The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-07-04
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CHAPTER IN.
That night he did not go 10 bed at all,
but paced his room or sat buried in his
deep chair. wondering what the morrow
would bring forth and how he should best
meet the questions that would lie put to
him.
Smerdon was gone again to occleve
Chase. 80 he could take no counsel from
him; and. in a way. he was almost glad
that he had gone, for he knew
what that advice would be-that he
should pretend utter ignorance as to the
reasons CundalI might have had for max
ing him the inheritor Of all his vast
wealth, and on no account to acknowledge
the brotherhood between them.
But he told himself that, even had
Smeriou been there to give such advice,
it would not have been acceptable; that
be would not have followed it.
He had wavered for many days now as
to what course he should take. had had
impulses To speak ont and acknowledge
the secret of his and his brothers life, had
been swayed by Smerdon'S arguments
and 10y The Irtt"r he had received at the
hotel. but now there was TO be no more
wayeriuc; all was to be told.
Il was about midday that, as be was
seated in his study writing a long letter
70 Sm"rdon. explaining exactly what he
had now taken the determination Of do
ing, the footman entered with two cards
on which were the names of MIR. For
dyce. Paper Buildings" and Mr.. A.
Stuart"
They came i'll together, Mr.. Fordyce in
Producing himself H. the solicitor of III"
late Mr.. CundaII and Mr.. Stuart bowling
gravcly.
Then Lord PcnIyn motioned to them
both T." he seated
Il received your letter last night" be
said To The secretary. and, although |
may tell You at once that there were per
hap>. reasons why Mr.. Cundal SHOULD
have left me his property. | was still con
SidcrahIy astonished at hearing he had
done SO.
Reasons. my lorl!" Mr. Fordyce said,
looking up from bundle Of papers which
he had taken from his pocket and was
beginning to unite. Reasons. What
reasons, may ask
The reason" h. answered, looking
straight AT both or them, lis that he and
| We're brothers."
eerh"r while Stuart fixed his eyes upon
him with an jncreduious look, though in
II there was something else besides in
crrIulty a look Of suspicion and dislike
This Is 2 strange story. Lord Penlyn, .
the lawyer said after moment
Yes the other answered. And you
will perhaps think it still more strange
when | tell YOU that | myself did not
hunw IF it until week ago"
Then ha told them, very faithfully,
everything that had passed between him
and Walter CUudall. from the night on
which be had come to Blacks Club, and
they had had their first interview ! 4 the
park. DOWN to the letter that had been
written on the night of the murder.
Nor did he omit 10 tell them ii was
only month previous To- Cundall'S dis
closing himself, that he and Philip Smer-
don had made the strange discovery ut
l." N"rq that his father. to all appear
aurr~. had had n previous wife. and had.
also. {" all appearances. left an elder SON
behind him.
If there was anything he did not think
if necessary to- tell them il was the VIC
Iencc of his behavior 70 Cundal ut the in
tervipw they had had in that very room.
and the curse he had hurled after him
vb.o. ha..y-n~ CON" aud the wish that ''he
That curse and that wish which had
been fulfilled 80 terribly soon after their
expression. had weighed heavily on his
heart ever since the night Of the murder:
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