1929-01-08 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1929.

JOHN SHELDON'S WARD.

SYNOPSIS.

By Dorothea Corbould

dianship.. Yesterday I received a John Sheldon, a young solicitor, reply in the affirmative. Therefore living with his aunt, receives a let you can start for England at once." It was out now-the dreaded ter from a firm of American law-point at Jesue and Ames Hoxter yers asking him to become guardian heaved a mental sigh of relief, to a young girl in the place of his

"For England? Did you say I father, who had died before he was to go to England! The girl's atory opens. Thinking she is n child, he decides, to accept the Krey, cycs were light now, even to sparkling in her enthusiasm. "Oh! trust. The girl-Elizabeth Hyde is heiress to a large fortune, and lier guardian will be paid £500 a year for her inaintenance. John be comes engaged to Myra Gayle, the pretty, dughter of a jucal doctor.

HAPTER II,

have so longed to go to England! But her face fell, the spot of colour in the pallor of her cheeke faded"who and where in this Doctor Sheldon you speak of, and what interest does he fake in me that he should want to be my guar- dian? When Anios Höxter, of the Tim "Well, he has accepted the trust of Hoxter, Gillette and Masterson, at the dying request of his oldest solicitors, of Brand Avenue, New friend, that appears to be the only York, received the concise callenson" Mr. Hoxter replied, "He gram from John Sheldon accepting lives in the country--I have his ad- the guardianship of Miss Elizabeth dress. It is Adeneroft, Shrirapton, Hyde, he made up his mind on twa Kent,"

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points-frt to act upon that cable, Nat. Loinkin, then? I should at once, secondly, to keep from the have preferred to live in. London, girl the fact that the gunidian jo and to the British Museum, and whose cure she was to in entrusted Westminster Abbey, and the Tower by her father's wish was not the dll those places" 1-have read of.

friend latter's ok

Li Do expect it will be as deadly dull at tor Sheldon himself, but his song place Shrimpton as I was at Miss Hyde is, as you are aware Millport, and out so pleturesque. self willed and dificult to manage" But there's one thing, this doctor be rented to his partners as the possibly de three sat is conclave to use the tentoons and disagreeable person girl's future and the shifting of the love with than my father was. responsibility thereof in to someone you needn't look shocked, else's shoulders. "She'a un likely There was no love least between us, as not, fake discovers that I can assure you; in fart, I believe Sheldon is possibly and most father hated me because my mother bably a young man, to refuse to good when i was born. She must to England at all, and take up some have been very beautiful, and he grotesque mode of living, here if used to say over and over again stead, giving us no emĘ 61, trouble o al range it was that she should and getting herself lito it as well have lit sach an ugly daughter. Once ju this Mr. Sheldon's huge suppose he was sorry for his un hold our responsibility Ends, van kinhess at the end, and so he left) he will have to make the best of; in all his money, I was at my opinion, a bad bargain. The Montreal when he dial, studying come for her keep is, of eparse, Buste and languages, and living as large, and may tempt him je smopil parlour boarder at St. Anne's things over, but I must say I pity Convent, where I went to school. him. have asked Miss Hyde to believe Father kept me away from came here this morning and learn him bene fe hated the sight of our plans for hex going to Easlit inder the care of Mrs. Van Hout and her Uncihter, who willing that she should ae- company them. I

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he couldn't bear ugly people, How much shall be able to spend are very your?"

"You will have an allowance of althree hundred pounds per annum explain to her about the money ill you come of age or marry, after, he will have, and aequit her with that your entire fortune will be un- the fact that the guanlián abpoint-der your own control. Year guardian) ed by her father has accepted the will have five hundred a year for trust. We must. bé careful to place your maintenance while under his the whole matter ifore her in the cave." most arrerable light. Yes, ducker!, What is it

"Miss Hyde, to keep an appoint ment with Mr. Hoster"

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felt that he had never seen beneath the surface before, and that his; antipathy was merged in pity for) the lonely orphan.

"Vertainly, my dear young lady," he replied, "your wishes will be No one, I promise you, law to us. shall have your address or any in-. " When can I start for formation enverning you unless England?"

You give us permission. What is partners and f, that you shall join

"Will we have arranged, my this gentleman's name, may Jask ?"

|a buddy and her daughter, Mrs, and "Austin Melford. He posću us "Right. I see her in my Van Houltz, who ng sailing an Englishman, but am sure he fice. That will be best to start in the Morning Star of Friday, has something of the tarbrush about with," he added as the clerk, depuis is Tuesday, so you will have him, and I know that his mother parted and he rose from his set the clear days to make your pro-

W1 021 Eurasian. My father “You 10 can chip in if my argujarations, find we will advance you thought a lot of him on arcount ̧ of

chy ans you may require for the his business capacity." An Hoxter was a handsome, jumpers You are staying with a middle-appl man, with a bland stilefotfellow, I understand?!

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wes very popular with his body as ab being there much longer,tion regarding the carrying on of in Firth Ave, but i don't Melford approached us for informa. clients, because he always allowed so I'm pad there is a chance of my late client's business; but your them to talk, and listened with leaving. Are these people I'm gather wished it to be disposed of sympathie attentied In their with Gemmas grievawes which gave them an inti

Mr. Van Houltz and the proceeds invested in Ear-

terview.

"Oh, done, sms,

"Then if Mr. Mofford kunws that, may he not go to England to find out how much I have?"

portance very gratifying to their car riginally from flatland. srities. We are negotiating self-ederm. Be was sailing his je client of ours; his wife is for the sale at the present moment." blandest as he greated the girl who American. Tins and well know a in pose Trou a chair at his entrata York riety, and tery nice into his private room gesaring her jeople. The latter is about of his pleasure af seving her, and our own age."

"He may, but, the knowledge will the obligation he felt at her prompt

"Oh, well, Edon't much care abonat hef no rise to him as long as your response to his reput a for, an in piel y vi apres I've been feature is in trust; therefore you patty well fed up with them at the can make your mind ony, for tee will Well, I didn't want to wait RE Convent Has This Doctor Sheldon discover nothing from either my» longer tu hear what you had to say fighters was the surt rejoinder as the visitor do know anything about any more from him you had better self or my partners. If you hear gave him her hand, half shyly, half his family? was the essive reply it me low--and I hope you will sullily. "Tee, been kicking myMr. Huster had been reagralida-always regant me as a friend to be heels here in New York for overing hims

having out trusted" a fortnight.

through this interview on well," bait, "Yes, Pay sorry; the delay was he was not prepared to carry out

"Really hot a bad sort, after all," unavoidable, but now I think i have his deception with regard 10 wout hack to report the result of was Mr. Hoxter's comment as he some pleasant news for you. Won't Elizabeth's guardian too far. "the interview to his colleagues. "I you sit down?**

am afraid, we must take everything fast wish I had told her the truth The interview was not going to trust for the present. But amabat her guardian, because I don't be an agreable one, Mr. Hexter told are your father would not have above anything would have de- himself, as Miss Bede restated chosen his old friend to be your terred her from going to England." herself and fixed her eyes upon him guardian if he had not felt that he with a keen scrutiny, which

Be Continued.)' was was giving you a happy home," both curious and mistrustful.

Miss Hyde Baughed 'disagreeably. She was not attractive, certainly. I'm not so sure about that," she A tall, slip of a girl, her figure aid. "Perhaps Father selected a angular with the angularity of early home 1 Hould not be happy in us womanhood she was holy catha punishment for disappointing him teen-and a face whose honden my looks and manners. I was cript features and pale, not to say always on my worst behaviour at sallow, complexion was only redeem-Millport, 1 well confess, and longed ed from positive plainness by a pair for the time when I could leave it, of wonderfully expressive grey eyes That reminds me of something I really beautiful eyes they were wanted to say to you, and that changeful us the light and shadows|ją--" She hesitated, and once upon some heather-covered moor-more her eyes searched the lawyer's Innd according to their owner's face as if to discover if she could moods, which

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Ontario, whom I disliked even more tablish Huli as an air port. To begin with," Ames Hoxter than 1 disliked Father himself. He went on after a few minutes pause, had the impertinence to pretend he "I must tell you that you are a very was in love with me, but I think wealthy young lady. Your father I am gifted with a sixth sense which has left you fortune of some hum-tells me if people are sincere or dred thousand pounds."

not, and I know he was trying to The girl's eyes opened wide in make me marry him for some pur- amazement, but she mado no re-pose of his own. I'm afraid of mark and the lawyer went on, him, and I want you to premise me, "As you have no relatives in Mr. Hoxter, that you will never let whose care our late esteemed client, him know I have gone to England. Mr. Hyde, could leave you, he has or my address there, or anything by his will appointed as your about me. It is partly because of guardian his old and trusted friend bim that I am so anxious to get Doctor Sheldon. I wrote to the doc- quite away. Will you help me?" tor's address, enclosing a letter to Gone was the deflant, don't-care him from your father, and request-minner, the contemptuous smile. ing that he would eable at once The girl was a frightened child ask- saying if he would accept the guar- lng for protection. Amos Hoxter

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