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was a general assent, and then the subject was
In the meantime Tyrrel and Ethel had reached
London and gone to the Metropole hotel; be-
cause, as Ethel said, no one knew where Dora
was; but If in England, she was likely to be
at the Savoy They were to be two days IN
London. Tyrell had banking and other business
to fully occupy the time and Ethel remembered
she had some shopping to do, thing any woman
would discover If she found herself In the neigh
borhood Of Regent street and Piccadilly. On
finished, and she returned to her hotel salts
fed but little weary. As she was going up
the steps she noticed woman coming slowly
with great enthusiasm on DoFa's part. and she
, turned back and went with Ethel to her room
Ethel looked at her with astonishment: She
Her beauty had developed wondrously, she had
grown much taller, and her childish manner
had been superseded by carriage and air of
fine color, and her eyes were darker softer and
more dreamy than ever ~. on your Ss hat
pened. You are positively splendid Where Is
Mr.. Mostyn?' - -
round the world after me, and intend to keep
him at it. But forget. must tell you how
that has come about.
had I'VE Tscs asasa from Ms Denn She said sh'
:sMy dear mother. She met me like an angel;
comforted and cared for me-, never said one
word Of blame, only kissed and pitied me. We
talked things over, and she advised me to go to
New York. So we took three passages under the
Miss Diana Clifford Miss Diana was my maid,
throw Mostyn on our track"
IA very good idea.'
had s SON. The II Door little feiiow died in
br rev has gven anu me he to to
Mostyn some of the misery. he caused me-"
..How 50? DO not Sec ,,,, .,,n ,o,,o,,,..
how crazy Englishmen are about their sonss
Daughters don't count. you know, but son N
Tho rfv in no
its representative for the next generation. AS
lay suffering and nd weeping fine scheme sa + o.
we got home mother cabled Mostyn's lawyer
that Mrs Mostyn bad had a SON. Nothing was
was notified that Mr.. Mostyn would insist on the
surrender Of the child to his care l took no
to elai% the the ehiId and on
Of it. I laughed them to scorn, and dehed them
to a9f The fns Adt th came
baptismal registers. advertised far and vide
bribed our servants. bearded father in his office,
. ali my usual resorts. and bonbarded me with
letters but he mo no more T., yet than the
..Are you doing right, Doray'
6 Father and mother think he deserves all can
Do to him. Anyway; he VIII have, it to bear.
s ssa H0ef Be- sSya
woman Is getting her innings now
Have you never spoken to him or written to
. house and said: Madam, where is my SOM And
world: have nt taken S, good 's care Of hat
T IT find a% as is IS and
ningly hid. Do you think would let the boy
dee h Not e"a ansss 1atRsa ap
T. and then got ct sSffas E., and
attempted to follow me, but the whip flashing
= the horses was in the way" And Dora laughed.
and the laugh was cruel and mockins and full
Dora how W. can ravy YOU %; How can you find
II am having the greatest satisfaction Of my
life. And am only beginning the just retri-
button for my beauty is sn tn the
why don't you get diyorce2 This is a case
and you also"
Gwen 50, I should still torment him. If ne
had he would be miserable in the thought
that his unknown son might, on his death. take
from them the precious Mostyn estate and that
wretched old haunted house Of his. am bind
ing him to misery on every hand."
~ us Mrs. Denning here with you?'
Both my father and mother with me-
shall visit Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Paris or
whes ,nH 40 our M fancy 3 leads u.s."
"He can follow me round, and see mobiles
and princes and kings pay court to the beauty
Of the 'cat-faced woman shall never no
t1ce him, never speak to him: but you need
not look 50 suspicious. Ethel. Neither by
word deed will I break a single conven-
ton of the strictest respectahility."
Mr.. Mostyn ought to give you your free
DOM --' r- .... .----.. -. .
81 have given freedom to myself. I have
already divorced him. When they brought
my dead baby for to kiss, I slipped into
it's little hand the ring that made me his
mother. They went to the bottom Of the sea
together. As for ever marrying again, not
in this life. have had enough Of it. My
first husband was the sweetest saint out Of
heaven, and my second was some mean little
demon that had sneaked his way out of hell;
and I found both insupportable.' She lifted
her hat as she spoke. and began to pin it on
her beautifully dressed hair Have no fear
for me- she continued. II sure Basil
watches me. Some day I shall be good,
and he viii be happy" Then, hand in hand,
they walked to the door together, and there
were tears in both voices as they softly said
''Goodby.'' E 81
CHAPTER XII.