The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-25

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| "Do you mean ii, sir?"
| "Tcs, absolutely"
"Then all l can say is this, sir: Dur
ing the rest of my life I'll make good
use of the chance you have given me.
God bless you for the boys sake more
than NY own"
"And you" went on Philip, turning
| To the disconsolate Grenier, will you
leave England and make fresh start
In new land? You are young enough
and clever enough In some respects to
earn an honest living"
~ will, sir. swear It."
The utter collapse of his castle in
Spain had sobered him. The gates OF
Portland were yawning open for him.
and the goodness Of the man he haa
wronged had closed them in his face.
Never again would he see their grim
front If he could help 1t.
He readily gave every assistance in
the brief investigation that followed.
Mr.. Abingdon looked on askance as he
wrote checks for $4,000 and $4,000 on
the York and Leeds banks respective
ly. but even Philip himself gave an
astonished laugh when he saw his own
signature written with quiet certainty
and accuracy.
"Oh, that's nothingw cried Grenier
In momentary elation. II SOCK in Mr..
Abingdon and sent complete letter
to the London bank"
you did not take me in," growled
Abingdon. you made one fatal mis-.
take"
"And what was that, sir?"
"You alluded to the annual report Of
the home Every one connected with
that establishment, from the founder
down to the latest office boy, invaria-
bly, calls it the Mary Arson home
Mr.. Arson would never write Of it in
other terms"
Grenier was again abaShed.
"Have you any money in your peck
et?" said Philip when the forger had
accounted for every farthing.
For one appreciable instant Grenier
hesitated. Then he flushed. He had
resisted temptation.
yes" he said; 'plenty. Langdon
supplied me with funds"
"How much"
1.-TWO hundred and fifty pounds. !
have over seventy left"
II will arrange matters with him.
Come to my West End Office next Mon.
day, and you will be given sufficient
to keep you from poverty and crime
until you find your feet in Canada.
Remember, you sail on Wednesday,"
"No fear of any failure on my part,
sir. can hardly credit my good-or
what I want to say is, can never
thank you sufficiently"
'Pay Mason's fare to London. Bet
ter stay with him. His sons may have
a good influence on you too"
Mason rose heavily.
'I'll find him job, sir. He can pack
your bag"
The words recalled to Philip the
knowledge Of his incongruous attire.
Soon he wore his own clothes. He re-
fused to allow Grenier to divest him.
self of the garments he wore, but he
DR.. Scarth babe them farewell and
returned to Scarsdale by the last train.
Philip and Abingdon arrived in Lon.
don at 2:15 a. m. On the platform, ac'
companied by her mother, was Evelyn
She wept all the way to Mount street,
where Philip would be accommodated
for the night She cried again when
Io hi h,,t
she laughed through her tears when
she ran off to fetch a very small and
very sleepy dog, with long blue hair
falling in shaggy masses over his eyes
and curling wonderfully over his tiny
body.
Mr.. James Crichton Langdon was i'm.
peratively summoned to London and
given such a lecture by Mr.. Abingdon
that he so far abandoned the error of
his ways as to strive to forget that
such q person as Evelyn Atherley ex.
listed.
The ex-magistrate had seen him in
Devonshire and was so skeptical Of his
statements concerning the whereabouts
Of Sir Philip and Lady Morland that
he Travelled direct to York via Glouces-
ter and Birmingham to clear up with
Philip in person a mystery rendered
more dense by the curious letter and
telegram he received in London.
One day In August the Sea Maiden
dropped anchor OF the Yorkshire coast
not far from the gaunt cliff on which
stood Grange House.
DIR. Scarth entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson In his house for the night, and
some Of the men were allowed ashore.
They came back full Of a story they
had heard how the skipper had met
with mishap on the big point to
s'uth'ard, was rescued by three fisher
men and had bought for each man the
freehold OF the house in which he
lived, besides presenting them jointly
with a fine smack.
"He's a rare good sort, there's no
doubt about that" said the chief mar
rator, "an' Of course @ can afford to
do that sort o. thing, bein' the King o.
Diamonds"
Hes more than the King Of Dia-
monds; he's the King Of Trumps," OBJ
served n gigantic hrokan noood etoI,or