Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-17
CHAPTER XVII

Although Englant was nov o. me ani %
my wife isni wy different from the ono
~ quilted some II ght months agn. we ~cra
anxious b rst back O. Seville. Il only tost
~ resi my mothers fears Sis. y or voman.
~ letter showed vas much oxsrclsel a.
% what manner q tusin--s cpuli have
male Us leavs Ler In - unccrsmonl5us a
wav Tho moment the glad Truth Ia b.
come known D. M. ! tal tclesraphei. say.
ing that all was vel wiih a. ani that se
should lan her Two things on'y detained
us
Ths fiat was that ws wan,sl ths con.
siCts s1nission. Although puulrna saI
little on tho subject. knsw that until D. az.
rvct shs volii not b, quite happy There
sas niiu her a haunting drrai that tns
ulau, .n CO.. uopi 0i mitig ailng hif ssnt,a,s.
bal Tlrairl guilty o. n crime uf wulrn h.
vas inuuant iYcu tha accurate aocount
which gave hfr of ths nffrF.ss with ths
suIcitUr al not quite satisfy her ~ ws
valiel lmpat.ent.y f.r ths fl.l explanation.
which might or might not .omc
Toe ~. ~ thing shIcl krpi us In l0uion
was tfIs ! determined that trInrs 1 l-ft
IwluI have ths fact that whsu I mtrrlsl
IhulpIa ! married Lady y rranI fuIy &C
knoulsi.ei folni my way o. the x n.
tirmen who sere windlng up che ieai
II al AIAlA AMI AlAANl AlNN 49, u Their
inrrciuious earS AZ hnst they ifraiei mo
a. Hn lmIusior
Hutn0t ior long indr,i. my tax va half
dUnr icy tsi ALREADY. without nuy a..
suranrs from Nrs Nii-ln. f0rraf.d 0ut to
dsfs ant part Icuiarl of che death 10 ths first
lady frrani They hal iut o. sssure
.n.msslscs that tns marriage oertiucsts
rhich AL hcfors them was no lorgery,
sni surrender a. discretion
"a.
t0H me- ~ir MerFyn hal dIsl intasate
Ho tai during hii lifetime mall awsy vith
urary au b. could alifnsts Sul. there
was some f~rsunN property. ~ ahlrh ny
vtfe Ct ud cam a sharf ani q certain
amnunf of rral pr1pariT. on which shs sas
snt.iiel O. t0ser Bai q N0a very poor
estate
rrif them very shlrt ! to'd them tat.
ID fna Ifrraaesl's wealth D. great ~ LITTLE.
M rns renuy-pIelr of itshouli my HIfs's
nnrers 10 ~ir Mervyn fsrranis heir vas
in want o fns money. % shou a. provided hs
vasa different stamp of man from b. I'M.
nelstf preiecrslr. D. Z Vsl o. hIm free
rtft lf nu'. some hospital should o. tsn--
n.r,i by if AL I santai was that 10 shouii
D. clearly uni .rstcri thai sir Msrsyn Fer.
rard DC rlip~.
To administrator oue n .hon va by
th. ty. CO., lolr. evidently llokai urlu ms
H. a most eccentric reralnsgs r.rhafs a
aas flr tlis refs n, or-af i0 not sish to
cast unmrrit 4 blame fsrhapi t Wa 10.
f4usr fhr estate uUIn un fn uHfhlug -Hrll.
anv say. even io chs iaY un have rsc-Iyel
un rUmr.uu. .cttiUn, much irss rrulffaurs.
from fhf aimnif at ~. no. a. teI tns
truth. have I trnuh'oi tlsm araIn Ihl.
lrptsmar iigs almiti.sl. wa. is,i my han.is
ofal tle frrrand irooL
Ttor.n rsurn "a n1f arrive. tu' I pr.
sualei lrhrpt tp leave Englfni NJ
Insp rnu % s.ni whatever - hii o. - a %
S.sIl.s .lsf ls sell AZ fl LnulIn - once
mofr. ami this time .n 100 tli perfect hap
rin-.s. 80 f.,.k the lang lpurnay which sas
nov uu o. familiar Co us
The D.. tls sd by. with which Poll.
Iprs thrvw hersslf into my mothers arms
ll.c.ci su The unbralilnx, AMI raproach
uhirh ve APPARENTLY usritei Oar rsflru
vas llke ths return of a prpiigsl son snd
daug nter lghtsr. tears ani happlnessi
AIihllgh tuIi nv mother h.ng A. fl
ths 0il - of cur mYst u.us luurnnT. ~
ihoufh 80 asksl 100 nothing. a.th ugl n1
NDrIi rFii1r-iug hfr kn1s.s'lse ~ What hal
p,s.,.l has ever crosis hor hpl I kl1-
thaf all bas hen revealed o. hrI. tlai Poll.
ipra hat sobl.,l soi to- Whole strange tale
tn h-r irsasf knos u ~ this. that since
tta dav - our return my uiuthsfs dep
1--we far nv nifs has shown ifa1f even Ten.
lsrsr. sse.far AMI ieen-r Nes. I 49,
srsrci the telling of ths tale My mnfhers
sfrs tle usKt iay snneci me hat fnUppa
nj given boz the history. as ! have given 10
Ierf rom tcgiuuiug O. ent
~. not quite tt- end 80 ~ ms oncs
more. ~ askci you AZ the l-ginning of mf
sfory 10 80 ~ me-. Tat ths TINS. not ~ the
sils ~ a srnnllernx nre. bat out in ths fsIr.
gay PATIO oI rur AniAlusian Lums. IhllIn nua
AMI are Sole bY siie TIE r.rt hss llsi
com. la sni brought ne haiky farsef, on
which. in cisfaIy hani. n vrifisa my
rsms md allrsss t.ar ne ~ per op~n
9Th a.efness know Wat 10 oonts.nfs
ThIirpa knoss ! Ssh o. raj a. art aioUs.
~ fhe anf-si'ur Io's m h~r eTss turns NJ
from my purpo.s. After all thsrs Is noihn
d fear. there can u nothinx Viii f'
~ uii n1t knos -. With uur cheek
tut touching. - r~ai together Nit ~ ut
lcan ova my shoulder. AMI real With IA