New-York tribune., 1884-12-14

with friend surprised me am afraid have IN
jured him. but conld not speak falsely ". now
wish | had stayed at home that night! feel as
of his innocence as you do, my dear. But my
evidence goes straight against him and how can
we make preiudiced people believe what we cannon
really prove to ourselvesT
We we're both helpless. and with good reason
The evidence and the verdict were alike. Both
against my Frank! q,
A skilled detective was sent after him-to Paris
first A second messenger was dispatched 30 brus-
ses where Mr. Gerald Mostyn wasfstaying when
Saturday on the chance of Mr.. Gerald's arrival In
the meantime, Fouls House under surveillance
Watched, as we all knew; in the hope OF FRANK
Mostyn's return Among the papers on the table In
the supern ntendenps study had been found letter
from Miss Mostyn to her nephew Gerald, virtually
disinheriting HIM. for reasons which he would iully
date. very recently signed, bequcathed the sum OK
ten thousand pounds to trustees for the "Fous
House Refuge" and everything elseImoney,
houses, lands. bank stock and shares. without re-
serve, TO her dear nephew, Frank Mostyn.
"Monsterw cried the public through tho press
and the strife of tongues. Here was a mohre for
the lost man had struck the fatal blow and the life
blood of his bcpefactress stained the very paper on
which the will was written" 1t was useless to at
tempt to stem the tide of popular indignation Even
Mrs Weston began - doubt. | SAVIOR thought /
save, idencc OF her waverng faith IN the long,
kind letter that came to me directly after the IN
quest. and left il unanswered. | had spent only
cight-and- forty hours in that dreadful house but
the time seemed like so many years to me. II nad
not had much actual hard work to do, ! should
have broken down in absolute despair. We often
pity he very poor because they have no leisure TO
sit down with folded hands and mourn over their
losses and their griefs; but IL may be that TINS Is
the one mercy that makes their hard lots cndurablc
Two of the servants left the house as soon aS the
inanest ended. Only the pert Marian remained
To my surprise she threw herself gallanty into the
breach doing her best TO fill the vacant places: bnt
many hard. disagrccable tasks among the patients
remained for Miss Bcncc and for myself. We went
ont alternately for fresh mir and exercise bnt on
the Thursday felt so i'll that Miss Bcncc dlSmiS9cd
me for the afternoon, charging me TO spend every
moment of the time IN brisk walking close beside
The shore Accordingly went into the town, along
the crowded Marine iaraGe past the Daqk mntStn ,,t
little square cottage OF dark gray stone where thc
coast piartsncn l'c and so on, along green ciIs
four rs J tntngd % ictfacG ny stns, y t"lcs'
cbnntrv and shiplcss sen thu. has Brighton sone
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Nego u0 kedseA up Winding iaues, up gWN mus
uO sUuui ptcharis the slpck Ydrd was lNNQ' f.l
tle and ma lahorers were bu,Y about tha heida Us
sChtc uutatcl -lpr aspect Was sp strange $50 N"
suited tu tlr busy city 40 It's very thleshnll iHt
watched IT, as | walkcd along the clll' lil ih. 'ra
log me dlli illN .bllltltNa w ill NA
hid il ,lom tN view. The clll path hrins thua rem
dcrcd dau. ciuus, crcpt over clay bank out inio
the high road that skiItod the farmyard gates.
Uncertain of the way, | walked cautiously and
slowly; lightly too doubt for ont OF the silence.
the darkness and the raw fog. came mans VOICE.
speaking rs ii no listener were near:
tell yOu there is danger, JULIA IL SAID. Those
conloundrd newspapers are already asking where
| can be that do not their accounts oi the III
quest little more, and they will have the ccw
| uarc not stay mere, after tonight"
\Ou need not. Gerald replied the voice Of
Julia Billings am beginning to scent danger.
too and won't wait for the funeral. ~ intended.
! instruct one person at the fciusc; perhaps Two
And yet you STAY thrrcV
Not after this one night. Gerald. came 10 tell
you So. No one knows or dreams that s0n visited
vour aunt in London two we ks ago, or that y0n
followed her hero on the chance of her forgiveness.
luu may thank her charitable craze for that. II
ynu had both been much in the world. at thc pres
ent time YOU would not have found 80 easy To fly 10
the Continent even IN that disguise, rs you Will
now"
The charitable craze, as YOU call IT, has taken
ten thousand pounds out of the fortune any wav.
was the reply, in tone quite as bitter as her own
And now that idiotic l'rani, whom hated in
my boyhood, will take al tlcrest, ruined my ltc
Julla, when married Won"
il is not rumcd,' SAID Julia confidently. i
did think it was when the anonymous letter came
from France to tell yOur aunt you were married. |
WIS OF it when she ordered yon from her house
in Bclgravc Square. and when she sent for your
cousin 10 JON her here. But your lucky stlr rose
again Gerald on that night
What do You mean ,"
VIII not tell NOU yet TO NOu 10 / rance llls
very night. | will join YOU ut MarScilieS within two
davs Then will whisper my secret IN your ear
and xou will take back the hard words y0n have
inst said, and acknowledge that yOu dld well Tor
yoursc when YOU tool, the pool. bal Ircnch ballet
girl from the STAGE 10 be your Wlic.'
The man begau TO pace mpat.ently TO and fro as
She went on talking in hor low c.rcssing voice.
| nlcr cover of hl5 heavy footsteps stole away. |
had heard enough to rud" me IN a certain line OF
act tion and there was no time 10 lose If was 10
reach Fouls Square before the iadys maid could
return \ light emncIci, dnll and yellow,
through the fog soon alter passed the coast guard
station. It was the lamp at the Aberystwlti Inn.
and "a fly stood before the door, empty and dis
gagcd / got H. and told the driver to take near
10 thc police station rs possible. He lett me Title
hcloU It's door A'tcra brief conversation with an
Inspector | returned to Fouls House. \ letter
from Mrs Wcst0w awaited me. She begged me 10
return to Kcus.ngton at once. She hal suddenly
Iecdrl t. 90 abrC al for the remainder OF the
winter ana would like me q accompany them. !
wrote M once thanking her for all her Kindness:
hut adding that could never leave England TIL !
had cleared ranks name of crime. Having tins
resigned my one situltion and, perhaps. lost my
hest friend next 10 Frank, Went 10 Miss lencc tn
rruor the adventure OF the afternoon, and To ask
her 10 take q uttlc rest before the drama OF the
evening should began.