El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-31

lions. The infatuated girl cared moth
ing about the Napoleonic war that
was raging, the fate OF Europe was
10 her only Lieut. George Osborne,
while he. often away with his regi-
ment. the Horse Guards. read her let
tiers hastily murmuring. Poor little
Emmy-how fond she is of me- and
Cad, what a headache that mixed
punch has given me-.
About this time Miss Crawley re-
turned from visiting her brother and
brought back with her to her house
in Park Lane no less a parsonage than
Miss RebeccG Sharp, who. SO well had
she played her cards. was now Miss
Crawley's much cherished companion.
WhereUpon Capt. Rawdon Crawley
became frequent visitor at his aunts
home incidentally. Lady Crawley
died-so incidentally that Miss Craw-
ley merely said, pettishlys I suppose
I must put off my party for the
third" Immediately upon the death
Of his wife, Sir Pitt came to his sis
ter's house and endeavored 10 retrieve
his lost Becky as governess-
I daren't-I don't think it would
be right TO be alone-with-you, sir"
she replied, seemingly in great agita-
ton
Come as Lady crawley. then.
There, will that satisfy your and the
vulgar, Inbred old NJ P. fell down on
his knees and leered at her like
satyr.
Rebecca. in real CONSERVATION at
her lost chance, wept genuine tears.
las she exclaimed, -Oh. Sir Pitch.
sir-I-Pm married alreadyi'
When It further transpired that the
bridegroom OF Beckys secret mar
rage was the brass spurred and long
mustachioed Capt Rawdon Crawley.
there were two cataclysms- one in
which Miss Crawley went from one
fit Of mysteries into another. and one
where the frenzied old Sir Pitt went
wild with hatred and insane with
baffled desire. But the bridegroom
captain remarked to his wife, You're
sure to get US out OF this scrape.
Beck. I never saw your equal, and
I've met with some clippers in my
time, too"
George Osborne. though dependent
on his mercenary, low bred father.
despised him. and when the elder Os-
borne forbade George to marry our
little Amelia the young man broke
over the traces and married her out
OF hand The marriage was egged on
and managed by the faithful Dobbin.
and radiant in her straw bonnet with
pink ribbons and q white lace veil,
little Emmy went off with her hus-
band. 10 Brighton for the honeymoon.
Here they fell in with the Rawdon
Crawleys. Becky, mistress Of a fine
establishment. and surrounded by re-
spectful admirers. was so adroit at
Wheeling tradesmen and standing off
creditors. that she made IL possible
Tor them TO maintain a fine social
position on nothing a year
Soon after this among the brilliant
train Of camp followers that hung
around the Duke Of Weliington's
army, our friends were all in Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky, and negiecting his six
weeks wife shamefully. slipped a note
in bouquet at q ball, begging Backy
to elope with him But before the
note was answered came the call 20
arms, and Lieut.. Osborne, forgetting
al love and intrigue, kissed his |
Amelia and marched away-marched. /
alas. 10 his death on the field OF
Waterloo.
Col Rawdon Crawley. promoted for |
gaHantry. returned in triumph, and /
he ana his wife passed the winter of 4
1915 in Paris in much splendor and /
gaiety. Becky's salon became famous,
and great people hobnobbed there.
Col. Crawley's dexterity at cards and 4
billiards became so marked that he \
won from his guests. and |
Under Becky's tutelage he became a
clever ald successful gambler, and /
thus aided in their fortune Of nothing
z year.
Amelia now the widow OF Osborne,
and with a small son, Georgy, was in I
sad penury; her fatherinlaw refusing
TO see her at all. and her own father
and mother dependent upon her.
Becky, too, was the mother Of a son,
but she cared nothing for her child i
Nor for her husband; indeed. she so
TAR forgot her wifely duty as to be !
guilty OF an intrigue with the rich old
LORD Stevne- Col. Crawley discovered
mis-, thrashed the nobleman and left
ais wife Then Becky, following her
)Wn devious ways. became an undis-
yuised adventures and neglected 10
are for her reputation. She bobbed
about from one city to another; now
bounded BY creditors; now cared for
ly some rich admirer.
At last, when poor Becky had fallen
-ery low in funds and in repute. she
vas found by Joseph Sedlev and his