The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27

and isn't your father doctor and an
| idiot, like all the family for generations. and
doesn't he name all his children after pol
| sons and pestilences and abnormal anatomical
ecccntriclties OF tho human body2 Answer
me. some way or somehow-and quick. Why
do you sit there. looking like an envelope with
out any address on II. and see me going mad
before your faco with suspense"
"Oh. wish could do-do-I wish I could
do somethine-anythinR that would give you
pence again and make you happy: but know
Of nothing-I know Of no way. I never heard
Of these awful people before"
What Say It ngainp'
II havo never never In my life till now"
"Oh. you do l6bk SO honest when you say
that! 1t must be true: surely you couldn't
look that way. youwoudn't look that way II It
were not true. would youp'
i couldn't and wouldn't It is true. Oh. let
us end this suffering. Take me back into your
heart and confidence"
"Wait-one moro thing Tell mo you told
that falsehood out Of mere vanity and are
sorry forit: that you are not expecting to ever
wear the coronet Of m earl"
Truly am cured-cured this very day.
am not expecting III"
20. now you are mlnet Two got you back In
the beauty and glory OF your unsmirched pow
erty and your honorable obscurity. and nobody
shall ever take you from me again but the
grave! And il"
DO Earl OF Rossmore. from Englan'!"
My fatherl" The young man released the
girl and hung his head.
Tho old gentleman stood surveying the
couple-the one with strongly compliment
ary right eye. the other with mixed express
sion dono with the left This is difficult. and
not often resorted to. Presently his face re-
Taxed into kind OF constructive gentleness.
and hc said to his son:
Don't you think you could embrace mo.
toor" ..
Tho young man did it with alacrity.
"Thcn you arc the son OF au earl. after all ~
said Sally. repronchfully.
"Yes. L" nN' ..s
'Then won't have your"
30. but you know"
"No. will not. You've told me another f1b."
'Shes right Go away aud leaveus. want
to talk with hor.'' t..tt .up.0s- %
Berkeley was Obliged to 90. But he did not
go far He remained on the premises. At
midnight the conference between the old Gcn-
tleman and tho young girl was still going
blithely on. but it presently drew to q close.
and the former said:
Il came all tho way over here to inspect you.
my dear. with the general idea OF breaking or
this match If there were two fools OF you. but
rs there's only one. you can have him IL you'll
take him"
Indeed will. then! May I kiss you ?"
You may Thank you. Now you shall have
that privilege whenever you are good"
Meantime Hawkins had long ago returned
and slipped UP to the laboratory He was
rather disconnected to find his late invention.
Snodgrass. there. The news was told him:
that tho English Rossmore was come. land
I'm his son. Viscount Berkeley. not Howard
Tracy any more"
Hawkins was aghast He said:
Good gracious. then you're dead |"
"Dead?"
"Yes. you are-we've got your ashes"
Hang those ashes. I'm tired Of them: I'll
give them to my father"
Slowly and painfully the statesman worked
the truth into his head that this was really
flesh and blood young man. and not the I'M
substantial resurrection he and Sellers had SO
long supposed him to be. Then he said with
feeling:
I'm so glad: so glad on Sally's account poor
thing. We took you for departed materialized
bank thief from Tahlequah This will be a
heavy blow to Sellers"
Then no explained tho whole matter to
Berkeley. who said:
well. the claimant must manage to stand
the blow. severe as it is. But hell get over the
disappointment"
"Who-the Colonel? He'll get over it the
minute no invents new miracle to take its
place. And he's already at 1t by this time.
But look here-what do you suppose became
of tho man you've been representing =" .ai
"Idont know. 1 saved his clothes-it was
all could do. lam afraid he lost his life.'
"WelI. you must have found twenty or thirty
dollars in those clothes In money or
certificates OF deposftn piNn" 90
mo. only five hundred and a trile. bor-
rowed tho trifle and banked the five hundred"
"Whatll we do about it?'
Return it to the owner"
It's easy said. but not easy to manage
Let's leave it alone till we get Sellerss advice
And that reminds me. I've got to run and meet
Sellers and explain who you are not and who
you are. or hen como laundering In here to
stop his daughter from marrying phantom.
your father come over here to
break off the match?"
We'll. isn't he down stairs getting acquaint-
ed with Sally? That's all safe"
So Hawkins departed to meet and prepare
the Sellerses.
Rossmore Towers saw great times and Late |
hours during the succeeding week. The two
earls were such oppostes in nature that they |
at once. Sellers said privately
that Rossmore was tho most extraordinary |
ho had ever meta man Just |
mado out OF the condensed milk OF
human kindness. yet with the ability to |
totally hide tho fact from any but the most |
practised character reader: II man whose |
whole being, WAS sweetness. patience. and |
charity. yet with cunning SO profound. an |
ability so marvellous in the acting OF n double
part. that many person OF intelligence might |
live with him for centuries and never suspect |
tho presence in him OF these characteristics.
Finally there was q quiet wedding at the !
Towers. insteod of biz ono at tho British |
Embassy with the mflltin and the lre BriEales !
and the tom nernuchi orEan izntiops an hand In
torchGht procession.r as utfslrst props sod by !
one OF the cArls. Tho l,tt Arm and Barrow |
were present at the wedding. and the timer
and pus, had been IN nj ell. ,but tho timer was |
III and puss was nursing hn-for they were
engaged. .f,r. H., H.
Tho Selerses were to go to England with
their new allies for u brief visit. hut when 1t |
was time to take tho train from Washington
the Colonel was missing. Hawkins was going
as far as New York with the party. and sGid he
would explain the matter on the road. The