Evening star., 1901-05-25
SNuOpsis of Preceding Chapters.

SYnOpsis of Preceding Chapters.
Aaclailc wife Of Sir Randolph Edge Of Blent Hall,
clupcd with Capt Fitzhubert- Sir Randolph
dfad in Russia. presumably IN time for Lady
EG-e and Fitzhubert to marry and so make
their sou Harry legitimate They learn later
N..,r..ver that the date OF Sir Randolph's death
las been given incorrectly and Harry Is not
richtful heir They keep the matter secret
and eventually Mrs Fitzhubert succeeds To tne
I.rouy Of TristrGm of Blcnt and resides with
Harry at EIcut Hall. Unknown to Lady Iris
i-au Mrle. Zahrska and Mr.. Jenslnson Neeld
sr. also in possession Of the secret. and Mime.
Zab~tska with her uncle. Mai. Dupay, comes
@, reside AZ Mcrriun Lodge. near Blent Hall
Harry learuS from his mother that he Is not the
rf- .ful heir to Bent. but they determine to hold
H.. title for hin at any cost. To further his
caaS" he decides 70 marry jamie lver, heiress
If Fairholme. but finds two rivals in Bob Broad
ley and Mai. Duplay. The latter learns of bis
unfortunate birth from Nina Zabriska- He in
forms him he intends to tell Iver and they
quarrel. Harry winning in brisk tussle. Neeld
rc., mes the guest Of liver at Fairholme. Nina
L.rfiska Neeld and they form a compact
10 protect Harry's interests and maintain
crecy Lady Tristram dies after extracting
from L0r son a promise that Cecily Gainsbor-
orSh. ricAtfuI heiress of Blcnt, shall be invited
& the funeral CeeiIy and her father come to
Erut. bit Harry fails to receive them Later
Z. comes suddenly upon Cecily in the garden
Hfd realizes that she is Tristram. the image
of Lis mother. The engagement of Harry and
jamie liver is announced. and Duplay declares
hi~ determination expose the false position
4 lis future Sou-in-Iaw to liver. Harry uncon
s,iluSIy falls in love with Ceclly. and, with
ctt telling ler this. acknowledges that he Is
the legal heir. but she is Lady Tristram of
IIrnt. Then he steals away from Blent by
ri-lt stopping Ia advise Bob Broadley to WOO
ana win Jamie Ivcr. lie goes to London. where
Political friends Of his mother interest them
solves in his ease C"riiy. unhappy in her new
I..-sessious, follows him beg him to take
t- Bient Harry joins Slnyd in real estate
I"al and becomes competitor Of Iver.
Harry advanced holding out his hand.
we neither Of us thought we should
meet in this way. Major Duplay. The
worlds fun Of surprises. I've learned that.
anyhow. and l dare say you've known it a
lp while
You're in this business" cried the major,
/ astouished for any preamble.
larry nodded. Lets get through it,"
J. said. because it's very simple. SIoyd
al / have made up our minds exactly
v 1T " ought to have"
], Vas the same manner that the major
r.-usu.:er.d il seeing by the pool-perhaps
g. trite less aggressive, but making up for
that 10y an even increased self-confidence.
I'arf.ty had thought of his former success
-. rival as broken man. He was not
that. He had never thought of him as
Spectator in building land. Seemingly
that was what he had become.
Harry sat down by the table. Sloyd
ST -u6inS Iy him and spreading out before
him a plan of Bliukhampton and the eIe-
--.s-tgl of a row of buildings.
'Yru ask us Harry went on. resent
-Iy. almost aCCVsingly. TO throw up
lis thing just when We're ready 10 go
had Everythiag's in train. We could
gin work tomorrow"
Gone, come: Where are You going to
ct Tho money?" Interrupted Duplay. He
I.it that he must assert himself
Never mind. We can get it. Or we
Can wait till We do We shut you out
just as badly, whether you leave the old
buildings or put up new. However, we
snail srt it, I'm satisfied as to that"
You've heard my offer?'
''Y.S.' smiled Harry. The reward for
F.ttiug ahead Of Mr.. Iver is. it seems.
f20,r 1t must be done pretty often if it's
= cheap as that 1 hope he's WELL
quite well. Mr.. Tristram. thank you.
But when you talk of getting ahead of
him
nev 10 this, and 1 dare say Sloyd here
woaId put it better But my moneys in
Il -l | like To have my say.
Both the dislike and the reluctant re-
si-et of old days were present in the
r. IS mind
Il don't want to be anything but friend
! Neither Sloyd nor I want that-espe-
lily toward Mr.. Iver, or toward you.
major. We've been ncighbors.' He smiled
and went on. smiling still. oddly enough,
I've said what I'm going to say to you
o:ce before-on a different occasion. You
SON to have been trying to frighten
! IN not TO be frightened. that's all"
S.oyd whispered in his ear. Duplay
= E-rssed that he had counseled more ur-
Aauity. Harry turned from him with
rather CuutemptUous little laugh. on,
y- got my living TO earn now Duplay
I.ard him whisper-and reflected that he
lad never wasted much time on politeness
&, eu before that necessity came upon him
II was strange that Sloyd attempted to
take no part in the discussion. He Wore an
air ~ Difference. partly due, no doubt. to
Harry's ability. yet having Enthusiastically a
social flavor about II. Harry's lorIhness
cIung to him still. and had its effect
is business partner Dupiay lodged an
angry inward protest to the effect that it
had none whatever on him
Perhaps I'd better say just what we
want Harry pursued. We've paid Mas
ters $4i.Un0; We may be 500 out of pocket.
plans and elevations ~ cure empowered
II treat suppose?" he asked Sloyd had
whispered t. him again.
No" said DupIay. But a final offer.
think | can pie dge Mr. liver 10 60 as far as
- t-u tJver or above the S2L0tJ Of course).
To cover absolutely everything. you know.
Multiply your 5000 by two, and were
Your men" said Harry
Multiply it by two? Fifty thousand? Oh,
nousense!'
Twenty out of pocket-,hirty profit. 1
call it very reasonable
Mai. Duplay rose with a decisive air.
I'm afraid I'm wasting your time he
said. and my own. too 1 must say good
afternoon
Pray, Mai. Duplay don't be so abrupt.
sir We've II was Sloyd who spoke. with
an eager gesture as though he would detain
The visitor. Harry turned on him with his
UGic-t. hauRhtiest scowl.
i thought you'd left this to me. Sioyd?"
he said.
Sloyd subsided. apologetic. but evidently
terrified. Harry turned to Dupiay.
4 asked you before II you'd authority to
treat ask you now If you've authority to
refuse to treat
I've authority to refuse to discuss alb
surd1tes. Doubtless. And to settle what
are .absurdities? Look here. / don't ask You
to accept that proposal without referring to
Mr. liver l merely say that is the proposal,
and that We give Mr.. liver three days to
consider IT. After that date our offer is
withdrawn"
Sloyd was biting his nails Duplay glanced
from his troubled face to Harry's solid, COM
posed. even amused mask.
And you might add" Harry went on.
THAT it would be = very good thing IL Mr.
Iver saw his way to up and have
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