The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-14

The life he led amply justified this step.
but he is my son yet. / love him but
l dare not leave hin, money TO work evil
with. Where he is, know not, having
neither seen nor heard Of him siRoe we
pAxtsd in anger. He may be ohGnged, or
he may change. II so-if you are RAtis-
fed that he is living even tho life Of an
ordinary man, the income arising from
my property must DO his. Hhe uarries,
or is married, oil must be settled on his
children-sll except five thousand
pounds, which beg you to accept IS q
token of friendship. Should my SON be
dead before me, and leave no children,
take my wealth and use it as your own,
and may it bring you greater happiness
than it has brought me. 1 trust you In
this as few women Of my age have ever
trusted % man. II I urged you to keep
faith, l should show doubt, and this let,
ter would be waste-paper You will
read this after my death, and will, am
pleased to think, regret q little your
friend, HoNoRIA BLATCAFORD.
Up. S-His name Is Ralph"
It was as he had imagined coupling
nor last words with the delivery OF that
letter-she gave with one hand and took
away with the other. Knowing Mrs.
Blatchford's character so well, he could
resd plainly between the lines of that
.etter. He could SEQ the pride which
had keep her to tho text, bur not to the
spirit Of determination which she had
vowed should be irreyocable. However
much her son had wronged her, she had
forgiven him in her heart; but having
sworn she would not leave him penny,
had in this extraordinary way COM
pounded with her Sslf-sespeOs
Although tho passing dream OF great
wealth must come no more, Cuthbert
could ouly feel thankful. He couldwith
clear conscience accept the five
thousand pounds, tho interest ON which
would gave him about double the in
come he now injoyed. He could free
himself from his bondage, and make .
fresh start under easy circumstances.
So he tels very grestful, and vowed that
the instructions that letter contained
should be followed to the best Of his
ability. Tha. Ralph Blatchford was
lead, never entered his mind. He
would hear of his mothers death, and
make his appearanco-nsxt week. next
month or next year, according to the
distance At which his tent was pitched.
Whether he would be tit to be trusted
with the money or not. must be an after
consideration. The decision would be
great responsibility but he hoped,
after last nights struggle. to be able to
Judge fairly. For himself, he was now
FREQ MN, with five Thousand pounds
and Cuthbers wont that evening to the
little ...v.nizeu ZION apology for q
cllurch, and preached his last sermon
with y thankful heart.
After such = turn Of fortunes weel, no
one wondered at his leaving his profess
sion immedistely. Legal matters were
settled the will duly proved, and
although caveats were threatened by
sun6lry relatives the threats came to
nothing and Cuthbert Wrey, to oil APP
pearance, stepped from curate's
stipened of ons hundred and twenty
pounds into rents, dividends, and in
terest, amounting ct the least to four
thousand pounds q year; and as yet
Ralph Bla.chford had made no sign.
BY CutLbert's instructions, the notice
of Mrs. Blatchfori's death was inserted
in the newspapers OF nearly every civil
lized country Then, as nothing was
heard of she wanderer, the notice was
changed into Al advertisement request
ing Ralph Blatchford to communicate
with Messrs, Harding and Co., Solici-
tors, etc Several Hnpostors responded
to it, and told incredible tales, but were
in turn dismissed So months went on,
and readers Of newspapers i'll all parts
OF the world found the repetition OF the
same advertisement growing mono.
tonous and trife irritating.
Cuthbert meanwhile lived in London,
occupying inexpensive rooms, and
determined to limit his expenditure to
to the interest on the sum to which he
was morally entitled. He strove to
keep himself from building castles
which might be shattered any moment.
He had entered for the bar, thinking
that was the best opening for his am
bition. The few people who knew him,
and were acquainted with the terms OF
the will, wondered at his mode of life.
Why should man of his wealth wish to
adopt q profession He told no one,
not even his solicitors, under what re-
servation he held the property, Ho
worked hard, for it was his nature to do
enough for year, willing to resign
everything when called upon so to 90.
Then, gradually, he began to grow
unsettled No word or tidngs came of
Ralph Blatchford. Another year
passed and then, only then, Cuthbert
Wrey thought-perhaps hoped-that
Ralph Blatchford was known not in the
land of the living.
After this, the advertisements APP,
peared at intervals only. Still Cuth-
bert feared to enter into his kingdom.
II will wait another year." he said.
"Then 1 shall be a barrister. II he
turns up by that time, will try and
succeed rs an advocate if not, l must