Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-14
THE PEOPLE
 OF THE MIST.
By H. RIDER HkGGkRD.
[Copyright, lsas, by the An'hur , CHAPTER XXIII.

How the party jourrcycd without hope of being saved, how they m; traveller who guided them tu he coast, how Juanna and Leonard rcmoved all do,l',-. ot tn. validity of thcf, wctllock h. a .r}r mar riugc ceremony. must h. pns ed oTC" with thcSc few phrases flr slCc Ky ih%ir ad ventures have occupied tuo 1T l:cA space
 Six weeks ar so had rl>sCd when a fOm wheeled cab I:rw up @t the deer of Al bert court London, F. (.
 The progress of this cab had CXcitct some remark among the rnorc youthful. and lighter minded dcnizcnS of :hc city for on its box. arraYcd in ar ill iii ing SuiI of dittoCs and q brown hat :'Ono sizes toe small for hi.r, sat a most Dc culiar object, whose coal black COuntcnancc, dwarfed frame and enormous nose and shoulders attracted their ribald observation.
 Look at him, Bill said onc youth tc an acquaintanCc. Hes escaped from Mmc. TusSaud's he has, Painted hisseli over with Day X Martins best and bought q secondhand Guy Hawkes. no.r.
 Just then his remarks were cut short for Otter, having been made to under stand by the driver that they nal arrived at their destination. descended from the EoX in q manner s0 original that it is prob ally peculiar to the ahoriginC:i of Ccntra' Africa and frightened him aw;Iy.
 From the inside If the Ca D CmcrgcO Leonard ar:l .luunna, looking very muct the better for their srI journey. Indeed, having recovered her health and spirits and being very neatly dressed in gray frock. with a wide black hat trimmed with ostrich feathers, .Iuanna lC okcd what she wa>-u very lovely woman. Entering all outer otlicr Leonard asked if Mcssrs. Thomson X Turner were to hc $ zen.
 MT Turner is within. sir anSwcrCC a clerk of venerable appearance. Mir. Thom>on"-hrrr his glance fell upor Otter, and he suddenly fruzr up, then add cd. with a sudden jcrk-'' has hc ,n dead . huudrrd wears. Thomson, sir, he OK plairrd. recovering his dignity, but with hi, eyes still fixed on Otter, was the founder of this firm. He died in the time uf George III. That is his picture over the (nor-thr person with n harclip and 2 snulThox."
 "Irdrcd." said Leonard. As MT. Thoms0n is nu; available, perhaps you will tell Mr. Turner that a gentleman would like to ,p, uk tn him.
 ~Crriniily. sir. ." said the old clerk. stin stariu. 1!Nc,Ily at Otter, whose aspect ap- pC;!rcu tn f.lsc,j"a;o him much as that wor, thy had h.,nn tylsc,rarCd h! tho cycs of the wa;rr ,lwrlc.- Have you an appoint mcrt, sir
 .No," an~w~>JG Leonard, Tell him that il is in r,r.r nee to an advertisement which his firm .ir,>,rtcd in The Times some months ;.2c
 The clerk Slar,l! wondering if this could be the missing Nr. Cutram. That much sought for individual was understood to have resided in -NtricI which is the home of dwarf> and ";hrr oddities. OnCc more he stared ut Ott:v and vanished through 9 swing dh'.,
 Presently Lr returned Mir Turner will see yru. sir. ri !uu and the lady will please step in Docs this-gcntlCman- wish to accompany Hnu>'
 NC. >a;U L,.Hvrd; h" can stop here. ThrrrUpon ,!r l,-h handed Otter tall stuul. un which lv dwarf ptrchcd himself di>cun>ulattly Then he opened the swing door and u~hrrrd Leonard and his wife | into Mr Turn,r~ Igi. .atr room. ''Whuln have the pleasure of address | ing" >..i.. n hl.ud. -tuut gentleman, ri> | ing from h,'"Jr a tI'lr <-tr"wn with pa | pcr,. I'I". "v ..:.'d madam" I.r, na-,I ,lI, W :r.au ii, pocket a copy 0 1 Thr Weekly Tiu,> and handed it 10 him | sayis.-
 T unc,r-rand yon inserted this ;.dvcr tiSyn:> ;.c
 -Ctr..:iu3y We did answered the law | ycr after -I4ncIn. q; it. Do you brin! me any .:,>vs af lir l4,onard Outram: ..N,-. ] l.. ,:n he, and this lady i
 Thr Ia>y.:,r i,,w,d politely. This i most !rrr,.I..t,. hr said We had al l III, ,~t given t.;r H-ir. hut of course som .ruof> If lutl,jt! will hr required.
 Il think that lh, Y can hc furnished [ yuu- satisfaction, answered LConar briefly. Meanwhile perhaps, for tn
 
 aIn th,. Vrr>on v1-,u state myself 10 b and inform ur ,o what this advertisement rrt, =,
 '.Crrtai;:l! answered the lawyer "Thcrv tuu he to harm in that. Si TLuluas OuirAm. i. q l3tc haronct, had, q v,,,l arrt,...h;i,.~~ aware, TWO sons, Thoma and I.,sn4~,. l.,r n:.r,i. th2 second son, q n y,:,..- r..,n WIS ,n:raSrd to, or ratht had -,.:u,. !..vi,r1tAIS S!rIn':!lr with. lady really fur.-rt h,r l.2aidcn namc hut pc' hnp~ yut. yan inform me "f it'-
 flo you happen to mean Miss Jar E, act '' >..A Leonard quietly. At tn p, int .',..A..l:, ;'.rI.'L in her chair and b tui..r ,x:-au"uinarIly - indeed almo 1irrc,ly-jutrr,.~:rd in the conversation.
 "Qtli1,. >, E, Ach waS her name Yo must vxvu~,' ny turScttulncss. Well, : Thu.Ia@' affairs t,II into confusion. an Mr l,uuarl NutrIlu. with his elder hrotl . ! IT Tiulu;.~. emf iSr.l;vd tu south Africa that -1mr yrlv Mis- .JanC-rh-Bc BcaC married a client uf ours, Mir. Cohcl whose father kad purchased the estate Outran from the trustees in bankruptcy,
 ''Indccd," said Leonard.
 shortly nft,rward, " went on tho lay yer. Mi Cohen, or rather Sir Jon Cu.lrn slcce,l,'d tn the estate on u death of lis father. Two years ago died. leaving all his property, real Al p,l>un;Il. to his only child a daught nam. d JaG,. with rcveraion to his wido ill fee simple Within a month of | death the child Jane died also, and nil months Ia.rr her mother, Lady Cohe nrc Jane Beach, followed her to the grave
 .YC>. said Leonard in dull vol and hiding his face in his hand; go O sir v
 Lady Cohen made a somewhat pcculi will Under the terms of that will she Il 0urathS the mansion house au6 estates Outram, together with most of her perso alVroprrty, amounting in all tn sOmethil over EIOu. uOO to her old friend, Loona Outram. and the heirs of his body, wi rrvcrSion to her brother, This will has n ., been disputed Therefore, if you are \ s Leonard Outram, may congratulate y '. upon being once more the owner of yo
 ancestral estate and considerable fortu
 in cash.
 For awhile Leonard was too agitated
 speak.
 - II will prove to you, he said at la c that l am this person-thaU is. W S pr,ve it prima facie. Afterward you c
 satisfy yourself of the truth of my sta
 mcnts by the usual methods, ' And
 proceeded to adduce variety of evider ga as to his identity, which need not be ht out herr, The lawyer listened in silen
 taking a note from time to time.
 I think. " he said when Leonard h
 finished, that, subject to those inquir
 of which you yourself have pointed (