The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-08-26
hard and llngenerous .a man he haf

natu ana u lMngeneroue s& man ne had
become. 1fets u As2&#.s is z ..f *sslE.
mo, itwon't do, ,'':said Trustworth,
laying down the Epaas-book again.
e {. Why, Wrayford, you don't un::
derstand us yet. u Thisiis not slight
businesa little businesses, fancy
of one or two ofus: ss$There'siai boat
in the cove, and theresa ship out
yonder waiting for it. The ship
breaks helblockade at Charleston
you know about the rand we're
all going to offer our help as sailors
for the Confeder Rats. We 20
to-night-and you with us. . But We
want money-two or three thousand
awful bad" ,. s,.<...:::...., ..,>
2 Il have not the money at my dis
posal. IfI had, I should think twice
Of satisfying your rapacity," ;" said
vA"yAOAu. zt@z; T.G2fE7 s. . - a.s.,f.;-i =
& well, you'll have plenty Of time
to think, Abel Wrayford, for 60 with
us you must. We're too deep in this
to start off empty-handed, and we
built on you.'': :a,:5I:a j. '.,... = =, :
: "And if I refusef' s.:....;x. j
.rts"It on'tlsignify..: We shall gag
you and carry you down 4. to the
beach, cried Bill; . ."and if you, dis.
appoint US 9Ilg altogether: We drop you
over!" :..., ~, -
.sz Iet me. consider this again.. said
Wrayford. -: >
He could not see his way out of
: the trap, and he could think. only
Of Grace Edmonds and her lover.
That he should disappear forever, and
her remembrance Of him for all time
should be only of his obdurac:y1,,' Of
that selfshness which had narrowed
his heart and wounded his wards,
was a thought which rendered him as
desperate as the villains BY whom he
was surrounded, Why could he not
think Of himself, of some plan to se-
cure his safety, or to bribe these men
:. - - J ,
Why that pale, sweet face ever before
him, confusing. those keen wits on
which he had prided himself before
that night? =.
"Wellr said Trustworth impa-
tiently. ''' - - L.
"Well," said Wrayford, compress.
ing his lips, Il decline to accompany
you" S,,... E, g; I.
-r' shouted Bill, advanc.
ing a step or two toward him, q
Wrayford rose in 'selfdefsnse, .'h hov
are you to help it," 49,. !,
3 II will not trust my life with you.
I would sooner, weak as I am, fight
in my own house for it" he. said;
"but I will make you one more o#&er.'", o&r !,
Bill paused, and Truust5worth and
his silent friend il the WI Swsrlecking line
Of business cr,aned their heads for.
ward. all attention. 80 '.-S',''.'>1 u
"I am anxious 70 remain in Gray.
moor, and I will not go to sea with
you" said the chemist; 'tbut I will
show you that secret Of the color
which has made my fortune, and can
make yours, upon the condition o1
your departure afterward." 80 -
"What's the good?" began Bill
when Trustwortn touched his arm.
-"Wait bit. Lets hear him out
I know what that color's brought hin
in, and what he would have been
without it. Is it easy% ..
"A child can understand it. ,Anc
you, in America, can sell the secre
for large amount .:' ~ e =,
"We'll see if we can make it ou
fast," said Bill. II don't believe il
this game for a mint" ">-'' ~"
"You shall judge for yourselves
and you shall try the experiment 70,
yourselves before you leave me-"
":Blessed if this amt a rum start
said the third intruder, who had sais
little, but had intended a great deal,
"are we going to stop all. night9s A
hundred pounds is better than n 10Th
ing; and I say take that, and his tor
pedo thing which we can sell a
Charleston; and him too; till til
checks cashed, and we get news tia
it's all right. '':' <''F' ';'T= e y IN ~
@"Wait a BIZ" ," said Trustworthy, '*fo
-" '*:'s<t<, ytE g.: e.. <a9& "a: 1877 ~5,t
| Then the three men men conferred te
| gether in a low tone, inaudible !
| Wrayford, and quarreled anon
themselves, he could zee, aa to = wha
was to become Of him, now that the
had: been disappointed in his banker
balance. He could see that the
were not to be trusted for an instant
and that the danger would be no fa'
ther removed from him after his rev
elation. While they argued toeeth
er, he thought deeply also; and Grae
was in his thoughts again-:-Grace ia
awayi in that house across the vale
wherein the village Of Greymoor ne
tied out Of sight. "a In the house acro'
the valley-the house from the vii
dews of which he suddenly remen
bered his Nest could be- perceive'
and where Grace had spoken Of b,
| watch at times, in: her concern f
him; remembering also his promii'
that he would in a time of dang
signal for help, ifit were, neceasar,
! If he could make some aign, and !
} by chance Grace should draw asit
her blind and look forth into 4
night, he might be saved to do b
/ Justice He could but think again
what q hard hearted, enyious. wret,