The Moon Rock

wind and rain of the moors into the dimly-lighted stone street of the churchtown. A few minutes later the car s

re stone house lying back from the road behind a white fen

ors from a pair of Cornish brown eyes. On learning their names she conducted them

n was his consulting room, furnished in the simplest fashion-almost shabbily. There were chairs and table and a couch, a small stand for a pile of magazines, a bookcase containing some medical works, and a sprawling hare's-foot fern in a large

your advice about my niece, doctor. You h

head without speaking, and

a friend of

a gesture of dissent. "Our acquaintance

sponsiveness. Her impulse in visiting him had hoped for an interest equalling her own. She reflected now that she should have remember

I have come to see you again, at this late hour. My husband and I are returning to London in the morning, and there would be no

hending nod which enco

own without first considering all the circumstances. He has forgotten that if he succeeds in restoring the title he will come prominently into the public eye. As the holder of a famous name his affairs

d foreseen all this." said Dr.

voted to the idea of restoring the title. He has thought of nothing else since he was a boy. He is quite incapable of understanding what a sensation this story of

tter if the story could remain unknown, aft

at question, and proce

boy. A boy could change his name and emigrate, go on a ranch and forget all about it. But it is different for a girl. Leaving the shock out of the question, this thing would spoil Sisily's life and ruin her chances of a good marr

o you s

ream to have a son to succeed him. Not that it would have made any difference if Sisily had been a son, after what's come to light! Sisily would never question anything that was told her about this wretched title,

ere is nothing in the wording of the original writ to prevent it-no limitation to male heirs. It is now well established by precedent that a daughter can inherit

inherit the throne of England, so why not a title? But it never occurred to me before. Sisily, of course, cannot succeed to my brother's title because o

d approve of the arrange

motives to keep from an innocent girl a secret which would

slow shake of the head. "But it might have been tried-oh yes, it might have be

e to try it no

at her tho

what

uade my brother to

ikely to cha

t. I intend to see him to-night, before it is too late. I beg y

er in which I would rather not be involved. If you wish support, I would remind you that there are two other members of yo

approve of my plan, nor, indeed, would Robert listen to him if he did. But he would listen to you, I feel sure. That is my reason for coming to you." She rose from her seat, and soug

ate for a visi

ake all responsibility upon myself for the visit. I will tell Robert that I literally had to drag you with me, and he will understand that we

ted his o

sented. "I will accompany you. Ple

t or two, and they proceede