Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-21

of him" replied, in tone so unlike nv
ordinary mild accents that Mrs Rayner
started. Ii was bad enough that the
mother took the fellow up so warmly; it
was worse that he succeeded so we'll with
the daughter. had always found Peenie
difficult girl to talk to. She would LET
you take up subject after subject and dron
1t again without helping you to keen if mn
bit; 1t was like playing rackets against
a fellow who never strikes the ball in his
turn. But with Saurin she LAUGHED and
chattered III the most animated way.
What a pleasant man your friend isu
| she remarked to me when he had left her
for awhile, to wind little more web
round her mother
am glad that you like him" T IN
| friendn - ny
anyhow, he is great fun said she
| but | could not see it.
baurln likewise approved Of PeeDie: at
leastI am Informed that the horribleslanov
phrase which he applied to her as drove
MN nome that night was intended TO he
complimentary Rather fetchino oirl
that was his familiar observation 7
made no reply
| Next day he rose rather in nv esfima-
ton. received a letter from Cash, C.oss
q Dorser, the great London firm, PLACING
I'VE hundred pounds to the credit of MT
PhllIp Saurin; and balance does make
adherence. He looked into the office in
the course OF the morning, asked whether
the money had arrived and took check
book. mat afternoon he installed him
self in Colonel Rayner's house.
In the evening there was large dinner
party, and the newcomer was introduced
10 several OF the county magnates. I do
not think that he succeeded so well with
them as he had with the Rayners, who
were predlsposed in favor of one who
| brought them a letter of introduction from
the son and brother in India. Our landed
people are under the impression that all
persons who have not the advantage of be-
longing to the county should show some
sense of their misfortune in a subdl1ed
manner; but this young man was decided
~ Dumptlous. He intimated an intention
OF settling IN the neighborhood, asked if
tnere were any estates in the market, as. if
so, he might probably become purchaser.
ana when 1t was remarked in converse
ton that Sir Peter Snaff1es was about TO
give up the hounds, he said that he should
not mind hunting the county himself.
imagine a stranger introduced into the
Carleton, and proposing himself incident
ally as leader of the Conservative party.
and you may form some idea of the effect
produced
Your friend is rather forward voung
man, was the remark which was several
SHINES made to me, and [ invariably re-
plled, III tones which showed more and
more irritation, that Saurin was not nv
friend; that he brought letter of intro
d1IctI0n tO Cn1nnol %
and that was all / knew about him. I
might have spared my breath and temper
no one needed me, and as this odious
fellows sponsor had to stand-I. whose
appetite faded at the thought of his beino
under the same roof as People!
AT the end OF a week he came into the
bank one morning, and announced that he
had TO go to Liverpool on business
Awful BORE" he said "but it can't be
helped. | am afraid | shall have to 90 on
to Paris and may not be back for a couple
OF months. However, then [ shall settle.
Sims is in treaty to buy Caw-Caw Lodge
for me. 1t won't make a bad little hunt
lng-box. Hope to see you there, old fell
| low, and have some jolly evenings. The
money for the purchase will be lodged
here IN day or two. By-the-by, I wish
you would let me know when it is paid in"
He LETT two addresses, one at Bristol, the
other at Paris, with dates when letters
I were to be sent to either place, and then
said good-by; he had only short time to
| catch the train. Passing through the outer
| office, he stopped to draw his balance. "I
declare, L was nearly starting on my jour
ney without the wheel grease he cried
back to me, where [ stood at the door of
my private room. At that moment a
stranger came in and asked for me. STEP
ped forward, and invited him to enter nv
room. He was a gentlemanly looking
young fellow with a pale face, which was
the winter for very black mustache
Il think L have an account with YOU"
he said when seated; II directed five hun
dred pounds to be paid into my name
Saurin."
''Saurinl" cried aghast. 'sWhy, he has
just left; he was drawing out the money
as you came into the officen
ooh, l noticed a man who seemed to
conceal his face from me very carefully;
no doubt the rascal who stole nv port
manteau at Marseilles. We had better
| stop him at once, and explain afterwards
caught up my hat and darted off to-
ward the station, followed by the new Mr..
Saurln. He had not introduced himself
quite so rapidly as it appears on paper,
| and NO. Saurin having fly waiting for
him at the door, and the station being
more than quarter of mile off, he had
a good start. The train ran in when we
had couple of hundred yards still to 60,
and when we reached the station door it
| was locked However, a porter who knew
me let us in. | hurriedly explained mat
tiers; and our man was made to descend
ANONYMOUSLY from the carriage in which
he had comfortably ensconsed himself,
and given into custody.
1t turned out that his real name was
Purvis. He had really been in the service
once but had been turned out of it for
dishonorable practices After that, he
had got some clerks appointment at Cal
cutta, and losing it in due course, had re-
turned to England at the same time as
Saurln, with whom he had scraped &C
qualntance. Onthe journey home Saurin
fell Ill with fever, and had to stop at Mar
settles, and Purvis was brute enough to
take advantage Of his helplessness, and
steal the portmanteau and desk, which
enabled him first to learn his. affairs and
arrangements, and then to personate him,
with a view to getting hold of the five