The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-06-20

"Better that she should answer
him than for another to do So" she
thought.
"Does Sir Clement Dunraven live
in this immediate neighborhoodfr
"He does. AT Aboyne Court."
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that g kept her voice steady al she
replied.
Chow far Is 1t from here?"
"About three miles. But you will
not o Sir Clement. He has started
for the Continent by the train which
left a few minutes ago"
And the knowledge that Sir Glenn
ent was gone made Lisbeth feel
Drawer, especially as Mr.. Singleton
did not appear to recognize her.
elbow very unfortunate. l missed
him in town a few weeks ago, and
now l have just missed him again"
"Do you want to see him very
particularly"
81 do. l have an idea that l knew
him once, and If so | should like to
renew the acquaintance. 1 suppose
you know him as you live in these
parts?n
81 have lately been nursing his
wife, Lady Gertrude. They have
lately lost their only child, the heir.
1t is on that account for a change for
her that they have gone abroad"
"Indeed, l am very sorry. Is Lady
Gertrude Sir Clements first wife?"
"No one ever heard of his having
had another, and he always lived
about here with his uncle, Sir Louis,
until he married Lady Gertrude"
1t was an ambiguous answer, and a
most judicious one.
at is odd," mumured Mr.. Single
ton, half to himself.
"Why do you wish to know if Sir
Clement ever had another wife?''
asked Lisbeth.
because some two years ago, or
rather more, / married a ma called
Clement Dunraven to one Lisbeth
Gendinning."
"Two years ago! Then it can't be
Sir Clement. He has been
ried to Lady Gertrude nigh on two
years. Where did you marry these
p~eople?"
Sup at my church on Templemore,
in Yorkshire"
"My good friend, You will have to
go a little further afeld to find the
couple you are in search of. l think
there is a branch of the Dunravens
settled in Ireland"
"That's what Mr.. Vaughan sa'&
when l asked him about the latter.''
$50 you knew poor Mr.. Vaughan
eyes. He seemed interested il
my statement about the marriage,
and asked for the certificate"
Lisbeth did not speak. The reve.
lations of the last few minutes were
so crushing that she was breathless
1t was Mr. Singleton who continued
''If / am on an entirely false seen
it is curious that the man taken NJ
for numbering Mr.. Vaughan should
bear the name of Glendinnipg."
81 don't think that there was any
thing said at the trial about thiI
Glendinning being in any way mixet
up with the Dunravens. l believe
his father was bailif to Sir Mile.
Berkeley" remarked Lisbeth as qui
city as she could.
"Then you think it was a mere co
incidence?"
SIT must be, I should say, Dr. WI
should have heard something abou
it.. Goodness knows the subject ha
been discussed freely enough"
"Well, / am sorry l missed 81
Clement. You really think there i
no use in my going up to Aboyn
Court?n
GOT course you a go up if 20
like to see the place and have a tai
with the housekeeper, though I don
think she knows as much as I dc
She has not been there very long.
will show you the way if you like.
Lisbeth had not the slightest inten
ton of letting him out of her sigf
to have any conversation with any
one, If she could help it, but she di
not think it would do to be too anx
ious to prevent his going.
Her tactics were successful.
"If you are sur Sir Clement Is M
at home what is the good of my &c
ing up there2" he said. "My wifi
who is an invalid, does not know
am out of London; I want to g
back as quickly as possible"
This was good news for Lisbeth, bl
she did not allow herself to appe'
exhilerated, she only said vel
quietly:
81 am sure Sir Clement is gone.
came down here to see them off
case Lady Gertrude should wa,
me-"
81 wonder when there is a ira
back to town." He took a leaf to-
. from an A. B. O. In reference to Il
Coleshill trains out of his poke
] book and began to study 1t.
Under the circumstances Lisbe
= would have wished him 500
: morning." but she decided 1t W
Q wiaar tn aticlx IN him IL abe conl