The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-03
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
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Consider the subject Mr. Hsrtrigh,
from your own point OF view" Mr.. Kyrl
said. III you are right about Sir Per
cival Clyde and Count Fosco (which
don't admit mind. every imaginabli
dif1culty would DO thrown In the way o.
your getting fresh evidence. Every OBJ
stacie OF litigation would be raised; ever,
point IN the case would be systematically
contested; and by the time we had spent
our thousands instead OF our hundreds
the final result would. in all probability
be against US. Questions Of identity.
where instances OF personal resemblance
are concerned. are, in themselves, the
hardest OF all questions 10 settle-the
hardest. even when they are free from
the complications which beset the case
we are now discussing l really see no
prospect OF throwing any light whatever
on this extraordinary affair. Even II the
person buried in Limmeridge church yard
be not Lady Clyde she was in life. on
your own showing. so like her. that we
should gain nothing II we applied for the
necessary authority 10 have the body ex-
humed. In short there Is no case. Mr..
Hartright.-there is really no case"
was determined 70 believe that there
was q case. and. in that determination
shifted my ground and appealed TO him
once more.
Are there not other proofs that we
might produce besides the proof OF iden-
tity7" asked.
mot as you are situated" he replied.
Tho simplest and surest OF all proofs,
the proof by comparion OF date. Is, as
understand. altogether out OF your reach.
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the date OF the doctors certificate and
the date OF Lady Glyde's journey to Lon
don. the matter would wear a totally
different aspect: and j should be the first
TO say. let US go on
That date may yet be recovered, Mr..
Kyrle."
''On the day when Il is recovered, Mr..
Hartright. you will have a case. II you
have any prospect at this moment of get
ting at Il. tell me. and we shall see II
can advise you"
considered. The housekeeper could
not help US. Laura could not help u.s.
Marian could not help us. In all prob
ability, the only persons in existence who
knew the date were Sir Percival and the
Count.
IT can think OF no means OF asoer-
tanning the date at present" / said. "be-
canse I can think OF no persons who are
sure 10 know IL but Count Fosco and Sir
Percival Clyde"
-Kyrlss calmly attentive face yee-
laxsd. for the first time. into a smile.
with your opinion Of the conduct OF
these two gentlemen" he said. you
don't expect help in that quarter, I pre-
sumo? II they have combined to gain
large sums OF money by conspiracy,
they are not likely to confess II. at any
rate" W
They may be forced to confess II. Mr..
Kyrle."
by whom7"
by me-"
We both rose. He looked at me atten-
tfvely In the face with more appearance
Of interest than he had shown yet. I \
could see that i had perplexed him a |
Nttle.
You are very determined" he said |
You have. no doubt. a personal motive |
for proceeding. into which II Is not my
business TO inquire. II case can be
produced In the future. / can only say
my best assistance Is at your service.
At the same time. i must warn you. as
the money question always enters into
the law question. that / see little hope.
sven II you ultimately established the
fact OF Lady Glyde's being alive, OF re-
ccvering her fortune. The foreigner would
probably leave the country before pro-
ceedings were commenced. and Sir Per-
civaIs en1barrassments are numerous
enough and pressing enough TO transfer
almost any sum of money he may pos
Tess from himself TO his creditors. You
ire. Of course, aware"
I stopped him at that point
Let me beg TO say that We may not
liscuss Lady Glyds's affairs" said. 'I
have never known anything about them
n former times. and know nothing Of
hem now-except that her fortune Is
ost You are right In assuming that
rave personal motives for stirring In this
natter. I wish those motives to be al !
Ways as disinterested as they are at the
present moment" {
He tried to interposs and explain.
vas a little heated. I suppose. by feeling q
hat he had doubted me. and j went on
'luntly. without waiting TO hear him.
There shall be no money motive" I :
aid. mo idea OF personal advantage,
n the service / mean TO render Lady
siyde. she has been cast out as a stran-
Ter from the house I'm which she was b
'orn-a lie which records her death has v
'een written on her mothers tomb--and e
here are two men. alive and unpun- =
she'd who are responsible for H."
THAT house shall open again 20 re-
Give her In the presence OF every soul r
rho followed the false funeral to the b
rave; that lie shall be publicly erased +
rom the tombstone. by the authority OF :,
he head OF the family. and those two
len shall answer for heir crime 10 me, :
hough the justice that sits I'm tribunals ID
powerless to pursue them. have q
iven my life 20 that purpose. and, alone
] stand. ~ God spares me. / will ac- n