The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-12-30

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! came to breakfast at his accustomed
corner in his Pail Mall Club. Hi
were the best BACKED boots in Lon
| don. His buff waistcOat. checked era
vat, spotless linen, white gloves, hi
| whiskers, his very cane were perfect o
their kind
He seemed thirty years old, unit
you saw the Fictitious nature Of hi:
rich brown hair and the crows fee
around the eyes of his handsome face
with its Wellington nose. His Ions
white cuffs showed the good sleeve
buttons given him by his royal high
ness, the Huke of York.
Through his gold double eye glasses
he reads his letters, one an invitation
from the marquis of Steyne one from
the bishop of Ealing and Mrs. Trail
another from an earl and SO on. an(
last of all. tive others, one from his
from her only child Arthur Penden.
mis-, Jr The first begs him to "come
Immediately to Fair Oaks, Clavering
st. Marys, ito entreat nay command
the "wretched boy to give up his en-
gagement to marry Miss Costigan, an
actress twelve years the senior Of this
lad of eighteen The second from this
same lad beseeching his uncle to re-
move his mothers objections TO his
proposed union with his "dear Emily"
descendant of the old irish royalty,
the most beautiful woman in the
world. "a love like mine, SIR" writes
young Pen, II feel is contracted once
and forever-I shall die without ever
knowing another passion"
The major, inwardly in a rage, rue
fully sends refusals to the marquis,
the earl, the bishop and other enter
tainers and takes a sleepless and tir-
ing trip in the tight, smelly night mail
coach for Clavering
On arrival Major Pendennis is most
affable to Pen and his mother. He
does not ''entreat" or command" his
nephew but wins the boys confidence
and talks familiarly of his own noble
friends and the brilliant career he has
had in mind for Pen. The major then
faces the enemy" Captain Costigan,
the half tipsy imaginative old Irish
soldier, the father and protector Of
Emily" To him and his beautiful,
honest but dull daughter, the major is
equally suave. Beautiful she is, with
broad brow, large melting eyes, black
wavy hair, white complexion, rosy
cheeks and the arms of "Venus."
Pen had come to see and know her
through FOker, school friend, lad |
homely and kindly, dull at his books |
but bright In everyday matters. whose
father, the great brewer, furnished |
lim money and Lady Agnes, his moth
ar, social position. Verses Pen had
)een writing 70 the Greek goddess he
low dedicates to his new divinity.
Major Pendennis, as his next move,
cts Slip, in the presence of the Co.'S
fgans, the fact that Pen has no means
leyoEd what his mother allows him
tut of her slender income. Costigan
$ then indignant that Pen SHOULD
ave had the face to offer himself to
us dear beguiled daughter" Pen cam
lot believe his adored Emily has
almly thrown him over, until the Cos
lgans openly "cut" him In the street.
lie almost dies, or believes he is dying
t despised love, with all the symp-
oms of sleepless nights and feverish
ays, and is scarcely consoled by his
lother and little cousin Laura.
Laura is five years younger than
en-, his second cousin on the side of
is mother, who adopted her on the
cath OF her parents, perhaps because
romance Of early unmarried days
ith Laura's father.
Miss Costigan secures an engage
ent at London theater through,
ajor Pendennis' influence. The nag
I'll attraction heing thus rem cd,
Ell goes to 'sOyhridge." Then through
oSer an ~-'f'': the major's encourage
ent PEI n,;.-ss rich and aristocratic