The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-13

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he was the only son. But stop! The
duke had married widow. She might
have child by her former husband I
wired off at once on this point to Wray,
and had his reply by the next post.
Yes, he wrote. "There was child
Ia boy Robert. He was about years
old when his mother married the duke
OF course that was before my time, and
l never saw the lad, but have heard
others speak of him at times. He seems
to have bsen bright, intelligent boy,
but very headstrong, and he never got
on particularly we'll with his stepfather
in fact, he always seemed to be in hot
water with the duke. AS long as his
mother lived matters were smoothed
over, but she died when Florence was
born, and then the lad g troubles began
in earnest. He was brought up with the
other children, but the duke treated
him with GOODNESS and indifference, and
the tutors and domestics took their cue
from him. His happiest days were those
he spent at Elton. He was sent to Christ
Church, and the bar was intended for
got i'll with a fast set and came to grief.
His allowance there was small enough,
and when he exceeded it he dared not
apply to his stepfather. He got into the
hands of the Jews pretty heavily too.
Then he got mixed up i'll some scandal
(the particulars of which have forgot
ten, if ever heard them), and was sent
down. The duke paid his debts, gave
him 500 and turned him out of the
house, and from that day to this he has
never been seen in Lamford. I believe
he went to sea in a merchantmen, but
nothing definite has ever been heard of
him from that day. There have been
rumors of his being seen in all sorts of
places under all sorts Of conditions-a
hanger Oh at Monte Carlo. billiard
marker in Melbourne and bar waiter
at the Cape, but these are only rumors
All that is definitely known is that he
has gone to the dogs"
Mabel seemed immensely relieved
when read her this letter.
"There, Duncan; SO she had brother
after all! You Go not know how glad I
am to hayet this news. May we not now
believe she was doing what she could
to redeem him?''
II don't know that we are justified
in believing that, Mabel-at any rate,
not with our present information. The
robbery in which she seemed to be an
accomplish scarcely looks like an at
tempt to improve his morals. But, first
of all, we have to identify the brother.
Which Of the men was he-the one
armed man, Lambert, or the other,
Dacre?'
Lambert seems the more likely. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Vandeleur, he had led
wild, rowing life, which would fit in
very well with what Mr.. Wray writes
about the brother.''
eyes, that is so, Mabel, but the other
man may have been equally wild. We
seem to have very little information
about him. ! must ask Wray to get me
a description of the brothers. appear
ance. That will no doubt help us, as
Lambert was fair and the other man
dark. But even then we cannot be sure
that he was really her brother, not un-
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may not be an easy matter"
"The one armed man may have joined
theatrical company again.
"He may, and in that case it ought
not to be difficult to trace him-one
armed actors are not so very common.
But hardly think he would take kind
ly to the stage again after successful
robbery. You may depend upon it he is
busy with other little ventures in that
direction.
"You take a very gloomy view Of
things, Duncan" said Mabel, with a
weary sigh.
Perhaps do, dear. but the further
we get into this awful affair the more
mysterious and complicated it becomes.
That must be my excuse.'
wrote off to Wray for particulars
of the brothers. appearance, and the
next morning first thing set off to call
upon Mr.. Keighley Gates about the
mysterious photograph had seen in his
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