The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-06

were passed in squalid tenement house in
a foreign city," said Aspirita. scornfullv.
well, the fellow is the heir-nresumn ntive
of the title and estates of Lord BeaudevereI
If it were not so, he might never have dared
to aspire to the hand of the Lady Arielle
Monrjoie Or if he had, his aspirations
would have been treated with contempt"
'Then if he is the heir of the Barony of
Beaudevere he must be so through his
mother, for he can not be so through his
father, since the name of Desparde is not to
be found in the Beaudevere genealogy,"
said Aspiria, sententiously.
ut is probably through his mother who.
ever she was, since Beaudevere is one of
those baronles that, failing male heirs, de-
scend to the female. But L know nothing
about it, replied Brandon, testify.
DO you know that he really is the
heir"
Yes because 1t is so set down in the
Peelage. Under me tabular list OF noble
men, with their titles, family names, seals
and heirs you will find this entry: Beau
devere-Baron; Family name Beanei Seat,
| Cloudland, in shire; Heir-preSumplve
Vladimir Desparde, Esq"
An! Just now you alluded to this young
mans tatheras Vladimir Desparde the elder.
80 tlat the son bears The exact name OF his
Ia ai4er"
YES; the exact name OF his father"
He knows that, does heT
es, ne KNOWS that; put that Is abso-
luteiy all that ne does know OF his father
Then we Will try to enllghten him!" eX-
claimed Asprlta, with blaze OF malignity
from her big black eyes
"4on DO know something, them cried
Brandon, starting
es, l 40. know that Lord Beaudevere
is merclful in leaving Vladimir Desparde in
his ignorance, and that he would have been
much more mercitu 10 have left him in OBJ
scurlty," sad Asplrta, solemnly.
Sister! WHAT do You mean? WHAT dis
coyery have you made"' exclaimed Bran
don, in great excitement.
zone that intend you to reveal to Val
dlmlr DeSparde. And when you shall have
done so, should he be the man OF honor we
believe HIM, he Will release Lady Arlelle
from her engagement to him, and he will
fly to the uttermost parts OF the earth rather
than we'd with her"
what is this discovery? Explain your
selfn' exclaimed Brandon Coyle, starting
up and standing before her
Aspirita put her hand in her pocket and
drew forth folded newspaper, yellow and
faded with age, and SO worn all around lis
creases that it threatened to fall to pieces On
being opened.
"What is that| demanded Brandon,
reaching forth his hand
Don't touch 1t yet 1t is the New Or
leans Courier of sixteen years ago. Uncle
sent me up with his keys to open his secre-
tary and fetch him some documents which
he described to me. That was this morning,
while the bailitf was here. Well, | went
up to hls secretary in the library, and un-
locked the upper drawer, but had hard
work to pull it out. When | did so, by
main strength, at last, pulled it too far,
and it fell with a crash
For heavens sake, get on!' impatiently
exclaimed Brandon.
"And he JAR or something, touched or
started the spring of secret space at the
back OF the drawer that flew open and let
this paper tumble out. There was nothing
else in the hlding-place bu; this paper. Oh
you will call 1t late-its falling into my pos
session IN tins way
The young man eagerly seized the paper
He looked at the lines she had indicated
until his gaze dllaied INTO a stare, his
cheeks grew, pale, and his chin tell-aghast
win horror!
ION, this IS terrible! terrible. terrible!'
he exclaimed, When at last he could speak
lof GnoIoh'
III 1t be SO terrible IN your eyes, what
III A"E. - ~ 90 H'H' "ii'"pNi ~ .A'lii'''''
what, indeed. On, tins is worse than
the worst that could be lmaglnedT he NUT
tered
"He-Nalalmr Desparde-ought not to
be permitted to marry Lady Arlelle Mont
joie," whispered Asprla'
Ought hot? lie must not and shall
not! on! that, Lord Beaudeyere could have
known this and Kept 1t concealed bitterly
exclaimed brandon
lie dld II III mercy to Vladimir and Wv
lenne!
but what sort OF mercy, or even Justice,
has he shown i'll his dealings with Lord and
Lady Altoiare and Lady Arlelle Mont
JoleI'
"Perhaps he thought this secret would
never come out to lnJure them
And yet an old paper fortunately comes
TO llSht ]uSV III llhle 10 save Ihe young lazy
from ruin and her family from dishonor. l
Will take TINS paper to the Earl OF Alto1alre
tins morning and lay the case before hlm"
No, no! 10 not so!'
"Why nol?'
because II you DO The Earl Will stop the
marriage, for Lady ArieIes sake, and then
all Lady Articles sympathics will be with
her betrothed lover, and she will remain
| faithful to him, and pGrhapS-eyen elOpC