Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-08

"AVuOUO N0o VI tAMo9 pEOOA0AuAu8 tuom
to the discontinue Of those concerned,
in the person of Tom Delong, Hereford
had one of those enterprising individ-
uals. Moreover, he was the nephew
of Sandhurst Til pton. The banker had
for years set his face against his neph-
ew'e manner of life, but as 'tblood ia
thicker than WATER" he could not cast
Oft his dead sisters child, SO Tom had
. carte blanche to his uncle's house,
where he never failed to disgust his
amt and her husband by hisslang OF
the race course and prize-ring-in his
estimation two of England's most val.
ued institutions.
Mr.. Upton was sitting in his room
at the bank when Tom entered.
Good day, uncle" he said, fling
ing himself down carelessly on q sofa.
Mr.. Upton raised his eyes, and well
coined his nephew IN q commonplace
*Who was that fellow you had up
to the house at dinner the other day "
clam not aware that + had any fel
low, ." answered the banker, with some
severity of tone.
"Oh, you object to the term, you
do9" replied Tom; '.let me qualify , by
calling him chap"
'tQuite as Objectionable as your
previous expression, SIR" responded
his uncle. "If you refer to Mr..
Lewis, who has deposited in this
bank, and who brought me letter of
introduction from my friend Colonel
Branford, I request you to speak
of him with more respect"
"Branford! Branford!" replied
Tom, "why that's the name of the
shooter who used to stop with you
so often q few years past. By Jove,
I knew I had heard the name some
where, you notice his death in the
Mail"
Mr.. Upton started from his seat and
grasped the paper. Sure enough. Col.
Branford had fallen dead at his club.
Verdict apoplexy. So sudden was the
news that the banker felt sick and was
obliged to swallow some wine. Bran
ford and himself had been school fel-
lows; in few days he was to have seen
him.
"What were you going to say regard
ing Mr.. Lewis, Thomas {" said the
banker.
II was simply going to state that I
have good reason to doubt that he ls
what he represents himself, and per.
haps if I give you my reason you'll
come down from that high horse you
are on and listen with more attention
to what I have to say. Please tell me
the day Mr.. Lewis, as you call him,
dined with him.
"Let me see," replied the banker,
running over tho days in his mind, "It
was last Friday week."
"Friday is an unlucky day to bet on
a horse, whatever it may be on q man
Friday week. hey9 Well. Uncle Sand,
for q week or more previous TO- his in.
PRODUCTION to my cousins, they had
met him every few days, and as far a.
they were concerned don't think an
introduction was at all necessary"
Chow dare you make such an asser'
tion cried the banker, springing to
his feet; and confronting his nephew
with face alternately white and red.
"Because interrupted the meeting
myself" replied Tom, with the utmost
GOODNESS; sand I dare assert anything
I know to be true; but if you don''
believe it, why, of course, it don't make
any difference to me. Good'by, and
he arose to leave. ~ -
"stay!' responded his uncle - tell
me all about it.
Tom seated himself again, and gave
q detailed account of the times he had
seen Augusta and Cecily meet Lewis
Each time they met near the scene o.
the accident by the wood. Tom neve1
heard any conversation between them
he was up among the trees getting
grubs to 60 fishing.
Mr.. Upton left the bank earlier thar
usual that day, and on his arrival hom'
his daughters were summoned to hi
presence and requested to give an ex
planation of their previous acqualnt
ance with Lewis.
In a short. decisive way, August'
rolated the accident that occurred OF
leaplng the hedge, and frankly admit
ted that both herself and Ceciiy hat
met Lewis even as Tom Delong ha'
reported.
"Then why did you not mention it
At least, why did you let me suppos
you were strangers when 1 brought hin
to my house9 Explain that, if yo'
please"
II cannot do it, (" replied his daugh
ter, lat least, without violating hi
confidence"
"His confidence" sneered her ia
ther.
"Ho! :! it has como to that, has il
That will do"
Mr.. Lewis received short, curt not
through the post, in the handwritin
of Sandhurst Upton, requesting su,
pension of his visits to the house, an
declining any intercourse except upo
business.
By the same mail came foreign LEI
ter for Lewis (whose retreat, it seems
had been discovered } giving him inte
liRence of the death of his father, an
requesting bis return to France, hj
family having secured his pardon frol
the governor.
i Notwithstanding the vigilance of MI
Upton and Tom Delong, Augusta On
Lewis had a final interview: then h
was seen no more.
"A yoaA uoU Ho1oCN 0WWys 0Ou MI
Upton had ceased to remember Levi,
when he one day received letter fro,
the British Ambassador at Paris, i,
forming him that Count Bernier, di
tinguished nobleman, at that time j
the Kings service, was about to Wis
England, ond that he would have til
pleasure of giving him letter of il
PRODUCTION to Mr.. Upton.
The banker read the communicate
with feelings Of pleasure. It was a
ways gratifying his vanity to he til
recipient of such communications. III
wife, to whom he exhibited the lette
ut once began to plan match for hi
daughter Augusta. The latter indulge
in such hearty screams of laughter tn.
the propriety Of her mother ".
shocked.
1t was arranged that grand dim.
should be gwen in honor of the Count
arrival. A malicious smile was eve
playing upon the lips of August'
which both her father and her moth.
> attributed to wrong motive.