The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-17

his attention had been so taken IN
with the anguish on the face OF his
kiLsman enemy. Colonel Stanley. as
the colonel tottered and fell face for.
ward on the table, that the Judge had
hardly needed these slight extraneous
sounds.
As for Marmaduke Smythe. the t.mid
and bewildered English representative
Of the Earl Of Stanley, he, like the
Judge. was facing the swooning colo.
mel and also was unaware Of the silent
struggle In the hallway-the struggle
that had caused Colonel Stanley to
swoon, for the colonel saw In his
minds eye the barring of his plot, his
own disgrace at undertaking It and,
worst Of all, the triumph Of his enemy
Of blood.
Like a stole Nanny Lucy, holding
the false heir, had never stirred OF
changed attitude.
DR.. Lee, standing closer to the colo
mel, sprang at once to the aid of his
friend and with all his skill sought to
revive the stricken man.
Down the hall to the great open
doorway Matt Harding bore his strug.
Cling, silenced wife. The bank notes
in his bosom. the price of the sale OF
his own flesh and blood, rustled as he
struggled with the frenzled, half stran
gled Hagar. By the sheer force OF
his brutal strength the gypsy dragged
the woman to the little copse where
their meager camp was pitched Here
he bound her with ropes to the seat OF
the van, gagged her with his neck.
kerchief, hitched his horses and drove
Off toward the dawn.
In the library the ministrations OF
DIR. Lee had revived Colonel Stanley
"Brace YOURSELF" the doctor whisper
ed. Remember, your heart will moi
stand much of this!'
81 am all right now" said Colonel
Stanley, moistening his lips. "You,
doctor, will certify that this is male
child born heir to the Stanley estates.
and l will attest that he is my son,
htli ~ ututh " thS u"bhohh AVN
the sky and also heir to the earldom
of Stanley at the death of the present
earl"
The English. lawyer fumbled In his
green bag and produced the already
drawn up document Of attestation.
with firm hand, but giving the colo.
mel sad but searching glance as he
did so, DR.. Lee signed the paper as
physician In attendance Mt the birth.
The colonel signed as father of "Ar.
thur Stanley % of Stanley hall, Vir
ginia." And then 1t was the turn of
Judge Stanley to sign as next of kin,
For minute he faltered, look of bit
ter hatred on his saturnine counte'
nance, and then he affixed his sigma
ture and threw down the pen with q
bitter curse for what he did. A mock.
ing smile played upon the face of Colo
mel Stanley. For one brief moment he
forgot the flower face of the beloved
dead woman upstairs. For one brief
moment he forgot the girl child born
of their deep love, whose birthright
had been taken away in the fulfilment
OF his hate for his disappointed and
chagrined kinsman.
A few brief and stilted farewells and
perfunctory congratulations ensued be
tween the still embarrassed English
lawyer, Marmaduke Smythe, and the
colonel and the doctor. There was
some evil brooding In the air, and the
aura OF hate was felt by the English
man of lazy.
at is only veneer OF civilization
that thinly covers these crude Yankees
in these wild parts said the English
lawyer TO himself as he awkwardly
mounted his horse I'm the moonlight
outside Stanley hall and rode down the
darkened lanes behind the gloomy
Judge. "They jolly well would toma
hawk and burn each other at the stake
IL they had opportunity" he added to
himself. II shall start back to London
tomorrow II can and deuced glad
Of itr'
Uneventfully three years went theil
round. The supposititious heir al
Stanley hall grew to be sturdy little
boy of handsome appearance, but OF
violent and ungovernable temper ever
| as a child.
On the little girl, Esther, reared Il
secrecy in a closed chamber in thu
! great house and mlnistered to only b!
t4e silent and faithful Nanny Lucy
the colonel lnvished and outpoured tn,
great and growing love and affection
Of his invalided and aging years. 70
already the hand of death was plalI
upon him and every day he rode to thu
cross upon the grave Of his dead wifi
and prayed that he might see her fac,
to face and be forgiven In the grea
tenderness Of the love they had born
each other in life, for the wrong b,
| had done their child
The Fear OF the colonel that the vii,
gypsy blood IN the putative heir nigh
bring him to courses that would DIS
grace the Stanley name preyed upol
the colonel.
And so the colonel drew up a docu
| ment, which he securely sealed AM