The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-02
THE RIGHTFUL HEIR.

ment between the Earl OF Beauvray
and Miss Millicent Movie had been
cbronicled in the fashionable intelli'
gence of newspapers, and the mar
e rage was appointed tr take place IL
July.
There was many who considered
her a lucky girl, for Lord Beauvray
was not only of ancient family.
young. immensely wealthy and good
looking, but he was popular every
. where, owing to bis sunny temper
and uprightness of character. Lord
Beauvray had been merry without
being dissolute. He was the most
irreproachable of gentlemen, just a;
his betrothed, Miss Moyle, was the
fairest flower among that boquet o
pretty girls who had been presented
at court in the, same season as her
self.
Millicent Moyle was a rich heiress
as well as a pretty girl but this is
about all that could be said of her.
Her father. Josiah Moyle. a bill dis
counter, of Lombard street, was a
new man of the city plutocracy. II
was said that the peers relatives
had been much scandalized on his
Lordship's intention to marry the
daughter Of a man whose antece-
dents were Just a little misty.
One sunny afternoon. just a fort
night before the day fixed for the
marriage, a brougham with & coro.
net on the pannels clatterea up tc
Mr.. Moyle's business house and
Lord Beauvary alighted, CHASTITY
pale.
The nall 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.
Movie himself strutted out, all glori
Gus with a geranium in his coat and
a white hat perched acock on his
pointed gray head.
"Ah, Beauvaryl" he cried with
cheerful welcome, but perceiving tbs
look Of the peers face, he exclaimed
"Why, what's the matter? Not i'll,
hope?"
"No, not i'll, but | want to speal
to you in private" said Beauvary
hoarsely-
Shall we 60 off in the pheton? ?
q. stammered Mr.. Moyle, full of un
easiness.
mo, into your room but let u
be quite Alone" repeated the Earl
and he himself led the wav to th'
office.
Pumping down into the arm
chair at the writing table, Mr.. Moyl'
stared in bewilderment while tn
peer sat down opposite and produc
ed a blue envelop with seveaal blacl
seals. Laying this on the table
Beauvary placed his hand on it anC
looked into the fnancier's eyes"
"Mr. Moyle," said he, sadly, .
have a painful communication t.
make, but | will not beat about th'
bush. | find that / have no lega
right to the title which / bear, or t.
the fortune which | am using"
"Eh WHAT" exclaimed Mr.. Moyle
with a gasp.
Il made a discovery this morning
in rummaging through a box o
deeds" continued Lord Beauvray
whose voice grew steadier. "Yol
know that | inherited the title from
NY uncle. He was the eldest o
three brothers. My father, thI
youngest, died while | was a boy
my second uncle died a few year
later, and we fancied he had been
bachelor, but it appears that he hat
been clandestinely married, and lief
a son-a lad whom you know, b.
the way. for | have seen him in you
house. His nameis Timburel."
''Timbureli" echoed Mr.. Moyle
with a start. Young Timburel, VIII
used TO be. clerk in our firm, an,
whom | dismissed for presuming t
make love with our Miller
Il was not aware O fthose particu
lars" said Lord Beauvray, "bu
young Timburel is the man ; b
bears his mothers name, she was a
actress, and we used to think he wa
the natural son of my second uncle
but his parents were lawfully MAJ
ried."
And do you NEAR to say tina
Timburel-a vulgar, conceited uI
start, who is living on his wits at thi
moment, with not a shilling in hi
pockets. III be bound-do you mea
TO say that he mas become Earl {
Beauyray?"
Not only that, but he become
absolute owner of ali my estates an
property. My poor father left me
mere pittance. When l put Tir
burel in possession of his own,
shall have nothing but my commi:
sion in the Guards and about e30
a year."
Come, come, don't say sue
bosh," blurted out old Movie, grasI
ing his nose again.
1t had just occurred to him tn;
Lord B~eauvray was hoaHing.r =
He wants to find out whether OF
daughter loves himself or his title
reflected the moneyed man.
But in a moment this idea wa
dispelled by Lord Beauvray displa,
ing the contents of the envelop-
marriage certificate and a number
letters which substantiated Il
story.
Then he entered into explanation
1t seems that his uncle, the HoI
Col. de Vray, being in garrison
Malta, had privately married q
italian actress named Timburell
After a years union this tickle pc
son deserted him, leaving her emil
70 his care, and soon afterward 81
died.
Under the circumstances the Co
onel, though he provided for ii
boys maintenance, deemed it exp
dent to conceal his marriage, an
eventually he died suddenly, will
out having acknowledged it. App
rently, however, his conscience hs
tcrmented him, 80 that while lacI