix entered the room. She turned
pale at the sight Of her kinsmen, and
looked at Esmond as II she could
have killed him on spot Il 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 GoQs KING queen anne
had died that night.
The chevalier escaped secretly 70
France, where Beatrix Joined him
Frank had married a foreign count
ess, and Edmond's mistress was 1T
alone At last. as beautiful IN her
autumn as maidens in their spring.
she listened 20 him, and consented
TO become his wife. In their Nir-
ginia plantation they built new
.Castlevood. and found there an In
dian summer Of creme happiness
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