The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-04-08

with a return of self-pOssessiOn, made
her welcome, when there was a loud
rap at the street door. Hetty went TO
the door, came back pale, and whis-
pered to Ben, r-' .
esquire Johns.n
SMillic drew quickly back from the
half open door. Ben went i'm TO his
visitor, closing the door after him,
but every word was distinctly heard
by MilIie, for Squire Johns did not
speak in the suave tone she was ac-
customed To hear him, but loud and
peremptOry. 81
al am in haste voting man; | just
stopped TO say That the time for the
payment of the money due me being
] day after tomorrow, if il is not ready
| shall he beobligedimmediately to resort
| TO severe measures.
"ImpossibIer exclaimed the young
man, in a surprised and excited tone,
"you are very much mistaken. 1t is
not due until the twenty-eighth; it is
now but the sixteenth. At that time,
if / sell the piece Of land partly eX-
pect TO do, hope, with some other
money coming in, to be able to pay
it."
"You are laboring under singular
mistake, young man; here is the mort
gage, you can see for yourself that it
is the sixteenth"
Let me see it.n
The figures danced upon the page.
He passed his hands over his eyes and
calmed himself with n great effort.
He grew ashy as he read.
1T reads SO, certainly, but l can't
understand it." He went to the desk.
"Here is a memorandum my father
made on the circumstance, and it is
the twenty-eighth, and he was n very
sure, methOdical man, and would not
be likely to make a mistake, that
might bc fraught with very important
and evil consequences to him. / be-
lieve," a sudden, n,suspiciOn coming into
his mind, as he detected n lurking
triumph in Squire Johns eye. 81
believe there's some villainy about
this matter, and that you are at the
bottom of it" he exclaimed, eXcitedly,
fixing his eye firmly upon the lawyer,
who changed color in spite of himself.
''Be careful what you say, young
man, as you may get yourself into
trouble" he said angrily.
ayes, sir, / believe you are a base
villain remember that you are the
lawyer who made out the mortgage at
the time, and, / know that you have
been for years aching to get hold of
this property. If there is any justice
you shall be exposed! ~
"In the meantime you had better
have the money ready" cOolly and
insuItingly replied Mr.. Johns.
"That is impossible, as you know.
You knew very well that could not
raise so much money i'm two days,
when you laid your diabolical plans"
"Then YOU know the consequent
ces."
"And what is to become of my
young sisterS?"
az neither know nor care. That is
your look out"
The young man strovc hard to re
press his passion.
esquire Johns, by thetwenty-eighth
| can pay this debt" -'a'tl.'
''That will do you no good. 1t must
be ready by day after tomorrow or I
take possession. / might have shown
you mercy but for your insinuations.
Now | will show YOU n0ne.n
you know it. YCu never showed
mercy in your life. You have won
your ill-gOtten wealth by robbing the
widow and the fatherless. If you take
this property may it bringyou a curse,
now and eveFmOre. But while it is
i'm my hands / will kick you from it,
you dastardly scOnudrel!r a. 3 t Z s.
The Squire was a small man, rs
well rs a coward, and while he was
being ignOminiously elected from the
house by the angry and excited young
man, Hetty was crouched down close
TO Millie, pale and frightened. Eva
was sobhing i'm her lap, and Millic-it
would be very difficult 10 describe her
feelings.
Ben did not come into the room for
some time afterward. When he did,
he looked haggard and aged, and was
passing through hastily, as if to es-
cape notice, when Millie, business
like and straightforward little girl
that she was, began:
"Mr. IIazwell, I want talk with
you few minutes. There would be
no use in pretending that / haven't
heard what you and Squire Johns
have been saying, for / have heard
every word. | think l know of some
one who can help you; but first may
/ ask you few queStiOns?"
Ben at first looked displeascd and
Iiaughsy; but her kind, Straightfor-
ward manner disaTmed him. He
bowed assent.
''What was the amount of this
IhOrtgage?n
tUTX-o tI,ouSond dolIarS and intor-
est, ;" was the brief reply.
"What is the total value of the
farm"
''My father valued it at ten thou
sand dOllars.n
care there no other mortgages"
'fNone."
"Very well; l am quite positive
that know some one who can loan
Won the money. | am Millie War
ner. Call on me tomorrow, at my
cousins's Mrs. Sanford's.
Ben's dreams We're strangely mix
ed up that night with mortgages and
hazel ewes. The next day was long
time Of suspense and anxiety, and
early in the evening found him at Mrs.
Sanford's where he was received 10y
Millie herself.
The next morning accompanied by
neighbOr, he called on Squire Johns.
''He was at breakfast" the servant
said. .-.. .. - .
An angry light shOne in Squire
Johns cold gray eye when he heard
who was his visitor.
'HOw dare he come! / warrant,
though, the chap isn't quite so high