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The Seaforth News, 1940-01-18, Page 6PAGE SIX THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940 he etter Gift Master Noel said nothing, because he was too astonished to speak, and Agnes, seeing his surprise, and guess- ing its cause, waited. somewhat defi- antly, for him to make an observation. Sne was dressed in a gray silk frock, With a hat and gloves, and shoes to n)ateh, and drew off a fur -lined cloak of maroon -colored velvet, when she entered the room. Her face was somewhat pale rind her eyes unnatur- ally large, but she had a resolute ex- pression about her mouth, which showed that she had made up her ,)find. Lambert, swift, from long as- sociation, to read her moods, wonder- ed what conclusion site had arrived at, amd proceeded to inquire. "Whatever is the meaning of this" 11, ;remanded, considerably startled. "This dress?" "Of course. Where is your widow's cap t111d-----" -in the tire, and there they eau re- netirt until they are burned to ashes." Lambert stared harder than ever, "What does it mean?" he asked again. 'It lueans," said Agnes. replying very directly, "that the vittint is 110 10:ager decked cut for the sacrifice. It means. that as Hubert insulted Inc by Itis will. I no longer intend to eon - sitter 'tis memory... "But. Agnes, yon respected him; You always .said that you did?" "Quite so, until his will w'as read. Then when 1 found that his mean jealousy --- which was entirely nn - reasonable ---'lad arranged t0 rob me of my income by preventing my mar- riage with you. I ceased to have any regard for hint. Hubert knew that I loved you, and was 'catgut to take the on those terms so long as I was loyal to slim. 1 w•(ts 10y81, and did what i could to show hitt( gratitude for the way in which he helped the family. Now his will has broken the bargain I respect him no longer, and for that reason I refuse to pose any longer as a grieving widow." "I wonder, with these thoughts, that you posed at all." said Lambert glohmily, and pushed forward a dish•. "I could not make up my mind un- til lately what to do." explained Ag- nes. sitting down gracefully, "and while 1 accepted his looney it appear- ed to ole that I ought to show his memory the outward respect of crepe and ail the rest of it. Now," she lean- ed forward and spoke meauingly, "I ant resolved to surrender the money. That breaks the link between us. The will! the will!" she tapped an impat- ient foot on the carpet. "How (•m1Id you expert any woman to mat up with 50511 an insult?" Lambert dropped on the sofa and looked at her hard. 'What's up?" ire asked anxiously. "I never haw 9 )11 like this before." d:'I, nod tee:tilled to oast mail 031 s:3'' 13,.., the estate: :•amid ire freed before ,ye came to 1311; 1 lllcru.- i,•5. Andceel -40 now h:,,s the es- tate• ;.n,-,(1:1:•,131 11V11.t Fine's money, Agnes?" asked Lam- bert anxiously. \.,. 'd'hiu1- air: et er . , nrlrch worse than I thought. tiaryimgtnn can 701,1 not for another Year, hut at the cud of twelve months -the estates ,yip. '1131 s.,1:1 up by the person (whose name is in the sealed envelope, and -he will he reducer' to some litmdreds a year. The Lamberts!" she waved 'her arm dramatically, "are ruined. toy dear: entirely ruined!" "And for the simple reason that you ±wish ns to :place love 'before ditty." Agnes 'leaned forward and 'took his hand 'firmly. "Noe'', you :love me?" "O'f course I do," "Do you love the family name 'bet: ter?" "Ili one way I ,wish to save it, in .an- other 'f am tviliing to 'lett it go hang," "'Yes. Tiho.se 'w=ere :myview's until three or 'four days eve,' 'And what :caused you to -change your :mind, dear " "A, visit w.h'iclt 'Clara Gree'by. paid` 'Ob." Lambert sat top very 'straight. 'She hasn't (been malting mischief has she?" 'Neu at a11. On tfie contrary, s'he has doe' both of n' a great service.'. Lambert nodded thankfully. 1 -le silt doubtful as to whether Miss tired)). really had meant 10 ('1nntce her •al1- enrd passion for himself, and it -acts a relief. to `find that she had been acting honestly. "Has she -then learned who killed fine:" he asked cautiously, Lady Agnes etelden•l9 rose and be- gan to pace elle room, tmietin( her gl- oves an crying to control herself, C. tally she was s,1 composed that i.am- bert -wondered at his restlessness, hTt wondered still more 'tvlten the burst into violent tears, and therefore hast- ened to dray her bad: to the chair. \Chen she was seated he knelt beside her and passed his arm round her 1eel:, as distressed as she -,vas. It was so unlike -Vanes to brcadc down is this ailY. ant cnvv1e unlike her to sob brokenly. "Cil, 1.'n) afraid --1'm a' - raid. -\fraid of what, darling??" "1'm afraid to learn alto killed my 111 haul: He Wight stave dour so, and yet he o111y fired the first shat---" 1-aurbell now 11'.1 'tld- d,•nl), "are. you talking Of i'tart-in:. 1011 " "1'111" Sic le,on•d hark 'unl ;tried her rears. "In spite of shat he says, 1 a:11 afraid he may be 301)119'." L:ou',ert's heart scrvnt3(9 to .4101,1 stir"Yon ':alk 1117 4 3ish!'' t1e .cries' ;warily. "1 .13 - 1 it was. Chit, bow 1 swish it tea- rttbilishl lint 1 can't 1)r suer. Of course. he .1(1119 have meant what he says ---" does he say? 'fell aur every- thing. 1)h, what does it all mean?" ''Ruin to the Lambert -family. 1 told 4',.n so." "You have only told me scraps se far. 1 don't understand ales', yew cart arrive at the conclusion that Garving- ton is guilty. Agars. don't g0 on cry - in ; sit :0 0nnere•'sary It -Wily, 19 thing: have to be faced. surely we are 'trong enomeh to 'are them. Don't let our ('111011,:'115 .make ''fonds of tis. Stop it! Stop it! he said 'ltarply and stamping. "Dry your eyes and explain nlette•r'." "1-I can't help my fe1lin15," falt- ered Agnes, bcginnin:,g to respond to the spur, and becoming calmter. "Yes, prat can. f don't offer vat brandy or smelling" salts or anything ec the sort, 'imt'an1.c 1 know von 3.. be a italllan with a firm m)il11. Exert your atilt and compel your nerve, to 1>e calsus This exhibition is too cheap." "Ole" crier' Agnes indignantly. and this feeling was the one 1.timbert tried to ranee, "how can you talk so. "Pecause• I _love you 10111 respect 1-011," Ile r 710114(1. She knew that he meant what he said, and ti110 'her firmness of mind and self-control had always appealed Ro .i,im, therefore she made great ef- fort 81141 suhdned her unruly nerd's. Lambert gave her no assistance, and merely walked op and down the room while waiting dor her to recover. It UN as 1144 easy for her to ,he 1 ei•sel1. im- mediately, as site really was shaken, and privately considered that he ex- pected tor' fetch, lint pride came to her aid, 81111 she gra<itrally became more anmposed. \lcnnw'hdle Lambert p1111er1 up the Mint to display the ugly roost in all ..its deformity, and the sight -as h•e 'guessed it would -exert cd 1111 exclamation from 'her. . "Oh, 110w can yon live do 111is (horrid ,place?" she asked irrelevantly. "Necessity know' 00 laws Are 9'0(1 'better?" "Yes; f wan all right. Hut you are brutal, Noel," wouldn't have Ihcen 'honest' to a weaker woman," he answerer'. "Anil 9ry acting as 7 !hare 'done, 1 show how mutt] I think of you." "Rather a etrange tw'ay of showing. a.ppro val. But your . <trestle methods have triumphed. I am garite teonngyosed, and shall tell yon of our disgrace in as unelnntion'al'1.01anner as if 7 ,were reckoplifg potnld ,shillings and pence." "Disgrace?" Lam•bert 'fastened on D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Office - Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist - Massage Hours -Mon. and Thurs, after- noons and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation -Sun -ray treatment. Phone 227. the one word anxiously. "To us?" "'To Garvington in the 9iret place. But ,it down and listen. 1 shall tell yon everything, from the moment Clara 00411/ to s11e 1111," Lambert nodded and -resumed this seat. Agnes, with wood -ell -1r] coolness, detailed Miss - (irecby's vis -it and prod- ucatinil of the letter, 'Thence elle pas- sed on to explain how slhe had tricked Garvington into confession. "But 'he• did not confess," interrupted 1-ait pert at this point. Not ant the 1111gn11nt. 1 -le -did yes- terday in a letter to me. 1'nti see, hr left 311y 'house immediately and slept at his club. 'then he went doe;' 10 The Manor an<l sent for Jane, who, by the way, knows nothing of what I have explained. Here are two letters," added Armes, taking an envelope out of her pocket, '"One is the forged one, and 11111 other catnx-'from Garvin;giton yeeterday. Even though the is stet im- itating 111y writing, you can see every 110ty and then .the 'similarity. P'e.rhaes there is al 9anlily resemblance in our caligraphy," Her cousin examined rhe 4334',) epistles witch rather a Scared look, for there was no loathe that things looked black against OW head off the family. However, he did not read 'Gar - 011.1 ton's letter, Jho: tasked .\: we to explain. ''\\'hat excuse does he -stake for forging your name?" asked Lam- bert le at business -like way, for there was no need to rage over such a worst its Fdd. ".11 very wreeakyone," she replied. "So weak that 1 scarcely believe him to ,he in .earnest. 17 -ides, Freddy dmays was a liar. Ile decares that when be vent to see about getting the gypsies turned off the land, 'hr caught sight of 993)313(3'), Ile did not speak to hint, brit learned the truth from 11r. Silver whom lie (,reed 10 spear:, 'Then lie 'wrote the letter and let it pm•poeely 9.111 rola 91r.Silver's hand's, (01(1 by \t r. Silver it wt, prised nn to flub - ere Freddy 'mites that he only wanted 10 11111-1 TTnhe'rt 40 411a't 1111 1111 -All t 11e laid up in lied at The Man- or. \\-'ten he ,was (veal:' -Hubert, 1 mean ---Freddy then intended to _et all the money he could oat of him." "Ile did not wish to kill fine, then?" "No. And all the evidence g0e" to show Hurt only broke 11)lrerrt's arm." "'That is true;" ntnrnlured Lambert thoughtfully. "for the evidence of the *:her mesas and of 111e servants showed !31)1111(79• at the inquest that the second allot alts fired outside while Garvington was indoors.' Agnes nodded, "Yes; it really seems )1 , its though 1'r('9ily- for once in his life is telling the exact truth." titer cou'ht glanced at iarvington's lengthy letter of explanation. "U0 yon really belive that Ile hoped to manage Pine during the illness?" "\Cell," said segues reluctantly, "Freddy has (remendtnl4 faith in hie potter: ,;f persansinn. Hubert ivotri41 *10 nothing snore Our hint since he ea, such a cormorant for anoney. 1111) if Hebert •had been laid up with a broken arm,), it is just p„'si'hle 61101 he Milght have ,been .worried into doing 'shirt Freddy 'wanted, if only to get rid or his innpbrhunity.' "1-Innt It souisls weals. Garving- ton certainly winged 1'iue, so that seed's to corroborate the statement in thio letter. He's stitch a ;good shot that he conk' errsil1 have 'killed pine if ,he wanted- to:. ""''hen von <-on't think that l'•redtly is responsible for the cltallt " inquir- ed ngntir-e I .\,ones with a .look ul relief. Lambert appeared worried, "1 think not, dear. 1'le lured Hubert into this own private trap so as to- 'get -him laid up and extort money. Ilnfurunl- Melly, another person. 11 81111 of the trlup, waited outside and killed your poor ill 'rand." "Aecoldutg -to 'what Freddy says, \ire Silver knew of elle Orap, since he delivered the latter l0 Hulbert. And \i'r. Silver knew that 1''1'1111(191 had threatened to shoot any possible bur- glar, 14 'seems -to nne;" ended A4;ne.c deliberately, "that .lir. Silver is guil- t),.. "But why should the shoot ('inc, et' whom he owed so much?" "1 can't say." ":\n<t, remember, Siteer ,tans IA.id e. the house," 'Yes, assented lady Agnes, in disarray. "That is tree. 11 is 41 (great puzzle, Noel. However, l ant not trying to solve it. Clara eays that \Ir. Silver will hole' his dengue, anti 1er- lainl3• a' the letter is noir in my l>os- session'he cannot bring forward any evidence to ellov that I amt inc•elpet- eil in idle matter. 1 111in1c the best thing to do is to let Prickly and lir, Silver fight out the matter between then), while we are on our honey- nloon.". 1..auiihert started. ".\goes' '\\''hat do you mean." She -greet* impatient. "()h, what 19 Ole nae of asking abet I mean when you 'know quite eel 1, Noel 7 11 rt insulted 1111 in his will, and cast a 4111r on any charaeler 'hy forbidding ole to quarry you. Freddy-Mellottglt Ile did not fire the second shot--re'r- taint)• hired tither) to ifs death by forging than letter. 1 don't intend 'to consider any lmsban's memory tory more, nor toy brother's position. I shall never speak t0 'hits main if I ean1 diel' it 114 he is (1 kicked little an- in11t1, 1 ha ye sacrificed myself suffi- ciently, and now I intend to tale my own way. Let the million, go, and let Freddy he ruined, if only to pun- i.sh. hint ;for his -wickedness." "Rut, dear. how ,'an I auk yon 10 share my :pote•117 " said Lambert, distressed. "1 lune only five -h)111,1 er a year, and you have been accustom 10 smell htxnry." "1 have another five hundred a year of (1111 roan," said Agnes 011 41(1. ateiy, "which Hilbert settled on me for pin looney. 114' refused to ,)lake any other settlements. 1 ,have a right t0 that money, since 1 sacrifiee'1 su 118c'h, and 1 shall keep it. Surely ce can live on one elemental a year." "In England " inquired 9.anrhrrl 31o1111111119'. "And after fall have led smell a Luxurious life?" "No." she swirl gtlitkty, 1 mean in the colonies, Let Its go Co :\nsh•:ti•ia, or -Canada, Or S011111 Africa. 1 don't care which. and rut ourselves from the pato. We have suffered enough; let tae now' think 0f 01r - :elves." "Hot are Mt. 1101 '("1)14'!) 10 let the family name 'he disgraced?" "Freddy is wolfish, and :will dis- grace 'i1 in any case," said \encs, with a conlenrptturns shrug. "What's the also of pnllin1g - 111.111 MB of the mud, - Mum he :will only sink hack into it again? No, '!Noel, it you 'love me you will marry ane within the w'ee It." "Halt it's so sudden, 'dear," he urged more and ,shore elletre1sed, "'t'a're time to'coitsi<lcr. 1 -how ,can 1 robyou of millions?" 'You 5(0(11 rob me. 1'f you. refuse, I shall make over the money to some charity, and lice on any 'five hundred a year. Remember, Noel, wlhat peolplc think of me: -that 1 tarried llobert to get his money and to be- come -our wife when he died, so 111331 We corned live 011 'his wealth, Wit can only .prole 11111 the11e•f 10 the fa'lae by surrendering the -millions and marrying as paupers.' "You vlay Ib1 right, and yet-" "And yet, and yet ----oh," she cried, wounded, "you t'ene't 'love me," 'Illhe man olid not 01114,t11'r, thtrt stood looking at 'her with all his s'ou'l in his eves, and' shaking from Ileac' stn 'fool. (Never before 11(1(9 s'he looked so -de- sirable, and never before had the felt the tides of love surge to :so high a .water -mark. "L'ov'e you'" the said in a hoarse voice. "Agnes. T would Rive my soul 'for you." 'Then give it." She (wreathed her arms round- his neck and Whis'pered wit+h Iher warns liras close 111 his ear, "Give elle all of you." :Nita Rm't 17130 •n'o'tions- " u arc (rorlh 11." "Darling, you,will repent," "Rop'enitl" SI,c .pressed 'h1111 -closer 111 (het.. "Repent that _ I exchange '1 10111119' life for c001)1anion'sfiif) with you 1)11, any dear, 'how r0.11 y.011 !1110'14 so? 1 amt sick of (11011cy and sick of loneliness. I leant )•0u, you. you; Nuel, Noel, it is your part to woo, and here stn 1 making all the love." "It t ds snlch a serious step for you to 'lake, It' " is the nuly step that can take. 1. ant iltto W(1 as a mercenary w"0111011, and -until we marry and give 111) the 111431111)', ever)''body a1'i11 thin': scorn- fully of ane. Besides, Freddy must hr punished, and in no other (lav can I make him suffer s0 11111111de- priving 'him ,1f the wealth he sinned to ovb'•.ain." "Yes '1'liere is that view', certain- ly. .\nd," Lam,hert gasped, "1 love an --011, never doubt that, 31139 dv'- linvn ' "I hall," she whispered ardently, "unless you get .a special license cool tear') 7111' straightaway." "Hot Garvingtott and Silver--" ".And Clara (;reeky and Cfiatdea, who both love you," she mocked. "Lel then( al: fight out their troubles alone. I have had enough suffering: so have you. So there's ne more t„ he• said. NOV,. sir," she added play• rally. "hilt thou take this woman le be thy wedded ,wilt.?" "1'es," h1 :aid, opening his arm.. and gathering .\gee.: to hie heart. "1'113 ,what will 41e0111' say of your marrying 40 40011 after Pine's death?' "Let them say -what they like turd do what they like. \1'c ilre :going as the 1'alonies and will :be beyond rea011 of slanderous tongues. Nom,let us have tea, Noxi, for 1 ant hungry and thirsty", and quite tired out wit!) trying- t0 'convince you of my earn- estness." Lambert ran;; for the tea. "Shall (ct' lrll jar.tvin that we itllend to mar- ry?" "No, \\'e ,:hall tell 110 one until we are married," she replied, and kisser' him once, twice, thrice, and again, until Nies. 'Tri'hih entered 'wit'h the tray. Then they both .at demurely at the first of many aneais which they (To be continued,) PROFESSIONAL CARDS MEDICAL GERMAN BOMBER SHOT DOWN IN FRANCE British War Office Photo -Crown Copyright reserved - Courtesy Cenedlen-Pada.' 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