The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
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20 this thing which you call Provl.
dence.
1t Is attributable rather, think
% the intelligence OF my legal coun.
sel and TO myself"
he looked directly at Monsieur
Jonquelle. HIS big, placid face lift.
Cd; his voice was even and unhur.
Red
! am not embarrassed to dis.
ctiss II monsieur" he continued.
When the war had ended with the
death Of Lord Winton's sons, wac,
BY virtue OF what you have so ant.
y called the accident OF birth
next IN succession to the title. :
thought itsboth advisable and cour.
teous 20 present myself to Lord
Winton, and went to England for
that purpose.
Lord Winton was an eccentric
person, AS he grew older, and after
the death Of his SONS, his eccentric.
fly became more dominant l did
not find him Of his estates at Ra
yenscroft; he was at this time In
london In a little old house which
the family has always owned IN a
street toward covent Garden.
on the night that 1 called to see
Lord Winton, It was quite late. i
tound him alone in the house. Ho
seemed disturbed to see me, but ho
was courteous, and 1 cannot com
plain Of his welcome. He seemed,
however, not to realize that I had
Srown into a man. He seemed to re.
gard me as queer, foreign lad TO
whom he owed some Obligation of
hospitality.s "
Lord Valleys stopped. He leaned
a little forward in the chair. and
(. ms voice took on q firmer note.
Aorstetlr, he said, 81 am say.
inf % you now; a thing 10 which
A testified at the English trial, and
which was mot believed. Lord Win.
ton told me that he expected a per.
son to call on him within a very
rev minutes and to remain for per,
Haps an hour. He asked me to re
tprp o. the end of an hour. / got
up % SO. As 1 went down the stair.
way 9 hanson, entering the stree.
rom the direction OF the city, stop.
ped before the door. The door was
closed but the sound was clearly
audible. 'y
lord Winton, who was behind
me, came also down the stems. On
console In the hall were several
candles which the. servants, accord.
ant 70 custom, had placed there, An
idea came TO Lord Winton, for he
chopped me as my hand was on the
door 70 so out. BE took up one OF
these candles in a tall brass can.
dlestek and touching me on tho
arm. handed It to me,
Instead Of going out he said,
pose you go down into the wine
cellar There should be some bottles
OF Burgundy Of a famous year
stored there by your grandfather,
see Y YOU can find them. and wa
ehal have q glass OF wine With our
Talk Ehaye a great deal to saw to
you my nephew. The wine viii!
sustain U.S.
You Will see, monsieur, that This
IDEA that j was merely a Eroyn.uu
nd come to visit an ancient reIn.
I've was. quite fixed with Lord
Wtnton AS the servants had gone
out ne was sending. me, as though |
were g lad from Elton, to find Inc
VINE Tor our conversation. He gave
mo the key, direction about the
steps and doors. He even said there
was Q box of biscuit on the dining.
room table which l should bring up.
y was al, you see; monsieur. Guite
Is though ! were an undergraduate
rom some English public school,"
Enc man looked down at his firm,
placid hands resting upon and Oh.
scuttng the arms OF the chair In
Which he sat.
This = monsieur" he said, sis a
portion OF my evidence which tbs
English criminal court refused 10
betsye. II was incredibly stupid -
Monsieur JonauelIe looked nm
sharply at that sentence.
The English criminal court" In
saia was even more stupid than
You imagine. It was, as you have
sad Incredibly stupid"
Lord Valleys made no comment
There was only my word for tn =
statement he said. az could mot
prove u and yet It was the truth, .
The man was startled by Mon.
sieur Jonquelle's reply.
One knew that, although onr
would have been troubled to- de.
scribe the evidence. It Is precIseIy
the truth, !" said Monsieur JonoueIle
Lord Valleys looked steadily an
the Rrefect for a moment before he
regret monsieur" he said
mat you were not present in that
English court.r
pheHmau looked down. again Al
his wonderful hands, steel strong
aud as supple as silk; then he went
on. "'
" happened, however, that this
chance which you question n
human affairs, came to my aid. One
of the Metropolitan police on duty
on this night In the neighborhood
~ coyent Garden saw a hanson
drive away from Lord Winton.s
door Ihethme, as nearly as could