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rTHPTER XXI TIIE STRAXGER SON
The next morning about halfpast nine
0 dock just as Gerard lor the first time
that day went to the farmhouse doorand
itood for a moment or two on the thres
hold with Ins hands in his pocketsthink
idp of the future which now lay before
hun he suddenly perceived tho tall even
itaoly form of Father Hayward ap
proaPbniK him
Hp wcut down the garden wnlk to meet
Into and opened the gate with a smile
1 nm an early visitor you see said
the priest holding out his hand but I
live liud n letter from Lady Gilmore this
uiiruine a lettor I wish you to see
oerards face naturally Hushed a little
it this announcement
he I most anxious went on
Father Huyward that you should
gtart for Wrothsley today for she was
not feelinc so well yesterday and
drnls that a second nttiick of paralysis
oipbt seize her and again deprive
ber of speeoh You see how im
portant it is that you should go at
cme
es Baid Gerard casting down his
erf
an you arrange to start with me in
anliur then
No Im sure I cant answered
Cfaid decisively I could leave here
in the afternoon perhaps
Hut then wo could not reach
Wrntlisley todny which I am most
tnxiiis that you should do Nothinc
can be of so much consequenceus that
jou eliould see your mother without
delay so lot mo urge you to put
everv other consideration aside
Dut dorard still bositated ho would
lee May Sumners boforo ho went he was
determined but finally Father Haywnrd
jersuaded him to promise to start for the
Ninth at middav and Gerard had thus
no tune to lose lie went into tho house
with the priest who wished to sec Mrs
Brewxter and he told this poor woman
irbo was very sad at tho prospect of los
ing her adopted son that she had to
isrk his portmanteau for him and then
he harried to the village to seek May
whom he found at homo very busy with
tome household work in the kitchen
Her sleeves were tucked up and she had
sbrpebibbed apron on and when she
heard derards rap at the house door she
went just as she was to open it as she by
no means expected him at this early
hourWith
With a blush nud a start sho recognised
him She had spent a very sleepless
mslit thinking of the great change of
fortune which had come to Gerard and
which now through liim was rellected
on ber own life It seemed like a dream
to her still and yet as he stood there
leforo her it all flashed back to her
cuml and nlso the incongruity of her
present dress and occupation to her
future state
Gerard sho Baid trying ner
Toutlv to pull down her slpeves over her
round soft arms I I did not expect
you so early
May 1 come in he answered Is
the old man iu the house May
No he is in the work yard
By this time poor May had got down
her slpoves and was proceeding to untie
ber apron in the passage when Gerard
took her in his arms and kissed her
Election ately
lib dont Gerard I feel so ashamed
to be so untidy she exclaimed
Never mind about boing untidy you
Ere always pretty in my eyes you know
and always will be There darling let
me have another kiss and now oomo
into the kitchen
Ilad we better not go into the par
lor sho said hesitatingly
Nonsense replied Gerard smiling
for he bad generally been in tho habit of
talking to May in the kitchen and un
derstood why she wished him to go into
tbe parlor now the kitchen will do
verj well for Ive como on a sad busi
ness May 1 have come to say good
bjeTho
Tho girls face quickly grew a little
rale
Not today she asked in a low
tone
I nfortunately today that priest
on t let me alone it seems my mother
Lady iilmoro is most anxious to see me
it once as sho is afraid of taking another
fit end so Father Hayward got a letter
trom her this morning to urge him to
take me to Wrothsley ensile today and
though I tried hard to get another day or
to here the old boy would not hoar of it
and we start at 12 oclock
ib Gerard
Now May darling youve not to
look sad about it continued Gerard
a cam putting his arm around her slim
Mist you know what I promised you
last night and I mean to keep my word
nd nothing shall turn me from it
Eutdontyou see its of great conse
quence thnt I should seo the old lady at
once if there is any chance of her being
fllasam for of course that precious youn
Cer brother of mine is sure to make a
fight for the property and the title and
that kind of thing So I thought it was
t t to go today as the priest urged it
and lvo just run down to say a word to
ion and to tell you how awfully cut up
1eel at the idea of parting with you
r n for a short time
And you wont change she an
gered taking his hand and looking
iftfully up with her blue eyes into his
face
I swear I wont
But as you are rich and have a grand
name fino ladles will be running after
Jon Gerard and then maybe youll
forqet your poor little girl by the sea
The line ladles may run but they
ont catch me laughed Gerard
Now May give me a bit of your
Wtty hair to take away with me and
caressingly laid Ins band on her head
ahe spoke and then It the fine ladies
lou mention want to make love to me
111 show them the little ourl I carry
Joout with me and tell them I cut it
from my pretty sweethearts head
And will you givo me a bit of
Tonrs she asked softly
Of course answered Gerard but
1 toust cut it with discretion he added
aiiinCl as I nm going into such grand
fompatiy I mustnt spoil my beauty so
fcaveyou a lookingglass here May
She went to ope of the shelves on the
Vcnen wall and took down a small
Ware hand glass and held it up to Ger
Sr < J who then carefully seleoted a llttlo
pee of his bright crisp curling brown
hair
I think this wont be missed he
said as he rather regretfully cut off the
lovelock and now darling let me
have a piece of this pretty stuff
And May was not afraid of injuring
her hair and so let Gerard take as much
as he wished Her heart indeed felt too
sad at the thought of Gerard going away
from her to care for anything else and
when he took her in his arms to bid her
goodbye it was all she could do to re
strain her tears
You will write she whispered
with her head on his breast
I will write tomorrow he ans
swered and tell you all about how I
get on I dont mean to be browbeaten
you kuow by any of these line people
and that Ill soon let them see But
now May darling I must go you love
me truly and really don t you May
Oh yes yes Gerard
And you loved me before all this
came I know you loved me didnt you
when 1 woe only plain Gerard Brewster
or at least imagined rayselt to be
You know I did whispered the
girlThey
They parted in the tenderest fashion
nnd ngaiu and again renewed their prom
ises of faith to euoh other and then
slowly reluctantly Gerard left heroar
rying away the memory of hor sweet
face in his heart
He found on his retnrn to tho farm
house that Father Haywnrd had not
been idle iu his absence Mrs Brewster
had in fact signed a deposition which
he had drawn out fully confirming Lady
Gilmores confession regarding Gerards
birth and supposed death in every par
ticular Poor Mrs Brewster was in
great grief but she had obeyed Ger
ards request and his portmanteau was
packed and ready but she fairly broke
dowu when tho moment of part
ing came and sobbed aloud when
Gerard bent down to kiss hor
Nonsense ho said kindly dont
goon like that Ill be back here very
soon I can tell you
But Mrs Brewster knew the world
better than he did
No my dear she wept youre
going iuto a new life and its
but natural you should forget the old
one
Im sure he will not forcet his kind
nurse who bus tended him ull these
years said Father Hayward and in
all probability also Mrs Brewster you
will be called to Wrothsley to substan
tiate Gerards claims
Of course I wont forget you
said Gerard once more shaking her
hand goodbye take care of yourself
like a good old woman until I come
back
And so he parted from the woman who
had nursed and reared him for twenty
live years He had a smile on bis face
as he went out of tbe door but Mrs
Brewster covered hers with her hands and
wailed a oud
I thought to have him by me to close
my eyes in death she moaned but
now it is all over nos gone awny and
will uover como back
In tho meanwhile Gerard and the
priest were walking towards the village
iuu from whence they drove In a car
riage to the nearest railway station
They traveled by a fast train and
reached London about 7 in the evening
and then proceeded direct to Wrothsley
arriying about 10 oclock At the sta
tion at Wrothsley a carriage awaited
them as Father nay ward had tele
graphed during the day to Lady Gilmore
that they were on their way Gerard by
this time was somowhat pnle and agi
tated in spite of all his big words to
poor May Sumners
You ore nearlng your home now
said Father Hayward kindly nnd reassur
ingly ns they drove on in tbe luxurious
carriage through the dark lanes Then
they reaohed the west lodge at Wroths
ley end entered the park and Gerard
leanod his head out of the carriage win
dow to hide his nervousness
The park is very extensive went
on tbe calm voice of the priest and
well stocked with deer and the lake ab
solutely abounds in water fowl bythe
bye I forgot to ask you are you a
sportsmou
I have shot a hare or two an
swered Gerard huskily
Ah that will all soon come right
you will huve plenty of shooting here
nnd mostyoung men like it
Another quarter of an hour brought
them to the front entrance of the castle
aud a few momenta later Gerard was
standing in the great hall and as the
butler Graham advanced to receive the
travelers this ordinarily calm man abso
lutely started as his eyes fell on Gerards
face
1 My lady gave orders that she would
rcceivo you and this gentleman at once
on your nrnval he said not in his
usual even tones Gerards likeness to
hisiMate lord had startled the butler and
there had been strange rumors about the
castle and tho neighborhood for somo
unys
Come then said the priest put
ting bis nrm through Gerards and load
ing him gravely up tbe magnificent stair
case for Gerard was too much agitated
by this time almost to know where he
was going He had never been In suoh
a house before and had had no idea of
such wealth and luxury as surrounded
him on every sldo His heart was beat
ing fast and bis face was flushed and
his hands trembled as they traversed tbe
tbtokly carpeted broad oorridors and
reached at last the room where Lady
Giltnoro awaited them in greater agita
tion even than her stranger son
Father Hayward rapped softly on tho
door and then led Gerard in led him up
to the rich satin couch on which was
seated a pale worn in with dark restless
eyes who rose with a haircry on her
pallid lips as they approached her
I have brought your son baok to
you said tho priest gently Gerard
this Is your mother Lady Gilmore
Then Lady Gilmore put out her quiver
ing hand
It is his fathers face his fathers
face she murmured as Gerard nerv
ously took her hand in bis own trembling
one
It is a remarkable likeness certain
ly sttid Father Hayward as Lady Gil
mores eyes still dwelt on the familiar
yet unfamiliar features it was like
looking on the dead again she was think
ing for Gerard had inherited the lata
Lord Gilmores every lineament
Will you forgive me she asked
after a moment or two of painful
silence
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Oh yes its uo use talking of it now
auBwerod Gerard aud as Lady Giltnoro
heard his voice she started back a llttlo
and dro pped his hand from her cold stiff
fingers
This was not the voice nor accent of
her husband nor yet of that beloved son
who bad stabbed his mothers heart
Lady Gilmore had forgotten that a youth
reared in a remote village on the North
ern coast had had no ohance of speaking
liken wellbred man when his only
companions had been the fishermen or
at best a young farmer or two or the
son of tbe keeper of the village inn
Gerard In faot spoke with a strong
North country accent though his voice
was not an unpleasant one but now It
grated harshly on his mothers ears
And ns she dropped bis han 1 he turned
away from her and as he did this her
eyes fell on the defect in bis figure on
the bitter birthright which bad made
him an alien and a stranger to his
fathers house
A sort of moan escaped Lady Gilmores
lips and she covered her face with her
band Was she thinking of the tall
slender graceful form of that other son
and of her own sin to both Some strong
emotion was surging in her breast fjir
hor lips quivered convulsively and Ger
ard saw her hands twitch and he begun
to feel sorry for her
Dont vex yourself any more about
it now he said still in that deep
rough tone whats done cannot be
undone you know and we must just try
to make the best of it and Gerard
smiled
It was her husbands very smile It
lit Gerards face and carried the
thoughts of the pale womau who was
watching him baok to her early wedded
days to the passionate and devoted love
she had given to her handsome lord to
a thousand tender memories and joys
The wrong to you must be undone
she said in u low tone did you bring
Nurso Brewster with you
No said Father Hayward but
brought with me her deposition con
firming in every particular your state
ment
But that is not enough exclaimed
Lady Gilmore exoitedly Nurse Brew
ster must come here and declare before
the whole houusehold before my other
son before their greataunt the wrong
we did This is Lord Gilmore and every
one must know it
I can telegrnph for Mrs Brewster to
morrow answered Fathor Hayward
soothingly but would it not be wise
now to end this interview Tis not good
for you so much excitement and my
young friend hero I am sure is greatly
in need of some refreshments and tho
good father kindly laid his hand on Ger
ards shoulder
Come to me then Gerard said
Lady Gilmore again stretching out ber
hand which he took my son whom 1
have wronged so deeply stoop down that
I may kiss your face
And Gerard bent down and she kissed
him with her quivering lips
God has spared mo to atone to you
sho said solemnly say again you for
give me
Yes Indeed I do answered Ger
ard heartily for he was touched by his
mothers words and again Lady Gilmore
kissed him kissed tho face she had last
touched when he was a little babe
CHAPTER XXII THE 3CEV LORD
Gerard awoke next morning with a
confused sense of not knowing where he
was awoke and looked around him and
saw instead of the neat homely furni
ture ut Cragside farmhouse a room the
fittings of which were extremely luxuri
ous Lady Gilmore had given orders
that her son was to occupy one of the
state bedrooms of the castle and thither
tbe night before Graham the butler had
escorted him Graham knew by this
time who Gerard really was and had
lost no time in courting the rising sun
Scarcely indeed bad Gerard and Father
Hnyward retired from her presence
when Lady Gilmore summoned this old
family servant to her side Graham had
been in the castle at the time when the
small empty coffin supposed to contain
the little dead heir had been interred in
the family vault aud ho had heard
rumors also that this had lately been
opened In the presence of a magistrate
Father Hayward and n London lawyer
There had been naturally much gossip
among the servants on the subject but
until Gerard arrived Lady Gilmore had
not spoken of it to any of them
Now however she broke the silence
Graham she said addressing him
you saw the gentleman who arrived
with Father Hayward tonight ot whom
doeB his face remind you
Graham hesitated for a moment
I scarcely like to say my lady he
said but if I may take the liberty ot
doing so he had a look I thought of
his late lordships
He may well have for he is his son
his eldest son answered Lady Gilmore
with emotion When he was a babe
a weak and puny babe it was given out
that he had died of fever and a little
coffin was broueht here nud plaoed by
his grandfathers side in the family
vault m tho chapel You remember
this
I remember the melanoholy occasion
perfectly my lady
That coffin was an empty one I ae
oelved his father and pretended he had
died because my lord ardently wished
his other son to be the heir as this poor
child was a hunchback But he did not
die and has been reared by Nurse
Brewster and now he has come home
I have acknowledged him he is in truth
Lord Gilmore and not
Her voice broko and faltered as she al
luded again to the other son and
Graham bowed respectfully as he lis
tened
It is very stran ge my lady he said
but you could have knocked me over
with a feather the moment my eyes fell
on his face tonight tho likeness to his
late lordship is so strong Am I to un
derstand my lady that we have now to
address him as Lord Gilmore
Certainly as Lord Gilmore I have
called you here to tell you this and I re
quest you to make it known in the house
hold Steps will be taken immediately
to have bis title acknowledged for none
can dispute it Nurso Brewster will be
here tomorrow and then everyone shall
know
Again Graham bowed
I trust you will forgive an old family
servant expressing a hope my lady
he said that the young Jord will boa
great comfort and happiness to you and
be as like his lato lordship in everything
as he is In faoe
Thus Graham knew when he waited on
Gerard at the first meal he partook of at
Wrothsloy that he was waiting on his fu
ture lord and when he escorted Gerard
to his bedroom he addressed him by his
title
My lady informed me after your ar
rival my lord he said that you are
the rightful heir and as I have been in
the family twentyseven years I hope
youll excuse me mentioning that I never
saw such a likeness in my life as you are
to his late lordship your father
Everyone tails me that said Ger
ard well pleased
He was an uncomman handsome
man went on the butler and your
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lordship is his very imago far more liko
than the other gentleman jfr iiugn
that now is
What sort of fellow is my brother
asked Gerard delighted with the but
lers remarks
Hes a yery pleasant freebanded
young gentleman and goodlooking also
but does not take after his father ns
muoh as you do my lord in fact ij
just wonderful a
So Gerard weut to bed exoJ
gratified aud for a long tJmjMebu
sleep amid his unfnmiliarjEjtrwun
And when he awoke in thtaforn
could not at first tell where Kffwn
sat up rubbed his eyes andth
came back to him He was Loi
more all this Bplendor was his
bufler had said he was like bis ha
father and Gerards vain heart loved to
think this
He got up nnd looked out of the wl
dow looked on tbe wide spreading pa
with its green slopes and groups of
stately trees below which the de
browsed in tbe sheltered glades
could see too what a great house It was5
with its marble terraces nnd fountains
and in tbe far vista a gleam of the shin
ing waters of tho lake Wrothsley was
looking beautiful in the sweet springtime
with its freshopened leaves and
soms beneath a blue wbitefleoked sy
and a bright shining miming sun Butj
Its splendors halffrightened Gor
He had never been in suoh a placi
foro and it filled him with a vague sense
of his own infeiority somehow He turned
away from the window with a half sigh
and then bogan to dress himself in his
very best
Poor Gernrd The brown country
mado velveteen coat the white waist
coat and bright red necktie might seem
very attractive in the eyes of rustio
maidens like May Summers but tbey
looked sadly out of place boneath these
decorated ceilings And so Graham the
butler thought when he beheld nis
young lordship in this gay attiro
He aint fit for it relleoted this
sagacious man but my Indy has no one
but herself to thank for his countrified
appearanco aud a good valet will soon
polish bim up a bit
But we may be sure he gave no hint of
his private thoughts to Gerard Father
Hayward started for town immediately
after breakfast for the purpose of seeing
the family lawyer who had been pres
ent when the little empty coffin was
opened in the vault to take his advice
regarding Gerard assuming the title
nnd to consult counsel on the point and
also on the best mode of communicating
his mothers confession and deposition to
Hugh Gifford now called Lord Gilmore
Father Haywood carried with him also
the whole correspondence which had
taken place during the twentyfour
years of Gerards life between Lady
Gilmore and Mrs Brewster regarding
bis health and rearing and the money
which had been expended on his behalf
Both Lady Gilmore and Mrs Brewster
had strange to say preserved all these
letter and Lady Gilmore held the re
ceipt for the large sum of money she hnd
advanced for Gerard to stock and take
his tnrm and which bad also passed
through Mrs Brewsters hands The
lawyers naturally deemed these papers
to be of the greatest importance in the
case supposing it went to trial ns they
considered that without doubt they fully
established Gerards claim fb be the late
Lord Gilmores eldest son and con
firmed the depositions by Lady Gilmore
and Mrs Brewster regarding the decep
tion they had practiced on the late lord
Thus after Father Hayward left
Wrothsley Gerard found it eo lonely he
was glad to have tho butler to talk to
and Graham showed him over tho great
house opening with no small pride the
doors of the state apartments pointing
out in the large drawingroom the walls
hung with light blue sStin damask
worked with silver gray figures the
frieze above being white and gold There
was everything here that wealth could
purchase tbe floors of all the prinoipal
rooms being of oak with wide parquet
rio borders ana one room was panneled
with rlohly oarved frames tilled with
splendid specimens of Aubuseon tapes
try
But the great boast and pride of the
house were the pictures and Graham
acted as showman of these too
That ead of an old woman is a Rem
brandt my lord he went on pouring
out picture after picture to Gerards as
tonished gaze and yon landsoape with
orses is a Gerard Dow We have a Ru
bens too very fine that his late lord
ship your lordships father set great
Btoreon And we have Holbeins and
Teniers and in laot all the best of em
When the family Is away crowds of peo
ple come here to see the pictures and I
believe there is no better collection in
England May I ask if your lordship Is
fond of hart
Dontt know muoh about it an
swered Gerard with a blush at the idoa
of his own ignoranoe
Its a taste that grows continued
the butler refieotively and as his late
lordship was a great hart connoiseur I
have no doubt your lordship will inherit
it the same as you have done the feat
ures of bis face This is a portrait of
his late lordship and youll excuse me
saying so but it might pass as your lord
ships picture except being older
So Gerard stood and looked at bis
fathers pictured faoe and told himself
that he was indeed his son Tbey had
the same features the same bright smil
ing reckless eyes and crisp brown curl
ing hair Only that hapless birthright
which had marred Gerards life made
the difference and a frown passed over
his face as this thought crossed his mind
I think I am tired of looking at the
pictures he said turning away a little
impatiently and the polite butler in
stantly took the hint
Perhaps your lordship would like a
little refreshment he said Tis
very fatiguing standing about
1 think Id like a drink replied
Gerard and having expressed his prefer
ence for champagne so as to impress the
butler with the idea that it was a bev
erage he partook of every day Griham
made baste to put before him some of
the very finest wine tbe cellars con
tained
Thats not bad said Gerard who
was quite incapable ol appreciating its
excellence and as the butler removed
the empty bottle he could not suppress a
sigh
Poor fellow he rellected his ig
norance is just hnwful
The rare vintage however had raised
Gerards spirits and he felt muoh less
afraid to encounter the old lady he
confided to Graham under Its Influence
when about midday Lady Gilmore
summoned him to her presence He en
tered her room with a smile and put out
his hand whioh his mother held in her
poor cramped one for a few moments in
silence
And how have you spent the morn
ing she asked presently still with hor
dark eyes fixed on his face
Oh very well answered Gerard
that butler fallow has been showing
me over the place and the ploturei
They are very lino said Lady Gil
more slowly and as her glance wandered
over his dress and general apperaance
she sighed deeply Shew
like he was aud yet ho
husband and the son she
dearly And she saw
thinkingjiow
tSr
iB to
too
also only too
dearly that Gerards rearing hnd un
fitted htm for tbe station he was now
called upon to hold and her wrong to
him could never De quite undone
Graham Is an old family servant
and you can safely ask him any ques
tions about how things go on here you
know she said with some hesitation
and after he left her she sent for Gra
ham
Graham and a Hush rose to her
sallow face ns she spoke and her eyes
fell before the grave butlers could
you advise my son regarding his dress
about having a new tailor I mean vou
see he has been educated in tbe country
and of course nnd she paused
Graham bowed respootfully
Iconld mention to his lordship the
firm in town who supplios Mr Hugh
my lady he said and Lady Gilmore
gave a little start and bit her lips as she
heard tbe unfamiliar name
If you can do so without offense I
shall be glad she answered a moment
later and after she had dismissed Gra
ham that discreet man retired to his
own apartmeut to consider how he could
best undertake this delicate office
Gerard in the meantime was engaged
in writing his promised letter to May
Summers and ns he did so the same
feeling stole over him that ho had felt
when he first looked out in the morning
on the park The splendid fittings of the
room he was writing in seemed some
how to overwhelm his ideas and after
an attempt or two he flung down his pen
and tore up bis unfinished letter
I will write tomorrow he told
himself and then rang the boll for Gra
ham
I want to go out ho said will
you come with me to show me the way
aboutYour
Your lordship would liko to see the
lake perhaps answered Graham who
had now decided on his course of action
nnd the other scenery in tbe park
which is also considered very fine and I
was going to ask your lordship if I might
be allowed to act as your valet until you
engage one and as itmay be lato before
we return to the castle if you will per
mit me I will lay out your evening dress
for dinner before we go
Graham had rightly guessed that Ger
ard was almost sure to have no evening
dress and the scarlet flush whloh rose to
his face at these words immediatety told
tho butler that his surmise was true
Evening dress repeated Gerard in
confusion I have none with me I
think I came away in suoh a hurry dye
see
They are easily supplied my lord
smiled Graham Your brother Mr
Hugh deals with a first rate West End
firm in town nnd if you will allow me I
can telegraph to them to send one of
their people to take your lord
ships measurement for a dress suit
and anything else you may require
Perhaps that would be the best
plan answered Gerard I sup
pose they always dress hero for din
ner
Always my lord replied the but
ler even with solemnity and Gerard
grue an uneasy laugh as he listened
Well Ill either dine as I am today
or go without dinner he said how
ever write to that fellow you mentioned
and then I should like to look about tho
place a bit
Graham having obtained this authority
wroto to the London firm and requested
them to send down at onoe everything
that was required for a young gentle
mans outfit and thUB Gerards dress
at all events would no longer offend fas
tidious eyes
And while these arrangements for his
benefit were going on at Worthsley
Father Hayward had journeyed to town
and gone straight when he arrived there
to the offices of the family lawyer who
was already acquainted with the strange
events whioh had taken place in tho
house of Gilmore
He was a shrewd worldly man this
and considered that Lady Gilmore would
have acted much more wisely to have let
this folly and sin of her youth rest in
silence But as she had ohosen not to
do this the oonsequences were unavoid
able He received Father Hayward
with courtesy and listened to his account
of Gerards arrival at Worthsley with a
smile
I must say I feel not a little sorry lor
Lord Gilmore he said as I see no
reason to doubt Lady Gilmores most re
markable story and this correspondence
you have brought apparently completely
confirms it But of course It will have
to be thoroughly investigated and ulti
mately go before a committee of the
bouse of lords And strange to say
Lord Gilmore without any knowledge of
the facts whatever has just returned to
town This is a letter I received from
him this morning
Father Hayward took the letter In his
hand which Mr Stafford the lawyer
held toward bim and having asked per
mission rend tbe following words
Dear Sir When in Florence a few
days ago I saw in an English newspaper
that my mother was slowly recovering
from a severe Illness and 1 therefore
started at once for England Will you
kindly call upon me at my hotel hers
and tell mo all the particulars which of
course will be known to you I suppose
It is no seoret that my mother was highly
offended by my marriage and as sh
did not answer the letter I wrote to he
to announce it I scarcely care to ad
address her directly Still I am anxious
to hear how she is and shall be pleased
if you will call and see me And I re
main dear sir yours faithfully
GlLMOBB
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