The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-29
PRIZE DETECTIVE STORIES, No. IS.

goddess? He would hunt this little
round, tat Englishman 10 his very
ancestorsl Burke's Peerage record read
as follows:
Holton (sir John Philip Besmith)---
Lord Holton, Baron OF Birmingham
County and Baronet.
Lineage---The family OF Holton was
seated In Lancaster, afterward Birming-
ham, as early as 1881. Thomas Holton
in 1472 married a Lancashire lady, by
whom he had ten sons and three daugh-
ters. (Then follows two columns OF
lineage, then Lord Holton's immediate
family.)
James Philip Holton m. Elizabeth, d.
Of Sir Thomas Few.
b., son, John p, b. 1897.
b., son, Thomas, b. 1889, d. 1867.
B., dau., Elizabeth, b. 1S45, d. 1892.
John Philip Besmith married Lady
Camilla Barton, 1869.
Issue---John Philip, b. 1871, d. 1884
Henry, b. 1872, d. 1875; Camilla Elizabeth,
b. 1873.
Burke's Peerage thus showed that
Lord Holton had no son living, h ence
Eleanor Armitage was either not his
daughter or, another conclusion, Eleanor,
IL not his daughter, had no brother Ho
could, in that case, draw the one con-
clusion--that the "brother' he knew
was, must be, her husband. But II, on
Lord Holton, "born in 1879 (which
would bring her TO about the right age),
then what relation did the Enlgish peer
sustain to her? Was he her uncle?
Burke's Peerage record satisfied him that
Lord Holton had no brothers or sisters
OF wealthy Birmingham baronet. Who
was he, il not her father? And her real
name, Camilla Elizabeth, born in 1873?
His knowledge of the world made him
shudder and gasp at the possibilities OF
Lord Holton's relations TO the beautiful
girl, i'm case he was not her father.
Otherwise, why had she shown such an
apparent affection for the queer little
Englishman.
Still, clinging to the one though ght---her
perfect innocence, and uprightness OF
character - the assumption became
clearer in his mind that the "brother, T"
Edward Armitage, was, and only coul d
be, her husband and Lord Holton was
her own father.
So, he concluded, she was married.
And yet, she had allowed him to fall in
love with her. How could this be con-
sistent with perfect innocence, perfect
honor?
Aye, truly, IL she could do this with her
beautiful smiling face, what depths OF de-
pravity could she not attain? He became
gloomy with despair as he hurried down
man never forgives woman for deceit in
love-his speciality.
TIE SECOND ACT.
Entering. he took his seat near the stage
before Marguerite Gautier's boudoir, in
Paris. Marguerite had just received Ar
mand's letter form Nanine, and was read
ing II aloud TO Count Giray. "Let US both
forget that we have known each other,
aud that, for one instant, we thought
ourselves in love" AS she read this, Miss
Armitage looked up suddenly and caught
his glance, as he sat near the stage. Ger
tainly il seemed TO Burnett that "she
suddenly, strangely, sweetly blushed,
and yet, he felt the words, "Let US both
They contained wisdom. Still, IL she had
begun to love him! A devil leaped in his
heart at the thought. Her curious agita-
tion, as her eyes met his over the foot
lights, was not merely worldly wisdom
for him, but it seemed to his lovers sense
a confession. AS such, 1t set his heart
beating again and drove away his timidity
and dstrust, and he felt he loved her
madly, and fell into the spell of her
charm and her marvelously sympathetic
acting. Yes, maid or wife, he loved her
The Marguerite Gautier of the play, in
Eleanor Armitage's conception of the
part, was given subtle and new inter
pretatlon. There was apparent not only
the truth that the woman who truly loves
is always really yirtuous in her love, but
that the woman who played this part
could herself not be but innocent. Az
the end of the act Burnett kept saying tc
himself, 81 believe she is purity itself
she takes the part OF this creature sc
chastely; her high soul permeates and
shines in Marguerite, and makes this poor
creature OF Dumas a true heroine-s
creature OF soul"