Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-15
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/ gave Nr. Grecnhough the required pc
mission.
\ Is II Your deliberate intention. Mis-.
Y >penccla,igh, MAY ask. To pcrscver,
IN tins natter There is vet time tc
I draw back. Those blazing cmbcr,
would destroy this letter in few sec.
ond>. Noeyc but my own has seen il
and would forget that it had even
/ hccn written.
IL is my deliberate intention 10 pro.
cccd with this matter. said Frederica
IN a low, clear voice.
Then have no alternative but IL
read the letter, said Mr.. Grcenhough.
Before YOU begin. ! should like Mr.
Pennlng 10 bc present. said Frcder-
lea.
Then when Mr. Penning. who had
been waiting in an antc-room. was
seated, and had been duly scrutlnisei
by the assembled company. Mr.. Green
hough proceeded 10 read the letter,
which, rs before stated. was simply an
intlmation that Miss Spencclaugh was
prepared with certain evidence 10 dis
putc the right of Castor TO the title
and estates of his father.
The Irish baronet took snuff ner-
vously family disagrccincnts were his
especial adherence. The vicar look
ei very grave he could scarcely be-
lleve the evidence OF his own ears. II
sounded to him like the assertion OF n
lunaiic 10 state that CASTOR Spence
laugh, who had grown up among them
all from childhood. was not his father.
heir And that such an assertion
should cmcuate from Fredcrica, OF all
people IN the world But that ne had
known her intimately for years. and
had long recognized her A. by FAR the
cieverest and most able of the fema lc
Coadjutors whom he had enlisted under
his banner, he felt that he should really
have had cause this morning Ia doubt
her sanity. In such case IT WAS evil
IDENTITY his duty To demonstrate with her
and the vicar was man who never
shrank from duty however unplcas-
ant il might be. SO he crossed the
room, ana leaned over her and spoke
10 her III a low voice. Frederica lis
tened quietly 10 all he had 10 urge.
but only shook her head when he had
done. and laying her hand gently ia
his. said: a on arc prcjudging me.
Wait till you shall have heard every
thing, Heaven knows, this task is no,
of my seeking. 1t has come to me
unsought and | should be doing foul
wrong 10 the memory of the dead, and
the rights Of the living, were /.
abandon il now. After this, IL,
worthy vicar could only & back 10 hi,
seat. wondering more and more.
Lady Spencelaugh was sitting near
the lire. with her face SO far turnct
away from the company that nothing
Of 1t was visible but the profile. Gas
ton, chaiing inwardly, was seated nea
her. What was all this bother about
hc should like to know: Dispute hi,
title. indeed, Was he not Sir Castor
Spencelaugh, owner of Belair, and o
all tha, fair landscape which could b,
seen through the windows stretchin,
far into the dim distance. He ha,
half mind 10 ring the bell, and orde
Green TO show these old fogies the door
II was high time they remembered wh'
was master now. lie was touched
little to think that Freddy, whom b
had always liked and loved in his owl
careless fashion, should be turnin,
against him at such time with som
trumped up story of another heir bu
he felt SO secure in his new positio
that he could afford TO let her have he
fling, and then be magnanimous, an
forgive her.
The evidence of which you speak i
this letter. said Mr.. Greenhough I
Mr.. Penning, will be, presume
forthcoming without diiiiculty!'
We are prepared to 90 into tn
question at once. said Mr.. Pennin.
Before entering into particulars
returned Mr.. Greenhough, you wi
, perhaps furnish us with the name I
the individual in whose favour thes
extraordinary proceedings are taken.
Willingly. The gentleman to who
you alludc is known at present as NJ
John English
Il should like to ask this Mr.. JOl
q English few questions. Obligc II
3 by producing him.
y We are unable to do SO just now
answered Mr.. Penning, not witho
hesitation.
DO you, in fact, know where th
Mr.. John English is living at the prt
ent timer asked l.r. Greenhough.
We certainly do not, answered
London man of law.
!. Precisely so, said AIr. Greenhone
rubbing his hands with an air Of sat
faction. Gentlemen, he addt
t. turning to the baronet and the vic
r. from information received, as the ,
,is 4 tectiyes say, l am able to throw lit
light upon the history Of the indiv
ual in question. BY occupation be