The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13
COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY A. VESSELS COY

only occurred to him since he came
down to the country that if Ziegler
killed him his death would mean ruin
to Alec Forsyth, who had thrown up
sure position to serve him. The next
heir was an elderly cousin with large
family to provide for, and he would
certainly not retain Forsyth in his en-
ployment.
! Then, again, Beaumanoir reflected
with sigh, his new and sweet friend
ship with Leonie Sherman friendship
to which no blot on his escutcheon need
now put limits-would be rudely
snapped. The King Of Terrors would
take away what his saved honor had
restored, and perhaps it was the bit
terest drop in his cup. to feel that ne
might be giving his life to lose what
in another sense he would have given
his life to win. To ask Leonie to link
her fate to his, with that dark shadow
hanging over him, was out Of the ques-
| ton.
Once he had taken up his pen to
denounce Ziegler to the police author1-
ties anonymously, but he had despond-
practitioner had doubtless safeguarded
himself against such an obvious course
by being prepared with an unimpeach-
able record which it would be impos-
sible to shake unless he came forward
and avowed completely. There. again,
dishonor waited for him, and he had
already made his choice that short
shrift was preferable to that.
The gloom Of his mood was enhanced
by his intense loneliness in the huge
| feudal monastery that now called him
master, for Forsyth had been unable
! to Join him, owing to difficulties in
| obtaining release from his present du-
Beaumanoir took out and read fo1
! the fifth time a letter which had ar.
| rived that morning from his friend and
"My Dear Duke II mustn't use the
/ irreverent Charley any more): | am
still having trouble with the F; @
people about my departure, but think
may safely promise to gel, away te
you on Tuesday. In fact, ! shall make
point of doing 80, even if have te
leave the public service in disgrace
for you must forgive my saying that
am rather uneasy about you. The
other day you seemed like a man with
milestone round his neck, and I take
it that one Of the duties Of private
secretary is to remove millstones from
wish you would conide fully In me ant
command me in any way-but that is
of course, your affair.
II dined with my uncle, Genera
Sadgrove, last night, and had the pleas
ure Of meeting Mrs. and Miss Sher
|, man there. The latter is indeed ;.
charming girl. She was rather shy i
j, my uncle that the Mr.. Hamburg sh
: met on shipboard was probably tn
duke Of Beaumanoir on his way to en-
, ter into his kingdom. Mrs. Sherman
waxed enthusiastic on your sold-worl
courtesy and the general, who chaff
| the old lady, remarked that she ha
been equally laudatory before she dis
covered your rank.
HThey were all very kind and cor
gratulatory on my announcing my en-
9 gagement to Sybil, which, as wrot
9 you yesterday, was ratified within te
8 minutes Of your leaving me at tn
9 door Of Beaumanoir house.
9 "You may be interested to hea
9 that I did not go to tea with Mrs. Ia
{ mage Eglinton today, Y. Yours, !,
9 The duke crushed the letter back int
r his pocket, and came to resolution.
HI'n run up to town tomorrow an
d call on. the Shermans,'' he said to hin
IS self. nAnd now I'll do the propt
e thing, and go to church. I'm not goir
} to crouch in corners because Of tn;
l. patriarchal old fend at the Cecil.
It The church at which generations
10 .Hanburys had worshiped was in ii
n center Of Tarrant village, mile fro
t. the lodge gates, but there was a sho
Il cut to it across the park. This was Il
a route taken by the duke, who fir
crossed the greensWard and then pass,
II out by private wicket into the ros
re after traversing the belt of copse tn
Is fringed the demesne. The villagel
y who had waited for his coming: stan
or ing bareheaded in the churchyard, we
e. La little disappointed that he had n
to driven up in full. state. But the 30
so tary gentleman imping up the pa
ia atoned for the lack Of ceremony a,