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him. There seemed TO be no reason why
he should not live and die as Shelby
Fowler.
His business year later took him tc
europe. He was entering train at one
Of the great railway stations Of London.
when the porter. who had Just deposited
his portmanteau in compartment, reap.
peared at the window, followed by .
young lady in mourning.
Beg pardon, sir, but handed you thu
wrong portmanteau: That belongs To
this lady, This is yours.
Flint glanced at the portmanteau ON
the seat before him. 1t tcertainly WAS not
his, although il bore the initials IS. F."
He was mechanically handing it back "a
the porter, when his eyes fell ON tho
young lady's face. 1t was the face of tho
dagueueotype Il beg pardon. he STAN.
mered, but are these your initialsgT
She hesitated; perhaps il was the alb
ruptness of the question. but he saw shc
was confused. mo. A friends.
She disappeared into another carriage,
but from that moment Harry Flint knew
that he had no other aim in life than to
follow that clew and the beautiful girl
who dropped it. He bribed the guard at
the next station, and discovered that she
was going to New York. On their arri.
val he was ready on the platform to 70.
spectfully assist her. A few words dis
closed the fact that she was fellow
countrywoman, although residingin Eng
land, and at present ON her way to join
some friends at Harrogate. Her namO
was West. At the mention of this he
again fancied she looked disturbed.
They met again and again; the i'm
formality of his introduction was over
looked by his friends, as his assumed
name was already respectfully and re-
sponsibly known beyond California Ho
thought no more of his future. He was
In love. He even dared to think ii might
be returned; but he felt he had no right
TO seek that knowledge until he had told
his real name, and how he came to as
sumo another's. He did so alone
scarcely month after their first meet
ing. To his alarm, she burst into food
of tears, and showed an agitation that
seemed far beyond any apparent cause.
When she had partly recovered she said
In low, frightened voice:
"You are bearing my brothers name.
But it was name that the unhappy boy
had so shamefully disgraced In Australia
that he abandoned it, ard. as he lay upon
his deathbead, the last act of his wasted
life was to write an imploring letter beg
ging me TO change mine too. For the in.
famous companion of his crime, who had
first tempted, then betrayed him, had
possession of all his papers and letters,
many of them from me, and was threat.
ening to bring them to our Virginia homo
and expose him to our neighbors Mad
dened by desperation, the miserable boy
twice attempted the life of the scoundrel,
and might have added that of blood guilti-
ness to his other sins had he lived. / die
change my name to my mothers nader
one, left the country, and have lived here
TO escape the revelations of that desper-
ado should he fulfill his threat.
In flash of recollection Flint remen.
bered the startled look that had como
into his assailant's eye after they had
clinched. 1t was the same man who had
too late realized that his antagonist was
not Fowler. Thank God! you are for
ever safe from any exposure from that
man, he said gravely, "and the nance of
Fowler has never been known in San
Francisco save in all respect and honor.
II is for you to take back-fearlessly and
alone.
She did, but not alone, for she shared
1t with her husband