Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-20

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the othcer Kind = gu must keep
Up your heart gu know while there's 81
lhe there's hope, and q me- just in his
prime, as you are, mnstn e think 81
giving yet awhile. Besides there
are others TO think OF, YOU know, Ar
nltt-theres your wife, and there are
Your children gu must make an eff
tort and do your best to live for their.
sakes.
Poor souls, God help themp' muir
INJURED Aarnldtt, feebiy. I've never
been much good TO her, and she's been
Ihe pest ana dearest OF wives TO mel
put Ihere, II pc 9 pro vision Y Tor her and
ZOE thenl, never rear; and, Lord Archie
lo was about That was anxious to see
you when Nellie told me you were
Gown peloW. Ought You to be talk.
ing so much!D Lord Archie asked, gen.
tiy lnterruptlng He had noticed the
! chahge IN 5Arntt 8 manner OF address
ing nina change from my lord to
| Lord Archie and it made the man
more familiar than ever. !. If ..$
!. Oh, yes, yes-.What Will it matter
/ IN 1he endT lmpatlently. Just .
rev minutes more or less. Unjust tell
you some things, and get you to help
my BOY INTO the rights and position
! whlch hao 70 1orego and give up.
ki1o" you VIII, When l nave told you
my story peglnmng from the time
When you were Archie Falconner, OF
aui s. ana was oCudnana, OF BRACE
nose. -. !, e., - :.
Loro ARCHIE uttered a sharp cry OF
recognition anu surprise. "Studham,
o. brazenose' and the ranks OF the
Awe,1ey-n1Gn oragoons! GOOD heavens!
"ha9 coulo nave possessed you! You
must nave been nad-mad'
NO. l wasn't mad, not IN the least;
was only the victim OF circunl.
stances, answered the sick man, with
q sad smile; but, tell me, didn'tyou
Know all along! g.. ~,
~ never guessed 1t. lnever suspect.
eo IL 1or a moment. lonly knew HAD
SHOWN YOU 1ohe ago III ina Ola varsi"
W DAYS. ies' OF c0ursey you are Stud
nam; n"o' heaVens' now you are al
Tered. ~.
"tourteen years OF the ranks do make
change IN man, and the Studham
you knew was very young ana very
FOOLISH" the other answered.
linen what can Go for you? Why
dont you claim your own, and take
your own place IN the Worid? It's ab-
surd to think OF you, Studham-nay,
but you are not Studham, but Man
nersle'gh' now, since your father died
dragging out such a life as yours
must OF necessity be. It's absurd, and
we must get you out OF this at once"
=, mo, no; it's a poor little hole, but
I've been happy IN it. I'll stay here
| 10 the eno OF the chapter. We've got
to the last page, l fancy. Still, my
cnlloren nave rights, and l have kept
silence long enough.
| "t'or Mannerslelgh-thatis, foryour
! brother Taft.
| Yes, tatf; do you ever hear any
thing OF him? Have you any idea
what kind OF a life heis leading?"
I Lord Archie laughed. "Oh, he has
turned over new leaf; he has given
| up the Old ways with the old name.
But now came ne to proveyour death?
ne must have done 1t TO claim and
gain your fathers tltle.'
Il don't know; have not heard
| %oro OF MN lot years-never since the
gay When last saw h,m, when | told
| MN nao PROOF, proof OF his guilt for
whlch nave borne the blame all these
| fourteen io'g weary years past. l
gave nm the opportunity OF flying the
Ioun. t "nlcn' ne scoutea: declaring
80 susr ns 'la oia@y' 'oio''c 20 ores'"
HNf p s,,hotgi, ''''i1
..NI, "a"T; ~,
He foullv and crnellv murdered ny,
mothers niece. our cousin hecause he
had made. Bnt what am sav;noS
/ am wandering in NV head thnt T 90
babbling out the secret 7 have Kent ali
these wears to nv own hurt and rim "
He looked anxiolsly at Lord Archie
as he spoke, as If he thought he
would rush out Of the room ana mo-
claim the whole of his secret to the
world at large; but Lord Archie soon
set him at rest.
"Don't worry yourself. You didn't
mean to tell me? Well, I shall never
disclose it, don't worry yourself about
it. And now tell me what steps
shall have to take to secure your sons
rights. Have you made will, and left
your papers in order?"
Everything They are all in that
little tin box. As to my will, that is
made, too; but I should like to add
something to it, ii you will consent"
II? Oh, OF course; what is it?'
s'To act as trustee to NV children
and their mother. I dare saw she viii
marry aeain and pve nrov;ded o. s" III"
able income in case of It,"
III do it, of course: hit tel, mo stnd-
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