The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-21

Il have heard the same, replied the
Lady Beatrice 8 Lord Treyelyan has
changed greatly during the past if
teen years. You wih-yisit him to-
morrow"
Yes. My uncle is very exaeting.
aud would hardly forgive me If he
knew that | had visited even here be-
fore coming to him. People would |
talk, too.if [ were not attentive to |
him" and Lord Adlowe smiled, for |
at his death he will leave me one OF |
the richest men 10 the kingdom. You |
know that my claims upon him are
second only to those of GeoHrey IRE
veIyan. my cousin. Had Geotfrey
lived, | should have little to look Tor
ward to. -
"Lord Trevelyan is fonder of you
than ne was of your cousin. Is he
not?' asked the Lady Beatrice, star
ing into the FIRE.
. He processes to be" was the re-
ply. I hope heis, for he hated poor
Godfrey as if he had been a deadly
enemy. Godfrey had no tact to man
age him. Poor fellow Godfrey was
not fitted to cope with the world! Ii
he had lived, he, would have covered
/ his pane with disgrace"
!" Not sol' interrupted the Lady
Beatrice, a hot flush glowing In her
cheeks. and an angry light shining IN
her eyes. " Geofrey was wild, pas
sionate boy, with great faults, per
haps, but also with great virtues
Do you number his assault upon
and robbery of his uncle among the
former or the latter?" questioned
Lord Adlowe, with ironical emphalls.
IF Godfrey were alive, he added,
impressively, my uncle would leave
no effort untried to bring him to pun
ishment. Cord Trevelyan is very
vindictive Ia his disposition"
"He might forgive aud forget, since
he believes Godfrey dead, said the
Lady Beatrice, In q low tone and with
averted face. F.
1T Is seventeen years since we
heard that Godfrey was dead. Is it
not?" asked Lord AdloWe, as if mus
ingly, but with the keeRest and most
furtive Of chances directed toward his
hostess. We reeeiv. d Brazilian
paper-I Think it was Brazilian; at
any rate il was South American
with notice of his death in its col
umns. We also received a letter from
some Spaniard or Portuguese, stating
that Godfrey had died aJ his house
and had begged him with his last
breath to write tidings of his fate
There was included 10 the letter q
!, certificate of burial. Upon these data
we believed Godfrey to be dead"
The evidence was conclusive
enough, [ should think" said the
J Lady Beatrice, in a cold voice.
of course it was conclusive re-
piled Lord Adlowe. But l have
doubts sometimes Of its truth. What
if the whole story of the death were
an imposture? Godfrey knew thai
our uncle hated him enough to pur-
: sue him over the whole earth. He
J would not have dared return to Fog
! land, for fear OF imprisonment anC
disgrace. it is not probable thai
Godfrey should have forged proofs Of
his death, changed his name, and set.
tied down somewhere In a distant
country to await news of my uncle:
death. Lord Treveiyan dead, GeoF
reg can wall the earth again Withou
fear, a rich and titled man.
" a rather fanciful explanation,
think, saIu THe I1aUy DtaErrce, III Z
r voice frmer than usual. " Ii 1t were
true, and Godfrey were to return. yoJ
, would not be pleased, l suppose"
Lord Adlowe's face darkened at tht
9 bare possibility Of such an event.
"Geoffrey' return would impover
r ish me-" he said He Is Lord IRE
!, velyan's brothers son, and of course
the nearest heir If GeoHiey were C
: come back at my uncle's death, h
+ would inherit the Trevelyan title anC
0 fortune. But eighteen years o.
silence, and the proofs too-surely ht
is dead y
: He uttered the last words in a tone
{ of relief. His apprcheusi0ns had been
quoted by the manner of the Lady
r Beatrice. For years be had been tor.
mented by occasional doubts of hii
cousins death. ans he had finally per-
: suaded himself that, if living, Geof.
: frey Trevelyan Wodld have communi-
Gated the fact to MS former betrothed
, He had watched her keenly and close
ly, and had become convinced that
| she believed Godfrey dead.
The next words Of the Lady Bea-
trice confirmed this opinion.
Z The Spaniard wrote that Geoffrey
died of fever" she said, quietly
He was worn out by his long sea
voyage and his anxieties. He ven
tured out imprudently the day after
landing, exposing himself to tht
MONDAY sun. We know that Geofrey
? went to South America, for he wrote
me a long letter within an hour Of
. his going ashore. He wrote to hi:
. uncle by the same post, but Lore
J, Trevelyan declared to me that he
D never received the letter. Some one
$ must have intercepted it."
/, / Lord A dlovua HuoboJ o,,s1k.irr
$ " [ have always thought that Geof.
T frey had some enemy who melted bis
q uncle against him, pursued the Lady
g Beatrice. when Godfrey was !
: lad, his uncle loved him. He grew Il
q hate him as he grew older, but 1t mus
have been because some envious per
Il son spoke falsely against poor Geof
o frey, making his faults into crimes
: and inducing Lord Trevelyan to be-
e lieve that the boy desired his death.
d Lord Adlowe moved uneasily In hi.
|, chair.
d I'VE have chosen an unpleasant
r subject to converse upon Lady Bea
:, trice, he said. Let US dismiss /
e from our thoughts. Godfrey is dead
IS | have come back to England to b,
e your sutton. L cannot live without
you, Beatrice" and his voice becam,
l. fall and passionate. have loveC
|. you for years. Give me a chance tt
u prove my love. | will wait weeks
months"
l. My answer then would be tn,
: same as now, Lord Adlowe, and it i
1t now what it was five years since.
It cannot marry you
d l refuse to accept that answer ?
y declared Lord Adlowe, with fercl
l. lemDhasiS Won shall ypt Look Eindl,