The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-11-16
The Lady
OF Lynn
BY SIR
WALTER BESANT
CONTINUED
Copyright, 1900, bv Sir Walter Besant.

by the archblshop's license. The man
Purden may be all that the wears let
Ter exposed, but the marriage was In
order"
Molly said nothing for awhile: then
she said gently: THE letter from the
bookseller. your cousin, spoke of Lord
Fylngdale as ruined. If he were TO
marry a woman with money, 1t would
be his"
II believe that there are sometimes
As bills of lading or whatever they
Failed - which give the wife the
control Of her own property; otherwise
Everything becomes her husbands"
"Why did he wish TO marry me?
There was never CLEAN OF love In his
EYE nor a note OF love In his voice.
Why, except that he might get my
money
"That Is, l am convinced. the rea-
SON
'VllIalny villainy, villainyl Jack.
his Is a conspiracy. Some woman has
been made TO play my part. Then he
Will claim me as his wife and Law
hands upon all that have"
"No, Molly; he shall not while you
have friends"
"Frcnds cannot help where the law
brdcrs otherwise So much / know.
1ack. Yet you can do one thing for
me, You can protect me from the
pan. lie must not take me away"
"All Lynn will fight for You"
Jack. | want more / want all Lynn
b believe me. You have known me all
pay life. Am | capable of such n change
f mlnd2 Am | capable OF so mon
|trous a falsehood as 10 steal out to
harry the man and then to declare that
have never left the house? Oh, the
Villain, the villainw Her cheek was
lhame: her eyes flashed.
seized her hand. Molly" | cried,
they shall all believe you. | will tell
Pie truth everywhere"
Just then the garden door was thrown
open, and Sam Semple appeared. with
q Ssling face and bending knee he
3ced, bowling low
VTtrmlt me TO offer congratulatior
the Countess OF Tyllngdale."
II am not countess. am pla
Iolly Miller"
Sam looked disconnected and puzzled.
perceived that, plot or no plot, he had
10 hand in II.
Il am come" he said, "from his lord
hip
Il have nothing to do with his lord
hip"
Surely madam; surely, my lady,
nere Is some Misunderstanding. / am
Rnt by his lordshlp with his compli-
nents TO ask when II will be conven-
ent for the countess to receive him"
"fou have been Informed, suppose,
hat was married to him this morn
ing"
certainly. my lady"
Then go back to Lord Fylingdale
md tell him that he is n villain and n
lar' that have learned his true char
Pcter, that | am not married to him
ind that II he ventures to modest me
ply friends will protect me. Give him
hat message, sir, word for word"
Il believe. SAM" / said. for his dis
omhture and bewllderment made him
Fee and stagger. that you have no
band In this new villainy IL was you.
loweyer who brought that man 10
lynn, knowing his true character and
Us antecedents. Let us never see your
ace here again. Go. If thought you
Ferc IN the plot. would serve you
galn as the captain served you three
IelE>.ago."
lent away without another word.
Mh the captain came home. HIS
ace troubled.
II know not" he said. "what has
ord Fylingdale. told him Of the
Iharges and accusations"
well, did he deny themw
He denied nothing and he admit
ed nothing. lie says that you married
I'm this mornlng. Molly"
Il Know re has sent Sam Semple
ere with the same story. Captain,
lou believe me. do you notT'
Believe you, Molly? Why IL ! did
LOT believe you, should believe moth
re- tthCNt oOu hAJ ANAAs NOoN
soon doubt the prayer book" He
pa his hand upon her arm, and the
bars came into his eyes. MY dear,
hve been an old fool But did IL for
be best He says that you are his
Iifeu<sLet him come and take you'll
~ N not Molly that he would take.
is Molly's fortune"
why. sir" she said. III he takes the
hole and wastes and dlsslpates IL, so
Png as he does not take me. what does
matterT'
Then the vicar came again, and the
hole OF the business had TO be dis
PISSED again AZ first he adhered TO
is theory OF unconscious action. be-
huse a scholar always likes TO explain
Fery theory by examples chosen from
|ntin and Greek authors. He had
6okel up several more stories OF the
W Hom l know not what folio vol
ncs In his library and came prepared
70 uefcnd his opinion. But the abso-
Etc certainty Of M0lly's assertion. the
/ Il n.