Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-11


with the help of timely concealment and
disguise, and leaving the foul stain Of
murder on the man he had wronged.
After all these confessions, and those of
the before time and aftcr-time, came al
ways the one request which he urged
upon me. Would undertake that the
two tRousand pounds which he had
amassed by his skill and success (as we
blindly speak of success(, as well as his
income of two hundred pounds year,
which he had not been able to claim
since his reported murder. should be re-
mitted to his son, OF whom he knew lit
erally nothing. So, after his death,
sent nv solicitors an advertisement for
the Times. When the answer to this was
forwarded to me, and / found the name
and address Of Jelfrey's son were fur
nished me by my own brother-in-law, /
determined to wait, and bring the ac-
knowledcment and the news to him my
self. SO, Jessie-is not that your name,
my little fellow 2-you are, you see, the
possessor of fortune of your own, which
/ shall be glad to hand over, or invest,
lust as your grandmother advises. She
is your guardian, now, hear"
Granny, Col. Stuart the child
was looking from the one to the other in
panied bewilderment-"w will it be right
TO take it? Would-would dad have
told me to take it =
Lina's head was dropped, and both
hands went up to hide her eyes.
"Jet," said Neil, gently touching
Lina's hands with one Of his, and draw
ing the child to her with the other,
"come and ask dads sister. She will
know"
But Marjorie, seeing that Lima could
not look up to meet their eyes, answered
for her.
''I think we may be glad that Eustace
Jelfrey's money can do some good as he
never did any himself. And it will be
clearing his memory just little for as
to use. 1t will be-" added the girl,
jumping to pleasant conclusions In her
own peculiar style, sit will be doing
a good turn, and therefore exactly what
Gerard Adhesion would have DONE.
cat any rate we shall be acting ac-
cording to the request of dying man, +"
added Col. Stuart, not quite seeing it as
Marjorie did, yet knowing how wisely
and honorably the fathers property
could be used for the neglected son,
"and so ] feel that We ought to do as
jeffrey asked--eh, Mrs. Oheere 2"
How prosperous Mr.. jeffrey must
have been In all he undertook !" put in
Mrs. Esdaile.
"Satan is a very remunerative fellow
to serve" replied her husband. He
pays well-7in the present"
"How clever Mr.. jeffrey must have
been !" unused Dorcas, recovering her
breath slowly.
"What different use he might have
made of his talents I" said Neil, more
thoughtfully than any one guessed.
Isn't 1t true that there are no such
dreary words in the world as it might
have been 2"
No one answered Mariorie's half
whispered words, because they went too
near the hearts of all who were there.
Later on in the evening, as Dorcas
prepared to leave, Col. Stuart detained
her.
eve have a proposal to make to you,
Mrs. Cheere," ne said "Mr. and Mrs.
Esdaile are going to settle in our neigh
borhood, Tn delighted to say, and to
send jack to the Marlborough grammar
school. No boy could go to a better, as we
all know, and as you yourself have often
said when we have been talking over
unattainable wishes Well, what do
you think Of sending Jet, too? 1t is
quite In your power now"
II shan be very glad for the boys not
to be separated" put in Mrs. Esdaile,
kindly noticing how the words that Dor.
cas- wanted to utter would not come from
her shaking lips.
at think it a famous plan" added
Mr.. Esdaile, seeing this also, and so
putting In his own cheering words to
help her.
presently. "Oan you really, really con.
sent for your boy to grow up with
his?"
1--WE think of him as Gerard's boy, 3"
said Mrs. Esdaile, gently, "and we real
~ want you not to separate your little
grandson from Jack.
"Sir Gerard Adhesion himself would
have been very glad to have them grow
up together" said Col. Stuart, quietly.
Poor Doreas This last and most
thoughtful proof of the good opinion Of
these friends who had SO utterly for:
given aud forgotten her complaining
discomfort entirely broke down her self
reliance, and she could but let her tears
have their own way.
cannot help II, she moaned, apol-
ogetically, rs Jets csressing little hands
ASW u0NA Ao1pS e1u buo AOOk0O up 70
meet Mariorie's bright eyes-"I cannot
help it, Miss Marjorie. I was thinking
II my little girl could see this prosperity
come to her child, and know how good
you all are to him, and to me, for his
sake-or for the sake of him that was
good to us both. I'm q weak and selfish
old woman; I've been hard and ill-tem-
pered all my life, but this makes me
more of a child than-than my own
grandchild.
"And don't you think your little girl
does see your happiness, and her
childsS" whispered Marjorie softly. d"
think So"
"Then You will consider our plan,
viii you p asked Mr.. Esdaile, wishing
to cheer her again, Sand We will discuss
it further presently. shall be all over
the country for the next few days, look
ing for house, so we shall be popping
in to see You and arrange this. )"
"Col. Stuart-please-C Stuart
He had walked aside from the group
to ring the bell for the brougham again :