The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-16
By ROY L. ms CARDBLL


hardly needed these slight eXtraneous
sounds.
AS for Marmaduke Smythe. the timid
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 1t 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 t.
revive the stricken man.
Down the hall to the great opel.
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 frenzied, 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
DR.. Lee had revived Colonel Stanley
brace yourself!' the doctor whisper
ed. Remember, your heart will not
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 | Will attest that he Is my son,
heir at my death to the diamond from
! the sky and also heir to the enrldom
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 a sad but searching glance as he
did SO, Dr. Lee signed the paper as
/ physician In attendance ut the birth
/ The colonel signed as father of AR
thur Stanley Cd Of Stanley hall, Wiz
GINA" And then 1t was the turn OF
Judge Stanley to sign as next of Kin
For a 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
bitter curse for what he did. mock
ing smile played upon the face OF Colo
mel Stanley. For one brief moment b.
forgot the flower face of the beloved
dead woman upstairs. For one brie
moment he forgot the girl child borl
of their deep love, whose birthrigh
had been taken away in the fulfllmen
of his hate for his disappointed an
chagrined kinsman.
A few brief and stilted farewells an
perfunctory congratulations ensued be
! tween the still embarrassed Englis
lawyer, Marmaduke Smythe, and tn
colonel and the doctor There wa
some evil brooding in the air, and tn
aura of hate was felt by the .Englis
man of law.
at is only veneer OF civilzatio
that thinly covers these crude Yankee
in these wild parts" said the Englis
lawyer to himself as he awkward
mounted his horse in the moonligl
outside Stanley hall and rode down tn
darkened lanes behind the gloom
Judge "They jolly we'll would toms
hawk and burn each other at the stah
If they had opportunity" he added
himself II shall start back to Londo
tomorrow II can and deuced gla
of it!'
Uneventfully three years went the
round The supposititious heir
Stanley hall grew to be a sturdy lit
boy of handsome appearance. but
violent and ungovernable temper eve
as child.
On the little girl, Esther, reared
secrecy In a closed chamber In t
great house and ministered to only
the silent and faithful Nanny Lue
the colonel lavished and outpoured t
great and growing love and afecti
Of his invalided and aging years. +
already the hand Of death was pla
upon him and every day he rode to
cross upon the grave of his dead W
and prayed that he might see her ia
to face and be forgiven In the gre
tenderness of the love they had Dor
each other In life, for the wrong
had done their child.
The fear Of the colonel that the W
gypsy blood in the putative heir mil
bring him to courses that would d
grace the Stanley name preyed uL
the colonel
And SO the colonel drew up do
ment, which he securely sealed q
le' placed among his papers. Upon
ir- outside he superscribed 1t: ITO
W. opened in case my son. Arthur st
OF ley I'd, ever does anything to disgr
re- the Stanley name" This document
left by his will in the care OF DR.. FL
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