Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-03
CfTApTFR XV7-Cnxrtvrrp.

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CHAPTER xv.-Coxrrxurp.
"Onc could hardly expect less from
the young lady's l0vcr.' she rctorted.
with a sncor. $50 lie! In addition
10 being rude o. a lady. one would think
that MIR Harrington fOrgets that he is n
gentleman. Perhaps this letter lies. too.
must really ak YOU o. read Il after
that. Or shall ! read IL to YOU? You
will lose the charming orthography
which | copied exact, but pray attend.
'dcrc mrs. Olyiant: II 50 be- as these
few line reaches YOU rite 10 say rs how
i've ben told abJwt the mummy I'm the
bank and hin swarc To- the child II YOU
wants me 50 90 10 for i've never forgot
her nor her mother which the mark will
tell"
"Stop thcrc!" cried Launt. with n
ring Of command ''Wbat letter il
thatg How did IL come i'm your hands?'
by accident, returned Miss Power,
composcdly. "And Il came open. by
accident, too. Oh. YES. IL did, though
you seem To- doubt it-drew damn from
the rain and opened; IL i probable
that Il was insecurity IN tened in the
iirst place. You wouldn't have read
u, suppose with another sheer. ''but
did. and found il so interesting that
took u copy. You may rs well hnish il.
now that you've got the gist. There
mt much more. only n demand for
money. As the writer pleasantly says:
III you think IL worth while To paw me
some moro hin be silent rs the grave
or Rim blab.' Truly the way Of the
transgrcssor is hard. and my cousins
wife hasn't patch Of roses to walk i'm.
That MIR. Quest, whom we had To din
ner. knows her secret"
Quest with shock i'm his voice.
81 hppcHcd' with emphasis on the
word--''to ovcrhcar her trying to bribe
him not 10 bctray il. / don't know
whether she succeeded or not. but. sup
posing She did. IL can't be pleasant to
be- under the thumb Of n man like
that"
Miss Power, will YOU give me that
lr,ter?"
$50! The fine scruplcs Of honor are
giving way ut last. | thought they
would"
lie gave mo- heed to the sheer. He
walked away abruptly. his brain in n
whirl, Vet seeing las through a glass
harkly' toward what all these disclos-
ures which were coming to him tended.
He held the copied letter. his eyes fixed
upon u. without seeing the words. He
had NO definite idea of what he meant
To do with IL. some vague thought of
confronting Mrs. Oliphant and demand
ING an explanation, or Of applying To
Quest. and then all NJ once he found
himself reading the address, "viOla
hickctt. mo- - bOwry lane. new Work. :"
What was that he had overheard
Quest saying To killuth rs they left the
dinng-rOOm?
I'll you take the morning train I'll be
happy tO bear YOU company. I've rot
70 80 back ON - flying trip though I've
Just como from the city.hope To- be
here again by this time Tomorrow
~ flashed over him like an inspiration
that this lying trip wac intended TO
pacify the demands II Mrs. Viola Hick-
cit. What more likely. sncc Quest
held Mrs. Oliphant's secret, that he
should net as Mrs. Oliphaurs agent in
the affair.
He looked nc his watch. just eight.
aud the last beams from the sunset had
faded In the silvcry dusk. The last
train from the village station left M
$50. There was time To- make Il. no
morc. He drew cut his note book and
dashed oil hasty line.
cam called 20 the city. win he back
Tomorrow. Make my excuses, and
ask killuth to stay over until my re-
turn"
He tore ont the leaf and folded n.
writing Madam Farrington's name on
the back, then hurried away. meeting
AlcNia opportuncly rs he ncarcd the
gate. and charging her with the delivery
Cf the note.
And / wonder what's taking you in
that tremendous hurry" the Young
lady unused. ~ she watched his retreat
ing form. Called To- the city humph!
Queer that / saw nothing OF the mes
scngrr II he got n dispatch. It's NV
opinion, Mr.. Launt Harrington. that
you manufactured that CALI
She was turning away when patch
oil white on the grass arrested her eve.