The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
The Youngest Miss Br Q n
BY FLORENCE WARDEN
,, Y u 4Aa nsh ape,c Fovles
YAuor 81 The House Beatrice Foyles Crime
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shy that she spoke To- hiir1 MS III he had
been d stranger, piercing him to the very
heart BY her cotistrtint md her sadness.
lie put his arm around her and had Just
begun to whisper n few words Of comfort
and remonst,nncc when they both heard
a hasty step on tho stairs and drew apart
instinotivcly us the butler came IN sight
n .'May | havo a few words with you,
STRIP, said he. tits about the carriages e
wanted rho coachman has asked me 70
sec about It, 4,
i5}'"'All right, all right. III come With ,t
you to the stables now" said DeVsr ~.
Ing back md trying to cscnpes he g. ga I've
her Ills bunch of keys, saying: 'Givo
those 10 Mr.. sorrel, Maggie, please io
will know those he wants ao.sus
in connection with Sir Wilfrcd's funeral ;,
TO beEnttended to and It was M ., u,l,!'
late In tho afternoon that LeyeIlll io o,,d
himself free to go 70 mo sa ti'n5 ~
Mr.. sorrol, tho Major ana ClauaiA 8"''o
there, but mot Maggie. 4 !. Z, -,
,rhe lawyer began at once 70 .reprottir ~
him rather sharply with, his failure ~. 70
keep his promise and give MN M no
The young man looked astonlailcd' y. - .
II sent them to you three hours 1850
Sent them to mel! Who aid you ,', give We
them TO? said Mr.. sorrel abruptly. a.,
.t 'Alaggic--Mss Brown" said Deveri,i ~
Then, iooling round, the long ROOM M ~
sa rhe N1n 1er and N e Claudia looked rather
1perturbed The lawyer looked 9lnquii a
ingly at each face In turn j,
4 III haven't seen her sinca luncn ,nnst
said the elder sister, swlth sfoat ea'"'se
"s Hnd The Major and Mr. sorrel s Shock ?
their heads. Nobody had seen maggie,
Deverlll grew pale shixered. i aest pms inns
nn ne Wer 70 made HMr1e't 10 him but afla, one
searching look into the face Of ms aoW W.
"a al @4fnther-in-law, he went out OF ING ING
room, followed by the lawyer. ....,, Al
I'll thi ni;e '3e Suggested old Mr.. sorrel
.These people, this Major BroWn-eh t.
He said no more than that IN wor ,IGs
but the raising Of his eyebrows VIZ .;,a ,,e
nncant They made, MADE th 1Spr w' 81, the great
roll onwritlnE table the first. thing theSf
found Was ,S Tie late Sir wilfred's keys. -
The second thing they ton aa J., WI Moanpie's
still still IS somewhat m childish handwriting %
'Magge!'' CALCULATED Deverll, as po7iih,t ~
z down. % e @se he he fHHseH SahsS . the
Ii and tore open the , enyeiop sa t,o
The letter was not very long ~ AN ana ,e .ne
Handwriting. In some places p i,itni on IF
pie, Sui!icleiltiS p0o't'5t''..r -, 49, @#
'n INV ~ de- dear old Bob" 1T began. thouEh
there we're indica lions that sne , nag we
+ nv addressing him more formally:
,''ss.When YOU get this 7 hope shall be BET,
long sway'off / am too miserable to stay
rear YOU, 1t breaks my heart TO Know ~,
what I have brought upon you. bu. aoT
know les worse, but yet must 90 IT, t,st
can't bear you tto lose everything JUST
through me- So I've taken the box !, iha q.
you say has the wicked exec un'"st W. =
When lie got to that point Deverlll could
rot refrain from llttering an eXclafh lt ~
And I'm going to make away .y,, WITH MtlI
never speak to me again, after my CONE 15e
such thing But t. after an you i c d"es
not much matter. And at least now you.
will have what you ought to have, ana IL
you want to be free to marry somenooy
That horrid old Mr.. Sorre, who looks
at papa and Claudia and me as If he hated
US, all can tell you how. DO To- lo we ;G,s
indeed; T. ] did not should not 90 n,o ,m's
would call very wicked, though really It
is only letting you have what your ,nclc,
when he was dying, wanted you to nave;
Don't try to find me, because you, shall
not. never mean to come back again,
and though I know you VIII be unhappy
at first. you will get over It. 4otl ought
never 10 nave lOFcll ,nIhsVel " udNo
anything to do with me, or with any Of.
us. have brought nothing but misery
upon you, but II now i can give you mack
what you ought to have,,l SNAIL not m ~ "a
having to bear the wickedness--if 1t Is
wclsed-of having done what have
done
= Your heartbroken and sq mp% : g 1 Tlek
Tho ingenious mixture of affection.
conscious guilt, and stubborn will, and
the sadness which lay under all, over
whelmed Deverill. and for moment he
could scarcely see, scarcely think.
The next, he turned with q quivcring
face 10 the lawyer.
"Mr. sorlel " said he, Il must tell you
tho truth now. This young girl, Maggie,
morning.
Lawyers are used to shocks, but Mr..
Sorrel made q movement OF CONSERVATION.
must help to find her. Tell the others
tell the others"
lie waved his hand vaguely In the direc-
ton of the saloon. and went out OF the
room. ~
That a search would DO properly or
canned lie knew, so mat he could con-
suit his own whlm rs to tho direction In
girl A few broken inquiries that he made
were unsuccessful, nobody had seen Mag.
gle go out; In the early dusk of the dark
to escape unobserved BY one of tho garden
doors OF the house; and once outside,
there were hedges and cuhlps of eVergre Ell
which would soon hide her from the view
ot those In the house.
Dcvcrill stood moment uncertain in
the middle of the broad drive. The Major
would make at once for the station. of
course; and he would go by3the way or the
road the only way he knew.
Deyerill plunged into the plantation.
through which n path led to a short cut
over the fields for oot-passengers,
But before he had gona very far, a new
thought made him stop and turn aside
| through the undergrowth. In the dlrec-
| ion or little group OF ancient and
rulnous outbulldings. Il disuscd Keepers
cottage, a shed and an old we'll, which
stood together rotten, rulnous and Pic
| turcsque, In the very heart of the wood,
cry reached his ears as he parted the
branches of an evergreen oak at tho edge
OF the little clearing: In another mo-
ment no had forced his way through and
was face to face with Maggie.
"Chlld. Is It YOU? VA What--what have
! you done to yourself2" cried lie, as lie
! took in his arms the white-faned SILVER
| ing creature who had sprung, ms If out of
| tho ground. as he approached
"Oh, Bob, Bob sobbed she, as She
nestled 10 him, and cried as II her heart
| would break.
He soothed her, Kissed her. scolded her,