The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-09-28

= great nuisance to that one Of the
autAorss own children from whom 1t
was drawn. The play Of "Esmeralda,"
deae with w. H. Gillette from one OF
her short stories. ran three years In
America. "a Lady Of Quality" drsm-
AtiseA with Stephen Townsend las were
otAes plays), had . considerable run.
n ETTINA vANDERPOEL was
ten years old when her sister
Rosalie married Sir Nigel An.
struthers. an English barOnet. Betty
hated Nigel with child's instructive
hatred for a bully. but in spite Of his
cOarseness. there was a certain fasci-
nation about him which blinded Ros-
allie to his real character. They were
married in tie whirl Of gayety which
befltted the daughter Of a multi-mil-
li0naire, 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 ny the time Stornham court
was reached Rosy was desperately
homeslck 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. Rosy sought spiritual con-
ISOLATION and comfort from Mr.. Ffol-
lott. the vicar, Nigel accused her Of
having a lover. He intercepted her let
tiers. lied to her about her parents, and
at last. furious at her refusal to ask
her father for money. he struck her
% that she fell In q heap against a
chair. and cried out, with crazy, aw-
ful little laugh:
"Nigel. be CAREFUL You don't know
now valuable ami I might might
ihave-a son |"
: Fifteen years passed. and the Shut
Vie Of Life. weaving back and forth
between the two countries, weaving a
eeaseless web over the ocean, twisted
I thread In the life Of Betty Wander
peel that otirred her with the spirit
IT adventure that had been born in
her Dutch forefathers, and always a
voice cried out to her to 60 to Rosy.
to zee wig the letters from England
had been ~ few and 80 unsatisfying.
Betty was q lovely woman of twenty
I'VE, very different from the gawky,
long-legged little schoolgirl who had
angrlly defied Nigel Anstruthers, but
she kept her determination and her
will-power. and booked her passage on
the Mauretania with party OF
friends. At sea 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 ole Of the second.class passengers
4 sileAt, gentlemanly Englishman. who
helped her to keep order among the
passengers, and then as suddenly a.
he came, disappeared into the secont
cabin. The storm abated ut last. ant
England was reached in safety, bu
Betty did not nee the man again.
When Betty reached StOrnhsn
court, her worst fears were confirmed
Rosy was changed from a dainty
pretty. lovable girl into faded wreck
timid and dowdy before her time. He
con Ughtred. was hunchback, ant
with the cringing nature Of his kind
tried to hide himself from the world
Nigel was on trip to the Riviera, an
his mother had died. which left Rot
allie alone In the Court, -shich wa
tumhlins down for lack Of repaiI
With plenty Of D ,ney at her call. an
with plenty Of courage, Betty set abou
her work Of transforming Rosalie, an
building up the house, which 500
changed from dingy, gloomy pile t
the stately English country house
should have been. She superintent
co the repairing Of several Of th
houses In the village. and one da!
during her regular drive about Storr
ham. she went farther and visited tn
grounds Of tn" Mount Dunstan estate
Mount Dunstan was almost az badl
IN need Of help a. Stornham. Their
vas a superstition which had com
down through the years that the earl
Of Mount Duns'an were cursed. an
the last earl. james Hubert Ssltyrs