Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-27

compelled to appear hard to you, but a. our
s~afeties require It,"
And he pushed across to me a paper
which set forth that in consideration of an
annual payment OF $500, Kate or
Catherine Glendenning, daughter Of David
Glendenning OF Boatcraft, In the parish of
Cover, was to bind herself to renounce all
claims and rights ensuing from any irregu-
lar or apparent marriage between herself
and Rupert Glendonwyn. younger OF Castle
Cover, and to declare that she was not
legally married to the aforesaid Rupert"
All in a moment the possibility Of meet
ing stratagem with stratagem flashed upon
me. I knew, of course. that the paper Kate
had burned was not the original certificate
which the minister had written and which
Warner and l had witnessed. / had the
best possible reasons for my knowledge. In
fact l had carefully copied it out upon
paper Of a similar quality, initiating the
signatures as best / could. / had done this
as soon as Kate and I came back from our
first carriage jaunt together. / had then
put the original with all my parchments
and certificates in a sealed envelope In the
little safe wherein my father kept his
moneys, his papers, his plans and his draw
ings. I marked the outside "Fairlie's GER
tihcates-School!" n knew that It would
rest there till the day Of doom safe and in
tact.
For this reason alone / had permitted Kate
to carry the copy about with her-which
otherwise would have been a foolish and
fatal thing to do, in days when Mr.. Rupert's
word was her law, and when, II he had
asked 1t of her, she would have given
him the very head of her shoulders to do
him pleasure.
So, with this knowledge, and believing
also that a marriage is a marriage, and
no paper renouncing 1t Of any legal value
though signed by either or both parties,
I whispered to Kate that, for the sake OF
peace, 1t would be we'll that she should
sign the document.
And II / do, no one will take away my
child? ?" she cried. For that was ever upper
most in her mind.
After l had given her this advice Greg
DRY Glendonwyn surveyed me all over with
his deep-piercirG gray eye, as II to make
out how much l knew. But l continued to
sew TRANQUILITY, and bore his chilly inspec-
ton to all appearance stolidly enough.
Kate accordingly signed the paper with
out troubling to read It. For since baby
CHANGED to require special attention at the
moment, what were papers to her whose
very life was at the service of those whom
she loyed-that is, OF the Ruperts Glen
donwyn, elder and younger. And l be-
lieVe, in a lesser degree, also of me, her
sister. As before, Surgeon Warner and
formally witnessed the transaction, which,
I admit. caused me M little secret salts,
faction, remembering two similar sigma
lures adhibited to another document locked
up in the little safe along with drawings
of farm carts and plans of greenhouses.
Even II Kate could sign away her own
-lohtg- uyhof about thnaa Of thfa o1aunoR-
Gus young gentleman whom his mother
was just now enveloping with the help
OF numerous safety pins, till he looked
like a cocoon through which a little
rubicund-faced silk worm has just be-
gun to eat its way.
Now" said Gregory Glendonwyn,
pushing a thick envelope over to Kate.
be good enough TO sign a receipt for
that. There is a form inelosed. You
will not, however, need the money tin
such time as you are landed at some
Cumberland port or wherever we decide
that It will be best for you to settle"
Kate looked helplessly over at me for
instructions. So / counted the notes, which
were upon the bank of England and
amounted to e15O. glanced at the form OF
receipt and showed my sister where to
write her name.
Write Kate Glendenning!" said Greg |
DRY, who was watching us closely.
Eyes, write your maiden name, dear!"
whispered. For / remembered John
once telling me that down TO a very recent
date It was the custom in Scotland for
married women to sign their maiden names,
even to legal documents. So no harm could
CONS Of that.
This being done. Gregory Glendonwyn
and Surgeon Warner gathered their papers