Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-01

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Cooke all his recent discoveries, and ais,
some Of the plans he had made and business
be had transacted in secret session with hi
partners. The conference ended in Clarenc,
promising to telegraph for his brother tt
come to Bayneville Immediately after his Or
| rival in New York.
Just as Mr.. Bayne was leaving the dool
he turned and said, ''now tell me Cooke
why you came to Bayneville
"Well," answered Clarence, "partly be-
cause 1t was a good opening, partly that
might cheer my brother with news from
your niece and give her tidings of him, but
mainly because / believed that Chapman
would sometime come here and throw him
self upon your mercy, and expected he
would attempt to excupate himself as
far as possible at The expense of my
brother, and then retire to his old
uncle's place, near here, to die, Ash
tons letters having led me to suppose
that be was in very poor health, much
broken down. l knew a strange man had
been to see you and found that he and you
had gone to Philadelphia together, and if
you had not called on me l should have
called on you, TO ask if the stranger was not
Chapman, and tell you something of my in
tentions, so that should not appear to be
ao"ns 'uo spy upon YOU No"' why "'u
you treat me so well ?"
'uoasn' you Nnew you, u'o'ne' was
sunny, "nu "an'oo Ne.. you'se" "'s"e'eu
'ne oiu man as nc hurrieo away
WI. payne next Went nome 10 MS niece'
anu 'ne in'erV'ew 'nat lohoweo heea hot oe
uescf'oeu. ouiice IL 10 say Una. INC old
haii-resenlment Net'ie haa SO long ieit
against her uncle ior Deileving her lover
guity completely Vanisneu auring inc inter-
view and the barrier That had so long existed
between these TWO was broken down. They
were once more the same indulgent uncle
and loving clinging niece, that they had
been before these troubles commenced.
Two weeks after this Ashton Cooke ar
rived In Bayneville, summoned thence by
his brothers dispatch which gave him the
gratifying but incomprehensiblc assurance
that everything was all right
Clarence met him at the station and barely
recognized the stalwart, handsome and
bearded man as the brother whom as pale,
anxious, clerkly-looking man he had badc
goodbye" three years before.
Bayneville wondered who the stranger
was,' and some of the more curious con-
cluded to spend the evening at Bayne's,
| (whither they were sure Clarence would
take his friend) to talk it over, and much to
Netties annoyance they carried their reso-
iution INTO efect.
clarence ana ASHTON entered the formers
ohce 'ose'her "nerc they iound Mr. bayne
awaiting them' tic utterly tailed to recog-
nize Ashton AZ hrst. another full and
iehg'ny eAp'anation ioEoweo, which, as 1t
enueu risnt satisned everybody but MIR.
nayne,who said-f ou1eilow may say It's
all right I'LL doomesday, but 4 tell you it
am Hgnt tiil 10 something To make 1t
right Until 40 something Shall feel that
chapman Is an honester man Than am. l
inus' II ior ho'n'ng else than TO satisfy my
umn oonso,1noe , niaAe some repara'ion ior
'n1 m,ons nave "'ne you'
""n 'n'' preface mr. nnynu or'ely eA,
p'a.ueu MS p'aus' ~, 'n' pfe'''ni''ar.es Vi
"hion Aau ""oa"y ueen "ianscu' !" was
10 claiee inc nrn, oi oavage' nayhc q MIL
'oi " oa'aso' hi'ioi " ooohe, VIC io'Hihs
pAi'n'i assigning n'S en'"e interest," 10 'he
new one Mr. payne aiso s'a'ed mat the
remaining partners "ouiu ho' nave consent
GU 10 'ake III new partner on tue retire.
hen' VI hr' nayhe' ou' ior Tue conVic'lon
Oh 'he'r part .na' repara'ion was also que
from 'heni' though' since they nave peen
considering the matter, MIR. Miller was de-
lighted at the prospect OF being relieved from
the heavy burden OF the financial manage
ment OF the concern.
IL is needless to say that Ashton Cooke
did not refuse the fiattering ofier-especial-
ly, as he saw that MIR. Bayne really felt it
necessary that he should balance his consci-
ence account by some such means. The
only thing That had thus lar been said about
Nettie since the conversation between the
brothers on their way to the Office was said
by MIR. Bayne, who, in urging his scheme
upon Ashton casually remarked, 81 want
Nets husband to have good income.'
This was enough, however, to send rich
crimson tint to Ashton Cookies bronzed
cheeks, and set his heart in fluttcr of ex-
citemcnt.
The interview having ended, Mr.. Bayne
said "come, let's go and see Net"
No urging was needed, and the trio i'm
mediately started, Ashton thinking that his
brother and Mr.. Bayne were about the slow
est walkers it had ever been his lot to meet.
As they approached the house they saw
the parlor lighted up and several persons
moving about.
Mr.. Bayne growlcd; ga lot of those vii
lage gossips, l expect. Confound them,
what did they come tonight for2" study
ing moment, he turned to Ashton and
said: 81 tell you, Cooke, go right in and
kiss your girl before them all. That will
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