Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-28
CHAPTER XIV.

Angus first impulse is to rush home to
his mother and tell her everything, but
| he finally decides not to go home until
his usual hour, and passes a miserable
| morning in the attempt to distract his
| thoughts from Gabrielle and DIR. de Blois
and fix them upon engineering calcula-
tions and accounts instead. He had made
/ so certain of success in his suit.
BY the time he usually breaks off Office
work to take his luncheon, Angus has
hearly worried himself into fever. He
has no appetite-Only burning thirst up
on him, and he rushes into the first bar he
comes across to satisfy it. 1t happens to
he the bar of the Hotel BelgiIue. The
| girl who serves him asks him if it is any
| relation of his that they have the honor
Of housing at the Hotel Belgque at that
moment
II do not understand you. mademo-
| selle," stammers POOR Angus, whose
thoughts have been recalled by her ques-
ton from something far different.
I'VE have Il Monsieur Moray, who spells
his name like yours, upon our books at
the present." she answers. Jacques!
fetch me the visitors book from the sa-
| ion." and opening it mt the last page of
/ entries. she shows Angus, in all its glory
| the inscription:
''Mr. and Mrs. William Moray,
1.-The Firs, Godalming Park,
''Westborough Road, Brixton,
London. England"
"It is strange" says Angus. thought
fully, that my first name should be Will
liam like his. What is this gentleman
| like in appearanceT
iHe h stout ana big, and with q face fiery
Il
"Stay, mademOiselle!' cries Angus
quickly. "Was the lady taken Ill while
! driving yesterday
''She was, monsieur, but how did you
come to hear of it? All! DIR. de Blois
must have told you, for he brought ma
dame home again, and stayed with her
some time afterward. She had swooned
with the heat-I do not wonder ut it. She
Is as fat as monsieur, and she eats-ma
fol! how she eats!'
''This is wonderful coincidence" says
Angus. Il met these people out driving
yesterday, and when the lady had just
tainted, and it was I who directed them to
DIR. de Blois' house. The gentleman in
consequence asked me to call on him
here this afternoon, but had no idea his
name was the same as mine. 1t is only
chance, however. 1 know he cannot be
any relation to me-"
.Ah, well. you be advised by me, mon
sieur, and take the chance. Chance is
worth all the relations in the world. Ev-
crything we get is by chance, and it Is
seldom our relations give us anything.
And this English milord is rolling in
money. l know, for l have never seen
ma dame wear anything but silk and satin,
and it must take as much stuff to dress
her as to clothe three ordinary sized wOm-
en-"
"It il past two. Have Monsieur and
Madame Moray lunched YETI" he in
qu''
Yes; their lunch was served nearly an
hour ago."
..Then will you send up my card and
ask il / can see them?
The young woman complies with his re-
quest, and in a few minutes an answer is
returned in the affirmative.
As Angus is ushered into the private
sitting room occupied by the Morays he
perceives that the lady, by virtue of her
late illness, is reclining her portly figure
upon a grimcrack sofa, far too small for
it.
Mr.. William Moray is standing BY the
window, picking his teeth.
Angus stands on the threshold bare
headed. and William Moray cannot but
observe. with greater force than yester-
day, the striking likeness he bears to his
dead father.
..There is no question about his being
moor Jem's son, whether his mother was
married or not" he thinks to himself, AZ
ha turns round slowly and regards him.
"NeIl, and so you've kept your appoint
mont he commences, in the unpleasantly
rnnolished tones he uses to everybody.
Monsieur desired me to call upon him.
sbould not have dreamt of intruding
otherwise" returns Angus, with a touch
of his mothers pride.
"Ah. well-it's the same thing. You're
here-this is my wife, Mrs. Moray, con-
Times the stranger. with jerk Of his
head toward his recumbent partner.
81 trust madame has recovered from
her late indisposition." says Angns.
The lady does not deign to notice the
observation of the "hactress' himp" ex-
conf Inv solemn nod, performed with
cIn.a5 ewes. but her husband answers for
her.
..yes. she's better. l had long TAX
With vour doctor yesterday. He speaks
English wonderfully well for n foreigner.
He does" replies Angus. with deep
s;,b .s the alusion recalls the misery OIL
the morning. ..rs
..He is an old friend of yours, ne 'ei'>
me-"
"A very old friend. monsieur.
$50 am I. You needn't stare. l dafs
saw you have forgotten me. hut ! knew
Won long before this DR.. de Blois dio, ano
n nice time had of my acquaintaneesnip
with you, too. 18th sur.
Monsieur overwhelms me VIII
PRISE" says Angus. NV
.vour father, James Moray, was
brother. and sent for you here Una.
might tell you that you've no more -
to bear the name you do than tne wa
downstairs has So you may put 'n"'
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