The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-29


rlafaf ~ tte bone 81 my great-uucie.
C6'onel cesrFt BurEolns of TIE -
llan army. retired ~ mother had
been biB fagoHle niecs. they cay,
Dresums that was WY he cared Tor
me- 4 erew up in hIa home ln Corn
Wall Il vas my hons 5ust aa be Was
nay father IN everything but fact
"A year ago be died. leavnG ne
everything town house in Frog
nail street. hls estate "a Cornwall
Everything was willed 10 me on condi-
ton that / must never I've with my
father nor IA any way contribute to
bis support. II diaObeyed, the entire
estate without reserve was 70 60 70 bis
nearest Of KIN. Colonel BurgOyne was
unmarried and had no children"
The girl paused. lifting to KIRK
woods face her eyes. clear. fearless.
truthful Il never was given to un-
derstand that there was anybody who
might have Inherited other than my
SELF" she declared.
II see"
Last Feek ! received q letter. signed
with my fathers name, begging me 70
appoint en- interview with him in Lon
don. did s0--guess how GIadlyi !
was alone in the world, and he my
father, whom I had never thought b
see We met at his hotel, the Pieas.
he wanted me 90 come and 1--we with
him; said that be was growing OLD
and lonely and needed q daughters
love and care ne tod me that be
had made q fortune IN America and
was amply able % provide Tor % both
AS for my inheritance, he DersuadedS
me that It waa By right the property
Of Frederick Hsllam, Mrs Hallam'e
SON."
u have met the yeuBg Sentleman."
inicrpolated EElfkwood. SFef
'9is name was new 20 me. but my
father assured me that. be was the
nszt % kin mentioned IN CoioBel Bur
goyne's Wlll and convinced me that
had ne real right to the property.
After alL be was my father. ] agreed.
I could not bear the thought Of wrong
ing apybOdy- ! .iyRa -. giFe ,up aYeFy-
thing bat my mothers jewels. It
sesns-~8y father eaid--l dOn't-I can't
believe II now
She choked out q little, dry sob. IL
was some time before she seemed able
90 continue.
II was told that my great-unele's
collection Of jewels had been my moth
eF'a property. he had IN life q pas
sion for collecting jewels. ana Il had
been his Whlm g carry them With bin
WheFever Be went When be died -
Frognall street they were ~ The safe
BIZ the head OF bis bed. I, 10 my grief,
Gt hfst forgot them and. then after
ward eartluSslY pus "a reno inR fiI4w
'sro come baek 20 rny father, nlsht 7
befofs. last We.-W0Ba -to- -.callsORrA A&na
Hallam. u was 70 be our last pjght
a. England. we were to san toe the
continent on the private yacht q :
friend Of my fathers the next morp-
ING. This is what Faa told and b.
feved, you undeFstand.
'srhat night Mrs. Haliam was dining
at another table at Pless. u seems
I dld not then know her. When leaV
ing she put q note on our table By my
fathers elbow. was astonlshed b.
yond words. He seemed much agi
tated, told me that be was called
away on urgent business q matter Off
life and death. and begged me % 80
alone 20 Frognail street. set the Jew
els and meet him AZ Mrs. Hallam's
later. wasn't altogether q fool. for
I began dimIy TO suspect then that
something was wrong. but was .
fool for I consented TO do ns he de
sired. You understand--yOu know
Il DO. indeed" replied KlrkwoOd
gFimly. 81 understand q lOt Of things
now that I didn't dve minutes ago.
Please let me think"
But the time be took Cor dellbeFa.
ton was short. He had hoped to iind
way 10 spare her By sparing Calen-
daF. bat mOmentaTily be was becom
ing more impressed with the futillty
Of dealing with her save IN terms of
eandor-mercifuL though they might
seem haFsh.
Il must tell you" be said, "that you
have been outFageously misled. swim.
died and deceived. have heard from
your fathers own lips that Mrs. Hal
lam was 70 pay him f2O00 for keep
ing you out Of England and losing goa
your inheritance. I'm inclined to QUc9-
.N..H