Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-03
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SAID Lord Beauvray, "but young Timbur-
ell Is the man; he bears his mothers name
she was an actress and we used to think
he was the natural son of my second I'M
Gle; hut his parents were lawfully mar
ricdn
And do You mean to say that Timburel
"a vulgar. conceited upstart who is living
ON his wits nj this moment. with not Il
shilling in his pocket I'll be bound-do
You mean to say he has become Earl of
eauviay?"
mot only that. hut he becomes absolute
owner OF all my estates and property.
My poor father lett me mere pittance
When l have put Timburel in possession
81 his own | shall have nothing but my
commission in the Guards and about three
hundred a year"
It ONE, come. don't say such boSh. -
blnrted out old Moyle, glasping his nose
again. Ii had Just occurred 10 him that
Lord Beauvray was hoaxing. "lIe wants
10 find ont whether our Mile loves him
sell or his title, reflected the moneyman !;
but in moment this idea was dispelled
by Lord Beauvray displaying the contents
Of his envelope marriage certificate and
q number of letters which substantated
his story. Then he entered into explana-
tons. Ii seems that his uncle, the Hon.
Colonel de Nray, being in garrison at NAL
Ia, had privately married an Italian ac-
tress named Timburelli. Afler years
union this tickle person deserted him,
leaving her child to his care and soon af-
forwards she died. Under the circum-
stances the colonel, though he provided
for the boys maiHtenance, deemed it CON
venient TO conceal his marriage, and
eventually he died suddenly without having
acknowledged it. Apparently, however,
his conscience had tormented him, so that
lacking the moral courage to speak the
truth during his lifetime, he had left evil
dcnce by which il might be known after
his death. Unfortunately the envelope
containing his marriage certificate had lain
mixed up with some other documents in a
box. which Lord Beauvray (who inherited
the deceased's papers) had never thought
of examining till that morning, when he
had begun to sort his family papers in
view of his marriage. These were the
facts which the young peer explained
whilst old Moyle, with a series of wheezcs
like means ruefully examined all the doe
uments one by one
Suddenly the bill-discounter crumpled
all the papers in his hand with a ieverish
grasp, and looked at Lord Beauvray.
There was an expression in his dull eyes
as of light behind an ,mcleaned pane of
glass Il say he whispered, ''have You
told anybody besides me about this Sc
cret % II t.
mo; came TO you first, as in duty
bound" rr..
Then what prevents lis from destroy
ing these papers2 / shan't say anything
about it. That young Tmburel is skunk
and snob; it viii be ridiculous to see
him a lord and he'll ruin himself. or be-
come mad with conceit--so foolish is he.
! say, Beauvray, if j throw this envelope
nto the fire who viii know anything
about it %
II shall, y answered Lord Beauyray
quietly, and he held on his hands for the
papers.
The shifty glance of the money man
quailed before the light of unquenchabe
honesty in the eyes of one who happened
TO he nobleman in something more than
the name.