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passages under the names of Mrs。 John Gifford�察�Miss Gifford�察�and Miss 

Diana Gifford。 Miss Diana   was my  maid�察�but   mother thought a party  of 

three would throw Mostyn off our track。; 

     ;A very good idea。; 

     ;We sailed at once。 On the second day out I had a son。 The poor little 

fellow died in a few hours�察�and was buried at sea。 But his birth has given 

me the power to repay to Fred Mostyn some of the misery he caused me。; 

     ;How so�拭�I do not see。; 

     ;Oh�察�you must see�察�if you will only remember how crazy Englishmen 

are about their sons。 Daughters don't count�察�you know�察�but a son carries the 

property     in   the  family    name。     He   is  its  representative     for   the  next 

generation。 As I lay suffering and weeping�察�a fine scheme of revenge came 

clearly   to   me。   Listen�   �Soon   after   we   got   home   mother   cabled   Mostyn's 

lawyer that `Mrs。 Mostyn had had a son。' Nothing was said of the boy's 

death。 Almost immediately I was notified that Mr。 Mostyn would insist on 

the surrender of the child to his care。 I took no notice of the letters。 Then 

he   sent   his   lawyer   to   claim   the   child   and   a   woman   to   take   care   of   it。   I 

laughed them to scorn�察�and defied them to find the child。 After them came 

Mostyn himself。 He interviewed doctors�察�overlooked baptismal registers�察�

advertised far and wide�察�bribed our servants�察�bearded father in his office�察�

abused   Bryce   on   the   avenue�察  �waylaid   me   in   all   my   usual   resorts�察  �and 

bombarded me with letters�察�but he knows no more yet than the cable told 

him。 And the man is becoming a monomaniac about HIS SON。; 

     ;Are you doing right�察�Dora�拭─�

     ;If you only knew how he had tortured me� �Father and mother think he 

deserves all I can do to him。 Anyway�察�he will have it to bear。 If he goes to 



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the   asylum   he   threatened   me   with�察  �I   shall   be   barely   satisfied。   The   `cat´ 

faced woman' is getting her innings now。; 

     ;Have you never spoken to him or written to him�拭�Surely; 

     ;He caught me one day as I came out of our house�察�and said�察 �Madam�察�

where   is   my   son��' And   I   answered�察   �You   have   no   son。   The   child   WAS 

MINE。 You shall never see his face in this world。 I have taken good care 

of that。' 

     ;`I   will   find   him   some     day��'  he   said�察  �and   I  laughed     at  him�察  �and 

answered�察   �He   is   too   cunningly   hid。   Do   you   think   I   would   let   the   boy 

know   he   had   such   a   father   as   you�拭  �No�察  �indeed。   Not   unless   there   was 

property for  the disgrace。'  I  touched him  on the  raw  in that   remark�察 �and 

then I got into my carriage and told the coachman to drive quickly。 Mostyn 

attempted to follow me�察�but the whip lashing the horses was in the way。; 

And   Dora   laughed�察  �and   the   laugh   was   cruel   and   mocking   and   full   of 

meaning。 

     ;Dora�察�how can you�拭�How can you find pleasure in such revenges�察─�

     ;I   am   having     the  greatest    satisfaction    of   my   life。  And    I  am   only 

beginning the just retribution�察�for my beauty is enthralling the man again�察�

and he is on the road to a mad jealousy of me。; 

     ;Why don't you get a divorce�拭�This is a case for that remedy。 He might 

then marry again�察�and you also。; 

     ;Even   so�察  �I   should   still   torment   him。   If   he   had   sons   he   would   be 

miserable in the thought that his unknown son might�察�on his death�察�take 

from   them   the   precious   Mostyn   estate�察  �and   that   wretched�察  �old�察  �haunted 

house of his。 I am binding him to misery on every hand。; 

     ;Is Mrs。 Denning here with you�拭─�

     ;Both   my   father   and   mother   are   with   me。   Father   is   going   to   take   a 

year's rest�察�and we shall visit Berlin�察�Vienna�察�Rome�察�Paris or wherever our 

fancy leads us。; 

     ;And Mr。 Mostyn�拭─�

     ;He can follow me round�察�and see nobles and princes and kings pay 

court   to   the   beauty   of   the   `cat´faced   woman。'   I   shall   never   notice   him�察�

never speak to him�察�but you need not look so suspicious�察�Ethel。 Neither by 

word      nor    deed    will   I   break    a   single    convention      of   the    strictest 



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respectability。; 

     ;Mr。 Mostyn ought to give you your freedom。; 

     ;I have given freedom to myself。 I have already divorced him。 When 

they brought my dead baby for me to kiss�察�I slipped into its little hand the 

ring that made me his mother。 They went to the bottom of the sea together。 

As for ever marrying again�察�not in this life。 I have had enough of it。 My 

first   husband   was   the   sweetest   saint   out   of   heaven�察  �and   my   second   was 

some mean little demon that had sneaked his way out of hell�察�and I found 

both insupportable。; She lifted her hat as she spoke�察�and began to pin it on 

her beautifully dressed hair。 ;Have no fear for me�察─�she continued。 ;I am 

sure   Basil   watches   over   me。   Some   day   I   shall   be   good�察  �and   he   will   be 

happy。; Then�察�hand in hand�察�they walked to the door together�察�and there 

were tears in both voices as they softly said ;Good´by。; 



                                    CHAPTER XII 



       A  WEEK   after   this   interview   Tyrrel   and   Ethel   were   in   New   York。 

They landed early in the morning�察�but the Judge and Ruth were on the pier 

to   meet    them�察  �and    they   breakfasted     together   at  the   fashionable     hotel�察�

where an elegant suite had been reserved for the residence of the Tyrrel´ 

Rawdons   until   they   had   perfected   their   plans   for   the   future。   Tyrrel   was 

boyishly excited�察�but Ethel's interest could not leave her father and his new 

wife。 These   two   had   lived   in   the   same   home   for   fifteen   years�察  �and   then 

they    had   married     each   other�察  �and   both    of  them    looked    fifteen   years 

younger。 The Judge was actually merry�察�and Ruth�察�in spite of her supposed 

;docility�察─�had quite reversed the situation。 It was the Judge who was now 

docile�察  �and   even   admiringly   obedient   to   all   Ruth's   wifely   advices   and 

admonitions。 

     The breakfast was a talkative�察�tardy one�察�but at length the Judge went 

to his office and Tyrrel had to go to the Custom House。 Ethel was eager to 

see   her   grandmother�察  �and   she   was   sure   the   dear   old   lady   was   anxiously 

waiting   her   arrival。 And   Ruth   was   just   as   anxious   for   Ethel   to   visit   her 

renovated home。 She had the young wife's delight in its beauty�察�and she 

wanted Ethel to admire it with her。 



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     ;We will dine with you to´morrow�察�Ruth�察─�said Ethel�察 �and I will come 

very early  and   see   all   the   improvements。   I   feel sure   the   house   is   lovely�察�

and I am glad father made you such a pretty nest。 Nothing is too pretty for 

you�察�Ruth。; And there was no insincerity in this compliment。 These   two 

women knew and loved and trusted each other without a shadow of doubt 

or variableness。 

     So   Ruth   went   to   her   home�察  �and   Ethel   hastened   to   Gramercy   Park。 

Madam was eagerly watching for her arrival。 

     ;I have been impatient for a whole hour�察�all in a quiver�察�dearie�察─�she 

cried。 ;It is nearly noon。; 

     ;I have been impatient also�察�Granny�察�but father and Ruth met us at the 

pier   and   stayed   to   breakfast   with   us�察  �and   you   know   how   men   talk   and 

talk。; 

     ;Ruth and father down at the pier� �How you dream� ─�

     ;They   were   really   there。 And   they   do   seem   so   happy�察  �grandmother。 

They are so much in love with each other。; 

     ;I   dare   say。  There   are   no   fools   like   old   fools。   So   you   have   sold   the 

Court   to   Nicholas   Rawdon�察  �and   a   cotton´spinner   is   Lord   of   the   Manor。 

Well�察�well�察�how are the mighty fallen� ─�

     ;I   made   twenty  thousand   pounds   by  the   sale。   Nicholas   Rawdon   is   a 

gentleman�察      �and    John    Thomas      is  the   most    popular     man    in   all  the 

neighborhood。 And�察�Granny�察�he has two sonstwinsthe handsomest little 

chaps you ever saw。 No fear of a Rawdon to heir the Manor now。; 

     ;Fortune is a baggage。 When she is ill to a man she knows no reason。 

She sent John Thomas to Parliament�察�and kept Fred out at a loss�察�too。 She 

took the Court from Fred and gave it to John Thomas�察�and she gives him 

two sons about the same time she gives Fred one�察�and that one she kidnaps 

out of his sight and knowledge。 Poor Fred� ─�

     ;Well�察�grandmother�察 �it  is `poor   Fred's'   own   doing�察�and�察 �I   assure   you�察�

Fred would have been most unwelcome at the Court。 And the squires and 

gentry round did not like a woman in the place�察�they were at a loss what to 

do    with   me。    I  was   no   good    for  dinners    and   politics   and    hunting。    I 

embarrassed       them。;    ;Of    course   you    would。    They    would     have   to  talk 

decently   and   behave   politely�察  �and   they   would   not   be   able   to   tell   their 



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choicest stories。 Your presence would be a bore�察�but could not Tyrrel take 

your place�拭─�

     ;Granny�察�Tyrrel was really unhappy in that kind of life。 And he was a 

foreigner�察�so was I。 You know what Yorkshire people think of foreigners。 

They   were      very   courteous�察   �but   they   

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