Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-25

: RAYMOND had resolved to ascertain
whether anything was known at the
convent of Mangan's location. de hao
concluded that Mangan had gone TO
Denver. he had also reasoned TO HIM
self that Mother ST. Gertrude must have
known of his discovery. The letter ad-
dressed to her predecessor satisfied him
of that. II Mangan had gone to Den-
YER, he must circumvent him. How?
That he could determine only by learn
ing how much Mother st. Gertrude
knew and then by deceiving her and
Isabel. 1t was a dangerous move to
visit the convent but it was the safest
He was playing for millions, and his
nerve must not fail. Over week haa
elapsed since Mangan disappeared and
it was time to act.
Surprised TO see me, mother?" he
said as he passed inside the convent
portals, determined not to be ushered
out or take hints to go until he had
gained the knowledge he was seeking,
81 am at loss to account for your
VISIT" she said.
81 am interested in friend OF yours
and friend OF Isabel-Lourence Man
gan"
"Well?"
"DO you know where he is?"
~ do not"
He scanned her features and had no
doubt that she was answering truly and
would answer truly if she did not re-
sort 10 evasions. PreVaricate or equiv
ocate she would not.
"You know of his mission?"
"What mission?"
"Well, he was writing an article and
went of at a tangent. He was too hot
headed to give explanations. DID he
say what his suspicious were OF my con-
duct?"
II am not at liberty to say any
thing"
well, from your reply should say be
was INDUCING in his usual trade. l
discovered some days before he did the
coincidence of name in the deeds OF GER
tain lands, and attracted by il took steps
to protect her and secure the property
by paying the taxes and getting a GER
tificate. There was no record that !
could find that would show it was any
relative Of hers who had made the in
vestment. Isabel is the heiress, the
property is hers, and we have time to
search into the past for evidence.
"And Laurence was going 10 Denver
to investigate. Just think of ii. was
surprised at his conclusions. 1 wish
be was here now"
$50 do l. But. mother, my interest
was in Isabel long before this. Even
now it is difficult to prove her right to
the property. / confess / cannot see
! how it can be done. I'm wealthy
man. You know that. There can be
no charge OF sel6shness in my regard
! for her. Do you know what that re-
gard is?"
Isabel has told me, but is Laurence
really her brother?"
"He is.
"Then if you can prove that, why
| cannot you prove whether Isabel has a
right 10 this estate or not?'
II can only prove that there was a
| George Leland, that Laurence is his son
and Isabel his daughter. The family
trad ition will do that, but of Mr.. Le-
! lands investments there are no proofs.
The lawyer who searched the titles and
arranged the purchase is dead. He was
my patron, and have fruitlessly ex-
amined his papers for any clew"
But how did you trace lsabeps re-
J lationship?"
Raymond was not dealing with sim
pie girl now. He was talking with q
woman Of judicial temperament who
wanted to know the why and where
fore of everything.
Didn't Isabel tell you?" he asked
parrying her interrogatories to get time
10 plan his story.
"She said something about an uncle
in Worcester pressing him. But If the
uncle knew of Isabel why did he never
write to her? Why did he never send
her some memento of her mother?
cannot believe there are hearts in the
world so cruel"
II told Isabel that I discovered her
name a short time ago by a memoran'
dunn of the old lawyer. 1t said: Isabel
lie Clair in Convent Of Mercy and
Laurence ManGan, supposed son OF
james Maugan, of Worcester, Mass,
son and daughter Of George Leland.
! See case 3, shelf 81 Evidently on that
shelf ard in that case was something
that would throw light on all this. The
executor, however, who was brother
! OF the deceased, took those papers. He
has himself died since, and In the few
weeks have been looking into the mat
ter | have been no further enlightened.
| On the other hand, the case was being
pressed against Laurence, and ny in
terest in Isabel caused me to display
more activity than usual in Laurence
behalf. Have l not satisfactorily ex-
| plained?"
"How do YOU account for the antip
athy Laurence entertains toward you?"
at is hard"
81 think he Is too candid, too honest,
TO persist in his enmity If frank state
went were made to him"
But where is be now?"
81 cannot say"
81 know be has been pushed during
| the past few days and is likely TO be ar
/ rested. He is so high minded aud sensi-
tive that he might resort TO means we
would deplore. He. strikes me az one
who would prefer death to dishonor.
He would never shun danger by
counting discredit."
~ hope you are right, mother, but
his absence and his silence are signlf-
can't"
just then Isabel peered in from the
corridor. She wanted TO see Mother
/ ST. Gertrude and had been directed "a
the reception room. Raymond had
seen her, and she could not withdraw
before the mother superior said:
Come in, Isabel"
she obeyed. Her face told OF the
nights OF worry she had passed through,
The change did not escape Raymond
he attributed IL to the secret that she
was hiding from Mangan and that she