2. Faraday Huxley Little, son of Henry and Grace Little, deceased.

Sequitur to the above, A HERO AND HEROINE.


CHAPTER II.


On the death of his parents, Faraday Little was taken to Raby Hall.
In accepting his guardianship, Mr. Raby struggled stoutly against
two prejudices: Faraday was plain-looking and sceptical.

"Handsome is as handsome does, sweetheart," pleaded Jael,
interceding for the orphan with arms that were still beautiful.
"Dear knows, it is not his fault if he does not look like--his
father," she added with a great gulp. Jael was a woman, and
vindicated her womanhood by never entirely forgiving a former
rival.

"It's not that alone, madam," screamed Raby, "but, d--m it, the
little rascal's a scientist,--an atheist, a radical, a scoffer!
Disbelieves in the Bible, ma'am; is full of this Darwinian stuff
about natural selection and descent. Descent, forsooth! In my
day, madam, gentlemen were content to trace their ancestors back to
gentlemen, and not to--monkeys!"

"Dear heart, the boy is clever," urged Jael.

"Clever!" roared Raby; "what does a gentleman want with
cleverness?"