Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-05-11
CHAPTER XIX. AND LAST.


GARNER had come forward little and
was standing. One hand, which held a
folded paper, was resting lightly on the
table, and his tall, lean, soldierly figure
was drawn to its full height with a GER
had meyer seen in it before, and which
was accumulated by the clear authorita-
tive tones of his voice.
81 have a question to ask" he said.
"You spoke of conversation between
two friends of mine repeated to you by
your chaplain at Caen. Did that gentle
man inform You why he made no allu-
sion, in his interview with me, to the in
formation he derived from the converse
ton in question? 2"
@He did not hear of it until after you
had left him"
~And the names of the gentlemen"
"Messrs. Murrell and Walker. Mr..
Murreli had been at college with your
Uncle Richard, and appeared to have met
him again, shortly before the latter's
death, when he was accompanied by his
little daughter, and went by the pseu-
donym Of Richard"
"Mr. Walker is a racing man and a
friend of mine. Mr.. Murrell have only
met once, in his company. It is a pity
that he did not think it worth while to
mention his acquaintance with my uncle
to me-"
you will pretend of course that he did
mott I'm afraN however that something
more than yocr bare word, pretty strong
proof indeed, of the truth of that most
improbable assertion, would have to be
offered"
Excuse me-" said GARNER haughtily,
"but l have no intention of offering you
either my bare word or proofs in support
of it. You will only waste your time
therefore in diseounting the value of
them. On another point, however, / am
willing to give you the fullest informa-
ton. You were perfectly correct in as
Stunning that would not knowingly risk
the slightest irregularity in my marriage
with this young lady, which took place
by special license this morning at the
Church of st. Matthias, West Brompton,
in which parish have been residing for
the requisite fortnight. There is the
license and the certificate Of the mar
rage" He threw them down on the
table as he spoke. You will see that
they are made out in the names of John
Russell and Angelo Wilhelmine Richard;
and if the latter name is a false one,
it is at least the only one by which your
ward knew herself, or was known to the
world; and therefore, being put forward
by her in good faith. offers no bar to the
legality of the union. When you have
satisfied yourself by looking over both
documents, kindly hand them to Mrs.
GARNER They are her own property
now, and have no further concern with
them,
81 wish, Bebe. my child" and as he
TURNED TO the little dropping figure, whose
face was hidden against hef guardians
sheltering arm, the hard, imperious tones
Of his voice altered and softened TO sud
den gentleness-'T wish with all my
heart that could tell you TO tear those
papers up and tSeat them as if they had
never existed But the law wouldn't al
low it, and as, according to your guard
ian's showing-and I'm bound 20 own he
has shown it very ably-I've been too
cunning for you and tricked you into a
thoroughly legal and binding marriage,
I'm afraid you'll have 10 make the best
of the situation until we can find some
other way out OF it. Don't cry 50 lit