The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-11
CHAPTER XVII.
Neu, QeyeiaSions.

AssEV THY. how do you do. Sir Ger
MA ald?" and Hawkes. went
w across quickly With out
stretched hand.
~SHeiio, Hawkes." replied Jerry, too
gI~scsaccupied to return the act Of saiu.
xnriea. Instead be nodded in the d.
s-zasrtSon Peg had gone and questioned:
-TVhat does she mean-going l n a
sfaw 11inutesT
SIZE Is returning to America. Our
1ssrg of guardianship Is over. She alb
sssaNgely refuses to stay here any long
szr. Ely duties in regard to her. out
&ass.s OF the annual payment provided
&sr ser late uncle. end today replied
2sss 4ewyer.
~g stink not, Hawkes."
q beg your pardon"
Is the chief executor Of the late
Nsr. &ingsnorth's will / must be salts.
H. TIA its conditions are complied
agRssa tn the spirit as we'll as TO the
ySsEcas-," said Jerry authoritHtire!y.
-.asT. Kingsnorth expressly st!pulat-
exs nnat a year was TO elapse before
axuT definite conclusion was arrived at
SSy e.ar only a month has passed
-Eaut she insists on returning to her
:asaasssc." protested Mr.. Hawkes..
gave you told her the conditions of
Use Min?"
~sJeztainly not. Mr.. Kingsnorth dis
rasnSEfhg stated she was not to know
rz1hM
-s15xcept under exceptional circum-
-afsaaeces. I consider the. circumstances
n1sas1 exceptional"
II am afraid I annot agree with
sssszz, Sir Gerald"
-Teat is a pity. But 1t doesn't alter
4szry sntention."
,-.aad may I ask what that inten-
dSaz ISL"
Ns carry out the spirit OF Mr..
M%Sscssuorth's bequest-"
and what do you consider the spir'
;9~
q saink we will best carry out Mr.
Iarssoorth's last wishes by making
lGzaasTn the conditions Of his bequest to
MESS 0'Connell and then let her decide
wasaaer she wishes to abide by them
On zDGt."
MIS-. Chichester came into the room
=1ma ssent straight to Jerry. At the
szzoue time Alaric burst In through the
ssxzsea and greeted Jerry and Hawkes..
q beard you were here began
AhrE- Chichester.
Gerry interrupted her a~nxiously.
-1kss. Chichester, 1 was entirely to
91fasrce for last nights unfortunate
&-nssness. Don't visit your displeasure
IN. xse Door little child. Please dont!
EaaTis came down the stairs with a
ssszraped. not to say mortified, expression
4a,c This face. Underneath his left arm
IKE anetd eighty a shabby little bag and
~ eneshly wrapped up parcel. In bis
a1.ght haad. held far away from his
Gsssg, was the melancholy and pic
ialEsesaue terrier, Michael
S7rs. Chichester looked at him in hor-
,rrE.
-SNnere are you going with those
r1aacss:" she gasped.
go put them in a cab. madam" an
,sHzered the Inundated tootman. "Your
-aIssce.s orders"
-ss2s1t those articles in a travelling
Irss. Use one of my daughters" Or
aSs,sd the old lady.
-eNonr niece objects, madam. She
szsx sserl take nothing away she didn't
&sdasg with her"
<H, .--joP ckr1cton rTnrnQn fI1rnnH
szr1zsg as Jarvis passed out Alar1c
,anzseS to comfort her. But the strain
Isl Hae morning had been too great.
tGe looked cheerfully at Jerry and
sszrss5ed as he said:
-gaeVen offered to marry her Il she'd
.assY- Couldn't do more than that,
~cecaG n"
Sorry returned Alar1c's smile IS he
inzSSsd:
-.Teu offered to marry her?'
.&faric nodded,
"s2eor little wretch
Dswn the stairs came Peg and Ethel.
Ss-s.~Chichester looked at Peg through
wsls1y eyes and said reproachfully:
"~TNhy that old black dress! Why not
acSse OF the dresses | gave you"
~ghis is the way | left me father. an
ass Is the way I'm goin' back to him."
!soeGEee Peg sturdily.
tou re hot going, Peg" said Jerry
~S&tetiy Il positively.
AMOS goin' ~ stop me|
Zine chief executor Of the late Mr..
MIrgsNUrth's WILL"
An who is that?'
~Mr. Jerry, Peg"
you an %executor?"
"rE.en. Sit ~down-here in our midst
=sDd know why you have been here oil
.rfae past month"
He forced Peg gently into a chair.
"aave you V wondered at the real
v.ssssor you were brought here to this
Bacuse and the extraordinary interest
'r:zksn il you by relations who until a
,Gzasnth ago had never ever bothered