Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-08

family names, seats, and heirs, you
will find this entry: 'Beaudevere-
Baron; Family name, Beaue; Seat. |
Cloudland, in shire; Heir-Pre-
sumptive, Vladimir Desparde, Esq"
eyes! just now you alluded to
this young mans father as Vladimir
Desparde the elder. SO that the
son bears the exact name Of his
father?"
''Yes, the exact name of his
father"
''He knows that, does he?''
eyes, be knows that; but that is
absolutely all that he does know of
his father"
@Then We will try to enlighten
him!" exclaimed Aspirita, with
blaze Of malignity from her big
black eyes. uoi a.a 4
"You DO know something, thenY
cried Brandon, starting.
eyes, / do. / know that Lord
Beaudevere is mereiful in leaving
Vladimir Desparde in his ignorance,
and'that he would have been much
more merciful to have left him in
| obscurity," said Aspirita, solemnly.
! "Sisterl WHAT do you mean?
WHAT discovery have you made?"
exclaimed Brandon, in great excite
ment. Mh M
"0ne that | intend you to reveal
to Vladimir Desparde. And when
you shall have done so, should he
be the man Of honor we believe
him, he will release Lady Arielle
from her engagement to him, and
he will fly to the uttermost parts of
the earth rather than wed with
her"
"What is the discovery" Explain
YOURSELF" exclaimed Brandon
Coyle, starting up and standing be-
fore her.
Aspirita put her hand in her
: pocket and drew forth q folded
newspaper, yellow and faded with
age, and SO worn all around its
creases that it threatened to fall TO
pieces on being opened.
"What is thmt?" demanded Bran
don, reaching forth his kand. A
"Don't touch it yet. 1t is the
: New Orleans Courier of sixteen
years ago. Uncle sent me up with
his keys to open his secretary and
! fetch him some documents which
he described to me. That was thi;
morning, while the bailiff was here
: Well, went up to his secretary il
the library, and unlocked the uppe,
! drawer, but had hard work to pull
it out. When | did so, by mail
strength, at last, | pulled it too far
! and it fell with a crash"
"For heavens sake, get on" i'm
! patiently exclaimed Brandon.
"And the jar or something
u touched or started the spring Of |
: secret space at the back of tn,
) drawer that flew open and let thi
T. paper tumble out. There was moth
y ing else in the hiding-place bu
a this paper. Oh! you will call it fat
J. Its falling into my possession il
y this wayp
. Theyopng man eagerly seized thu
|" paper. y t.y,0
: lie looked at the lines she hai
. indicated until his gaze dilated int
!, a stare, his cheeks grew pale, ant
! his chin fell-aghast with horror
/ "0h, this is terrible! terrible
= terrible!w he exclaimed, when a
: last be could speak for emotion.
'Ifit be 50 terrible in your eyes
: what must it be in his?" whispered
y Aspirita. $50
@What, indeed Oh, this j
worse than the worst that could b,
!, imaginedp he muttered.
i "He-Valdimir Desparde -ough
" not to be permitted TO marry Lad,
y Arielle Montjoie," whispered Aspi
Il Il rita.
u ! sought aOt9 He must not an,
/ shall not! Oh, that Lord Beaude
y we're could have known this an,
j kept it concealed" bitterly ex
y claimed Brandon.
" Gle did in it mercy to Valdimi
N and Vivienne!"
m "But what sortof mercy, or evel
: justice, has he shown in his deal
is ings with Lord and Lady Altofair
. and Lady Ariel Montjoie?" a
n ePerhapS he thought this secre
ct would mayor come out to injur
s. Them" sia419 IHY
to "And yetan oldpaper fortunatel
10 aomes to light just in time to say
of the youag lady from ruin and he
H. family from dishopor. ] will TAX
id this paper to the Earl Of Altofair
)" this morning and lay the case be
fore himlp se, 20
%. "No, no! Do not so!'
of "Why not?"
Of "Becaase, if you do, the earl wi
to stop the marriage, Tor Lady Arielle
Ile sake, and then all Indy Arielle
IT, sympathies will DO with her b
ed trothed lover, and she will renal
faithful to him, and perhaps-eve
he siopS with him