The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-21

think, to ask II there was any nope
DOOR thing-none! 1t was no use tell
ing her that 1 myself believed you to
be alive, was it?"
"she called-here? How did she
look?" Tom asked, hoarsely.
"She looked, as far as l can judge,
very well, and very beautiful. In deep
mourning. Tom, but very well and
very beautiful
did she-did she seem in poverty or
distress?"
ST observed nothing" Jem shut his
eyes and opened them several times
rapidly. 'She was not, to be sure,
dressed for the park. But she said
nothing about any other distress than
her distress on your account"
"Poor Katharine! Jem, you made
solemn promise before 1 went away-a
solemn promise"
81 did, old man, did. If l had OBJ
served any sign of distress. if she had
given me the least hint of trouble i'll
that way, 1 would would have part
ed with my bottom dollar to relieve
her. would indeed. Tom
"Thanks, Jem." Tom gave him his
hand. '"Then she said nothing about
being in want?"
Nothing; not a word"
"Yet it must have been about that
time that she left Harley House"
"Tom," said his cousin earnestly, Il
hope you believe me when 1 say that
remembered that promise"
81 am sure you did," said Tom.
81 have never forgotten it," he went
on confidently. (This assertion, to be
sure, was perfectly true. He had never
forgotten that promise) Il assured
you that when the trust was paid 1
would look after her."
"No; you would give all that was
left, if there was any, to her"
"Just so. 1 fully acknowledge the
promise Well, Tom, the trust has not
been paid off. have advertised every
where for the heirs of Captain Henry
Willoughby, but have had no answer"
Perhaps he advertised in the dark
arches of the Adelphi or in the tunnels
of the Metropolitan Railway, because
those advertisements could never be
found in any of the ordinary channels.
GAS for your uncle's estate, Tom, L
found it in a devil of a mess, and it
will take another six months, I dare
say, to unravel it all and get clear
statement Of how you stand. But
there will be more left over than 1
thought at first. 1 can promise you
that, Tom. A good deal more. So
much is certain"
"Ohr' cried Tom, remembering, Gas
for the heirs, have made a discovery.
Oh! wonderful discovery"
His cousin turned pale.
''What discovery, Tom?"
81 have found the heiress. 1t is none
other than Katharine herself, Jem; I
anne sure of it. Oh! if l had known
before 1 went away"
''Is it possible? Miss Capel herself?"
"Her name is Willoughby. But where
is she?'
Il don't know. She can't very we'll
be lost. She must have seen the tele-
grams about your return-you've been
spread out fine and large for the last
week or so. old man-and she'll be sure
to write to you or come to you. She
knows your address, of course"
"She knows my old lodgings, and
she knows the address of the paper
Don't worry about her, Tom. Go to
the paper and report yourself. And
you'll find letter waiting for you"
"I'll go at once"
He rushed out of the Office.
An hour later he returned.
There's no letter, and I've been to
the lodgings. No letter has been sent
there, and nobody has called since you
took away the books and things"
"There are your books, Tom" He
pointed to the shelves where they were
arranged. 'They are safe enough. But
as for this young lady-it looks odd;
but then, you see, lots of women never
look at a paper at all, while there's
others who'll read every word from be-
ginning to end every day. and wish
there was morAespecially more law
cases."
"What shall we do, Jem"
"There's only one thing to be done.
Advertise. Leave it to me-"
81 suppose 1 must" said Tom, I'M
willingly.
leave it to me. 1 will soon find her
for you if she is above ground. And
now, Tom, let us go back to that dis
covery of yours"
''The heiress is none other than Kath-
arine herself"
$50 you told me before. How do you
know, eh?"
Tom briefly related the points-we
know them already-which had led him
to connect Katharine with the Will
loughby trust"
Stranger said his cousin. "It seems
plausible; it may be true"
(To be continued)