The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-05-07

for the futuro.'
"Do you wish me to investp" asked
Dick.
"You may do so," replied Frank,
"to The extent of couple Of thou
sands"
"But you will lose your money"
ave must delay giving the check for
q few days. Meanwhile--."
"Yes--meanwhileP"
"The crisis may come. I'm going to
put Pebworth to the proof before many
days are over"
"To the proofp"
"lf he's the rogue I suspect him to
be-" said Frank, "he will succumb to
the temptation that shall put before
him; and then woe be to him!'
"But if notp''
"In that case he will denounce me as
a rogue, and advise you TO have me
kicked out of the house"
"And then will come the crisis?'
"Exactly."
al sha'n't be sorry" said Dick,
whimsically, and drawing q long breath.
"WhyP"
"Pm getting tired Of the berth.
There's too much expected of fellow.
The man who earns two pounds week
can afford to be his own master; but
the man with eight thousand pounds
year is everybody's slave"
you must pay the penalty Of the po-
sition," said Frobisher, with smile.
Bother the position! say 1. Give me
impecuniosity and independence. Way
lands is by far and away too grand
place for me. Before have been here
six months, 1 shall be pining for my two
pair-back in Soho; for my old black
meerschaum, my brushes and pallet,
and for Polly Larcom to fetch. me my
stout-and-bitter every morning at
eleven"
Dick rose, yawned, and stretched his
lanky person. "By the bye" he went
on, "that letter that you handed to me
this morning was from Bence Leyland.
II had been sent on from our old lodg-
ings,"
"And what does the dear old boy
sayP"
''Nothing of Importance. Best wishes
to you of course, but apparently has not
heard of your fortune. Expects to be
in town in the course OF fow weeks.
Was glad TO see that notice in the Par
thenon Of my picture in the Dudley Gal
lery, and hopes it may be the means of
bringing me customer"
AT this moment, n servant in livery
came up to Dick. "a deputation TO see
you, sir, about the almshouses at Pud-
dlecombe Regis" he said.
Mr.. Drummond groancd. This will
be the third deputation within the last
ten days. Then, turning to the SER
want, he added: "Tell the gentlemen
that | will be with them in few min
utes."
"What have you to be afraid of, man
alive?" asked Frank with q laugh.
"Promise them TO give the matter your
best consideration, and get rid of them
in that way"
Dick merely shook his head, and
without another word, marched off
toward the house with gloomy and
preoccupied air.
Frobisher sat down on q garden
chair, and drawing letter from his
pocket, he read it carefully through for
the second or third time. His face dark
ened rs he read. ut was q happy
thought to put Mr.. Gimp's confidential
clerk Whiflles on the track of my re-
spected uncle" he muttered TO himself
as he put away the letter "But the
reality proves TO be even worse than l
suspected, the shadows of the picture
are blacker than l thought they were.
And he would inveigle his sisters SON
the nephew to whom he processes to be
so devoted-into the net in which he has
already enmeshed so many victimsl o
hypocritel rogue and hypocrite! Not
much longer shall the blow be delayed.
CHAPTER v.
The sound of footsteps put an end to
Frobisher's musings He looked up,
and next moment glad light leaped
into his eyes. Elma Deene was coming
toward him; but she held her sunshado
so low that he could not tell whether
she had seen him: He rose and went
to meet her. "Truant! where have you
been all this timer" he said. 81 have
not seen you since"
"Since half-past seven this morning,
and II is now exactly eleven" answered
Miss Deene, demurely. Three hours
and half-a long time, truly"
at seems like three days and a hall
to me-"
"You might have seen me at break
fast, had You cared TO do so."
al was very busy, SO took breakfast
in my own room. But you look warm,
ma belle. Have you been chasing a
butterfly, or merely robbing the roses
of some Of their tints?"
captain Dyson and l have been
flirting on the croquet lawn. Are you
not jealousP"
"Not in the least"
"That must be because YOU are
afraid of him. He is q most terrible
fellow-by his own account. Shot no
fewer than thirteen tigers when in In.
dia."
Sand all of them with the long-bow,
l make no doubt. But what have you
in this basket of yoursP Something in
connection with some charity, sup
posep"
mo. I'm only hemmiDg q couple
of busters for the houskeeeper. Getting
my hand in, you know"
| Getting your hand imp
eyes; against the time you and