New Britain herald., 1930-11-08
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER S. 193o

time where she was. You were probably in touch with her" She watched his eyes putting her off with some lie or other"
 'I must request you 10 leave this room. young lady, unless you cal control yourself. The fact is that - al,-any investigation of your posi- lion will show you to be in process of spending money which to your own knowledge is not legally yours. Your position, we agree. is far from pleasant one. but you can do Yourself nothing but harm by mak- ing accusations against myself which you cannot in one single de- tail substantiate."
 You rat" said Rose.
 Mir. Perle looked at his watch.
 T shall go to the girl and tell her everything" cried Rose. I'll take a chance on her having me locked up. There's no reason why she shouldn't believe me and-and lend me some of the money just to train for something. After all, We had the same father"
 The same father"" echoed Mir. Pcrle. He looked almost vacant. You cannot believe. my poor child. that Clement Conaldine was your father:"
 Again Rose felt that sensation oi the violent. invisible blow.
 You told me so." she whispered.
 Mr. Perle drowned.
 Now. Rose. this is really naugh- lv Of you. I made it perfectly clear. when l described to you Alr. ker- ,rn's original misrcading of conal- dmeS instruction to us, that h. found on inquiry al the Sarah Sid ley Home that The child rescued nom the Lexington train disaste" vas dead"
 You lie"
 "Oh. come now. 1t is not the kind O matter that could have slipped my memory, But am wiling 10 repea'. Alr Kevern was in tho act Of lea>n. he Home when VOL caught his attention. He took q t2ncy 10 you and decided 10 adopt you. He went through all the noces- -ary formuIiIies, signed tho papers and then he mad an-ah-a brain storm. His memory failed him and b. very curious twist it harke1 hlm 10 tho Home. In brief. he be lieved that the child he put into my char2o was Coualdino's. II was only he other day that tine strange gap in his memory was bridgod. He q once informed me that you were not Rose Conaldinc nor even Muir s chIld. but 8 naueless founding and I informed lou. Or 1 thought I did.
 "I do no' so". therefore that you can be said 10 have any claim what sceyeI upon Miss Con9ldnc's kind ness - and l do not imagine that Miss Conaldine will see ii. either.''
 "Why should I believe any Of this new t4le?" said Rose hoarsely, about me not even being Margoc Muirs child? Why should r."
 A1r. PerIe pat out 3 hand, opened Q small dra Wer and drew cut q bum ale of papers. Rose took them. Tn 'oP one was copy Of he death cer- tlucatc Of Gladys Muir. daughter 0. Marsot Muir. unmarried. The second wer" the papers concerning the adoption Of female child known in the Sarah Sidley Homo g. Alice Evans. by John Markham kevern. attorney.
 Rose dropped the papers.
 "Ir is all very sad" opined Mr Perle. retrieving the bundle Of pa pers and locking them carefully away "I wish very greatly that could suggest a way 10 avoid the poverty and drudgery that await you. Bus I do not SEC q way"
 There was a pause.
 "That is 10 say" amended MT. Perle. "T do not sec a way-tha. would commend itself 10 you" tCop=rIght. 1880. by Roy Nichersl
 Hall,a Nnwittincly plays into the hands O, her worst enemy in to- ncrroW's chapter.