The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-11
"r ,,o,,a ar,t Of all tell you, Harry,

siding in Australia. He only made one
slip in his life, but it has cost him
we'll. God only knows what! When ne
left he expressed hope to me that, IL
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
ised to do. He married out there and
yoss were born, but in giving blrth 10
ycu your mother died. When you were
four years old he sent you to me.
Wien you attained your majority ne
,na,.v cted me to tell you the secret OF
rs life. and begged that you would
not Judge him too harshly. Through
hard work he has gained substantial
fortune. and from this day you Will
receive from the lawyers sufficient
capital that will yield an income OF
$500 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 penny OF
NV fathers money. lie has deceived
me- He had no right to bring me up
with the thought that his life had
been beyond reproach. 1t was cruel
cruel-crUsl."
He was pacing the room now; his
| face was white and set.
"Jessie-the girl to whom am Ell
caged-what viii she say? What am
| to tell her ?-l, who have always
been taught to be truthful and open
ever since l learned to speak. have
been kept in ignorance of that which
l ought to have known, and what she
ought to have known"
ut was done with noble purpose,
and worthy of the noble mind that en-
tertained it, broke in his guardian
quickly. Were your fiancee 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. rs it not enough that
my-my father has killed my faith in
him? Now you wish to kill her faith
, in me- No! no! no! ! can't hear the
TRUTH and he strobe from the room.
J He staggered blindly into the din
ing-room. But he paused on the
: threshold. He saw Jessie standing near
: the window, and by her, with his hand
y roughly seizing hers, stood James Ban
ton. his rival.
n "Jessie. l desire an explanation" he
p said. quietly, but with voice thai
shook with suppressed passion ant
y jealousy.
# With startled cry the girl turned
y round.
o MY explanation is this" put il
Banton, with sneer, that the son OF
C. common forger is not suitable hus
T. band for Miss Payne's niece!'
le Recall those words!' shouted Hal
,e ry, you lying scoundrel!'
IF They are true" sneered Bantor
SIS "Twenty-three years ago your fnthe
ID forged check. was convicted, impriE
as oned. and finally left for Australi;
a. where he has since lived. If you don
IN believe it. | have ample proof. Go an
" ask Rev. William Nayland.'
a .It is a lie! lie! liar!" thundere
I'd Harry.
be 1T isn't true, it isn't true" erie
IL Jessie, moving towards him.
ed The shout had brought Miss Payr
and Rev. Nayland into the room.
ye- "You are not the son of Henry Dali
tie ing, as you think, but of James Trel
of ton, the forger, one and the san
he mani"
ne Atthese statements, Miss Payne gay
ad a strange cry. Jessie ran to her.
he "Auntie, auntie, say it's not true"
lie, Then Rev. Nayland stepped forwa1
as and told them q tale of how man hs
{ o fallen among evil companions, had g.
into debt and had forged check; ho
ms he had once been engaged to Miss Pri
ar ella Payne, and how he had gone
TO Australia to start life afresh, feeli1
yn. that he was unworthy of her gre
,en love. He told them of the honor
in name he had won, of his hard bitt
ide struggle. aud of his fortune reaped
his long years Of toll, of his marriage t'
nd woman who, in giving birth to Har,
ard had died how the father swore til
ose his child should never know what
to father had been. so he sent him to /
him in America at sacrifice that nc
ler- would ever know.
eal- And you, James Banton," thu
for dered the clergyman, with rightet
me. wrath, you, the only one in the ia
was ily who knows the secret, throu
life. jealousy must use your knowledge
wed base and foul way, IN order to cr'
rest the love of that true, pure glrl the
of pointing to Jessie-"for Harry,
son of that splendid spirit, jar
aek. Trenton, threatening disclosures
tall less he sent you more money. Oh
lack after check you recel'eo
wing at is scandalous he! gasped Il
ous, ton, with HNla lace. No ohe
un- gainsay it,"
Its Yes, will gainsay it!" said a
min quiet voice; Il arrived from Austr
with last night. am James Trenton, a
1t. in William Daining.'
noes, All looked up startled. In the d
late- way stood an old man with bO