The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-11-13
srnment bonds. But whose were theyP
They bore no mans name.
CHAPTER III.

ants strong room. John Bryant was
q stockbroker. as Mr.. Boyle had been.
and was, in truth, man whose friend
ship to the Boycs had lasted on from
the old days OF their prosperity. He was
an upright man, and he guarded the in
terest Of the Boylcs as well as If they
were his own. He locked the strange
Italian bonds, which were Maud's
'ilnds," in his strong room. There
they must lie while inquiries were made
as to their ownership.
Maud, II stranger, went to strangers;
new claims came upon her days; n
wider. new life came circling about her;
time each week seemed to her to be
growing more FULL more rich; in Il
while she grew to look upon herself in
the Ncw-Cross life as dim possibility,
so surely was she absorbing all the in
iluenccs OF the pleasant, kindly, luxuri-
Gus home where she taught two young
girls. The bonds still lay unowned; by
dint of wisely-framcd advertisements
claimants came forward whose preten-
sions would not bear the sitting of law
yer's questions. The bonds were still
Mauds, as John Bryant would have it,
though year had run by since the sum-
mcr day when she had found them.
Maud's gay prophecy of good fortune
coming to them was gradually being
fulfilled. Harry had really sent over a
good round sum to his mother; Davy
got rise in his office; a cousin of Mr..
Boylcs came to live with them at New
Cross, and brought good addition to
the family purse. Times were no long
er "hard times" Search was made for
Mr.. Harbutt's nephew, whom the old
,, gentleman, they now remembered, had
never spoken of by any other name than
that of Lewis" Now, was Lewis
u Christian name or a surnamep AS
! pointed as could be done advertise
ments went the round of the country
I, concerning unclaimed stock" The
Boyles did, and always would, insist up
on the belief that the Italian bonds be-
longed to Mr.. Harbutt.
"Have an advertisement giving his
!, name." said Maud, in letter home.
"Miss Maud is losing her business
head" was John Bryant's answer when
they told him what she had said.
.'The things are nightmare to me, "
y Mrs. Boyle said.
I, "'Then, my good lady. we will have
% the advertisement printed ut once. Shall
the first Harbutt who comes have
Il them?"
:. Her adviser was bit testy.
g 1t was a September evening, and thu
n scene was luxurious drawing room il
e Yorkshire country house. 1t was thu
q house in which Maud Boyle was gov
d erness. Work was over for the day, ant
IS she, with Cicely and Nan simpson, was
l. as usual, passing the evening with TIN
le rest of the family. The two girls wer'
"a fourteen and fifteen years of age; the,
W were "the children" of the household
4 A stepbrother, young Lewis Simpson
IS was man of twenty-five; he, too, wa
il in the room. The mother was there
'P also the grandmother, the mother OF tn
present Mr.. Simpson. Across the York
shire moors September wind had beel
OF blowing all day. and winter-like fir
u burned in the wide CRATE. But it wa
~ evening, and the three girls wore prctt
n light garments The two Simpson
~ were in white; Maud, though the ma
II terial OF her gown was no more tina
ty muslin, was somber-look;ng; its colo
" was Of the darkest crimson, and. see n
no lamps were lit, the tlickering CLEAR
of tirelight left her just warm-tone
IN shadow, she being abrown-hued maide
III herself.
L
IN the lamps were brought in there ais
10 came the big brother. tall man an
very fair. as his father and Cicely were
He lounged in as young men do loung
Oh in among home company OF womel
- kind. He threw himself on seat b
re Mrs. Simpson, and he threw one new
a. called Granny" but who. OF cours'
"A | Il thor To
Have you read this advertisement
as You are advertised for, Lewis" sal
en- Granny.
"lP Never! Who wants mee
some one leaving me fortuneP
ii. Young Simpson pretended he was Il
lis tigued. and lazily threw himself on tt
ok couch by the old lady.
er "You have had that happen once
IL that is moro than most men get Thel
ad read
lily The old lady gave him the newsp'
paper and pointed with her spectacle
which she had just taken from her nos
He read. His fair face flushed. The
ad he read. "Listen," he said; "it's me!
81 What was grammar at such momen,
en- "HARBUTr.-To any of the name, {
ed claiming under will made by q perso
of that name. Unclaimed stock foun'
en- Apply first by letter to Reeves & Leve
ID. Sole tors, Old Broad street, London.
That's my advertisement"
is The cry was from Maud.
"You? Yours?"
nd Every one seemed to be echoing HI
ng cry.
"l'll tell you," Maud said in her clea
RS. busncss-like way. al found son
led bonds once, and so the other day / a
he vised their advertising for the nan
,re 'Harbutt'
"That was my old uncle's name, yc
'd. know"-Simpson here drew chair
Maud's side-"my mothers uncle, {
'm eccentric old man; we hunted him l
icy when we came home last year."
ISIS "Our Mr.. Harbutt!-.our dear o
eft Mr. Harbutt!"
Maud clasped her hands, this tin
t." with very real excitement.
Or; "Yoursp Were you-P"
nd "He lived with US s-lodged with us
the Maud's face flushed with certa
'gy pride.
my "But / am very glad-and you n
the Lewis he talked aboutP'
DIS, They talked a little more over it, nj
presently Mr.. Simpson. the father, car
in in and had to be told the whole histo
md over again.
the 'Strango!" old Mr. Simpson muse
,ad "stranoe that no inquiry found you