The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-11
HIS NAME WAS "BOBS. ''
Trcuble@. Triale. Tribulation. Love and Triumph of
 on Extraordinary Young Man
BY REGINALD LANG. Copyright, 1908, by the Author.).
CHAPTER xxxvIII.

 .. Copyright, 1908, CHAPTER xxxvIII.
 The Van Nostrands and Mir. Elliot were in the great library. holding counsel of war with Bobs, when footman entered the room with card. "A gentleman to see the Earl of Grass mere, sir" he said, looking doubtfully at MT. Van Nostrand. He insisted upon 1t that he was here" ,Bobs quietly took the card from the tray. to the astonishment of the servant.
 MT. James Redmond of Parks. Parks & Redmond, solicitors. London. Shall he come up. MT. Van Nostrand. or shall
 Let him come up. Bobs; it may be part of all this mystery. Girls. you better leave us for the present. Show the gem looking at he card he held in his hand and then at the caller. T am MT. Redmond, at your service. Is this the Earl of Grassmere. commonly "I am that person. This is MT. Van Nostrand. and this is Mr. Elliot. Mir. Redmond. May l ask why you have come to see n1er Both MT. Van Nostrand and guest.
 q represent the firm of Parks. Parks you We are the legal representatives of the late Earl of Grassmere, whose son Lionel Merton Carlingford, was stolen from his home November Is. 1886. From able to. find a trace of him, with the ex- ception that at regular intervals we re- ceived letters informing us that the boy was alive and well. and would be return Bobs looked at MT. Van Nostrand and MT. Elliot and smiled. Not long since we received a letter I-A~ As.. f -AA AA- | to New -~-.. and would promise immu nity from punishment to such person | as would come to see him prepared to | negotiate the whereabouts of the Earl had offered . reward of e1o.ooo
 And did any one appear. MT. Red
 "Yes. The day after arrived and mo- given me, a man called at my rooms and opened negotiations.
 May I ask what sort of person he was?"
 "He was plainly dressed. had a red dish mpstache and beard and dark brown hair and wore colored glasses"
 .'London!"' ejaculated Bobs; that is He said that he would produce proofs in few days, but before he could come again this startling announcement ap- peared in the papers. and I hastened at once to find you and see for myself what proofs you had
 Bobs brought the hat and clothes to the solicitor.
 mapped me said wore at the time was l stolen. To be more correct, he told us wLere they were. and these were the pa pers with them" He handed the lawyer the writing, and the latter scanned 1t eagerly.
 This seems correct. Allow me to look at the underclothes. Yes, here is the coronet, and the letter C. as described | hx, Iofa Lor ipy eise?" e e 'a'' ' ' ' ' '''e
 "This locket," said Bobs. handing it to him with the paper in which 1t had been
 'There is no question as to your iden- | tity, my lord, after seeing this. Allow me to congratulate you. At this moment the footman appeared | with another card which he handed to | Bobs. The latter took 1t wonderingly and read it aloud, ''The Hon. George Arthur | CarlingRrd!"
 Your uncle, my lord, who was about to claim the title had you not been l found."
 The four men turned as Carlingford entered the room.
 after greeting those present, that my nephew had been found. All I wish to l see are the proofs; the likeness of your at yoSg ass adde S oosnR nGt % fss | intently. The clothes and locket were | handed to him. and he examined them carefully, reading the papers after he
 T congratulate you. Lionel There is no doubt about it at alkrI- wish you good luck, even if you have done me out his hand frankly and Bobs took it with
 DO not be too sure that have done you out of (. fortune and title as you
 Way. what do you mean, lad' I
 Perhaps not, but I shall not take either the title or the fortune"
 What" said all simultaneously and in great astonishment
 fl shall not take either the title or the fortune. T. prefer to take only the name, which is mine by right I wish to five here and continue my work. l tSsn T1S,G an % Ensiish noSieman. I nave % been brought up here, I owe my present ad- vancement to Americans, to those two men here indicating MT. Van Nostrand and Mir. Elliot. T will not give up my
 CHAPTER xXXIX
 "Bobs," said Mir. Elliot. after & short pause. what are you going to do with
 Co back to work, sir"
 There Is my house to be finished. you
 "Yes. 4 am ready to take that up at OuCe.
 There is another subject about which I am deeply interested. but l hardly know how to approach it."
 Tell me what 1t Is, MT. Elliot. If there Is anything that can do to please you will do it.
 Are you interested in anyone, Bobs?"
 "Interested?" The young mans face flushed and his eyes sought the ground
 Yes interested. Is there not young woman that you care, to put it mildly, a great deal about?"
 Bobs' eyes fixed themselves on those of Mir. Elliot. "Yes. sir. there is"
 Does she care for your ,s
 "I do not know, sir. know that she Mixes me as a friend, probably, nothing more,"
 why do do you find out?"
 T am in no. position. to do so,. sir" :,
 Tn no position; what do you mean by that?"
 q cannot maintain her in the luxury in which she has been brought up, MT Elliot It would not be honorable to ask her if she loved me under the cir
 T cannot agree with you. Bobs. If the girl loves you. and think that she does, she will not care whether you have 10 cents or 10 millions, if she Is a true woman. But that part of the affair