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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1939
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'Certainly. I saw him there once or
twice to receive instructions about
business. I expostulated with him for
being so near the house wherehis
brother-in-law and wife were living,
es I pointed out that the truth might
easily become known. But Pine mere-
ly said that his safety in keeping his
secret lay in his daring to run the
risk,"
"Have yen any idea that Sir Hub-
ert intended to come by night to
Lord Garvington :s house?"
'Not the slightest. In fact, I told
.him that Lord Garvington was afraid
oa burglars, and had threatened to
shoot any man who tried to enter the
h ✓use. -
rat Inng to wait before he learned the
reason, for the document produced by
t? n. Jarwin was singularly short and
re.=noise. Pine had never been a great
speaker and carried his reticence into
his testamentary disposition. Five
minutes was sufficient for the reading
of the will, and those present learned
that all real and personal property
had been left unreservedly to Agnes
Pine; the widow of the testator. on
m minion that she did not marry Noel
l'amsw•orth Leighton Lambert. If she
dal so the money was to pass to a
obtain person. whose name was men-
tinn.-d int a sealed envelope held by
Per. Jarwin. This was only to be open-
ed when Agnes Pine formally relit•
quished her claim to the estate by
marrying Noel Lambert. Seeing that
the will disposed of two millions ster-
ling. it was a remarkably abrupt doe•
amen, and the reading of it took the
hearers' breath away.
Garvington, relieved from the fears
of his guilty conscience, was the first
to recover his power of speech. He
looked at the lawyer and demanded
fiercely if no legacy had been left to
him. Surely Pine did not forget me?"
he lamented, with more temper than
sorrow,
"Fou have hoard the will." said Mr.
Jarwin, folding up the single sheet of
legal paper on which the testantent
was 'nseribed,
"-Ther• aro r,o legacies."
..:,:"b,- at all."
Pine remembered Silver?"
its- remembered nothing and
o• '- Ludy Agnes." Jarwin
1: •t..? 10 the silent widow, -who mould
" + i'<-r.eif to speak. sn angered
l,y thecruel way in which
Imp ihio ;=hntvtt his jealousy,
I'- ,til very' dreadful and very blit'
. said Lady Garvington in
hand inconsequent way.
. 33': 1 las always vire to Hub -
ere ;old he might have left ate a few
sate eve ra•a ,' (Il. -s'. Everything
cn.es in 03,331is and food and--"
bit tongue. ,Tan:,' struck in
c•r b ';y. ''Fitt r" always
thin kinin of 'rocks and friil. Ilut 1 aa-
r'_,- .vitt, you this will is dreadful. 1
,.3 am going to it, balder writ a
heeetly ,-011 you know." le added,
1„ Jai -win. "I shall contest the
will•..
'lira• a w;,•r roughed dryly and
911-131,11. ".1 you are not mentioned in
th•• r. ' men4 Lord Garvington, I fail
I., see? what you can do."
"Hem, huts! bum!" Garvington was
rather =lisritucerted. "Rut Agnes can
fight it."
-W y ahe+ttlft I?" questioned the
widow. :vita was very pale and v'•ry
quiet
"Airy vtee,tttri yon?" 1111101030(1 her
br,th"r. -it prevents- you marrying
a :'0133.
"Pio.(biu itis, it dries not." mingled
Mr.- .Tr='e•win, with another thy cough.
"Lady Agnes can starry any one :'he
chooses tt,. save " Isis eyes rested
oft the,.l110 and watchful face of Lam-
Lem
The ;•dung tutor colorer(, and glans.
in;; at A„n.;:o, was about to sneak,
tits t10 second thought he checked
himselZ. as he 'lid not wish to add to
the .•ntlt.ttra.:;ntent of the scene. It
wits' the willow who repliers. "T)id Sir
'Hubert tell you why he made such a
provision?." she asked; striving to
preserve her calmness, which was
difficult under the circumstances,
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"Why. no," said Jarwin, nursing his
chin reflectively. "Sir Hubert was al-
ways of a reticent disposition: He
simply instructed me to draw up the
will you have hearts, anti gave 1110 no
explanation. Everything is in oder,
and I am at your service, madam,
whenever you choose to send for me."
"But suppose i marry Mr. Lanm-
bert--"
"Agnes, you won't be such a fool!"
shouted her brother, growing so scar-
let that he seemed to be on the point
of au apoplectic lit.
She turned on him with a look,
which reduced hint- to silence, but
carefully avoided the eyes of the cou-
sin. "Suppose I marry Mr. Lambert?"
she asked again.
"In that case you will lose the 111011-
ey." replied Jarwin, sightly weary of
so obvious an answer having to be
made. "You have heard the will."
"Who gets the money then?"
This was another ridiculous clues.
tion, a. Jarwin, and not without rea-
son, considered,
"Would you like me to read tate
will again?" he asked sarcastically.
"No. I am aware of what it eon -
tains."
"In that ease, you must know, ma-
dam, that the money goes to a cter-
tain person whose name is mentioued
in tt sealed envelope, naw fn my of•
flee safe.
"Who is the person?" demanded
Garvington, with a gleam of hope
that Pine night have manse him the
legatee,
"I do not know, my lord, Sir Hub.
ort Pine wrote down the name and
dress, sealed the envelope, and gave
it into my charge. it can only be
opened when the ceremony of marri-
age takes place between---" he bow-
ed again to Lady Al3l1es and 31114 time
to Lambert.
"Pine must have been insane." said
Garvington, fuming. "lie disguises
him,eli as it gypsy. and comes to b•ur-
:,h• my ban -e, and ia'kes a silly will
-wehic'h t. mit to 'he -upset."
"Sir Hubert never struck me as ill-
-11110," row -led jarwin, 'parting the
dispeted will into hi, 'black leather
hag. ".-1 Mali w:ho ,can make
1/3,13
-teat nti!-
Y•,,,n 1-"0011314 ill si, short a space of
time van scarcely lie vatted crazy."
"But this ntasquera;liit r as a gypsy
-and a 013:tlai 11311,.'3 t;ir:ingr.,tt 1r-
ritahi,
'Mr, 1st-,'..lnrt', ami it was natural that
lo' sh.mid wI-t yr asiaaally,, 401
.,,.c't,33 /100 11.3• h.• 1,.; r'; :\4 10 `11-'tc-
`nit' .. burglar. 1 velonre 1,, .1b.agrye
with y011. 1I, had ,gnu- rea0,0 (a
i' 110 1-33311,3. 1331 the h' it and in the
lndni1(1 ne 111,1, mid el'an'd to-- if he
bar! :iced 1.1 v3/01131i1 hoer 3.%/11:1303331,
But a,haterrr Merin havi n i,i•
mot lee. Lora (tary1n1l+'•it, I :tilt 't)'•
twin it 'was .. ',nettled with 1•uh-
1Cei1; sn:.pprd the fat little. 111311
candidly, "if I 'hail known that l'ir'e
was such a blighter as to leave ane no-
thing. fin h:tu.;;cd if I'd have allowed
U., 'be• bttr1.'1 in 4:3011 ,l31,'117,,,3,'
any." -
"Fredd. Freddy, the poor man 1.
'lead, 1.0 hint rest," said Lady tiara
10 3•.11. whu looked mere limp and
amiss3 than ever.
I wish 1v was resting somewhere
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11,111 01 ^n-3 -,111111. .\ damned gyp
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-1nr1 iii h i,rband” said Lady :\g -
it< 4 1,'kt'l,ly. "TJon'I forlret that, Clara
tgt.ont. arv-
gtwn.
"I wish I could forget it. Much ma.
he has 'been to els."
.'Yon have no cause to -complain,"
said h sister with a meaning ;glance.
:til ' 1x: itr_tc n 'ni.',e0 subsided.
"Won't you say something, Noel?"
asked 1.11'1_ 1; ri,n>l.171 110711 13,
"I d 311'7 see what there is 7,1 say,"
]rt: resumed, not lilting his eves from
the ground.
"There you are 'wrong," remarked
renla:rked
Agne, with :3 sudden dash, "There is
a great deal to ,,say, 11313 this is not tine
place to saj\lr. ittri in." site roe
'to her feet, looking a queenly figure
in .her long 'black robe's, "you can re-
turn to town and 'later 'Will receive my
instructions."
The lawyer hooked hard at her mar-
hi!le tfac•e, 'wondering .it°hether she
would 'ch'oose the 'lover or the mon-
ey. Pt was a hard 'ch'oi'ce, and a 'very
difficult 'position. He !cou'l'd' 'no't read
in her - eyes What the intended to do,
iso rnot'ely bowed and took a ceremon-
ious departure, paying a shone 1'rilb'ute
kn'the •wid'ow's strength of mind,.
"Poor thing; poor thing," thought the
snhcitor, 'I 'belie've' she ,loves her
cousin. It is hard that she can only
marry Ihiln at the cost of Ihecoming a
pauper. A al'iffionl't position for her
indeed, 3i'ml she'll hold on to the
money, .of 'course; 110 W01111111 'woarl'rl
be ouch a fool as to pay two tieillions.
steriing for a hmns;ban'd,"
in 'relation to eine women out of
ten, this view 'w6at1d bave .been a rea-
emaihlc nate to take, but Agnes 11a'p-
.penett• to he ,the tenth, '07331- - bad the
singular -taste—madness nonle would
have ,called it ---•to '.prefer love 'to hard.
cash, Still, she made no hasty deci-
sion. seeing that the issues involved
in .her renunciation were -so ;,relit.
Garvington, ;showing a characteristic
wank of 'tact, !began i0 argue The
question al -most the moment Jarwin
.drove away.from The Manor, but his
_sister promptly declined to enter into
any discussion.
"Yon and Jane can go away," said
she, cutting ,hint sh'al'l. "I 'wis'h tta
have a 'private conversation with
Nioe1."
"F'tw heaven's :,ake -don't give up
the money," whispered 'Garvington in
am agonized tone when at the floor.
"'1 sold myself once ,to help the
family," she replied in the 'same low
voice; '"hart I ,ant n'o1 sit sure that I
am ready to do sotwice."
'Quite right dear," said Lady 'Gar-
vington, patting 'the .13111d0 135,1,3 hand. "11
is better to have love than money,
Besides, it only means that Freddy
will have to 'give tvp eating rich din-
ner., winch don't agree with bion."
"Come away, you 'fool l" cried Fred-
dy. exasperated, and, seizing her arm,
he drew her .out of the room, g'rowlin,
like a sick hear,
Agnes 'closed the door, and return-
ed to look at Lambert, who still con-
tinued to stare at the carpet with fold-
ed arms. "Well?" site demanded
sharply.
"Well?" he replied 3n the same tote,
and without raising his eyes.
"Is that all you have to say, 'Noel "
"I don't see what else I can say.
Pine e.viden'tly sgntessed that we loved
one another, although heaven !knows
that our affection has heen innocent
enough, and has taken this way to
,part ns 'forever."
" Wi'•1 it part nus -forever?"
"I rthin•k so. As an ihonorable man,
an one who loves you dearly, I can't
expec't you .to 'give fee ibwo i1ileioses
!for the .sake of dove in accoattage with
100. It is tasking too munch."
"Not when •a Wesnan loves a 'bran
as 1 hove you."
This time sLaanlbert did amok up, and
his eyes 'flashed with surprise and de -
eight. "Agu'e's, you 'don't 4110511 to say
you w'ou!lid—"
She '0111 shim short by sitting, down
(beside 'Eine :and taking his hand. "I
would rather live on a ,crust with you
in the Ab'bot's IWloo'd 'Co'ltatg'e than in
Park Lane 'a lonely woman with
am'p'le 'v,' ahth."
"Yon' 'needn't 'rcnraita lonely long,"
,
said Lambert •nyoodi'ly. "Pine's 'w'ild
does not fotih'td you to inertly any one
'else."
'"Do I deserve 'that answer, Noel;
after 'what 1 'hare J'ui t -aid?"
'dear, me" He 'pressed her
-band warmly. "But you must make
some 'al'lowan'ce for my 'feelings. 1t is
right that a mean should sa'cri'fice all
for a woman, 'bruit that a woman
should !give 'u1p 'ev'erything dor a moan
seems w'r'ong."
"Many women 'do, if they 'love 'truly
as I dee"
"B'u't, Agnes, think 'what people will
say about ire,"
" That will he yarn• share of the oar
bthee ' she replied ,promptly. "II I
do tire, you must do 'that. There is
no dish -salty •when the matte is look-
ed on in 'that :light. But there is a
(graver Question to ibe. alnowere'rl,"
Lambert rooked et her in a ques-
tioning manner nand re -ad the answer
in her eyes. "You means about the
property o1 the family?"
"Yes."
"Yes." Agnes heaved a sight and
stlrook her bead. "I :wish I had b. bit
horn 'a village •girl rather than the
daughter of a great 'house. Rank has
it bhli'gatimns , 'Noel, 1 recognized
that before, and '50 married 1-Tu-
h•ert. 1 -It 0713.1 a good, 'kind man. arid,
:save that I ;lost you, I had no reason
to regret :becoming his wife. Brit I
.did not think that he !would have part
such an insult on one,"
"Insult, dear?" Lambert fleshed
hotly.
"What else can you ca11 11114 foubicl-
di'ng me to marry you? The ,will is
certain to be tiled at Somerset House,
and the ,contents v il'1 the .made known
to the politic in the ,usual way,
through the ne'w•spa,ner•t. Then what
will people say, Noel? Why, that I
'beteatne Hnhbert's ,wife in order to get
his money, Aimee, knowing that he
was eensa•mpbive, 1 hoped he waned
5-0011 die, and That as a rich widow I
could 'console myself with you. 'Chey
wll chu'okle to see how my scheme
has been overturned ,by the will."
"Limit you ,ma'de no suet scheme:"
'"C)'1 course not. Still, everyone will
credit me with !having Clone so. As a
woman, -who has 'been insulted, and
by a 'man Who has no reason to miss
trust me, I tied, in'clin'ed to renounce
the 'money and marry you, if' only to
show limey I 'despise 'th'e millions. Bait
as a Lanllbert 1 mast think again of
Hee 'farm i Ly as I though' 'before. The
only question is whether it is wise to
:place ditty alboye love ffor the second
time, 'c'ons'i'derin'g the 'misery -we 'have.
'endured, and the smell Weenies we
have received 'for our self de» nal?"
"'Surely Garwiangton's estates are
'free by now?"
"No; they are not. Hulbert, as I
told you ,when 'w'e spoke in the cot-
ta'ge, paid off many mortgages, but re-
tained spass'essimn of theta. He did not
'chance Garvington any interest, and
let hien have the income of the vent -
gaged land. INIo one could have be-
haved 'better than Hubert did, -until
my 'brother's demands became so out-
rageous that it Was impossible to go
on lending and giving hint - money.
'Hubert chid not trust 1111111 90 far as to
'give 'hack the mortgages, sa these will
'Garai a portion of 'leis estate. As that
'belongs to 'Inc, I 'can settle everything
with ease, and place Garvington in an
entirely ',satisfactory condition. But 1
do that at the cost of losing you,
dear. S'houild the estates pass to this
nyn'knoyen person, the mortgages
1woulld she forcl'osed, and our family
would he ruined."
"Are things as bad as that?"
Every bit as bad. Hubert bold me
(plainly '(vow matters stood. For •nen-
'orations the heads of the 'family have
!been squandering money. Freddy is
just as bad as the rest, and more-
over, has no ]lead for figures. He
sloes not know- the value of money,
never having been in want of it, But
if everything was sold up—and it
must be if I marry you and lase the
millions -•-he will be left without an
acre of land and only three hundred
a year."
"Oh, the devil!" Lambert jumped
up and began to walk up and down
the root with a startled, air, "That
would finish the Lambert -family with
a vengeance, Agnes. What do you
wish lie to do?" he asked, after a
pause.
"Wait," she said quietly.
"Wait? For what—the Deluge?"
"It won't come while 1 hold the
money. I have a good business head,
and Hubert taught me how to deal
with financial matters. I could not
give him love, but I dill give 111m
every attention, and 1. believe that
I was able to 11015 him in some ways.
I shall utilize my experience to see
the fancily lawyer and go into matters
thoroughly. Then we shall know for
ceratin if things are as bad as Hub-
ert made out. If they are, I must sac-
rifice you and myself for the sake of
our name; if they are not--"
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