Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24

He intImated an intention Of settling In
the neighborhood, asked II there were
any estates In the market, as, II SO, he
might probably become purchaser.
And when It was remarked 10 conversa-
tlon that Sir. Peter Rnfiles was about 10
give up the hounds, he said that he should
not mind hunting the county himself
Imagine stranger introduced Into the
Carlton, and proposing himself Incident
allv as leader or the Conservative party,
and you may form some idea Of the effect
produced.
"Ycur friend is rather forward young
man, Z" was fhe remark which was several
times made tome, and Iinvaribly replied,
In tones which ehowed more aud more
irritation, that Saurin was not my friendi
that be brought letter Of introduction
to Colonel Rayner from Charles, and that
was all l knew about him. might
have spared my breath and temper
no one needed me, aud as this odious
fellows sponsor had to etand-I, whose
appetite faded at the thought Of his be-
ing under the same roof as People
AT the end Of q week, he came Into the
BANK one morning, and announced that
he had to go to Liverpool on business.
"Awfil bore" he said "but Il can't
Ut utlHtus 4 uAn buhl haNt "
90 on to Paris, and may not be back here
for couple of mouths. However, then
I shall settle. Sims is In treaty to buy
Cav cav lodge for me. II won't make a
bad little hunting boz. Hope TO see you
there, old fellow, and have some Jolly
evenings. The money for the purchase
VIII be lodged here In a dGy or two. By
the by, l wish you would let me know
when II is paid in
He left two addresses, one at Bristol,
the other at Paris, with dates when letters
were to be sent TO either place, and then
said goodbye, he had only a short time
to cat eh the train. Passing through the
outer-ofiice, be stopped tod raw his balance
At declare l was nearly starting on my
Journey without the wheel-greaee," he
cried back to me, where l sood at the
door OF my private room. AT that mo-
ment a stranger came In and asked for
me. ] stepped forward and invited him
to enter my room. He was a gentle
manipulating young fellow, withla pale
face, which was the whittier for a very
black mustache.
/ think have an account with you,
he said when seated directed Eve hun
dred pounds to be paid in my name
5aurin."
"saurin " | cried aghast. Why
he has Just left he was drawing out the
money as you came into the office"
" Oh, noticed a man who seemed to
conceal his face from me very carefully )
no doubt the rascal who stole my port
manteau at Marsellles. We had better
stop him at once ard explain afterwards" I"
caught up my hat, and darted on TO-
wards the station, followed by the new
10 haA mt introduced him :
self quite SO rapidly as 1t appears on
paper, and No. l Saurin having a hy
waiting for him at the door, and the sta
tlon being more than a quarter Of a mile
of, he had good start. The train ran
In when we had couple Of hundred
yards still to go, and when we reached
the station door II was locked. However,
porter who knew me let us In. hur-
riedly explained matters aud our man
was made in descend ignominiously from
the carriage 10 which be had comfortably
ensconced himself, and was given into
custody.
It turned out that his real name was
Purvs. He had really been In the ser
/ vice once, but had been turned out OF j
for dishonorable practices. After that
he had got some clerks appointment al
! Calcutta, and losing IL, In due course hat
returned 10 England,at the same time al
.. Saurin, with whom he had scraped &C
quaintance. On the journey home, sau
4 rlu fell III with fever, and had to stop a
! Marseilles, and Purvls was brute enough
to take advantage of his helplessness ant
; steal the portmanteau and desk, wheI
enabled chm first 10 learn his affairs auI
= arrangements, and then to personat
;, him, with view TO getting hold OF IN
y Ave hundred pounds.
s Luck had favored him immensely
Saurin's reason for Wishing to 20
i Sovle directly he reached England, an
~ Tor prOVlQlug himself With a letter of In
u PRODUCTION to Col. Rayner, from a
"a brother-officer Charles, was, that he ha
s, set his affection. on young lady whoI
" he had met In India, and who was mo-
> residing with her family near Soyle. ia
these people been at home, the impostl
le would have been discoYered az once. 4
"a it was, he got a clear week; and why
:, aid not make OIL before, cann'
10 That he did not, saved the bank q
'N better part Of i've hundred pound
g. though, personally, the fellow let me
to for that hundred which he was the eaul
K of my promising TO the IDIOT AsyluI
h Mrs. Rayner tried to get second hpl
dred out of me. on the plea that oug
ur 10 be responsible for my friend b
ne the Colonel interfered for once, and sa
&c II was too bad.
ne NY wife-that is Peepie-declares th
'or she saw through the imposter al ops
nd aud OF course am bound 10 believe d.
You may do as you like.
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