Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-14

the excited visitor that Clarence, the
monkey. WAS not M all a wild beast Of
the Virginia jungle. but simply an itin-
Grant organ grinders friend. compan-
ion and collector OF external revenue
Then the stranger made known his
name and errand.
Il am Marmaduke Smythe. barriSter.
Of London. England. solicitor and agent
Of the estate Of the carls Of Stanley OF
Stanley castle. WarwickShirc." he said.
Lord Stanley died there a month ago
from the intirmities Of old age. leaving
no heir in England. the succession fall
ing 10 the eldest son OF the elder
branch Of Stanleys Of this place. Stan
ley hall.
Il remember ID well. for ] was here
10 verify the American heir nearly
twenty years ago. And a beastly ex-
pericnce | had. my dear young lady.
| was ambushed by croakinG a
and fell of a horse and was thrown
not OF the horse. but h-uratively
thrown into the midst of a terrific and
bloolthirsty feud between Colonel
Stanley and Judge Stanley. both rip
s%nortin-. bally fire eaters. as You Yam
KEGS way down east In Virginia say.
so my errand. young lady. IN these
wild parts Of the American border Il
10 notify young Arthur Stanley. both
Colonel Stanley and the judge being
dead. that he II the Earl Of Stanley.
and the title anl estates await him IN
WarwickShire.r
And then IL was ESthcr'S painful task
10 tell the strange caller of the accuSa-
tons against the young man he sought.
Of his wild flight and disappearance.
My word exclaimed the emlar-
raised London lawyer. What a dread
full way You wild Yankees have OF
tomaha viking each other. don't YOU
know. lf the American earl Il !, Grim
inal I'm hiding must notify the ucxt
of kin. the late judges son. whom |
distinctly remember ~ a vicious little
beG-ar who bit me severely.
In case his lor,lShip. ~ | must call
him. the fugitive. l. captured by your
white cap chaps h. will undoubtedly
be lynchei. as l. your %invariable Gus
tom on the American frontiers here. |
believc. Hence the son Of the late
Jude will he the Earl Of Stanley.
That l.. provided. ~ course" the
London lawyer added. that this Hon.
Blair Stanley. a. he would bc called
with US. has not nutgrown his vicious
~pronenSitieS a. n child. For | assume
II BE- bites your prominent border rnf
fans lie viii Ne tomaha wked or lynch
Ell or Put nm end ~ in some unpleasant
manner 50 you must excuse my tax
ing leave. a. ! must notify the next ~
kin"
And he raised his tronic helmet i,o-
litely and walked In n wide circle
around the chattering monkey. Clar-
cncc. a. though he rather doubted the
alleged harmlessness ~ the animal be
deemed a denizen of the local jungle.
Az the gloomy threshold of Mrs La
mar Stanley's house the London law
yer received further confirmation NJ
his personal belief that Blair Stanley.
whose vicious pronensities he remcm-
bered. would never outgrow the san
culinary nropensities OF his childhood.
In the bitter mood that now obseSsed
her Blair's mother informed the star
tied lawyer that her son. now next In
line for the proud Stanley earldom. had
fed. no one knew whittier. and she
hoped 10 never see his lace again.
All she would say in reply 10 the
harrister's ervou pleadings-for he
dreaded a long search for the heirs Of
Stanley In barbarous America-was
that Blair might he found NJ the home
81 Mrs. Burton Randolph. his cousin.
in Richmond. And for that place the
lawyer took the first train from Fair
fax.