The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-12-09

pay ".N ANh'' "Hu her ElCney was as
gopd as any one eise'G. Besides, I felt
TINT rs MY tenant l could keep her
unicr my own eye. When she was
away never knew but what she
niSht dic and part with the secret to
some one else, who might come on me
for blackmall also. thought it best
Mrs. Jersey should have the house, SO
she went into 1t and used the old fur
fnlture. / don't deny but what she was
q good business woman and made the
house pay. AT all events she was
never behindland with her rent"
Il wonder she paid you any at ALL"
ooh, she had her annuity and was
afraid OF pressing me too hard. l re-
fused to let her the house on seven
years lease. She only had it from
year to year. and in that way l kept
a check upon her. She knew if l once
lost my temper I would throw her
over and acknowledge you as my
heir"
II wish you had done so," said Bren-
don moodily. "It would have saved a
lot of trouble"
= II do SO now," replied Derrington
testify. Better late than never. Well.
Mrs. Jersey lived and flourished for
fifteen years. tried to find you out
George, lest She should get ut you"-
"oh. was that why you offers3t to
make me an allcSance?" =
ut was. 1 intended~$s- give you a
yearly income on condition that you
went to Australia. Then l could be-
sure that Mrs. Jersey would not seek
you out. But you refused my offer
and disappeared"
II went to college under the name of
Brendon." observed George.
"And that is why Mrs. Jersey never
found you and why could not come
across you until you put those adver
tisements about the marriage into the
papers. 1t was that which,
Eyes; so Bawdsey told Inc. You
had me watched"
81 did," said Darlington, "and in
that way I found out that you Were
going to stop in Mrs. Jerseys house."
How did you learn that, sirT' ask.
ed George in surprise. 81 never told
nny one"
"Oh, yes; you told Lola"
$50 I did," said Brendon quickly
"She bothered me to come and see her.
and said that -Yas going to stop In
the neighborhood Of Amelia square
with friend and would call on her
the next day. expect she told this to
Bawdsey."
Exactly, and Bawdsey told me. l
was afraid lest you should make Mrs
Jersey confess. wrote to her and
asked her to see me. She refused to
como to my house. SO made up my
mind to seek her out In Amelia square
I arranged by letter with her to call
about II o'clock Mt her place and see
her secretly"
"Why secretly, and why ut night7
Your visit could have been accounted
for. from the fact that she was your
tenant"
"Ah," said Darlington grimly, "I
never thought Of that I received
note from Mrs. Jersey saying she
would wait for ME on Friday evening
at IL o'clock In her sitting room. 1t
was foggy night, II you remember"
VERY foggy. suppose you traced
the house by means oc the red light
over the door," ~
II did not trace the house at ALL"
said Darlington quietly. 81 did not go
near the house"
But saw you," insisted George.
You saw my coat and man with
my tall figure. and, having my associa-
uon with yourself in your head, you
Jumped to the conclusion that the fig
ure was me-"
"Then If not you, who was the
manT
"Bawdsey" said Darlington curtly.
George stared. ain your coat?" he
said incredulously.
1T seems strange" said Derrington,
"but the fact is that Bawdsey is one
of the few who have got the better of
me In my life. 1t was I'm this way
that he prevented me from seeing
Mrs. Jersey. On that night visited
him at his rooms, which then were In
Bloomsbury. desired to tell him
that intended to see Mrs. Jersey and
to warn her against revealing any
thing. l don't suppose the warning
was needed, as she knew when she
was well OF. But the fact Is, Mrs.
Jersey was not In good health and
was feeling compunction about keep
Ing you out Of your rights. learned
frosa Bawdsey that Mrs. Jersey had
written out q confession Of the whole
matter and that she intended to leave
this to her niece, Margery Watson, SO
that might be forced to continue
the lease Of the house."
George uttered an ejaculation. IL
thought from what Margery said that
there was some such confession" he
remarked, but 1t is missing. 1t was
not found among her papers after her
death. Unless Miss Bull took it and
forced you to-
NO" interrupted Darlington vigor-
Ously, "She came here auietlv md ruf