Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07

manage all tnat. Let 8 see, he arrives at
half-past twoi we eau go and meet him
as we come from rehearsal"
She consented to accompany me 10 the
station, where Charles good-humored
face was one of the first we saw.
Our guest was Immensely delighted
with Maveriord and everything there
though, for the matter OF that, never
saw him in any combination Of circum.
stances under which he was not perfectly
sati'iied and happy. of course he went
to the opera the first evening and 1t was
decided that the next day we should take
him for a drive to see the nelghborhond,
going by tue London road TO enable Alice
to visit her latest protegses. But events
were ordered otherwise. Instead of re-
peating the familiar Rose Of Cantile,"
Betierton decided on playing the Lily
of Killarney" and we were obliged TO
attend rehearsal and indeed, apart from
the music, should not have liked Alice
10 90 through the water-cave business
without seeing that II worked well.
Rehearsal went of smoothly, and when
we returned to the house we found Charlie
already there. He announced the fulfil
ment Of his errand.
Didn't you say You had never been
continued. "YOu haven't seen the peo.
pie, have YOU, Berthe ~
Neither Alice nor ! had been near the
place.
"Then how Is Il that / found this
there Z" he asked. drawing scrap of
paper from his pocket. II was a wrapper
in which something had been sent
through the post, and took IL and read
"Clemem H. f. Heytsmere Esq.,, 1Og
Riverside, Udyerford,"
"Uncle Clement, by all that's marvel
lousl - exclaimed, "1O9 Riverside I"
why, that's sort of provision shop, isn't
iti How could II have rot tberei II
was he, you know, who took such trou-
ble about the Hall properly"
Charlie had been keeping in his excite
ment; but the small spark which had
emitted set ii in blaze.
81 thought it was very strange, and so
| asked about it, and the people at the
cottage said II had been used to wrap up
some things they brought there. But
look here, BeItie, don't yon 90 gettin'
sanguine and all that sort # thing, and
then bein' disappointed, you know" was
Charlie's caution he palpably thinking
all The while that this discovery must
in the course of the next ten minutes.
Alice did not exactly follow the matter,
for had not talked much about Il to her,
not wishing to raise hopes which might
never he realized; and she looked on
with wonder, as ! seized my hat and
rushed oil to 109 Riverside.
It was rs l had expected to find,
small grocer's shop
ttTu vaur tnaagar In 7ff I aalrad tho oban-
man, who greeted me with a pumpkin
grin of resignation, and was about to
reply when the proprietor emerged from
his little den at the back.
"What can ] do for you Mr.. Hey
wood, believe :" he said.
THAT is my professional name. My
own name is Hevtesmere and something
which you sent from your shop yesterday
has that name upon it, with initials the
same as those of an uncle Of mine who
died some years ago. If you have any
Papers connected with him, they may
prove of the highest value TO me-"
"Thsre's a cupboard. full upstairs,
nud-"
"Ill give you what price you like foi
them" hurst in.
"No, sir; If You are one of the family,
they rightly belong to you though IT'S
great wonder that they was kept. Mr..
Clement Heytesmere lodged here in my
fathers time, and Il very strange Old gen
lleman he was, as | well remember,
though | was but II lad then not quite
right in bis head they did sa,-hegging
your pardon, sir. lie came down here,
and said be had found a niue In the
hborhood-though, as you know, sir,
there are no mines anywhere nVar Maver-
ford and this was his headquarters, on
and oil, for about year. He'd go away
fsr a fortnight and three We.lse at ii time,
and then come back nnd slt day aun "i-t.s
poiiug over old law papers but On' day
h. lef-uh, nigh upon forty years ago
aud he didn't come back ngt tin, aud
never's been heard of since, that know
Of. I'm not aware how the paper you
have in your hama found It's way down
here but there's Il lot more upstairs,
and | hope they'll be useful to you"
Thus the shopkeeper and | escorted a
barrow.full of Uncle Clements docu-
mcnts back to Cliile street.
Look here, Bertie, you lust write-or
I'll write for you-to my old lawyer, Law
son, of Gray's lnu. He'll pull you
through, If any one can, said Charlie,
vaguely gazing Mt the heap of parch
ments and papers, which | was vainly
endeavofing TO reduce To some SOFT OF
order. could make nothing of them,
however, though tried until II was more
than time to 20 TO the theatre, where
was Just abe to dress and get on the
stage to my cue but fancy there was
| fiskiness about EipiilO's demeanOr, and a
jauntiness about the manner in which he
ook his troubles at the end of the Second
NJ t..t rN1 1N al a tod
| Lawson arrived next day. A little
shrivelled. up old gentleman, wearing II
white neck-eloth, and raiment in the style
| of the last generation, who knew every
one and everything about him. He set
to work, and amongst the papers found a
pedigree which Uncle Clement had
drawn up, showing the discoveries he had
made-what his mine yielded-aBd the
few things which were still wanting.
Yes, Fate was propltious-it wasn't
worth Fate's while to prost cute such a
harmless little creature as Alice-lOr
amongst my grandfather's papers was
"A document of similar character To
c lemeut's, and the two dovetailed in,
fitting together the missing links and
making all clear
" Your way is straight. but there are
obstacles in it," Lawson explained,
THE property has fallen in TO Lord
Steypingforth's hands, as you probably
know-the most obstinate old man In The
kingdom and greatly fear tnat he viii
stubbornly oppose us"
"And that Will delay matters for som'
time 70 | said rather iueiullY for till
Prospect had not occurred TO me.
"Possibly for years, Lawson exclaimed
making a pOlits little bow to tue Law
which could so legally obstruet justice
81 have, however, written to his lordshiI
and explained matters"
We all waited very anxiously for
letter. You may guess was not auxiou
to play Il part in that long and uninler
. esiing drama-a chancery suit. AT lengtl
, the letter came.
sI.ord Steyningforlh had always beer
given to understand that the Heytcsmere
, were very estimable people" Gan awful
, vain old boy was his lordshiI) u "and a
/, his lawyer found Mr.. Lawson's stat men
! perfectly correct, he should be delighted
, TO assist" .,
! Thus with four lines about G5 900
, year, aud seven about wretel Ell l'ltl
= beast, worth half.a sovereign, this dteaC
\ ed parsonage cleared the course.
I In the envelope was paper covered D
\ figures enwrapping cbtque.
/ avery handsome of his lordship, sal
n Lawson, handing II to ne.
It was a cheque for the arrears OF rel
which Steyniuglorth had received, an
. he bad enclosed the calculations.
-
K Brtterton kindly insisted on giving n
"a wife "A brneat, aud the emerald aHd-di
~ mond ting she always wears is the m