The Washington times., 1918-06-06
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
GOssips Surprised Because Bishop
and Not Rector Performed Mar
rage Of Harold and Esther.

very graVely. though he was In
clined to mock At the guggestion,
OF "the Inner Curse" and the du-
plieity Of Grimstead.
ats bad enough to know Of that
horrid creature that Is kept IN con
nnement at Adderley.n he said. with
frown on his broad forehead @All
the more when IL Is suggested to
me that Il Is my own bother. To
say nothing OF the other tFo-thOss
who, as you tell me, met With such
shocking deaths. But after your
experience, expected something
Of the sort It's hateful, Esther,
but I sincerely believe we know
BoFFadale Curse. Ny poor, dear
mother, can quite understand how
she must have suffered. and per-
haps she thought that death-tha
death Of these madmen-would re-
move any necessity OF impartine
the secret to me. Evidently I'm all
right. and her great desire Is that
! shall restore the Borradale family
to health and respect. That think
TO be the explanation OF the whole
thing, and it's absurd nonsense to
brighten you with the suggestion
OF new mysteries when those which
exist are unpleasant enough.
There's some sort Of madness IN
my family; I'm not affected By Il,
and pray God I may never be 50.
knowing this. are you ready 70
stick to me7 For I want you,
Esther. and I won't give you up Of
my own accord. Are you ready %
marry me. dear. IN spite Of ALP
Experience WIN Tell
Her answer had been to throw
herself into his arms and vow that
withN1im she would face any ter
rors that might befall. And hatur--
ally he had replied thsptheFe would
be no new terrors: on the contrary.
that married life would fully atone
for all the troubles OF the past tvO
years.
Nevertheless. Harold had taxa
an early opportunity OF seeing
Grimstead. and announcing his IN
tention OF undertaking Immediate
reforms at Adderley.
The property Is mine" he sald,
-and furthermore am In posses
sion OF the secret which had to be
impaired to me either At the ags OF
thirty or on my marriage. You win
have nothing to conflde TO me now,
Mr.. Grimstead." At these words.
the lawyer smiled grimly, but made
no comment
II know continued Harold, shat
my father reposed the greatest con
hdence in you, and that IL Is By hts
wish that you have managed these
affairs for him. / won't say any
thing about the manner in which
you have carried out his instruc-
tons. but I viii, with your permits
sion. 60 at once to AdderIey, and
see for myself how matters stand"
The lawyer gazed at the young
man from over the top Of his spec
tacles, and his narrow eyes Elit-
tered maliciously.
"HaVe you ever seen your fathers
will. Mr.. Borradals?" he asked
Harold was obliged to admit that
he had not done so.
you are wrong" continued Grim
stead, Gin thinking that Adderisy
Is at present your property. You
have, in fact, no control there until
you are thirty years Of age, or until
you are married Pray. verify this
for yourself"
Produces Copy OF Will
The old man unlocked a deed box
and produced a copy Of the win.
which Harold perused with con
siderable interest. 1t was a simple
document, for. with the exception
Of Adderley. the rest OF the prop
erty passed naturally. OF other
sons but Harold there was no men
tion, and, with regard to Adderlsy
in the event OF Borradale's death
before Harold reached the age OF
thirty Mr.. Grimstead was given
absolute control OF the estate, house,
and all that appertained to 1t.
Continued Tomorrow
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