The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-27

Surely the devil did appear TO be in
itasue with these good people! For with
the morning Mr.. Lawrence Ras plunged
deep into an agonizinE ft of the gout,
could not leave his bed, aud his servants
were running al! over Marlborough for
the mos. able physicians.
"Is that you, Mr.. Hastings? Come
here"
The speaker was Richard Lawrence.
He sat in post OF honor in the counting
house, and Dean, as he entered, in obedi-
ence to the mandate, saw iG with some
surprise; for that place belonged only to
the head and chief.
"You are little late this morning"
81 am; it is = quarter past nine" re-
piled Dean, good-hunoredIy. Truth is.
l got an important letter from an old
college chum, and waited to answer it,"
"Ah; one generally gers hindered at
the wrong moment" observed Richard
with 9 pleasant smile. 81 want you to
get off to the station and take the ten
o'clock train for Liverpool"
Are you joking, Lawrcnce?"
Not bit Of it. There's something
wrong with the cargo Of cotton just in,
and you must go down to see about it.
should have gone myself but for the
Governors illness. He IL in for fit OF
gout again, and must stay here ~ take
his place"
Deans f.cc wore blank look. 81
wish had known this before"
No doubt. knew nothing about it
till the letters got in .iis morning. rhe
Governor ordered me not to bother him
with triiles, but thought he ought To
know something about this. "As you
can. go yourself" said he, "you must
send Hastings down. Let him be off by
the first train" So you have no time to
!"4e, you see"
Yes, his Satanic Majesty was certainly
at work for it WAS a positive fact that
this news about the cargo Of cotton VA,
no fable, and that somebody had to go to
Liverpool. Apart from any schcming,
that somebody would probably have been
Dean Hastings.
"Whcn the sun sets be mt the ,tilc by
the cross road"
|: WAS this remembered sentence which
was troubling his mind. Dora wonld go
to the trysting place that evening, and
so in vain. Legitimate communication
bctwccn herself and him was difficult at
times; but now he bad no time 70 plan
for or TO risk it. He glanced ut the clock
hanging over the desk No; there was
just time for him to dash home to his
lo!g;;gs, :a:nbIc few things into port
mautcau, and dash up to the station.
"WcN, | suppose I-must be OF, then.
What are my instructions?"
81 am writing them down for you"
Perhaps the word writing" inspired
Dean with an idea; or, perhaps it was
the little delay. Selling paper and pen,
he begun note to Dora. Then he !,cai.
tatcd; wondering how he should get Il
conveyed to her. His head seemed in n
whirl-an unusual ching. Richard was
writing fast, and the noise worried him.
Scratch scratch! Tick! tick How
that horrid clock hurried the minutes
away. If he could only stop it, If he
could only put out his hand and stop
those bits of steel which were whiring
his time away SO fast. If he could only
stop time itsolf But no Then another
idea struck him; and he wrote rapidly
and fastened up tho note.
Here" said Richard, handing him n
folded paper, Will, some money. Good
lnck to you, Hastings, and don't lose
more time"
Richard seemed no gracious at that
moment that Dean vi, wondering
whether he might not tru4t him with the
notes dclivery-the idea which had been
::".iing with uncertainty through his
mind. He looked Mt him, then glanced
Mt tho note, and looked again.
Can | do anything for you ?" asked
Richard, blandly.
well, you can, Lawrence | think
can trust you though am truly sorry
to give you the trouble. You know the
Calloways well-and Dorothy Stevens,
the governcss; if you'd not mi, d calling
there and putting this into her hand pri-
vately, should be truly obliged"
"All right" said Richard, holding out
his hand for the note.
but you must lot her have it before
five o'clock this afternoon; that's indis-
pcnsabc."
Richard Lawrence nodded rs he slipped
the note into his pocket And Dean
Hastings made all speed for the train.
Tell Mr. Lawrence how sorry am
THAT he is ill.," he waited to say. 81 hope
he will Boon be up again."
AS to Richard, he found minute to
run to Miss Lawrence to report PROCESS !;
and he showed her the note.
"I'll undertake that said Bella
Give it to me-"
TO BE CoNTINUED.1