The Washington herald., 1907-05-05

with the rug about his knees. Il wish
you wouldn't be SO indefinite. Fan
shave. What man? Where2'
That man Waring.' Claude said. Did
you notice him?"
Notice him, dear boye OF course :
did I told Bradford to introduce him 20
me. He'll De- useful He's the coming
man in the East-he is enormously rich.
and We must make use Of him. dear hoy
most decidedly make use OF him. and
soon
But Lord Fanshawe seemed strangely
upset
But did you see him-did he-did he
remind you of anybody he asked.
hoarsely.
The earl spread his white-gloyed hands
with @ show Of mild impatience.
you know how short-sighted I am
he began but Lord Fanshawe interrupt
ed him
For heavens sake. father. don't talk
nonsense" he cried You must have
looked at him Did you see amy like
ness in his facc to--to anybody
The Carls face and manner changed,
and he looked at his son. sharply
Any lIkencss-t whom? ?" he asked. Il
don't understand"
/ Lord FaushaWe stared forward.
1t was Imagination, Of course. he
said. slowly. Il must have imagined IL.
Il couldn't be possible, and yet ] thought
II was almost sure as he stood there
that 1 saw Clavering again ! thought
for moment that he was a ghost
Clavering come back.'
The earl sat rigidly upright His white
gi0yed hands lay Still upon the rug
upon his knee for an instan-. Then
they twitched, and "a faint red ran up
into his old notified face
"Clavering, You are mad, Clavering,
Why, he died, years ago-died or went
under years ago and more. jackson. the
lawyer. saw him off-paid his passage 20
Australia Bah. Claude why do you get
such folly into your head?
Lord Fanshawe sat motionless. his
orows drawn sharply over his pale eyes,
and his face still gray.
1T was SO real he muttered. IT
might have been Geoffrey come back TO
life just then. He stood with the sun
ON his face. and il looked-just as il
locked that morning when when he
"Tut. tut Thatll do. That unpleasant
episode ended eight years ago and we
don't want TO be reminded Of II. It is
impossible that WaTinE and Clavering
can be the same-absolutely impossible.
Why, Ciavering was only IA North
Country clodhoppeT Is it likely that he
could ever be presented at court?
"He was not ciodhopper, Lord Fan
shave said half under his breath. He
was gentleman, even though he was a
nobody-a mill hand And he might-he
might have risen. That morning when he
stood before us-when he accepted his
Observation-Disclosures a gentleman ev-
cry inch"
BAH" cried the earl. angrily. You
sound ike sentimental girl For good
ness sake. talk of something else. CLAY
crIng is dead. And even If he isn't-what
then? II he came back-What of it?'
He turned. and glaTed sharply into his
sons frozen face.
IF it should be Clavering-mind, ]
only say if-but If it is, then Wen see.
He will be entirely in our hands. and
they say hesis enormously rich, and we
always want money-we always want
money so badly. dear boy. / am not
sure that it wouldn't be a good thing il
he turned out to be Clavering. after all.
am not at all sure. He is a great man
in the East, and would be very useful.
And we hold all the cards in our own
hands. dear boy.
He leaned back against the lining OF
the carriage. and put a single eyegiass
TO his faded eye Lord Fanshawe sat
stiffly beside him, and his face turned
duly o-the gray park outside The
cardsT Yes, they held the winning trick
the one thing that would crush and
ruin Geoffrey ClaveTing But there are
things in a human beings heart that rise
above mundane matters things beside
which riches and worldly wealth and
/. honor are nothing. and mans love fol