The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-11

We wore. rucu the Australian cous.
iu -" began
7 sh, cut me snort There never
Was amy Australian cousin. nor amy
l,ral cumsc ot name. You ran read
here Vaat h, says" aud She passed
the letter
! read the amazing document
which revealed the depths OF wal.
ter Monks heart. lie did MT ap.
pear 10 be ashamed OF himself but
confessed that hc had found the
diamonds. and had lived ON the sale
/ of them. with most appalling i.cu.
. larity He seemed to cNu.t in hl,
/ clcvcmcss, ana declared that hc
had done his daughter no wrong,
/ since the money coming from the
sale e thc jewels rishtrully belong.
"a To him.
Then came another odd trait la
the mans character. lie stll. he
said. had much OF the filty thousand
pounds in his possession and there.
fore did not wish to keep the in.
come left by Gabriel III my broth.
cr," wrote Mr. Monk, had given
come. all would hyac been wei,
and / chould not have been forced
to stoop to conccalmcnt which my
soul nbhors."
Good Lord" muttcrcd Canning
ton again. "what 4 man"
Therefore. as continued to read,
Mr. Monk had made a gift Of deed
20 his dear daughter of the house
and grounds. and also of the five
20 return to England, he said. a.
ho had an opportunity of marrying
the daughter OF wealthy Chicago
merchant. He ended his letter-and
a remarkable human document II
Was--by wishing Gertrude and my
eclf all happiness. ana bidding the
girl remember how kindly her father
had behaved In thus settling her for
life. Finally. In II postscript. he asked
his darling child 70 remember him
in her prayers.
This last piece Of impudence waS
100 much Canningt0n and myself. We
burst into peals OF laughter. and then
felt ashamed when Gertrude rose
suddenly and left the room. | follow
ed hastily
MY own,' | caught her as she
was springing up the stairs, forgive
Ms both We didn't mean II. But the
l,ttcr--"
Yes. yes. / know by this tim
she was scbbing on my breast. But
Oh. Cyrus, 10 think that | should
be the daughter Of such a man"
Never mind. 1t Is said In Scrip.
turc that woman shall leave her
father and mother and cling 10 her
husband Tomorrow you will be Mrs.
Vance, ana enter upon a life OF un-
cloudcd happiness"
"Oh. hope so I hope so. she
murmured, but the past has been
50 dreadful that am afraid OF the
future"
You need not be-" ! said stOutly.
Il am by your side now 10 defend
you. All things connected With the
MoOtlcy murder are at an end. Miss
Destiny Is dead your father will
: probably marry his Chicago helress
and remain forever in the States
Striycr has vanished with Lucinda,
, aud neither Of them viii ever De
7 heard of again. And best of al
; the eye has been destroyed"
Best e all" whispered Gertrude
, cllnsing to me fondly. we are TO.
gcther, my darling, never to part.
'Ncyer' never! never!" and |
: Elssed her once. twice and again
Il can't go back to the drawins
= room said Gertrude, "let me retire
! and take the boy back 20 the inn
! Tomorrow. when Mabel comes down
to be my bridesmaid. We shall So,
+ one an ther again"
I Never - part any more.'
She sped up the stairs. and | tcoN
Cannington, stIll almost suffice ned
with laughter to the Inn. Did you
4 eyer read such a letter. Vance? he
!" asked me. II am sorry I laughed