THE STORYTELLER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 133, 3 July 1909, Page 4

THE STORYTELLER.

■PyHE ROMAMCK OF LOVESHOLT. W '.For* peonie who like u.uict, and wit! P''wboni a otrong sea an agrees there .1 W "ST nicer place m the kmgdom than ooi f -little town on the East cuaat. We ha.. •-* very pietu church, »cen many mile* ftom the «ater,«nd rent add provis.ooi are reasonable There 1= .Uw ays a sp.i 1 L on, <wd the one thing to do u Ivatch passengers put off from th , iteamcr on to th, ir.skj btU boa' - that pitches and tosses them on to ou ' '.Junilyand sandy be»ih-alv.ays shing.i ,!'JL sandy when the high tiles flow a, ,'tjie sands to cover many parts of thi ' <*We have pretty walks, and a fine se: rest the visitors must bring; am Tithe waves that gather and rise and ro. ''{•MA break so gracefully now, some toi ', 4m» ago gathered in three successivi : -SaA tides, and swept an ay a little vil ■"£■» that aestled under the cliffs, am fiSKWt was the property of a young fel I'*®* named Lindle. pPwlm landle, as Ke-was always called ,*S.»t to work, and had every inch of hi' &SBeach ground covered again, and agar >l7T>m tose and carrtcd off tin ifrtttW feUowV property as a ffaai ' £§& 'children's playthings. And m h TBrarslyear'or two after his majority . Wiraa t JJa»elI a rumed man. he', and "Vol Earl Cfitherpe, the lotd of the manor '"inA greatest the county magnates ? *e?e much attached, and the old damei i -noised it afroaOhat they were be SL'tWtWj but many years ago »«WL'*» obb, utHtie calm, beautiful fa« &of Eady Clifheroe, could find any traci P'ot disappointed affectum. ■ Tom lindlo found that he wai fsH&ferly iaalOTpt, he left the place O; sraiwrtfc *ssd 'had since been heard o, MfcflUOT *nd companion to a young mil • Hdnftkei'-thc soil or a more than ordin /amt-MWM*! wajfcoiler; and Ton \ m Edward Maley, his pupil or master he was, were coming l< .#ftreinoft to spend a couple of month. Vis-fishing*and shooting. ■ • whispered that Edward Malej ',* war&nolly selfish, conceited, weak, ant ;/oiattupnli>Uß—weak in the sense of. a] to be overawed by anj g>wlTffiiier ■thaa his own. For the rest Pm r i»& report told that he k'Wlfficfeveryone whom he held beneatl bnK He-'haa money, and he worshippoi s|S.W som«times", as he complacent [ijWtanrded Mb smfb of a nose in thi SaffiSft hi wondered'if his money wouh fSßirlfiiw him the hand- of a lady of title that nothing shouh gSEMia his way of gaining one for hii if lie had the chance. and vulgar as h iSiS.& had,'while at Lovesholt on 1 CW some time-previous, found favo ScVlmthe «yes of a fair young gu |lS™ omisedAo wed. She love. had apparently returned he till he ( bscame master of hi kfifUierV immense wealth. . Is'lSie, Howard was now companion t lffii*TtoiJ>g Wy CHtheroe-too much 0 ffimpaSon, W of the outspoke WMtl said," lor she wore as fine, an lgj»mentfy finer, dresseti than her ladj J&sssumed a haughtier mien, and a Slather'' «o carried' herself that ta circle that attended th the tent of the cnc*e itches ironically styled her "My lady WwatniO her or sligl EfifeSroft feM> for she had a sharp an wS&jjfo. tongue. 1 Besides, my lady low one Knew; no more tha gfflpypyejl why lady ditheroe woi MMKitiiK' and■ strolled s'o fri beach right on to tl

llßfie'was a tree "I*dy iMmSitvClitheTOe, load without being and Bh&'was known to pos|l£JPP«ann> and faithful heart; it ma; ISSne delighted to dress plainly to show when'he retained for a SfiiFWjhia native town that her habits fSft simple,.and' that pride formed no Sftrt'Of nef nature,. r «^^PW , it< :, fflay, ahe frequently iwWked b*,fi» awt*here the good fel--JolA poawisiontf'nad toeeu. With her iSafrKr4},,£ei f * licate reatures-with eyes, and her soft, t£Sr hair guswning in the glowing BurtHllfiti like burnished gold, she formed a HBMKJ^iciureW maidenly beauty as she ¥ T '"" T into e o< * aa ' Sffia»fSfe«rappe3 in thought. her musings aloud Sfs«Bßid«tfs where In used to move ithe,J>oatmeii," she muraiding them, always Ifivtnfca lS* word or a helping hand " ss.'«4srf the children," said'the gentle (hex, "there's not one that ng round him." f! remarked the young laly, d, regarding her companion, itrolled'up to her side, book ritv» v puraled look. "Tom le oily-one in. the whole wide irhom you've a kind word." jurself, lady Marian Tom man. There's not a spot you ; vrithottt> being reminded of act of his. Yonder, where i carried off the end of the fi to" mind his tttving the life inng Melsome, and so on to -ay, every iml" sighed Marian. Not he! With his cheery ng willing arms, clear held} nature, he can marry where

E§§s|br shame, Kate! Would you many BlealiiT-dear tedy Marian, Vi marry the who's coming with him i{ give me the chance." ' i |S»Kata!" SsgOTotl you don't know what sharp, genteel poverty is. I do. Be-j had thai; cross my life which irgnti i mere love marriage out of the, jg|^l«djiMarian, bjt her 'lip, and moved Spgrily'away. t ' jnrt!,' B&ven bless her'" said |kMw,', looking just once on the ground, iaiprirushing aside a tear. "And she gfiS«s,liimt 'WeU.'it shall aot he my »Wrtfe l tf.«!>e does,not marry him." |§Ps§iifl moved towards the point, and jj&ifter a few minutes stopped and list-. fifnedi for % manly voice was singing. ||»*Jtr.'was Tom, browa as a herry, happy, IfSttSi.i'iindboy, and, throwing huge stones; jspjfa., 'if him, after the manner of a. ghat's* the fellow," she laughed ! jßfopranelf, quietly taking up a handful; jlpini^U'stones and-pelting them at the' SIPsJiS,; would you?!' cried Tom, mount-. jShjj 'tlte cliffl*ke> a cat "A little milder, ijMoe'ver you arc, for one has caught ©fay nose. Wot that the Stones are very ji|W<ftibut. my nasal organ is something fsgfcj i iv head, of the softest." ■L^Ala-burst into a merrier laugh than |fjse']iaul indulged in for a year, and took f heels. it up," cried Tom, catching< EMgW. of the- young lady's form, and WiSing.'to funnrag very gently, for the Jsr#ul*f ellpw knew the-barley-fields were C»head, and well be wotted no lady could SjjJM&pe' him there. £t\Tss lady stopped. gffespto Is itT n asked Tom, taking off |Vgi» liat V"l IJuBbS," »ahl the maiden, hiding her f&ftCß. i j&j. "Kaje Howard!" snouted Tom, de&Jigh.tedly, "I am glad I've rua you S^wn." 1 w.2,J.*But not to earth, Tom?" ?Pi"jfNo, Miss Kate—that will be after a kiss. You know I was always ■jnffljmr brother to you." Maley. |S%Vl*dy .Crttheroe," «aid Tom, ratroKate Howard, laughingly, to his WmkMQJ started /p& a momeat; then, j|jS|||jfog' the cold, steady, gaze full upon took Tom ,BS|de, and asked him was sure of ~wpat he had said. 'parad at him 4 in amazement for E||jvnßfjaent? then, seeing that the other §yej|Ur*Sa< earnest,' determined to keep up jSjpßtMke, and replied in the affirmative. toe she," muttered the calcu"Yet, why did §£ra,gfte k berself out as poor and nameispSe went'tp her side aßd renewed his Msftfcoffer to her. By this jiime she had accepted it, and in a tone for SpSslj}' to"iear her. Tjady Clitheroe c»me Tom ran up and engrossed siffii&veraatfra on'the instant. jjkittsiey, looking' at the lady's niod.<srt HH|^following da;', Maley, and holding lier to his but earl, daughter, wed fume face having so

■ lessly upon his "mistake,"'that be W' cepted Jiis fate quietly, and he »oon found Kate suet a treasure that he began to think true 'happiness did not consist in rank and fashion after &U, and settled dowa into » good o.d- , fashioned country gentleman. , "And for yourself, Tom," said the real . Lady Clithcroe; "yourself a ruined , niani" j "Well," Tom said, "I would have ! liked to have married Kate myself if I had been well enough off, and if Maaey ] had not been in such a coulounded , hurry." . * _ "But you'd marry anybody, you kaovt you would, Tom," said' the .adj. ' Tom vowed he wou.u not, and that as he -was not rich enough to man; anyone, he would cut off up to tow'i ana sup into work, and die an oli bachelor. ,- As his father did before him,' I sup pose," laughed Kate, sarcastically. "Do you doubt me, thent" asked To" "Fie!" was the only reply. Marian hinted, in the softest n voices, that there was no need for Tot to go away unless he liked. Then she looked slily and shyly a him, and dropped her gaze to th ground, and Tom moved close to he side, and the next day went to see 111 >arl, who at first fumed and fretted and huin'd and ha'd over it; but he an< Tom's father had been college chum and old friends in days gone by, and a he really liked the young fellow, a.n found that his daughter's heart was un changeably fixed, he made the beet o the bargain, and gave a reluctant bu not ungracious consent. And so Lady CHtheroc married he own love after all, and neither has tli least cause to regret it; and Tom -If dares he would be • "utterly ruined more times than he could count if hi "ruin" led him to such a delightful n suit.