Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

which Welby did not intend TO nave
forced upon him for one hour beyond
that i'm which he should reach his sup
posed majority, and be free to cast
them off.
Although he had graduated, he was
still by Mrs. Greville's desire, contin-
ming his legal studies at Cambridge. IN
the office of a distinguished lawyer
there. and waiting only for his next
birthday to declare his identity ana ~
depct,ienca, when he received a letter
from that lady, enclosing n check Tor
a thousand pounds. and desiring nm
to occupy and improve himself by VS.
! ting all the principal courts OF EUROPE
while she and her daughter made an
other expedition TO the East.
You see that Mrs. Greville, except IN
the state and luxury OF her mode Oh
travel was another Madame lua
Pfeiffer.
AS soon as Yelby got this letter, as
he wanted but ito days OF his supposed
majority, he set out Immediately Tor
Paris. hoping to intercept Mrs. Gre
| yille's journey. and resolved to make
| his disclosure.
But when he reached Paris he found
I that the lady and her party had al
ready left for Marseilles. He lost no
time in hurrying down TO that port,
where. upon his arrival, he learned
that the Oriental Steam Packet COM
paI.y's ship Falcon had sailed an hour
ebfore for Alexandria. having on board
Mrs. Greville. daughter and two SER
wants. No other packet for that port
would sail for n month. To oyertake
them now was impossible.
Therefore. there was nothing fur
Their for Welby to debut to take the
goods Fate forced upon him and obey
his patroness. He did visit all the
principal law courts on the Continent.
and. if the truth must be told. found
himself rather confused than improved
by their conflicting practices. He
heard occasionally from Mrs. Greville
and Lois. who were extending their
travels as far as they could possibly
penetrate with safety into the interior
of Africa. And he wrote whenever
there seemed Il shadow Of a chance
that they would get his letter.
SO passed two years and a half, at
the end of which time, having sutfi-
GENTLY mystified himself with the sci
ence of justice as administered in the
various law courts of Europe, Welby
Dunbar found himself for the winter
in Paris. He had scarcely settled in
his lodgings, when he received a letter
from Mrs. Grcville, dated Calcutta.
giving him an account of her travels
through Asia. and enclosing an order
on her London banker for another
thousand pounds; but fixin gno time
for her return. He answered this let
ter. but reserved his disclosure for a
personal interview
However, in settling himself in Par
is, he assumed his own name. He left
his card with the American minister
and with other resident AMERICANS.
And, without the advantage of a sim
gle letter Of Introduction for while
many would have introduced him as
Mr.. Greville. who could have present
ed him as Mr.. DunbarD, by the SIM
Pile force Of his personal worth he
gained many good friends and even a
considerable office practice. II was his
intention, on returning to America, to
apply for admission to the New York
bar. There was but one contretemps
that Welby dreaded-and that was air
embarrassing meeting with some one
who had known him as Mr.. Greville.
He resolved, In such a case, to adopt
the only remedy-a full explanation of
his singular position. But there was
little likelihood of such an event, as,
during his residence at Cambridge, he
had avoided forming acquaintance,
and afterward, in going the rounds Of
the law courts of Europe, ne had tray
eled incog.
Early in the spring. TO his great as
constituent, Welby Dunbar received a
letter from his patroness dated New
telling him she had formed the ac-
~quaintance of an American family at
Calcutta, who were on the eve of sail
ing for their WI native couT thy, and
tina she suddenly formed the resolu-
ton of joining their party and return
ing with them-also. that she had writ
ten to him, giving him all this news.
on the eve Of sailing; but fearing that
he had not got that letter, as the mails
were so uncertain, sh erepeated the in
~telllgence here. She concluded by en-
treating her dear son to join her as
soon as possible in New York.
Welby Dunbar wished nothing bet
ter than this! He engaged his passage
in the first steamer that was to sail
iiohu iidSic, anu iInlueulately CON-
menced preparations for his oysge
1t was while employed in this agreea-
BILE task that he learned the American
minister had been recalled and would
erturn in the same steamer with him
self. And the next day after receiving
this intelligence, he was introduced TO
Madame de Glacie, as the reader al.
ready knows, and undertook to aid her
with his professional services In the
search after her daughter.
The whole party sailed together from
Havre, and in due time arrived safely
at New York. or rather, at the landing
at Jersey City.
There was al express train to start
Fer Washington In an hour. and no
other one until the next morning. The
Impotence Of Madame de Glacie to see
her daughter would. upon no account
admit of twelve hours DELAY. So.
I without allowing her youn gattorney
time 10 call and sec his friends. or
even to cross over to the city. She. and
in fact. the whole party. took the ok.
press to Washington thar afternoon.
We have already seen how lucky
they were in meeting Captain Fulioy
az their hotel in Washington: how
prompt they were in hurrying down to
Fuljoy's Island; and how overwhelmed