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The Record Newspaper 04 November 1899

Page 1

OUR

STORY.

ONE

Magdalen

(By

DAY.

Rock

in

The

A. of

Pioneer

WOOD,

the

Binder.

of life and the years that had way the time of his departure elapsed from Mr. did not from Revel England, to hesitate as the acknowledge him heir of Trevor Court, and of it he had

Maria.)

Rosamund Trevor, her break in voice, the last done label is is packed." last trunk

Now," a

"

all

now

And

is

have still one answered brother

her more of companionship. I wish it were over." He

looked

furnished

round of the

room

And

of.

the

yet

dusty,

London

lands

lodg

called, drawn

familiarly

viously the

he

surrounding old Squire

father,

of his

name

family forget

Bible, that the

by

graced

one

but

spendthrift

it.

His

Trevor,

as

had

some

was

years

pre

ROLLER

BEARINGS.

Send

For

WILLIAM

& Co.,

STREET,

to

fit

do

so."

And Mr. Revel had made up mind to act no as longer legal adviser to the Trevors. Stephen had smiled when he heard this decision. his

PERTH.

once

and

care,

the

boy

W.

A.

MELBOURNE

after

had

come

;

at

CUP, 5,000

BALLARAT

SUMMER

CANNING

at

CUP, 25,000 at

CUP, 10,000

5,

5,

found

her

relative.

I

know,"

to "

26th,

1899.

to

answer was

ANNIVERSARY PERTH

;

50,000

CUP,

at

at

run

5,

January

of New

26th,

January

run

5,

Perth,

Bank

Reference,

at

25,000

HANDICAP,

South

1900.

1900.

1st,

Wales.

BROTHERS'

ST.

GEORGE'S

at

and

your and

is

COLLEGE..

TERRACE,

well-furnished

large,

the

on

banks

did

dormitories,

airy

fine

a

Swan

River.

It

gymnasium,

and

extensive

the

of

has

play-ground. ;

The

Pupils Examinations.

boarders

younger are

prepared

under

are fr

During 1897 twenty-one students tained by the College Examinations. Government

the

Adelaide

f

passes viz.,

of

care

and

University

in

Matron.

experienced

an

Government

Scholarship

examinations competitive at the and University

public

seventeen

of

ob

were

four

that

said the

to

still

wish'

it is hard melancholy

equally wonder

and

trunk

of mine,,

gloomy why it is

baggage, that the

of

preparations me

sit

in

day

travelling

?"

as The girl gave a little smile she of years She was a spoke. couple a fair, older than her brother, with refined face and silky masses of brown hair. The half- weary smile faint,

not

rest

long

on

her

as away quickly the sorrowful lines

leaving Like most

situated

beautifully classrooms,

Rosamund

always depress

PERTH.

lege

his care documents.

a

"

I

passed

Co

I.

influence,

Jack's'

over, that

look

Jack. signs «

CHRISTIAN

not

and

were,

So Mr. Revel resigned and Trevor deeds

Trevor

24

Day, December

Boxing

Canning,

run

:

November

Ballarat,

run

had

are

of business."

man

his

he.

young Jack place in a business a house in Port while Elizabeth, distant cousin had offered Rosamund the a home with her. In return girl was to make herself useful generally

November.

7th

Flemington,

run

5,

LIST

had

made for the and Stephen, to claim his

National Library of Australia

PRIZE

you

right," " You

good

women,

with parting Jack was Jack's grief than her own to the window She moved and looked out. Even there

were

signs

of spring

rows

were

fluttering

about house;

lips

as

it

it

;

came,

behind her

grief

more

it.

in for

loneliness of the room in London the spar :

the

eaves

and in a opposite the trees had put forth near, square a few while a green leaves timidly offered bunches of flower-girl pretty white violets for sale. A and purple came to sudden Rosa inspiration the

of

;

at

the

.

mund.

DRAKE and

Ironmongers BUILDERS'

&

GENERAL

351

Importers,

TUBES

GALVANISED

ROLLED

STEEL

Danks Sons',

London,

Hay

BRASS

IRONMONGERY,

JREQUISITES,

,

"Jack,"

STDBBS,

&

GIRDERS

&

she

instead

"

let said, us'go some of remaining .moping

here."

Perth.

Street,

FITTINGS &

(All

where

PLUMBERS

FITTINGS, Sizes),

" In Yes," Jack replied promptly. the weeks that had passed in making for his the necesssary preparations atmos the close London departure, to had become hateful the phere "But where country-bred youth. .

was

smart

a

the

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

MONSTER

This

Stephen

like

CHARLES).

J.

as

young

Through

107

death.

search

TATTERSALL'S (C/o

Stephen.

long-absent

the

approve

then

so

forger.

in every sought likely will unlikely place for a later Trevor for had made many. Squire had By all of them his grandchildren his heirs, been with a little or a less more little or under restrictions, Mr. different Revel guardianship. blamed himself in no light degree for the chance that had left Trevor Court to Stephen. The had Squire him to execute a new summoned will, he some and had allowed slight business to keep him from attending he reached the order at once. When the Court at he was met with length, of his client's sudden the. tidings

time,

WORK.

a

Revel

a

IN

are

and

course

could

"No doubt you remarked, carelessly.

;

Of

not

Trevors had been dis who was not only a

as the heir of the estate. had chance, Squire Trevor died without a will signing by which he left to two his his possessions and in an old writinggrandchildren desk the family to his horror, lawyer, had found a will executed a many before. which will, year .By that Mr. Revel had supposed destroyed, Court bulk Trevor and the of the dead man's to went his property

Mr.

DURABLE.

RELIABLE

PURSER

128

dark, line through eldest son in the old and to endeavoured

By a mere

son,

DRAUGHT.

STRONG.

Catalogue—

a

;

eldest

LIGHT

TESTED.

RICHD.

Trevor had been turned Stephen from his home, nor could he complain that he had been unjustly treated. He had not been sent away emptyhanded. A considerable sum had been placed to his credit in one of the when he banks of Melbourne, de cided to try his fortune in the South ern and from Continent the time of his departure from England nothing more had been heard of him. The second son of the house had met an death in the hunting and field, early his young wife did not survive long the shock of her husband's death so that Jack Trevor and his sister had been brought under their up entirely grandfather's been treated

and

;

grand he

nephew

were intentions Mr. or Revel

" I have children of my own," he had said, when the lawyer urged him to make some for Jack and provision " I shall Rosamund and I expect have for enough to do to provide them. have had a The boy and girl I have been time of it while jolly as Revel : best I might. 'No, living Court a princely estate Trevor isn't Let. the shift by any means. pair themselves. for They ought to be

ill-

and not so of age, very he had been the acknowl Court and the of Trevor

lost in

families

surrounding

—

his

his

and his that either

"

;

twenty

edged heir

;

He

possession. known

making

regarding

niece

and his sister had resided two or three for weeks, with eyes dimmed that his by tears riianhood to let forbade him young He was fall. a lad about nineteen or

before

in

such

where

long

taken

time

day before one day

ing-house,

years

once

no

tentions

:

we

us,"

at

—

the

written, "

said

little

—

"

with

the

his

Ave

the

changed

in no slight handsome reckless, degree the old lawyer had young scapegrace But often lectured and admonished. when had been allowances made for

from

-

ON

WALTER

He. was

own.

Agents for John & weather

Merry

&

Son, Ltd., Fire

Melbourne

Brigade

;

Appliances.

Windmill. 358. Telephone

Alston's

shall

we

go ?"

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