Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-29
the locality for economy's sake.

the locality for economys sake.
These appeals brought frown Of In
decision to Anson's brow. His uncle
and his uncle's wife had unquestiona-
bly, been the means Of shortening and
embitterlng his mothers life. The man
might have acted in ignorance; the
woman did not
Yet what could he do? Refuse a dy-
Ing relatives last request They or
one of them refused his mothers pitt
full demand for little pecuniary help
at time when they were rich.
And what dire mlschance could have
sunk them into poverty? Little more
than two months had passed Size Sir
Philip Morland was inquirng for his
Uhilip's) whereabouts through Messrs.
Sharpe & Smith with view toward
making him his heir
Was the inquiry Lady Morland's last
rusc to save an eucumbcred estate2
Why was all pretense Of doubt as to
his relationship swept aside so COIN
pletcly?
He glanced again at the address on
the letter and asked a servant to bring
him railway guide. Then he ascer-
tanned that If he would reach Scarsdale
that day he must leave London not
later than noon. There was journey
Oh nearly seven hours by ran; no
cuuh'c ol returning the same hlght.
ne Went 10 inc library ana rang up
Sharpe & Smith on the telephone
A clerk assured him that Mr.. Sharpe,
who attended TO Sir Philip Morland's
ahd'r9, mao oeeh summoned 10 Devon
en n.r 'i,e previous cay
10 ptNon''i're' CRED Fniilp'
nav just received l''ters lrou Sir
a,,...,, Ao'
9Hlc'
/ MIR. sharpe himself is puzzled about
/ the matter sir Lady Morland WRIT.
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A''',' "7'''' ""' to't nm " pIo-
ceed 10 DeVonShire without delay
/ HAS there been some unexpected de
/ veIon,no,+ q e,octir,, th, o,o,o,,
/ ~ am sorry sir NM von w,l, Con
can hardly answer any further oues.
tions"
OF course the clerk WAS richt Phil.
in had hardly ouittad tbo ta1anhona
when a note reached him Inv hnnd
from Evolvn. "please come ar onca
MUST 500 vou"
Tie was at Mount streat in tbrea min.
r+es
Erolrr Ioo,,od eorious and ho,or, ~,
boIdin., o,,t a Io++ar 90 ,,o, IL raao,'
ri,oa adv >tor,ond.a r.;t,
.phiIi,, .hosa no,,,,o ,r.he hoboa
60 bodIr 70 vour n,othor,,
.J1ove +be,. dorod tn +rorb,, ror9.
"ob - 90 co cod yo,r rnoio 1, ~,
inr Tbov orc ,.rotc,odIr noor. on ~
foresaen collonso SEQ" Ana che
reod
aNanoed hnsEord 20 cnrDo to ,,s 'o ar 49, -
help US want nothing for myself, but
the mere sight Of few checks TO pay
$500 c,r p,itr,s anu NE res. WI.
proud man ard I know ba ia bearthroLen
to think he is dying a pauper among
strangers
80 1t ehueu as might De expected
ini'lp "4ieu to orange HOUSE, scars
oaie' 10 announce MS coming. Accom-
panied py MS Vaiet' he iett hihg )
Oross at IL O'CLOCK out MS parting
WORDS 10 EVelyh were
uear, ana tell nun what am doing.
l will return tomorrow; meanwhile
will keep YOU informed by telegraph
of NV movamente
" 4i' 'n'
Alter IeaNlhg the main llne at YORK
there was tiresome crawl to the
coast brol;en nv changes ar iunc+ions
-wearying intervals spent in pacing
monotonous platforms.
At last the train reached Scarsdale
at twenty minutes to I. A few pas
sengers alighted. The place was evi.
denly Il small village not given over to
the incurSlons Of summer visitors.
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