Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-11-08
CHATTER XXNIII.

CHAPTER XVIII.
~ WHICH MIR. OSBORN SEEKS AND FINDS
AND BARBARA ~ MADE HAPPY.
When Barlar, received the mysterious
package from the hands Of the young
lawyer, she hurried to her temporary
lodgings, impatient to ascertain its con-
tents.
Arriving there she opened il without
delay, and found therein a letter from
Mr.. Burr, in which that gentleman stated
he had reason to believe that she was the
daughter of the writer of several letters
which he had enclosed, and the original
of portrait which accompanied them
He requested her TO examine the letters
and portrait, and if his surnses were
correct desired that she would bring with
her to his Office, such letters, papers, and
other proofs of the fact as she might have
in her possession, belonging tn her mother,
father or herself. and il these proved sat
isfactory, he would place herin possession
Of certain information which would be
greatly TO her advantage.
She then examined the letters, and por-
trait, and was astOnishcd To find the form
err written by her mother, and the latter
a photograph Of herself taken when she
was aDOut tlpHt years Oh iSe.
She easily recalled the circumstances
nnder which her mother left New Hamp-
shire on the death Of her father. and q
brief search enabled her to find mmer-
Gus documents-among them n marriage
ertifcate-a proof of her mothers union
with Mr.. Glendon, after the death of her
first husband; and an old Bible which her
uncle Jonathan Osborn, had given to her
mother many years before, on the fly leaf
of which was written: ITO my sister An
mabel, from her affectionate brother, Jona-
than Osborne
These things she carefully packed up,
and with them went TO the Office of law
yer Burr. She found Sam alone and dis
engaged.
Il have acted on your instructions, Mr..
Burr and have brought a number of let
tiers and other papers, together with this
Bible which will show satisfactorily, /
think that the letters that you intrusted
to me were written by my mother, and
that the picture is the portrait of myself,
taken many years ago"
With that she passed her papers into
The hands Of the lawyer, who began to
examine them with considerable eager
ness
In few minutes he had completed his
inspection of the locuments-and then
LAYING his hand on the old family Bible he
said:
This alone satisfies me that you are
the person we are in search of. Your I'M
Gle, whose name is written in this book. is
still alive and in excellent health, besides
being blessed with a very large fortune.
He has been endeavoring TO find you for a
long time as he contemplates making you
his sole heircss. l suspected from the
moment of seeing the photograph that
you were the missing one-and now Miss
Barbara let me congratulate you on this
sudden and happy change in your for
tunes!'
Barbara had listened to the lawyer with
varied emotions-but when he congratu-
of the happy change, the poor girl burs.
into tears.
She could not help it.
.liappy. Mr.. Buir!" she exclaimed in q
naait- broken voice-.'on this whole earth
there is not more miserable creature
than 1 am! Wealth cannot bring back TO
me what l have lost! Ah, you do not
know; on do not know-therc is no moro
ham iness for mel"
Anl she bowed her head in her hands
ard sobbcd with overpowing grief.
What can il be that causes you all this
m,Seyyi There are but few sorrows ia
this world but what can be cured by time
Or"
"Timer she exclaimed springing to her
feet-''it may cure ills of the flesh, ay,
and ills Of the mind--but there is one
| thing for which time has no remedy
"And what may that BET"
"Dishonor! Dishonor. sir!" and she
| sank back in her seat. and again buried
| her face in her hands.
"IIas Phillip Blake deserted you ~
asked the young lawyer in cool slow
| tone.
Had cannon been fred close 10 her car
she could not have started more sud-
denly.
"Phillip Blake--Phillip Blake! What
do you know Of Phillip Baker and she
turned her black eyes burning with as
constituent full upon him..
II know that you married him"
married himl Hal hal" the laugh was
short and sharp-"you know nothing OF
the kind sir-he never married me--the
ceremony was false-false as his own
black, murdcrous heart. He betrayed
me foully with the assistance OF another
villain as false as himselfv
"If there Is married woman I'm this
world Barbara, you are one"
"Why do you taunt met What do you
mean2"
And Barbara arose, moved towards him,
and stood wildly gazing down upon his
half-smiling face.
II mean was there and saw you mar
riedw
--there-and --.saw-me-
married! Impossible---nonc were there
save the two villains who wrought my
ruin,'