The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

been only too kind. There is no per. sonal sacrifice which am not pre- pared to make, except once cannot trade my convictions. cannot sup- port the Conservative Party"
 Damn the ladi" cried Monmouth. starting in his seat. Members ot this family may think as they like, but they must act as I pleases You must go down on Friday to Darlford and declare your candidacy. or I shall re- consider our mutual positions" He rang his bell and dismissed him.
 Harry Coningsby did not so down to Dariford on Friday, nor did he af- low any considerations of worldly pru- dence to tempt him to compromise. He saw his grandfather again few times. but the nobiemAn did not ai- Jude to the subject. Thus a few months passed and then Coningsby was called from a festivity one night Co learn that Lord Monmouth was dead.
 After the funeral coningsby was ushered Into the principal salon or Monmouth House, where the will was to be read. It proved to long string of eodicils and alterations. The orig inal will left Coningsby and Mr. higby each fi0.OQo. Then came codicsl in- creasing Coningsby's legacy to fs0.eoo. The next codicil revoked this and left the amount to the Princess Lncretla and bequethed another f50.oo0 to Rtg- by. while Coningsby was to inherit all the rest of the huge estate.
 Now came a codieil made after tho separation. Mir. Rigby's legacy was reduced to E10.eOo, an equal sum was given to villebecaue. Lady Monmouth was cut off with small annual sum. and everything else was isft to Con ipgsby. down Mr. Rigby's legacy to 5000 pounds, but added that he might have his own bust, which he had once pre- ssnted to Lord Monmouth.
 Everybody ttcik care not to catch the Rigbyan eye at this passage. Tnat poor gentleman waited wildly to hear inc next and final codicil. In the hops that there might be change. There was, but not In his favor.
 The final codicil. cutting Ragby of entirely. left Coningsby 10000 pounds and no mora. IL left 3O.0o0 pounds to viIiebeooue, and all the rest of she un- antailed property, amountin& to nearly a million pounds. was given to Flora. who was described as "My oanGntsr by Marie EstelIe Matteau. an actress q. the Theatre Hrancals in the years ls1i
 Aions in his rooms. coningsby's haart sank. He faced not only Q hope ismm flrht agalnst what to his mind vvaa absolute poverty after his training and previous life. but he had to say farewell tinaliy and forever to all lln- rering hope of gaining Edith. Ills aight passed in misery. The next rnornlng ha received a note asking nan to cali on Flora.
 eha pressed his hand afkectionateay when he entered and made a few com monnlaca remarks. Then whe burst and suddenly with an appeal to him % tslxe the fortune that had been wEest- ed from him unwittingly by her. "AAy fragile fife has hung for years on your EfiTdnegg," she exclaimed. "This fortune is An arrow in rtly heart"
 Gently Ccningsby held her hama ana made her dismiss the thon9hE he iaft her in tears but walked away wsth frash courage. Gradually his soul ems arrad from 2 the crash or niN hnnes. He determined anew to de- vote himself to the cause of the peo- nia as ne saw it, and as the frst step toward entering public life, now that hs could count on no aid. he decided te
 TSa took lodgings in the Temple and Aeonme tho pupil of 6 celebrated spe- ciaI pieader within month his name had been erased from all hts fass- IonabTe clubs his horses and ear- riares sold and his cid haunfs kuew him no more.
 Than came time of keen trial for