United States or North Macedonia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
These children were Corona, aged seven, and Sylvanus, aged four, orphans and co-heirs of John Haught, a millionaire merchant of San Francisco, and of his wife, Felicia, only daughter of Aaron and Deborah Rockharrt, of Rockhold. They had lost their parents during the prevalence of an epidemic fever, and had been left to the guardianship of Aaron Rockharrt.
Rockharrt!" he repeated, in a tone and with a gesture of disgust and abhorrence. "I shall turn back, and take my wife to our new home; and when I go to Rockhold, I shall go alone." "Fabian, you make me dreadfully uneasy. What do you know of Rose Stillwater that is to her discredit?" demanded Clarence Rockharrt.
He spent some time in traveling through that region of country, and returned East. He stopped at West Point to leave Sylvan Haught, who had successfully passed his examination and received his appointment at the military academy. Then he took his womenkind home to Rockhold. A few days later young Rothsay was elected senator. Some weeks later Rothsay again pressed his suit on the attention of Mr.
"It will make a country talk," said the young man, with a sigh, which Cora echoed. "And you say they will be home on the first of July?" he inquired. "Yes," said Cora. "I wish I had known in time. I would have had old Rockhold Hall prepared as it should be for the reception of my father's bride, though I do so strongly disapprove the marriage.
"No; you must not. Sit down. Sit down. You must lunch with me, and drink a parting glass of wine. Then you will have plenty of time to secure your train, and I to drive to Rockhold at my usual hour. Say no more, duke. Keep your seat."
"Nor I. But of course it will be generally known within twenty-four hours; and then I hope the pater will do the handsome thing and give his workmen a general holiday and jollification." "I doubt it, since he has not even refurnished the shabby old drawing room at Rockhold in honor of the occasion," said Mr. Clarence. Then the brothers separated for the day.
Accordingly, on the next morning, they left Rockhold for New York, where they arrived on the evening of the next day. And on Saturday morning they went on board the steamer Persia, bound for Liverpool. They bade good-by to Regulas Rothsay, on the deck, at the last moment.
That evening when Sylvan and Cora found themselves together for a moment at Rockhold House, the youth said: "Corona Rothsay, the sooner I get my orders and you and I depart for Scalping Creek or Perdition Peak, or wherever I am to be shoveled off to, the better, my dear," said the young soldier. "What do you think of it all now, Sylvan?" she inquired.
The old man laid his open paper on his knees, set his spectacles up on his head, and looked at her. "What the devil do you mean?" he slowly inquired. "Sir, I am to leave Rockhold with my brother this afternoon, to go with him, first to Governor's Island, and within a few days start with him for the distant frontier fort which may be his post of duty for many years to come.
A farewell visit must be paid to Violet Rockharrt, and worse than all an explanatory interview must be held with her grandfather in relation to her departure with Sylvanus Haught, and that interview must be held before the Iron King should leave Rockhold that morning for his daily visit to the works.
Word Of The Day