The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-24

vvas drawn. The play % ~Esmefalda,"
dome yystn w. III. Gillette from one Of
her short stories, ran three years in
America. "a Lady of Quality" dram-
ntised with Stephen Townsend las were
ether plaJs). Had . considerable run.
~ ETTINA vANDERPOEL was
II ten years old when her sister
- Rosalie married Sir Nigel An
etruthers, an English baronet. Betty
hated Nigel with child's instructive
hatred for a bully, but in spite OF his
coarseness, there was certain fasci-
nation about him which blinded Ros-
allie to his real character. They were
married In the whirl of gayety which
befitted the daughter of multi-mil-
lionaire, and left New York for Eng
land. Long before the honeymoon
ended Rosy discovered that Nigel cared
only for her money, and nothing what
ever for her pretty, rather shallow
self, and by the, time StornhAm court
was reached Rosy was desperately
homesick and frightened. Her life
in the little English village. even while
she was the lady Of the manor, was
made q nightmare by Nigel and his
mother: and when, bewildered and
terrified, Eosy sought spiritual con-
ISOLATION and comfort from Mr.. Fol
liott, the vicar. Nigel accused her OF
having lover. He intercepted her let
tiers, lied to her about her parents, and
ut last, furious at her refusal to ask
her father fbr money, he struck her
90 that she fell In heap against q
chair, and cried out, with crazy, aw-
full little laugh:
sNigel, be careful! You don't know
how valuable ami I might-I might
have-a son |"
Fifteen years passed. and the Shut
tie Of Life, weaving back and forth
between the two countries, weaving a
ceaseIess web over the ocean. twisted
Z thread In the life Of Betty Wander
noel that stirred her with the spirit
OF adventure that had been born IN
her Dutch forefathers, and always q
voice cried out to her to 60 to Rosy,
to see why the letters from England
had been SO few and 50 unsatisfying.
Betty was lovely woman Of twenty
i've. very different from the gawky,
long-legged little schoolgirl who had
angrfly defied Nigel Anstruthers, but
she kept her determination and hei
swiil-power, and booked her passage or
the Mauritania. with q party Of
friends. At sea q storm came up that
threatened to send the ship to the bot
tom OF the ocean. and, rallying the
frightened people who were with her
Betty. had the unexpected assistance
OF one Of the second-class passengers
q silent, gentlemanly Englishman. whit
helped her to keep order among tn
passengers, and then as suddenly q
he came, disappeared into the second
cabin. The storm abated at last. ant
England WAS reached In safety. bu
Betty did not see the man again.
when Betty reached Stornhan
Court, her worst fears were confirmed
ROXY was changed from dainty
pretty. loyable girl into faded wreck
timid and dowdy before her time. He
ron Ughtred. was . hunchback. ant
with the bringing nature Of his kind
tried TO hide himself from the world
Nigel was on . trip to the Riviera, AM
his mother had died, which left Roi
allie alone IN, the Court which wa
tumbling down for lack Of repaiI
with plenty Of money at her call. an
with plenty Of courage. Betty set aDou
her work of Transforming Rosalies an
building up the house. which 500
changed from dizzy. gloomy pile .
the stately English country house
should have been. She superintenc
"a The repairing Of several OF tn
houses ID the village, and one "a,
during her regular drive about Storr
ham. she went farther and visited IN
grounds Of the Mount Dunstan estate
Mount Dunstan was almost - badl
IL need 81 help as Stornham. Their
was superstition which had com
down through the years that the earl
q Mount DunBtan were cursed, an
do Isst earl james Hubert saltys