The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-20

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state-rooms," was the reply; and l had
a terrible fright. I went into the Ven
ethan room, inc 1 thought Lady Blanca
spoke to me. Do you remember? Oh,
Heaven, let me for one hour forgeti"
Lady Gladys soothed her; but she did
not see what Lady Carew held so tight
ly clasped in her hand.
In the morning a letter came from
Sir Carlos, praying his mother to come
and see him on that day and containing
the necessary permission from the GOV
ernor of the Lynn Mavis prison.
Il will go with you to Lynn Mav,s,"
said Lady Gladys. land wait for you In
the governors rooms. If Carlos will let
me see him, tell him it will be the only
happiness left in life for me-
They drove owe to the prison THAI
morning. 1t was moor when they
reached the gloomy jail, which stood
outside The town. The governor re-
ceived the ladies with all respect. Lady
Gladys went to his room, while Lady
Carew was led to her sons cell. Tn
customary precautions were taken. 1t
was seen that Lady Carew had nothing
concealed about her person; and then
one OF the warders took her into the
cell.
AT last she was in the presence OF
her son, and his face frightened when
he saw her
Ever true ard faithful" he cried to
her. "Oh, love like no other Lowell"
The cruel grating stood between
them. She laid her pale ACE against
the strong bars and tried to speak to
him.. The warder standing by, saw
that she was weak and trembling.
With one hand she chung to the Iron
bars, ard the light falling on Ii showed
the jeweled rings she wore; and among
them he saw a band of gold with a
magnificent ruby. He idly wondered
what that ruby was worth, and
thought htw fortunate some people
were to have such jewels.
She whispered something to her son
and the man was on the alert.
Pardon me, my lady. but there must
be nothing of hat kind" he said.
Her troubled eyes rested on him for
one moment, and her he heard Sir
Carlos say:
Mother, you beautiful hair has
turned white"
She went up to the warder and spoke
to him. He had never seen such woe
in a human face, and had never heard
UGH anguish in a human voide.
Lei me kiss him." she said. Il am
his mother. l have nursed him: his
arms have been clasped around my neck
a thousands times, Let me pass mine
between the bars and clasp them round
his neck-just once, that l may re-
member 1t until l die"
He was only human: and he turned
away with dim eyes.
The eyes of mother and son met. He
bent his head, and she passed her
trembling hands between the bars. She
clasped him with murmured words of
anguish; then something slipped from
her finger. In another moment her
hands were once more holding the bars.
Had the warder looked more closely
he would have seen that the ruby
which had shone on her finger was
goie: but he did not think of the lady'5
rings-he was afraid that she was go
Ing to fain-.
"Good-b b. dear mothert" said a voice
broken by tears: but she held out her
arms to The watder.
Take me away she moaned. my
sigh is failing. and l n n near
He caught her just as she was fall
Ing. and no one ever knew IN what
words Lady Carew said farewell to her
son. They took her back 10 tirholme,
and the governor of the prison, h
was O Warm-hearted nIaa, advised
Lady Gladys not TO let her come again.
1t could do no good, he said, and was
simply torture 10 her.
The night passed; and, when the
morning dawned, T. struck the warder
the same man who had granted
Lady CareW's request-he had just re-
.icVed his fellow officer of the task of
watching the prisoner-that the convict
was very quiet. He no longer heard
bitter sobs and long dreary signs, and
the restless turning on the miserable
bed mac ceased. Sir Carlos was
strangely still. When the warder
spoke there was no answer; when he
went to him he found him--dead.
A few minutes later on he found on
the stone floor of the cell a ruby ring,
the one that he had seen or Lady Ca
rew's fuser on the day before. He saw
the broken spring and the hollow
space. Perhaps be guessed whit had
happencd. Cor. before he gave any
alarm, he DESTROYED the ring He had
a wife and children 70 keep and could
nor df1OTu 10 run lAt Iarh u iSsi'iS
his post.
Then he gave the alarm. The gov
ernor came at once and sent for the
doctor; but it was too late. Sir Carlos
had BEEN dead TOR hours; and 1t was
never known how he died.
No one but Lady Gladys knew what
the unhappy mother meant when, In
the long Illness that followed her visit
to tho prison. she raved of the ruby
ring and the love that was like no
other owe.
Lady Carew lives in the North OF
! England now; and every day she lays
fresh flowers on a grave marked only
by a white marble cross, on which Is
recorded no name.
Firholme and all its revenues have
gone to the next of kin. Lady Carew's
eyes will never again rest or her an
cient home. She devotes her life to
charity and good deeds. The n
bright reflection in her life Is that
Lady Gladys, after a time, married
Captain Adhesion, and her happiest
days are the days she spends with
them.
When the young heir of the Athels-
tons, a handsome sturdy lad, is rebel