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and handed 1t to him. He read It through
and gave it back to her.
"She speaks plainly enough" he said.
Yes; suppose you two fixed It all UP
between you. 1t is I-my daughter who
has to pay"
'1t rests with you." he said quietly.
my sister did not even suggest such an
arrangement when was with her."
"She did not hint at it2"
She showed me a letter she had had
from you and said that 1t was she herself
who would dictate the terms. That was
before she spoke to me about Rockford
DEATH put that out of my mind. Anne,
| dear-it seems to me that the terms are
not very hard
"That 1 should let Joan marry her son,
that should promise not to tell Joan or
the son who he is-the shame OF his
birth! That should tell neither of them
that she was an accomplice OF Verti-
gan's2 You think that nothing, do you
to let young girl marry man in iBno-
rance of what he is?"
He is fine young fellow" said John
Erleigh, land If were Joan's father I'd
be proud to have him for son-ln-law.
He ia making his way in the world-has
made his way. Already he is better
known than you or I. Anne-or any of
your family. AS for his birth, the shame
is not his"
1.-THE son of the woman who was re-
| sponsible for my sons death?" Lady
Wimberley said, In low, hard voice.
You think that my daughter-Guy's sis
ter-no, it is impossible.
VERY well then, Anne, 1t Is impos-
sible The letter is written to you-not to
me. II is for you, not for me. to decide.
Why have you come here? What Is 1t
you wish me to do?"
He spoke harshly-hercely. When he
had seen his wife sitting there by the fire
his heart had been filled with great Joy.
The reaction had been too much for his
self-control.
"I thought" said his wife coldly "that
perhaps you could persuade your sister to
make some other terms"
~ shall do nothing of the sort 1t seems
TO me that my sister has treated us very
generously. She has asked nothing that 1t
Is impossible to give. She has not thought
the happiness OF the two young people
who love each other. That is her re-
venge." He looked at his watch. II have
TO go into school now. Anne. I shall be
out again at 1 o'clock"
He looked at her inquiringly, and then
said "Will you wait In here7"
Yes" she answered in a low voice. He
walked toward the door and then turned.
Her hands We're pressed to her face.
Anne" he said in a gentle voice, 81
this. 1t is hard for me to have fought so
| long, and noW-at the last-to be con-
quered-just when 1t seemed that the
fighting was over Anne, dear, you have
fought, too, for my sake-And Joan will
never be happy II she does not marry my
nephew"
He left the room. An hour later he re-
| turned and found II empty, and was told
that his wife had gone up TO London and
had left note for him. He found II on
the mantelpieee. 1t merely said that she
had gone to see Mrs. Travers and that
nothing could be decided until after the
interview.
CHAPTER XXXV.
"Mr Murray to see your lordahip," said
the footman,
"Oh, show him IN here"
The man retired and came back 4 min
ute later with the detective.
"Well. any news2' querted Lord VIM
berley.
Murray placed a small brown bag ca
one OF the library tables.
Were on the track at last. my lord"
be said "At least. hope so"
Whose trackr
"One Of the gentlemen who was on
Bartsea Island that night, and the gentle
man who was pro8llng round here the
night before the pipe VAS found"
All, the pipe, chr
Yea. mg lord We've found the maker
81 those nlpez~a lens JOB, cen lei yens