The times., 1901-05-19
The Lady Of Lynn.
copyrighted 1900 by Sir Walter Besaut3
BY SIR WALTER BESANT.

Jack Gizzard stepped forward He was
I in appearance, more like butcher than
anything else being a stout, hearty-lOok-
/ ing man, with q red face.
/ My lord he said, when you last left
I Newmarket Heath you owed me $500.
! Lord FylingGdie made no sign or any kind
! of response. Il met you again at Bath.
: IT was before the time when you We're re-
! quested by the master Of the ceremonies to
/ leave the place with your friend-ah. colo
( mel, glad TO see you-with your friend,
/ Colonel Lauyon."
/ Lord Fylingdale made no sign whatever
/ OF having heard.
Bath is not very far from Gloucester-
shire. / made a journey there to find out
your lordship's position ! found YOU: es-
| tate in the hands of money lenders every
: acre mortgagfd, your house falling to
/ pieces, Its contents sold. You are already
( completely ruined. ! went back to Lon
( don and enqu!red further. You had lost
| Your credit as well as your character.
| You could not show your face at the old
! places. The cockpit at Tothill fields was
| closed to you. All the clubs of st. James
were closed To you. Your name my lord,
| Lord Fylingdale still paid no kind of at
| tentlon. You may consider, my lord,
these few remarks as part payment of
| that E5G9 So he turned away.
Come along, colonel" said Tom Rising.
Bring the colonel to the from. Lon t
! be bashful. colonel"
Some of the gentlemen obeyed, gently
pushing the colonel to the front. We'll,
poultryman?" said the colonel boldly.
Wen, sharper" returned Jack Gizzard
Gentlemen this fellow has been a bully
about the town for twenty years and more
"a bully, common cheat and sharper.
He is now altogether discredited He was
expelled from Bath with his noble patron
/ last year II any of you owe him money
do not pay him. He is not fit to sit down
with gentlemen of honor. That is all
have to say about you, colonel"
What / have to say. colonel" said Tom
Rising, lis that / owe you e1.200, and If
! pay you one single guinea-then-" He
proceeded to imprecate the wrath of heay-
en- upon himself if be showed any weak
ness in that resolution.
Lord Fylingdaie once more turned 10
Molly.
Madam. for the last time"
Send him away-send him away said
Molly. He makes me sick
We deny the marriage. my lord" said
the vicar That is all we have to say"
AT your peril. replied his lordship.
So saying he walked away unmoved ap-
parently. Mr.. Purden and Colonel Ian
yOn went with him Both men were flush
ed in cheeks and restrained themselves by
an evident effort ] was sorry for Sam
| Semple. for he followed, his face full of
! trouble and disappointment.
When they We're gone, the vicar spoke
once more.
Ladies and gentlemen he said. I'VE
! have thought 1t best to court the great
est publicity possible in this matter The
people whom we have exposed will not
again trouble this company by their pres
ence. 1 know not what the law may de-
eide in this case, supposing his iordship
so i'll advised as to 20 to law But the
truth, which is above the law remains
that an imposture of the most daring kind
has been attempted. and that some wo-
man mas been found TO personate Miss
Molly. l have to express her sorrow for
keeping you so long from your pleasures ''
And with these words he offered his
hand TO Molly, and We withdrew and the
music struck up lively country dance.