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

.ss.........."......sss. sss............s..........s them. And Connal says he will gladly release that z5O0 poor Corney put into the bank for your commission" 'sYes, indeed" replied Harry. mighty kind and considerate-since I have come into . fortune Well, can't bear malc against the daughter of my dear old friend. non against her husband. Perhaps will visit them at Paris-later."
 Harry sat down and composed a letter to Lady Annaly, asking for permission to offer himself to Florence. He sent it ofe by messenger whom he told to wait for an answer. The messenger was gone . considerable length of time and then came back, saying that there was no an~ swer. What, no answer?" Your honor, the lady said as there was no answer.~ Harry ordered his horse and rode straight over to Annaly--he was determined to get an answer of some sort. The servant d the door refused to admit hina-said hia orders were to admit no one. Ormond in. sisted that the servant take in his name. The man came back and said that the family could not receive him that day.
 
 The horse reared. scared by the Tapping of blind blown open by the wind Harry looked through the window and saw Flor ence Annaly standing there KneelinE at her feet was young Albermarle.
 He rode like demon to Castle Her- riiiage, ordered his pormanteauZ packed at once and announced that he was going to France. Well well, my boy said Sir Ulick, suspecttng something of what had happened. "a trip to Paris will do you good. will look after things here for you. By the way, have good investment for that sum of yours in the per cents. If you will sign power of attorney will reinvest for you" Certainly" said Harry. And just as he stepped into the travelling carriage which was to take him to Dublin he signed the paper Sir Ulick presented to him. Ormond flew to Dublin, crossed to England in ar express boat, travelled night and day to London, from thence to Dover. crossed the Channel in a storm and made his way with the utmost ev~ petition to Paris.
 An, Paris was Paris in those days of tho life of Louis XIV and the reign of Madame du Barre. He found the Con. nals established in a magnificent house, entertaining everybody and going ev- anywhere in the best society. He also found that Mademosele OFaley. Dora and the Captain were partners in faro table. from which they drew their prin. cipal income Harry was presented at court. made a hit in society and became known as the BelHrelandais. He was in danger of becoming voluptuary and various other things-for the wom- en would make love tp him. Dr. Cam. bray wrote to him now and then and from him he learned that the Annalys were gone again to the south of Ens- land. Florence was not married. One day he was astonished to meet on the street his old retainer. Moriarty Car roll Moriarty had been accused of mur- dering the supercargo of ship which had come ashore near Castle Hermitage. The evidence against him was circumstantial and he had been sentenced to transporta- ton. But he had escaped from jail. how. ever, and made his way to France look- ing for MT Harry" Moriarty told him that Sir uulick's affairs were in a bad way and everybody was predicting bankruptcy for him. Ornond started The day before there had come to him an agent of Sir Ulick who said that. in his haste, the baronet had placed in the power of att torney which Harry had signed only per- mission to sell out the three-per-cents. Sir Ulick desired a full power of attorney ta sell out and reinvest Harry's other fundss Harry had signed the document presented to him.
 When Ormond resolved he acted quielsa ly. Within hour he was on his way to England. He arrived just in time to stop the power of attorney he had given
 in Paris. The next day Sir Ulick oshane was declared bankrupt. Harryp elA,000
 in the 3-per-cents which Sir Ulick had drawn was lost; but he felt only pity for. his former guardian and hastsnsd to Castle Hermitage. He arrived too late Sir Ulick was dead. probably by his own act. Harry took charge of mattsrs at the castle and paid the servants their arrearages of wages in full He had brought Moriarity home with him. and. by good luck, the supercargo whom Car- roll was accused of having murdered ap- peared on the scene. not dead at all. bot only having departed suddenly on busi- ness to America. So the faithful falioW was safe again.
 Then Harry prepared to bid farsvslI forever to Castle Hermitage. An hs was looking around on the scenes of his boy- hood there came to thim . man who handed him back the money hs had re- ceived as wages. "Why, is not the sum correct?" asked Harry The man said that 1t was. but that he could not take 1t until he told ormond something which had troubled his conscience for long time. There had been an answer to that letter which Ormond had sent to Lady Annaly. The messenger who stood now before him had lost 1t in the ale house and had lied about 1t. Afterward the letter had been found. He handed 1t to Harry. It was from Lady Annaly favor ably replying to his suit. but requesting hlin not 10 call that day. as 1t would be inccnvenient to receive him. He saw 1t all now. Albermarle had called to pro pose. and had been rejected.
 AS soon as horses and packet boats could get him there Ormond was at the watering place on the coast of Devon- shire where Lady Annaly and her daugh- ter were stopping. He found them walk ing on the beach. What Harry said or