The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21

erty of the largest landowner in the neigh
borhood, Geoffry Trevlyn, Esquire, of Apple
dcre Court.
The young man was slightly above the
medium height, we'll and carefully dressed
with a clever, good-looking face, which
would have been more attractive-for the
grey eyes were really fine and the features
regular-had the expression been less sullen,
and the lines of the mouth less hard.
The pallor of his complexion would have
given any casual observer the idea that he
spent a great part of every day bending over
an office desk, his mind intent on calculation
or correspondence. -
And such a conclusion would have been
correct, for he was theTonfy son, and partner
and head clerk of his father, John Iago the
principal-nay, might even say the only
solicitor in Appledore.
From time immemorial there had been a
Trevlyn at Appledore Court, and an Iago in
Aprledore High Street, and as far back as
the oldest inhabitant of the place could re-
member, "Iago & Son, Solicitors" had had
entire management of the Trevlyn affairs,
enjoying at the same time the absolute con-
fidence of the Trevlyn family, many of whose
secrets had been in their keeping.
The present representative of the Tevlyns
at Appledore Court, was Geoffry Trevlyn,
a bachelor of between so and 60 years of
age, a handsome joyial man, rather ford
in face, with a tendency to apopleXy-the
hereditary complaint of the Trevlyn family
who was very popular.
Having no son of his own to succeed him,
the question as to who would be his heir was
one for which the local gossps were for many
wears unable to find a satisfactory answer,
the estate of Appledore being unentailed
property, and Geoffry Trevlyn being one of
those men the course of whose affections it
is difficult to predict-partly because he was
extremely reserved, and partly because his
peculiar temper-the4 obstinate yet violent
Trevlyn temper-might induce him to alter
his will at the last moment of his life, and
leave all he had to leave to the most unex-
pected person.
In spite of his jovial and genial manner,
Squire Geoffry was very proud-proud of his
ancient lineage and his broad acres-and
when his younger and only brother Philip
married beneath him, Geoffry Trevlyn de-
clned to receive either him or his wife at
Annledore Court and warned Philip Trevlyn
that he need not expect ever to be master
there The two never met again on earth,
hut IN his death-be Philip wrote to Geoffry,
beeeing him ''for the sake of old times, %. to
do something for his widow and his only SON.
Unwilling to break his word, although only
selfnleaged the old squire did not offer his
IoU-born sister-in-laW a home at the Court,
though from all he heard Of her she was so
for superior to- her original position in life,
+bonks to natural intelligence and innate re-
Gnaroent that he need have had no hesita-
oronla allowance and told her he would pro-
ide for the future of her son, then a hand
SoToa clever lad of fifteen, to whom he took
a great fancy.
THE boy was sent TO Rugby, ana Inence to
eaburst which he left to join his regiment
snanding his holidays, and, later on, his
leave at Appledore Court
Nrst Philip Trevlyn had not long survived
her husband, but she died quite happily, feel
~, that she had no reason to be anxious on
her her sons account who would one day, she
frmly believed-as, indeed, Squire Geoffry
had allowed her to believe-be master of APP
pledore.
1t was not, however, until about six