Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-13


Put the father and son you Will
tell me of-these Palgraves,' OBJECTED
MAYNARD. Won't it be to their inter-
est to prove that the story's fraud
to look into the details, and make in
quiries? If, as you think, they muir
dered my poor double, they will know
that I'm a sort of living lie"
But Savernake only 'chuckled. They
will know, of course" he admitted.
There is where the humorous side of
the situation comes in, my dear boy
if there can be humor where the crime
Of murder has been concerned. They
will know, but only study their posi-
ton They can't say: We are able
to bear witness that this young man
isn't the Duke of Leicester, We having
murdered the Duke with our own
| hands, for the sake of the title and es-
tates which the whole world knows
mouths are closed on account of the
source of their knowledge; and be-
cause of their crime and their belief
that we suspect it, we have got them
exactly where we want them-under
our thumbs. Now do you understand
and see our advantage?'
Maynard did both understand and
see for he was very far from being dull
/ of>comprehension And he listened to
I all that Savernake had to say about his
future relatives and friends, as we'll
! as be cognizant of all their family al
fairs. He learnt the English equiva-
lent for the wards of which he made
| common use, he struggled with his
American accent, he relentleSSly aban-
doned his choice vocabulary Of slang as
| spoken in Chicago. He grew almost
as familiar with LurlWorth Towers
and the home in Cleveland square as
though he had known them all his life,
and altogether. after we'll nigh hourly
catechisings, denghted his mentor with
the progress he had made.
There would still be difficulties
many difficulties and dangers-but
Savernake believed they might all be
overcome He little knew of what
strange nature. nor yet how numerous
both were to prove. On the fifth day
out they arrived at Queenstown, and
letters and newspapers were brought
on board. Savernake and his compan-
ion had travelled incognito, and had
carefully avoided making acquainances
much to the disgust of the various
young women who had been attracted
| by the handsome face and splendid fig
ure of the younger man. Savernake
had, however, wired to Lady Mary
Blandon the name he had adopted for
the trip, when he sent her dispatch
from New York, delicately announc-
ing that "all was well,' and he was
surprised therefore at receiving no let
ter or telegram from her
He would have liked a consratula-
tory word. and had taken some pleas
ure in picturing the interest of the
operator who had received his message
for Lady Mary. But there being. no
answer of any sort for him at Queens
town, he was obliged to content him
self and his thirst for home news by
purchasing paper.
The two men sat together on deck in
a spot as far removed as possible from
human companionship and from time
to time Jack glanced with some curl
i osity over Savernake's shoulder at the
first English paper he had ever seen.
Where do they keep their news?''
he thought (missing the large head
Inns of the American journals), when
he was suddenly aroused by an excla7
nation from Savernahe.
BY Jove. he calculated. Read
that He put the paper into Mayn-
ards hand and with an eager finger
/ pointed out paragraph inserted in a
position of Importance.
The late Duke of Leicester: A New
Development in the Tragedy" it was
solemnly headed. and the young mans
| eyes lighted with interest.
Three weeks have now elapsed" he
I read. since the fatal accident by
which the young Duke of Leicester lost
his life while returning in a dinghy to
his house-hoat, from a dinner at Mr.
Randall Palgraves riverside residence,
the Moated Grange
During that period untiring efforts
have constantly been made for the re-
covery Of the body, and this notwith-
standing the fact that Lady Mary
Blandon, the present head of the fam
lily and aunt of the deceased, insisted
that the nephew still lived. Such eff