The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-29

engagement Philip was on visit to his married sister at a place called St. Mildred's, place where Guy had been recently reading with a tutor-for to
 say the truth. Guy was no a remarkable person when it came to scholarship. And this sister of Philips, Mrs. Henley, had chanced to see a draft for f30 in
 dorsed by Sir Guy and made payable
 to notorious gambler.
 Philip felt now that his judgment regarding Guy was absolutely correct the young man was turning out all that he feared he would. He would
 have been sincerely mortified had any
 one suggested the word hoped" for feared" Of course Philip had to go at once to toll MT. Edmonstone upon what caresr of destruction Guy was
 embarked-it was his duty and he did 1t. MT. Edmonstone was disturbed. Guy had only a little while before written to him asking for f10o0 and had refused to give any explanation of why he wanted it.
 MT. EdmonStone was convinced now that Philip had been right concerning the
 unfortunate hereditary traits of Sir Guy. But still the matter might be explained. If 1t was not, of course, there could be no thought of any union between Guy and Amy. A letter to Guy to this effect failed to produce any satisfactory results. Phil ip was deputed to go to Oxford and make inquiries at first hand.
 It was mission admirably suited for r, Do IJ1 once, and, in perfectly just and Sir Charles Grandson manner advised him, for his own sake, to make clean breast
 of his manifold sins and wickednesses that the confession and repentance might De carried to MT. Edmonstone, when he
 was sure to be forgiven, and, if his con triton was sufficiently pronounced, why,
 perhaps, in time, Amy might become his
 in spite of all. This sort of talk rather as he was to make his peace with his guardian and to be allowed to see Amy once more, he answered the Paragon in a
 manner which. in spite of all his efforts a. self-control, showed something of the deplorable nasty temper peculiar to the elder branch of the Morvilles.
 Philip departed from the college in a dignified manner and went to make in quiries concerning Guy of the tradesmen and townsmen--he had already inquired of the tutors and other college officials.
 He found that Guy had been leading a life of which even he would approve ac- cording to the accounts he received. He had told Guy he would make inquiries concerning him and Guy had begged him to do so. Now, having found out noth- ing against Guy and much in his favor,
 he thought of going back to the college
 and telling Guy so. But if he did so he found that he would lose the next train and so he did not go back
 Charles had in the meantime written to Guy and in return had received a letter thanking the invalid for his friendliness and sympathy, but refusing to clear ur the matters which had, put him and his guardian at variance. Poor little Amy was, of course, in the greatest distress Charles urged her to write to Guy, but her father had forbidden her to do so, and she only wept and made herself gen orally miserable. MT. Edmonstone was cross and peevish, Charles was cross and peevish-the members of the household met to wrangle with each other or went about avoiding each other. MT. Edmon-
 stone declared that 1t was all Guys fault and that he had destroyed forever the happiness af his family.
 Philip did not hurry himself about mak- ing his report to Hollywell He spent a week at the house of relative and then visited the home of MT. Edmondstone only to make formal visit previous to join ing his regiment. now stationed at Cork, when it was to sail for the Mediterranean. MT. Edmondstone brought the carriage to fetch Philip from the station and said to him quickly: Well. as you have not