Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-06-23
CHATTER xLYIIr.

CHAPTER xLvIIl, -7r--
We must now take up the fortunes
of Welby Dunbar, and explain the re.
assumption of his boyhood's name.
TO do this we must make brief
retrospect of few years.
When Mrs. Greville. accompanied by
her daughter and her supposed son,
left America for Europe, she made her
arrangements for a heightened alb
sence.
On her arrival in England she en-
gagged a highly -accomplished govern
ess for her daughter. very learned
tutor for her son, necessary attend
ants for herself, and with this large
party, left again for the Continent.
She extended her travels not only
through Europe, but over Asia and
into Africa.
At the end of three years she re-
turned with her party to England.
placed her son ut the University Of
Cambridge, where, at his own desire,
he was to study the profession of law,
ard then proceeded to Paris, where she
took up her residence, and engaged the
best masters to complete the education
of her daughter.
Welby Dunbar, or Mr.. Greville, as he
still continued to be called. entered the
University with the resolution to make
the very best use of his opportunities
while there. And he applied himself
to study with such unremitted assidu-
ity rs to graduate with great honor be-
fore he had reached the supposed age
of tWenty-one (for poor Welby had no
accurate knowledge of what his own
lJyvy ~ l,p,% no l. \
| entered upon the enjoyment of Fulke
| that young gentleman's other possess
which Welby did not intend to have
| forced upon him for one hour beyond
that In which he should reach his sup
posed majority, and be free to cast
| them Off. i''.'."
Although he had graduated, he was,
still. by Mrs. .Greville's DESIRE, contin-
uing his legal studies mt Cambridge. in
the office of distinguished lawyer
there. and waiting only for his next
birthday to declare his identity and in
dependence. when he received letter
from that lady, enclosing check for
thousand pounds, and desiring him
to occupy and improve himself by Wis
iting 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 of
travel was another Madame Ida
Pfeiffer.
AS soon as Yelby got this letter, as
he wanted but ito days of his supposed
majority, he set out Immediately for
Paris, hoping to intercept Mrs. Gre
ville's journey, and resolved to make
his disclosure.
But when he reached Paris he found
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
paLy'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 month. 10 overtake
| them now was impossible.
Therefore. there was ncIhins fur
Their for Welby to debut to take the
| goods Fate forced upon hin, and obey
| his patroness. He did visit all the
| principal law courts on the Continent,
| and, it 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 shadow of chance
that they would get his letter.
| the end of which time, having sutti-
| GENTLY mystitied himself with the sell
ence of Justice as administered in the
various law courts of Europe, .Mslby
Dunbar found himself for the Winter
IN Paris. He had scarcely: settled in
his lodgings, when he received a letter
from Mrs. Greville, 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 Il
| 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 AFRICANS.
And, without the advantage of sin
gle letter of introduction (for while
many would have introduced him as
Mr.. Greville, who could have present
ed him as Mr.. Dunbar?), by the SIM
pie force Of his personal worth he
gained many good friends and even a
considerable office practice 1t 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 al.
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, he had tray
eled incog.
Early in the spring, to his great as
constituent, Welby Dunbar received q
letter from his patroness dated New
telling him she had formed the ac-
Guaintance Of an American family at
Calcutta. who We're on the eve of sail