The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-13
CHATTER xxx.

tell avail against the word Of gentle
man? While thus revolving in his mind
his perilous position. he took out his
pipe. Searching in his waistcoat pocket
for a match. he felt some smooth, hard
substance,
IL was the locket that Mr. Porter bad
handed him and which he had entirely
forgotten. His thoughts were too grave
~ engaged to give any heed 10 il now.
But in taking il out Of his pocket, the
better to catch hold Of match that
eluded his fingers. his gaze fell upon
the back. upon which was engraved the
initials f. r. and f. NJ. joined togeth-
er by a true lovers knot. A cry OF as
constituent burst from his lips; he took
Il to the window, infinitely examined It,
passed his hand across ais eyes, as
though doubling their evidence. Then.
with trembling fingers, he tried for the
spring. At last he found il. Upon one
side was the miniature Of beautiful
woman: upon the other. which had once
contained another portrait. a lock OF
dark hair.
He sank into a chair, trembling as
with an ague fit. and gazing wildly upon
the miniature But soon his face soft
ened. the tears gathered in his eyes, and
his chest heaved with deep sobs- He
kissed the picture. and murmured words
of passionate love over 1t. In trying for
the spring, Mr. Porter had bent the case
q little. As Montgomery pressed It to
his lips the portrait fell out and dis
closed. neatly fitted at the back, scrap
OF paper There was writing upon it:
but the characters were so minute that
he had great diticulty in deciphering
~ L.
The child upon whom this is found is
Silas Morant. son Of Francis Morant.
whose portrait this is, OF The Willows,
Herts."
For some seconds, both strength and
Consciousness deserted him. At first, his
thoughts came back broken and confus
ed. This portrait OF his wife in Mr.
Porter's possession, How came il there
IA child OF whose existence he was ig-
norant? Silas Moraut-Silas CarSton
and Madame Berne interested in him.
Great heaven, this boy, then, whom he
had given up to his bittercst enemies,
whose lifelong misery be had sealed.
whom be was on the brink OF cOnsigung
TO an awful death. was his own son,
Back upon his soul like the blast " a
trumpet rushed the parting words Of
AAA1alAG AFFAAAH mat fEAANNtA'E W a.
held by a higher power than that OF
puny man"
For the first tiufs since his childhood
days. this hardened man OF sin kaelt
down, and trembling aud appalled, a.
what had been, what might have b@sn,
and what might be yet, prayed to heaven
for pardon and for succor.
What was 10 be done? II he could get
clear Of the house, there would be No
difficulty. But he had heard Rod yell
lock the door behind him. All, the win
dow. Il was a French one. opening
upon a garden; il was unfastsned he
could see the back door before him. The
next moment he was there. He could
not open il.
The door is locked, sir. said a voice
behind him.
Montgomery started. and mon look
ing roupd saw a bury booking fellow
dressed like a groom, sitting under q
tree "Wi1I v,n have the kindp4s. =
onan il for meq" he said. in a. ugron
rs~nad a toua a he could assume.
cant Air." was the answer. Mas
Ter has Ieff me here with the ker :.
Sc that nobody pa.sez out wll,.5m
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