Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-16
NEWIcAR'S DAUGHTER E9E2

kudfo- ENo" hs look heE pdcAct hShA HNA an air of possession and looEed into her face in way which could only mean, Edna, love youl" He was altogether too joyous, so differ ent from the hesitsting, quiet Cyril Grey she had been used to that she looked at him won deringly. She had not long to wait, however,
 Miss Ford-Edns-I may ask you something, for love you so very dearly. Can you be my wife?"
 She looked away and down on to the path for few minutes-it was all sudden-then glance into his face told him all, and he drew her into his arms, saying
 "T felt sure you loved me, and oh, 1 have so longed to tell you. but dared not! Now my prospects have suddenly improved. cousins death makes me my grandfather's heir, and I have just told your father of it and gained his permission to speak to you" They wandered up and down the orchard path which led into the Vicarsge garden, everything forgotten but that they belonged to each | other and that it the happy, bright spring time. The next morning he came to meet Edna l on her way to Mrs. Neville, and seemed quite | excited about something.
 | Can you tell anything about this" He held out a little prayer-book with the name | Beatrice Margaret Grey on the first page. found it in the room upstairs and 1t must have belonged to Mrs. Neville. That is my fathers sisters name She has not been heard of for years. My grandfather would not speak to her | because she married actor. My father had a letter from her from South Africa shortly be- fore he died, and We have not heard from her since. This is the family crest, however,, 1 Mrs. Neville was telling me something about herself yesterday" said Edna 'She said that when passing through London she went to her old solicitors but found the office moved and all changed, and had not yet been able to get their address, but hoped her old friend Mrs. Msster at Barton Towsrs would do it for her, she l became too i'll, so came down here. She said also that her home before she married was only about twelve miles from here" 1 Then that settles it. it must be my aunt be- 1 cause Mrs. Masters often wrote to my father, | for news of Aunt Beatrice. They 1 father, for news of Aunt Beatrice. They were very old friends, and 1t when staying with l them she met her husband, Reginald Power Neville must have been his stage name, and that was, no doubt, why my father could not trace | her. You might ask her if she would like to see me, and tell her of the discovery l have made"
 Edna found Mrs Neville so much better ths. she soon led the conversation to the name in the book, and to her fellov-lodser. Grey, did you say? What is the Christian nane'"
 | Cyril" wss the answer.
 l How very strange and how fortunate. He | must be my brother Georges son. Do ask him to come and soon the doctor has l been here"
 Mrs. Neville revived wonderfully with the idea of having found her nephew, and told Edna she had gone through many troubles the last few years, that she and her husband had been touring in the United States and in South Af- rica that she had lost both her children, and that after her husbands death she with a friend in Tenerife, but funds becoming short, she had determined to find out her old friends
 and to if her father had forgiven her. | She did not, however, relate the terrible life | she had led with her husband. how he had died in hospital in Cape Town after an attempt to kshoot himself.
 1 Dr. Boult at once gave permission for his pa tient to MT. Grey, and delighted at the | improvement in her. She was soon chatting gsily with her nephew, and Edna was intro duced her future niece.
 Come here, dear" said she to the bFushins girl You came to me like angel of mercy when I was slipping out of life, desolate and hopeless I am sure you will both be very happy, | and now I have only my dear father to see and my happiness will be complete" l It was to be day of surprises, however. short hour after this interview a well appointed ] carriage drove up, and old to come up the steps. The Earl of Ormston was announced "to see Mir. Grey" who received him 1 n the sitting-room next to the room where his aunt was lying. After few minutes converse ton, he came hurrying to his aunts room, and on being admitted said
 Aunt Beatrice, here is my grandfather. have told him about you being here He wants to see you. Can you bear it?' l She looked for the moment bewildered, but collected her strength, and said fsintly: l Bring him.
 And in a moment or SO, Cyril and Edna heard: Beatrice my dear daughter" and Father" and they silently left the room. 1 They were very called back, the old man remarking:
 'Tt seems to me have not only found a long lost daughter and my grandson, but am to find a dear granddaughter slso," he drew the bIushing Edna to him and kissed her, looking with much pleasure at the sweet, graceful girl who was to be the future Countess of ormston. | All zes soon settled. Lady Beatrice wss to be removed as soon possible to her old home, and then to be taken to the South of France to recover.
 1 All went well, however After thanking the ivicar for his kindness to his daughter, the Earl spoke of his unhesitating approval of his grand son's choice and ended by staying to luncheon
 and having a long stroll and chat with Mir. Ford
 as to arrangements for his grandson. He told lhim he had at last persuaded CyriPs mother to
 accept suitable income, and to settle at Orm- ston.
 "My grandson tells me you had no idea of his relationship to me, that this engagement to your daughter is a purely love affair, eh ?' said the old man. stopping in his walk in front of the vicar.
 "I only knew he the of Colonel the Hon George Grey. and. of course, looked up his family but understood from him his father was
 the youngest son, and that hs died badly of" | "Yes" said Lord Ormstou, "a year ago he had
 an uncle and two cousins, ~ho would have sue eeeded to the title, but" he added with sigh,
 they have zone, and now have only this boy, who seems to me the best of them all. wish | the marriage to take place as soon as arrange ments can be made, and shall of course, make sh suitable settlements fer your daughter, with whom I am charmed. The dear girl never stop ned to consider who my daughter was, but gave | her loving care from the depth of her kind heart I have lost much happiness in my life bv refusing to tolerate those who might have | nroved a comfort to me in my old age. So, for tbe short time have to live, I want to
 these young folks happy and to have them near me"
 He ended the day by second visit to k;s
 daughter, giving the proud and dehgheed Mrs. Bennett hearty shake of ths haad, and rTsss linz into it q note for twenty poun2s