Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

know about 1t, and how, II had never
Pamela before you met her the ship, you knew who
she when she got off the train at Edmonton"
"Lets sit down somewhere Mrs. Ashley suggested.
"This is going to take quite awhile"
So she and Pamela went back to the bench and John
drew up little hard, iron chair that stood near.
MIND you" Mrs. Ashley began again, Il don't know
AvA whether what say will be good court of law
proof not. And of course Hiram will make fight.
He's bound to do that; because of course every cent
of money he's got is involved in it. But perhaps, if he
knows that you're ready to fight, he'll consider
promise
~But," exclaimed Pamela, eve don't want any money
We don't want anything of Hirams."
Mrs Ashley just looked at her blanky; then, catch
ing Johns quick nod of assent she burst out, 4Look
here! What did you come to Edmonton for? Who do
Il hoped to find" said Pamela 3that was Jane Oar
wells daughter, the little Jane Scott who drowned
We'll hen Mrs Ashley caught her up quickly
give you half the old mans money alone. And if the
other thing came OUT the thing that could tell them
about-why you'd get it ALL But, if you don't want
Al DON'T" said Pamela. II have got more money
than | know what to do with. The only thing in
the world want is just to find out who am, who my
mother was"
@Wel," said Mrs. Ashley thoughtfully after little
pause II don't know that could swear you Jane
accommodation between friends. You don't look so
exactly like her. when takes your face apart There's
just sort of air that reminds of her. And that's
not proof, suppose. You're quite lot prettier,
think. But to this that little Jane Scott
was not drowned that summer at Green Springs when
back up. If old Peter hadn't lost his mnd!"
3He's dead" said John. @He died this morning"
She looked at him almost incredulously, and then
at the big house. ats hard to realize that she
said although he's been good as dead for years
But he much alive once, in the days when l
member him She gave her head little shake, and
cynical smile flashed across her face. "Well it's
great day for Hiram then isn't it?' she said Hiram
must always have been afraid that he'd back
sometime and take all his power and money away from
11ot&1
him, known how he hated anyone that stood in his way
crossed his will. have always suspected, she went
on shat old Peter knew that little Jane wasn't drowned
He's certain to have guessed it. And have always
thought that sometime he got tired enough of Hiram
he might tell what he knew"
"But do you know?' John asked. "Really know to
certainty"
you'd better let me tell you all about it," she said
"rom the beginning. That will be the shortest way.
THEN she turned to Pamela. @You remember my
l telling you how engaged to the prize boy of
the village, and how he threw for a rich widow
and how got tired of being joke and away? WE'LL
the prize boy Hiram, of And the widow he
married Peter Darves daughter Jane. 1t in
June, 1895, that left town. They had been married
less than year, and they had gone away for the
mer to Green Springs.
a didn't want anybody to know was going to leave
town; laid my plans pretty carefully to get away
without seeing anybody. took the two o'clock in the
morning train,-its always a long train with lot of
sleepers down the side with my little
hand satche and climbed the last of those sleepers
going to pay the conductor, instead OF buying
ticket and so not 60 the station at all.
"Well, just as the train starting out,
running up in the dark and climbed aboard too. And
there stood right face to face in the vestibule
There chance for either of us to get away.
ale knew me before did him. But when did know
him it easy to why he didn't want to be recog
nzed either. He was John Scott James husband, the
man everybody thought was dead
at wonder l didn't know him right away, he
had changed much. His hair had turned almost per-
fectly white, and he had grown black beard There
was use pretending to avoid each other; sat
down and talked it out.
3He had come home, to find his wife married to