Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-03
JANUARY 8, 1909

his big estate, prize to be missed, and the
thought of Falconers Court, with its sweeping grounds
an wide avenues of trees, with its lakes and gardens
would have made her marry him under any crcum-
stances
Ten weeks after her hurried marriage she went to
Faconers Court feeling if she already mistress
there for Sir Henry iso desperately i'll that he
was not expected to In little while Sybil
thought she would reign there supreme Only few
weeks perhaps, and Stephen would be in the old
mans place. and she would be rch-rch!
She drew her breath hard, and looked round over
the sweeping meadows and the wide lake cleaning in
the sunlight.
1t would be all hers all that great place, when old
Sir Henry Ross deceased.
The sound of carriage wheels startled her She went
to the end of the terrace and looked down. and the
sight of the occupant sent her face white. 1t
Jack!
She hurried indoors and upstairs to her husbands
room DO you know that Jack is here ~ she asked
breathlessly Has he been for?"
Stephens hard face answered her. Il have only just
found it out, he said. Uncle Henry has his lawyer
here and they waiting for him He hates you,
that is the reason why he has for Jack. He is
going to alter his will"
Sybil stared dazed and dumb for a moment with her
face growing desperately hard and and white.
He shall not alter it." she said. "I'-IH prevent
it somehow. I'll do something"
What you dO?" Stephen asked. He was as
desperate as herself How can you prevent it? wish
to heaven could but what either of us do? He
has made up his mind, and it's late alter it. He
hated you from the first, and me- too, for marrying
without his consent. What fool | was 1t may
the loss of everything"
She caught him by the wrist 1T wont!' she cried,
fercely. 'I'll do something He shan't alter his will
He is not dying yet-not quite yet. He-he may change
his mind. He can't leave it to Jack To Jack!
OH you are only frightening and | am silly to be
worried like this. You are fool, Stephen!
She turned away abruptly and then crossed the
with her eyes staring before her. Just in front of her
bit of sunlight made splash of color at her feet.
1t red like blood and, if the sight of it put
horrible thought into her mind she stood STILL staring
SLOWLY
whittier.
I'll do something" she said to herself. 81 do
something; but what-what?"
She crept out of the room, and just then she
minded Stephen of that he had seen a few mo-
ago stalking the birds in the garden outside.
Outside she looked round half stupidity and them with
sudden, abrupt movement, along the corridor in
the direction of Sir Henry's room.
The door closed, but the sound of voices
from inside and she fanced she could hear lacks clear
above the lawyers.
She strained her ears, but only came. She
could not distinguish the words, and, with sudden
burning feeling of excitement she placed her white
hands the knob and began turning it gently Inside
there was she knew, big covering the whole
of the door, and if she could manage creep inside
without being heard she would overhear everything,
find out what Sir Henry going to do, and lay
plan for thwarting it.
The knob turned slowly and silently IN her white
fingers The door fell back gently and gently she stole
in standing breathess motionless between the folds
of the screen
For moment it seemed to her that nobody
speaking. Then she became that the old
himself was saying something in weak broken voice.
She strained her and the words grew clear her.
Jack, my boy he saying Il it all.
Stephen has married adventures, and the money
shall be hers. She shall never touch penny of
it. She is cruel and heartless l knew her when she
child and she cruel and heartess then-cruel
and hard, just her sister gentle and loving If
Stephen had married the other
His voice stopped, and Jacks took its place.
"But, uncle you can't mean it. don't want your
money. want to work my in the world and I
that is all | want to be she loves for my
sake-as, in fact, she does-and don't want