Oxford Democrat., 1908-02-04

Yet ne IOunQ nlHlSelI just uoW, pei
haps. inconsistency patting himself on
the head for his perspicacity in having
recognized that Eunice was Of no
common stock.
He himself had no doubt OF the
truth Of the confession" and OF Eu-
nice's identity with the stolen child.
But while the moral evidence seemed
clear and convincing, would 1t be suf-
fcient without the legal proof which
he recognized was lacking to persuade
Miss Wolcott of her duty to give up a
fortune after nineteen years posses
sion of It? Here would be a test of
the good blood" of which she was so
proud.
'It would be more than common hon.
esty; it would be heroic. But If she
takes after her niece she went lack
the heroism!'
The fact that the communications to
Miss Wolcott of Beatrice Daniels. the
trained nurse. had been ignored did
not promise well for Eunices case just
now.
Kinross threw himself back on his
pillow and clasped his hands under
his head. No use to undress-he
couldn't sleep. The thought OF this girl.
brought up as q servant to the Morn
ingstars. her marriage to their sou
opposed because her poverty made her
mot good enough fur our Abe" her
Ignorance Of life combined with her
knowledge OF hooks making her unique
to the point OF being pathctic-this
young creature to suddenly find herself
a great heiress. The speculations
which the situation gave rise to drove
sleep far from his brain. Would she
be good enough for 'our Abe" when
her story was known? He chuckled
when he thought Of old Morningstar's
earnest endeavors TO hang himself.
metaphorically speaking. by opposing
| his sons marriag, 10 great fortune.
"She may imagine she's In love with
that fellow Abe. never having seen
any other sort of men, but OF course n
few months In the world will cure
her"
He wondered whether he would do
well 10 tell her Mt once all that he
knew Of her or to wait until he had
seen Miss Wolcott and learned wheth-
er or not there was going to be dill
Guilty about her coming into her own
II would be cruel to raise her hopes
| before there was some assurance or
their being realized He would do well
TO put her Off when they met tomor-
row night In the haunted room with as
| little as would satisfy her for the time
being. He would then communicate at
once with Miss WOlcott. II she was
spending this summer Mt her Newport
house he would run on to see her i'm
mediately. If she were abroad (she
frequently spent the summer In Swift
zerlandD he would cable her to return
home at once on important financial
business.
"a good thing for Eunice that this
matter has fallen into my hands" he
thought, zone wholly disinterested and
with time, inclination and. l fiatter
myself, skill to work the thing out for
her in the best possible way. not mere
| ly for the fun Of the excitement OF the
case, though there's that side Of 1t. too.
but for the spice that there Is IN see-
ing beastly wrong righted."
He fell to wondering what had be-
come Of the husband Of Beatrice Dan
iels," whether her death had been n
suicide or a murder and whether If the
man could be found his presence
would lend any proof to the "conf7s-
SION"
The oil In his lamp was nearly burn
ed out as he reached this point in hls
meditations. and he rose. blew out the