Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-30
CHAPTER v.AContinued.)

heaven forgive you 10f your tnOuGntS
Of mel"
aAnd now" Gervase said. 'perhaps you
viii tell me what you wish done. I shall
of course inform Sir Paul Raughton that,
n my altered circumstances, my marriage
with his daughter must be abandoned"
"No. nor
"Yes! l nay. It viii not take twenty
four hours to prove whether You are right
q yonr claim, for II I nee the certificate
OF your birth It will be enough"
1T II here" Cundall said, producing 1t.
Had you kept silence no harm could
have been DONE"
ssThe worst possible harm would have
been DONE
"No one on earth but you knew this
story until yesterday, and it was in your
power to have let It remain in oblivion.
But though you have chosen to bring 1t
Forward, there II one consolation still left
70 me-. In spite Of your stepping into my
shoes, IN spite OF your wealth. you viii
never have Ida Raughton's love. No
trick can ever deprive me Of that, though
abe may never be my wife"
"Your ~utterances Of this morning at
least prove you to be unworthy Of it."
Cundal answered., stung ct last to anger.
sYOu have insulted me grossly, not only
q your sneers, but also By your behavior.
And ! have lost al compassion for you'll /
had intended to let ron tell this story in
your " way to Sir Paul Raughton and
his daughter, but I have now changed my
mind. When they return to town, after
Ascot next week, I shall call upon Sir
Paul and tell him everything. Even
though you, yourself, shall have spoken
1rsA."
$50 Be I'll I want nothing from you,
not even your compassion. Tonight I
shall leave this house, 20 that / shall not
- indebted to ron for . roof"
II :" am sorry ron have taken 1t In this
light" Cundal1 said, again calming him
eelf. % hs went to the door. II would
Aavs given ron the love Of . brother, had
you willed e"
III ron rive me the feeling that I have
fOr y0u, II - q Of utter hatred and con-
temptl Even though You be my brother,
I win never recognise you In this world,
either by word or action, 90 anything but
my blttssest foe"
Cunda1l looked Axedly ct him for one
moment, then he opened the door and
went out.
3 &A8AV 0W0&GUO0 A8O W&LGuGU UA8 xElGQU
carefully through the interview, and,
although there was cause for his excite
ment, he wa surprised at the transforma-
ton that had taken place n him.
He had always been gentle and kind to
every one with whom be wa brought into
contact; now he seemed to have become
: fury.
Even the los Of name. and lands. and
lore. seemed hardly sufficient to have
brought about this violence Of rage.
Ut would almost have been better to
have remained on friendly terms with
him. ! think" be said. perhaps he
thought 4 was only doing his duty In dis
closing himself"
perhaps sol' the other said. "But, a.
1cr being friendly with him-I wish he
ware deadg'
CHAPTER vi.
Sir Paul Raughton's Ascot party had
been excellently arranged. every guest
being specially chosen with ! view to
making IN harmonious whole.
Belmont was ! charming vilA, lying
almost on the borders Of the two lovely
counties Of Berkshire and Surrey, and
neither the beauties Of Nature nor Art
were wanting.
Yet, although Sir Paul's selection OF
guests had been admirable, d~isappoint-
ment had come to him and Ida, for "
who would have been the most welcome,
Nj. Cundall and Lord Penlyn, had writ
ten to ray that they would not come. The
formers letter had been very short, and
the explanation given for his refusal was
that he was again preparing to leave
England, perhaps for q very long period.
And Lord Penlyn's had been to the ef-
feet that some business affairs connected
with his property would prevent him from
leaving town during the week.
Moreover, It was dated from a fashion
abie hotel Ii the West End ami not from
0ccleye House.
When Ida read these letters she was
eorely troubled, for she could not help
imagining that there was something more
than strange In the fact that the man who
was engaged to her and the man who had
proposed to her only : few nights ago
should both have abstained from coming
% spend the week with them.
AT 6rst she wondered II they could have
met and Quarreled-but then she reflected
that that was not possible! Surely Mr..
Cundal would not have told Gervase that
ne had proposed to her and been refused.
She went to her room that night tired
md worried, bnt her nights rest was
very broken.
IL the early part the flashing Of light
ring and the roar Of thunder Il storm
havfng broken oyer the neighborhoodl
6ept her awake, and when she slept she
Sa1d " uneasily, waking often. Once she
Kntartad m and lietened tremhiinrly. Al