The sun., 1902-06-15

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N'u-h"N 'Ne -ight made M" shud,i-r
though hr-v rut Nhii I Lad come th,f,
0 a,
Then came tl,. outer gate. which wa,
'u''n, and jrv bridge like that uf t-a
. a.v,rtt ou-Il, Nhi,h ird.,d II wa- III.
I wh's'Is 'h't'f,d bar~hlv ou the pave
m'Dt. anon rumll,-i ., lemn and hollow
a. Wr Is,--'-i h"t'ath the arch lhet
cam" ghis aud To- ~ ~" Carriag" dUul
Joh'.- hand and ahuN~ it his dear, much
, 'fi'si. kindly face
NV father l. no lsii.r. hr said quick \
iu the servant Greg put ia another Is,li
'r t,r-r> and l- ready You may haN.
- dri,r tu nrumfrru t"-night With pr
| Narutf'T
u" h-lped ~ out me by one. Opening
! his "yr~ Wid" at the -Ight ~ Veronica
tat making no rrrarh -aN" that low IN
NV ear N" whispered the words
Thank tod, YOU have Thought them
III" took us into ia" lufty hail with heads
| q roe d.rr great Il, rms uf foreign animals
| bison ~kin- and ls,ar-kin- which Rup-rt
| had hruugl, hnu. from his travels
| would hsV" taken Bal- Rupert from Kate,
| hui she would u,' psriuit me
| "" shall h" carried into his father =
| huu~'' i,r the tf~f tim" NV his father :
4 WIFE ~" said -ituply aud det.tminedly
| Md indeed there "Ar a c-rtain fitness ia
| it, after all. Witch | could not help but
| aCkuuW ledge
~ We passed up a grand starca-" on
| and ON ! saW. doNu long. ann Ni~tas.
/ servants gliding wIth dow ncast heads and
| silent ft-'t here and their, making not "a
| sound ou ~" thl'k oarpst-
| There wa- 4 curiuu-ly pleasant smell
| - old rp-.' leave aud furniture polish every
where. and hen came lighted room,
and a 'all, gauu'. angular man. ~hom
\ lad never -.-u l-'tore. ru-s' tO greet Us.
| This T. Nj McCrusty, my lawyer -sid
| John also iur many years that Of tn.
GlcndnuNvu family. though my father has
| rr"rutv t--u lll enough advised tu sup
| plant him
Then. turning to Nate. he in,roduced
III" old man -p"cially Ia her Sh. stood
! up. tall and straight. With a grave. simple
| dignity. .ltu,' ing lIk. au ancient stat ue
| Ia her pose. Which rnarv.led much to 49,.
| u was perfectly wonderful how the CON
| s,.uusn--. uf l.'iug Rupert Gl"ndonw yn'- =
! Mr Mctru.'y seated himself on the far
| ,id, - KIND - taIl. crossed his legs and
| pur-.-i ms lips a. II he vas going Ia whistle
| Mr. Gl"udunwyn i very seriously IN, :
/ b" hegin. Ih curious littl" whistle ia
| his Npi'" ~ IN" end of every sentence or
| ~. N" rF'-ct II which was ir'ly remark
! able contrasting, a. " did, With III. Zig =
| nifty of h.- manner and the gravity 81 hi-
| communications | lrarn.-t after~ard that
| in hi- youth Mr Nc, rusty had l..,an "A great
~'ammcr"r. and hai cur~t himself by al
| ways wishing tar ~ Duncan Grey :
| ur snn. other Scots diity a. uf'sn n he
clnr - a rtand-till Having b'.n sum
| munrb. therefore. 10 the lpedslde o' my
| ancient friend and patron. and consulted
| a. to what Wa- his lest cour~.' In these pain
| ill circumstances | took II upon ma 10 w.
| mind hun that Justice was condition ~
repentance. and that r"para'i"n and hon
| ,-i dealing mist-'camc M mar
If be- Wen" >at i~t.sd that his son Rupert
| had l.fi lawful ISSUE. the matter should not
le lcf' hanging Ia the wind one single mo-
| mont
| Having morapvsr, been informed by
Mr. John Giendonwyn who did me the
honor 10 MAX" IN" hl- Coufidant IN tho mat
ter som" time agoI that the Young lsdy's
Fat her had destroyed an important though.
happily. not Indispensable document. l
advised Mr. John Glendonvyn to apply
| directly to one u III" two witnesses Of the
marriag" still alive and accessible that
id IL '' Miss F"'''' ''r''''"'"s' ""''" "'
II j. not necessary To continue Mr. Nc
trp-'y'~ somewhat hong wInd',d Siat"m"h'. I.
whirh. ind,-d amounted To- llttl" NOR" than
that Mr. Gregory Gl.ndonvyn desired 20
! own hls -un'- child publicly a. the heir 10
his estates and that In this he waS being
heartily SUPPORTED 10y bis surviving ~oh.
Mr John
The lawyer having finished. We were
forthwith u-h"red upstairs into great.
dimlv lighted room N which was Mr..
worn H. most ril- ~ thin A. almost TO be
Transparent aud hls ewes caNernous and
dark
He Wa living a. ful length on led.
prupp--d up With pillows. He had about
hIm n lou-.' dressing gown ui -oIne fine
wool uf "A brow nash hue. while DR. warner.
hooking hk" -allow spectre, thin, erect
and CI'urle~- ~ hl.ach"d hone, stood a
littlc apart. gazing at him with those sim
l~tsT eyes ~ his.
Another man of lawyer like appearance.
tine same Mr Ingalls, who had formerly
made himself 80 prominent In the eccle-
-iast zeal affair uf the parish. sat al a desk
with u s.-rond -h"af of pat-r- trfore him.
Mr. Gl"ndurwyn nusided To We a. we
came ~ oI-ning hiS eyes indeed a. sight
uf Veronica but like his son, taking no
uhIe,tiun to her presence. and indeed, max
ing no remark upon II
Mr. MrIp.-ty nudd"d over To his brother
lawyer a. much a. 10 intimate. All set.
Jet ~ pT,Eeed
Nhafrupon Mr Ingalls ro-. and said
IN i- th. wish 10 Mr.. Glendonwyn that
the marriage - his lat. son, Rupert Glen
donwyr, 20 catherine, Or Kate tilendin-
ming should IT, put heyond possible dts
Illi"
b,siytng statement Of tn. facts, which
wall bs att.stcd 10y one 81 the two witnesses,
pr Harold Warner of hllgour THIS docu-
m-rt viii nov proce"d 10 read
THIS. Nhen he had finished II. proved TO
H. a hrcf. but perfectly exact statement ut
what had occurred IN connection with the
.,larriag, nf INV SISTER. to which was sub
Ioiurd a medical record uf Dr warner
...voral visits 20 Inch Joret and Of III" birth
81 Bah. Rupert
1horr wrr. also included IN 10. budget
several Ictt.r- from the late Mr Rupert
Gl.ndouwyn to hi- friend Warner, in which
St.ciic and r-Taate'd references we're made
both 10 the marriag" and to the birth o'
th" child
-Thi. my friend and ! agr," IN think
ing" continued Nr lngalls, would have
l--.n sufficient Tor the puipoe" which my
client ha- IN view thai uf putting the
legi; macy of his heir outside the limits o'
serious dispute. a..
but it would lc well 10 have IN addition
th. signature of the other witness 10 both
marriage and birth that ~ Mrs. Rupert
GIrudnnw yn's sister. Mis- Miss Fairlie
GI.ndinuing j.. ! think. ;h" name.
Mr. lngalls looked across To M" a. "
n. rxpc,t.d that ! would speak, hut l
waited in order that lac might invite M"
to do 80. II was, however, John who
spike ,.-,
le said
And II was pleasant thus =" he ordered
Itv him i-'fuir tlcm all
So todd my story aS briefly as ! could,
I..ax IL. aa.N