Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-15

have guessed at my Identity for some
time. Now they want TO make sure of
H."
And what did you saw"
az told them would think over thc
situation and communicate with them
further"
We're they satlsficdr'
by no means. They are exceeding
" anxious to placate the old man.
They probably control n good deal of
his money"
"tm"
"Of course! You see the delcacv of
their position. After playing into the
hands Of Lady Louisa for nearly n
quarter OF century they suddenly find
the whole situation changed by the
ba-onets belated discovery that he
once had sister"
"You have not told me all this with.
ont purpose. DO you want nv ad-
vice.
philips face was cloudcd. his eyes
dovnrast.
"You understand" he said after q
long pause, that some one, either the
man or the woman the woman. I
think is morally responsible for my
mothers death. She was wretch
edly. horribly poor-the poverty of thin
clothing and insufficient food. She was
i'll, confined TO miserable hovel for
weary months and was so utterly I'M
provided with the barest necessities
that the parish doctor was on the point
Of compelling her to go to the work
house inlrmary when death came.
Am | TO he the instrument of Gods
vengeance on this woman:"
Mr., Abingdon, who had risen to light
cigar, placed kindly hand on the
young mans shoulder
Philip" he said with some emo
ton, 81 have never vet heard you utter
a haSty Judgment. You have prudence
far beyond Your years. Il seems TO
me, speaking with all the reverence of
man in face of the DEGREES of Provi-
dence that God has already provided
terrible punishment for Lady Louisa
Mor,and What is the name of her
SOM"
Il do not know. forgot 10 ask"
81 have wide experience of the
jeunesse do"ee of London. Hardly a
week paSso- during many years of my
life that one of his type did not APP
! pear before me in the dock. What IS
he-a roue, ii gambler, probably Il
drunkard:"
"All these, gathered from the So
| licitors."
And II your mother were living,
what would she say to Lady Nor
land
she would pity her from the depths
Of her heart Yes, Abingdon. you arc
right Ny au.les wife has chosen her
own path She must follow it. let it
| lead where IL will | will write to
Messrs Sharpe ~ Smith now. But
step into NY dressing room with me
for moment will your
! In corner Of the spacious apart
ment to which he led his guest stood Il
large 8 Q. Philip opened it. Within
were number of books and docu-
| mcnts, mt IL large compartment at
! the bottom stood a peculiar object for
such u repository an ordinary leather
| portmaNtnAu. lie lifted it or to couch
| and tool Il key from II drawer in the
! safe.
"This is one Of my treasures which
you have never seen" he said, with a
owl. smile. 1T has not been H.
he lcht Tor many years.
lie revealed TO his friends wonder
ing eyes he tattcrel suit. the slipshod
boots, the ragged shirt and cap, the
! rusty doorkey. associated with that
wonderfG month of March ~ n 6ecad,
EARLIER. lie reveroutly unfoldcd some
| Z his mothers garments, and his eyes
we're mSt} rs he surveyed them.
! But from the pocket of the portman
teau he Produced packet of soied let
ters. one ny one he read them aloud
| though he WINGED at the remembrance
of the az NJ his mother must have
endured as She experienced each rcbuH
from Lacy Norland and her husbands
solicitors,
Yet he pcrsevcred to- the end.
II wanted IL model FOR brief com
municatiou to Messrs Sharpe
Smith" be said bitterly. Il think thu
general pu,port Of their correspond
ence will suye my needs admirably"
As he cIlscd the Gladstone bag hi'
stern mood vanished
do you now" he said "that this
odd LOOKING portmanteau. always lock
ed and ALWAYS reposing in Il safe, ha!
puzzled my Wallets considerably? one
man got II ont and tried to open II.
caught him IN the net. | honestly be
lieve both h and the others We're I'm
der the impression that | kept my dia
monds in il
BY the way, that reminds me Of {
request from IsaacSteln. As all til,
smaller diamonds have now been dis
posed Of aud there remain only tht
large stones. he thinks that some O
them might he cut into sections. The,
are unmarkctable at present"
Very wei. Let us appoint a da!
next week and overhaul the entire col
lection. / intend to keep the big one,
| to form the center ornaments of
tiara, a necklace and gewgaws Of tina
SORT"
II am glad to hear IT,"
"My dear fellow, | suppose there vii
be Mrs. Arson some day, but have
not found her yet.
"Whoe'er she be-
That not impossible she,
That shall command my heart and me
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