Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-24
LADY MAJEND|E
CHAPTER xxx.


on at Fountainebeau The weather
was charming with all the fresh
sweetness of the air of France, and
Andrew daily gained strength. Jaques
Joined them for few days, and to
talk to him seemed to do the old man
real and lasting good. Poor Jacques.
always covering strong feelings with
uncOuth reserve, no one knew now ne
missed the ever-ready sympathy poor
Mamie had always given him. He
obeying and forestalling his every
wish. It was great grief to him that
he had been unable to obey Perdlta's
summons to Badfeld: but he had been
wandering in Spain in pursuit OF old
Spanish specimens of bookblndlng,
and his estimute OF his own import
ance was so vely low that he seldom
left his address. jacques was obliged
to return to England after very few
DAYS at Fontainebleau for all Andrews
affairs had long been under his super
intendence, and they required his pres
ence.
Perdita made friends with Miss Grey,
a gentle delicate girl of rather a sem
timental lOw-pitched tone of mind, that
suited lust now with Perdita' S feelings;
and they enjoyed long rambles in the
forest. and sitting in their little garden
in the warm air.
To every ones surprise, one day
Jacques suddenly reappeared; he looked
anxious and distract, and demanded to
see Mr.. Lowell alone. The two girls
went out into the garden, and jacques
sat down by the old man, who was
somewhat tremulous and nervous, at
the suddenneSS of his arrival.
Jacques with some SOlemnlty I'M
FL 4 III ;,l, I,
his trayeling-bag, and laying it on the
table said
Il belive this advertisement has ref
erence to us. -
Andrew took up the paper, but his
hand shook.
Read it, Jaques," he said; and
Jacques read, while a choking feeling in
his throat made his voice sound strange
and harsh.
ANDREW Fairdon, once bookseller in
Edgar street, Soho, and Anne his wife,
are requested to communicate with
Messrs. Short, Browning & Short, of
Lincoln's Inn. Circumstances relating
to the birth of their adopted child will
prove, on application to above, greatly
to her advantage"
Jacques laid the paper down. An
drew covered his face with his hands.
Il am to lose the child,' he said, i'll
weak, broken voice.
mo. nothing can take her love from
you. said Jacques. But this must be
inquired into: it will remove all OBJ
stacles to her marriage"
''ObstacleSn' exclaimed Andrew:
"what do you mean? Ofcourse it must
be inquired into" he said, rather pet
tishly, land | must be on the spot to
do it. will go with you to London,
Jacques"
"And leave the ladies here?"
Eyes; if Lady Norton will have Per-
dita. | will tell her, but [ will not
have the child disturbed: do you hear?"
No" said Jaques, sadly; ''she will
know soon enough"
Accordingly, Mr.. Lowell and Jacques
set off by themselves, leaving Perdita,
greatly wondering aud disturbed at
their mysterious proceedings.
About a week passed, then Lady
Norton told Perdita that she had heard
from Mr.. Lowell and that she was going
to take her and Miss Grey to London.
Perdita was bewildered, but she
packed up her things, and with regret
they bad adieu to lovely, sunny Fon-
tainblean-gave their last handful of
bread to the old carp, and started
homeward.
They had to leave Paris very early
to catch the tidal train, and it was
nearly o'clock before. dusty and
weary. they reached their destination,
Thomas Hotel in Berkeley Square.
Andrew and Jacques were there to
receive them. Andrew looked far bet
ter and moro animated. The necessity
for exertion had done him good. He
had secured a sitting-room for Perd:ta,
and there. holding her hand, with
tears in his eyes, told her that papers
had been found, and that the stain that
during all these long years had rested
on her mothers name was wiped away
forever.
"They claim you. my child" said
Andrew, his voice faltering. You are
no longer all my own"
Here he thoroughly broke down: but
Dita, kneeling by his side. repeated
over and over again that no name, no
new relations, could ever make her
love her adopted father less.
''How pleased mammie would have
been!" she said. her tears overlooking
when she thought of the dear one who
had never let her want a mothers ten
derest love.
Andrew told her all he knew-that
the papers had been found in a secret
drawer of bureau that was originally
in Evan Macmonach's room, and it was
generally supposed that he had placed
them there for additional safety.
Your uncle has behaved most hand
somely, Perdita," he said. His one
wish and that of Lady Grisel his
mother, is to see you in full possession
of your own as soon as possible. To-
morrow he is coming here. anxious to
have one interview with you before he
leaves England. His wife's death has
shattered him." said he. feelingly.