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There
was
then
twelve
months
of
campaigning
in
Mexico
;
where
he
rose
to
the
rank
of
captain
;
and
,
after
his
conquests
in
war
,
he
had
returned
home
with
the
full
determination
to
make
a
conquest
in
love
--
the
heart
of
his
Creole
cousin
.
From
that
time
his
residence
under
his
uncle
's
roof
had
been
more
permanent
.
If
not
altogether
liked
by
the
young
lady
,
he
had
made
himself
welcome
to
her
father
,
by
means
seldom
known
to
fail
.
The
planter
,
once
rich
,
was
now
poor
.
Extravagance
had
reduced
his
estate
to
a
hopeless
indebtedness
.
With
his
nephew
,
the
order
was
reversed
:
once
poor
,
he
was
now
rich
.
Chance
had
made
him
so
.
Under
the
circumstances
,
it
was
not
surprising
,
that
money
had
passed
between
them
.
In
his
native
place
,
and
among
his
old
neighbours
,
Woodley
Poindexter
still
commanded
sufficient
homage
to
shield
him
from
the
suspicion
of
being
under
his
nephew
;
as
also
to
restrain
the
latter
from
exhibiting
the
customary
arrogance
of
the
creditor
.
It
was
only
after
the
move
into
Texas
,
that
their
relations
began
to
assume
that
peculiar
character
observable
between
mortgagor
and
mortgagee
.
It
grew
more
patent
,
after
several
attempts
at
love-making
on
the
part
of
Calhoun
,
with
corresponding
repulses
on
the
part
of
Louise
.
The
planter
had
now
a
better
opportunity
of
becoming
acquainted
with
the
true
character
of
his
nephew
;
and
almost
every
day
;
since
their
arrival
at
Casa
del
Corvo
,
had
this
been
developing
itself
to
his
discredit
.
Calhoun
's
quarrel
with
the
mustanger
,
and
its
ending
,
had
not
strengthened
his
uncle
's
respect
for
him
;
though
,
as
a
kinsman
,
he
was
under
the
necessity
of
taking
sides
with
him
.
There
had
occurred
other
circumstances
to
cause
a
change
in
his
feelings
--
to
make
him
,
notwithstanding
its
many
advantages
,
dislike
the
connection
.
Alas
!
there
was
much
also
to
render
it
,
if
not
agreeable
,
at
least
not
to
be
slightingly
set
aside
.
