The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24 00:00:00

CATHERINE'S

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CHAPTER XXI
And Mr. Kent, what we:
4is friend and client was tin
of his presence there? Not
most certainly.
The subject Mr. Ingestre
Or the last five minutes w
lawyer's experience. Of lov
aothing, and marriage 0111,
Which required a careful
settlements before it could I
Love,
, such as this client of I
out another name for inci
wyer felt creeping over hir
eroad, six-foot man as 1;
throughly volcanic as ever d
sve of an eruption.
"I wish to goodness he
Confidant in these matters
they are not in my way
Yery old client of mine, and
Lest anxious to serve him,
hiZ interests. But when th
he mixed up with them, I
cially as it seems-he is not qi
at least, so the doctors ag
hope he will not mention t
name seems to act upon his
him knock over that chair a
suggest the expediency of lo
He did so, in a voice the I
heard, and replied, after a pm
"Would you have me go
Same hornet's nest you spok
"But surely you have no i
!tan to remain subject to he
scarcely be a wise thing, Mr
of your own household, you
sonae sort of treachery is not
"I am pretty certain the
Was the reply. "I knew p.
the bottom of that affair o
The impression of the key of
thiplicate made from it. I
singular manner, and I'll tell
cast her shoe coming horn
Went round by the Bottom,
Ilawdon's, the farrier and b
Of f green, if you remember,
nalf a dozen or so of the sch,
or rather quarrelling, there
Walking at the side of the
not have noticed them. Bu'
Yawdon being tremendousl
threatened to thrash the NI
leaVe the child alone. An
'oUt his tale of woe —how so:
had been theve from lair
Docketed the same, and th
ehim. I collared Jim, and
breeches-pocket, and brough
?f a key—of a make so ps
Instantly I knew it. I say
I asked if he had finished
Which he had had the dupl
ago ! Mr. Maxall had been
„
'new then how Maxall had
Papers. Thank Heaven! ti
now. I have burnt them."
"You have, Mr. Ingestre 1
vone that !" cried the law:
'catine•' his horror and surpri
"I have, indeed; and th
lour winds of heaven."
"Then you have committ
Of what possible use
luo other, smiling at the la\
"You have two childrer
t„i°n, sir, Goer' gracious
thoughtless See this adv
Papers. Read it; and then
concerning it."
lie put the paper into
Pointed to a certain portic
read aloud:—
"Wanted to borrow, fr
Pzosecute a claim upon som,
Will be fully and satisfactoi
.t° 3• M., at Saunders and C.
; "Well, and have ?/o/t lent
"That advertisement cat
*after the paper was out o
more it was answered; an
esiVed this letter, confirm
affording much real infor
Personal interview is rem
'sae w Saunders, and the wh
uve .
, thousand pounds the:
..hey- already possess, to set
'a the place of your son,
znate." _ .

Mr. ingestre removed hi;
°Dened his eyes a little.
But, my dear fellow,
married to Helen Cat
4-irk near Dunkeld. Bless
-stance perfectly well; and
83,37. And who is this Ingr.
," A son of your father'
Aisputed your legitimacy.
'other things, that the son,
Ilave put in the same ph
litts fallen from the lips of
'le Was induced to alter it.
Ross. Do you perc(
lolury you have done your
1.4a1i is to bring this ac
141Portant documents as
of ?"

"No, I cannot see it. T
4e may have, can hardly d
Droperty which belongs to
Can give me. He is a lun
‘-to not advise me to tak(
doings. lam George Ross
,of my father, born in la
ttedf ern and all its belongiE
ago. and there lives not a
deny it."
And Ingestre looked, as
woman, or child that
Peet little short of murder
tenVer was all on fire; an(
tdgeted among his par
frightened.
A moment after, Ingestl
tree of shame for this out]
"Dology for his violence
s_.‘o the former subject of tl
"I will find and then r
Where, for, left here, the p
.eorne to grief. As for the
i)11 firm ground, and defy I
egitimacy is a farce, and
qrst to laugh at it. No, t
Y wife is a hideous trutl
44ce of it."
And you will have to
,`:itizen in what these peopl,
sharp lawyer, and won't
.
thinks something is to be
ev-erything depends upon
but who that is w
,°tinson fancies he is on t
QV,

"Foolery! Have In(
than all? Can I not br
11,re infected! Take a
•Koss's coming of age. Ai
be--Catherine I'

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,1)0CTOR RIGA was an
n ;errnan ; a man of profou
`'Tties, and small practice-
Pnblic at large knew not;
13eople who did were rz
Wonderful cures effected
I man, by the simplest and
Riga was the head—Cr
1 4other they worked well.
q3read in all Continental
;tho looked upon his darl
Ile exercised his powers
It ortal. -
-, Re had his worshipper
tilitui among the former,
f aroness Bernstein and 13
1.0111,a nervous disorder •
',:q the doctor's miracles.
403 looked into her eyes:
tnred.

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English language, that a
ittereSt to fecord here.
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I was a you
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looked up.
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