Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15
CHAPTER xxx.
At Petherby Again.


could have found if she had searched the
WI" over, I'm sure YOU are one of the
pest friends 1 ever had but I think
s ,, quarrel with you If you really be-
heVed that my love for her wasn't more
than proof against a test like this. ONLY
WISH she d marry me tomorrow.
mat was Don Stuarts answer tn Sadie
aIter he had recovered from his surprise
ana indignation at all she had to toll
MN. and 1t sent her back to the Towers
gao ga IN heart and full Of confidence that
sne "ouIo carry her purpose with Eva
The solicitor. Mr. Redmond. had made
All preparations for her legal recognition
ds Loro broadstone's wife, and one of the
county magistrates was present at the
To them Sadie explained everything
ABOUT nerself and her wealth and an
nounced the fact that her son would hi
I'M, me i neir TO Broadstone. She instructed
tne lawyer to do everything that might
De legally necessary to insure his sue
cession. but enjoined absolute secrecy I'M
IN such time as she decided to make the
An hour later Lord Broadstone loft tho
towers with the assurance that his debts
would be paid and an income Of s1OOO
aiiowed him so long as he remained away
from England.
Sadie then went to the sick room. The
nurse gave an excellent account of her
patient and said DR.. Bradford had de-
ciared her quite out Of danger After a
whispered word or two with Eva. Sadie.
being utterly worn out. went to bed and
slept soundly until morning
For two days Eva gained rapidly in
strength, but as the physical strength in
creased the mental distress began to de-
velop. She was prey to melancholy was
frequently In tears, brooded at one time
over the loss of her child and at another
over the disgrace that had befallen her.
and once more the old often-expressed
wish for death found utterance.
A week passed. during which Sadie
was with her constantly. nursing her body
and trying to wean her mind from the
morbid thoughts which possessed her.
And then news came.
Lord Broadstone was dead, cut to pieces
In railway tunnel. He had gone to Lon
don In the first instance and had booked
passage to. New York. He had been
drinking very heavily all the time, and
II was presumed that on the journey to
Liverpool he had wandered while in drink
into the corridor Of the train, had opened
the door on the wrong side and had fallen
out.
One result Of his death was to precipi-
tate Sadie's public announcement Of her
position Gilbert Dorrison would lose no
time in claiming the title and inheri-
lance. and already the newspapers in
announcing the death had mentioned him
as the new Lord Broadstone. had spoken
of the parliamentary vacancy thus Gre
ated and had begun TO discuss the prob
abilities of the reelection.
Sadie was compelled to speak to Eva
at once therefore.
She received the news of the death
without any emotion.
y can't pretend TO be sorry. Margaret"
she said. But 1t makes no difference to
me--except that I must leave Broad
stone. Mr.. Dorrison is sure to come here
at once. I do not mind. One place is
as good as another for me until-the
end"
You are wrong, Eva. His death makes
sewers the last tie that bound you to
Lord F3roadstone. 1t frees you absolutely
in regs.rd to the future
II don't know what you mean by that"
Il mean that there are two of us to
whom your future la very dear and we
mean that future to be happy"
"You are very good. but Sha
shook her head despondently. and then
asked How do you mean there are
Two Of you?''
II am one. Can't you name the other?
] have seen him and know. Don't you
remembN told you once that I had
great news for you?"
Don't" cried Eva, trembling
II must my dear. intend you to think
OF him. He has waited long and patient
ly-no. not patiently-very impatiently,
not come to you to tell you how eagerly
he has longed for you to be free. He
would almost have quarreled with me,
think. because I would not let him
lou iluIb ilc 50. 1t Call never DC.
never-now.
cit is hurt that will heal, Eva. and If
i, does hurt. / cannot help It. And as
for that never of yours why. he'll just
laugh 1t away and make you fix any time
short of never.
Don't don't. l could not; on. no /
could not
"of course. If you don't still care
for-
Margaret.
II know. | said il on purpose. And
how, give one solid reason why you
should not be Don Stuart's WIFE, and I'll
say no more about it
You know the reason-my disgrace.
Oh. couldn't. ! couldn't.
Sadie smiled. I'VE not an easy
couple to fight. Eva, Don and I. That
reason Is the merest myth. What wrong
have you done? You were deceived; per-
haps Lord Broadstone himself was de-
ceived? But if you think that Don and
are going 10 let you be miserable all
he rest OF your life because of that
dell, then. you don't know either of us.
Don is coming here this afternoon He
has been in Broadstone for week.
don herc?' cried Eva. her eyes light
ing and her face flushing.
Yes and hunsering for leave to see
YOU We have arranged l. all. You