The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-31
CHAPTER xLu.

CHAPTER XIII.
 Two Invitations.
 Hester had been established at Buckingham Gate for some weeks. and. relieved from the nervous tension ana physical discomfort of the Grange. was being borne along on the rapid current of an unusually gay season. Mrs Tudor, believing that constant change would distract her mind from Paul de Sarazin. had introduced to her several admirable samples of the English young rnan--as he is at homo.
 To please her fl end. Hester assum- ec . gaiety which she did not feel; but. undoubtedly, here was a far more Agreeable extstence--a totally diner- ent life from the awful one at shales. moor; never. she hoped, would she see it again.
 Miss Forde had been driven out of her old home for good; the Jubbers rec mained conquerors. and In possession, but 1t should prove to be but Pyrrhte victory. By Mrs. ,Tudor's advice, MT. Levin had been summoned to London. That crafty old lady. having provided him with a most appetizing lunch. took the field in person against Jane ana Eliza Jubber.
 with sharply cut sentences and con- siderable emphasis, she related the prosecutions of her friend--how these two women. for their own ends. had harried Hester and made her life in- tolerabie.
 "And now" she concluded. you must deal with them
 By the letter of the law" he said. they can reside in the house ss long as they please
 "Yes, but there Is no word of 'up- keep'--wages or furniture--is theref'
 No, not q word I suggested 2 sale to Miss Forde, and she would not per- init It.
 fTs there any mention of any stran- ger sharing the roof with them7"
 NO, certainly not"
 'So the house, and their own com. pany. Is all they can legally claimT"
 That is correct. !"
 has authorized me to act in this mat ter" said Mrs. Tudor. And you will please cease from today all wages and expenses, and outlay for water- rate or taxesisI mean to be thorough. You will hold an auction of the fur niture, not there, but in Ciayborough. do not wish those harpies to get bar gains on the premises.
 "Yes. Mrs. Tudor; will attendN to all that with pleasure.
 Also, kindly arrange that no other individual is alloweo to share the house--no one" She vas thinking Of the farmer. And then we will find out lE the two MES JuDpetb VIII pC aS complacent as formerly"
 The result of MT. Lewin's drastic operations brought a flight of furious letters to Hester; but these she handed over for the solicitor to deal with.
 The Jubbers, shorn of importance, furniture, and 6 comfortable allow ance. made A terrible outcry; a storm of invective against ingratitude, un- derhand dealing and meanness. shook ha Hyifia era from end ta end.
 After living on in the Grange for a few months, these tenants for life de- parted. Jane eventually married Jo- nah Mills, and endowed him with one hundred pounds year and large sav- ings; Liza, her sister. accompanied her as paying guest; the cats were scat tered, and the Grange was sold.
 Miss Forde, the heiress. was vastly admired by Mrs. Tudor's friends; and now began to be sought by an aston ishing number of relatives. The Both wells lost no time in realizing the fact that q charming girl, with a large fortune, moving in the best society, was 'theiri first cousin. the daughter of their poor Aunt Hester who had made a runaway match, and had not, as 1t seemed done so badly for her. self after all. Hester, too, wore the most magnificent Jeweis--such neck. lace! Could it by any chance have  The Bothwells of Burnley rented a | house in town for the season; they had two bright. pretty girls-Bertha | and Ella--and there was strong fam 1 ily resemblance between them and their wealthy relative. Hester saw good deal of them. as well as of her connections on her fathers side, the Fordes, who had likewise discovered | her. These were the sons and daugh- ters of her fathers eldest brother. MT. William Ford. They owned a fine place In the Midlands, and kept race- | horses (notable horses), and frequent. ed race meetings and Monte Carlo No trace of the calvanistic grandfather in this branch! Besides her relatives and Mrs. Tudor's friends. Hester came across not a few acquaintances she had made at Biarritz. for particular l and private reason, she was always | delighted to see them, cherishtng a faint hope that one of them might mention him. and give her news for which her soul was starving. | But not a breath respecting Paul de 1 Sarazin escaped these kind, good peo" pie; there was a general yet indefn- | able impression that the fascinating Marquis had not behaved well to the | red haired heireSs!
 One evening in the middle of July. Mrs. Tudor and Hester were sitting in the park near Stanhope Gate. 1t was an agreeable resort; a relief from noise and dust, and almost every chair was occupied. Among the slowly nov ing crowd which ebbed and flowed in l front of them, were two men stroll" ing together: the nearest, in spite of 1 his unfamiliar garb of tall hat and long coat, strongly reseTnbled el Mar | duis de Sarazin; his quick eyes were evidently roaming about In search Of