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51;; “ And yet he came terribly to grief.” “ Because he outflow his age. The will of the countryâ€"which means the will of between five hundred thousand and a million hungry. fluctuating el- ectorsâ€"could not wait for the develop- ment of his imperial scheme. They wanted plunder in the present. not honor and prosperity for the empire in the future. The instinct of robbery is perhaps the strongest in human na- ture, and those who would rule human- ity on its present basis must pander to it or fail. The party of progress means the party that can give most spoil, taken from those that have, to those whd have not. That is why Mr. Gladstone is such: a truly great man; he understands better than any one of his age‘how to_e;cite _t_.he_greed of “According to that definition." said Arthur, ”31? national questions are. or should be. treated by those who un- derstand the ‘science and objects of government' on a semi-financial: basis. 1 mean. they should be dealt with as an investor deals with his funds. in order to make as much out of them as pomib-leâ€"not to bring rea‘i benefit to the _country.” “ You put the matter rather awk- wardly, but I think I follow you, I Will try to explain. In the first place all the old-fashioned Jingo nonsense about patriotism, and the ‘honor of the country,’ has, it people only knew it. quite exploded; it only lingers in a certain section of the landed gentry and a pr0portinn of the upper middle class. and has no serious weight with leading politicians.” “How about Lord Beaconsfield ?” “ \\'e.ll. he was perhaps an exception; but then he “as a man with so large a min :lâ€"I say it, though I detested him â€"-that he could actually, by a sort of pol tical prescience. see into the far future, and suape his course accord- ingly. But even in his case I do not hellme that he was, actuated by pat- riotism. but rather by a keener insight into‘human aflairs than most men pos- hungry voters and to guide it for his own ends. \Vhait was the Midlothian campaign but a crusade of plunder? First he excited the desire then he promised to satisfy it. Of course that is impossible. but at the time he was believed. and his promises floated us triumfihmtly into power. The same ar- m apply to that body of elec- tors whose motive power is sentimentâ€" their folly m be mdered to. For instance. the Transyaal -Convention LL-‘ "___ with the loss of as few votes as Bible.” “ Goodness me, what are they !" ask- ed Mrs. Carr. “W'ell, the science of- government consists, roughly speaking, in knowing how to get into office. and remain there when once in.. its objects are to guess and give expression to the prevailing papular feeling or whim “ What. do you; mean by political in- stinct. Lord Minster ‘.’” asked Arthur. “ I suppose that: you mean the Irish Land Act and the Transvaal Conven- tion. I have heard several ladies speak of them like that, and I am really com- ing to the conclusion that your sex is entirely dexoid 01' political instinct.” "By political instinct.” he replied, “I understand a. prOper appreciation of the science and objects of govern- ment.” “ Better than you have at St. Steph- en’s, Lord Minster ; at any rate, I have not been forwarding schemes for high- way robbery, and the national dis- grace.” she answered laughing. At dinner that evening Lord Min- ster who had of course taken his hos- tess in. Opened the conversation by asking her how she had been employ- ing herself at Madeira. At that moment Mildred herself ar- rived but so disgusted was he that he would scarcely speak to her, and on arriving at; the landing stage he at once departed to the hotel and even tried to get out of coming to dinner that night, but this was overruled. 2‘ The deuce he does 3" ejaculated Ar- thur, his heart filling,r on the instant with envy. hatred,, malice, and all un- charitableness toward Lord Minster. He had not the slightest wish to marry Mildred himself. but he boiled at the mere thought of anybody else doing so. Lady Florence was rightâ€"there is a difference between ladies and land- scopes. “ Good,” said Mildred to herself, with a. smile; I have found out how to vex is so stuck up, because all the other peers [ever met are just like other people- He is very clever. too. is in the government now. and always hang- ing al‘out after )Iil'ired. He wants to marry her. you know, and I eXpect that he will at last. but I hope he won't. I don‘t like him; he always a . looks at one as though one were dirt.” When after luncheon and seeing round the ship. Miss Terry and Ar- thur found themselrves in the steam- launch waiting for Mrs. Carr. who was 833' i118 good-bye to the captain and looking after her precious box. Arthur took the Opportunity to ask his com- panfon what she knew of Lord Min- Saar. “Oh. not much, that is, nothing in particular, excert that he is the son of a sugar-broker, or something, who was made a peer for some reason or other, and Isuppose that is why he pos- “V‘tunuvu ---vuâ€"- wâ€"vâ€"v - ”And So say we all,” added Lady ; Florence, who was a strong Conserva- tive. ' f " My dear young people,” answered Lord Minster, with a superior smile. “England is quite capable of looking .after herself. I have to look after m)“ self. She will, at any rate, last my time, and my motto is that one should get something out of one’s country. .not attempt to do her services that f would in all probability never be re- ;Cognized, or if recognized, left unreâ€" * warded.” _-v. vâ€" vâ€"â€" -vvvv- 'Vâ€"-' img 2’” «I Yes.” “\Vell, do you know, I detest Lady Florence 1?” “ That is very unkind of you. She is charming.” ' “From your points of view, perhaps. as her brother is from mine.” “Do you mean to tell me that you think that horrid fellow charming ?” sa‘ififiérthur i9 disgust. . “ So you have mean to see Lady Flor- ence '{” “ No. I met her buying fruit yester- day. and went: for a walk with her.” ‘ “ In the intervals: of the letter-writ- â€"_ v-cv “v” tion. why do you call Lord Minster my friend ?” " Because Miss Terry told me that he was; she said that he was always proposing to you, and that you would probably marry him in the end.” Mitdred blushed faintly. " She has no business to tell you; but. for the matter of that, so have many other men. It does not follow that, because they choose to propose to me. they are my fr’uends.” “ No. but than they have not married “ T~Vhy should I :0???" “Oh. for the matter of that there is no reason why you should not. but I can’t congratulate you either on your friend or your taste.” " having my tasye’_out of the ques- L:... ___L__ I ‘ ““ 3 “ Iâ€"oh, Ihave been writing letters,‘ said Arthur. “ Then they must have been very long ones. Don’t tell fihs, Arthur, you have not stopped away from here a day and a half in order to write let- ters. W'hat is the. matter with you '2” “ \Vell, if y'ou must know, Mildred, I detest your friend, Lord Minster; the mere sight of him sets my teeth on edge, and I did not want to meet him. I only came here to-day because Lady Florence told me that they were going up to the convent this afternoon.” “ Why. Arthur,. I had almost (orgot- ten what you are Like,” said Mlldred, when that young gentleman atolast put in an appearance at the qunta. “Where have you been to all thus time?" Shortly after this, Arthur took his leave ,after shaking hands very cold- ly with her. Nor did he come to the Quinta next day, as he had conceived too great a detestation of Lord Min- ster to risk meeting him, a detestation which he attributed solely to that ris- ing member of the government’s poli- tical principles, which jarred very much with his own. “ Better and better,” said Mrs. Carr to herself, as she took off her dress; “ but Lord Minster is really odious, I cannot stand him“ for Long." ' ”No, please don’t Lord Minster,” she answered, knowing very well what \\ as Loafing; “I am so tiled toâ€" night.” "0b: in that case I can easi‘iy post- DOn-e my statement. I have a whole foytnight before me.” Mrs. Carr secretly determined that it should remain as much as possible at his own exclusive disposal, but she did not say so. “Oh, for Heaven’s sake, don’t drag that wretched man out of his grave, Lord Minster. I really have forgotten what I said about him.” “I hape, Mrs. Carr, that you have forgotten a good deal you said that dtay. I may as well take this Opportun- l 32â€"” "I have- been thinking of your re- ;nark to me in London about the cross- mgr-sweeper.” he began, Aftet ditnner Mrs. Carr devoted her- self almost exclusirvely to Lord Min- ster, leaving Arthur to talk to Lady Florence. Lord Minster was not slow day: _I may as well take this opportun- '_"'- rvâ€"vâ€"v “ Well Lord Minster, we have to thank you for a very cynical and lu- Ci‘d explanation of. the objects of your party, if they really are its objects. Wm! you give me some wine ’6” . <- i __ Arthur was about to answer with more sharpness than discretion, but Mrs. Carr interposed. __._ . L, wâ€"“- c v rowe “Edâ€"Em; Yd them; consequent- 1." in my view they are the finest of all principles.” _ ‘ I 091 -‘1 \le t “ nd if ever you become prime min- ister shall ybu rule England upon these principles?" asked Mrs. Carr. “Certainly; it is because- I have mastered them that I am what I am. ‘uw' â€" '--t‘â€"â€"â€" and the worship 0? Mammon to the senses. The shillil’oleth of the one is ‘selfâ€"interest;’ of the, other, ‘ national honor.” The first appeals to the many, the second to. the finer few, and I must leave you to judge which will carry the day.” -vw. W.“ 'tll‘ijg‘nuileaven help England!” sol- iloquized Arthur, rudgly. 1 1P__l.. party what the beam] is to the ship, ap- peals to the laser imstincts and more pressing appetites of the peOpIe; the Conservative only to their traditions and higher aspirations, in the same way that religion agpeals to the Spirit. L- LL“ WILL”. “Political memories are short, and when exposure comes it will be easy to fix the blame upan the other side. It is because. we appreciate these [acts that in the end we must prevail. The Liberal party, or rather 'the Radical section, which is to the great Liberal ing is done. No man of experience can have believed that such an agreement could be wise. or that it can result in anything but trouble and humiliâ€" at‘on; but the trouble and humilia- tion will not come just yet, and in the meanwhile a. 80p is thrown to Cer- CHAPTER: XLII. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, March 31, 1898. country. always a slight 0116. 311:1. a; aisted by a few other pushing menu I_ anticipate. nyargtqlly playing into “A dissolution is therefore an event of the near future; the Conservatives will come in. but they have no power of organization. and very little politi- cal talent at their backs; above all, they are deficient in energy, probably because there is nothing that they can destroy, and therefore no pickings to struggle for. In short, they are not ‘capaces unperii.’ The want of these qualities and of leaders will very soon undermine their_ hold upon the “1 am very mumh flattered." Lord Minster fixed his eyeglass firm- ly in his eye. planted his hands at the bottom of his trousers pockets, and. clearing his throat. placed himself in the attitude that was so familiar to the House, and began: “Mrs. Carr. I told you, when last I had the pleasure of seeing you. that I should take the first opportunity of renewing a conversation which I was forced to suspend in order to attend. if my memory serves me. a ve(ry impor- tant committee meeting. I was there- fore surprised, indeed I my almost 80, nurt, when I found that you had suddenly flitted from London." “Indeed, Lord Minster ?" “I will not, however, take up the time of thisâ€"I mean your time. by reoa'Pitulating all that I told you on that occasion; the facts are, so to speak, all upon the table. and I will merely touch upon the main heads of my case. My prospects are these: i am‘ now. a member of the cabinet. and enjoy. owing to the unusual but cal- culated recklessness of my non-official public utterances, an extraordinary Popularity with a large section of the country, the hungry section to which I alluded last night. It is probable that the course of the present govern- ment is pretty nearly run, the country is sick of it. and those who put it into pow‘enhave not got enough out of it. “if you don’t like roughing it, I aim’ afraid that you did not enjoy your voyage out.” “\Vell. no, I don’t think I did, and there was a low fellow on board who had been ruined by the retrocession 0f the Transvaal, and who, hearing that I was in the government, tool: every possible Opportunity to tell me publicly that his wife and children were almost in a state of starvation. as though I cared about his confoun- ded wife and children. He was positi- vely brutal. No, certainly I did not enjOy it. However, I am rewarded by finding you here." In the hall Arthur met Lord MID- Ster, and they passed with a gesture of recognition so iniinitesimally sr_nall that it almost faded into the nothing- mess of a “cut." So far: as he copld ('ondescend to notice so 10wa a thing at all. his lordship had conceived a greet dislike for Arthur. “How do you. do, Lord Minster ?" said Mildrvd. cordially. “I hear that you went to the convent yesterday; when; did you think of the View 2" “The View, Mrs. Carrâ€"was there a View? I did not notice it; indeed, I only went there at all to please Flor- ence. I don’t like that sort of thing." “1”er11ap6' it. is- as well to get it over at? Gage,” _ thought Mildred. “Oh, no, indeed,‘ I don’t want to Spoil Sport. I would not interfere with YOIII.‘ amusement on any account." Mildred looked a little vexed. “Well, you will come back: to din- ner?" “That depends upon what happens.” “I told you what would happen. Af‘thur. Good-bye” ' ')O 1‘fin1" :‘ :- n... -_A-'I. LA- MAL :L A'QA“ dressed accu‘stomecL to assume when he mount- ed those of the “Reform," or occa- sronally, if he thought that the “hungry electors” wanted “pandering” to. those of the new “National Club." “Halloo,” said Arthur, “here comes Lord Minster in his war-paint. frock (goat, tall hat, eyeglass and all. Good- ye." “Why do you go away. Stop and protect me," laughing. Sport. I would not your amusement on any account." Mildred looked a little vexed. “Well. you will come back! to din-f ner?" tTlhat depends upon what happens." ‘ I told You what Arthur. GOOd-bfe,” (l7 Ber-119w" it is as well toget it over . -L in much the same way and f with exactly the same air as he was “It is difficult to define. Lord Min- ;ster; but as you ask me to do so. I iwill try. Love to a woman is what 3 the sun‘ is to the world; it is her life. her animating principle, without \\ hivh she must droop. and, if the plant be .very tender.die.Except under itsinflu- cure, a woman can never attain her ifull growth. never touch the height jot her possibilities, or bloom into the 3 plenitude of Arthur? ; loveless marriage dwarfs our natures. said Mildred, : a marriage where love is develops'them . . , :to th ' t t." ‘ Oh, no. mdeed.‘ I don’t want to SpOll 3 elf u mos interfere with 6 her moral beauty. A “And what. is love to a man ?" “Well, I should say that nine of a man's passions are merely episodes in his career, the mileâ€"stones that mark his path: the tenth. or the first. is his philosOpher's stone that turns all things to gold. or. if the charm does would happen. i not work. leaves his heart, broken and g bankrupt. ure-O. a cold monument of fail- to Mrs. Carr, he saw Lord Minster coming up the steps of the portico. dressed in much the same way and with exactly the same air as he was accustomed. to assume when he mount- ed those of the “Reform," or occa- sionally, if he thnught that the “hungry electors" wanted “pandering" to. those of the new “National Club." But, though he dismissed the sus- picion thus readily, it left something that he mqu not quite define behind it. He had, after the manner of young men where women are concerned. thought that he understood Mildred thoroughly; now he came to the mod est conclusion that he knew very lit- tle ai‘out her. “ Surely,” he said to himself, “ she cannotâ€"- No, of course she only means that lshe_wiall_ take my advice.” On the following afternoon, when pa :vras atflthe Quinta talking as usual “That is enough, Arthur,” she an- swered in a tone of gentle submission; “ if you do not wish it, I will not,” and rising, she left the room. Arthur blushed furiously at her yards, and a new. sensation crept over She raised her head and looked full at him with eyes which shone like stars through a summer mist. “\Vhat does it matter to you, Ar- thur,” she said in a voice of indes- cribable softness, bending her sunny head low over her work, “ whether I love him or not; my doing so would not make your heart beat the faster.” “I don"t wish you to marry him." he__said confusedlv. 7“ ~--uvâ€"'v v vâ€" to a woman, except the rarest of all giftsâ€"love.” “ But is love; so rare, Mildred?” “ Yes, the love that it can satisfy a woman either to receive or to give, especially the latter, for in this we are more blessed in giving than in re- ceiving. It is but very rarely that the most fortunate of us get a chance of accepting such? love as I mean. and we can only give it once in our lives. But you have not told me your reasons against my marrying Lord Minster.” “ Because he is a mean-Spirited, self- ish man. If he were not he could not have talked as he did that night. Be- cause you do not love him, Mildred; you cannot love such a 'man as that, if he were fifty times a member of the government.” talkmg of it,- uh: should I not marry Lord Minster? He can give me posi- tion, influence, every thing: that is dear _ _ g â€" â€" â€"â€"vâ€"- ' vâ€"wâ€" -' V.“â€" gained for." “Is he cut up 3" “He. no. but his vanity in. You see. Mr. Heigham. it is this way. My brogzner max bo__a yery great gnan and a pillar of the State, and all that sort of thing. I don't say he isn't; but from personal experience I know that! hg is an awful prim and think: that "To see my brother off,” she answer- ed, without any signs oi deep grief. “What! has be gone already ?" “Yes; your friend Mrs. Carr has been too many for poor James." “What! do you mean that he has been proposing f" ‘1Yes. and. he got more than be her- “\Vhere have vimâ€">3 geegvtoffliédy Fleg‘ence 2" he said. “There goes my chance of becoming the Wife of a prime minister, and mak- ing a figure in history," said that lady. as she watched his tall figure stalking stiffly down the avenue.- “Well. I tun glad of it. I would just as soon have married a speech-making figure-head stuffed full of the purest Radical principles." On the following day Arthur met LadyflFlorence again in the town. 11" "on, certainly, Mrs. Carr. I wish You' a very good morning. Mrs. Carr." and his lordship marched out of Mil- dred’s life. "1 am sorry to have been the cause; of bringing you here. Lord Minster. and still more sorry that you should- feel obliged to cut short: your stay. Good-bye, Lord Minster; W6 part friends, I hope ?" “I know that you do not. Lord Min- ster; your only passions tend toward political triumphs and personal ag- grandizement: we are at the two poles. you: see, and I fear that we can never, never meet upon a common matrimonial line. But don't he down- hearted about it. you will find plenty more women who fulfill all your re- quirements. and will be very happy to take you at your own valuation. If only a woman is necessary to suc- oess. you need not look‘ far, and for- give me if I say that I believe it will not make much. difference to you who she is. But all the same. Lord- Minster. I will venture to give you a piece of advice: next time you‘ pro- pose, address yourself a little more to the lady's affections and a little less to her interests." and Mrs. Carr rose as though to show that the interview was at an end. -_--‘-.- “I don't quite follow you. and I must say that. Speaking for myself, I never felt anything of all this." said Lord Minster. blankly. Yours. and my only regret that I have bad the trouble of coming to this place for nothing. However, there is an .S'hip due to-morrow, and I shall sail to her." “I am\afraid so, and I am sure that- you will. on reflection. see how utterly unsuited we are to each! other." “Possibly, Mrs. Carr, possibly; at Present. all that I see is that you: have had a great Opportunity. and: have failed to avail yourself of it. My only consolation is that the loss will be yours. and my onlv regret that I have “Am I then to understand that my offer is definitely refused?" asked. Lord Minster, stiffly. “The prospect falls to dazzle me. I have everything that I want; why should I strive to reach a grandeur to which I was not born, and which. to speak the truth. I regard with a very complete indifference? But there is another point. In all your speech you have said nothing of any affection that you have to offer. not a single word of loveâ€"you have been. content to expatiate on the profits that a mat- rimonial investment would bring to yourself. and by reflection, to the other contracting party." “Love?" asked Lord Minster. with an expressior of genuine surprise; “why, you talk like a character in a novel; now tell me, Mrs. Carr, what is love ?" ‘You have, as I understand. you. Lord Minster, made a very admirable statement of how desirable it: is for yourself that you should marry me. but it is not so clear what advan- tage I 8110qu reap by marrying you." “\Vhy. the advantages are obvious; if by your help I, can become prime minister, you. .would become the wife of the prime minister." I can see of doing it is by marrying some woman charming eno‘ugn to disarm dislike. beautiful enough to command admiration. rich enough to entertain profusely. and clever enough to rule England. leose desiderata are all to a striking degree united in your person. Mrs. Carr. and I have. there- fore, much pleasure in asking you to become my wife." “But now comes the difficulty. Thb'ugh I am so popular with the counâ€" try.‘ I am, for some reason quite inex- plicable to myself, rather ah aâ€"hum â€"a discount amongst my colleagues and that influential section of society to which they belong. 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