Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
she drew fromshlm tns story of his re-

his-father's son would not aggravated
the WRONG hrs fntter had done Iierl
and asked only for Der kindness, her
tWofldE old h&ef Val tonslied Hence
| forth he was "Son Esmond" to herI
and when her tnfpepce AZ court had
Lprorurehi him en- ehsan,s tcommisslon,I
she was proud of him In his laced
scsrlet ceat gl...sA
Esmohd served With some dlstinc-|
ton under Marlborough abroad and
vas wounded at Rlenheim, but the
best thing his campaigning brought
him was a chance encounter In ST.
Eudule's church at. Brussels with
Father Holt, the tutor of his boyhood,l
who told, him, his mothers storys. She
had been of that very town, and a
most tender. faithful creature. His
father had deserted her, married her
secretly, and again deserted her, and
she had taken her broken heart to that
convent. Esmond knelt by her grave,
took a flower from the little hillock.I
and as he listened to the choir chant
ing ffom th6 chapefa fe6tzyd fffRshI
that love and humility were all that
counted in life.
One greats happiness had come to-
Esmond before this-hk had seen his
dear lady, her face sweet and sad in
her widows hood, in Winchester ca
thedral and when their eyes had met,
the time of estrangement was passed.
Knowing now how her heart had fol-
Flowed him. ne -dreamed-t rut they
might be happy together. but she saw
moree clearly. WhqA. ens their house
at, Walcotte, oReataN pths 16-year-old
maid of honor, with a scarlet ribbon
upon the swhttest neck In the world,
came to meet him, he forgot her
mother. No other woman of her day
was like her for beauty and wit, and
for ten years he was her slave, kneel-
ing 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.
81 solemnly VOW I want a GOOD bus.
band. Ny face Is my f0rrfdq WOOL
come? Bpyi Buy =" While mafdptses'
and lords mere cohsine 6s
Esmond borsthe tormenfs hope
less passion, and IA d6ar mistress
suffered With HIM
AT last d suttor worthy u TIE prf7e
appeared--fhe Duke of Hand ltpn-
much Beatrix.s senior, wealthy ard
second to none In the kinxdolp. SsES
mond had to accept. his Sfat&. The
wedding gift he made hef fhe
splendid string Of diamonds his faith
er's widow had given hlfn;tA sheyac-
cepted itawfth4 a fcry pfTdelight, vfer
bridegr0om-elect <wittl/a darkehInE
face. fold her be sdld5not choose the
Duchess Of Hamilteh should accept
presents from gentleman who had no
right to the names they bore. Her
mother. 70 whom the old doMager.pp
her deatftbed had sfralttpEslyrfo fold
Harry's-stetyr Observation-Disclosures
Harry Esmondt is his miners lawful
son and true heir. We are the re-
cipients of his bounty. and he rs the.
head of a house as old as your grace's
own" And Beatrix, from whom It had
all beer kept a secret, whispered to
him, "Why did not / know you be
fore!" M ..m e'
On the. eve Of marriage the. duke
died in q luel.... Reautx theuPAed him
honestly, but Esmond dared hope for
himself and planned. 2 sbstd move to
win her love. AhTthe Esmonds were
heart and soul for the Smart cause.
Frank, the young viscourt, who was
fighting abroad closely 'resembled the
exiled chevalier. The two came to-
gether to Lady Castlewood's London
house, me prince fnrperscf6tfng~tf
viscount, and Frank. his valet, and
were feceivedswith great joS. StuaFt
partisans CAM to the buseby stealh b,
and the plot Spread~fke eaven. The
maid of honor contrived an interview
between the prince and Queen Anne,
his sister, whose health was failing,
and all hoped that she would proclaim
nfm~~hsszSWeeessor. Then HRtrix's
friends began to fearsseSAsfsas the
4 psaesssqSeFf IN mo sesf1ff Tor Women,
va m&tlsted wfi her snnd IL
" nstened to f44n. Ae13h st her
sent her to C~astlewoOd. Suddenly the
Queen was reported dying, and the
prince could RcE 8e IfdutIdi 14dHx
had found means TO tell him her where
abouts Henry Esmond and Frank rode
all night to Gastlewood. Entering by
the secret window, they found fhe
prince and told him they came @tc
avenge. their dishonor. Taking from
their old hiding-place the papers prov
Ing his birth and title. Esmond burn
4 them before the prince, with th'
n words: II draw my sword and bfeaI
1t, and you. Had you com
pleted the wrong, you designed US.
would have driven 1t through you
heart" Drank. breaking. lhis- owl
sword, echoed him: II go with IN,
cousin. I'm for the Elector of Han
over. It's your Majesty's fault. Yo'
: MIGHT haua hoona ktng. IT, VOu h0dn'