Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-11-21


gard in your father, who, under the
most adverse circumstances, has won
the esteem and respect of all with
whom he has come i'm contact since re-
siding in Australia. He only made one
slip in his life, but il has cost him
well, God only knows what When he
left he expressed a hope TO me that, II
he married, / would take care of any
children with whom he was blessed
and bring them up In total ignorance
OF who their father was. This prom
ihed TO do. He married out there and
you were born, but in giving birth TO
you your mother died. When you were
four years old he sent you TO me
When you attained your majority lac
instructed me To tell you the secret OF
his life, and begged that you would
not judge him too harshly. Through
hard work lac has gained IA substantial
fortune, and from this day YOU will
receive from the lawyers sufficient
capital that will yield an income OF
$1,000 year. You will now hear"
stop" said Harry, quietly. with "a
strange, hard look in his face. II can
not and will not touch one penpN "a
my fathers money. He has deceived
me. lie had no right TO bring me up
with the thought tuat his life had
been beyond reproAch. IL wRs cruel
crusl-crueii"
He was pacing the room now; his
face was white and set.
'Jessie-the girl to whom ! am en-
gaged-what will sBe say? What am
To tell her2-I, Who have always
been taught to beftruthful and open
ever since | learnfd TO speak. nave
been kept in igTrorance of that which
ought to have known, and what she
ought TO have known"
1T was done with a noble purpose
ami worthy OF the noble mind that en-
tertained it," broke in his guardian
quickly Were your fancee to know
the whole story she would revere
and honor the name you bear"
Il shall hear nothing until we are
married." retorted Harry, with rapid
ly rising anger. as it not enough that
my-my father has killed my faith in
him2 Now you wish TO kill her faitI
IN me- No! mol mol | can't hear the
truth; and he strobe from the room.
He staggered blindly into the din
ing-room. But he paused on the
threshold. He saw J essie sta nding near
the window, and by her, with his hand
roughly seizing hers, stood James Ban
ton, his rival.
Jessie, / desire an explanation" he
said. quietly, but with voice that
shook with suppressed passion and
jealousy.
With a startled cry the girl turned
round.
My explanation is this" put in
Banton, with a sneer, that the son of
common forger is not suiG~5Ie nus
band for Miss Payne's niecsI"
--ftecaI1 those wordsl" saouted Har-
ry, you lying youndreli"
They are trs e." sneered Banton
"Twenty-three ye K ago your fAaaer
forged check, waN convicted, imts1s-
oned. and finally eft for Austria Ia.
where he has sine iiS,d. If you DONE
believe it, have ample proof. Go and
ask Rev. William Nayland."
1T is hel allie! La RI" Numbered
Harry uG -
TT isn't true, it ISM :
Jessie. moving towards 81 S
The shout had brous
and Rev. Nayland -
"You are noe 5 s ~ :
ing. as you Tin L. +
ton. the forger'
mani" - [3 - = "a
Atthese stateme I, 4 i
o strange cry. Jess l. 4 =
"Auntie, auntie, say - Z
Then Rev. Maryland st5l IS
and told them a tale of how
FALLEN among evil companions' -! =
into debt and had forged "a chez ~ L
he had once been engaged TO Mis-
ella Payne, and how he had I'd =
Australia to start life afresh. ID