The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-03

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ogre'-yOu knew that much George
Hilton I the ! believed myself be?~
george put the question tenderly He was sitting
with Peggy in the little bOudoir Of Lady Westmeres
house. and it barely half hour since they had
returned from the Faunteroy AT Home~-that enter
tainment which had had so dramatic a conclusion.
Matters. indeed had taken different turn from
what Lord Bardey had anticipated The latter gentle
strong disfavor and condemned on sides only
bo9rish breach OF hospitality OF which he had been
the SS5y George %Ssdi from Bsy asS iaS S% s S
hsrssf ana he could not recall the facta TACT which
eight or nine yeas ago for in discred
adopted and used the name Of Hilton; consequently
grog5d Ire isrI OF ~ I,e1or moro bi lSH 40 20 me
cause Of the whole trouble need never have been re
action which bad forced Peggy to speak out behalf
No doubt Lord Bardley had suffered a bad quar-
Ter OF an hour IN consequence Of this turning OF the
ing with temper he had exclaimed that he refused
to Miss Marston and TO his host he was not the man
expression this or which ne was very fond-to 20
oaSk upon AWNING ne mad said and those who con
proceednEs through ne cngTt i t nid mgnt axe
versaries in possession Of the field from which they
westere had rersd leaving f6s lovers to thsmseSs
him. had found nothing to say for the arst few
against his shoulder. with hand that still trembied
At last he had the question that weighing
his mind. Peggy had known all the time that
himself impOstor- Yet she had n W.
OF her knowledge. would have done had the
truth been forced from her lips IF their project had
been successfully carried out George Hilton with all
his celebrity would allowed disappear
ever while she would have been content live
wife or George Anncslcy obscure and unrecOgnized. in
The girl gave her explanation without hesitation.
yes my George. ] knew IL the YOU ms
toned the name OF Annesley Don't you how
nearly feI when you spoke the word. and how
caught and held meT That just revusion o feel
ing from everything that had gone before VIII
told me. and naturally believed that you had stolen
nearly told you the truth then George but
pulled myself up in time and RETAINED. You see I
knew all about the accusation OF murder which Lady
sara had brought against George Hilton: luckily YOU
had told about that too. Well. I did believe
that YOU could be guilty. don't believe Il now
tTeorge--she pressed his hand fondly
mead sun closer against his Shoulder know that
George would never wantonly shed blood. since
remember nothing Of what happened shall
never know the actual facts It Is possible
moment OF passion-for there must have been terrible
endurancett Is possible that by accident injury
may have been inflicted by hand she shuddered
little she said the words
We shall never know he continued in low
voice. but wanted 70 make that YOU. nv loved
one, should never think. should
brain with the idea that your hands might stained
Tor your sake. Besides there Lady sara and the
terror OF her passion for and she mil
DO IN her jealousy But that danger which had
70 pc ignored george IN spite OF all that
me half an hour earlier when was called
INTO question by that wicked in the presence or
Dig asse olyprac tically Of all London society"
a long sign. Tor now he knew all that this girl had
done Tor MIN, now he knew that 70 was ne himself
whom Peggy loved. whom she had loved. he
smiled whimsicaly as he recollected that sometimes