Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

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This suggestion, Of course. appealed
to Philip. Nothing could be more de-
Hghtful He whispered in Evelyn's
ear that he would hug her for the idea
at the first available opportunity.
one morning. a day Of June rain,
letter reached Philip. 1t bore the print
ed superscription. The Hall Beitham.
Devon" but this was struck out and
another address substituted. 1t was
written in a scrawling. wavering hand.
the cangra ply Of a man old and very
ill II read:
IVY Dear Philip: am dying at the
point Of death, so ! use no isbored
words 20 explain why address you In
such manner. want TO tell you how
bitterly / regret the Injustice showed
TO your dear mother and my sister. ",
OF your charity, you Will come 20 my
bedside, and assure feeble old man Of
your forgiveness, I can meet the coming
ordeal strong in the certainty that Mary
Arson Will not refuse what you have
given In her behalf. Your sorrowlns
uncle, PHILIP MoRLAND."
with this piteous episue was inclosed
another:
"Dear Mr.. Arson: join my earnest
suppIlcation to my husbands that you
will console his last hours with visit.
He blames himself for what has hap
pened In the past. Yet the fault was
more mine than his-far more. For his
sake | willingly admit H. And have
been punished for my sin. Ruined In
fortune, with my husband at deaths
door, / am Indeed a sorrowing woman.
Yours faithfully,
LOUISA MoRLAND."
The angular Italian handwriting OF
the second letter recalled faded script
in his safe at that moment The ad-
dress In each case was a village on the
Yorkshire coast, a remote and inacces-
sible place according to Philips unaided
recollection Of the map. Grange
House" might be farm or broken
down manor and Lady Morland's ad-
mission Of reduced circumstances indi-
Gated that they had chosen the LOCALITY
for economy's sake.
These appeals brought frown OF In
decision to Anson's brow. His uncle
and his uncle's wife had unquesuonab!y
been the means Of shortening and en-
bittering his mothers life. The man
might have acted in Ignorance; the
woman did not.
Yet what could he dor Refuse
dying relatives request! They, or one
of them, refused his mothers pitiful de-
mand for a little pecuniary help at
time when they were rich
And what dire mischance could have
sunk them into poverty. Little more
than two months had passed since Sir
Philip Morland was inquiring for his
Philip Whereabouts through Messrs.
sharpe & smith with a view toward
making him his heir.
Was the inquiry Lady Morland's last
ruse to save an encountered estate2
Why was all pretense of doubt as to
his relationship swept aside so com
pletely?
He glanced again at the address on
the letter, and asked servant to
bring him railway guide. Then he
ascertained that If he would reach
scarsdaIe that day he must leave Lon
don not later Than noon. There was
journey OF nearly seven hours ny rail-
No chance Of returning the same night
He went to the library and rang up
sharpe y Smith on the telephone.
A clerk assured him that MIR. sharpe,
who attended to Sir Philip Morland's
AFFAIRS, had been summoned to Devon
shire the previous day.
ITO pevonshirev cried Philip 81
have Just received letters from Sir
Philip and Lady Morlaud from York
shire"
Another Letter.
"Mr sharpe himself is puzzled about
the matter. sir Lady Morland wrote
from Yorkshire, but told him to pro
coed to Devonshire without delay"
HAS there been some unexpected de-
velopment affecting the estate?'
Il am sorry. sir. but you win see
can hardly answer any further ques-
lions"
OF course the clerk was right Phil
ip had hardly quilted the telephone
when a note reached him by hand from
Evelyn. Please come at once, Must
see you"
lie was at Mount street in three
minutes
Evelyn looked serious and began by
holding cut a letter to him, He recog
uized Lady Morland's writing.
Philip people-who behaved
so badly TO your mother"
Have they dared 10 trouble you?"
"Oh. 1t is so sad Your uncle is dy-
ing They are wretchedly poor, an UNI
foreseen collapse. See"
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