Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-08-19

one else so Mr. Uhcy, tuoA5hb onA}AE-
iy at his son, remarked: SYLVAN. my
dear, can you tell me in what work of
Bolingbroke 1 can find the eloquent
passage you have just quotedT TASK
Mr.. .Hargrave, SIR" replied the, son,
with perfect coolness; then turning to
Mr.. Hargrave he said: "You know
you are reputed to be the most pro-
found political student in the house,
and more intimately acquainted than
any other with the works of Boiling
broke" 81.
Mr.. Hargrave knew no SUCH thing
but he was weak man, and, seduced
by the compliment, he was afraid to
prove himself unworthy of it byicenr
Tossing his ignorance of the passage,o
Vivian carried this same self-assur-
ance into politics and won many
triumphs by tactics of the kind. He
attached himself to the marques, and
was responsible for his, entering apolir
tics, spending much time at the estate
of the marques, Chateau Desir,"'
with large house parties of famous
persons, some interesting to him and
some otherwise. A~VOy bus aah
Among the guests at one time, was,
relative of the marques, "a young
matron, Mrs. Felix Lorraine, who was
much impressed with Vivian and trRd
her charms upon him, but to no avaibi
then in pique, she attempted intrigue
to make trouble between the marques
and Vivian, which she came very near
to accomplishing.
Meantime vivian kept his eyes and
thoughts for the pawns upon the po-
litical chess board, among which was
Mr.. Frederick Cleveland, who at
tracted his attention, and when the
Narquess' party was looking for a
leader, Vivian suggested the name of
Mr.. Cleveland. Now it happened that
these two, the marques and Cleve.
land, had been at odds, which Vivian
did not at first realize; when he was
alone he said to himself ss.'What have
/ .dpne? I am sure that Lpcifer may
know, for do not. This, Cleveland is,
I suppose, but a, man !; I saw the feeble.
fools were, wayering, and to save all,
made leap In the dark. Wen, is my
skull cracked? We shall see."
Again was vivian's assurance tosthe
fore i; he was certainly, ..all things. to
all men," He had the power, with his
silver tongue, Of conciiiatihg many
persons, but not SO MFR. Cleveland s1il
I. The first great trouble came TO
Vivian when, after many attempts, at
diplomacy and the political game, he
estranged both the marques and Mr..
Cleveland; the latter while Under the
4inf1uehceoof wine, met Vivian at their
/ club and in, a. fit of anger struck him
apd a duel was the Gesult. Vivian fired
into the air, hoping that the affair
would end safely, but Cleveland mist
ed upon another shot; vivian Shot at
random but his bullet pierced Cleve.
lands heart. a~4i 50 sdii 81 On
A great remorse seized Vivian and
for many weeks he was i'll with fever
nj his fathers home, under the loving
care of his mother 'sBut the human
mind can master many SORROWS" and
after a desperate relapse and another
-1iraculous rally, Vivian Grey arose
from his bed. He left England and
|; Travelled In Germany, visiting, amorg
other places. Frankfort during the
time of the fair. sfi3S9j ss4954lA oil 3n
On bright sunshiny afternoon.
while crossing the Square. Vivian was
attracted by an excited crowd of peo-
pie around q conjurer, whose appear
ance was of the oldest kind, and held
vivian's attention; he was called Ess-
per George. Later he became serving
man to Vivian, who had offered to
protect the fellow against the crowd
he had in some way angered.
Vivian and Essper George had many
lively adventures during their travels,
all of which experiences, whether OF
political or romance, gave Vivian tsew
ideas of the world, and proved to be a
most interesting school for him. He
one day rescued German nobleman
from wild boar, and was invited to
visit at his castle s while there. O. ro-
mantle attachment between, a young
German lady of title engaged vivian's
attention for a time, but his thoughts,
in spite Of himself, constantly re-
turned to two of his English,friend
Like many knight and his serving
man Of olden times, Vivian and Essper
George found themselves on several
occasions In very dangerous situa-
tions; sometimes 1t was Vivian to the
rescue and at others Essperxqsdo nC
sOn leaving that part Of Germany
where he had been entertained as hon
ored guest Of his titled acquaintance.
vtvissp9aS JRassed Through a HmRlb issttAeer
ment where there were, going on prep
atations for a wedding,an Vivian dis
covered that the bridegroom was an
OLD friend from Heidelberg, Eugene
Won oKonongstefn, and he wits per-
sdaded to stop and assist Ut the we'd
ding. All, was, 40 quiet and peaceful
there that IL SET Vivian to sDeculatinR