The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-22

do not feel troubled about it," l re-
piled, in manner which banis}ed her
agitation at once. "Perhaps VIC shall
not need it. / will &c with YOU as a
matter of form to the Albion"
"That is, you will take me into Gus
tody," she replied, with sort of half
laugh.
"No, not that exactly, but will 90 to
see if something cannot be done to pre-
vent too great a sacrifice on your part.
Where is your br0ther?"
"Poor Allan! l do not know. II
have not seen him today. All, if he
knew what a storm was hanging over
him!"
begged her to 60 into my private Of
fec, in the rear, and to rest there until
the time should come to visit the "Prcsi-
dent"
She did as wished, and she lay her
tired head upon heap of cushions that
l arranged beside her upon lounge.
At half-past eleven we entered her
coupe, which we found two blocks away,
and drove to the place of meeting.
The Albion was a small hotel built of
stone, and it was very old. Most of it's
windows were narrow and its rooms dark
and contracted It was finely furnished,
however, and it was much liked by fash
i0nable people.
we were shown to a parlor. Its win
doWs looked upon broad park whose
tall trees were moaning in the wind, and
over whose icecovered paths few walk
crs were picking their ways.
There was a bright fire in the CRATE.
Miss Kingsford was exceedingly anx-
lous. She showed me her wallet 1t con-
tanned bank-notcs of large denomination !;
in all, $4,000.
She sent to inquire if any one were
awaiting her arrival.
In a moment the "Prcsidcnt'' was
ushered in. lie was the man already de-
scribcd to me both by Miss Kingsford
and her brother. His face wore an cx-
preston of profound sympathy. This
vanished, however, when his eyes rested
upon me. He looked annoyed, if not
alarmed.
Miss Kingsford following my instruc-
tions) told him that was her maid
lie bowed, and then asked, with an
from me at lcast), if she chad come
prepared"
She replied in the affirmative. His
OC1lSohC Out VI HIS CH HCS anu his
mouth, as a fire CLEANS from between
the bricks of kiln.
lie offered her many consultations, and
then approached the main subject once
more.
Miss Kingsford asked for a spccifica-
tion of the character of the property
her brother had distracted from the
vaults of the company.
Tho man rnp1inI in c,hc+oroo THAT -
consisted of ten $1,000 Government
bonds of the old issue of 'G5, numbered
from such and such upward; five 81, 900
bonds of the issue of 'G7, and three of
the issue of 'G8. | committed this state
ment to memory.
The president" then went on and
made an elaborate statcment-fillcd
with all due expressions of sorrow and
regrct-of Kingsford's conduct, and
ended by saying that time was pressing,
and that if Miss Kingsford would trust
him he would see that her family and
her brother emerged from the danger
which impcrilcd their peace and in
tegrity: Z Wy,;+ . ;,,,,+o ,>,oooo ;, u,.
stead of being President of the Trust
Company, are you not clerk? Is not
your name Marshall?"
The man turned livid.
l arose and went to door which led
to an adjoining apartment. Kingsford
was there, pacing up and down, uncon
sclous OF the near presence of those who
were interested in him.
I beckoncd to him.
lie stepped into the room.
Each of the three people recoilcd with
expressions OF profound CONSERVATION.
They contemplated one another for few
seconds in dismaycd silence.
| must say that l felt very much like
laughing.
| finally addressed Marshall
Your attempt to sell the secret of
your confederate has failed The money
to rcpurchasc the bonds he took has
been raised, but the money to replace
those you have taken has not been
raised" | did not feel that l was vcntur-
ing on dangerous ground for it was too
likely that Marshall, being party to a
felony, had also profitcd by it. t'You
thought to make a good stroke by per-
sonating to his unwary sister grievcd
but kind hearted su pcrior, while you
were in reality nothing moro than a
wretch who sought not only to grow rich
on the wrongs committed: by him, but to
cover him with so much shame which
the flight advised by you would have
brought down-that his name would
have been perpetual suggestion of evil
and reproach. You are a thousand times
the criminal that he is, and I thank
Heaven that you have been thrown in my
way. shall see that you are punished"
While uttering this piece of bombast
I fixed my eyes upon him, and then add
ed, quietly; y; ,o nuo.+oa - -, ~,
ing"
He turned about and fastened to the
door. l followed him. My private officer
was in waiting Marshall was seized the
instant he passed into the hall, and was
taken, as | had previously directed he
should be, to another and more seclud-
ed part of the house, and was there kept
under surveillance for an hour and
half.
Having seen that he was secured and
incapacitated from making any Interrupt
ton, | returned to the brother and sis.
ter.
Miss Kingsford was standing with her
face hidden in her hands beside the man.
tel. Her brother, almost as breathless
as a statue, stood near an opposite cor
ner, with his face averted.
"Mr. Kingsford," said I, "you have
been rescued from destruction; you were
upon the verge of exposure. The delay
of a few hours would have ruined you
Incidentally, and the remainder of your
life and of the lives of your relatives
would have been made burdensome.
You have been carried by your weakness
within short distance of all the perdi-
ton that is afforded upon earth and you
have been inscnsibly drawn back by one