The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-03-28

too. You will find 1t more to your
own advantage in the end to trust
than to suspect her. Your own past
life makes you suspicious, but Lis
beth is a true, honest woman"
81 wonder what she was philan-
derin' down in the City road for2
MIR Vaughan, he did tell me that he
know'd she was there, and that he
met her one. day in Oxford street
with Sir Miles Berkeley"
A CULVER passed over Clement
Dunraven's frame at the meption of
his Cousins name, but he managed
to right himself quickly.
81 know nothing about that. OF
course | have not followed all the
incidents of your daughters life,
bat l do know that she is striving to
make an honest livelihood, and that
you are the last person who ought to
put any difficulties in the way"
81 am sure, Sir Clement, l don't
want to interfere with her honesty.
She's been a good lass, as you say,
and if you think as I'd best hold my
tongue about this 'ere letter I'll do
it. l know'd as I'd be set in the
right path if l com'd to you, Sir
Clement, for you always was high
principled and straight forrad, sorry
though to see you're looking so
hacked and worretted az though
there was some dreadful thing a
happenin'. There amt nothin', be
there, Sir Clement? Cos, if there
be a%nythin' in the whole world as l
a do to serve you you've only to
say, Jim, my man, take and do it,"
"Thank you, thank you very
much, Glendinng. There is nothing
the matter, nothing, at least, that
you can alter. | am not very well,
that is all, that drenching rain has
chilled me. | shall have to 60 to
bed, | think"
Jim Glendinning looked at him
hard while folding the letter which
he put in his pocket.
He thought it strange that a strong
man like Sir Clement should look like
that Just because he had been out in
the ram. If he had considered it
expedient to speak his mind he would
have said that he did not believe a
word of the statement any o than
he believed that the Hampstead
infant was a mere nurse child.
He felt Sir Clement knew more
about the matter than had TRANSFERRED,
nor did he strengthen Jim Glendin-
faith in his own integrity by
him a sovereign.
"Nothing for nothing" was not
he thought, even with a big
swell like Sir Clement Dunraven.
He tossed up the bit of gold, how
ever, spat on 1t with the vulgar
superstition hat this would bring
luck, and, as he put it in his pocket
along with the letter, conjectured
''that more coin of the same sort
would follow out of that there sub
ject ere long"
care you going back to the cot
asked Sir Clement.
eyes, sir. Tomorrow Ill make
tracks back to London and leave the
coast clear for Lisbeth and her young
"All right, my a London is
the best place for you. I hope you
will get some honest occupation
if can help you let me know,
and if. you want to speak to me,
Glendinning, come boldly up to the
no skulking about the park,
and grounds, or you and Brown may
come to logger heads"
"fhank you, Sir Clement, thank
you. I'll mind. / won't go round
by the lake again, it's a dismal spot,
Mr.. Vaughan seems to like it though,
he was sittin' there as if he enjoyed
himself.n
There was no color in Clement
lips as he said:
"Mr. Vaughan was there, was he?
Have you seen him since?"
"Not |. | didn't want to see him.
He warned me off and was that
nasty you'd have thought he was the
boss instead of you"
"He has not come up to the house,
although Brown told me he was
about.n
"Perhaps he's down there still,
washed away in that deluge,n and
Glendlnnlng laughed at his W joke
little guessing how unlike a joke it
was to Sir Clement.
Having delivered himself of this
parting shot he turned on his heel to
depart. 1t was about time, for
Clement Dunraven could not have
held out much longer. No sooner
was Glendinning gone than he sank
down into an armchair-he had been
standing throughout the interview
and gave way utterly. His folded
on the table, his head laid on
them, he sobbed convulsively until
his whole body shook with emotion.
was womanish and weak, but he
could not boast of a strong character;