New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-11
CHAPTER III.

Carroll Beauchamp WAS short, stOut, elderly man,
with the hereditary blueblack hair BLACK eyes
bur bearing ooher family trait either OF person
mind lie mad low forehead, treacherJus mouth aud
| expression OF the eve 1T once sly ami sinister
Going % tail buffet in the room he poured out glass
OF brandy ana drank It, What blow to him had
the rcnor OF ms hand rs he lifted the glass to hts hps.
Then he left the apartments. HIS visitor waking
about the room IN Keen excitement am imp'tehc he
paused midway gs Carroll, Lord Beduchamp, came III.
The two mpu faced each other, aud In brief instant
eacl TOOK the others measure.
1t is AS my father al ways said, he is thorough vii
LAIN thought the new conner.
1T Is lie, ana he'll make trouble than his
father did" reflected Lord Beauchamp, with darkeR
ing TEen lie turned aud locked the door
sraiIiy'
Are you the person who sent me this cardp inSer-
ing II contemptu0usy.
Lam sterne Beauchamp" answered the stranger
quietly though the color flushed I'm S pale, noble face
You have some papers Of mine, think an here to
claim them as well TO notify you OF my existence,
sidered yours mine But do not wish
to make 1t any harder for YOU than can help You will
tie upon you an income, aud permit you to have the Ito
Lse Of either Beauchamp Manor or Charlton Towers"
Tie small black eyes OF Lord Beauchamp looked like
tiny spots OF flame. He shook with raga and agitation.
IN spite OF the brandy he had taken TO hm He
had not been prepared for this cool assumption. thls
"Can lie have other proof than what Version brought
T. he SAID to himself. astounded aud haltmaddened
the with which TINS newcomer proposed 10 d.
throne him aud take possession himself.
Where Is your prOOfP' he demanded aloud.
"You know you nave 1t In your pOssessiOn. am pre-
pared to satisfy any that the wallet you have
mine papers in 1t establish the Identity OF the
owner WITH Sterne Beauchamp.
Lord Beauchamp sneered.
" IL that all tue proof you havef
presume can obtain more"
Wheref In Van Diemans Land p
Sterne Beauchamp reeed II he had been struck For
instant oil the horrors Of that three years living
death seemed 10 come back upon him. Lord Bcauchamp
laughed again brutay for he read In that fearful agta
ton his own power.
" Take one step TO prove yourself Sternc Beau
champ" he hlsscd Ia horrible undertone, and back
you 10 TO that felon's life from which the devil must
have helped you TO escape.
A cry broke from Sterne Bcauchamp's CHASTITY lips
at was You, then who cOptrlved thatf DenonW
Aud before Lord BcauchaInp could utter 10 sound the
wronged mans strong white hands were meeting round
hts throat.
Lord Besuchamps face turned purple his eyes were
nearly forced out Of his head He Thought last honr
had come
1t was not l." he gasped In deadly terror swear
TO you that II was not. knew nothing Of t until all
done. Oh! oh u"
He could not utter another sound
5terno Beauchamp seemed TO return right mind
For a moment he had been mad, thinking that this
wretch who had 80 wronged his father had also con
trived that horror aud ignomny OF his He released
Lord Beauchamp, WHO rolled nearly senseess upon the
carpet IL was some moments before nc could speak
Thea he sputtered out the words
You shall pay for this I'll have the stable boys in
IN strip you aud see what you've got your loft arm
sterne Beauchamps face blanched "a he stepped be-
tween his roaming kinsnan aud this beilrope
Beware" he said, hoarsely. DO you want mo "a
kill youi"
Lord Bcauehamp was william. but he was brave az