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Mistress Lucy appear-‘ ed to have no legal right to anything- in or out: of the castle, save the clothes she wore. “The point is,", Mistress Lucy said, as Master Firklin bowed deferentially toward her. “that l have nothing?” “Nothing from your father, madam.” (I. “But my mother’s estate: I “I regret to say." said Master Firk- ' lin, “that most of it has been convert- ed into money and lost by your fa- ‘ther. There is left in my hands. ma- dam, only a matter of some £2,000, out at interest. which you. being now I lot full age”â€" I day." “Exactly. so that it is at your pres- ent disposal.” - “What shape'is it in?" “It is invested in (-onsols." “Can they be realized upon?" “Instantly." “To advantage?” “Most certainly.” .“1 thank you, Master Ficklin. for your provident care of my little for- tune. It is most unexpevted." she fal- tered. "Believe me. Mistress Lucy it is a happiness to do anything tor you " said the old attomey, rising and gathering up his papers and bowing low bef01e her. “You may command me in every- thing. A temporary loan or”â€" .3 “Thank you. Master Ficklin." said Mistress Lucy; “you toueh me greatly, but I need nothing at present. My fa- ther made me an allowance and gener- ally paid it. It was a generous one, and. living alone as I did. 1 did not spend it. 1 have a few hundred pounds in my own name at the bank. and With that for temporary use and my mother’s legacy 1 shall lack notho ing.” “It matters little.” she answered list- lesyy. “My sister and I," said the old attor- ney, “live alone in the county town. The house is large. 11’ you would ac- cept our hospitality until your, future is decided We should be vastly hon- ored." vâ€" '_‘ “I accept your kindly pron'er most thankfully.” was her reply. “I have been invited to various homes here and there in the county. but I prefer to go to you." ~ -s- n ‘0 l- ___!-I_‘_ D “Gosd.” said Master Ficklin briskly. “That'is Settled then. I. am empow- ered by those who hold the mortgage vâ€"'_ to tell you that the pictures of your father or mother or anything strictly personal they waive their claim to.” “Thank you.” said Mistress Lucy. . “I shall take but small advantage of their generosity." 7‘ ll‘_L-_ “1 know that,” answered Master Ficklin, “and now I will return to the town. If you will be ready about 6 o’clock" (it was then about 2p “1 will return and fetch you to our home.” “1 shall be ready. Goodby." The little lawyer bent over her hand and left the room. I sat dumb and .: silent during the whole interview. al-“ though I had listened to everything with the deepest interest. As usual. it was she who broke the silence when we werealone again. ‘ "Master Hampdun." she began, “to what a sorry pass am I reduced! What shall I do now?" . - “My lady," said 1. “the sorriest part of the pass to which you have been brought is that you have in me such a poor counselor, a rough sailor, but one who would, nevertheless. give his heart’s blood to promote- your welfare. or do you any service." ‘vâ€"Nbfi: as I éaid that L laid my hand on the breastof my, goat. and u I ‘ u I bent awkwardly enough toward her- I could not even bow as gracefully a! the little "attorney just departedâ€"1 felt the paper which I had taken from Sir -. ‘ ' Lâ€"‘ .â€" Was ieighteen on my last birth- By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY n36 and which I had en- 1912; by Cyrus «I ; tirely forgotten iii the hurry ano con- fusion of the days that had followed his death. I stood Open mouthed with surprise and shame at my care- less forgetfulness. and stared at her. “What is it?” she asked, instantly noting my amaze. “i am a fool. madam. a blundering fool,"‘said l, drau‘ing forth the paper. “here is a letter addressed to you which 1 should have delivered at once.” I continued, extending it toward her. nay-o She tore open the envelope as she Spoke and drew forth :1 letter. un- folded it and there drnppvd from it a l l l I v-‘-‘-â€" ' little niece of parchment which I in- stantly pivked up and extended to her, but She was so engrnssml in the letter that she did not see my action and paid nn attentiun to my nutstl'etvhml hand _I looked at the parrlmmnt I held in my hand. It was evidently the half Of'a larger shunt whivh had been mm in th, The right half was in my pnssmalnn. A clam-o showed me that it was :1 part of a rm‘lelx‘ (lm Wt) map. apparunm at an island. althemgh laqk- ing' the" Utlier‘ half'b‘f' am '1 "ébuld not be quite certain. It was lettered in characters which were very old and quaint. and some figures in the upper . left hand corner gave a latitude. The ioutlines of the map and the letters I I l and figures were all very dim and faded. ’ My lady's letter was a short one, for she looked up from it presently, her eyes filled with tears. the first I had seen there. and for that, reason I was glad she should enjoy this relief. I suppose the fact that she was so alone and had no one else induved her to confide in me. At any rate she extend- ed the paper to me. “Read it,” she said. “’Tis my fa- ther's last word to me.” I took it from her. and this is what i read: My Dear Lucyâ€"As an ancient king of France once said. “Everything is lost but honor." and that trembles in the balance. I have specplated. gambled. tempted for- tune. first because 1 loved it and at last h0ping to win for you. But everything has gone wrong. You are penniless. Even your mother's fortune, of which she fool- ishly made me trustee. has followed my own. Master Ficklin may save some- thing from the wreck. 1 hope so. 1 can do no more, and perhapsâ€"nay. certainlyâ€" the best thing I can do for you is to leave you. May God help you since 1 cannot.’ Your shamed and unhappy father. GEOFFREY WILBERFORCE. Post Scriptum.-The last thing that I possess is this scrap of parchment It has been handed down from father to son for five generations. The tradition of it is lost. but there has always been at- tached to it a singular value. Perhaps some day the missing part may turn up. At any rate. of all that ‘1 once had this is what isleft. Should you\marry and have children pass it to them. A foolish re- quest. but 1 am moved to make it as my father made it to me. G. W. I read it slowly. It was not a brave ‘ man’s letter. i liked Sir Geoffrey less \ then than ever before. Some of the ancient awe and reverence I felt for the family went out at my heart then. "Here.” said 1. “is the inclosure to which your father refers." ,She took it listlessly, but as her glance fell upon it her face brightened. “Why.” she exclaimed, brushing aside her tears. “1 have the other half. It came to me from my mother. When she died, five years ago. she gave it to me with much the same account as my father gives. 1 have never shown it to any oneâ€"never mentioned it even.” “Why not?" I asked. “1 scarcely know. It was valueless. I attached no special importance to it But now. now"- “It is a miracle." I said. “that the two pieces should have come together in your hands.” . “I don’t yet understand what it all means.” she said. “but”- Tawnsend Band" Vlv-v- --v-- - - ~ - . She nodded and went repidly out of the room.- In a few moments she came I Meanwhile." said I, ‘may I respect fully suggest that you get the other piece and let me look at it” -A V-~VV "â€" “You!"".sfihve flashed out .in one of those sudden changes of mood. some- times so delightfut and sometimes the reverse. “law a seafaring man. as you. know. mistress." said I humbly. “and I am- accustomed to study maps and charts Perhaps this may contain information vital to/,your fortunesdwbich I can de- cipher more #easily than anotherfi’ 4-2JI_ _â€"-A A. | gm? “ ’Tis my fa- “It is an island!" she exclaimed. ()2ch Win) anntlwr [net'e ur parcnment. I placed them side by side, and the torn and jagged edges fitted into each Other perfectly I had laid them on a table and we bent over them in great excitementvexvitenwnt on my part caused by her pzoxiuxity rather than by the faded, yemm' sheepskin. “It is an island“ she exclaimed. “Yeé,” said 1. . “W’here is it?" she asked. , I pointed with my huge index finger to the flgzres in the upper left hand corner and the upper right hand cor- ner marked Eesv)e«-ti~.'ely Latitude and longitude. “That will tell us exactly.” “And you can find it?" “If it is there where the figures -say I can as easily as I can find the park gn (e yonder." . ,1. .2â€" f t’”"" c7!"'v e She looked at me with a certain amount of awe. “Why. that is won- derful!" she exvlninwd. “Not at all. It is done by seamen. every day.” “Have ym ever been there?” "No." ._aid 1. “l have (rossed the south seas several times. but I haxe never ehaneed upon that island or, in fact. sailed anywhere near that Ian. tude or lonn'itude ” “But you knmx where it h?" “Exaetly and if I had my great chart of the south seas here 1 could put my finger upon it and show it to you." ___RLLA JV“. “What.” she asked. pointing With/ her own dainty finger in he. turn, “is that ring around the island?” “That will be a vurul reef. I take it They usually are brnken at some point so that ships can sail within. but here is a complete (tin-1e inclusing the is- land. There seems to be no entrance anywhere. ‘Tis unusual and most strange." §¢§§§§§§§+§§§§§§§§§+§§§§§§+OQOOOOOOOOOOOOQQOQOOOOOOO O ‘3‘"? o ' ’ *5%%+%éééé%+%éé+é+*fim+$++Mé+++fié+wmw 6 O §§§§§§§§§§0§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ O“ 9§§§“§§“¢“§§§§§W ‘Who’sYourDruggist? 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