The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-03

him, leaving her child to his care, and
soou afterward she died. Under the
circumstances the Colonel, though he
provided for the boys maintenance,
deemed it convenient to conceal his
marriage, and eventually he died sud
denly without having acknowledged ii.
7 Appareofly, however, his conscience
had tormented him 20, that while lack
ing the moral courage to speak the
truth during his lifetime, he had left
evidence by which it might be known
after his death. Unfortanately the
envelope containing his marriage certih-
cate had lain mixed up with some other
docume nts in box which Lord Beauv-
ray (who inherited the deceased's pa
pers) had never thought of examining
till that morning, when he had begun
to sort his family papers in view Of his
marriage.
suddenly the bill -discounter crumbled
all the papers in his hand with fever
ish grasp, and looked at Lord Beauv-
ray. There was an expression in his
dull eyes as of light behind an un-
cleansed pane of glass. 81 say" he
whispered, "have you told anybody be-
sides me of this secret?"
Z e No: 1 came to you first, as in duty,
bound" III 4B't5s 5sJ
"Then what prevents us from de-
stroying the papersf / shan't say any
thing about it. That young Timburel
is q skunk and snob; it will be ridicu-
lous to see him lord, and he'll ruin
himself, or become mad with conceit-
80 foolish is he. / say, Beauvray, If /
throw this envelope into the fire, who
will know nythiDg about it?'
al SHALL" answered Lord Beauvray,
quietly, and he held out his hand for
| the papers. 81 "a e =
Tie shifty glance of the money man
! quailed in the light of unquenchable
honesty in that Of one who happened to
be q nobleman in something more than
the name.
r. m vsae es H. an "a, 81,
There:was pretty hubbubs in society
whRd fbt came known that the Hf4 e
j BeanYray-or George de vfay al be
now amply called himseif-was going to
I Iabandon his titles and estates to a man
4 wl(ohad been 4 city clerk.
\ ar ooursp Gfotee de- Ways marriage
| was postponed: The turn In his for
fuzss had Thrown % much business on
H. hands that. II was inlposeibleahA
rp1I1 6svotp I month 70 boneymoQaf<G
k<1l & ~ dIspseed of; bedde6 "a
hof fnlt hound 10 make Mr.s4Uy ~
i oifer u releasing his daughter fr61k N &<
eneagemSnt. al first this propou1 1j5
\ pooh poohed equally BY the biIl' ~
counter and Miss MoyIe herself.
/ MiIlio, who was not quite 20 sensible ~
becoming . Countess; then she wept at
/ <Ln -oksi{k <>E%fN arfsrxx ~,
everybody was praising. IA
of the Moyles = poor httle cousin of
Miles, named Gertrude Brown. She
Was q soft-eyec brunette of eighteen,
kvsry quiet and lovely, who acted as a
Icomplnion to Mile, and had 10 bear
fspoiled child gGertie Ehad Falvaya per
n |S|1Sauvray Who tfeatSd her - IL she haa
bfen his sister; aud shel looked upon him
with admiration a. the mpst. noble being
rank and wealth hsd struck her ~ an
act of surprising heroism, 4 and she could
not 50, much a. sllnde g It withop t tears
susnia gsa1s haIs zen sBias DIT sss e IA
sAP.c.o y. ~ ~HAs NC 70. - y. -
that existed peIyecn ? kepWne mansoa
honor IKE tord Heaqyray and mere
nan of mo1ey sike her Y nct1 Meyiql
WIS tnis ensnusiasm OF Poor Gertie
A h9wps 8 IN poor leot9e sheav fays pe-
nsh hsnaS' 9egsh- 70 !" ake snS sup 'ot,Mr. -,
Moyies pitterness overnow. ina'
worthy gentleman nao tsken 70 muslne
that fhere was an ena now 70 mn
cnances OF sitting IN rarnament' gettlne
Baronetcy, and al that
Poor Gertie held her tongue, although
her heart throbbed wofnlly. She hae
nea,a 1nT. the ne" hoI1 Deauvray, tne
eAMI. iimoure,, hao Deeh invlteo U
dinner on q cer.aln evening; ana sne
began 70 suspect tnat ner precious uncle
was forming q plan for MAKING OF thi
Former clerk OF his sultor Tor Mlllie't
hand. - sp.i 3. .ei sas sfr1.a. -ss
Her intuition was not at fault. OLE
Moyle hastened To make peace with hi
discharged clerk, whose vanity wa
, easily tickled. He became q, regular
visitor at fhe bill-discounter's, takin,
} care never 70 come at times when ht
displeased Gertie Brown, but he easiI,
) succeeded in winning the favor of tn,
/ discounters daughter, who correspond
ingly lessened her liking for George an,
i, one day when she cast an dispersion
upon him, which Gertie could mot hell
/, resenting, she screamed, "If you are .
. fond of Mr.. de Vray, why don't you ge
q him to marry your That would be tw
I beggars together"
|. Naturally, Gertie went 20 her room +
ii have good cry, but from that day sh
ceasea sPean;lng ABOUT george and De
ea. .amS de o'ouWSpec' WIs In Ia nel I,s oemeano 40
q mnlus s9.,,: LII nen ne c1ueo 70 se
d Mills, sne ieie sne room; Ueoree 500
a noticed these tactics, for his interview
, with Mr. Moyle's daughter were grow
3 ing more and more irksome by reaso
OF Millie' coldness and irritability A
B the least thing she would snap an