The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-24

IL should have told you sooner that my
uncle has not been very well of late. He
has not had the doctor again, however. He
Is taking the medicip, the doctor prescribed
when he first saw him
l hoped that Branksome would allow me
to keep this letter, in which there was SO
much that had the deepest interest for me.
But l was disar pointed. When he saw that
had read it through he held out his hand
and received il from me-
snow, Mr.. Fenton" he said presently, III
am going TO reason with YOU Daisy's letter
proves l think, that Mr.. Mauleverer is re-
covering his senses. You, who have seen
him when in his ordinary state of mind,
must know how gertle and amiable he is
when free from mental excitement or dis
turbance. want to plead with you for his
forgiveness. Can you not see that when he
is himself again there will be no man living
who will be more Mortified at the thought of
the outrage of which he has made you the
victim than he will be-"
assentel 10 what Branksome said.
"Well, then, be generous to him Remem-
Der his close connection with Daisy, and for
give him for his conduct not merely by
word of mouth, but in your inmost heart"
II am quite ready to do that; indeed,
thought had already done So"
"No, there is only one way in which you
can show at this moment that you are not
unforgiving. That is by remaining on the
yacht. Yes, see that you do not like the
suggestion, but before you re jet it consider
one or two points. First, then, you will un-
questionably show a magnanimous spirit
which can hardly fail to impress Mr.. Maui
leverer in your favor when he RECEIVERS en-
tirely from the excitement from which he
has lately suffered; nsxt. you will be COM
plying with what / know under such cir
cumstances would be Daisy's wish. Do you
not see in her letter how she recommends
you to my protection Well, 1 am ready to
protect you, so far as / can do so, If you will
follow my advic,. Lastly, I believe that
you will be able to get TO England sooner
by remaining with US than by any other
way.n
/ wavered-and was lost The truth is
that had no grievance against Branksome
or Fosdyke. The former / had learned to
like immensely and to trust entirely. The
latter was one of the most amusing of COM
panions. It was unpleasant no doubt, to re-
fleet upon the fact that Flinter was one Of
the company on board the vessel. But he
had carefully kept out of my way since my
release, and the ship was large enough to per-
do So l took the outstretched hand of
Branksome and declared that would finish
my voyage, as had begun it, on board the
Golden Hawk.
Three days we lay in the harbor at Bodo.
This is not a story of Arctic travel, and
therefore l shall not dwell upon the novel
and interesting sights which / witnessed
during our stay in the little port. Neither
the novelty nor the interest of the thing,
however, prevented my rejoicing openly
when at last we started on our return jour
ney. Thirty-six hours after quitting Bodo
we were at anchor in the port OF Trondhjem,
the ancient capital of Norway.
We were not TO remain long here; but
there was time Dr. Branksoms told me, to
see the grand old cathedral of St Olaf and
the other sights of the place. Accompanied
by Branksome and Fosdyke, went through
the wide streets Of the quaint old city. The
first place we visited was the postofice.
There was q batch of letters here for Fos-
dyke and one or two for Branksome. But
there was no further news from Great
Lorton.
&. "Let us go to the Hotel d'Angleterre," said
Fosdyke, when we had done our sightseeing
Mt the cathedral suppose that we lunch
there, and have look at the newspapers"
ply Of Branlsome and myself; and before
long we were seated in the cosily-furnshed
little salon of that well-known hotel. The
friendly waiter brought the latest copy of
The Times--six days old--to U.S. and Drank
some, after courteously Offering it to me,
began to peruse it with the hungry avidity
of man who has long been shut OFF from
news Of the outer worl1.
Fosdy5e and l turned over the old illus
tratei papers which Uttered the table, and
the well-thumbed register OF visitors from
all parts Of the world, while ever and anon
Brankscme gave us the particulars of soma
incident of interest recorded in the journal
Suddenly cry Of horror startled me out of
the placid frame OF mind in which l had
been awaiting my luncheon. 1t was Drank
some who had uttered it. l looked up and
saw him with a white, panic-stricken face,
holding the newspaper towards Fosdylle, his
hand trembling with emotion He was APP
parently incapable of speech.
"In heavens name, what is the matter,
Branksomel Are you ILL" cried the lawyer
"Oh, my God! my Godp he groaned, "read
it! read it for yourself. Was there ever
anything so dreadful in this worldl"
Fosdyke did not seem to understand 1
snatched the paper from Branksome's fingers,
dreadful news which had moved him so
deeply. This was the paragraph which 1
read
Sudden DEATH-Our Lorton CORE
spondent telegraphs to us to say that pro-
found sensation has been caused throughout
the district by the news of the sudden death
of Mr.. George. Mauleverer the Australian
millionaire, whose purchase of the Great
Lorton estate was recently announced in our
columns 1t seems that Mr.. Mauleverer was
found dead in his bed yesterday morning,
and the appearances indicate that he died
during a fit of epilepsy, to which it is ru-
mored that he was subject 1t is not thought
likely that any inquest will be held. Mr..
Mauleverer had only recently settled in Eng
land, his vast fortune having been accumu-
lated in Australia, where he was we'll known
as the wealthiest of the squatter aristocracy.
He leaves behind him niece who resided
with him at Great Lorton Hall Mr.. Maui
leverer during the short period Of his resi-
dence on his Yorkshire estate had endeared
himself to his tenantry by his liberality and
kindliness He had, however, been in ailing
health almost ever since his arrival in Eng
land Nofhinr Is known ma vet aS a, the die