The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-07-09
honest man not to do anything of the
kind IF If iS q will

honest man not to do anything of the
kind. If it is will"
4" 1t is not will"
"Wel, whatever it is, if it ought to
be made public [ shall not try to prevent
it. All of my papers are in the desk of
which l once gave, you the keys. Did
you search thoroughly"
:" did, and Sir Geoffrey, I wanted to
tell you then that your letters would be
sacred to me. | did not read line oil
them. Do you believe me?"
Thoroughly. We may conclude,
then, that the document is not there.
Now, the late baronet's papers and q
book, which | believe to be his journal,
are in that small Indian cabinet. The
key"
"Sir Godfrey Mrs. Grifiths had
raped unheeded several times, and now
opened the door" can you spare
Rhnor? She is wanted upstairs
No, cannot" returned her master,
irrltably; [ want her here. 1t seems
to me you are continually interrrpting
US, Mrs. Grifiths."
&C l try to do my duty, sir" dryly.
Now, what do you mean by that
Speak out.
The housekeeper having come for that
purpose, would now have retreated if
she could. She stammered, hesitated,
and did all she could to render herself
unintelligible.
Not that she thought any harm her
self-oh, dear, MOI Elinor was as we'll
behaved young woman as she had ever
met; but when q young woman was that
handsome she needed to be especially
careful. Servants would talk, and she
did think, with her duty to Sir Geoffrey.
that he'd ought TO ha' been more care
full.
At this point Sir Geoffrey's patience
entirely forsook him.
"DO you mean to say" he Numbered,
that the servants have dared-have
dared to speak disrespectfully of this
young lady %
Mrs. Griffiths intimated that such, in
deed, was her meaning.
"There can be but one answer to that.
Elinor, will you honor me by becoming
my wife 90
"No, Sir Godfrey, l will not" she
returned. While / admire your chiv-
airy"
Chivalry be That is to say, don't
you know [ have been idiotically in love
since the first day [ ever saw you? This
good woman has merely precipitated
matters.
60 In that case, Sir Geoffrey, can only
thank you for your constant kindness to
me and leave your house.
The girls voice was faint, and she
trembled very much as she rose to leave
the room, leaning on Mrs. Griffiths, who
was pleased to signify her approval of
her conduct.
Wait a minute, Elinor Mrs. Crit
fiths, you may 60" The housekeeper
courtesied and withdrew. "You must
finish your search before you leave Red
wood. Here is the key of the cabinet. -
ooh, no, she cried, bursting into
tears, q cannot let you help on your
own ruin.
Il wish your Observation-Disclosures would
take another direction. Elinor why will
you not become my wife? You Will not
answer? Well, perhaps I shall find the
solution of this mystery here" AS he
spoke, he unlocked the Indian cabinet.
Observation-Disclosures letters. This is
Sir Henry's journal, I think. Ha
What's this %
A slip of paper dated some twenty
years back. A certificate of marriage
between Sir Henry Staines, Bart, of
Redwood, and Margaret Scott, spinster.
The young man continued to gaze at
the slipof paper, scarcely taking in what
it meant.
"Don't you see ? Your cousin was a
married man secretly all these years, and
| am his daughter l swore to prove
the marriage-not for the estate, oh, not
for the estate-but for the sake of my
mothers honor"
"Then you are Elinor Staines," slow
ly, "and heiress of Redwood. Yes, ]
understand now Cousin-you are my
cousin you know, in some degree OF
other-it is the finest property in the
country. l congratulate you on your
success; I wish you every happiness"
Happiness !" fairly sobbing-" oh,
Geoffrey, [ don't want to take it away
from you -
Then somehow she was crying on his
shoulder, and he found ais arm going
round her unrepulsed.
If he could forgive her and if hel
mother would not mind, she murmured
incoherently. And then Godfrey
Staines knew that she had learned to love
her enemy.