Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-14

Ger, kindly. "YOu must keep up your neef1
man just In his prime, as you are, mustn't think
OF giving In yet awhile. Besides, there are
vie ' an OF you Tour
mcs ss MAKE an snort and do your oes' 70 "'s
..Poor souls, God help themr' murmured Ar
nit iee6ly; I've never been much good 70
ner, ana shes been the best and dearest OF
snS 70. 70 ,b but there be provision 1 ioE nff
Nelly told me you were down below"
| .Ougnt you to be talking SO much! Lore
archie asked, gently interrupting. he had
| noticed the change in Arnitt's manner OF
Lord Archie"-and e made the man more
familiar than ever.
yes yesxhat win It matter in the sn Sss
| must tell you some things, and get you to help
my boy into the rights and the position which
ep Sos sgs sp
Paui's, and was studham OF Brazenose."
and in the ranks Of the Twenty-fifth Dragons!
You must have Been mad-madlf
wasn't mad. not in the least. was
f Only ., the victim Of circumstancesn answered
lne SICK man, with q sad smile. "But tell me,
didn't you know all along?"
II never guessed it. never suspected it for
ago il the old Varsity days Yes; Of course you
are Satndham; but, heavens! how you are al
Fourteen years OF the ranks do make
change In q man, and the Studham you knew
S was very young and very FOOLISH" the other
Then what can do for you. Why don't you
c thn "A your own, and take your own place In
ham-nay, but You ' are not studham. but but Man
nersieigh, now, since your father died-drag-
ging out such a life as yours must of necessity
a ae It's absurd and we must get you out of this
mo. no; it's poor little hole, but I've been
We've so oe the 70 ane
S1iii, my children have rights, and have kept
Mins is for your brother
Taff.' '' 80 ''' ''u' ''''"''
ayes, Taft; do you ever hear anything OF hime
Have Have you any idea what kind of a life he is
Lord Archie laughed "Oh, he has turned
over new Leaf gave up the old ways with the
death? He must have done it to claim and
MN MIN for years-never since the day last saw
him, when told him had proof, proof of his
guilt, the guilt for which have borne the
blame all these fourteen long weary years past.
gave him the opportunity OF flying the cOun-
| try, which he secuted, declaring must be
him. '"'' '0''''' - o'e"" u 'uSpec''"s
"Of what?"
"Murder!' the sick man answered. "He
1ouily and cruelty murdered my mothers
niece, our cousin, because he had made But
What am l saying? am wandering in my
neaO, tnat GO DlaDbing out the secret have
Kept all these years to my own hurt and ruin
He looked anxiOusly at Lord Archie he
spoke, as if he thought he would rush out of
the room and proclaim the whole of his secret
10 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 snail have to take to secure your sons
papers in Order?''
Everything! They are all in the little tin
box. AS to my will, that is made too; but
should like to add something to it, if you will
| consent"
~? Oh, of course; what is it?"
mother. dare say She will marry again, and
I've provided Il suitable income in case OF it,
reyertia no IT. Of but tell me-
Varsity days, why, when you had the power
to take everything and provide properly and
you bury yourself in the ranks, and let that
young ruilian Taft usurp your placer"
clear out of the way, and challenged me-yes,
| actually challenged me to produce my proofs
against him. had them sale enough, and SO
told hlin-theyr re i'll that box now. l shouldn't
nave spOken-what would have been the good?
1t would have broken my fathers heart and
furnished our old name; and the girl was dead;
had been lying dead among the sedge and the
bulrushes for hours before we found her. All
the ruin that could come upon the Manner
Sol determined to keep silence, simply because
could not see the good OF speaking.
but happened to be the first to find the poor
girl, lying face down in the water, and as
IN Se1e as of 5
Iaff7s handwriting, asking her to meet
him in that place at four in
and seeing her hand clinched upon some
thing forced it open and took from it IA locket
which he had worn on his watch cnain at
luncheon. knew 1T, because we had all no
ticed it. There was a bit of broken chain hang
ing to 1t, evidently where she had ciutched at
showed the letter and the lOcket to him that
very night, and then, owing to the gossip OF
one of the servants who had seen Inc take the
lOcket or, rather, had seen me take something
out of her hand, was put on the trial as first
witness. As soon as saw in the report that it
was known 1 had the locket, L made up my
mind to clear out of the way at once, for
though could keep silence, could not give
false evidence. l could easier bear ruin and
my fathers heart by putting rope round my
tho RS, neck. So that night boited and
Twenty-fifth. But l didn't know, 1 never
heard, ne was dead. , When was it:'
About year age" Lord Archie replied.
Taft has turned over a new leaf?"
"Presides at philanthropic and religious meet
ing light among the unco guild"
"Aii, he'll need it ALL" dryly. II fear,
though, there's not much real good in him
He was always a bad lot, but my father loved
him best of us all. Well. my time is getting
short and if you will get me a lawyer here at
i
the better; there's no time to lose. For the rest
it will soon be over. shall not see tomorrow: OF
that am certain. As soon as you hear OF it,
want you to go and see Taft, and tell him all /
have told you; tell him that you hold my writ.
ten word, that 1t Is all true that unless he ad.
mits my boys claim, and allows him to take
his place without delay, you have my orders to
disclose everything-everything! But you will
have no trouble; and should like to lie in the
Old church-yard at home beside my mother
You'll do all this for me, Archer" anXiOusly
'Ill do 1T all to the best OF my power" said
Lord Archie, with q great lump In his throat
and a white mist dancing before his eyes SO
that the sick man and the little meager room
were blOtted out from his vision.
II didn't know be had gone, or should have
done it before. l always meant to put my
children in their own place, butt didn't know
the old man was dead. only kept out OF the
way for his sake; 1t was all for his sake"
Lord Archie rose to his feet III go for a
lawyer at once; but, Studham old fellow can't
you make an effort and get well? wish you
would"
ats too late now, Archie; but thank you all
the same"
ut seems such a pity" regretfully.
ut can't be helped" patiently; ''and kept 1t
from him."
Aud that night Private John Arnitt died, and
week later was buried as John George Alured
tenth Earl Of Mannersleigh, when stephen, his
son, reigned in his stead.-Hdrpers B0zar.
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