Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-10-19

day.
Of course, when she reached home,
E nth was full of her new friend, and
could talk of nothing else.
Meta Fielding" repeated Mi1red;
with O troubled look. Meta Fielding
Surely have heard that name before.
when AMI where, dea p asked Clara,
eagerly. Was it in the old times, before
your sickness?"
"Yes, yes, it was before that, when
I" and then she stopped, with be-
wildered expression on her face.
A little later Ware Lelanl called,
and lara at once askC d him if lie knew
lady named Fielding. -
Meta Fielding" supplemented Edith;
"and she lives or West Forty-seventn
street"
"a single lady, suppose?" he said
Eyes, and you g.
"N-no." said Warren, slowly. Il dent
think have the pie 'sure Of the youi g
lady's acquaintance.
"She has brother namod Ray, and
he's in d bank down town, Ldlth ex-
SAh that puts different face on the
matter alto9 ether" said Leland. i
know Ray Fielding very welt. He is noN
assist Mt cashier in the Atlan'ic n tlonal
Bank, of which M father was President.
Are YOU sure he's her brotherE
"Oh, yes, said Edith; Meta told me
all about him..
"Then it's all right; the family is very
well connected. and they are ertec.ly
proper PEOPLE to know
Glad TO hear it!" exclaimed Edith;
"for intend to call on my new trle1d
tomorrow"
DO so, by all means.
"You may be sure ] shall.
But, Wsrren," broke i'll Clara, Mil
Dire feels sure she knew this Meta Field
ing in the old days; at lelst, she IS cer-
tain she has heard the name before,
"She may have heard the namo, but l
hardly think she has ever met Miss Field
inc. The brother and sis or, believe
have passed most of their lives IN New
York"
"Thcn where can she have heard the
name?"
"Why, perhaps in this very room. l
! have had short Business note, drafts,
and other papers, signed by + ding, al
most every day, and, no doubt, have
spoken hi name in her presence.
ALI that may BE-.
Il am pretty sure that's the explana-
ton" ,
Il shall know tomorrow, laughed
Edith.
"IIow will you find out?> asked ellnd.
Easy enough, was the r-py. l shall
ask Meta if she e,er knew Mildred
Lester"
"Of ooursel" exclaimed her mother
"why didn't we think of that before?'
Because you're not young and quick
wi ted as 1 am, lrughed the girl, as she
fed from the room.
When she was gone, Leland suddenly
turned to her mother and asked:
when did YOU or Your father heal
from AildTed's rolher last?
I'VE have not heard from him in some
time; indeed, for several months, wa
the reply. He is sill in the South OF
West, l believe.
But remittances come regularly"
1Yes-to my father.
From where:"
From Mr.. Testers a9e1t here IN New
York"
"Have you his address,"
mo, l have not; and l question if m,
father has.
THAT is unfortun tie; for Mr.. Leste
should be notified of the impending even
in his sisters life.
81 have thought of that.
Can you suggest anything?"
Perhaps if you saw and talked with m.
father, lie might think of some wa.
whereby YOU could communicate viii
Mr.. Lester.
II will 90 to RoXbury tomorrow.
DO so; and meantime, will look owe
, what papers l have with me. | may mt
, some note from him that will give me
clew."
The next day Leland went 10 RoxbTry
At the st tion when he changed cars
he was surprised 10 seq ca Nelch, tn
quondam rag-picker, boarding Westeri
bound train.
Somehow. bat why ne could not think
the 81 hit of him b. ought poor Amy Brow
, nell and her vronged husband to Ii
min l.
But hastily dismissing these he though
Of the old mn.
r Now, what can be he going to NeN
, York for?" he mused. Can it be that b
5 is tired of a raral life? | hope not, 10
= his daughters sake, and LuTyiDg t
l catch his own train be thought no more O
the matter at the time
/ Meanwhile, Oscar Slyme, the brother
A with whom he was so anxious 10 CON
g municate, was already thoroughly III
/. formed as to I'll that had ransplred re
= lating TO Mildred Lester since his las
q visit to her in ROxbury; and he knew pc
! fectly we'll that she WAS likely very 500
j. to marry Warren Leland.
But instead of waning her or ht
G friends of the terrible mistake they weF
about to make, he hugged himself wit
t fendish delight to think of the misery
n would canse his hated enemy when
Il should hear of it; and he resolN ed that
q should hear of it very soon after the WEI
= ding hai taken place, when some 9th
II interesting things should be revealed.
But did Oscar Slyme no longer care II
d Cora Eliston?
h No his ewes had been thorough
e opened be knew he had merely been b,
d tool. and he thoroughly hated it.
# But he did love Flora Leland.
He knew Flora never could be his. /
=. knew what he was about 10 do wou
= make her hate him. and might kill he
m bnt he was tho oughly res olye1 to wre'
IL vengeance on Cleveland and Cora at IL
q. cost, and such vengeance as never b
IS fore was heard OF.
Is Then came in cum ng and calculato
rs and he persuaded himse that, by MAJ
aging properly, he could gain large 81
10 fiom Sherwood Elli5toD, for the unho
al secret he possessed.
ST He re solved, therefore, since he had 4
81 opportunity, to put him elf ouce for a
bevond misery and want, by clever
ly soeculating, through his secret, on Il
10 great fortune OF the Senator.
ID This secret he had already given to Flo
g un ler the inspir on OF another seut
menf, but he had then in his hands IL