The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-05
CHAPTER XVII.
The Crooked Things Made Straight.


Now what you going to do?" asked Mr.. Shan
Ion, looking at Clifford he still called, though
the lawyer knew that he in reality the who
had spent years in convict prison for crime that
he had not committed,
They had gone into the drawing room after lunch
Beatrice shenstone had been buried in the morn
ing and the friends who had followed her to her last
resting place had gone direct home; the party at
the hall consisted Of Margaret, her aunt and Hagar
Herries, besides the lawyer Paul and. Clifford.
What I going to do?" repeated the latter
Yes, I suppose you intend to resume your own
name? Tomorrow the papers will inform all the
world that Clifford, Of The Hermitage and Paul John
shenstone are one and the same man I'm sorry
Miss Margaret that this matter has to be discussed
but I think you should hear what course this gem
teman-whOm for one decline TO call Clifford any
longer-decides to take said the lawyer turning to
Il hoped YOU would mention the subject: have
thought great deal about it, since PaUl-at my
mothers dying request-tod the story of the
past and she looked at her lover it plain that
there were misunderstanding between them; that
there absolute love and trust.
Il want to say that feel the Arlington estate does
not rightly belong to But for my mothers action
my father would not have inherited it, and both
auntie and think that if my father could back
counsel he would say that must relinquish the
estate to his cousin and she looked Clifford.
quite right Miss Margaret spoken like your
fathers daughter; but I must point out that in
the estate is yours; can infringe your right"
Il was talking about justice" she said quietly,
'and the estate is not NINE she added in deter
mined tone.
clifford looked at her then he said:
Il don't know what I should do with It. I'm an
awful rich man. and I've The Hermitage"
She went forward and laid her hand his arm
looking appealingly in his face as she said:
You must be Shenstone of Arlington, as you ought
TO have been all these years"
He laughed grimly. There confusion in it; he
could not fail to remember how he had plotted to ruin
that beautiful girls happiness.
My dear, you heapng Goals of fire my
head You don't understand what I mean perhaps
some day when you have learned to love me- viii
tell yOu-but about your generous offer should like
to live here as master Of the house where spent nv
boyhood and Paul has Castesteads, you can spare
it, but I don't want the revenues of the estate"
You must take ALL" said Margaret, firmly
Then so be It. You will not be poor My son is
rich, and day he will back here; but
shall not take possession until you married to
Paul. and 1 may say you need not hurry my &C
The lawyers face frightened
"A very satisfactory settlement I'm sure. Don't
you think So Miss Shenstone" he asked, turning to
Margarets aunt.
1T is the only compatible with justice" she
Now, then Mr.. Paul, I'm not going to call YOU
Cleand any longer, and I may as well tell you I've
had strong doubts to your having real claim to
that name. I'd suspicion you the of the
who supposed to have died abroad and I
thought the gentleman at The Hermitage had known
him and was befriending you. OF course, assumed
that your father had made money abroad, you
could not have possessed Castlesteads Now to come
to the point. You'll claim Jarret Thompson's money:
that half million. Then there's the house he
lived in; it's quaint, rambling old place. well worth
spending a of money and il REQUIRES
Mr.. Thompson after his sons death let it 90 to ruin
There's portrait Of your mother there it was taken
the same time as her cousins"
Paul looked at his father, thinking that his mothers
life had really ended when her lover died This ac-
counted to him for the belief she had shown in the evil
whsperings of Beatrice Shensone, her unforgiv-
ing attitude to his father whom Paul was beginning
to regard in different light.
Yes, Mr.. shanlon, intend to claim that half mil
Hon." he answered.
''Then think all is settled to my satisfaction and
catch the London at Birkham."
wait minute. I'm coming with you as far as
known as shenstone.
When the two gentlemen had gone Miss shenstOne