Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-05-02


to bid him leave home, much less leave il
secretly"
g He had not the chance of consulting any
body. gave him certain information, and
h. acted on it as we both judged best in the
emergency. The other side of the water is
better than the inside of Norminster jail "
The last sentence was uttered roughly and
sullenly. The lawyer had determined on
his line. Mr. John Hutton had not received
any invitation to interfere in the affairs OF
his brother-in-law, and he would not en-
courage him to interfere by using humble
propitiatory tone.
A bell rang in the hall. Mrs. Wynyard
rose, saying it was for the childrcn's dinner
would they go into the room, and have some
luncheon. Mr.. IIargroye excused himself;
he was within couple of miles of home,
and would drive on, he thanked her.
"Surly dog, that Hargrove," said Mr..
John Hutton, as he accompanied his sister to
the dining room
81 would rather not have him offended
was Mrs. Vineyards reply. "You do not
know how much he has in his power-I do
not know myself but fear"
AT present he had il in his power to dis
seminatc the news of Mr.. Wynyard's jour
tint of nefarious evasion which is most dam
aging 10 good mans name. As he mount
ed into his gig he only shook his head as If
involuniarily, but Jack saw and understood,
talked, and exaggerated, when he went to
the Wynyard Arms at night for his pipe and
pot of beer. The next morning neighbor
dropped into his office early, and after few
inconsequential remarks, came to the point.
$50 Mr. Wynyard has gone on trip to
France, hear? Bad time of year for a
jaunt, eb, IIargrove?'
"That depends on what you 20 for. Some
business won't wait When did you see
Jacques last n
AT Norminster market on Saturday"
The neighbour put the lawyers words,
tone, and look together; deduced therefrom
that Mr.. Wynyard had found it advisable to
go out of the way for time, and circulated
his intelligence in that form. Before noon,
it came round again to Eastwood still further
smpliiied.
so t Squires rinned away fra his debts, y
said a lurching fellow, the poacher and pest
of the dale, to old Crabtree, whom he met
on the road to Allan Bridge.
"Yo talk thot," retorled Crabtree, and
straightway knocked him down, and march
ed II.
1t was soon no secret anywhere, or in any
company, that Squire Wynward had gone to
France, and that no definite time was fixed
for his return. Mr. Hargrove had TO hear
fifty hard and sharp inquiries during the en-
suing fortnight, and to answer them OIL
cvade them as he could. Jacques was more
troublesome than ever.
"Look You here, Hargrove; didn't you
swear, when give notice, that my brass
was us safe as if it ha been in the Bank OF
England? Mind you, nun have it as I
first Of last November six months. Them
was the terms-six per cent. and six months
notice to pay"
" You can have it, but l advise you to
leave ii where ii is, was the lawyers cool
reioinder.
81 don't heed what you advise--you'd ad
wise a fellow to put his cargo aboord leaky
ship if Z was your own. If Mr.. Wynyard
means fair, what has he taken himself off to
France for? Who was going to touch him p
"Come, Jacques, you're man of business,
you are, and should know better than to ask
questions of that sort"
"You won't bamboozle me. ask ques-
tions because heerd at Norminster market
O Thursday that I'd threatened to put the
screw on Mr. Wynyard. never threatened
nothing O. Z SOFT. couldn't put { screw on
him until notice is up. There is agents shifty
enough to befool both lenders an borrerers.
There is one in this parish who'd make a
rogue the less if he was out of it. I've said
my say, Mr.. Hargrovc, an if you like, you
can charge ii as consultation in the BILL"
Thus far Jacques in cold fury, and then
forth he lurched, the stumpy grazer, out of
the office into the town-street of Allan
Bridge. A hundred yards or so from Har-
groves door he met Morris, landlord of the
Wynyard Arms.
"Can you tell a fellow what the damage
I'D be to kick 'torney? ?" ehucklcd he; i'll
dicating with his thumb pointed over his
shoulder what tor,ey he meant.
"Maybc thirty shillings,' grinncd Morris
And very cheap at the money
The North Riding man had, however, too
shrewed an eye to the main chance to waste
cash on the indulgence of whim and hav-
ing relieved his feelings by mentioning it, he
began to talk of fat cattle at the London
Christmas Show; and the landlord being in
terested TO hear, they adjourned to the bar
parlour to have comfortable glass and pipe
with their gossip.
AT Eastwood Rectory, between Doctor and
Mrs. Brown, III half the drawing-rooms OF
Craven, in every hunting-field, Mr.. Wyn-
yards travels and their motive were a nine
days talk and wonder. His half-brothers,
MIR. Raymond, of Eskford, and DIR. Ray
mond, vicar of ST. Jude's, and master Of
Chassell's School at Norminster, came over
TO Eastwood in CONSERVATION and found Mrs
Wynyard and the children almost as much
resigned 10 their abandonment as if they
were widowed and fatherless.
+" 1t is done, said the mother, "and for
the present it must remain. 1t does not ap-
pear that it would be safe for him to return" !"
Perhaps not, just when people are al
armed but why did he ever go?' said Mr..
Raymond. ''I shall start for Dieppe my
self and see Robert. have had an inter-
view with Iargrove, but he is so close there
is no getting an accurate notion of anything
from him. wish Robert would consent to
II thorough overhauling of Hargrove's books.
He was always muddle-headed about bust
ness himself, and has been quite at his
agents mercy all along"
Mrs. Wynyard shook her head 81 do
not think you will prevail on him to do any
thing that might vex Hargrove. He has the
most bigoted confidence in him." She wa,