Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-27


regarding several matters"
Captain Green came forward and ST.
lently shook his friends hand; His ex-
ample was followed by every one in the
room, and the entire party soon left the
library and the house oi mourning.
Lady Maude, when she recovered
from her swoon, wept bitterly. 81
wish Lady Travers had not left me any
thing" she said to Lady Clyde. 81
loved her dearly, but she has been un-
just TO her son.
Never mind that now, my dear;
come home with me. You can not re-
main here with propriety. Let your
maid pack up few things for the pres
ent, and come and stay with me. NV
son told me to insist upon your doing
so.
Lady Maud consented, and left that
afternoon with Lady Clyde and her
maid. 1t was decided that She should
remain with these kind friends until
her affairs were settled.
The day after his mothers funeral
Lord Travers, in looking over her pri-
vate papers, found a note addressed to
himself, in which she explained her
strange will as follows:
"MY SON,--I tried. as you are aware, to
keep the promise which made To your dying
father, but you utterly refused 10 obey his
last wishes and my requests. Lady Maud
has been wronged by your fIther. Ideem IL
my duty 10 make restitution, as iar as lies in
my power, for his sin. | have Therefore made
n new Will, and left all possess TO Lady Maud.
Your undutiiul conduct has grieved me eX
ceedingly, ior never thought to 1--we 10 see
my only son so completely Infatuated with a
baSe-born girl as to forget the Obligations due
to his station In life When oufind yourself
deprived OF your maternal inheritance you
have only 10 thank your own folly for your
unpleasant position. "Your mother,
"EMILY CARRINGFoRD."
Lord Travers sighed wcarily after
reading his mothers letter, for it con
iirmed his suspicion that sine had re-
tlined her bitterness regarding Hazel
krke. After he had overhaued his
mothers private papers, he went into
the picture-gallery and ordered the fam
ily portraits, also two other lavorite
pictures, packed up and sent off to
Uarringford; then he left Portland
Place and took up his quarters at Nor
ley's Hotel, and seut for Mr.. Coal.
When the lawyer called on Lord
Trayers, he was shocked at the sad ex-
preston OF his couEtennnce.
Il have sent fer you, Mr.. Coal, " said
Lord Travers, "to arrange for the sale
of the furniture, plate, and paintings OF
my house in Portland Place with as lit
tie delay as possible; for Lady Maud is
OF age next month, and | wish to be
able to settle with her ut once"
II shall do SO, my lord. find the
estate owes her exactly one hundred
and ten thousand pounds. | have de-
Quoted the amounts paid to her OF latter
years, also sums spent on her education
etc. The sale of your house in Port
land Place will not realize a third
Of the sum, therefore you will have
to raise ten years mortgage on Car
ringford."
"See that it is done Coal, and pay
Lady Maud every larthing due her"
81 will do as you desire, my lord.
am very sorry your mother made such
an unjust will"
$50 am /; for she carried her hatred
OF the girl who is, before Heaven, my
wife to her grave. She separated us and
she disinherted me because / refused
to marry Lady Maud. l do not care
for wealth; the only being in the world
for whom | should have coveted it is
lost to me, lear, forever"
"Do you mean, Hazel Kirke ?"
eyes, my poor girl wonder where
she is tonight? Perhaps she is dead
Oh, my friend l wish to Heaven
could discover what her fate has been p
Mr. Coal looked at his young friend
with grave compassion.
"My lord, no one can deplore the
state of affairs more than |, but be.
lieve the lady whom you call your wife
is alive and well, and at present in this
very city,"
"Where? Have you obtained clew
For Heavens sake, tell me what you
meant" cried Lord Trayers, excitedly
II met your wife under the assumed
name of Helen King. She applied tc
me for employment, which gave her
| became interested in her, and by {
shrewd guess | discovered that she wa,
Hazel Kirke."
"Where is she at present ?" crieC
Lord Travers, grasping the lawyer,
arm.
"rhat is more than | can tell you, fol
called at her lodging-house severa
weeks ago, and discovered that she haC
left. The servant said she had gone Il
a new position"
"She has taken one as governess ir
some family, most likely. Just think
all the time | lay i'll at Rodney Hal
she was in London, and her where
abouts known to you. How stupid W,
all were not to have gone to you fo
ADVICE and assistance in the frs
place!" "
"Be content, my friend, to leave tn,
affair into my hands now. | have em
ployed one OF the shrewdest detective
on the force, and believe will find th
lady before long"
MAY Heaven bless you
81 have sent Captain Green to Scot
land to hunt up that man Earle win
married you. | want to find out if h
is II minister or not; also, several othe
particulars.
God bless him for his kindness t
me! He has proved himself frien,
indeed. lie did not hesitate to 60,
know, for he has acted like brothe
to me through all this trouble. l be
lieve I'll go after him.
"You can not leave London Mt pres