Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-31

tails Of Lord Gilmore's disappearance,
Her father seems an honest, straight
forward, working man-but it's a sad
thing, Mrs. Clifford. such u marriage az
this--it seems Us though the evil. spring.
ing from Lady Gilmore's fatal error
would never end. -
'lt has brought great trouble GER
tainly, answered Nancy, with ouiver-
| ing lips.
She was thinking how it had changed
| Hugh Clifford; how the light heartsd
careless man had become morose, gloomy
and dissatisfied; md now the news of hls
elder brothers. marriage was sure stIII
further to embitter him.
''Will you then tell your husband what
l have said, added Father HAYWARD
rls ng; shall now go down to Maiden
| heao ana see the new Lady Gilmore and
ne ar everything she has got to say, and
| them Tomorrow | should like to call
HgI In here, and consult Mr.. Clifford what
Wou be the best steps 10 take under the
| circum stances?''
81 will tell Hugh" said Nancy with
some hesitation
'Please do; will call here tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. and will You
kindly ask Mr.. Clifford to ses me thsn?,D
Nancy promised that she would do so,
and then she asked after Lady Gilmore,
and the children at Wrothsley.
Lady Gilmore is better, but still very
frnil, and absolutely dread the effect of
this news upon her. She misses Won
very much, and is always talking of the
time when you and your little son will re-
turn TO Wrothsiey. Yon will come 10
her, will you not, if any fresh trouble
faIs?''
YES said Nancy in a low tone;
for 1t seemed TO her that moment that
fresh trouble was very near.
Then after few further words Father
Hayward went away, and Nancy stood
thinking of the task which lay before |
her. She had TO tell her husband of his |
brothers. marriage with girl of Iowly |
birth: to tell him that probably the last |
chance had passed away, that his own
son would never inherit the title, for
Hugh Clifford had always persisted that
Gerard would never marry. And It was
therefore with absolute dread that late
in the afternoou-ouly Just in time to
dress for dinner-Nanoy heard Hugh
Clifford 20 into his dressing room, and a
minute later with trem bling fingers she
raped at the door.
''Come in, ~ he called, and Nancy
went in, and Hugh looked round and
nodded as she did so.
'Well, Nancy, any nsws2" he said,
carelessly.
81 have got some news, Hugh, - she
answered, in a low tone.
az hope it's good then, or 1 DON'T
want TO hear it. -
ats something very strange-Fatner
hayward has been here, Hugh"
Nothing about my mother, hope?'
"No-but yesterday a man went TO
rnfh he -
he asked TO see Lady Gilmore, insisted {
upon seeing her, but luckily Father |
arrived at the castle just then, :
and the footman appealed to hlm-and {
then this man said he wanted 10 see Lady
about something concerning her
eldest SON.. /
Hugh Clifford turned his head away
"what have 1 to do with this?', he
asked in a changed voice r
''Then Father Hayward took this man c
nto the library continued Nancy In r
accents, "and-he told Father II
Hayward strange story, Hugh-where b
'our brother was brought up, somewhere D
N the northern seRceast, this man and
lis daughter lived, aud-Gerard was en- n
'ae to be married to this gIrl-wheu d
IL the changes came, when he became B
AVN Ou huO"s !
A sort OF exclamation here broke from | h.
Hugh Clifford s lips.
81 don't like to tell you all this, II
iugh,' went on poor Nancy, "but I II
m obliged to do it, because Father Hay al
Tard wishes TO see you about it,
~ won see himi' interrupted Hugh W
iifford, hoarsely. n
ooh! do Hugh-he would think it so b,
TRANCE il you do not-because this man
'ent on to tell Father HAYWARD, that IT
ne day his daughter disappeared from W
ONE and he never heard of her or from an
er for months. People said she had gone CO
} Gerard, and her father saw Gerard in
,wn, but he denied he knew anything nf
her. And her father heard nothing ur
lore till few days ago-atter Gerard of
nd DISAPPEARED for a fortnight-and then vi
le daughter wrote TO her father to tell WI
i'm of her distress-and to tell him too, in
lat she was married TO Gerard be
"What!" said Hugh Clifford, go 10,
lrkly, so passionately, that Nancy alb ev
lutelY trsmbled.
'They are really married - she went m,
after moments pause. ''Father in,
award ascertainsd this was so before al
, came here, and he thought that you to
ould know-for, Hugh, baby is COM of
g-'' an,
An inarticulats cry OF absolute fury wa
w burst from Hugh Clifford s quivering
)s. u
at is a lie, nothing but lie!'' he ar,
most shouted, his face pale with pas KIN
'n the while; 'this is another trick of an
e priests TO rob me again of what al cal
avs should have been mine. He has an
ibed this woman no doubt - now am
len--'
Suddenly he paused; suddenly turned saI
ray his head, and half staggered across eve
9 room as IL utterly overcome. .
''Oh! Hugh said Nancy appeal wi,
Zly, and. she went up to him and me
'uld have put her hand on his shoulder, {
t he shrank away from her. Nj.
Don't, don't touch me,'' he said tho
srsely. "Is this true, absolutely true, bal
at you have been telling me2" he :
ded, turning round aud facing her. VIII
Did the priest say this?' loo
Yes, it is true, J." faltered Nancy. +
Did he say anything else?' sho
'Yes-he said he thought the time mo
d now come when the family should {.
er reward for any clew to-your bar
other's disappearance-and be wished kuc
see you about this. yer
Il won I see hrl. once for allI'' and