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desk Us usual. The man looked very
III. His large, placid face was ex-
tremely p,,.e, there were dark circles
under his eyes, and he even seemed
to have grown lean. His clothes hung
loosely OH him, and he did not rise
when George entered.
Excuse me, George" lie said, with
+ an attempt at cheerfulness, but am
not so we'll as l might be-
You are looking ill-very ill.," said
George, taking his seat
Ireland nodded. Il can't live long"
he remarked in his heavy voice. so
the doctor Informs me- My heart is
extremely weak. It's as bad as it well
can be. For the last few days have
deviated sadly from my usual habits.
have not taken walk, and my sys-
tenn OF life is quite upset. It's the be-
ginning or the end" He paused and
| sighed. You are looking well,
George"
Il have every reason to. Mrs. Ward
has consented to my marriage"
| With her daughter? How is that? ~
well, the church where my parents
We're married has been discovered.
The marriage has been proved beyond
I doubt. My grandfather has seen the
| copy Of the certificate and now holds
| it."
"Is he pleased?"
Very pleased. He is now as friend
ly toward me as he has been hitherto
| hostile"
ireland nodded, breathing heavily.
| Il thought he would be. He and had
q long talk about you OH the day
called. That was when saw Mrs.
| Ward and'-
| You can go on" said George, see.
ing his hesitation. "I know the whole
| story"
piciously,r 49,.
"The story of what happened at San
Reno. Mrs. Ward 1 know was Violet
Howard, and her sister Jenny Is Miss
| Bull"
| Yes. Poor Jenny, she was the bet
! ter Of the two, and now she drags out
q miserable life in q London lodging
house. While Violet, who Is bad
| woman
"And the mother Of Dorothy" inter
rupted George imperiously. "Say no
more, sir"
You are quite right. AS can't say
| good of the woman, let me say no bad.
| Well, you know how she loved your
| father"
Il think she flirted with him, but it
was Jenny who really loved"
| And look at her rewardr' said Ire
land, with deep sigh. "Those who
try to do their best always come of
worst. loved your mother, George.
| and l have been lonely man all my
life."
| 1t was sad case. George wished to
get ut the truth, but he was so sorry
for Ireland, who had passed SO many
miserable years, that he did not like
to infiict more pain. Nevertheless 1t
was necessary to learn If Ireland had
really visited Mrs. Jersey on that night
so as to set Bawdsey's mind ut rest. If
| George did not learn the truth Bawd-
| sey might attempt the discovery, and
he would handle the old man I'm a
| much worse manner than George was
likely to do. While pondering how he
| could set about his unpleasant task
| George was saved from making the
first step, always the most difficult, by
an observation from Ireland, which
paved the way to an explanation.
! How did you discover the church? Z"
he asked idly.
'In rather queer way. Lola Yelez'-
Ireland opened his eyes, which had
been closed, and looked up. "Who Is
| Lola YelezT he asked anxiously.
"She Is a dancer whom helped-oh,
quite ina proper way, Mr.. Ireland.
You know the name"
Ireland, contrary to Georges expec-
| tation, nodded. "There was q woman
In San Reno about the time of your
fathers death. She was called Velez
| and was in love with him."
| 'He seems to have been fascinat-
ing man." said George, smiling, to set
| Ireland at his ease. "But this Lola Is
| the daughter of the woman you men
ton. 1t was she who found the
| church."
BY this time Ireland was quite
awake and keenly anxious for details.
"How did she learn its name?" he de-
manded quickly.
| "She found 1t in the confession of
Mrs. Jersey
| Ireland snapped the paper cutter he
was holding, and, leaning back In his
chair, looked anxiously at George
| "What do you mean?"
| WELL" replied the young man, keep
ing his eyes fixed on Ireland's face, cit
seems that Mrs. Jersey left confes-
sion behind her as to what took place
at San Reno"
| "Who has that confessionW
| ~ have! / got it from Lolav
"And how did she manage to obtain
itT
For answer George related how Lola