The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-05-19
Dalraiiatt 6azette.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 1850.
The Rightful Heir.

For some weeks past the engagement be-
tween the Earl of Beauvray and Miss Milli-
cent Moyle has been chronicled in the fash
ionable intelligence of newspapers, and the
marriage was appointed to take place in July.
There were many who considered Miss Moyle
lucky girl, for Lord Beauvray was not only
of an ancient family, young, immensely
wealthy and well looking, but he was popular
everywhere, owing to his sunny temper and
uprightness of character. Lord Beauvray had
been merry without being dissolute. He was
the most irreproachable of gentlemen, just as
his betrothed, Miss Moyle, was the fairest
flower among that bouquet of pretty girls who
had been presented at court in the same sea
son as herself Millicent Moyle was a rich
heiress as well as pretty girl: but this was
abont all that could be said of her. Her
father, Josiah Moyle, a bill-discounter OF
Lombard street, was a "new man" OF the
city plutocracy. 1t was said that the peers
relatives had been much scandalized on hear
ing of His Lordship's intention to marry the
daughter of man whose antecedents were just
alittle misty.
One sunny afternoon just fortnight before
the date fixed for the marriage brougham
with a coronet on the panels clattered up to
Mr. Moyle's business house and Lord Beau
vray alighted CHASTITY pale. The hall porter
was startled by his appearance not less than
by the broken voice in which he inquired if
Mr. Moyle had left. Just then Mr.. Moyle
himself strutted out, all glorious with ger
anium in his coat and white hat perched
acock on his pointed gray head. All
Beauvray !" cried he, with cheerful well
come, but perceiving the look on the peer S
face he exclaimed ''Why, what's the matter
Not i'll, hope!"
"No, not i'll, but want to speak to you
in private" said Beauvray, hoarsey.
Shall we go off in the phaeton?" STAN
mered Mr. Moyle, full of uneasiness.
"No. into your room; but let us be quite
Alone" repeated the Earl, and he himself led
the way to the office.
Pumping down into the armchair at the
writing table, Mr.. Moyle stared in bewilder-
ment while the peer sat down opposite and
produced blue envelope with several black
SEALS Laying this on the table, Beauvray
placed his hand on it and looked into the
tinancier's eyes.
'Mr Moyle," said he sadly, 81 have a
painful communication to make, but ] will
not beat about the bnsh. find that | have no
legal right to the title which bear, or to the
fortune which l am using"
Eli what ?" exclaimed Mr.. Moyle, with
gasp.
g. made the discovery this morning, in
rummaging through box of deeds" contin-
ued Lord Beauvray, whose voice grew stead
Ter. "You know that l inherited the title
from my uncle. He was the eldest of three
brothers. My father, the youngest, died
whilst was boy; my second uncle died a
few years later, and we fancied he had been a
bachelor, but it appears that he had been
clandestinely married, and left q soma lad
whom you know, by the way, for [ have seen
him in your house. His name is Timburel -
"Timburel ?" echoed Mr.. Moyle, with a
start. Young Timburel, who used to be
clerk in our firm, and whom 1 dismissed for
presuming to make love to our Mile ~
was not aware of those particulars"
said Lord Beauvray: "but young Timburel
is the man; he bears his mother name (she
was an actress), and we used to think he was
the natural son of my second uncle; but his
parents were lawfully married"
"And do you mean to say that Timburel-
a vulgar, conceited upstart, who is living on
his wits at this moment with not shilling in
his pockets I'll be bound-do you mean to
say he has become Earl of Beauvray ?''
"Not only that, but he becomes absolute
owner of all my estates and property. My
poor father left me mere pittance. When |
have put Timburel in possession of his own, l
shall have nothing bur my commission in the
Guards and about three hundred a year"
"Come, come, don't say such bosh," blur
ted out old Moyle, grasping his nose sgain
1t had just occurred to him that Lord Beau
vray was hoaxing
He wants to find out whether our Mile
loves himself or his title" reflected the
moneyed man. But in q moment this idea was
dispelled by Lord Beauvray displaying the
contents Of his envelope-a marriage certif-
cate and a number of letters which substan-
tiated the story. Then he entered into expla-
nations. 1t seems that his uncle, the Hon
Col. de Vray, being in garrison at Malta, had
privately married an Italian actress named
Timburelli. After years union this tickle
person deserted him, leaving her child to his
care, and soon afterward she died. Under the
circumstances the Colonel, though he provided
for the boys maintenance, deemed it conven-
lent to conceal his marriage, and eventually
he died suddenly without having acknow
lodged it. Apparently, however, his con-
science had tormented him, so that while lack
ing the moral courage to speak the truth
during his lifetime, he had left evidence bv
which it might Ike known after his death.
Unfortunately the envelope containing his
marriage certificate had laid mixed up with
some other documents in box which Lord
Beauvray (who inherited the deceased 8 pa
pers) had never thought of examining till that
morning, when he begun to sort his family
papers in view of his marriage.
Suddenly the bill-discounter crumpled all
the papers in his hand with feverish grasp,
and looked at Lord Beauvray. There was an
expression in his dull eyes as of light behind
an uncleansed pane of glass; Il say" he
whispered, have you told anybody besides
me of this secret?"
No: came to you first, as in duty bound -
Then what prevents us from DESTROYING
the papers l shan't say anything about it,
That young Timburel is skunk and snob ::
it will be ridiculous to see him a lord and
he ii ruin himself, or become mad with con-
ceit- so foolish is he. 1 say, Beauvray, if 1
throw this envelope into the fire, who will
know anything about it ?"
Il shall, answered Lord Beauvray, quietly.
and he held out his hand for the papers.
The shifty glance of the money man quail
ed in the light of unquenchable honesty in
that of one who happened to be nobleman in
something more than the name.
Toere was pretty hubbub in society when
it became known that the Earl of Beauvray-
or George de Vray, as he now simply called
himself-was going to abondon his title and
estates to man who had been a city clerk.
OF course George de Vray's marriage was
postponed. The turn in his fortunes had
thrown SO much business on his hands that it
was impossible he could devote a month to
honeymooning until it was all disposed of ::
besides which, he felt bound 10 make Mr..
Movie the offer of releasinp his dauobtar from,