The Washington times., 1903-10-18
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The girl made no reply, and the con-
versation dropped.
There had never been such intimacy
between Lady Morrison and her sec
rotary. yet when the former was at
tackled by the illness which finally ended
fatally. she would have no other at
tendant but Iseult. The girl proved
en- admirable nurse, and her employer
had died clinging to her hand.
Iseult was thinking of the dead woman
and of the scene that had occurred on
the evening preceding Lady Morrisson's
death.
'Iseult." Larry Morrison said, calling
her for the first time by her Christian
lame. come herei Are we alone?"
Yes. quite alone" Iseult replied.
Then lock the door and raise me
higher so that can see your face
Listen. Iseulti I have left all my prop
erty to you"
ITO me?" Iseult repeated. In astonish-
ment-"to me? Why to me7"
because 1 can trust you"
But I don't want It, 1 would not
know what to do with so much money
Have you no friends, no"
The sick woman made an impatient
gesture.
Friends? 1 have no friends I can
trust. l am leaving you this money In
trust for another"
For anOthSr? 1 don't understand"
''No-how should your Listen. then
and don't interrupt me againl Peter
Morrissoh and had been engaged years
before he became a rich man. but once
fortune smiled on him he chose to for
get. / was a governess in Lord Denver's
family when he was knighted for the ex-
traordinary liberality with which he had
entertained a royal parsonage on a visit
10 the North of England. 1t was In
tome social function in connection with
that same visit that he CHANGED TO meet
Ethel Denver. Perhaps he was at
tlacted by the girls youthful beauty;
perhaps he wanted to ally himself with
rank. At any rate. after a brief wooing
they were married. The marriage, so far
as I know. was not an unhappy one. Miss
Denver did not profess to love her hus-
band, but she did her duty by him. She
sraced his table. received his friends as
well-bred woman should, and no scan
dal ever touched her name. She died
when her baby daughter was two years
cid. When l heard of her death 1 de-
termined TO occupy the position that
srould have been mine before, and sue
ceeded in gaining it,"
The woman paused and signed to Iseult
to hand her a glass from the table
After she drank its contents she con-
tinued:
THE child disliked me from the first
and I hated her. AS the years went on
the i'll feeling between us increased. ]
acquired complete power over my hus-
band. as we'll as complete mastery Of
his business affairs, so that when Ethel
she was named after her mother-mar-
ried at seventeen against Sir Peters
wishes. 1 had little difficulty in making
him resolve never to forgive her. He
tever did forgive her. Ethel wrote once
or twice, but 1 took care that her letters
rever reached him. and when he died
his wealth was mine"
did he-Sir Peter-leave his daugh
ter nothing?"
Nothing, and have always rejoiced
that Ethel Denver's child was perhaps
as poor as l had been, but lately"
Lady Morrison paused.
"Yes?" Iseult said inquiringly.
We'll. lately-I suppose the feeling
was caused by approaching illness-I
have felt that I would fain make some
reDaratiOn. but know absolutely MOTH
ing Of her. She may be dead"
Leave the property to her OF her
heirs" Iseult suggested.
mo, I WON'T" Lady Morrison said
ENORMOUSLY. II have left It to you: but
you must seek for her or her children. II
che has any, and II you find her or
them act as you think right"
Fut cannot-the responsibility
would be too great A clergyman or
some OF your own friends-"
No, no, mol have made I'D NV will