Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-12-02
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CONCLUDED.
"Yes, yes; with Mr. Frederick Brookes
] have most important business TO tram
sact.'
"Bnt then, sir, ii is so very late"
"Yes, Miss Brookes; hui il is SO very press
ing, and it concerns him as much as you,
and this gentleman as we'll as this lady, for
you are all the friends Of MIR. Brookes."
This commencement of the conversation
certainly surprised aud agitated them all,
ensuing as it did, at such time of the
might, and from an utter stranger, whose
name they did not know, since he had Il OF
been announced. They seated themselves
again, and MIR. Williams continued the
conversation by saying, "You have had,
sir, business TO do with MIR. Brookes."
20, yes, a very tli1ing matter, aud new
er saw him in all my life but once"
"To whom then have the honor of adj
dressing MYSELF"
$40 key Samuels, who has just done a
great service to every one present"
"What, to me too, sir" said Mrs. Clan
try, with the confidence of pretty young
widow. 8
"Yes, madam, TO you also, if, as sup
pose, it is You that MIR. Brookes was about
10 have the happiness Of being married."
3WHdt Gun IL NC. tu0u. WHdL has nap
pened!" asked Emily, greatly frightened.
ooh, mere tride, Miss Brookes. II
only comes TO this: that your brother is ru-
ined, smashed, knocked up, cleaned out"
"Oh, Heaven !" returned Emily.
sit is impossible" remarked Mr.. Will
liams.
sand is that all:" observed Cecilia with
an air of perfect indifference.
mo, madam, it is not ALL" colIly replied
Ikey; "there is something more to be said:
it is, that il ever there was an honest man
living, Frederick Brookes is the indiyid-
uaI."
"We know, we know it-but continued
81 came by the merest chance 10 his
house this evening" continued key; 81
came to pay visit as friend, and found
him in bis cabinet. | may indeed own
that | surprised him there. He was lying
OH a sofa, and on the table beside hun [
found, instead of pens and paper-these!''
Aud as he thus spoke, the intruder took
from bis pocket The pistols.
why these are my brothers. pistols!n
exclaimed Emily.
| 81 know them well,' said MIR. Williams,
| 'for many is the time, as boy, have fired
out ofthem, at sparrows." te@
"Mr. Brookes," replied key, with very
solemn dignity, prepared them this day
to shoot at something else. Look here,
how strongly charged they are, and such
big ballsw
/ "Where, oh, where is he? exclaimed the
two ladies, jumping up. @
"Be calm, be calm," continued the rob-
| Der, 81 am responsible for his perfect safe
/ ty. He is in his study, tied down to the
| sofa; you can be sure he can do himself no
| injury. 1t was who tied the knots. and |
! can tell you know something of the mat.
| ter. But you understand me; you must
console and comfort him; you must treat
him with kindness, tenderness, forbearance.
geltleness; yon must pay his
lkey Samuels could have talked on a
very long time without being conlradicted:
for he was now speaking but TO the tables
and chairs IN the drawing-room, He stop-
ped, looked at himself in the glass, run his
fingers through his hair and said 10 him
SELF a
swell done, Ikeyl you can appear the
gentleman, when you do choose TO do so.
Here are two pretty women who have
mistaken you Tor full quarter of an hour
for highly respectable stock broker"
Meanwhile Miss Brookes, Mrs. Chan,ry.
and Williams, had precpitated themselves
into the study. They found the unhappy
Frederick tied in the precise position IN
which Samuels had secured him; thew saw
that ne could not raise finger 10 do him
sell violence. The two ladies' wept as they
cast their arms around him.