San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-13

except for one incident. He noticed
the first day out man about the build
of the stranger down at Stony Creek,
who wore a soft hat and great big Cog
giles. The goggles were never off-un-
less at night, AS the man had paid for
a state-room all 10 himself, there was
no way of finding out whether or not
ne wore them to bed with him. The
man was not known as MIR. Roberts"
but as mr.. Williams" That was the
maiden name of the girl Robert
Graham had married, Paul tried again
and again to WORK chance encounter
with Mr.. Williams" but all to no pur-
pose. He could hardly go up and ask
a man named Williams whether he was
not a man named Roberts, who had
helped to save his life off the Sound
coastal least without better excuse
than any he had at hand. If man
wanted TO be mysterious, and did not
obtrude his righteousness on those
whom he met, it was his legal and
moral right to do it.
So Paul left the steamer at Liver
pool with no tangible proof that he
had again encountered Robert Ora
ham. But after he had presented his
letters of introduction and had estab-
lished his news bureau, he made it his
first business to run down to Southamp-
ton, in village adjacent to
which young Robert had been
brought up. The old country
people there were ready enough to
talk about him-and his family. They
thought great deal of his mother-al-
though they did not regard the family
with admiration. They had been
queer folks" one or two of them had
been insane, and committed suicide.
AS for young Robert, he had evil
IDENTIFY been a moody, if not a morose
boy. He had kept out of folks way"
Nothing rude or vicious could be al
legged of him. Simply he liked to keep
by himself, and took no pains to con-
ceal his feeling of aversion for his kind.
He was very athletic boy, and some
times came out of his self-seclusion to
mingle in. their games and contests
with the other boys. He usually was
victor. He passed a great deal of
his time in sailing in boat he had all
by himself Once in a while he had a
chance to race with some other boat,
and in the excitement he came the
nearest he ever did to being like other
people.
Since he had come into his
fortune, he had paid but few visits
to his former home. Folks thought"
that he liked it best in France; that he
passed a great deal of his time at
Tremblay. where the Count had made
his investment. This did not add to |
his popularity Why should he not,
now that he was rich, set up his home
where his home had always been, and |
live like an English gentleman?
Paul called on the venerable rector |
OF the parish, very hospitable old
gentleman. explained who he was and
how associated indirectly with Robert
Gil aham's history, and obtained from
him a judgment that was more charita.
BILE The rector thought that young
Graham was boy OF good parts and
good disposition but inherited NOR
bid strain. His foster-mother, so the
rector said, had made a mistake by &C.
quainting him too early with the his
tory of his parentage. 1t had preyed
upon his mind, and increased DISPOSE.
ton to melancholy. Young Graham
had brcoded over it all, until his mind
had received a certain twist.
All this tailed so well with Paul's
theory of the identity of the stranger
on the island with Robert Graham, that
Paul determined to look him up in the
French chateau the following
week Paul was then to (
go to Berlin or business, and I
the opportunity to call at Tremblay on
the way was too good to be passed
over. '
At Paris Paul made an acquaintance
who greatly facilitated his plan. 1t '
was that of priest who knew Robert '
Graham well. He described Graham J
as Roman Catholic, who had done
great deal for the poor in the vicinity ]
If Tremblay. When he found that
Paul had known the bogus Count, and G
had great curiosity to see the chateau, L
he priest at once offered Paul a letter I
If introduction, which offer Paul eager S
y closed with. Evidently the priest 7
lad not the same impression of young t
Graham which others had formed-the C
of very secretive man. r
Vas there to be a mistake after all? s
Vas the man on the island not Robert o
s
Paul was burning with curiosity, {
When a beautiful Wednesday evening o