Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-24

coufused | answered: Il sefee.
f.,t muaf feel vsxed abo1t Il tboogh;
NO. yoafs doss not belong 70 me-
Gsid ahe, why shooldn't Il b s9F
M spoke unahinkindy. then bluahsd-
. Oh, do yoa mean NJ straight
cried.
v, MA deiiehs she voaid have hnahsd:
4 feeble mo" In vain shs tired;
Rot I'd not bear Il. % Ut last-
.Yes-jnss 70 keep you .saii, ssio sne'
There, thsrs, dop't hold my hand 70
Ths usbss viIl b suEs 10 So"
copvagY DESyE8Y FESASCE.
Whea yosna Godfrey Dssyes repudi-
,Asd n siQusture 10 eheck for large
.,uoont. drawn In favor Of his friend
Caukaan Wraks, be did not fog Q moment
anticipate the ssrioos oonsequ:noes THAI
unsued. His object vas simply 10 Gain
time 70 arrange mattsO With the Cap
tain. for the tYIth wss that he bad not
the msnDy 70 msse The draft Hs vas
. sxtrsosly inexperienced and unbuzi-
nesaliks fhst b did nos isnaeins Tor an
insEsni that his bankers had any oause
al complaint in the matter. He thought
tbsy would simply retarr The check n
Cansaiu Wraks's aeests. With an intima-
ki0n that there Vas An tnformsiity IN IL.
And BE- vas % staggered and hoYri6ed
b. The amount Of the check, that he
eseeriy adOptsd The suegest,oa Of the
olerk Who vai.sd upon him from The
hauk, shst the signature vas Forgery,
by Gay Of Temporarily extricatinR hisu-
nelf from embarrassment To an ofdi-
nary Observer there certainly seemed
eomothiuR vroug about the signature;
but Godfrey Denyer. bearing In mind
he Gtase b. vas in vhea be wrote the
eheok, vas not surprised that his hand
writing should have been eccentric. The
transaction took place At . euppsr psrty
at Captain wakes rooms Q fev nights
on which occasion young DEN
yer dimly yeoollccted having played
Eseklssalg q cards tor high stakes, bat
q 70 what b. had Lost, and sven hov
be had found bis way homo aftsrvasd,
his memsry Vas q perfect blank.
Godfrey Dsnyss vas . very foolish
young man. He vaa. IN fact, one Of
thoss vain. silly. weak minded youths
whose chisf ambition il to lead the life
Of fast man about town. Unfortu-
nAtely be bad 20 noAs rolasives 70 in
tersers with his tastes and pursuits,
while small fortune vh1oh 10 had In
heritsd on attaining hia majority On :
bled him FOG . brief period 70 indulge
in every folly and sxtravagancs. Bot
b. was mot naturally either vicious OF
PREDICATE. though he aspirsd 10 b taken
70 b %; and consequently the idea Of
having incurred . debt of honor Which
he vas unable 20 PAY filled him With
diemay. When the bank clerk bad left,
taking The fatal cheek away, Godfrey
Douyer u once sst forth 70 seek Can
tain WAKE, feeling dssply DISTRESSED
and Inundated bot by M means Con-
soious q The hsinsusssss of the lie he
had told.
Captain Wraks vaa not 10 ,bs found,
either at BIZ chambers q NJ his club, and
after ruahing about with fsvesish anxiety
tovaSious places In search Of him, young
Dsnyer returned 70 his own rooms tired
and disheaytensd. A hsnsom cab vas
at the door, and - hs suffered hs ran
against = rather posnpous elderly Reutlo.
man. who at onoe accostcd him.
Mr.. Denyer, believer"
Yes,r replied Godfrey.
muse AK you 10 be good enough "a
come With me d ouee," replied the zen
sleman, vhees tone and manner vsFo IN
pleAsanfIg poeemptOry. am Mr..
0nnsly ~ solicitor foe Msasrs. <. Z
What foef What Dc you want Win
nssr' demanded Godfrey Denver. IN.
easily, ~ M. 0ranh I'd ne vay "a
The cab.
"Junp IN. viii explain q 70 "a
along. ] chant dsGAin you many min.
u1sa." said the solioitos. taking him b.
Yoane Dsnysr entered the cab, and
nr. 0Faasly a. d aflee hin, having
6sse givenA hslsf aisostipu 10 IT, driver.
- they sattlsd 0vss the stones the 90
hsitor bfieny explained that hs vas
eotn& 70 apply tor . warrant against
Chpeain WrAke IN couxsotion With The
eAeok. e ths hank Ind dseeeminsd %
Pfssseass. wAas sorr' sxc,aim,d
Oodfssy Dsayss s1asstsd eus u III
"Rssessy. d - I - impoaep1
attempt aid Mr.. 0raasly, oartly.
nut-oue Captain Wgake i friend
a nines" 1altesed yoane Dsnyee. ~
egythine can b explained"
He vii have Al opportunity Of sx-
planning" sAid ~ ooliciees, in rather
m irunieal toue. an sofsy 10 hoss
b h . frieud a ycuss lam efYakl yoe
have hssn keeping bad Company. young
0odffsy Dsnysg uaa 100 aeitsted and
ocofuasd - continue the conversation
he vas - ~ any nesna oloSr - 70 the
v0Spoao Il tkh Witt n 10 puiics court,
ihs oaasno0s words " p-ssrcuts" and
" foeecgsn wese stusius in his ear. but
ke vas too beviidersd 10 yealtxp Their
siani6cancs, and - tea ~ ar,urehen.
sivs ON Captain Wraks's sceounS shan
% his osu. He had vAaas saspioion
that he lad sssneho0 0Ads himsalf
amsoAble to the lao In connection viii
thas vreecAed leheok. and snpeettd
that the errAnd on which they were
ooend bad N unplsanans personal
Hin unsasy meditation lss>sd until
ehsy reAohedt cdr dsaaiuAsion, ana n :
dASod state OF mind - obsysd 0Ae r.
quest Of 4r. 0sAnsly 10 foliov him.
what pAsoed ~ ne police eoast han
PANIED % quickly thaS be hardly knev
What ho wNo doing. To odd % hia Nei.
oAtion and neyvouaneao M. 0rnnsl, :
manner Vae very evesoesYinc; and -
ING Weak-minced I'D. - helpAeoniv ala
vhAt he vas told. vitAoae rpoecnSne
He vAs swUsn and aGA1u oonfruueed win
H. signature 10 M ehsok. For the life
- him b. ou0A 0ot oammoa M ooarsue
% letfA0s ~ qualify hia oeiStnal seate-
ment; and - snc0oeyliAhls 80 al dat
80 reqoifsd ~ gay q anavse, be found
u eesieg eeaAy NJ % ~ Qunsesun pus
- hin tAan 10 enter ina, a explanasiuu.
y - 1o4 1n1il be foand himsef alons
S9Atns dlnco0oolAtely wedding his var
eaok 10 Aia chambers, thai i began 10
dawn upon him hoo fatally y Nd com.
Utt1sd himsslf 81 boo S1ave : vrour
- bad done 10 Captain Wrake.
While hi mind vAs vavesinR btavseu
Rteht andNsong N sineideaa happsned
v6toh aGoo1oa him n onoune fuf 49,
ING The - oompsominina alisenasive
u tne a11fsuocn - rece,ve0 . viniA frum
: lady Who snecenced that shs vaa Can
Mn WIaket wife. BE rs young ana
Dgs11y. bu1 oAAhhlly dro0sd, VIII Z cayO-
worn l1ok upoo hef pAlo faee. 0odfrey
Donyer wao - mOso oonRoao1 q hnhQad.
Ing her, bssanse. liz 49, u - Cap-
Atnb friends, ~ v&s uuauaSs that be
uAo nar1ied. He kreW Captain Wsake
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