Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-12
WHAT naue snail / sav

ceive you. sir What name snail / say.
sir?''
You know my name well enough.
William Bladon- Tell her that Mr.
Harter reouests her immediate presence
in this room"
Cert My. sir. cert'nly- I'll see Il her
leddvshiD will receive you.
He bowed low and left the room.
Havter quite understood the insoIence
of the mans excessive courtesy. but the
moment was too grave TO resent the
superciliousness of mental He would
settle accounts with Bladon. when Lady
Arlington was restored to his guardian
ship.
But he has little time for meditation.
appears.
Her Iee,dyship declines to see thee,
sir
What
But. M lord will be with thee in a
crack"
Lord. What lorda" Hayter cried.
losing for moment his splendid self
command IN his surprise.
But before Bladon could reply there
trooped into the rorn George Arundel
Mr. and Mrs HardcastIe. Harry and
Kate Gresham. and Mrs Horner
Really. ladies and gentlemen Mr.
Havter declared. rising. Il had no idea
that Mrs. HOrner was entertaining COM
sanv: but | viii only iotrrde long
enough u beg our worthy hostess to
conduct NE into the presence Of Lad-
Arlington
Ny mother declines 70 see YOU. =
George said. Confronting him With SC
stern III expression that Harrv was con-
strained TO whisper in his ear that
Hayter's gray hairs protected him from
violence.
Really M good fellow, as I have
not the slightest desire to make your
mothers acquaintance, YOU viii pardon
NE if I say your remark borders on an
iEnPertinence," Hayter declared with
superb superciliousness.
You are spealSingt 70 Lady ArIington's
son. sir" Mr.. HardcastIe interrupted
tercelv.
And you. SIR" Hayter asked in
suave tones. What role do you play in
this little comedy"
But even he blanched. as Hardcastle.
ignoring his insolence. said IN quiet,
business-liI1e way:
Harry, guard the door-Bladon. take
Your place at the window-the village
constable viii soon be here
Then turning 10 his wife. he added
IN 4 stage whisper:
DO you recognize him. Esther as the
man. who. under the guise Of 4 phOtog-
rapher. entered your house in New
York. the night after Ambrose Airing
ton was murdered. and stole his pa
pers?"
Il do
Was it by design that II this critical
moment Harrv gresham LETT the room
without even closing the door behind
him? II 50. the ruse succeeded admira-
bly,: for no sooner did Havter see the
chance Of escape, than he made / dash
for liberty.
Il hated to let the villain escape so
easily" Harry said that evening when
he and HardcaStle were smoking their
cigars.
But we could not help it. Harry"
was the sage reply. There was not a
single crime with which we could charge
him: and if there were, it would have
been at the cost Of the reputation Of
Wanda mother"
True, sir.
Why. Harry continued Mr.. Hard
castle. waxing warm on the subject,
If that fellows conscience had not
failed him when | alluded 70 Ambrose
Arlington's murder, he might have set
us at defiance and given Is d world of
trouble
And You think we have seen the last
of him.
Think, I'm certain. He IS running
he believes with the halter round his
neck and he viii not stay till he has put
the sea between him and England"
No doubt he has made preparations
for such an emergency"
'-Of course he has. having handled the
revenues of this fine property 50 many
years. But, pom my word, l thought