The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-28

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but | was very much at the wedding,
if you mean the marriage of Sir
Clement Dunraven with Lady Ger
trude Verschoyle.n
ooh dear no, it must be some other
man. Quite a different affair, no my
lady in the case. My Clement Dun
raven did not seem very well off, and
married quite a low born girl.n
"Oh, indeed! Do you remember
her name?"
eyes, it was not altogether a usual
one. Lisbeth, Lisbeth Glen-Glen
something, forget what"
"And you married them2"
Certainly. l have the marriage
entered in my register"
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And there vas a pause,
"i wonder VINO the feliow Isl" at
last aid the gHlrulous parson.
tCoald not be someone assuming
your Cousins name? Such things
have been heard Of"
"No, l should think not. Probably
a distant relation of the DunraVens
Of whom we know nothing; there is
another branch. | should like to see
the marriage certificate. Were they
r,orrini i'm N~,rk.birc9J
Pierce Vaughan had no intention
of putting himself in this mans
power, and he played the part of
Indifference so well that Mr.. Single
ton did not for a moment believe he
had any motive but curiosity for
making further enquiries.
He answered genially;
"At my church up at Templemore.
Mr.. Dunraven was shooting pthere,
had Il little shooting box in the par
ish, and the girl, who is very hand
some, came over ON the wedding
morning from Liumount, a town
about five miles off. | understood
she lived there, but I'll send you a
copy of the certificate and then you
will know all about it,
''Thank you very much, but, as |
said before, | do no. think it is any
one we even know. should like to
see the certificate thought
After this Pierce thought it wise to
change the subject, but he took a far
greater interest in Mr.. Singleton's
affairs than he bad done at the begin
ming and in no wise regarded him as
n troublesome intruder.
Truly, it was n little difficult to
keep his thoughts as ixedly on the
long story about tithes and leases
and charity foundations as, under
the circumstances, he was DESTROYS
OF doing, his thoughts were too full
of the discovery lie had just made,
and would stray to how and when he
you'd interview Clement Dunraven.
still, Pierce Vaughan was accustomed
to keep his feelings well drilled;
thus the attention given tn the rev
erend chatterboN was most s~atisfac-
cory to Mr.. Singleton, who went
away at last delighted with himself
for the cleverness with which lie had
sought out bis intelligent London
lawyer, and not in the least aware of
the terrible mine he had fired.
They shook hands warmly when
they parted, and Mr. Singleton again
assured Mr.. Vaughan that he would
send the certificate as soon as he
returned to Yorkshire. which he
must do in time for his Sunday duty
the day or which they were talk
ing VA T~uesday-or If Mr.. Vaughan
wished it he would write to his clerk
TO send it at once.
ooh dear no, there is plenty of
time, Next week will be quite soon
enough" Pierce assured him.
"Soon enough" he repeated to
himself, as Mr.. Singleton being at
last dismissed, he closed the door
and sat down in his armchair looking
hot and weary from the strain of
commanding his feelings during the
last three-quarters of III hour.
''Soon enough, my God, soon
enough to reveal to the world that
Clement Dunraven is an utter black
guard, and will be arraigned in a
felon's dock. A bigamist, my
cousin, and Sir Louis heir! Poor,
poor Lady Gertrude. Married to
Lisbeth Glendinning! But what is
the woman thinking of? Why has
she let him marry Lady Gertrude
without asserting her W claims?
There must be some mistake; any
way, | will not make any move at
all until | have seen that precious
certificate. In all probability when it
does arrive it will be totally different
from what that %garrulous old twad
dler states. II does not do to take
any important step on hearsay.
Clement Dunraven a bigamist! There
is copy for the society papers"
For a long time Pierce Vaughan
sat very still, thinking the matter
out from all its bearings, but never
for one single instant did it occur to
him to keep the silence that would
have guarded his family from the
obloquy of the world and kept Lady
Gertrude from the saddest fate that
poul1 we'll hafan a uoman