The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-16

auu proceeded TO do as he was told,
whistling softly to himself as he did so.
He set up one cup OF tea before Frank
and another before Mr.. Gimp, and then
poured out some for himself into a
small basin, the tea-service in the Soho
lodgings being strictly limited to two
cups and saucers
Meanwhile the lawyer had resumed
his conversation with Frank: "Yes, sir,
pretty chase I've had before | found
you" he said. ''It's only two hours
since | obtained clew to your where
abouts, and | lost not moment in COM
ing to see you. l just dropped in upon
your uncle, Mr. Pebworth, as | came
along, and told him the news. He was
overioyed."
my uncle overjoyed at your finding
me"' exclaimed the young man, in an
unrnistakable tone of sarcasm,
"He really was. He himself has been
most indefatigable in his efforts to find
you"
II can quite believe it, now that am
rich. He was equally indefatigable in
his efforts to shun me as long as was
poor
"Beg pardon, but you do Mr.. Peb-
worth an injustice; I'm sure you do.
"Then / beg Mr.. Pebworth's pardon.
But you must remember, Mr.. Gimp,
that speak from bitter experience"
"You have doubtless been poor, Mr..
Frobisher, and poverty is like cheap
looking-glass, It distorts everything
that is reflected in it. l expect Mr.,
Pebworth here, to congratulate you in
person, in the course of few minutes. "
Frank started to his feet, an angry
light sparkling in his eyes. "Mr. Peb-
worth coming here! The last man in
the world whom / should care to see."
"And yet Mr.. Pebworth is your near
est living relative" said the lawyer,
dryly.
because have the misfortune TO be
his nephew, is that any reason why !
should like him or care to see himp"
Mr.. Gimp's reply to the question was
pinch of snuff.
Frank took turn across the room,
and then resumed his seat. "Look you,
Mr.. Gimp" he began; ''twice when Mr..
Pebworth was young man and ruin
stared him in the face, he was saved by
my fathers helping hand Time went
on. Thanks TO the fresh start thus
given him, Mr.. Pebworth grew prosper
Gus and well-to-do. Misfortune over
took my father, then came illness. then
death His last words to my mother
were: "Pebworth will take care OF
Frank" his last act, to write few lines
recommending me 10 my uncle's care.
After my fathers death, the lines thus
written were sent by my mother To
Pebworth. No answer. Then my moth
er wrote twice. Still no answer. We
struggled on, sir, my mother and l, as
well as we could for several years.
Then my mother fell i'll, and after
many months Of suffering, she died.
Night and day through all that dreary
winter had nursed her. All other oc.
cupations had to give way to that.
The morning my mother died, loaf o.
bread and few shillings were my sois
earthly possessions. Everything avail
able had been sold or pawned weeks be
fore. Then | bethought me of my
uncle Pebworth-as you said just now,
my nearest living relative. / wrote
told him everything, and asked him X
send me the means to bury my mother
An answer came by return post, in
closing-what think youp-two sover
eignsl Yes, sir, forty shillings was al
that Algernon Pebworth, Esquire, coulC
afford TO throw away on his dead sister
and had it not been for the generous
help Of my friend Drummond, my
mothers remains at this moment woulC
be lying in pauper's grave. Tha
very week my uncle's name appeared
in the Times as the donor of five guineal
to fund for the relief Of the sufferer
from an earthquake in South America
The Pharisee-the vile Pharisee."
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