The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-14
N LUCK At LAST.
BY Walter Besant.
CHAPTER XII.
Is THIS HIS PHOTOGRAPHY

Veot 70 Chester Square next day with the
thokopraph IN his pocket. II was half an
hour before dinner when no arrived, and
Clara was alone.
CIV dear" she cried with enthusiasm, ~
am o6srmed-I am delighted-with Iris"
IL am glad" said Arnold mendaciously.
~ am delighted with her-in every way.
ehe q moro and better than l could have
sxpected-far more. A few Amerieanisms,
Of course-"
mo doubt" said Arnold. when saw
her thought they rather resembled Angli.
cisma Blu you have had opportunities OF
iudying You have In your own possession
be continued, shave you not. all tho papers
which establish her identityF'
Job. ycs; they ara all locked up IN my
strope.box. lshall be very careful Of them
Though. OF course, there Is no ono who has
10 10 satisfied except mysel And | am
nsrfeoAly satisfied. But then b. never bad
any doubs from the beginning. How could
there DO any doubtg'
show, indeedf'
Truth, honor. loyalty and candor, as
we'll AZ gentle descent, arc written on that
eirfs noble brow, Arnold, plain. so that all
may road II Is truly wonderful" she went
on. show tho old gentle blood shows itself.
and will break out under the most unex.
pected conditions. In hor face she Is not
much like her father; that Is true; though
sometimes catch momentary resemblance,
which instantly dis appears again. Her eyes
are not in the least like his. nor has she hs
manner, or carriage. or any OF his little
tricks and eculiaritiss-though, perhaps,
shsll observe traces Of some Of Thorn In time
But especially she resembles him In her voicA
Tho sons--tho timbre-rsminds me everJ
moment OF poor my Claude"
81 suppose. said Arnold, that one must
inherit something. II 1t is only voice. from
ones father. Have you said anything to
hsr yet about money matters, and settle
mont Of her claimsr'
mo. not yet did venture, last night.
to approach tho subject. but she would not
hear Of It. 30 I dropped It call that
true delicacy. ArnoId-nativs. Instructive.
hereditary delicacy."
"Have you given any more money to the
American gentleman who brought her
homer
'sIris made him take hundred pounds
against his will. to buy books WITH for no
10 not rich Poor fsllowl 1t went much
against the grain with him to take the
money But she made him take It, She
said he wanted books and instruments. and
insisted on bis having at least hundred
pounds. IL was generous OF her Yes shs
b-i am convlnced-a truly generous girl,
and AZ open handed as the day. Now,
would common girl, girl OF no descent,
have shown 30 much delicacy and gen
erosityr'
"By the way, Clara, here is photograph
Does Il belong to you'll IL picked 1t up
He showed the photograph which I.ala
Roy had given him
"Oh, yes; 1t Is a likeness OF DR.. Washing
ton, Iris's adopted brother and guard ian.
She must have dropped 1t, 1 should think
it was taken a few years back, but it Is still
. very good likeness. A handsome man, is
he notl He grows upon ono rather. his
parting words with Iris yesterday were very
digniRed and touching"
II will give it to her presently no re'
piled, without further comment
There was, then, no doubt. The woman
was an impostor, and the man was the thief.
and tho papers were tho papers which had
been stolen from the safe. and Iris DeSerst
was no other than his own Iris. But he must
not show the least sign OF suspicion.
"Whnt are you thinking about ArnoldF'
asked Clara Your face is as black as
thunder You arc not sorry that iris has
returned. are your
II was thinking Of my engagement.
Clara"
"Why, you are not tired OF it already
An engaged man, Arnold, ought not to look
no gloomy as that"
II am not tired of it yet But am un.
all al oh
nected with it Your disapproval, Clara,
for ono. My dear cousin, owe 80 much to
you that want to owe you more. Now, I
havs proposition-a promiss-to mako 20
You I am now so sure, 30 very sure and
certain that you will want mo TO marry
Miss Aglsn-and no ono else-when you
once know her, that will engage solemnly
not to marry her unless you entirely ap-
prove. Let me owe my wife to You. as we'll
4. everything else."
Arnold. you are not in earnsstr
Quite In earnest"
But I shall never approve Never
never-neverl could not bring myself, un.
der any circumstances that can conceive,
TO approve of such connection"
my dear cousin, l am, on the other
hand, perfectly certain that you will APP
prove. Why, IL were not quite certain do
you think | should have made this promisel
But to return to your newly found cousin.
Fell me more about her."
well, | have discovered that shs is u
roally very clever and gifted girl. She can
initiate people in the most wonderful way,
specially actresses, though she has only
been to theatre once or twice in her life.
At Liverpool she heard some ono sing what
The calls a topical song, and this she actually
-emembers--she carried it away in her head,
,very word and she can sing it just as they
ling IL on tho stage, with all the vulgarity
and gestures initiated to tho very life or
course l should not like her TO do this before
anybody else, but it is really wonderful"
"lndeedr said Arnold. at must be very
clever and amusing"
''Of cours,," said Clara, with colossal ig-
,orance, IAN American lady can hardly DO
expected TO understand English vulgarties.
No doubt there is an American Variety
Arnold thought that vulgar song could
70 judged at its true value by any lady,
,ither American or English, but he said
nothing.
And then the Dung lady herself appeared.
She had been driving about with Clara
among various shops, and now bore upon
asr person tho charming result OF these
journeys, in the shape Of garment which