Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-21
lain GiN wife and child =
Have You told Lady Mordenftd

Have YOU told Lady Mordenfud
his
Il have"
Ho" did she receive the ncMs:'
She detied me. she told III, mat
f | cE(imod her as my wife ! Shcald
never know Whsle the yh.id is. r.
events seem To go in my favor. II IL.
youn- Lord Mordenticii t.j.s us to-.
,s every rhattce Of his doing. hci fag,
may revert 20 her teSt clfi.d 5r,.. =
"H r.ch Size may l,..is.liired 10 @is.=..}.
her rank and lie with me Ger l.e.ta
.iu>hand, i'll tuc position Of Il colH31,I-
cr sufficiently Wi off to nlaiuta!ti ..f,
ia 'uNnrE sIG.}al. IL tItat which she 49,,
"nioNed Of ia3" N".l>
'lol are lie u. am happy - he;.l :,
Nnd NOW what do F6jI Want of M:
You Know where th" boy is
How should = asked the solicitor.
rlcvAting His eyebrows
"Mf. Sc"atciil,,,- has tod mc tha, yes,
derosifed d til child viii, him
At 1hiS SHOT lie laNN Nprs eyes fell.
You have seen Scratchley:' L. tX.
N'''i'ii''. -Nll'i anu tttt' itIN
Oddly enough. returned Nh Tcd-
ingtoil, the hoy ;tnd | have hcer Sc
quaintcd fol Soln" tiine but WAS no.
aware of his relationship to me until {:
stl'anGe feeling for which | could not
account induced lue TO make certain III
Quiries about him. 1t will be best for
You. Lucas. if YOU consul, Your inter,
ests in the future, to be frank with me-"
Why So
"Recause | Will proceed against yoi
in tile eriminal courts for conspiracy,
On What srotnds:'
''For taking the child away and con
cealine it's Identity under a false name.
You know we'll enough that John HaTil
away is in reality John Bedington, my
son.
You require proof of this, remarhs1 4
the la Wyer
Legal proof, yes. though I am NOR
ally convinced. and that is why have
sought YOU out. ann resolved to hum
bic the spirit of the proud woman. his
mother, whom. strange to say, | lCNe
still. All this time | have cherished
her image in my heart, and | am ais"
anxious to DO Justice to tn" poor hoy
VIII" shall have a bright future to
make up for his wretchcd past
"Wher" is lack now
AT My. Sei3:rhlsy's."
We'll. my Gear sir" answered MIR.
I.t;cas "on tht understanding tia, !
t.5ff;i;tlIc solicitor to the PARTIES i,tI. =
est,'d in this Strange romance l vi.
f1"rt YOU half way. admit that l#ri
lIarkaW;iv is Lack Rediltlton and The
ami Yourself.
iuu VIII repeat this
..W hruel or aud wherever you like"
~ thousand thanks. exclaimed Nj
Redington. with such an ally | shall
soon bring her iadyship to reason.'
He WAS ati>fied at having gained
.iliS important point so easily and wa
cd impatiently until the railway jour
noy WAS rnded and they found a ear
ringr to take them to Pomona House
Here they learned that Lady Mor,ie;l-
eid liad insisted upon taking her son
20 Willow Corse Hall. where he wot'id
he quic,cr and better attended to. The
doctors however. held out little hope.
1T is certain" they said. unless !:
miracle ntervenes, that the young lorG
must die.
On receipt of this news the travellers
wcut OH to the Hall. Ere they reached
the palatial residence il was the aloGe
OF death Lady Mordenfield'S irjC
was Intense. She wept passiOna,eiy
over the body of her dead son. snatcEed
from her in so untimely Il manner.
Not only had she lost her favcrjtt
child. but at the same time she lost all
claim to the property. which went with
the title of Mordenfield, it being strict
ly entaled.
When Mr.. Redington and Mr.. Lucae
arrived they found her stretched on
couch in the drawing room, the picture
of grief and diSmav.
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