Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-19

to be dashed down again. | could not
let you torture yourself with such hopes
and fears. and knew time was Of Inn
portance. For myself she
laughed little-"no one knows / took
in vain the name and identity of old
Mr.. Digby."
What" exclaimed Wilfred. You
mean Digby's father long since retired
from Grove and Co.? Is that what
you did for me? o Glare, Clare." he
turned aside.
Why Wilfred," she said panied lay
ing her hand on his shoulder. that
was nothing. Just listen and you will
see how I managed it all easily"
Then she began with Mrs. Dexter's
attempt to sell the ear-drops, and told
him conscisely and eonsecutively what
she had done and got out of George
Crewe
When / got back to the hotel" she
went on as Wilfred, lying quite still,
listened without one word, II took upon
myself to write from you. as per your
secretary, 20 your family lawyers,
Grove and Digby. requesting the latter
Il knew which you preferred. you see)
to come down tomorrow afternoon to
you on urgent business. Was that
right, Wilfred7"
Everything you do is right, my saint"
he answered softly. Yes? And then
II added that II a Mr.. Crews should ask
or write about Mr.. Digby. OF their firm,
who had called on him. they were to CO.
incide with 1t; you would explain to-mor-
row. / knew that you would wish-indeed
it is best-to put the legal part in motion
at once. whilst Crewe and his niece are
at hand"
by Heaven, vest" said Erleston,
through his teeth IT all the torture OF
publicity in a nuility suit must be faced.
the sooner the better. but your name
must not be dragged In, were Il needed
twenty times. Your part In breaking
these accursed bonds shall never be
known beyond pfgby and Bernard. Flora
might chatter heedlessly. Or. Fabsr will
guess 1t was your legal knowledge which
detected the flaw In the chain" he add
ed, after a pause, and Well, I shall
have TO speak 10 him after what he said
yesterday"
"He called then" said Clare. quickly.
81 knew no would. He thought that I
knew you were trouoled?"
He did. 1 told him you knew why, but
that no power could help me. but-but-
The words came brokenly. you have
given me more than life, CIarel-a thous-
and times more than lfe"
For had she not given him freedom to
love and WOO for wife the woman at his
side? Is not love and honour more than
life?
The doctor kept his word. and called in
at the Hall. He found Erleston alone,
but the instant Faber entered he noticed
that there was a subtle change In his pa
tient; those lines and look OF hard, stern
endurance and settled pain were almost
gone. the whole face and even form SEEM
ed instinct with a new vivid life. that as
serted itself in the very way the young
man started half up with eager out
stretched hands. which the old doctor
elapsed tightly for moment. just trias
upset.
my dear boy. what a change In you
since l saw you," he said taking Clares
low seat by the couch What has hap
pened? Is Clare baok7'
Glare came back yesterday" said Will
fred, meeting Faber's searching gaze with
n grave sweet smile that somehow pug
zled the physician. land she is the magi-
clan who has worked the change, but not
as you think--yet. Do you remember all
/ said to you two days ago about VIII
self2"
Yes, every word. You said that Glare
knew your trouble. but that no mortal
power could help you"
80 l believed-so 1 had believed for
eight miserable years" said wilfred.
81 ypi xxyisb aFfn
fettered for life to very corpse that
crushed my honour under its hideous
weight of shame and bitter wrong"
'wifredr'
AYE, It is true doctor. was cursed
fool for a woman's face, whose soullesa
beauty my mad infatuation of one-and.
twenty endowed with all my Imagination
wished. And ! married hcr."
Married herr repeated tho doctor,
startled into shocked amazement. Good
Heavens, VIII! Married.
Erleston's cheeks Redeemed hotly. and
he turned aside In bitter shame.
Yes, and but for Clare, that mad folly
had wrecked my life az IL has eight tor
rible years" he said at length. again fac
ing Faber. Il had to tell her the misora-
BILE story las you will see directly when
you hear it) and her legal knowledge
made her suspect flaw. She said moth
ing to me. but went 10 town TO and out
certain facts" He paused.
"Yes7" said the doctor breathlessiy,
land she--"
Game back 10 mo with tho fat OF my
freedom, doctor. The woman's very de-
ception to conceal her base birth had out
done her scheme. Tho marriage is a null
lity."
Thank God" said Faber, huskiIy-and
for minute there was silence
CTo be concluded. TeQ