Milford chronicle., 1883-03-30

with not a shilling in his pockets, I'll be
bound-do you mean to say he has be-
come Earl of Beauvray ?"
''Not only that, but he becomes abso-
lutte owner of all my estates and prop
erty. Ny poor father left me a mere
pittance. When put Timburel in pos
session of his own, shall have nothing
but my commission in the Guards and
about $500 year
"Come, come, don't say such bosh,
blurted out old Moyle, grasping his nose
again.
1t had just occurred to him that Lord
Beauyray was hOaxing.
He wants to find out whether Our
Mlllie loves himself or his title" reflect
ed the moneyed man. But in a moment
this idea was dispelled by Lord Beau
vray displaying the contents Of his envel- |
ope-a marriage certificate and num-
Der Of letters which substantiated the I,
story. Then he entered into explana-
tions. It seems that his uncle, the Hon.
Col. de Vray, being in garrison at Malta,
had privately married an Italian actress
named Timburelli. After a 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 convenient
to conceal his marriage, and eventually
he died suddenly, without having ac-
knowledged it. Apparently, however,
his conscience had tormented him, SO
that while lacking the moral courage to
speak the truth during his lifetime he
had left evidence by which it might be
known after his death. Unfortunately
the onvelopecontaining his marriage GER
tificate had lain mixed up with some
other documents in n box which Lord {
Beauvray (who Inherited the decenseds
papers, had never thought of examining {.
till that morning, when he had begun to !
sort his family papers in view of his mar .
riage
The shifty glance of the money man y
quailed in the light of uuquenchable r
honesty in that Of one who happened to Il
be a nobleman in something more than
the name. d
L
There was pretty hubbub in society Il
when it became known that the Earl Of
Beauvray-o or George de Yray, as he now CT
simply called himself-was going to tC
his title and estates to man a.
who had been a city clerk. Of
OF course George de Yray's marriage
vas postponed. The turn IN his fortunes 81
lad thrown so much business Oh his b!
lands that it was impossible he could de. NJ
7ote month to honeymooning until it In
vas all disposed of; besides which, he
cit bound to make Mr.. Moyle the offer de
f releasing his daughter from her en- yo
agement. At first this proposal was ST
equally by the bill-dis-
ounter and Miss Moyle herself. Millie, G,
tho was not quite so sensible MS she was on
retty, wept a good deal at not becom- int
lg a Countess; then she wept at the no. thu
ility of Georges action, which every yo
ody was praising wi
Suddenly the bill-discounter crumpled
i the papers in his hand with a fever ter
h grasp, and looked at Lord Beauvray. de,
here was an expression in his dull eyes by
) of light behind an uucleaned pane dol
glass. 81 say" he whispered, ''have
ou told anybody besides me of this Sc as
et % ant
''No; came to you first, as in duty
)md." {
Then what prevents us from destroy triJ
G the papers? 1 shan't say anything anC
,out it. That Young Timburel is soc
Junk and suob; it will be ridiculous Doc
see him a lord, and he'll ruin himself tiol
become mad with conceit-so foolish to ]
he. say, Beauvray, if throw this can
velope into the fire who will know de
ything about it?" A
Il shall, answered Lord Beauvray. to {
d he held out his hand for the papers. Gee
Now, there was staying in the house thir
the Moyles poor little cousin of Mil MAJ
S, named Gertrude Brown. She was his
brunette of eighteen, very H
let and lovable, who acted as compan- Mr..
/ to Mile and had to bear much from his
, whimsical humors of this spoiled ush
i'd. Gertie had always received marked lun,
idness from Lord Beauvray, who ceiv
ated her as if she had been his sister. to b
she looked upon him with admiration and
the most noble being she had ever thin
II. His renunciatioa Of rank and rece
llth had struck her as an act of sur coul
sing herOism, aud she could not as eral
ch as allude to it without the tears plea
hing from her eyes. A shrewd. merry were
lie thing too, in her way, she was pail,
able of discerning the difference that sat
3ted between a genuine man of honor Al
Lord Beauvray aud mere man of to G
ley like her Uncle Moyle. -ho
was this enthusiasm of poor Gertie ter
WINS on poor George de Vrays's be- pock
that began to make the cup of Mr.. book
yles bitterness overflow That worthy il tb
tleman had taken to musing that and
.e was an end now to his chances of "y
ngin Parliament, getting baronetcy Geor
all that. "T
oor Gertie held her tongue, although lie.
heart ihrobbed wofully. She had turn,
ID that the new Lord Beauvray. the Cert
'Ir. Timburel, had been invited to Other
Ter on a certain evening, and she be- IS