Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-14

Con. when ths porter. who had just de-
posted his portnsntssn IN eompartr
mens. rssppsAred At the window fol-
lowed by . young LADY IN mourning.
Beg pardon air. bat j handed yoa
the wrong portmantesa- That belongs
70 this young lady This 10 yours"
Flint glanced az the porsmsntesa on
the seat before him Ii was certainly
not his, although il bore the initials
IS F. He WAS mechanically handing
II back " hen his eyes fell on the young
lAdy's face. For an instant he stood
petrifed- IL was the face Of the
daguerreotype. Il beg your pardon. he
stammered. but are those your ia
itiAls?" She hesitated: perhaps Il was
the sbruptness Of the question. but he
faneied she looked confused
mo. A friends"
She disappeared into another car
riage, but from that moment Harry
Flint knew that he had no other aim in
life but To follow this clew and the
beautiful girl who had dropped It. He
bribed the guard al the ext station and
discovered that she was going TO York.
On their arrival he was ready on the
platform 10 respectfully assist her. A
few words disclosed the fact that she
was q fellow countryman. although re
siding in England. and at present on
her way TO join some friends at Harro-
gate. Her name was West At the
mention Of his, he again fancied she
looked disturbed.
They met again, and again the In
forrnality Of his introduction was over
looked by her friends as his assumed
name was already respectfully and re-
sponsibly known beyond CALIFORNIA;; he
thought no more of his future; he was
in love! He even dared TO think il
might be returned, but he felt he had
no right to seek that knowledge until
he had told her his real name and how
he came to assume another. He did so
alone scarcely = month after their first
meeting. To his alarm she burst into q
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 II was . name that the unhappy
boy had so shamefully disgraccd in
Australia that he abandoned it and as
he lay upon his deathbed the last act of
his wasted life was to write an implor-
ing letter begging me TO change mine,
too. For the infamous companion of
his crime. who had first tempted, then
betrayed hiIn, had possession of all his
papers and letters, many from me, and
was threatening to bring them to our
Virginia home and expose him to our
neighbors. Maddened by desperation
the miserable boy twice attempted the
life Of the scoundrel and might have
added that blood outlines to his other
sins, had he lived. l did change my
name to my mothers maiden one, left
the country and have lived here to es-
cape the revelations of that desperate
should he fulfill his threat"
In flash of recollection Flint remcm-
bered the startled look that had come
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
forever safe from any exposure from
that man." he said gravely, land the
name of Fowler has never been known
in San Francisco save in all respect and
honor. 1t is for you to take back-fear-
lessly and alone"
She debut not alone-for she shared
it with her husband. BRET HARTE.