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to economy, and partly for the chAnuo of AIR,
which il was said their son requircd-Mr. Gates
10 be the medium through which money and
letters were to reach the wife. NJ Ezekiel
Grey died somewhat suddenly about four months
alter his sons departure from England, and
Mrs. Grey had been in momeniary expectation
ot the arrival OF her husband when Gates came
to Guernsey. and announced his death at Bou-
bay. Just as he was preparing fbr the voyage
to England The mann, OF Gates was strange
and insuent ; and lie plainly inimaled that with
out his assistance both herself and child would
! be bpggars and that as>is auCe lie auddciuuslN
declared he wnnld only aff ,rl at the price oi
marriage Mrs. Grey, overwhelmed win grlet
tor ihc loss Of "a husband by whom she had
been as constantly as irndrry beloved, and diz
zy with i'll defined apprehension, sarrcd at once
| for Lon DON A copy uf the viii OF Mr.. Ezekiel
Grey ud zen procured, by which in effect he
devised all his estate, real aud personal to hi>
son but in the event Of Mr.. John Grey dying
unmarried, or without lawful issue, it went TO
his wte's nephew, Mr.. Skellou--
Shelton OF Knght>briae 2?
Yes in case of Mr.. John Grey marrying,
Skelton was to be paid an immediate legacy OF
five thousand pounds. SO far, then, as fortune
went, the widow and her son seemed amply
provided for. So Mrs. Grey thought till she
had another interview with Gates, who un-
blushinglv told h-r that unless she consented To
marry him, he would not prove, though he had
abundant means Of doing so that the person
she had married at St. Giles, Church Was the
son of Ezekiel Grey, the eminent merchant !
The name said the scoundrel, will not help
you there are plenty of John Grcys on that
register and as for Anne Crawford, she has
been long since dead Mrs. Grey next called
on Mr.. Skcllon, and was turned out of t Ie
| house as imposter; and finally, having parted
with every thing upon which she could raise
money, and Gates reiteraing his offer or de.
mand rather, accompanied by the proposal OF
an immediate separations she had consented.
Courage. madam exclaimed, at the end
Of her narrative, Of which the above is the sub
stance-and | spoke in a tone of Joyous conf
dence. which, more than nv words, rcas sured
her i already see glimpses OF daylight through
this maze ofvi,lany. Gates has played des-
perate game certainly. bat one which we shall,
YOU may rely on it, easily hafii'.' A knock at
the door in'e 'rupted me. ] perred through Il e
blind and saw that it was Gates. Silence,
secrecy!' emphatically urged in a low voice,
and with my finger on my lip, and left the room
before the street door could he answered and
by my friend Robers's contrivance, was in a
few minutes aflerwardf in the street, all the
time unobserved by Tie intruder.
The next dav early Jackson called on me.
He had seen Rivers, bnt he seemed to know
7 nothing. except, indeed, that i was qnte true
Gates lad rec lived five hundred pound draft
from house in India, which he (Riversl had
got notes for al the Bank of England. Tier
were also in the same parcel gold watch, he
knew, and some lewclry, but from whom it III
came, he (Rivers) was ignorant. Nothing but
that had Jackson been able to discover.
Call you that nothing ? said |, starting up
! and hastily Swallowing M last cup of cofae.
1T Is en'nsn; a. az events 10 transport WI
liam Gates, Esquire?
mad 10 wal 'na' morning on spec,a' Dusl-
ness on The comm'rs'oNrr ana Hrer me nuS'-
ness upon Whcn hau oeeh summoned had
been dispatched, reIated 'he case OF urNy rer-
EuS Gates as clearly ana a Succ'h'y as could
lie listened WIN great H'leh,,oh, ana IN ABOUT
a quarter OF an hour ] Iet' nm win rs clear
and nnmls'akahIe pam before me as 1t was
possible 10 desire. was passing down tie
stairs when was rH-snmmoned'
You quite unu't''"n'' " a'ers' ,Ia' HKIhCh
is not for moment to he lost sight OF TIL his
deposlton has been taken
0rria'niy sf.
That Will do, 'hcn.
Arrived at home, despatched my wife in
cab for Mrs. Grey She so arrived, and a,
much as was nfc 'sSary Of our plan contlded
to her.-Mr Ga'es iad pressed h'r earnestly
that the ceremony should take place on the fol
loving mnrh'n9' ny my uI'cc'Ion, sue now
wrote, a''noue,. Hs, ''en'o''"S n'.t'1 '"'! "'
a'|no'l "n'h'e"' 9'o'e H''""' ., H. "'"' "s ""I
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eNpec' MN al h"e c'"'N;
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my Prev u,y Wa'cneu u'e ee','r:n"" ";'Sne
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ana requested 70 see nun A' 'I'1' .e.y nu'r,, I
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