The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-26
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Garden could say no more, for astontsh
ment.
$50" said Coventry, III he Is alive, sht
Is the confederate who Is to profit by the
fraud; those five thousand pounds belong
TO her at this moment" :,
"Arc you surel Whoisyour authority
"a communicative clerk, who happens
to be tue SOC Of q tenant Of mine. Tho
solicitor himself I believe, chooses tc
doubt his clients dGcease. II Is at his
private request that horrible object is re-
fused Christian burial"
'"On what grounds, prayY -
Illegal grounds, / suppose; the man did
not die regularly, and according to prece'
dent. lie omitted to provide himself with
two witnesses previously 10 being blown
IN. In case of this kind VIC may safely
nut an old.fashiOned attorneys opinion out
of the question. What do you think
That is all care to know"
N don't know what to think now. But
l foresce one thing: 1shall be placed In
rather On awkward position. l ought to
defend the 'Gosshawk;" but am not go
ing to rob my own daughter OF five thou.
sand pounds, lift belongs to her honestly"
"Will you permit me TO advise you"
"Certainly, 1 shall he Vcrymuch obliged;
for really l don't see my way"
swell, then, think you ought to look
into the matter carefully, but without
prejudice. have made some inquiries
myself; l went down tO-thc works, and
begged the workmen, who knew Little
to examine the remains, ind then come
here and tell us their real opinion.
ooh, 10 my mind, 1t depends on the will
II that answers the description you give
HUMP
Next morning they breakfasted togeth.
or, and during breakfast two worKmen
called, and, at Coventry's request, were
ushercd into the room. They came Ia
say they knew Mr.. Little well, and felt
sure that was his dead hand they had
seen Mt the Town.hall. Coventry cross
examined them severely, but they stuck to
their conviction; and this will hardly sur.
prise the reader when / tell them the
wOrkmon in question werC Cole and an
other, suborncd by Coventry himselfto go
through this performance.
Mr.. Garden received the testimony
readily, for the best Of all reasons-he
wanted to believe 1t.
But, when they were gone, he required
to tho difficulty Of his position. Director
Of the "Gosshawk;;" and father to young
lady who Ind u Claim Of five thousand
pounds OH 1t, and that claim debatable,
though, To his own mind, no longer doubt
full.
Now Mr.. Coventry Ind u great advan.
tage over Mr.. Garden here: he hadstudled
this very situation profoundly for several
hours; and ut Inst had seen how much
might be done with It,
Hc began by artfully complimenting
Mr.. Garden on his dellcacy, but said Miss
Garden must not be loser by 1t. "Con.
vince her, on other grounds, that the man
is dead; encourage her to reward my de-
vOtion with her hand, and will relieve
you Of everything diSagreeable. Let us
settle on Miss Garden, for her separate
use, the five thousand pounds, and any
thing else dcrivnble from Mr.. Little's cs.
tate; but We must also settle my farm OF
Hindhopc; for 1t shall never be said she
took us much from that man rs she did
from me. Well, in due course apply 10
the 'GOsshawk' Tor my wifc's money. l
am not bound TO tell your Company it is
not mine but hers: that is between you
and me. But you really ought 10 write to
London ut once and withdraw the charge
of fraud; you owe TINT piece Of justice to
Miss Garden, and to the memory Of the
deceased"
THAT Is true; and II will pave the way
for the demand you propose 10 make on
Mrs Covcntry's behalf We'll, you really
arc true friend, rs well as true lover"
In short, lie went buck to Hillsborough
resolved 10 marry his daughter to Coven-
try as soon as possible. Still following
that gentleman's instructions, he withheld
from Gracc that Little had made will in
her favor. lie knew her 10 be quito capn-
bic Of refusing to touch u larthing Of it,
or TO act US cXecutriS. But lie told her
the workmGn had identified the remains,
and that other circumstances had also
convinced him he had been unjust 10 de-
ceased person, which lie regretted.
When her father thus retractel his own
words, away went Graces last faint hope
that Henry lived; and now she must die
for him, or live for others.
She thought of Jacl Dence, and chose
tho latter.
Another burst or two Of agony, aud
then her great aim and study appeared to
DO to forget herself altogether. She was
full oil attention for her father, and when
ever Mr.. Coventry came, she labored with
kind words, and even with smiles; hut
they were sad ones.
As for Coventry, no saw, with secret
exultatiOn, that she was now too lGnguid
and hopeless to resist the joint efforts OF
her father and himself and that some day
or other, she must fall liGelesS into his
arms.
,"ue said 10 himself, ut is only qucs-
ton Of time"
lie was now oftencr Mt the cottage than
ut HillsbOrough, and, with remarkable
sclEdcnial, adhered steadily to the line Of
soothing and unObtrusivG devotion.
One morning at breakfast tho post
brought him large envelope from Hills
borough. He examined 1t, and found n
capital III" in tho corner Of the envelope,
Which ~" was written by his man Lally,
in compliance with secret instructions
from his master.
Coventry instantly put the envelope into
his pocket, and his hand began 10 shake
so that hc could badly hold his cup to his
lips. His agitation, however, was not no.
tiCcd.
Directly after breakfast he strolled, with
affected composure, into the garden, and
sat down in bower where he was safe
from surprise, as tho tangled leaves were
not so thick but lie could peep through
them.
He undid his enclosure, and found three
letters: two were Of no Importance; the
third bore u foreign post.mark, and was