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CHAPTER V. (Continued) Woll, madame, what do you think, wa BW in hick, ars we not p
thom na well-as- thur-erty_thist you.usw.ma-źn. them. The fact is my gut in excellent, but you win I am painfully sonosions of my youthful appearance, and I wear toes: great glassSA ́ To rive nie nu sår of gravity and wisdom. T,đo think their appearance in very effugtige."
15 in very striking constaus kughod Really when Trst saw you with that strauge wig on, and those great
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"I have observed the resemblance myself when I have glanced into the glass before going inte Court. You so the owl e a reputation for wisdow."
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As they drove up to the door, Robert Harbat | said, "I think I had better do the talking. Miss Corbynuttelo
Pechups E, had haklar read them, Robert of no use throwing sway a chance, and now we Harbut said "a chance ward may give us a here it is better to dealde the question. I will /invest at once in a sixpenny guidebook," and "be Corstence nodded. She was too anxious to · The lettera were all fo the savolopes lu think rat into a stationer's shop A
Now, bere are the churokes and the datau of speak. The Barrator handed his card to the they had been recaired, aut were numbered one servant; and said he wished for & Low minutes to ten', the first he read carefully and laid saide, theic building. You see there was only one
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countrien she had read alone. The greater par A years old mange gradas
We hate calied, air" he began. "to ask you of ach letter was devoted to her old be, to if you can give any information about Mr her longings to see her father and mother again, and Mrs. Paroll. He was, I baliere, sohnal to lier regret at the pain she must have onuse
shom, and to hot hope that she should some day master here."
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(To be continue},{ BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS; ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S 841 PIOLS its warranted to onra el dicherers from this Urinney- Organs, in-eikber gaz (angaired-or-coustibuKanally: They were natural, toving lettore, and a gravel and Pairs in the Back Guarantee free from graud.There is no doubt whatever that the pour Little Proprietors THE LINCOLN ANEMIDLAND COPINESS put them dowa Robert Harbut said to himself, Mrs. Sold in Borg, d-dd. each, by all taxiste and Patent Medļaina Vontiora throughout the Work, girl thought herself married, though, of course. Das COMPART, Utopia, England. asked the blackguard may have deceived her by a falso
marriage." after,
wife both died one-elyt-years-ago. As he ***He was the Bestor replied. ""He and his spoke he glanced earnestly at the two ladies. went on, that this young lady is their
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"He la very young," Annette said gravely. "He can't be as young as he looks, Mr. Ferria spoke of hin an his friend, and Teppone that
"1 think you look much wie without those he must be about the same age, though he really glasses, Vr. Harhat Tha owl may have a Tooks Want a boy. Das he must be very clever pntation for wisdom, but I think it to sleo mi You www how he had thought it all vist" and w as stupid as an owl' You see your eyes didn't By was able to put us in the right way of going to bara any axpression behind the glasses to work of one instead of perhapa wasting years they look, will they look as if they sould se3 and years searching here, and no good perhaps sharply rough now thatone sees them astarall after a Bat didn't he looks fan when we
In her mother and the clergy we "I will think over what you have said, Miss went in, I never saw moch a thing as he had on Corbyn," he said gravely, “It would be serious quickly bis bond. Of course, I have sabu wigs, lets of matter to leave then on now just when they giving bih to bar alifd
All these pine intters bore the Loudon post- *Sue Wed some seventeen years uge,
mark, It was evident that in order to prevent the it. Melo, but never a thing like that. giuring to have an offect, for have had two The way it took up and those funny curls and briefs the last six months."
"I was afraid so Her last letter to her any clue as to their place of residence, being the little tails and the binck petoù at the togr
Do you think we bad better go to an hotel, mother said that she was expecting to be con ablains, "Algernon, Corten had sent thin Unsurpassed for promoting rewia and improving and Constanon burst into a merry langh that Monsieur Anneste asked as the train apud sacrtly, and that she hoped that or very arst lottor was written la poncil, evidently in |der cover to London, to: ha - poster-thare. The startlist the sparran hopping about in touching Bath
long she should retina with her husband and court, aud paused two or three berging men to
chill. They norar beard from her gain, and great haeto, and, this barrister thoughty withou world think you would feel strange and their belief, as well may or, was that abete kaowledgy of her hashand, look rouus! in surprise.
Oh, how is another," she ozolained a cainute will be no difically in getting a quiet little meh interested, he went on. turaing to Co
notubertable in ao hotel," he replied. There must have died about that time I was very
followe later. "just the same sort of wig and with lodging, balf the indin, Bath as let instance, in your mother's fate. Bho was my awfully wicked in raming away from you with black gown on. What does it ma
lodgipes. What we got there we can leave an principal assistant in the Sundar-gebool out tolling you where I was going, bat Ibope court Annette said I know boats once then when you find something to suit you I was so on Tread of this best I was able to woat as witness. One of the footmen sole can come back to the station for cur things. Of sime, alvor zed he was eight and they tried course, I shall put up as un hotel 1 think him and had to go as a witness, and there were Madama Daport, it would be better for you to lots of maz la couri jani, like that, and two of give your name to the landlady: There will be them seked me questions and one was very rade no arcasita to mention Miss Corbyn's name as aud wanted to try aud asks at that I had boon will be naturally assumed she is your daughter, ring. It was shameful, and aimast cried ba You as the oame of Carhyn is very well known fore the people. But shill we go home, Con- Ball, and as the names of visitors are pub- lehed in the local papers it weld bo just as well that it should not appear
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Na Inbould like to walk about this funny old place for a bit, but as go through this archway. Oh, what a great square and bow groen the arpoct to find snob a plocs as this in the middle gran je in it, and thers in the river. Who would
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dare say that it is very afce in summer. child, but i think it in cold and dan and triste Nothing sous triste to me, Aboutte. I foul no full of hope and confideuon now we have got M. Herbst to help us, and he seems so clever and so kind and good natured-though he is funny, and bogish and unlike what I should have thought a lawyer would be that I don't think anything could look friste at present; but never mind, we will go home and it by the Bre and talk it all over."
it
all. You will do that was necessary to be eccles him. We were married this morning I hope sous to be able to tell you all. Isaeuld be the happiest woman in the world if my heart did not som trosking at the thought of the trouble I have caused you. Ery forgisa me and think as biudly as you can of your lor any dangter Constanse,
agree.oorbally with her parents in their belief in the statements in hor letters that she was married. Of course she was nie, terribly to in suffering burself to be persundal by so blame kaying home in the way she did, and and then roebering that the man whom he was about to spear basebly was the father of
The letter itself gare no alue, bat the envelope the girl to hid he was speaking, he steppod.
"Do you know who my father was, ir padid, for it be the postmark Folkestone.
Well, monsieur" Madanie Deport asked as Coasts saked to a low voice.
Robert Harbui laid the lettere aside and terned
Mr. Clitheroe was only anxious that the thinclined to believe at first that it must be some gives as the lus we want; it is posted at Folke his hair from the tahin at which he had been roaling them
It is well, anime Puport, This first latter Yes, bo doubt, Miss Corbyn. Still you see body that she met in London when she was stone, Here is the postmark on the envelope.) they are in fact our opponents and in untters of slaying there with an aunt some time before. There is no doubt Mrs. Corbyn scribbled that this eat it is always will to keep one's op
But it Lathe out afterwards that some of the latter and pasted it without her husband's know. ponents in the dark at far as one can is to what village begs had one us twios seen her in the lodge. Sho know the pain her paranta were suf you try doing. It in porer aus we giving away Asings, walking with a gostoman in squirt fering, and could not delay writing to asse
churice"
lane, half a mile away still, of course,"
to arch. Constance said. Of conie. My But Mr. Clitheroe hows that we are going Ferne will have told him. Mr. Forcin sail
simuld be discuvarad."
Do you not know the Jorgyman answer. that in prin. No. Your grandfather and grandmolber had no idea whatever. They were
At any rate. Mademe Duport said: may have made his acquaintance in town. He them that she was married. Of cours, Cis jitet will done you sugget, Mr. Harbat, bure is aos may have fallowed her here, but more than possible thist the marriage took place in London, and that they went down to Folkestone immodic the least occasions for giving her name, of course that we nowe ubosrtalzed.
be will be taken for my daughter."
"I may tell you your grandfather and grand-stely after the ceremony, and that she dropped the letter in a post office that evening, and went
The next morning they again called at Pump Court, ible time. Robert Harbat was without his wig and two chairs were cleared ready for them to sit apob
"I have bees thinking watlors over, Alins Corbyn," he began, as soon as they were seated, and I think I shall run down with you for a In days. I want a holiday, and this is a good were people of some nate or importance, they turning to Harbut, you're me that only the wry flatest hope we should ever
sxouse to take one.".
Oh, but we could not think of troubling you in that sort of way. Mr. Harbut, it would be too much altgether."
But yes ses. I de net consider it any treabis, quite the contrary. I regard it as a most intea esting outing, and, besides, I think that just at rat you are scarcely likely to set about things in the right way. You see I havn taken up this mutter a sort of professional seroine, and because I have the dateofive spirit strong in me.” "But I sa assure you that we shall get un rory well" Cons'auce persisted.
Yes, no doubt, but just give me an idea to how you man to set to work: Wo will sap po po are ortablished in lodgings on quiet hotel in Bath. What would be your trat
Our Best move woald, of course, be to search. GoDetail. ktoully
An hour after their arrival in Bath, Madame mother always lived in hopes that your father on board the stencies of Unver next day, for I do Deport And Constance wore installed in fedgings would someday bring you back to them.I was not think the hosts ran from Folkestone then. roar the station, and Robert Harbat hal takon possible of souras, that the phild might have Horecer, it is evident that Polkestone is room at the York Hatal. He flat more in died as well as its mother, but they felt sure the wext place to try ht; if we do dot go down to the Coffee Room and to look through tint if i lived sooner or later they would end the risen varistured there it is the tow Directory Thors who act haar of it. They never did hear lurt og his almost curtain to have boru either in London or are the fulded a sonaty recta wife but a few days, gave us a packet which he at Canterbury, so that so sur case a great star death-bed your grandfather, who yagvived kis but again without suddess. He was eurcolly appointed unless the Fareslls wore in bride, or begged me to deliver to Lis danghter's child, has hear nude. I say honestly, that when 1 should sae wer return. Isappoet, sir, ho said started from London ycaterday morning, I had this young lady is really the obild of Constance consider that one shoes so far hoe boot quite succed. Now I really think wa ball do so I "I can sasure you of that, wir." Madame remarkable. There is nothing more for us to do Duport said. She died in my house. I took her now I think that we wong as well go up to
town in the morning." the chifle from her arms, and how brought her up
would, bendig, be down in combly Directory. Then he went down to the Paliss Station and inquired for the Inspector.
This is my caed; Inspector," he said, “I be long as you see to the Middle Templo, and an dogirons of finding out some people whom I have reason to believe resided at one time somewhore in the un ghbourhood of Bath: perhaps in the town itself, perhaps ten or twelve miles off."
"What is the name, ale ?". "Purcell,"
"I do not know the mate, the laspector said, de you know what condition of life they were I should say that they did not belong to the upper olam, certainly not to any county family but in the other Band I do not think that they ers of the labouring class. They may have he small farmers of shopkeepere.
Parell'
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wax the sea, be told me, of a City inarokant, and was educated at Oxford. His father did just ness, for which he was sitogether anfitted, and as he left the University. He took to the busi two or three years later failed. le bail married the daughter of a olergoman, and after years of struggle test best accepted the mastership of
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Yes, I quite understand that if how will tur said; "they almost all belong to the county: this village shook. The stipend was a very small three days of each other. There, sir, fauss areal bid in a golden olur.
I will inquire among the man," the Insped it is likely enough we or other of thers might one, but there was a comfortable cottage, and a kaow the same. How long is it since they were good garden attached to it, and he told me that
he had been perfectly contented and hepry anti!! the fights his daughter brake up their home.
Coustence was pale and troubling.
you begin your search? You canut sally out and ask the first puson you most le your bowe Parell? No Well, do you know anyuci of that name living within Bfteen miles? Wher Foo bave asked about fifty people these questions, you might aut improbably find yourself Jucks saj under suspicion of being a wandering inuatic si large and, kuyhow, you world not be much nearer that you were when you started.”
Coutance joined in the laugh with which Robert Harbnu sonoladed; but there was ́s esr tain ring of vexation in it.
You must flink me very foolish,
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Not at all, His Corbyn, upon the contrary. I think you are a very sensible young lady, but *till uncasemed to our ways; if I have been mistaken, til, we how you propose commons. ing
Well, I should begin Couatance cos read fluently and then stopped should begin by enquiring of the police
living here
About eighteen years ago."
Information required respecting a family The Lumpestor wrote apos a piece of paper named Purcell. living in the neighbourhood of Batb eighteen years age." This he stuck upon the union bed
The man always glance at this as they come ip," he said: If you come tomorrow-st ton lock I shall be able to tell you if any of the force here know anything about it, if not I eat send notices to all the windy stations."
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Thes I will give you the panket," the clorgy man will, and, lesving the riot, he coturned in a minute or two wilt a balky annelope, which be placed in Constan's bands. I am pleasett indeed," best, that 1 am able to carry out Mr. Harhut said. "That to
ZAUTIFULLY. Situated, containing the last wishes of my friend Parcell. Your gister for a record of marriage." grandfather wad a man of good advention. He
“Very well; die," the man said, taking down wil exposed to the hot ash and dust, eradicates - Blulag-room, Drawing room, two Bel- boy, the registers aro in a safe in the vestry freckles. sumbar, kan, ko, and produces & rooms, and usoal Quarters.
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TEGUND FLOOR No. 2, Blue Buildings The marriage should bave taken place on November ist, for that was the date of the post- mark of the Folkestone letter and Robert Harbut disappointment, there is no entry batwoan the
an bis eye rapidly down the entries.
"It is not there," he said, in a tone of grai
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toul May baro," he said, "it looks as if u month, that is curious too. Be took up the book by both sides and bent them back. "There has
the edge of it." Page has buon cut out. There
Sit is," the clerk said, examining the book, enough a leaf has been out out there, that is very extraordinary. I never notioad it before."
"You would not have noticed it unless your
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told me." de said, and for keeping these papers I thank you very much for what you have for me."
Then she glanced at Robert Harbut, wie understood wh she would say.
take our leave the young lady will; of coucas, be Thank you very much, sir. Now we will
anxious to read the papers in private. Should The find the elge to the plass of her parents marriage, you will certainly hear of her again." For some little time after taking their nests in the carriage again, few words were apoken Constance Corbyn was greatly moved, and is she sat with her hand bent down Robert Harbut attention had been ended to it by an entry on several tears fall on the packet wilch-sho.clapete. Is there anyone alive who would hate
that page being asked for. This is most
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as would be likely to be there, unless the partia, were known abert bore The paw spaour who was here then died fifteen ur sixteen years ago, ld, you had batter come across with me at Well. I think at any rate." Robert Harbat with this bock to the rentor, that he may that this lost has been ent cat. It is a very serious Business, facet serions. Will you stay in the aburotyard, Miss Corbyn, patil I return Thor will be no occasion for you to come in with Not a word was spake between Cometimes and Annette Daport notil Rebert Harbut returned. Constance looked at bíro ingniringly he shrug The viour is greatly distressed and annoyed
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Well that is not a had idea, but the police off of my men, who comes from a little village named I think, is Corby, ho said at last," that been likely to be present weddings about that large town would be rory, ulikely to know Aluwlok, about ten miles to the north west, tells I may congenialalu you on the result of your Raything of the residente fu a country village, w that when he was a boy the village bool visit. We may not perhaps bave gained any the viour and my father and the paw opener, and and with the exception of the names over the master was named Purcell. He went to the sobool material ofne which would be of assistance to us, shop doors would knjw very little ut those are bimself. Hetedis methat it wasgenerally supposed but it cannot but bu gratifying for you tour of course the friends of this married couple, no of their own best Now, I should not have the Purcells had seen better days. They are the big enduation in which your mother was thought, Miss Corbyn, that selfishness was a both dead now; they left no children. The no regarded by the gymn of the village, and it prominent trait is your charsetor, int 1 sea that tells me that he remembers there was geest in ploding to doubt to be aware that her father you want t have this but to yourself and instion in the village just as he left school, and mother were persons of good family and keep mo team losing any share or interest in it." which is eighteen years ago now. Thage was a education. It is a weakness peranps, but is
Constance again laughed, this time without daughter whe was suddenly dwing. Everyone human bate After the 1 more well as Tarbuted out to search for her thinking some do I am glad, the end, I had hardly hoped After that-1 on way ur mors against it and aident must have happened in bar, but he was to get so much news of my mother. I am very accept your kind offer to accompany sa and give not found. He doas not renumber more about it, glad that TeamDS.......... as our first lessons in dotentire work. When but the search gaa giran, up, and he believes, So. 1, Miss Corpbys; it is most stac. will you be ready to start?"
though he is not sure, that it was said that Pur tory tam Luu.soa,, before I bad res ly noth Tomorrow morning," he said promptly. I call bad roestved a letter from her, saying that ing hat fame Dupert's gonviction, that your is Do us wasting time I have nothing to keep had gone away to be, married. Fortelt and mother was sposking the truth when she said m here so am honestly longing to get this his wife belt died some years ago within a few that a marriage had taken place, to go upon. trail. You don't know how sick one gets nf days of each other. Do you think it is likely Now at least though. Ingal proof may still boged his shoulders. geing into Coart every day and sitting there that those are the people for whom you are in wanting. I have heard what may be considered It is of cours entirely zaw to him. He says doing nothing, and what a pleasure it is to have March 2
B perfectly onprejudiced. testimony as to tha Visse that one can throw oneself into nad' "I have to doubt whatayer wheat it, fubortebaracter she bore as a girl, and that the clergy that no doubt it took place long before his time,
puante out for queself." He touched the bill. Harbut enta, “and I'am extremely obliged to man of the place as well as her father and mother but for that may or may not be. Y 80 Rougkong, 3611 August, 1995.
Bring go a Bradshaw," he said when the boy you for the trouble you Have taken in the utter believed that she was married. I fear, that there were in that boos two weddings on the appeared. Now let me ses, Dath, rost West. I believe that the young lady for whom I nuwe shall not obtain, soy further clae from thom 16xe, and I cannot say with, ang certainty whe era, Isu here it is, tau o'clock frala, first acting. In the daughter of Abe girl you speak of papers, whatever they may be, as it is alper that ther it was abstracted by nobody desirous of second and third plana. We shall travel third. It is very unfortausto that the grandfather and neither the old people and the rentoe had the destroying the record of this or of the other class of pourse. Miss Corbyti; We do not late grandmother are both dead, as they might have least lies as to whom it was tho had eloped with marriage. At any rate I am afraid for the pre- bow long we are going to be over this business nuppeled some information 1 an derous of Of course, if we ma glean nothing there we shall Bat we are completely stumped." I mean,” hà and must, begin by being economical. Can you obtaining. However, it is satisfactory to base bave to start cu-some antirely Ersel Hae"
went on, in suster to Constanes's look of iz arrange to meet testa quarlar to ton on the the polatas to where they raider'cleared up.**** Half nu hour later the driver-checked his terrogation, that we are for the proses brought MONOPOLE RED-SEA (medion dry)— platform at Paddington with your tickets in your
full stop by an impassable obstacle.
Fosen" BED FOIL) Robert Barbut went to the pump-room. Con-horse, re, air, he said printing with bis hands and no more largare thon is halutely stando was watching the dhor, and to obedience that is one of the oldest county places We have been so wonderfully successful aptonow. Day
Bnt is as there no esker, way Mr. Hurbat?] Do.
(depk v GOLD-For to big rigo she and Aunetto hurried out
about Bath She family has lived there hun
(extra dry You have news," she said. I saw it in yourdreds of year they say. Lorbpu Coart, that is Surely we sanat he altogether defeated by the what it is called. The late Mr. Corbyn was 'loss of this register; thore Lust be some other
CARLOWITZ & Co. killed, he was a whort time hack, thrown out of way of proving the marriage"
Sole Agents for No doubt, no doubt," Robert Harbut agreed
HEIDSIECE & Co., Bas
Ilow Rug are we likely to want it foc, Mr. Harbut Andaine Duport asked, speaking for the first time, her instimet na indy's mafi coniing. ab'ononjjuto play
ul that on to you at ones if you write for it."
CHAPTER IV.
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It's crery annoying that you should say so. dog cart going down into Bath, Killed stone speaking in a hopeful tone. "it is only that we **I would my för a week at the outside,' he Miss Corbre, & barrister's face ought to he dead they. By replied. We onghat by that time to have ferret passieren, I, have newe; partly good and nice young chap he is e' is not a Corbynion. We followed the sonat hotly, and bare A. nephew of his has got it now are brought up as suddenly on this partienlar od out any Parcella there way be within afteen partly bad have found where your Brand miles of Ruth; but I think it will be wise for father and grandmother lived. He was a school unele pas you to pack up a small brank with a rolay fate but I'm sorry to any that both he and
lothing, and toll your landlady that she is to his wife are doad.**
The three occupants of the carriage had been than the only thing is to onko a cast in a freshUTLAND garing infertly at the house as he spoke dient util we get on the scout again. At Contanos uttered an exelsination at dismay. Madame Deport had stood an the better to ex- present the result is so narxpooted, and I confess
It seems to me that ja all had news, Mr. Her- 3 smide it.
that the disappointmort te skoon that ene bat. It makes no differences to what village "It is a grud plato," she mid as she sat downot pull off together all it-ons. Ent they lived in what we wanted was information
"and to think that tought to be yours ma petite weg No bara time to think the matter over tanco Corbyn and Madame Diport were on the seemed to be the only clue we had, and now, it is lonely," she said, "I don't want it; I only want stance said quietly to relieve my disappoint
The west morning the appleted hour Con and now there is no chance of getting it. That Constare shivered. It is for Inge and too) again wome fresh light may occur to me."
I think you only say Me, Hurbisë,” · Con- platform at Paddington, and were joined two lost.” iminates later by Buber Harbit. “Unóngratai ~*~ I should not quite my that, Miss Corbyn, zot quite contour with enough for us to live quietly mant, but I shways like to know the truth and late you on your punctuality be said as he got. It is possible that they may hese: vonded and happily at St. Malo
would rather that you told me frankly if you joined them. That in a hopeful sign. Xon in someone in the village all they know about the Hebert Harbut had surged round and was thought that all was lost." know the motto. Punctuality, security, and des dipparate of your mother. The man who leaning forward against the driver's seat, "Indeed, I do not think co, Ming Goobyn. I do patch. No? It is that of the London Parcels gave the Inspector information about it, and whoWhat sort of a man was the late Mr. Corbyn Fot diagudes from you that the abstraction of Delivery, and upon the whole they act up to It was a-nuhcol under your geaudiather, said it was I have hard his name before.RAST Now then, let us see about our places Brat. You gromorally believed that hở hai besin much bet
this loaf Trom the register enormously adds to He was vory mech: respected, sir; I heard our diffruition and that at present I do not in have got tickets; that is right. Ah, he is water airmumstances at one time. It is probable that be was a good landlord and was thought the slightest degree see is what direction we empty carriage. If you pisom your rugs on the that your mother wrote to him at times during deal of down in Bath
mpat search for "collateral evidence of thể már. sust, one each aide of that window, I will put my hér, your of married life du not know whe "And: kir nepher sauceeds him, you say,rloge Still you be things have up till bag next to the That is it, now we have get ther your father over acquainted them with her What's his name
now presented themselves in a most un ponneries of the rate. Where is your luggage? | death as likely en ook he may not have done so Is it all ontained to that bag P
Clitheroe, it is a luekly windfall for him. expected way, and we have sucoseded Min in that ago, when her letters-ceased, they tony His own plass in ear the other way, and the marvellous manner ''''in' escortaísing Ony porkianotaan is labelled and put in the have guessed that she was dead, but may have say was mortgaged pretty heavily in his father's number of partioners. We have learnt your Tay," Madius Daport said. I am accustarged still hoped on that she night sous day return, thear, If it had not been for that slippery bit of mother's birthplace and parentage, have received to travelling in England and seeing after In that case, they may possibly have left a tatter bill he might have had to wait a long time the clergyman's testimony as to her character, -luggage.
or some communication with some-one, probably before he came in for the Court, for Mr. Corbyn and your grandfather's last letter to har and her, Capital, the I haveonly to jump
up out and get with the clergyman, to be given is her should was not more than forty-two sud might have letters to him. We cannot samolutely say that two or those papery so that I can rind when my ish over catura. At any rate, it is worth sesing lived to eighty."
we have disporerad for certain that they wrə conversation beomons insupportable
whether this in the cases Don't you think Mr. Harbat continned to that to his "copob married in this town, for whatever our ideas on Yes, certainly, Constance exclaimed. How man on the abject of the Corbyas for some the subjost mez be, there is no shadow of proof
He is fanpy Constance said ne Robert Har.
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but leaped from the carriage, he is quite unfortunata you came down with as Mr Harbut time, but gaited no information of any important the missing page contained the register of
should never bare thought of tist, and if I tance. On arriving at the lodgings he said to that marriage. We have used that it took j had found. as you bare done, that they were Constance, I will come in at sight o'clook to place here, but your mother's letter did not sey Hongkong, 1st January, 1884 They are like that, these-English," Madame dend, I should have given up the smroh her this long whether you bave gathered any news from that it did so all that we know in that the letter Duport aids" They are pick younger this direction altogether! When hall we go Is those papors.
best was posted here, but they may have been married Frenchmen The first desira of the Pronoh boy | thore time to-day takott Blog S
When Robert Herhit olied in the evening in London befors leaving town, or at Canterbury M in to be thought a mạn, bat the young Eng-, | Oh, yan, I think so. We will go into at the lodging he was cared by Madame Dus or some offer places on the road. We may have lishmen seem to like to remain boge for over so party book's and get suma lunch, not then will | post oily,
paper to grope in the dark for a bit, but I temat, that long, and yet they are fall of sense. 2 range be office in
She has gone to lie down," she said. Poor we may come eurous clac again: You see, Miss It was a pleasant journey down
Half an hour into thep but armeged with child, she hai gone through the packet contain-Corbyn, I have engaged in this matter: an Having repesed his PaOTOSKATHIO ROOMS the driver of a carriage to take them to Aining the tetume of her mother to her parents, sort of amateur private detective, and consider for the production of ALL STYLES OF POK wick. It was a long journey, for the roads there are ton of them. She wrote ones a month, that my honour is at stake in ferroting out TRATTUED solicits the Fatroosge of Beeldents were billy, and the Bath drivers do not hurry Here they are. Cometazes wished you to read the matter if it be posible to do so,
and Vloitoa; matak their horses. Bobert Harbad batsid with them, but we four that they will not help me "You are very kind and good." Constance said Madame Duport, for Coustace was too excit he tells about her travels and, about her home, gratefully suppose we may as well go back od kad' szexiquis to join in the souvenation. and how she Jonge to sre them galu, but no- to town at oude; it will be of no es marching
After chatting for a bit, Robert Harbat hand
ed two illustrated papers to his companions and saying, "Hippose you do not sure for English politice opened the, Timessen fortsa
Coman looked at him with inch surprise.
ax he began raiding and then anid," Excuse me, Mr. Harbat, but I thought you tineri aphotapłac. This in Alnwick," <thp/ driver, said turning thin that we ou 40 that will help us at all, the registors at other ohurches, I suppose,"
The young barrisse aggled and his box. Mather entered a village. She never mentions the name of more to have been the Parish Church If any "I would hardly think so he said. If it was. "Your will not see we bsc them again. Me-Wire Akai Tuka you, ale”?“
writes from, and only pats Italy, or witer whore, at least I should think so, however, it la Corbyn. It was only boca had forgotten to the Bretory."
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