The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-06-19
Nutt-n t.r ne MokkINssA>'s Advocate
BIRDS OF PREY
Oh
FOR LOVE AND GOLD
BY WELDON J. COBB JR
[Continued from lest ,oeek.
CHAPTER TX.
BY WELDON J. COBB, JR.
CHAPTER TX.
CAPTAIN SCOTT.

bluff, hearty, good natured man, whose
chief object ia life seemed to be to enjoy
II and endowments. Unknown Der
sOnally TO either Cecil Esmond or TO Eu-
gene Faber, he had conveyed several car
goes of goods and men to Australia, and
had been commissioned to do several little
things for the Australian. Gold Mining
Company. Having, therefore, been ell
abled to make quite an amount Of money
out Of the company, he was not averse to
doing it favor when Bill Forest, the
morning after the arrival of himself and
Cecil Esmond, took him aside and required
few moments Of private conversation
with him.
Iou have heard Of the failure uf the
company, Captain Scott he asked.
Yes"
"Well. everything is bad enough, but
there Is still some chance to make some
thing out of the mines. The president,
Mr.. Esmond, has fed to parts unknown,
and the ulan brought On board last night,
Is messenger appointed BY the secretary
Of the company To 20 to Australia, anu
after lnquIrIng into the state of affairs
there, endeavor to save something from
the general wreck. As you are aware,
there Is quite a large amount Of valuable
and expensive machinery at the mines,
and this agent, Mr. Raymond, is author
lied to settle up the affairs Of the COM
pany in Australia. One thing, however,
the whole affair must be kept quiet. For
reasons best known to the company, they
wish this man mission to Australia to be
a secret one. He is to remain ON board
here until you sail, secreted. You will be
well paid for your trouble. VIII you keep
the affair secret, aud see that the man Is
safely landed In Australia :"
"Yes. II secrecy is all that is required,
l an guarantee that no one shall obtain
clue to his intentions"
Very well. Afford him all the facili-
ties on can to carry out his plans.
81 will do so. 1t is none Of my busl-
ness " hat he wants so long as ! am paid
for what | do"
81 am going to return to London, said
Forest, shortly after to Cecil Esmono.
" The Star will probably not sail for a
week yet. You are perfectly safe here,
only do not show yourself.
9 shall not.
"You can definitely settle upon some
plan by the time the vessel sails, and Mr.
Faber will doubtless send you some word
when return"
Cecil bade the man good bye, and then
settled down into n deep meditation upon
his surroundings and his future. The out
look seemed dreary one, not one ray Of
hope presenting itself to his mind He
was compelled to remain in seclusion, and
he forsaw only a ragged, dreary existence
in his future life. A reckless feeling Was
coming over him. and he attempted to
drown all consciousness If the present or
care for the future in . callous indiffer-
ence to what his fate might be.
Meanwhile Bill Forest was ON his way
back to London. At midnight he was
again at the rooms of Eugene Faber, who
greeted him eagerly.
"What news T. he Queried.
"We escaped the detectives, and your
cousin is in the cabin of the Shooting StaI
at Liverpool"
g And no suspicious ~ to his where.
abouts by the detectives r.
None"
"You we're lucky in coming here al
dark as you did"
"IF said Forest, in q tone of some
surprise. "Why 2"
1 DcC3uoB ene1 AAo AOOAAuB AON yOu.
For me !"
"Yes."
"You surprise me. What can they
want Of me H-you-' and then he stop
ped abruptly, and A. he paled visibly
said
"You don't mean to intimate that they
suspect who amp
"No, Forest. Your identity a. the con
vict, Davis, 10 forever lost. You are X ok
cd for o. the individual who sold the
fraudulent nom registered bonds
" / had forgotten that, said Forest with
. sigh Of evident relief. I" feared they
had spotted me for the other business. L
u fortunate no one saw mo a. l came inte
the city,"
"You must disguise yourself.
And BY shaving my fsce reveal me ~
Davis, the convies- They cannot injurs
OF arrest ma. WHIST have done r.
Simply been the party who sold the
bonds. That in al, but enough to lead
The proper veRssn q the lzw Who have -.
csrtainsd thas ths ssoek was wassrsd on