The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-05-01

Col. Thomns Newcomc. the hero OF
Argoin. and of Bhartpour. had loved
the beautiful LcOnore de Blois. hut
having Incurred the wrath ~ his step
mother. he ned fo IDils 10 .nrve out
his career. There he Ind married
the widow. Mrs. Casey. pad few
years later sent their son Give Ia Eng
land. tie regaled the ladies of the
regiment with Clive's letters; sport
Ing young mon would give or take
odds that the colonel would mention
Cuve's name once before ave minutes.
or three times in ten minutes. But
those who laughed at Gives father
laughed very kindly.
Al last the happy time came for
which the colonel had been longing.
and he took leave Of his regiment. In
England. he had in his family circle
two half brothers. Sir Brian. who had
married Lady Ann. daughter ~ the
Earl Of Kew. and Hobson Newcome.
One morning at breakfast while Sir
Brian cbumpcj his dry toast. Barnes.
the ron. said 10 his sister Ethel: MY
uncle. tho colonel 81 sepoys, aud his
nmiabie son have been paying n visit
to Ncwcomc."
"You are always snecring about our
UNCLE" broke In Efhei. 'and snying
unkInd things about Give. our uncle
~ u dear. good. kind man. aud love
him"
A. n.ts.n N.x....... ..t H..
where the family party often assem-.
bled. the colonel. his friend Mr.. Blnnie
aud Blnnics sister. Mrs Mackenzie
with her daughter Koscy. Sir Brian
and Lady Ann. aud Give who had
becom. q painter. From one ~ these
parties Give and I. his friend Arthur
t'eDdennis. walked with the usual Iis.
vann to tight us home. II cant help
thinking" said tho astutc CIivs. that
they fsncissi . was IN love with Ethel.
Now. I suppose. they think ! am en.
gagged 20 Rosey. She In as good q
little creature as eau be-. aud never out
~ temper. though ! fancy Mrs. Mac
ksnxie trics her"
Time passed and our Mr.. Ciive went
Ia Baden. where he found old Lady
Kew with her granddaughter Ethel.
"You have no taste for pictures. only
FOR painters. I suppose" said Lady
Kew ono day to Ethel.
u WAS not looking nt the picture"
said Ethel. hut NJ tln little green
ticket IN the corner. I think. grand.
mamma" she said. I'VE young ladies
IN the world ought to have little green
tickets pinned ON our backs with sold
written on them"
barnes kewcolne, too. was Mt Iladen.
for he was to marry pretty little Lady
CIGra Pulleyn. free at last from That
undesirable Jack Bclsixe. Lord High
gnte's son. Lady Kew had plans
which CIIve's growing regard for his
cousin Ethel put In jeopardy.
"My good young man. ! think II II
time you were or" Lady Kew said 10
clivs With great good humor. II have
been Ia s.e thnt poor little creature
20 whom Captain Beisize behaved 80
cruelty. She does moi care fig for
hiin--not one llg She Is engaged. rs
you know. 10 my grandson Barnes;
In all respects n most eligible union;
aud Eihels engagcsnent 10 my grand
son. Lord Kew, has long been settled.
When we saw you In London. we heard
thar you too were enga ged. lo.a young
lady In your own rank OF iife-MIss
Mack kenzie."
Cilves departure led to more fiIrta-
tlons by Ethel than old Lndy Kew
could countenance. hut Ethel had
found out how undesirable man Lord
Kew Was. aud broke the engagement |
30 dear 10 her grandmother's heart.
When ClIve heard that the engage
mcnt was over between Kew and Ethel
he set out In haste for London. ] was
Installed as conhdant, and 10 me Give
said: "Mrs. Mackenzie bofhers me 30 !
] hardly know where to turn and poor
little Rosey IL made TO write me
note about something twice q day.
Oh Pen I'm up another tree noww
Give met his cousin Ethel NJ a party
or two IN the ensuing weeks of the
season. and at one Of their meetings
Ethel told him that her grandmother
would not receive him. II was then
that Cllve thought Ethel worldly, al
though much of her attitude was due
10 The keen ana unrelenting Lady
Kew. The colonel and james BlnnIe
Turing all this time put their two fond
heads together. and Mrs Mackenzie
tattered both of them and Give AZ
we'll.
Meanwhile the Lady Clara was not