Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-29
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! were written stood upOn-the mantelshelf
The young man who read the inscrip-
! ton aloud was described in Debrett as
! Sir Anthony Elliot, Bart, grandson Of
the late Sir Robert Elliot and fifth bar
| onet of his name.
| Marion was Lady Marion Allardyce,
the daughter and sister of an earl, q So
ciety beauty and one of the richest heir
esses in England. They were to be mar
ried in the spring, and he was on the
point Of starting in order to join the
| party at her country home.
A servant tapped at the door and en-
| tered.
If you please, Sir Anthony, a gentle
| man of the name Of Crosse wants to see
| you"
"Crosse? don't. know the name.
What is his business? Did he say?"
! "Says he's come all the way from New
Zealand on purpose to speak to you.''
He was shown in.
"Sir Anthony Elliot. l presume?" he
-queried.
"Yes." said Tony. "Win you take a
chair? I ain rather pressed for time"
"The business will not take me long to
explain" he said. "In fact, it can be
told in two sentences. l am here to in
form you that you have no more right to
the name you bear than have. Your
father was carpenter, and he sold you
to Mrs. Elliot for f5 note''
| There was a moment Of silence. Tony's
| cigarette went out. He threw it into the
crate.
'You make very strange assertion -
he said slowly. will you kindly explain
yourself?"
with pleasure" replied Crosse.
"Iour reputed father died a year after
he married, quarreled with his father and
became a sheep farmer in New Zealand.
l was his next neighbor and knew all
about him. Three weeks later his only
child died too.
| Then Mrs. Elliott adopted a working
mans baby and left the place I didn't
understand her motive at the time. I
comprehended when 1 learned that the
late Mrs. Elliot had bated her brother
in-law because she believed he had set
the old baronet against her husband and
herself
*
Crosse handed him two papers. "You
can have 100 more proofs if you like to
go out to Queensland" he added briefly.
And your object in travelling thou
|
not concern you? I presume you have a
motive?''
"Certainly," said Crosse calmly. 81
am poor man and no longer young I
want comfort and security for my old
age. Give me $500 year for life, and
you can enjoy your fortune in peace an!
marry your fine lady. I'll hold MY
| tongue"
| Great beads of perspiration stood on
Tony's brow. His head swan. Then
the carpenters son pulled himself to-
| gether, threw his head up and perempto-
rily ordered Crosse out Of his rooms. But
when he was alone cry Of passion and
| despair rose from the bottom of his soul.
He wrote to Marion that important
business would detain him in town for a
few days and cabled to globe trottins
friend.
| The answer to his message came, and
that afternoon at dusk she greeted him
in the great hall of the old country man
| sion.
1--WE shall have an hour or two alone.
But how white you are, Tony" she add.
ed quickly. There is something wrong.
What is it?'
'You shall know directly, Marion. -
He took her left hand in both his own
and looked at the flashing hoop of dia.
monds he had placed there. II have
something to tell you-something that
| will change the current Of our lives. But
before l tell you should like to bo with
you just for half an hour, to enjoy TO,
one brief half hour more the sight OF
your face, the sound of your voice. My
sweetheart, want to live for little
while before the darkness falls. May To-
II don't know what it all means, but
of course I'm ready to do whatever you
wish, Tony" There was pause pres
emily, and she touched his sleeve.
Tony, your luggage? Didn't you
"No," he said slowly. 81 am not going
to stay. You will understand when the
clock Strikes
"Will it never strike, Tony?" The
clock answered the question for itself.
LADY Marion Allardyce," he said, 81
give you back your freedom. Recently
learned that have no right to the name
l bear. Today the news was verified by
cable. It is sufficient for you to know
that my father was a carpenter in Co
l0nial village and that my name is not
Sir Anthony Elliot at all, but just An,
thony Brown"
us that all?" she cried. els that al;
You frightened me to death. I could
not imagine what terrible thing had hap.
pened."
"You don't seem to understand" he
said. I'm pauper, a nobody, a-a-
I'm Anthony Brown
"Well, are you any the less gentle.
man by instinct and education? Are you
any the less the man I love-the man OF
all others whom have chosen to love-
honor and obey till die? Would you re.
fuse to marry me if my history were
similar to yours? OF course you
wouldn't! Oh, Tony" she added, break
ing out into smiles, ''you-you-idiotv
Exchange.
England Makes Gold Dear.
When the tide Of gold GIBBS from the
shores Of Great Eritain. there is only