Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Being ON Epz5oae m1de
sv Aufh0ny Hope
Copyright, 1900, by A. H. Hawkins.l
synopsi. Of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
ielaIde. wife Of Sir Randolph Edge Of Blent Hail,
eloped with Captain Fitzhubert Sir Randolph
dies In Russia, presumably in time FOR Lazy
Edge and Fitzhubert to marry and make their
son Harry legitimate. They learn later, now
ever, that the date Of Sir Randolph's death has
been given incorrectly and that Harry Is not
the rightful heir They keep the matter secret
and eventually Mrs Fitzhubert succeeds to the
BarOny Of Blent and resides with harrs
at Blent Hall. Unknown to Lady 1fls9-
ram Madam Zabriska and Mr. Jenkinson Neeid
also in possession Of the secret and Maaahi
Zabriska. with her uncle. Major Dupiay' come
to reside at Merton Lodge near Blent haii-
Harry learns from his mother that he Is not
the rightfuI heir and they determine to holo
the title for him at any cost. To further MS
cause, he decides to marry jamie liver, nelress
TO Fairholme. but finds two rivals In BOD
Broaifey and Major Duplay. The latter learns
of his unfortunate birth from Nina Zabriska-
He Informs Harry that he intends to tell liver
and they quarrel Harry winning In brlsk
tussle. Neeld becomes the guest OF liver at
FairhoIme. Nina Zabrska meets Neeld ana
they form a compact to protect Harrys inter-
ests and maintain secrecy Lady Tristram dies,
after extracting from her son promise that
CecIly Gainsborough, the rightful heiress TO
Blent. shall be invited to the funeral Cecily
and her father come to Bent but Harry falls
to receive them. Later he comes suddenly upon
Cecfly in the garden and realizes that she Is
Tristram the image Of his mother. The en-
gagement of Harry and jamie liver is announced
and Duplay declares his determination to ex-
pose the false position Of his future son-in-law
to liver. Harry unconsciously falls in love with
CecfIy and without telling her this, acknowl-
edges that be is not the legal heir, but she Is
Lady Tristram OF Blent. Then he steals away
from B1ent by night stopping to advise BOD
Broadley to and win jamie liver, who loves
him. He goes to London, where pol1tlcal
friends of his mother interest themselves In MS
case Cecily unhappy in her new possessions
follows him to beg him to take back Bient-
Harry joins Sloyd In real estate deal and be-
comes a competitor of liver Cecily asks Harry
to marry her. so that he may return to Blent-
He refuses and then suddenly realizes that he
loves her Harry bests liver in business deal
and is offered a viscounty by political friends.
He scOrns the Idea Of accepting yiscounty-
CccfIy returns to Blent. determined to begin
life over and forget Harry. Harry is offered
foreign secretarys.Iip, and is Informed by Col
Wflnot Edge that through the schemng Of a
woman the real date of Sir Robert Edges
death had been suppressed, so that Lady lrist-
ram and Harry's father were married In time
to lccalize his birth. He demands the right TO
inform Cecily Of their change in fortunes In his
own way. Hurrying to Blant he wooes her I'M
petuously She consents to an elOpement. Ihey
are married I'm London. On theiT return to
Elent Harry tells her that he was really Tr1st~
ram Of Blent, and she, angered at what she
deems Il deception. declares she will leave him.