The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-14

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~ s*sll snn everything Vi ls~s IN that man
Hives another lay" sasi the attorney. and
yya mast .se seut work tonight"
"re.nlyh,,s
"i.. q 1sgM' Dent stand stirring a
me IN thai ~as' ! It'll Jon II muss he
duna."
YAH '.li me whv. '.r.~e. said Amcs.
csoils lighting ci.ar
"Dsnt seu know that young Clayaan u
Mr.. NallsagiurA's mos. in,snas~ friend.
nni fhas Eugene IL In that houac mere
Mn an, .'a.r sxc"rt his o~n in to~ns"
"welita
They ,night meet
"Ihe attorney aaw that Il. hal mn4ie q
mistake anl rrs~eeiei 10 r.tify il "a s,,on
az possible,
"'Ihns might meet" he repeated. ana
thcn A,lsleti. "and both Are desperate man.
Besides. Eugene thinks hia rival ont ii the
way forever. They mr.t MT meets Uaw
III the nama II Nil ,hat's internal did nor.
don get into that housed I"
IL give II up" ssid Amea. quietly pulling
away NJ his cigar.
The attorney = case was inicsi becoming
desperate. II tho two young men ahanlti
meet tho matter would 10 at once adjusted
ly Em-.nrs withdrawal from the contest
Thc iats.r hn had forged wnnld bc u no
nae. for Roland would iiseovcr the forgery
M once. In ono day more tho will would
y" almittel ~ prohai. AMI hc would got
shr money for which Eugene had givon
chcluc.
III eanli not understand why Gordon
~ hr still callci him shoui k.ep his RI.
co.cry fra,n tho blow n secret. even from
his own trienle, or Why hc should remain
silant and scemingly inactive II rsfcrcncs
- thu will,
"llc haa some Plot Al work." muts1rci
0rNy. "cur~s him! Hc could drag mo 10
prison to-,iay Tor my attempt on h,s lifs.
and 70 man can havea hold like that on
Galsn 0ri.y anil livcr'
toward Amoa and said. almost savaguly.
"ion will bc ready Tor tonight. l sup
pusc r.
"iea, II II 10 sNfc."
/ "Sat.s" !" snearcl tray. '.fIow can Il b
otherwises II, viii leave thu hous, aftcr
d.rk sur enough. for h. has plans NJ work,
nm sure, liz will leave tho honsc alone.
undoubtedly. whn will hi reap .nsihls II
~ neyer gers hacka A ~ n ~ X II lark
srarets soassflf near thu honas and .lon't
move nnsil spn aee him out. You know
what to 10 them"
Il think sn.' sail Ames, nervously. sbut
har,ll, like this Internal hurry"
There's no help for II. ~ 500" replied
Gray,
Just at that moment hoy camo In
from ti.e telegraph odlcs with dispatch.
The attorney tore tho envelope open and
read,
- learn that tho viii il 20 bc contested.
nni tia, The h,nk will not honor the c..e1n.
nn,ll Instructions are received from tho
court. !"
II was lated at Now York that morning.
AMI was irem tho attorney Gray hal la.
strnctel to lak after thu matter.
Everything gocs wrong" exclaimed tho
attorney. I'll till you what II l., Amss,
II yon finish this iob h.fare sunrise IL.
morrow morning you shall hAsc M extra
thousand
agreed" slii An,cs.
Gray saw that tho man was nervous aud
excited now that tho hour ii his murlerons
work wns 10 ncar ~ hAnl. His hand trem.
blcsl ~ ie carried hts Ii .lf.bnrncd cigar 10
and from lis lil~. and his eyes looked Wild
and hagsari,
III. through cowarslice. hc should fail mo
now. everything wonll be lost, anl 10.
morrow night might lind mo Ia prison"
thought dny. - no stndiOA the nlAn'u
face.
"Whlskey has left your nerves Ia ter.
rtblc condition. hs sAid. producing bottle
al vine anil a package wrapped In brown
paper from sill. heard. .Yon uust rest
yo,,rself to.,isy. and viii give yon y aleep-
lng pawicr. And l~t yon remain h0ro.
will awake you IN timc. and you will Aud
yourself xrcat!y refreshed"
An,es drank the dr.ught without making
any objection. In fart no WAS GLAD the at-
torney h.d hecn NJ thoughtful. Tor he was
sally In med IT rust. Ds4iios. tho day
would i. blank 10 him, anil hr would i.
l-A.i..ss l.i... =. ...".strr dra. along.
/ Gray lssk.i tho door Anl closed thu shut.
tcrs as Ames sank back on tho sosn IN
sound sleer. Iio VIA In no mood for work.
~ ho toak Il cig.r--a luxury la seldom In.
| lulgcd in--nni tried 10 rad tho city tiai.
ltos ~ ho smoked.
liat II VIA IL no use. n. could not In.
forrest himsolf In tho ncws Il thu day. ~.
lenvlng Ames Anleop In tho ONCE. he took
frcah cignr and strollel out into the vii
Mgo. The day was nn unusually fino ono.
Tho oArly autumn sunlight lay. shccn Il
golden haze. over thu village. tile river. anil
tho fertile lands beyond. Tho mills on Tho
river bank lookel gloomy In their silence,
however. for AL the glorious lay. and thu
strcamers of grippe had nos boon removed
| from the oale. .,pr.
II may ~ we'll 20 In" no thought. ~ no
approached thu building. "And ~ that III
Ii GAfu there.
HI applied = key 70 tho ofico dcor. nnl
thu bolt ahot hask. On trying tho door,
howaser. he soun,l that II MA boltcl on the
inside. III shock thu d,nr vigorously, ani
aeon heard atrp. nn tho inside.