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THE OMAITA DAILY li.HE: SUiSDAV, 31 AY L'(5, i:mjj.
1 HOilUlll 1 JLS1WKI.I
Being- An Episode in a Story of An Ancient House.
BY ANTHONY IIOI'Iv.
(Copyright, 1X0, by A. H. Hawkins.)
Sjnopila of ITrrciIinj; Chnptrra.
Adelaide, wlfo of Sir Randolph Kdge of
jlerit Hull, eloped with Cuptuln I'ltzhubert.
Jlr Hnnilolnli dies In Uufslii, preiumnbly In
llmo for J.ndy Edge and Kltzhtlbcrt to
marry and so tnnko their Hon, Harry, legltl
mate. They learn Inter, however, that the
dato of Sit Handolph's death has been
given Incorrectly and Harry H not the
rightful heir They keep the matter secret
and eventually Mrs, Kltzhuhert uticceeds to
the barony of Ti (strain of Ulcnt and re
tides with Harry nt Ulcnt Hnll. Unknown
to Lady Tristram Madam Zabrbka, and
Mr, .Icnklnson Ncrld, are aluo In possession
of the secret it ml Madam Zitbrlska, with
her uncle, Major Duplny, come to reside at
-Mcrnon i,oage. near went nun. jiuhjt
learns from his mother that ho I not the
rightful heir to lllont, but they determine,
to hold tho title for him at any cust. To
further his cause ho decides to marry
Janlo Iver, heiress to I'alrholtne, but find
two rivals In Hob Hroadley and Major
Duplny. The latter Irarns of Harry's tintor
tunato birth from Nina Znbrlska. He In
forms him that he Intends to tell Iver
and they quarrel, Harry winning In a brisk
tussle. Neeld brenmes thu gilt-nt of Iver
nt Fnlrliolme. Mndam Zabrlska meets
Neeld nnd they form u compact to protect
Harry's Interests and maintain secrecy.
Iady Tristram dies after extracting from
licr son a promise that Cecily Oainaborougn,
rightful heiress of Illent, shall be Invited to
tho funeral Cecily und her father com
to Went, but Harry falls to recclvo them.
Later be comes suddenly upon Cecily In
the garden and rcallzet that she Is a Trls.
tram, the Image of bis mother. The en
gagement of Harry nnd Janlo Iver Is an
nounced, nnd Duplay nnnounces bis deter
mination to expose the falso position of his
futurti son-in-law to Iver. Harry uncon
Helously falls In lovo with Cecily nnd with
out telling her this acknowledges that ho
Is not tho legal heir, but alio Is l.ady
1'rlstrnm of Went. Then he steals away
from Went by night, stopping to advise
Hob Urnadlev to woo nnd win Janle. lie
roes to l,midnii, where political frlendu or
his mother Interest themselves In his rise.
Cecily, unhappy In her new possession?,
follows him to org him to tnko b.ick Wont.
Harry Joins Sloyd In a real estate deal and
becomea a competitor of Iver.
CIIAI'THIl XIV.
In the Mutter of IllluUliiinipton.
Pity for the commander who", while en
gaging the enemy on his front with valor
and success, breaking his line and driving
him from his position, find himself as
nailed In tho rear by an unexpected or tie
Hplscd foe, and tho prize of victory sud
denly wrenched from him I Ills fate Is
trioro bitter than If ho had failed In his
main encounter, his self-reproaches more
keen.
Major Duplay was awakening to tho
fact that this was his situation. Triumph
was not his, although Harry Tristram had
fled from tho battle. Janlo Ivor had begun
to think flirtation wrong and there was an
altogether now and rcmarkablo self-assertion
about Bob Hroadley. The last thing
annoyed Duplay most. It Is Indeed absurd
that a young man, formerly of a commend
iiblo humility, should think a change of de
meanor Justified merely because ono young
woman, herself Insignificant, chooses, for
reasons good or bad, to favor him. Duplay
was driven back to tho last ditch of con
volution what wo could havo dono If tho
latest tried plaster for tho wound of what
wo cannot do; It would bo wlso to try It
sometimes a little, earlier.
Thoro was nnothcr disconsolate person
In the valley of the Went little Mr.
Gainsborough, left alono In tho big house,
with a nolo from his daughter commanding
lilm to stay there nnd to say nothing to
anybody. Ho was lonoly and nervous with
tho servants; tho curios gave him Bmnll
pleasure, slnco ho had not bought them,
and it ho had they would not have been
cheap; for reasons boforo indicated Iilcnt
mouth and tho curiosity shop there hart bo
como too dangerous. Resides, ho had no
money. Cecily had forgotten that detail
In hor hurried flight. A man cannot spend
mora than a portion of his waking hours
In a library or over pellgrees, Gains
borough found himself regretting London
tnd tho Uttlo house.
Mcanwhllo Janlo Iver was1 behaving as a
pattern daughter, cherishing her mother
tnd father and making homo sweet, excr
Mslng, In fact, that prudent economy of
ivlllfulncss which preserves It for ono great
Important struggln nnd scorns to fritter
It away on the details of dally life. Girls
havo adopted these tactics from tho earliest
days (so It Is recorded or may be pre
lumed), nnd wary nro the parents who nro
jot hoodwinked by them or, even if they
perceive, aro altogether unsoftrncd.
Iver needed comfort. There Is no dls
tulblng It, however much tho admission
may damage him in the eyes of that samo
orthodox sentimentalist. He had onco ex
pounded hU vlows to Mr. Jenklmson Neeld,
nd tho present situation did not satisfy
Ihem. Of course, a man desires his daugh
ter's happlnes, but he may be allowed to
feel nnnoyunco at the precise form In
which it reull7.es or thinks It will realize
Itself, a Bhapo that may disappoint tho
aim of hlo career. Let nil be said that
could bo said Hob Hroadley waB a disap
pointment. Iver would, If put to it, havo
preferred Duplay. Thcro was at least a
cosmopolitan polish about tho major; draw
ing rooms would not nppal him nor tho
thought of going to court throw him Into a
perspiration. Iver had beon keen to find
out the truth nbout Harry Tristram, as
keen as Mujor Duplay. At this moment
both of them wore wishing that the truth
had never boen discovered by them nor
flung In the fnco of tho world by Harry
himself.
"Hut, dnrllng, Jnnlo will ho happy," Mrs.
Iver used to Bay, Sho had surrendered
Tcry easily.
Ho was not really nn unnatural parent
because ho growled once or twice, "Dar
ling Janle bo hanged!" It was rather his
wife's attitude of mind that ho meant to
condemn.
Dob himself was hopeless from a parent's
point of view. Ho was primitive in his
Ideas; ho had won tho lady and that seemed
to him enough. It was enough if ho could
keep hor; and In these days that really
depends on herself. Moreover ho had no
doubt of keeping her; his prlmltivenesa
appears again; with tho flret kiss he seemed
to pass from slave to master. Many girls
would havo taught him better. Janlo wob
not ono. Sho seemed rather to acquiesce,
being, it must bo presumed, also of n some
what primitive cast of mind. It was ter
ribly clear to Iver that tho pair would stand
to ono unother nnd Bettle down In glorious
contentment togethor nil their lives. Yes
it was worse than Duplay; homethlug
might havo been mudo of him, As for
Harry Iver used to end by thinking how
sensible n man old Mr. Neeld was, for Mr,
Neeld was determined to hold his tongue,
There waB another vexation, of n different
kind Indeed, but alto a chock In his suc
cess, nilnkhampton was not going quite
right. Hlinkhampton was a predestined
ecnilde resort on tho south coast, nnd
Iver, with certain associates, meant to
dovelop It. They had bought It up, laid It
out for building and arranged for a big
hotel, with Hirch fc Co., tho famous furnish
ers. Hut nil along In front of It, between
where the street now was and the esplanade
was aoon to be, ran a long, narrow strip,
ormlng the estate of nn elderly gentleman
rained Masters. Of couroa Masters hud
fo bo bought nut, tho whole h die mo hung
lng on that. Iver, keen nt a bargain, hard
in business hours, confident that nobody
would caro to Incur his enmity bo was
powerful by forestalling him, had refused
Masters his price; tho old gentleman would
havo to como dwn. Hut soma young men
stepped In, with tho rashness of their
youth, and acquired uh option of purchaoo
from Masters. Ivor smiled in a vexed
fashion, but was not dismayed; He let it
bo known that anybody who advanced
money to the young men Sloyd, Sloyd &
Guernsey was the firm would be his
enemies. Then he waited for the young
men to approach him. They did not come.
At last, pride protesting, prudence Insist
ing, ho wrote and suggested that they
might probably be glnd to mako arrange
ments with him. Mr. Sloyd our Mr. Sloyd
wrote back that they had found a capital
ist no less than that and proposed to
dovelop their estate themselves,, to put up
their own hotel, also a row of boarding
houses, n club, a winter garden and pos
sibly nn rquarlum. Youth and n sense of
elation caused Sloyd to add that they would
nlways bo glad to co-operate with other
gentlemen Interested In Hlinkhampton.
Iver had many Irons In tho fire; ho could
no moro devote himself exclusively nnd
personally to Hlinkhampton than Napoleon
could spend all his time In the peninsula.
The transaction was Important, yet hardly
vital; besides Iver himself could keep his
car to tho telephone. It was an oppor-
enough of a victory to soothe the feelings
of everybody concerned.
"I'm expecting the gentleman who )s as
sociated with me. If you'll excuse me, I'll
step out and sco If he's arrived."
Duplay saw through tho suggestion, but
ho had nn objection to permitting a con
sultation. He lit his cigar and wnlted while
Sloyd wns nwny. The major was In greater
contentment with himself than ho had been
slnco ho recognized his defeat. Next to
succeeding, It is perhaps the plcasantest
thing to mako people regret that you have
not succeeded, If he proved his capacity
Iver would regret what happened more,
possibly even Janle would come to regret It.
Sloyd returned, but Instead of coming Irs
directly, ho held tho door nnd allowed an
other to ppss In front of him. Duplay
Jumped up with a muttered exclamation.
What the deuco was Hnrry Tristram doing
there?
Hnrry ndvanced, holding out his hand.
"Wo neither of us thought wo should
meet In this way, Major Duplay. Tho
world's full of surprises. 1'vo learned that,
anyhow, nnd 1 daresay you'vo known It a
long while."
"You're In this business!" cried the ma
jor, too astonished for any preamble.
Hnrry nodded. "Lot's get through It,"
he said, "because It's very simple. Sloyd
and I hnvo made up our minds exactly
what wo ought to havo."
It waH the name manner that the major
remembered teeing by the pool perhaps a
trifle less aggressive, but making up for
that by nn even Incrensed self-confidence.
Duplay had thought of bis former success-
Something seemed to occur to him. "You
must tell him that, In ordinary clrcum
stances, I should propose to call on him
and to come whero he wni, but well, ho'll
understand that 1 don't want, to go to
Dlontmouth Just now."
Tho Implied apology relieved what Du
play had begun to feel an Intolerable arro
gance, but tho major felt aggrieved, he had
been very anxious to carry hU first com
mission through triumphantly and with
eclat. I'or the second tlmo Harry Tris
tram wns In his path.
Harry rose. "That's all we can do to
day," he said. "We shall wnlt to hear
from Mr. Iver. Do you happen to be walk
ing down I'all Mall?" Sloyd's ofllco wns 1j
Mount street. "Good dny, Sloyd. I'll drop
In tomorrow."
With an idea that some concession might
still bo forthcoming, not from any expec
tation of enjoying his walk, the major con
sonted to accompany Harry.
"It was a great surprise to sec you ap
pear," ho said as they started. "So odd a
coincidence!"
"Not nt all," smiled Harry. "You guess
why I went In It? No? Well, of course, I
know nothing about such things really, hut
Sloyd happened to mention that Iver wantel
to buy, so I thought the things must be
worth buying and I looked Into It." lie
laughed a little. "That's ono of tho penal
ties of a reputation like Ivor's, isn't it?"
"Hut I dln't know you'd takeii to busi
ness nt nil,"
"O, ono must do something. 1 can't
sit down on fqnr hundred u year, you know.
HesidcB, this Is hardly business. Hy thu by,
SHE TURNED AND SAW MINA IN HER DRESSING GOWN.
CRIED SHE, IN ACCENTS OK OUTRAGED DECORUM.
"DO YOU KNOW IT IS HAW-PAST TWO,"
tunlty for nob to win hlo spurs; Iver pro-1
posed to him to go to town and act as
his representative.
"I'm afraid you'll lose tho game if I play
It for you, .Mr. Iver," responded Bob with
a etinko of his head and a good-humored
smile. "I'm not nccustomcd to that sort
of Job, you know."
"It would bo a good chance for you to
begin to learn something of business."
"Well, you see, farming's my business.
And I don't think I'm n fool at that. Hut
building speculations and bo on" nob
shook his head again.
The progressive man gazed in wonder at
tho stationary. (Wo divide humanity
again).
"You'vo no desire for for n broader
sphere?" he asked.
"Well, I llko a quiet life, you sec with
my horses and my crops and so on. Don't
bcllcvo I could stand tho racket." So far
as physique was concerned Hob could have
stood penal servitude and a London season
combined.
"Hut It's nn opening!" Iver persisted, by
now actuully moro puzzled than angry, "if
you found yourself at home tn the work It
might lead to nnythlng."
"Hut I don't know that I wnnt nnythlng,"
smiled Bob. "Of course I'll have n shot
If it'll oblige you," ho added. "Hut well,
I'd rather not risk It, you know."
Jnnlo wns there. Iver turned to her In
despair. Sho was smiling at Dob In an
approving, understanding way.
'It really Isn't what would suit Hob,
father," sho sold. "Besides, if ho went
Into' your business, wo should havo to be
ns much In town and hardly over bo at
homo nt Mlngham."
At homo In Mlngham! What n destiny.
Certainly, Went was In tho same valley,
but well n "scat" Is ono thing nnd a
farm's another.
Janle, when Bhe had seen Hob, nn un
repentant cheerful Bob, on his way, enmo
back to find her father sitting sorrow
fully.
"Dearest father, I'm so sorry," sho said,
putting her arras around his neck.
He squared his shoulders to moot facts;
he could always do that. Morever he looked
ahead that power was nlso among his
gifts and saw how presently this thing
llko other things, would becomo a matter
of course
"That's settled, Janle," said he. "I've
made my last suggestion.
Sho went off In distress to her mother,
but wns told to "let him nlone." Tho wis
dom of a woman and of years spoke. Pres
ently Iver went out to play golf. Hut his
heart was still bitter within him; ho could
not resist tho sight of a possible sympa
thizer; ho mentioned to tho major, who
was his antagonist in tho game, that it
was not often that n young follow refused
such n chanco as ho had Just offered to
nob Hroudlcy. His prospective relation
ship to Hob had reached tho stage of being
assumed between Duplay and him, although
it nod not yet been explicitly mentioned.
I wish somebody would try mo!" laughed
tho major. "I'm kicking my heels all day
down here."
Ivor made no reply and played around In
silence. He loht, perhups because be was
thinking of something else. Ho liked Du
play, ho thought him clover, nnd, looking
back on tho history of the Tristram affair,
he felt somehow that ho would llko to do
tho major a good turn. Were they not In
n senso companions in misfortune?
Two dnys later Duplay sat in the ofllcea
of Sloyd, Sloyd &. Guernsey as Ivcr'a rcpro
soutatlvo; his mUslon was to represent to
the youthful Arm tho exceeding folly of
their conduct In regard to Ulllnkhampton.
Ills rendy bruin had osolmllated all the
facts and they lost uothlng by his ready
(onguo. Ho oven mado nn Impression on
the enemy.
"It doesn't do to look nt ono transaction
only, Mr. Sloyd," ho reminded the bprueo
but rather norvous young man. "It'll pay
you to treat U3 reasonably. Mr. Iver's a
good friend to have, nnd n bad enemy."
"I'm qulto nllve to all that, but we have
obialned a legitimate advantage and"
Slryd wns evidently n llttlo puzzled nnd ho
glanced ut the clock.
"Wo recognize that; we offer you 2,000,
Wo take over your option nnd give you
:,000," This wns tho figure that Ivrr
aud ha had decided would tempt tho young
firm; their fear of the great Mr. Ivor would
make them content with that.
Sloyd was half inclined to be content;
tho firm would make a thousand, tho bl
aneo would bo a good interest on tho capl
tullst'a 10,000, and there would bill! be
ful rival as n broken man. Ho was not
that. He had never thought of him ns a
speculator In building land. Seemingly that
was whnt ho had become.
Harry sat down by the table, Sloyd stand
ing by him. and spreading out before htm
a plan of Dllnkhnmpton and tho elevation
of a row of buildings.
"You ask us," Harry went on, resent
fully, almost accusingly, "to throw up this
thing Just when wo'ro ready to go ahead.
Ererythlng's In train. AVo could begin
work tomorrpw."
"Como, come, whero aro you going to got
tho money?" Interrupted Duplay. Ho felt
that he must assert himself.
"Never mind. Wo can get It. Or we can
wnlt till we do. We Hhut you out Just as
badly, whether you leave the old buildings
or put up new. However., wo shall get It.
I'm satisfied as to that."
"You'vo heard my offer?"
"Yes," smiled Harry. "Tho reward for
getting ahead of Mr. Iver Is, It seems,
ill'.OOO. It must bo dono pretty often If Its
as cheap ns that! I hopo ho's well?"
"Quito well, Mr. Tristram, thank you.
But when you talk of getting ahead of
him-"
"Woll, I put it plainly; Hint's nil. I'm
new to this and I daresay Sloyd hero would
put It better. But my money's in It, so I
llko to havo my say."
Both the dlsllko nnd the reluctant re
spect of old days were present In the ma
jor's mind.
"I don't want to bo anything but friendly.
Neither Sloyd nor I wnnt that especially
townrd Mr. Ivor or toward you, major.
Wo'vo been neighbors." He binlled and
went on, smiling still. "Oddly enough, I've
said what I'm going to say to you onco
before on a different occasion. You seem
to havo been trying to frighten us. I am
not to be frightened, Hint's all."
Sloyd whispered in his car; Duplay
guessed thnt ho had counseled moro ur
banity, Harry turned from him with a
rather contemptuous little laugh. "Oh, I'vo
got my living to earn now," Duplay heard
him whisper nnd reflected that ho had
never wasted much tlmo on politeness even
before that necessity came upon him.
It was strange, thnt Sloyd attempted to
tako no part In tho discussion. Ho wore
an nlr of doferonce, partly duo no doubt
to Harry's ability, yet having unmlstakubly
a social llavor about It. Harry's lordliness
clung to him still, and had Its effect on
his business partner. Duplny lodged un
angry inward protest to tho effect that
It had none whatever on him.
"Perhaps I'd better say Just what wo
want," Harry pursued. "We've paid Mas
ters 20,000; wo may bo 500 out of pocket,
Never mind that." Ho pushed nwny the
plans and elevations. "You'ro empowered
to treat, I suppose?" ho asked. Sloyd had
whispered to him again.
"No," Bald Duplay. "But ns n final offer,
I think I can pledge Mr. Iver to go ns far
ns 5,000 (over or abovo tho 20,000, of
course), to cover absolutely everything, you
know."
"Multiply your 2!,000 by two, and we're
your men," said Hnrry.
"Multiply it by two? Fifty thousand?
Oh, nonBenset"
"Twenty out of pocket thirty profit. I
call It very, reasonable."
Major Duplay roso with a decisive air.
"I'm afraid I'm wasting your time," ho
said, "nnd my own, ton. I must say good
afternoon."
"Pray, Major Duplay, don't bo so abrupt,
Blr. Wo'vc " It was Sloyd who spoke,
with an eager gesture, us though ho would
detain tho visitor. Harry turned on him
with his ugliest, haughtiest scowl.
'I thought you'd left this to me, Sloyd?"
he said,
Sloyd subsided, apologetic, but nvldcntly
terrified, Harry turned to Duplny.
"I usked you before If you'd authority to
treat. I ask you now If you'vo authority
to refuse to treat."
"I'vo authority to refuse to discuss ab
surdities." "Doubtless, And to settle what aro
absurdities? Look here. I don't ask
you to accept that proposal without refer
ring to Mr. Iver. I merely say that Is tho
proposal, and that we give Mr. Ivor three
days to consider It. After that our offer Is
withdrawn."
Sloyd was biting his nails. Duplay
glanced from his troubled fact to Horry's
solid, composed, even amused, mask.
"And you might add," Har.ry went on,
"that It would be a vory good thing If Mr.
Iver saw his way to run up and have n
talk with me. 1 think I could' make him
sco the thing from our point of view,"
though I ought to bo ns much surprised to
sco you. Wo'vo both lost our situation; Is
that it, major?"
Insensibly the major began to find him
rather pleasant, not a man ho would ever
like really, hut all tho samo more tolerable
than ho had been at Went, so Hurry's
somewhat audacious reference was rc
rccelvcd with n grim smile.
"I knocked you out. you know," Harry
pursued. "Left to himself, I don't believe
old Hob Hroadley would over have moved.
But I put him up to It."
"What?" Duplay had not expected this.
"Well, yon tried to put mo out, you Bee.
Besides Janle Iver liked him, nnd nbo
didn't caro about you or me cither, for
that matter. So Just boforo I well, dis
appeared I told Bob that ho'd win if ho
went ahead. And I gather ho has won,
hasn't he?"
A brief nod from Duplay nuswered htm;
ho wns still revolving tho news about Hob
Droadley.
"I'm afraid I haven't made you llko me
any better," said Harry with n laugh.
"And I don't go out of ray way to get my
self disliked. Do you seo why I mentioned
that little fact about Hob Hroadley Just
now?"
"I confess I don't unless you wl3hcd to
nnnoy me. Or pardon perhaps you
thought It fair that I should know?"
"Nolther tho one nor tho other. I didn't
do It from tho personal point of view nt
all. You see, Hob had a strong position
and didn't know It."
Duplay glanced at him. "Well," ho said,
"it didn't help you, though It hurt me, per
haps." "I told him ho had n strong position.
Then he took It. Hullc, hero we are In
Pnll Mall. Now you hce, don't you,
major?"
"No, I don't." Duplny was short In man
ner again.
"You don't seo any parallel between
Bob's position and our frlcnd'B up thero In
Mount street?" Harry laughed again ns ho
held nut his hand. "Well, you tell tho
story to Ivrr nnd sco If ho docs," he sug
gested. "O, that's what you mean?" growled
Duplny.
"Yes," assented Harry almost gleefully.
"Thnt's whnt I mean. Only this time It
won't hurt you and I think It will help
me. You'vo dono all you could, you know."
"Well, goodby. Wrllo to Sloyd unleRS
Iver decides to como up. And don't forgot
that llttlo story nbout Bob Hroadley! Be
causo you'll find It usoful if you think of
frightening Sloyd. Ho can't move without
me, and I don't move without my price."
"You moved from Blent," Duplny ro
mlndrd him, stung to a nudden malice.
"Yes," said Harry, thoughtfully. "Yes,"
so I did. Well, I Btipposo I had my price.
Goodby." Ho turned away nnd walked
quickly down tho street.
"What was his price?" asked tho major,
puzzled.
But all that was not tho question now.
Duplay sought the telegraph offlco nnd
Informed Iver of tho uncompromising attt
tudo of the enemy. Ho ndded thnt Harry
Tristram was In tho business and thnt
Harry suggested an Interview. It wns
perhnpB the most Blgnlflcnnt tribute that
Harry had yet received when, after a few
minutes of surprise nnd a few moro of
consideration, Ivor telegraphed that ho
would como up to town, nnd wished un
appointment to bo mado for him with .Mr.
Tristram. It was something to force Na
poleon to come to the pcnlnsulu.
rilAI'THlt XX.
A TrlRtritin Wnj A Spd'hnm.
Harry Tristram had led Lady Evens
wood to bellovo that he would Inform him
self of his cousin's Btnte of mind or oven
open direct communication with her. Ho
had ilouo nothing to redeem this Implied
pronilso, although tho remembrance of it
hud not passed out of hli mind. But he.
war. disinclined lo fulfill it. In tho first
place, he was much occupied with the pur
suits and Interests of his new life; hp".
ondly, he saw no wny to npproach her in
which he would not ueem a dUugreeable re
minder; ho might even be taken for a beg
gar, or, at least, regarded as a reproachful
supplicant. When he thought about hor
which was vory often Just now It wns
not to say that ho would never meet her
again, he liked her too well, nnd Hho was
too deeply bound up with tho association of
Ills life for thnt, but it was tn decide to
postpone the meeting and dream porhaps
of iomo progress or turn of events vvhlrh
should present him with his opportunity
and Invest their ronewed Hcquiln'nno wih
an atmosphere oa unusual aud as stlaiu'at-
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OwIiir to th fact tht tomf tlcentio".
people have from time to lime queitiontd
the cenuineneMiif the testimonial letters
we are cnmtantlv uubltahin. v h.v.
deposited nitli the National City ll.ink, i,t l.ynn, Mass., $3,000,
which will be paid to any person who wdl show tint the ul, ova
testimonials are not nenuinr, or were published before obtaining
U. LYDIA. I., l'INKHAM MlDICINI Co,
lug ns thnt in which their first dnys to
gether had been spent. Coclly'u pobslblo
unhnppincss did not como homo to him.
After all, she had everything and ho noth
ingand oven ho was not lnsupportably
happy.
Southend was working quietly. Aided by
Jenklnson Neeld, he had prepared an elnb-
orato Btatcmc'it nnd fired It in nt Mr.
Disney's door, himself retreating ns hastily
as tho urchn who had thrown a cracker.
Lady Kvcnswood wbb trying to induco her
eminent cousin to come to tea. Tho Imp,
In response to that official missive, was
completing her reminiscences on Heidelberg
and Addle Tristram. Everybody was ut
work, aud it was vaguely understood that
Mr. DiBuey wns considering tho matter at
least that he had not consigned all tho doc
uments to the waste, paper basket nnd the
writers lo perdition which was n great
point gained with Mr. Disney. "No hurry,
glvo mo time, don't push It, wnlt, do noth
ing, tho status r.uo," all these various
phrases expressed Lord Southcnd'H enrncst
and reiterated ndvlco to tho conspirators.
, barony had, in his Judgment, begun to bo
a thing which might bo mentioned without
a smile. And the vlbcounty "Woll," said
Lndy Kvcnswood, "If Robert were once con
vinced, tho want of precedent's would not
Btop him. Precedents must, after ull, bo
made, aud why should not llobert mako
them?"
This, then, tno moment when nil tho wIbo
and experienced pcoplo wcro agreed that
nothing could, should or ought to bo done,
wns tho chanco for a Trlstrum. Addlo would
havo seized It without nn instant's hesttn
tlon; Cecily hnd blood unavoidably diluted
with n strain of riatnHborough, and took
two wholo duys to mako tho plunge two
days ami u ntrugglo. neither of which would
hnvo happened had she been Addlo. lint
she did nt lenst reach tho conclusion that
lmmcdlnto action was necessary; that she
waB tho person to net; that Hho could en
dure no moro deluy; that sho must herself
go to Harry nnd do tho ono terrible thing
which alono suited, met and could save
tho situation.
In his quiet room lu Duke street Hnrry
was working out sorao details of tho pro
posed building In Illlnkhamton. Iver was
to como to town next day nnd Harry
thought that tho moro entirely ready they
scented to bo to go on. tho moro eager
Iver would bo to stop them. It wns Just 0
o'clock and n couple of quiet hours
stretched before him. lie heard that n
woman must seo him on urgent business
with tho most genulno vexation, but ho had
not experienced enough to embolden him to
send word thnt he was out.
Such a message would probably havo
availed nothing, Cecily wns already nt tho
door; sho was in tho room before ho had
dono giving directions that sho uhoiild be
admitted. Again thut likeness which had
already worked on him so powerfully utruck
him with unlfS3cncd force; for its take lie
sprang forward to greet her and meet her
outstretched hands with his. There was no
appearance of embnrrnssmcnt about hor,
rather a great gladness nnd a triumph In
her" own courage iu coming.
"You didn't como to inc. ho I ramo to
you," Hho explained, ns though tho explana
tion woro quite sufficient.
She brought everything back to him very
strongly, und in a moment h.uilshod nilnk
hampton, "Does anybody know you'vo como?"
"No," sho smiled. "That wns part of the
fun. Mlnu didn't know I wnH going out.
You seo. everybody's bson doing something
except me, and"
"Everybody doing something? Doing
what?"
"Oh, novcr mind now. Nothing of any
renl use."
"Thcro'n nothing to do," sold Hurry, with
a smile aud shrug.
Sho wus a llttlo disappointed to find him
looking no well, so cheerful, ho busy. Hut
the new Impression was not strong enough
to upset the proconenptlons with which
she had come. "I've come to toll you 1
cun't bear it." sho snld.
"Oh. v hy did you cvtr do it Harry""
"On my honor, I don't know," he admitted
after a moinfnt s though- ' Won't y.u Bit
down?" He watched her teat herself, a-'
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tually hoping for tho famous attitude. Hut
sho was too excited for It. Shu sat up
right, her bunds clasped on her knees. Her
air was ono of gravity, of tremulous im
portance. Sho realized what Hho was going
to do; if sho had failed to understand Its
vory unusual character she would probably
nover havo dono It at all.
"I can't bear thin state of things," sho
began. "I can't endure it nny longer."
"Oh, I can, I'm all right. I hopo you
haven't been worrying?"
"Worrying! I'vo robbed you, robbed you
of everything. Oh, I know you did it your
self! That makes it worse. How did I
como to make you do it?"
"I don't know," ho uld again. "Well,
you seem so In your place at Illent. Some
how you mode mo feci un Interlope.
And" ho paused u moment. "Yes, I'm
glad," ho ended.
"No, no, you mustn't bo glad," she
cried, quickly. "Hocauso It's unendurable,
unendurable!"
"To you? It's not to me. I thought It
might be. It Isn't."
"Yes, to mo, to me! Oh, end It for me,
Harry! End it for 1110!"
Sho was Implorlug; sho wbb the sup
pliant. The reversal of part3, btrango In
Itself, hardly ucomcd strange to Harry
TriBtnim nnd It mado him quite his old
self again. Ho felt that ho had something
to glvo. Hut her next words shattered
that delusion.
'You must tako It hack. Lot rac glvo it
baelt to jou," sho prayed.
Ho wa silent u full mlnuto before ho
answered, slowly nnd coldly:
"Krom anybody oIjc I bhoi'ld treat that
ns an Insult; with you I'm willing to Ihlnl;
it merely ignorance. In either ra.no th
absurdity Is tho name." Ho turned away
from her with a look of distaste, nlmost of
disgust. "How In tiic world rould you do
It?" ho ndded by tho way of climax.
"I could do it. In one way I could."
Shn roso as he turned back to hor. "I
wnnt you to havo Illent. You'ro the proper
master of IHon'. Do you think 1 want to
hnvo It by accident?"
"You havo It by law, not by accldont,"
ho answered, curtly. lie w.ib growing
angry, "why do you como nero nnu un
settle mo?" ho demanded. "I wasn't thlnk-
lug of it. And then you como horn!"
Sho wns apologetic no longer. Sho faced
him boldly.
"You ought to think of It," she Insisted.
"And yos, I'vo eorne hero becauso It
was right for mo to enma; becauso I
couldn't respect myself unless I came. I
warn you to tnko back Illent "
"What Infernal nonsense"' ho exclaimed.
Yru know It's Impossible "
"No, ' she said. Sho was calm, but her j
"There's ono way In
breath raino quick.
which It's possible."
In un Instant ho understood her; there
wns no need of moro words. Sho knew
herself to bo understood un sho looked nt
him and for 'u whllo Hho lookod steadily,
but ho icturned tho gaze, ho that prcsoutly,
In spite of her effortu, sho felt herself flush
ing red, and her eyes foil. Tho room hail
beromo uiieomfortubly quiet, too. At Inst
sho spoke.
"I hiippoce you remember whnt I told you
about Janlo Iver," ho Bald, "and that'H how
you tamo to think I might do this. You
muHt tec that that was different. I gave
us much us' I got thcro. Hho wus rich, I
was" Ho Btnllod sourly "I was Tristram
of Illent. You nro Tristram of Illent, I
nm " ho Hhrugged his shoulders.
Ho mudo no refornneo to tho personal
side of tho caso. Sho wuh not hurt, sho
wns enormously relieved.
"I'm not Inclined to bo pensioner on my
wlfo," ho said.
Sho opened Iter lips to speak; she was
within nn a en of telling him thai, if this
and that wont well, ho would havo so ns
Htired and recognized a position thnt nono
could throw Htoncs nt him. Her word died
away In fnrn of the peremptory finality of
his words nnd the bitter anger on his face.
She Fat silent aud forlorn, wondering what
had become of her resolve una tier inspira
tion. "In my plueo you would feel ns I do," ho
snld n moment later. Ills tono was milder.
"You can't deny It," ho insisted "Look
mo tn the fnco and deny it If you can. I
know you too woll."
For some minutes later sho tnt ntlll Then
sho got up with a desolate air. Uvnry
thing scorned over; tho great offer, with Its
greu't scono, hud como to very Utile. With
out attempting to bid him an farewell,
sho moved toward tho door Hlowly aud
drearily.
Sho was arrested by his voice c now
voice, very good-natured, rather rhafflnc
"Aro you doing anything particular to
night?" ho nuked.
Sho turned round; lin was smiling nt her
In an opon, but friendly, amtiKumf nt.
"No," sho murmured. "I'm going back
home, I supposn."
"To Illent?" he asked quickly.
"No, lo our house. Minn's lhori, and"
Her faco was puzzled; uhc left her sentence
unfinished.
"Well, I'vo got nothing lo do. Let's lmv
dinner and go Homowhcro togetfcor."
Tholr oycn mot. Gradually f'uiiily's light,
oned Into n sparkle as her ilpj bent and
her white tv-th allowed n ifttlg. Hho wru
nlmott l.'.ughlNg outright as slvi niiBwcred
reudily without ho mueh us n show of hesi
tattou or n Hiirprl.ie "Yen,"
(To Uo toutmucd.)!