Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26

A settlement of the estates of both
Gilbert Marlowe and Lawyer Croak, BY
court administration, resulted as mat
ter OF course in complete restitution
of such wealth, with interest, as they
had vrongfully appropriated; il thus re-
suited in both Jasper Marlowe and old Mr.
Alworth onco more coming into very easy
circumstances, while the residue Of Gil.
bert Marlowe's property, which proved
to be very considerable, was found at
his death to have been wholly willed to
his once adopted son-Cuthbert Mar
lowe.
Cuthben and Gwendoline were married
on the succeeding Michaelmas. 1t was
not an accomplished fact, however, mol
was their betrothal publicly made known
in time to prevent the callow but we'll
meaning Lord Squanderall from making
another offer of his heart and hand, II
need only be said in this connection that
Miss Alworth refused his second offer
just as kindly and good naturedly as she
knew how, in view of her having heard
of the good faith in which he had been
striving after reformation in his life and
habits, and that he accepted his fate with
manly and becoming resignation on being
informed that his old schoolfellow and
chum, Noel" Marlowe, was in the shoes
of the luckier man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuthbert Marlowe are
still living, Their union has proved an
exceptionally happy one, and group of
children are now growing up around
them. They live at jasmine Villa with
old Mr.. Alworth, whose troubled days are
at last ending peacefully among the beau
tiful flowers and plants for which he has
ever manifested such atouching fondness;
and they are often visited by Cuthbert' 8
father and mother, who reside chiefly in
London, and still more frequently by
good Aunt Joan.
Though now somewhat decrepit. the
latter is still the cheerful mistress of her
cozy cottage by the sea, though the elder
joint-owner of the Gadfiy, Peter, aston
ished her greatly some time ago by mar
rying Christie, the smiling maid-o all
work, and, little later, it was said that
Paul, who had been long regarded as the
most confirmed old bachelor of the two,
was paying assiduous attentions to q
comely green grocers widow of the neigh
bolhood, with similarly unselfsh and
companionable intentions.
1t remains to speak of Adele and her
boy. Some further mystery continued to
linger about them for a considerable
length Of time On the morning after
the death of Boncourt, Jasmine Lodge,
to the establishment of every one, was
found to be completely closed up and
deserted. The keys had been left with a
neighboring cottager, and q subsequent
examination of the interior, together with
inquiries at the railway station, simply
revealed the fact that everything belong
ing to Adele, including the remains Of
her brother, had been hurriedly carried
in the direction of London by daylight
of the succeeding day. Tho servants-all
of them foreigners-together with the
horses and vehicles that had belonged to
that irregular and unconventional estab-
lishment, had just as silently and myster-
iously disappeared.
1t was understood that Adele would
have been possessed of considerable
means by her brothers death, and it was
generally conjectured that she had thus
hurried out of sight and mind as the best
means of avoiding the scandal which she
had 30 much cause to dread
But nothing was definitely known until
nearly twelve month later, when it came
to Mr.. Hartwell's knowledge, through
travelling friend, and from him to the
knowledge of those chiefly interested,
that Adele was leading a retired and
blameless life in the port Of Dieppe, at
tending to the education of her promising
boy, who had been named Victor Ronce-
vile, and being held in good esteem by
reason of her unobtrusive charities.
1.-THE END.l