The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18

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Of his friends previous history.
| TIM sure" she said, steadily, Lord
Catherington will be delighted to find
that his example Of making friends
with his interiors has been SO sue
cessfully followed"
| And then she walked back to the |
| yelled lady, and, making slight bow
| to Godfrey, spoke q few words In a
low voice to her companion, who mere
| ly bent her head in reply; then the
two went out Of the house very quick
~ indeed.
AS they went away the last thing
they saw was a glimpse Of two anxious
| faces watching their cab as 1t drove
off.
Next day a hanson drove up to the
office of Lord Catherington's solicitors,
and Beatrice got out, followed by a
fresh-colored young woman neatly
dressed, in serge skirt black jacket
and black bonnet.
IT have some news for you, Mr..
Johns" said Beatrice, when she and
her companion were ushered into that
/ gentleman's presence.
Good news, I imagine" said he,
/ looking at her radiant face with a
smile.
IT think so. was at Stone Court
yesterday with Ethel Gibson, who was
! one Of the housemaids there until a
month ago. I've brought her with me
Barker the friend that the present
Lord Catherington' has staying with
/ him at Stone Court"
l ''Ah!' said Mr.. Johns, all attention.
"And who is he? ?"
ct recognize him as Barnes, foot
man our Lord Catherington discharged
at a moments notice at his town house
because he caught him listening, as he
4 thought, to some talk about the family
affairs
What talk was it?" asked Mr..
Johns, taking up a pen to make a
note.
Talk about the possibility Of the
existence of a son Of his brother,
Geoffrey Catherington, in Australia"
said she.
"Good. well?"
ETHEL Gibson recognizes him, too
She went with me yesterday, dressed
in some clothes of mine, and yelled SO
that they should not guess who she
was.
Mr.. Johns turned to the young
. woman.
"And what have you to tell me"
IT recognize this Mr.. Barker, sir,
as the man who was hanging about
Stone Court just before my lord, the
: real my lord, came down there. He
, wore a wig, I think, and false beard.
: But it's the same man. l recognize
him by his eyes, which are very GU
W
, gether. And the height is the same
and the figure. It's the same man, Sir
! I'm sure Of it..
"And what them" said Mr.. Johns,
! slowly.
y gested Beatrice, that this man may
have been the person who got into
!. Stone Court, and that he stole such
? papers and things as could help this
. other man to make his claim to be
2 Godfrey, Lord Catherington"
"By Jove" said Mr.. Johns under his
breath. "Ill send a wire to the SUI
perintendent Of police down there. al
). any rate, and see whether there has
e been any result Of your visit, whether
o it has given the gentlemen a fright
e Beatrice and Gibson decided to wall
at the office for the result of this &C
e tion.g And in about an hour they
e learnt it.
(, The answer from the police station
= nearest to Stone Court was as fol
a lows:
e "Have just learnt both persons men
l. toned in yours left last night
Beatrice and Ethel Gibson looked
n at each other in triumph. They re
d ceived many compliments from Mr.
n Johns, who tried not to show tn
jubilation he felt at this opportunt
t, discovery. He advised them to sa.
a as little as possible at present, ant
L let them out IN a STATE u COllSAueA
able excitement.
st Beatrice's ruse had succeeded in
g deed beyond her hopes. Within a yer.
few days she learnt that the cla1man
e. to Lord Catherington's dignit1es ha'
il disappeared altogether, while his &C
complete in the plot, Barnes, ALA
m Mr.. Barker, was apprehended IN
low part of London, to which he ha
re retreated on the very night OF Beat
as rice Froyles visit to Stone Court.
he He made no attempt to conceal tn
truth after his arrest, but threw MIN
=. self upon the mercy Of Fulke, Lor
q Catherington, making full comes
oo sion of the conspiracy IN WhlcH
H. had engaged.
r. The very first hint he had got
eu the possible existence Of a Geoffre
nj Catherngton had been given him Q
en- the night when his master caugf
IL him. listening behind the screen; an
it was rage at being discharged whic
ly. put it into his head to make use {
ice his knowledge, according to the three
Ike he had uttered to Beatrice herself Q
lg- that occasion. ,
Being welr acquainted thru tf
ng many family portraits at Gathering
ee- ton House with the family type
ne face, he had deliberately looked OF
IRE for a man who might bear suffcie1
resemblance to that type to pass II
ou a Catherington. The man or VINO
he was in search having to pc
ar Australian, he sought such OF
80 among the poorer sort Of passenge
- Ito London from Melbourne and Sy'
10 ney, and lighted upon one wilma
"a Pegg as a likely man.
&c This young man had followed Il
- humble occupation Of billiard-make
~ but knew something Of bush life ais
IL He was, after some persuasion, !
We duced to lend an ear to Barnes WI
e ~ ingeniously adopted the plan OF al
20 guising himself and of making bu
~, glarious entrance into Stone Court
led order to possess himself of such far
u.s. lily documents and trifes as seem
best suited to support the claim
see the preudo Godfrey.
y, Armed with the plumber from Sto
ara Court, the pair of rascals grew 90
way enough to seek a solicitor, who to-
My up their claim, as far as they kne
in good faith, and with the result tn
? is Lord Catherington's solicitors So
sufficient reason to consider the ma
the ter seriously. Barnes confessed tn
Ind there were, planted out in Sydney
means of another confederate, sol
hat more Of the stolen proofs of ide
tity" from Stone Court. And at
ned moment Of his arrest an emissary
ok behalf Of Lord Catherington's sol
ing itors was on his way out to Sydn
the where but for this unhappy end
are the claimants case, he would ha
ar found them in the most convinci
the manner.
Of When questioned as to the audac
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