The Clinton News-Record, 1909-05-27, Page 7I
. My 47tho '1909
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The Frenelt postal eoployea bave
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issued an� appeal for a Separxi strike,
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but the response bm not vide�
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MeTanart Bros,
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ORA" TRUNK ROUTZ
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7 SPRINQ SAILINGS
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LAKE SUPERIOR DIVISION for
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NESs; TjRAN6ACTEP- NOT
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liam. and Duluth. - Leave Sarnia 3.30
DISCOUNTED, DRXFTS ISSUED
P, M. May 29, 31st, June 5,, 9, n and
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INTEREST ALLOWED ON' DE
15. SAilings May $1, Ano 5 and 12,
-I through to Puluth. Freight sallings
POSITS. SALE NOTES P URCH.�
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GEORGIAN, BAYN AND. MACKINAC
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ports. Leave. Collingwood 1.30 p.. m.
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and Owen Sound 11-45 ip, In. Wedaw-
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Careful handling and despatch guAr-
NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEY-
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ANCER, FINANCIAL, ILEIA14
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ESTATE AND FIRE INSUW
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ANCE AGENT. 11314PRES144-
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M -Sr., Collingwood Traffic Mgr.; Sarnia
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A Wommils .5ympatfiy"
CLINTON.
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Are you discouraged? is your doctor's
bill a heavy Anancial load? Is your pain
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W. BRYDONE,
a heavv physical burden? I know what
these mean to delicate women -I have
been discouraged, too; but learned how to
cure rnyself, I want to relieve our bur -
StIbIO ,for bA4 eyesight perhaps, but It
In your poor old brain, that troubles
me. You have developed Into a fussy
old woman-Mlos Alichaell; Corrigan,
spinster; sixtT-Que and afraid to guy
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The old lawyer paused suddenly In
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cone deep Into the gravel path, . .
"Jacob," be said In a tone of sup-
pressed anger, '.'that Will do, You have
gone just it little too.far, I told you
what I thought without any wish tQr
an argument, and now I'll tell you
something else, I don't care wbether
you lose Your diamonds and plate or '
not, What's more, I bo e you Will.
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Good, ulght." . .
He had Intended staying for dinner,
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but changed his mind and swung rap -
Idly away, while Mr. Repwyck looke I d
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after him, laughing Merrily. *
"Oh, 1. say, MIchaeI4111 he called.
"Pon't forget to loolt* under Tour bed
tonight, Y - -1 4, A A III I
dons. Why not end the pain and stop the I I 011 - - � I ..k� ..
. doctor's bill? 'I can do. this for you and with 4 east In his eye." I
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BARRISTER, SOLICITOR WU it you will assist me. For once Mr. Ronwyck bad got the
NOTARY, PUBLIC, ETC. Tif you need do, In to wrlte,for a free.
box or the remedy which has been placed better of his brother -la -law, and the
NT,3y apo fact pleasedhimi Immeusel .
'Bler.k-01 I . . this one box will. cure 3,ou-it has done so I -Y.
CWFICE-,%Oane q in my hands to be given away, Verb $I
CHARLES B. HALE: .
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Real Estate and insurance
Agency. Money to loan. - III _
OFFICE - - - HURON- S I
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a0lis at front door of -office eir rest
deuce, Rattenbury street. .
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Office hours at hospital -- . .
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of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat_.;.
-Office and Residence -
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Specialist in Crown and Bridgi
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Graduate of the Royal College o
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Chicago .College of Dental Surgery
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Bayfleld, every Monday froni 10 a. m
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. AUCTIONEER -JAMES SMITH LI
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of Huron. All orders entrusted t
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Will eeft either by percentage .
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per sale. Residence on the Ilayflel
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Brucefield P. 0. ; T. E. .Hays,,+ See.
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Grieve, ,Winthrop ; George Dale, Sea,
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Egmond,iille ; J' W. 'Too. Holmos-
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to'any of, the above' officers addressed
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�* to their. respective7 postellices. Losse .
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inspected. by the dir�ctor who live;
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The poor old granny."' be muttered
AS he went into the house. "Upon ray
word, I'm astonished at him!" .
It may be stated that. contrary to
Mr. Corrigan's flat dental, that gentle.
,man did take further interest In tile
possible burglary, if only to prove *his
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own theory, On' the following night
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three private detectives came'out to
Irvington, and stole separately. to the
lawyer's hous . e, About 11 o7clock. Ike.
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compauled by Mr. Corrigan In person,
. they concealed themselves at various
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place and awaited developments. The
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night was damp and gloonly-most
excellent, weather conditions for a
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housebreaking party, but with .41sad-
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vantages for amatOur detectives at the
. advanced age ol sixty-one. Beyond a'.
touch of rheumatism Air. Corrigan .
bagged nothing. and the .mornIng
found him a very disgruntled'old Sen-
. tleman.' However, there was a humor-
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old lawyer consoled himself. .
. "Lordt" he chuckled. .1"The'Joke7s on '
tne this time, but I wotildn't have Ja-
cob find It out -no, nottor a thousand
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dollars cash." �
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scored decisively, -on Uncle 'All6liael,
enjoyed his d1u.ner .as a.,v . 10or should.:
He. was In, the -best of spirits, not alone
because of, his triumph, but because of .
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certain cheerful *developments whict)
Iliad come to light at the meeting of
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the -_stockholder�`of 418 new deep Water
harbor company. He was so �Iated
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over .bis'certaln 'success thO he cast
. -Out broad- hints which were mystifying .
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enigmas -to all .Pre0ent with the excep-
I tion of Richard, who understood only
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too well To himAey meant the Col. �
Aapse Whis tath.es therlshed hopes.
while h , e, 'a dutiful -son, was forced,st . o
sit calmly ttud watch an enemy gloat. .
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. Dinner was Scarcely over when call-
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bra were onhounced.. They 'were old
friends of the f6mlIT. claiming the at- -
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tention of.' Mr. And Ws, Reuwyck and -
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1ilss Sebernierly, vvl�ch left the . four
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YOUng people to' the ' lr.'ON%,,-n .devices.' -
For:tbis R16bard thanked the i.isitor �
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,fervently, and. wandered I with Ails:,
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,Harriet acioss, tile lawn.. wheie� they
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seated themselves oil a favorft� bench
and enJoked a,lo I ng qAd'unInte . rrup I ted �
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chat. Had Uhclo Mfebael'been present'
inste.?d of sulking Ili his lonely bac . h-
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elor home he m1glill bare had cnuse'to
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exchange his frowns, for chuckles. in
view of the fact that a 'cc . irill'in -young
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scamp..wos assuredly -making progress.
The.progress *us not of tremen . dons'
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moment, after all, Yet Richard, forgot
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Scientific Americant � -TIME ,TA13LE- else, indeed. begicles the ladv and him -
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A bandSOM617 iffilstrated weeklyl Lnrge4t dir. . It. Alias Harriet Ifi tugging at a rose.
1plation of any Scientific Joarnal. Traing bush had wounded her (Inger with a
_ Terms for . will arrive at and depart ae
%janad&,V%75a YOW.postago prepaid, Soldby
Mu now8deftiors, � I from Clinton Station - as follows : tiny thorn, and the Texan at once be-
UNN M.3810roadwily,NBW York 13UPP, AL , 0 AND GODE RICH DIVI cattle Car tnoro sollettouR than be would
11ranch omee. 6% r St. Washington.) , s. 4m. . Going Past . 7.35 . ,. tn. have been bad he himself I)een gored
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the Rest In Current Litetature
19 COMPLZU NOVCL* VrAlkLit
MANY SN6RT STONIMS AND
PAPERS ON TIMItLY tOPI 6
$9.130 101% *CAR.' 96 alro. A to OV
*NO dONTINUED RIES6
1910t"NUM109R&OMPLIC W'JIrstile
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hurt by the light of matches Which
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1.26 P. tit.
Alias Harriet struck aDd held in her
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unwounded hand. and the physician,
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11*28 P, M,
therefore. required a inuch longer finite
LONDON, 'FIVRON
& 13RUCE, DIV.
than he might have taken under more
favorable cirounistances. 4t length he
Oolng South
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was forced to admit Veluetatitly that
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neither was there tiny danger of lock-
OoWg North I
11,00 a. In.
jaw nor was he Studying palmistry,
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3,et as the lftgt match went out be np-
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Plied it remedy by pressing the atfliet.I.
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Ktuwalt, president of the Texas state
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True, ,Miss Harriet had snatched her
Th6 Xewa-U,Ocord
will be goot to
band away. but she Sallied In the dark.
,address itt, Canada to jan. Ist,
to any
119101for
tiogs and WAS not halt go displeased
50 cents.
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As sho tried to Make this Impertinent
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, 1". Its Ills, srugot out or a bole. of aboulti
007 not-' Why. my Wy, welvo sol4 a
wbite elephant'.,,
Richard ,thought. swiftly. Olivia. jis
110 Was About to Ivil Mr. Reawyck.
I WOW 40t Ouch a bad oltv for ALdeep wa.
for harbor after All. and In fact be bad
Always contended With tits father that
It W48 more Advantageously located
for that purpose than Matagorda City.
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Not only won the x1tialltiol-q mfore reu.
tral. but It offered shorter oi:0 More
direct communication with . freight
� routes 044 wain line*. True. the
country was vitarBely populated In Ito
vlclutty� but Settlers wotild come not-
urally with the developtneut or such
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44 enterprise, ,Perhaps the pe.jee
40141010an think. Nor Was the Importf.
And Good Will Re4lity tornpunrl,s. rep.
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vierit nobleman half so contrite a* be
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; r0-0elittative was not such oil egregious
might have been,, for befora they left
Ilse as the Renwych and Wfillatins fac.
their seat be. bad bent his head and
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kissed her hand again on 4 oeotaj�
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dimple which bad titutted. him for oev,
Ion' any chance of success?" he atiked
bial days. �
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His heart was ,singing now, And. the
"ChanceM laughed Mr. Renwyck.
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words be set to music were the words
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of advice by his eminent counsel, Mi-
� comes the cream of the joke. The time
Ch4el Corrigan-. I I
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It over I-ou hope, to And your $oy,
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harbor bills in the Texas. legisinture
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I I Toit've got to brazen It 0�t, My boy.
bad been set for two weeks fr�uj now.,
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but various circumstauces fill,re played
And here the heart's song ezided
directly Into my hands, Senator Frank
abruptly, for Air, Renwyck Was calling
Ktuwalt, president of the Texas state
them from the Ateps .of tbe veranda. '
Improvement committee of the legis-
"Croyland," be sold laughingly as
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lature.. was closeted with we for two
they come Into the light:l "if yon and
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hours thistnornIng, He Is now on, big
Harriet have fillialle-1 your flirtation
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WAY to Austin, where my harbor bill
I'd like you to come Into the library;
will be passed by both housesimmedi.
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for a quiet smoke. Tberit, Harriet," be'
ately Upon hIS4 Arrival, and the legisla-
chided, "You have bad this young gen.
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tare will At once Adjourn.,' .
tleman to yourself all day.- You donvt
"Yon -you Mean," stammered Rich.
,begrudge ,him to your hardworking
ard. "that you bare bought Kluwalt
father for an hourI do you? KISS me
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46Tut. tutl" protested the crafty old
The Texan longed with All his soul to
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schemer. #.True, I bought the gentle.
say the same. but WAS forced to part
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man a lunch at Sherry's. together with.
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MOM formally, at the same time bid.,
a few cigars, a. couple of cold bottles,
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ding good night to the rest of the little
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And there were some Incidental ex -
house party, after which he braced
penses which ran the price of the meal
himself for an ordeal and followed
up -well, up Into six figures, but be.
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Mr. ReaWyck Into the library, wonder.
Tend this"- Mr. Renwyck paused And
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legislature. my dear boyI Elorriblel"
. 1%0 tbe suspicious adventurer the
Richard rose from his sent, took it,
first action of his host Was
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turn up and down'the library, then
Most peculiar, for without ex-
faced his exultant host. �
planation be closed and care.'
"Air, Rehwyck." he asked, 41aren't
fully looked the door. Richard,o.ap.
YOU losing Sight of ' L one Important fac-
prehenslons Were relieved, .
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tor in the game?
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wheU Mr. Renwyck produced a de.
beard Of him, Bill Williams Is scarcely
canter and cigars, lighted his. own per.
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I fecto and then lay back In his deep
mock while you are puttink through
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leather chair and'laughed till the tears
your deep water harbor bill, IQ - my
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ran down, his face. ThemystifleilTex.
humble opinion, you are going to have
an smoked on in pollte silence, Pa-
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a fight on your hands that will make
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tlentlY waiting for SO me explanation
You sit up and got busy.11 ' .
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This was the most uwEnglishi Ian.
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-wait quietly, since It was evident from
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guage which the supposed nobleman
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Mr. Renwyck's exuberant 'joy that
had yet employed,but It did not at.
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clon of Air. RenwYC4 eat that - tims;
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. After a -time big hoit. wiped his eyes
owing to his.deep Interest In the mat.
with his handkerchief. and. apologized
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"Ali," he cried. .,now you've laid
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begged; "but, to
your 0 ' n.",r on a beauty spoti. Of
Williams
tell you the ,truth,'l
course will fight me with
Just can't help It. Affairs tn Tex.
tooth and hall; but *by the Lord Ha* rry,
as are no.t Only drIfting my way,.bx;t
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IT .humorous. - Why' it - 1, a regular
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Play. Old.-PAII Wi`1IIa):aT represents'
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tragedy, my company will short'ly-iup.
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Richard stated at. his boat In feat
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and w,onde'r,:while Mr. Renwyck eon.*
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- tion bas appeared '.on. the stage a . nd Is,
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tinned jubilantly:
furnishing both s1des."with comedy.
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.out better R I'liad arranged: It all my.
. "Do so, I beg You," Murmured Rich. I
�- self. It seems that Williants, fool of a
AM, striving net to look as uncom.
son was tip bere In New York
.
. fortable 'as, he always felt when this
.1ast
week. and got himself badly, sal ashed
Texas business came up. The ,finan.'
'
Up Inan -automobile accideut.tv ' ' ..
cler laughed again and'-proceed6di , I
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, "What,"you doin't mean'?- .
"As I told. you before.. Bill Williamst
.
,"Yes, It's true.01 added the a .
,. . becula- .
�
company Is working for a deep Witter ,
�or quickly without noticing Ricitard's
harbor at. Matagorda City, while my ,:look
of astonishment. "Michael show- .
, company Is eqitiaIly,anxious to operate�
, .
.
ed. me a greatly exaggerated uewspa-
'
. at Longmatt. Very well. Now, Ilsten.,-
' per Account Yesterday. morning,"
� I, learned .today that a 'new corpora..
.
"'Ib. be-er-mortally or, dangerously
, '
tioft was- organized last 'month under
.
hurt?'L began. 'Ric -hard, who had In
the ]a .. . . .
W's of the.'Stato,bf.New�Jersey
.
Iru . .
, th'to!rgotten till -about the condition
'Which Styles Itself the P eade,and'Good
of tbe real. Cr6yJand, arld.he now, be-
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company. � r
Will * Realty .think of Itl
�.
-
gan -to fear that the main who had.as.,
Tile very name will kill -it. Ili Its teethe
r
.. gained his name really miglit be more .
Ing stage." . - -., - , . I I . ... . . . I . � I . '..
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gerloiisJY . Itijured than, any. of then!.
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';,I,Vlio are back of this corporation?"
'had Imagined, ItIchard was neither, .
0i ed Richard gfeatJ y Interested In.
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heartless nor indifferent; but. . not . Sao..
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this new development. . I .
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,pe6tIng 'Qroylaud's Injuries were Sort-
. ' 4onli klf6w..
"I. They are probably
OUR and heing fully occupi
� ed with big
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90 ashamed of themselves -that their
.
own engrossing situation. he bad not ,
, . . . .
. names are kept seefel," laughed - Mr.
.
given the'woulided � earl a thought for.,
. Renwyck. . . . . . . � . . I I
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days. - . I . - ". . . . :
i4BUt I thought the Incorporatorsol". **
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"No, no; badly, :but not fatally, 'Of
. I'Dummies, like my own. company,
. , .
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con . rse , " answered Air. Reawyck. "I
, .
only An this case all of them are real *
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Sent around to the hospital to see ft
dummies, tn tact as well as In. theory.,,
there .was Anything I .cou.lddo for the
. . �11.see."�.. ., . � . . . .
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boy. I'm sorry. for him. I!ve'got no
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"It'devolops that the Pr , omoters of
grudge against him, -except his foolish-
thIs company, whoever they may . b% .
ness In .selecting stich a.futhen" � I
have gone down. to Texas 'and invested .
.
' - "I'm glad to hour It's no WQrse,ll
their capital In the- state's largest I . and
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murmured Illchujd4 much relieved.
.
most generous prbduct.11 � � �
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"Go on, sir,10 . .
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"And what is .that?,# asked Richard
"It struck me st-once that.thfugs
In solb ' e surprise. - * . . . . �
happen wbl&b* trould serre my ,
- .air,", returned BI
"Hot ,r. -fteawyck- In. .1
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,might
Interests' when the, faither -hrd of the I
,he
a paroxysm of mirth. "It's cheap, but
I
sad affair." : ; - . I 1.
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they seem tomant ft.'r � I . I .
Rfeha�d. glared 'tit his boat and
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. . . .
. "I dori't quite Understand." , .
.
ground his 'teeth. In Impotent rage -at
6.1 will enlighten you. They .have a
this exhibition of a 6,eartlessuess thati
mInIsterial looking representative of,
would make capital for Itikelf fit a bust-
tile name of Fish( ' !all, whose innocence
.
negs scheme,out of Buell till IlecIdent.
can .only . be described as. Infantile,
"I'll steal his.daughter notiv without a
This precious old lamb called upon it
.
-twinge,of vollselence!" Aloud be . ask- -
.
firm , of promoters; Hill & Eaton, who-
' od with as. much control as his tbunip-
Ila strict oonfidence-m-happen to be my
I
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ing'heart admItted, "Well, what theall"
,
agentsi and asked ' their advice with to,
The host, who. It, may- be admitted.
g,ql-d to .a location for it deep water
had no feeling of hesitation at turning
harbor on the Texas gulf ' coast they.
the incident to his advantage. how -
intend to construct With the assistAnco
over ,much he alight and did deplore,
of a hoped for legislative approfirta,
It, rubbed his hands ntid latighed otlee
tion.11 Once more Air. Rellwyek was
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more In keen enjoythent of the milook-
so overcome by arnuseinent that he
ed for opportunity to got the bottor of
was forced to Pause tn [its story. -Now,
his enemy, Air. Renwyelt was playing
�
my conlitany-I uiysdIf. yon Under-
the game cold bloodedlyi tuorcilessly.,
stand?"' lie began nt length.
according to the rules W the street,
� "Of course," said Richard. bowing.
110 won Id do nothing dishonot-ii tile of
-"lift$ been saddled, for a long time
underhand after the ethles of his klild,
with an utterly worthless tract of latid
but -lie would have eon�ldeted himself
along the galf-a miserable. sun baked
a fool fr lie tind fiat avalled hittiself of
little bole rejoicing -Ili the name of
every. opportunity or tissistalive that
Otiviao which lies midway between
, fate put at his disposal.
Matagorda�dfty and tiongniatt. by the
"What then?** he eehoed. "Well,
way. Through [till & Naton we ad-
- Williams did a thing wbleh gurlwistill
viged Brother FIsheall to buy -this
even um� I have it) nly pocket it ol-
tract, which-ble4s my soul -ho did at
-pher report front one of lily agents
once and tit our owit prie-ol"
whose sol� Ousitiom 1.9 to watch the
'
The amosed speculator glanced at
oppo%ftton. Do you know. Croyland,
Itlebard and. mistaking his gloom for
whea, the old follow learned that his
a phlegmatic British lack of humor,
soil bad been desperately hurt, perhaps
went on: 11 .
dying -that's what the dispatch gald-
"It seems also that thereafter tile
he dropped everythlug. ehill,tered a spe.
Peace and Ooo4 NVIII Realty com-
clal tralli and Started north itnwcdl,
pany went to 13111 Williams and asked
gtoly,,# . I
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tits advice. The oil! gkinflInt also own.
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"The deuce you goyll* tried ftfoliardl.
ed �ft lot of land around Olivia. which
springing to his feet.
lie promptly workcd off on tits couild-
'It do," nodded Air,. Renwyck. con.
Ing benefactors, Nowt look here., Croy-
struing his, toinpanion's explosiveness
land. you don't seem to appreciate the
.
its sudden appreciation of the mastor
Joke." I
Stroke of business. "Ito Is heading
I
lll;ut, my dear air . I began RIchard,
for, New York as fast as atcam 'can
forgetting his role for a moment,
bring film and Is leaving big harbor
"Olivia Isn't such a bad-cr-t mean
scheme wide open to ray atbick-not
-er'l-
but what I had Illm benton Anyway,
"Such a bad Sale fortne, chill tough.
but this Makes ft a little plainer sall.
od Mr. Reawyck, unaonact6usly help
Ing."
Richard's checks, vblob bad turned
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a deep 104'nuXry rod. Uow Iftw 'deatb.
ly Palo an be vault bock IUAO blo #eat �
49014, In a 'tar Pborter, spiloo of time
than It takes to tell it be reislizW01 exch .
detail Qf Air. Reawyc;;lp (,OUp 4,etUt
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"17t6se are forettm d-rafft. Draw o,A
vour bankere.11
�ad Its crushing effect upon big fa.
tber's plans, Then. too, his fatber'E
91VIef was cutting him to the heart If
touched him to, the quick: It gripped
tits couselence with a burning vise,
He bad came north oil his, fatber`4
bustnes.4, although not primarily foit
this deep water harbor scheme. of
which he had known 11 . ttle or,.nothlng
� M,
- and now he was masquerading undex
a -false name and title for big own
pleasure, He must perforce be 4 help.
less onlooker while enemies forged. a
.shaft out of parental love and with 11
I Pierce(] the heart and brought � about
the rain of his dear old dad, It was
. Unbenmble, Impossible, yet what could
he do? � I .
What - Would hip I
I Pon when Bill Wil-
li ' atna arrived? He, the hapless son,
scented to be tn some way.responsible
'for the whole wretched tangle. yet hon.
or barred him 06m*Interposing A'ha'nd
to Prevent the, catastrophe.. Seek If
where he would, there,seemed no loop.
.bole of escape to 'be found. Perhaps
If he could see Air, Corrigan -he -could
.get a0lee:'but. no, that gentleman bad
. already declined to help him, telling
him he must brazen it out on !its own
I account , Brazen It 46ut? Yes, but
rass,counted for nothing now,
for Mr. RenwYck beld-all the cards.
I [lesson did point to one possible course
.
-to, hedge on the winning side and
sa,�e what be could for his fatherout
of 1he wreck. And at this postibillt . y the
.young man grasped as a drowning
�
man reaches for a straw.. I �
"Mr. Renviryck . .11 he, saK with a
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. mighty,,effort, to hide h4s, agitation.
�
I '.'what you say convinces me. *1 .have
.
fast $100.006"�hls, own private fortune
. . .
from big mother -"In ban], I should
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I like to.place it in your euterprts0l
.. .The financler started. . 1.
"Well." he parleyed, "that Is rather
�
.a* larger nmount.-tban I ba:d thought of
. handling for you, Still, apromlsb Is.a
. . �
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promise. . *Write me your cbeckI'Croy-
. land had I'll bring out your stock - cer,
tlflc�tes* tomorro ' w. evening." , ' I _.
. The name "Croyliud" came'to Rich.
I . -
ard Ilkea ,blow between the.e.pes. In
- 61$ Intease excitement he had almost
forgotten that . he was another I ma . n.
,.He could no�.nj
I , . . e the earl's name for
i
-this �purpose,� of course, yet to sign
Richard Wil.li.ams 40, A check paynble
, .
,.to Jacob Henw.yck would be to confess
I . ' " .
. all. .As, well. wore a.- red flgg -in the
face of a -furloug'bull. -Again he was
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experiencing the I .'results ..of folly, but
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this -time It.. contained no elements (?f
,humor wha ' terell. ile was In for It -.,-a
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maverick surrounded, on every aide by
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. whirilrig lariats. and. soon. a sizF.Itag
.
branding Iron would burn Its everlast-
I *
Ing mark. upon his hide., I
.
.. "'Mr. Renwyck," he faltered' desperr
. .
. ntely "sting about for some practica-
ble. retrei.it frout his dilemma. . but in
I rain. Ill.fear; after all, that. I 'won't
be. able to -to, go on with you. -. My
bankerser"�- .
. The speculator looked puz%led. .
.� "j6." he e1clalaled,"Il tbink-I can
.appreciate your difficulty. Yon doubt
. less bank in t1hgland, but that will not
.
trouble us. I Imagine.11 He opened a
desk drawer and. groduced a poid -of
blank to;, ' Ms.. "These are , foreign
. drafts. Draw on ybtl� bankers at sight.
end I will negotiate the paper through
' my own account and let yoti.know the
amount 4'exchange. - You, see,", he
,laughed. "I Am forcIng you Int
11 � 0 o a for-
�
'tune, its It were... Really..1 ought to
charge yon a commission." ' .
I The Te.�utn took tber blank draft
I
. handed to. him, bpld It it moment, .then
slowly torelt down Its length. I
"T'di sorry� . ,Mr. Itenwyclt,.but.-but I
can't go Ill.". , " . .
His voinpanion eyed blia .,critically
'
for n fall half - InInute. A moment ago
he had volunteered, to ein0ark $100,000.
tn the'efiter6l-f%e, and ilow he would
.
, fula baek ont. What had changed
him? The. financier determined to
probe this suspicious circumstance to
the bottom. . ' :
. "Why this sudden changell' he asked
directly. , I � ... . . .
"Well.. you see." began, Richard,
writhing Inwardly at th , e falsity of his
Position, "I've been bitten In deals be,
fore, and while'l- - .
"'Nonsensell' Interrupted the old gen.
itle-mart shortly. "You can't lose on this.
Why. lay dear air, It's a dead certain,
ty, What wore do you want?"
"True." agreed Richard sadly, "and
Tet"L . I .
,,Theee tire no yots,lk Interrupted Mr.
Itenwyck. "it Is not a question of my
needing money, for I have plenty of
my own. I made you the proposition
glinply and solely out of friendship,
and"-.., i
"And for that very reason," Illebard
out In, "I tnust decline, I appreciate
the slArit In which yon have tried to
help me, but circumstances reader my
Acceptance lhlpoaslble�" ..
I Again the finiincle'r regarded big ex.
traordinary young friend critically
through tin It closed eyes. .
"COule, �oonlel" he edid bluntly at
last. "Don't let's beat about the bash,
W bat % Your real reason I"
"Do you mean thatIll 4.,ked Rlobard,
r1blug to his feet
sit do,to
IlUr. ftenwr0c." be! 14jold to ft Opal'.
to,",
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or
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--;-1.-11--_; --1-1-__-;_1 "I'll -11--
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level W4 wblob wag' now free fiom �,
any doception. a brillfaut wag coming . I
tot him, tho wore acceptable to that it
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WAX, 11101017 tr0a. "You Are right. Tbet* �
Are several reasons whift wo need not I
,
41"uo* 1 *ball mention Ono which Is
4110104ut, And that to tbis: you Aro . I
About to take a4ranto
'0* of 4 tolhoes
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101,04or his son, wKil, has removed, I
an Antagonist from the , field. Pgr(loft .
ray speaking platuly, but It strikea we
as being a rather ouNle buolaess
method. I prefer to have nothing More i
to do With It" .
I Richard Wanted 4 good 014P lit the I
unscrupulous old mail and rejoiced tn
.
Its. delivery. if Was, air, Reawyers, I
turn to flusit,ttlougil the condition Was
brought about by anger rather than �
,
Shame. lie was about to make *
,
sharp retort, but checked himself And
. .,
asked coldly:
"Why didn't you think of that when
You Offered to take 4100,000 worth of .
shares?"
I'l-I don't know,"
"All!" .
,"It Is sufficlent that I did think of It
before the mo4ey was paid, Isn't It?" .
queried Richard, Angry at this mono-
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syllable comment on his irresolution
and vacillation,
"Quite," Answered Mr. RenwYck in I
his most frigid marmer, "Yet I -think
,
If you. understood the circumstances . .
.
better, Lord Cr6ylan4, perhaps you . .
would view the matter 10 A different I
light. But every man. has a right to. - .
his own opinion, and so, If you'please, ' '
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we will say no wore about ft." I �
He rose as he spoke to Intimate that ' .
the Interview was ut An end. .
"Thank you," shortly returned the
Texan, "and now, It I may, I will say � .
good night I regret that I have takeLl
,
up so much of your valuable time." �
He crossed the library, unlocked the
door And went upstairs without a back- .
ward glance. while the financier -sat -
looking after him moodily. For many ... �
moments Mr. .Ronwyck did not move. .
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His cigar ,went out and was held ull- I
* his silent lipg till At
heeded between
last be dropped It Into a silver ash .
tr4y,an4, rising. sighed. I . I
"Something surprising there, I don't . �
.
quite understand. Who would have
thought be 'would bare taken It that .
.
Way 7 ,I wonder If that was his. reai . .
peason. I don't see that I'm to blame.
I didn't run over the boy. Well.. I'd . .
lien fool not to take advantage . of his . . . .
father's absence, Besides, what dtf- . .�
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ference does . It make? He -was a goner . -
.
anyway. fire a life and death struggle, - - . .
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between. us. We used to be good .,* 11 .
friends. Is tbe.Engkishman right? I - .1 . -
wish that -here, here, this won't do! -.' .
1 must go to bed at once. I, cari't
malco out tha* Lord Croyland. Seems I . . .
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as It I'd met bim-er-wbut could be . .. I
the matter!" . . � � . �
The millionaire paced the floor of tits I L
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library fog a. quarter of im hour. then . .. �
set his burglar alarms and went to , I I m . I
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bed. I . .. � I � -
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Richard :,wai. equally uneasy. He � �
looked at tUe little pile of Croyland. ". . ..
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mall.0at had -accumplated,Ancluding .. . �
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several �Aelegrams. which of.coars.e.be.. 11 ..
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had not opened.. and decided to -take It - . . I : I .
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to the hospital, the first thing tomor- - I . :, L
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row. It was criminal f6r1ilm''to have .� . ' � .
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neglected It. and big friend as Well.' * .
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And there.. were other Plugs he would... ., , . . .
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d6 on the morrow. . . � . � .. � . I
. � CHAPTER XV. I .1 . . .. I .,
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� HE: -following qay'was an event- ' . . . . . .11�
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ful one for- the ,various metn� .. .- .. . . . � �
Tb,ers 'of' the Renwycli.boase- . , . .. �
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. � -hold. -Air. Ronwyck went car- ' ' I
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tier thah " Usual to the city and In spite � . , . �
of a somewhat unchsy conscience 1. .
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workeo ceaselessly to the furtheraace . � . .
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of his harbor. .scheme. His.iriggers; ' .. � ,,,
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were- Set, and he* only waited now for. , ..� , , I
the trap to Spring and catch 13111 Nyll- .. . .
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Ildins ' In, Its,falf and. Incidentally the . - , . . I . . I .
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Pence find 'Go0d. Will, gutlibllfty��%. w .,� � . .. � I
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Realty company. , Air. - Michael. Corlw - * � . ...
rigan was Also q6lte busy. during 'the I - . . 1� -
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day, though' his'. mcupation � was a - - . . � I . . I
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pleasant one..' At least he seemed to. � . I .1. � �
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derive Intense -amusement from the re� I I I
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celpt 6f'n. number of lengthy telegrams : I . , .
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from various points. " . . . . . . . ... . 11 I
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. Richard, to . o. had occasion to use the' ' . - '' :.. : �
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wires, but In a different manhet. Im. . I .
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mediately after breakfa,�t be ninde bli . .
excuses to.the Indies and took a train I
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for New York. At the telegrooll-oftles I , I I
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he sent put the following dispatch: . I . -1
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Mr. NV1111am J. Williams: � � .. . .1 . .1
Mistake. Am all right and unhurt.. Re- . . .
turn to AuHtln. at once and watch harbor - I I . .
deal. RICHARD WILLIAMS.. - 7 � . �� . ..
.The young man.made A number of .. .: I
colile.s of the te.legram,and had them. . . .1 . .
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Rent tovariong junction poluts-Alons � � .
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Pli.possible roates between Texas�aaa'
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KeW York. In the hope that his father - � .
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m!ght' be IntercepteA on whatsoever ...
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train he might be ,a passenger and re. . . I
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nlve�ofie of them., And in order to" - . . . .
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mako -assurance doubly sure -he gave ' 11 . . .
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)rders that thejelegr4ms were to be: � . . . .
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repented regardless pf exitelise Until ' � '
the sondee had been - reacbed.* Richard - . . .
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[ind a perfect right to any that he was., .
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well. and Unhurt, and In consideration. � I
of - Mr. Rellwyck's - ,method * of doing - . .,I
5usluess he persuaded himself that he " .
. �
was . also right In addlai his noncom. �
nittal warning. By this.he hoped tpl . .. I ..
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itit the cattle king on his guard, In I
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NhIch mse lie trusted . to his father!$ I
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ibrerdness to circumvent the enemy'. . � . . .
Tills duly dhichargod. Richard -called . . I
it St. Luke's hospital and was much' I I
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listre%sed to learn that Lord Cioyland I .
was, not dot . ng well at all. ; He had de- . .
rdlope . d a high fever, ana tn his ores ' wo .
* condltlob i�ould receive rio''visitors.
Itchard therefore �ould only leave the
�arl's mall, Securely done UP In a pack.
igo addressed to Mr. 111charcl, Wil- .
fams, with the message that Mr. Petet
Vilson had called and would come �� .
I
gain within a clay or two, Theo, hav-
tig nothing else to keep bilin in the . .. I
Ity, after a stop at a flower shol) he
eturned to Irvington, . �
In the meantime the final rebeArsalot
'The Alan and the 131rd" was material -
y Interfered with by an Upheaval of
onflieting emotions oil tile part of I
fiss Imogene Chittendon. By the ,
.
aorning post that young lady received I
letter, which she read through Bev- . .
ral times, then -ran to, tier room, floupt. I .
�ersclf upon the bed and expressoa hat � .
motion In tears and hysterics, .
'Alias Renwyok, In pasaIng through
he hall, caught the sound of weeping
ad went tn to comfort her. She found
IIS8 Imogene in a truly pitiable State. I
nd, the better part of an 40tir elapsed
oforo tin Intelligent explanation of
be trouble could be obtained. Misit I
11ttendon told bee story In jorky. dial,
)Inted Poiltencts. so -intersporsell with
(TO BE CONTINUOV.)
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