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

NdABAEh ANAL. - FATHER HAYWARD
NEWS.
al was telling you,'' repeated Father
Hayward, "that we had strange Wis
itor yesterday at wrothsley, but happily
met him just at the entrance of the
castle, and was able to prevent him hav-
ing an interview with Lady Gilmore; but
his commun icstion TO me was such an
important one that lost no time in COM
ing 10 town to test its truth"
tImporiant?'' repeated Nanoy. who
could scarcely restrain her agitation
"Most important-but must tell you
about our strange visitor. Well, just as
was about enter the castle, / perceived
seafarmg looking man standing talk
ing to one of the footmen in c very earn
est fashion. was about to pass the two
and 20 INTO the library, which room, as
you know, is always open to me, when
Graham, the footman, addressed me-"
Z" Your reverence, he said, this
person insists on seeing her ladyship, but
I tell him it is impossible. so perhaps YOU
would kindly persuade HIM TO go?'
"Then l turned to the seafaring look
ing man, who was of rugged, but honest
COuntenance.
PNa7Ac-o
Gilmore, said, but if you have anv
message for her ladyship can carry it
TO her.
This man answered determinedly-
- i must see Lady Gilmore, ) he said
at is matter of life and death, and re-
lates to her eldest son. -
"'You mean Lord Gilmore?' l asked |
now greatly interested, as thought per- |
haps this person could give US some clue |
as TO his disappearance.
:" They call him Lord Gilmore now,
answered the man, but have known |
him by another name.
- Come into the library and talk to
me, l said, ana led the way thither,
and the man followed me. When we
got there and had shut the door, told
him he could as safely conHde in me any
communication he had to make as to
Lady Gilmore herself, as was her priest
and confessor, and intimately acquainted
with the whole family circumstances.
He hesitated a moment, looked me
Keenly In the face, with pair OF clear,
honest blue eyes, and then began his
story, which will try to relate as nearly
in his own words as 1 can.
90 Il am called John Summers, he
said, 'and am boatbuildsr at a viii
lRgs called Scarley.'
80 'Scarley?' l interrupted, for l had !
been to Scarley.
Aye he answered, 'scarley,
where the lad who was called Gerard
Brewster was reared, and this lad was
my daughters sweetheart. Sir he
went on, with strange energy and pas
sion, L cursed that lad the last time ! /
saw him, for 1 believed he'd wronged (
my grill They were engaged to be !
welded. 1t seems, when he left Scarley, s
and came to this place, and they made G
him grand lord. But l have nought b
TO do with that; what have TO do with Q
is my girl a
Then you know nothing of Lord [
Gilmore's Disappearance? I asked.
- Wait bit, l am coming to that f
he answered. Well. some months back
my girl disappeared, he continued; I
. parted with her one night and, and in a
the morning she was gone, and 1 was "
like man dement, for many q day.
She's my CRly one, sir, and better G
lass never lived. and l could believe no
i'll Of her. Yet folks began to say that 81
she had gone of with Gerard Brewster, W
because they had made him into q lord o.
and that he was too grand TO wed my b
girl, and that she was his light-o-love. b
"'Was this so, then?' l enquired. e
90 1 will tell you directly, sir; l went tc
mp TO London and taxed him with wrong OF
ing nv girl, face 10 face, and he denied m
L offered never 10 see her again IL he ht
would wed her, and told him l would III
sttle nv bit of money on her, but he hi
'iIl denied he knew anything about her, th
hough saw he was lying by his face.
Ana though l tried hard to see him DIS
gain l could not-they said he had gone SO
.broad-so just went back home, with
nv heart well nigh broken o. thinking of or
he poor lsss-and until three days ago H
leard nothing more. be
- Then you have heard from her?' sh
said. in
Z" Heard from her, and seen her
oth; got letter from her TO tell me nc
he was Ia sore distress-that she was lii
red 10 Gerard Brewster, Lord Gilmore,
Ow-' al
MARRIED." exclaimed. sic
90 Aye, married as fast as the church III
ould make her, for Gerard had kept his WI
ord TO her, and they were married in br
NO churches TO make it sure, on the wi
cry day she went to him. But the lad
as disappeared, and his poor young av
lie is in bitter distress, for there's a tn
ably coming, and thought It but right
} come and tell his mother the " hole I'M
DRY, so that something more might be VIC
one TO find him. bu
"These were the mans very words,
RS. Clifford, - continued Father Hay- no
ard, land it was with difficulty could tn,
ersuade him 10 delay his communion ad
on to Lady Gilmore, on account of the
elicate state of her health, and the
anger of any sudden shock. l told him
would see him again to-day, and have
certRined in the meanwhile that 1t is ha
arfectly true that his daughter is Lord of
ilmore s legal wife; and l called TO tell bro
,ur husband this news, and also TO say to
at the time has now come, think,
hen the family should offer large re- ;
ard for any autheGtio clue Of Lord Gill aft
res mysterious disappearance. - =
Nancy had listened to the good priests Gif
ords with breathless interest, down. goi
st eyes, and a fast-beRting heart. GU,
len, as he paused, she suddenly looked to-
}. hoI
land what do you think about itg" s
e said quickly. "Mv husband always bef
Us be is sure to be heard OF soon-I wit
san Gerard" =
And what reason has he for thinking cor
'' asked the priest, quietly. cite
oh, he knows nothing-he only saw the
out ii in the newPpapers ynu know - the