The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
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sumably in time for Lady Adelaide and
fllzhqbert TO marry and so make heir
son. Harry. tho legitimate heir to Sir
Roberts estates. They learn later. how
ever, that the date of Sir Roberts death
has been given Incorrectly. and Harry
IS not the rightful heiI. They kasP the
matter secret. and eventually Harry
comes into possession Of the estates and
resides with his mother at Blent Hall.
Unknown to Lady Adelaide. q Madam
Zabr%ka, and Mr.. Jenkinson Neeid. are
also in possession Of the secret, and
Madam ZabrisiSa, with her uncle. Major
Duplay. comes TO reside at Merton lodge.
near Blent HAL Harry learns from Ms
mother that b. is not rightful heir TO
Blent, but they determine 20 mold the title
ior MIN at any cot To turther MS cause
he decides 10 marry jamie liver. heiress
of f'airholmc but finds two rivals in Bob
BToadley and Major DupIay. TIE latter
learns OF bis unfortunate birth from Nina
Zabriska. He Informs him that he i'm
tends To tell Ivers, and they quarrel
Harry winning in a brisk tussle. Neeld
becomes the guest Of liver at Fairholme-
Copyright, 1900 by A. II 1Iawkius)
DY THE Blent the drama seemed
very considerably to be waiting
for him. It says much for Major
Duplay that his utter and humiliating
defeat by the pool had not driven hum
into any hasty action or shaken him in
his original purpose. IL he could by
any means avoid it he was determined
not to move Whine Lady Tristram lived.
Harry might force him to act sooner,
that rested with Harry, not with him.
Meanwhile he declined to explain even
20 Nina what had occurred by the pool,
and treated her open inCredulousness
as TO Harry's explanation with silence
or a snub. The major I.cs not happy
at this time yet his Unhappiness was
nothing to the deep woe and. indeed,
terror. which had settled on Nina Ia
brjska. She had guessed enough 10 see
that for the moment at least, Harry
had succeeded I'm handling DUplay SO
roughly as to delay, il NOT to thwart
Ills operations; what would ne not 60 to
her whom he must know TO be the or
iginal cause of the trouble2 She used
to stand on the terrace at Merrion and
wonder about this, and she dared not
~ 10 FairhOime lest she should en-
counter Harry. She made many good
resolutions for the future, but there
was no comfort in the present days.
The resolutions went for nothing even
in the mOmen- in which they were
made. She had suffered for meddlinG.
that was bad; il was worse to the imp
not TO NEEDLE: inactivity was the one
thing uncomfortable. She, too, like old
Mr. Neold in London town, was drawn
by the interest Of the position. by the
need of seeing how Harry Tristram
fought his figh1 For four days she re-
. sisted. on the evening of the fifth after
dinner. while the major dozed. she
came out on the terrace in a cloak and
looked down the hill. Tt was rather
dark. and Bient hall doomed dimly in
the valley below. She pulled the hood
of her cloak over her head and began
TO descend the hill. she had no special
purpose she wanted a nearer look at
Bent, and it was a fine night for a
stroll. She came to the road. crossed
II after a mOmentary hesitation, and
stood by the gate of a little foot bridge,
which IN days before enrnity arose
told
locked. Nina advanced TO the middle
of the bridge and leaned on the para
pet. her eyes set on Blent hall. There
We're lights in the lower windows: one
window on the upper floor was lighted,
too. There. doubtless, Lady Tristram
Jay slowly dying; somewhere else in the
house Harry was keeping mis- guard and
perfectly his. defenses- The absolute
peace and rest of the outward view.
the Sleepless vigilance and unCeasinE
battle within, a battle that death made
keener and could not (ull to rest-Jhis
9ntraSt came upon Nina with q
strange painlessness; her eyes filed
with sears as she stood looking.
\ man came out into the garden and
lit a cigar; she ,lnew it was Harry. she
did not move. He sauntered toward
the bridge; she held her ground
though ne should strike her. she would
have speech with him tonight He was
10y the bridge and had his hand on the
gate at the Blent end Of il before he
saw her. lie stood stiH a molIent then
came to her side and leant as she was
leaning. over the parapet He Was
bareheadcd. she saw his thick hair and
his peaked forehead. he smoked stead I
ily; he showed no surprise at seeing
her: and he did not speak to her for a
Ions time At last, still without look
ing at her. he begun. She could Just
make out his smile or thought she
could. at any rate she was sure 1t was
there.
Wen. Nina de FCries." said ne. She
started little. 20, Z don't believe IN
the late Zabriska. I don't believe you're /
grown up; ] think you're about ia
beastly age He put his cigar back in
his mouth.
You SEQ that window" he resumed
in n n!"meu-. And YOU know what's
happening behind it2 MY mothers 6y-
ing there. Wen. hOw's the major? Has
he got that trick in better order yet?'' /
She found her tongue with difficulty
Docs Lady Tristram know ABOUT
about mc2' she stsmmered.
II sometimes lie to my mother" said
Harry. Ticking his ash into The river
why dc YOU lie 10 your uncle
thought"
II didn't lie. You know I didn's lie
lie sisTugged his houIders weariIy /
and relapsed into silence. Silence there Z
was Fiji. a minute or two later. fl was /
broken by little sob from Nina Ia
briska He turned his head toward her:
then ne TOOK hold OF ner arm and
made her face round TO him. The tears
were running down her cheeks.
I'm So so sorry" she murmured II ]
didn't mean to, and did it, And now
now I can't stop it. You needn't be /
1ieve me If you don't like but I'm /
I'm miserable and-and frightened"
He flung dis cigar into the water and /
put mis- hands IN his pockets. SO he I
stood watching her, his body swaying
n little 10 and fro; his eyes were sus- 4
piciOus OF her. YET they seemd amused !
also. and they were not cruel; it was I
NOT such q look as ne had given her /
when they parted by the pool
IF 1t were true2" she asked Il mean. !
couldn't Lady Tristram somehow
"if what were trUe2 O, the nonsense {
you told Duplay?" He laughed IF it {
was true. 1 should be a nobody, and no (
bodys son. I suppose that would amUse 4
You very much. wouldn't it? You +.
wouldn't have come TO Merton for I
nothing then. But as IL isn't true. i
what's the use of talking2"
He won no belief from her when he /
said that Il was not true. She drew her
cloak around her and shivered.
code" he asked.
mo. Wretched. wretched."
Would you like to see my mother"
You wouldn't let her see me?''
shes asleep, and TIE nurse is at +
that she'd matter. Come
along"