The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
hands. "Not dead?"

hands. "Not dead?"
s'Tom has turned up again, none the
worse. He has only been prisoner
among the Arabs, and he got back
safe. I don't quite know how long it
takes to get from Suakim to London,
but we may be pretty certain that
he'll cover that distance in the short
est time on record"
"Ohr There was a conscientious, a
heartfelt ring about the interjection.
The deepest grief, the most profund
despair, the most bitter helplessness-
all were there.
"Well, Harriet" her husband con-
tinued, ''it's no use shutting our eyes.
Out we go, my dear. We needn't go
just yet: when Tom comes home he
shall find us keeping the house warm,
because we couldn't get tenant; and
as for what we have spent, trust me
for running up a bill Of costs, and
throwing dust in his eyes," =
"Jem, you are fool"
"Why, my dear2'
"What does it matter about the
past! IL ) luc lutuIS-Ol, LILY SOuf ~
is the future. What shall we do?"
Jem, who had been walking aboN
the room. sat down and faced her with
look of bewilderment.
81 don't know, Harriet. If 1 only
pull through this business-why it's
| d" She understood not one word
of what he meant "Good heavens!
| If 1 pull through-it seems hardly to
/ matter what becomes of US after.
wards.'
"We shall have to go back to the
old wretched, miserable life. Where
are we to find the money even to pay
| the rent? We've got no furniture:
we've got no money; we've got no
practice-oh! Jem-Jem-how are we
| to live?"
She sank into chair and gasped.
Her husband was still occupied with
! his view of the situation.
"The future may take care of it.
self. Harriet. It's the past that J
, took at. Nobody can prove that knew
! that girl to be the heiress; thank good.
uess, that can't come out. Very well.
/ then-let us face the situation. Tom
was dead. Before Tom went away
! he gave me a power of attorney,
Well, I am the natural heir. 1 adver'
tised for the heir-at-law of Captain
+ Willoughby Capel, and no one replied
Then Tom was killed. naturally
| succeeded-I am his only cousin, oD
| that side Then he comes home
again, L say to him, Tom - my dea1
old Tom'-being much affected-'how
! glad l am to restore all to you! The
heir can not be found, and you had
better sit down and enjoy the fortune
! If he does, I have got the knife into
| him, because the trust money ought
to go back to Miss Willoughby's heirs
| If he does not, he will make me the
solicitor, and if know my way about,
. some of that money shall stick
"What are you talking about? What
girl? What trust?"
"Well, Harriet, there was no use tell
| ing you; but if you hadn't been Wo
man you would have asked few
question about the sudden accession
! You see, / am one of the heirs to
/ Toms estate-no one can get over that
one of them, and the others are IL
New Zealand-but it's loaded with
! trust. and we did not know to whom
that trust ought to be handed ovei
| lust when we went away. Well, you
see, first of all, I promised Tom sol
emnly that what was left when that
ch hn triy
| his girl"
"You promised to give away your
| own?'
you're a fool, Harriet. 1t wasn't
my own. 1t was his. If L hadn't
| promised he would have made will
! on the voyage, and given it to her
Besides, didn't put that promise into
writing. Well, after Tom went away
I found that even if this trust money
was paid there would be an uncom'
mon tidy bit left. So of course
wasn't going to regard such promise
as binding-not likely"
"Well, and did you pay the trustT
ssNo. I didn't. You see, my dear,
there's this certain fact about the
trust, that not soul knows anything
about it except Tom and me. II
should go to the heirs Of man who il
dead; if not, it would have to revert
to the heirs of the original donor. Very
good. The awkward thing is that ]
haven't paid it to either; and now
Tom is come back and there will be
the devil to pay"
ooh! Who is the heir?"
81 found out some time ago.. 1t Is
no other than Toms own sweetheart,
Katharine Capel. She doesn't know
and Tom never knew"
"Where is she?'
(To be continued.)