The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-29

Whs toO lale W .lilatEuct HlIn ~ DTlns III
I gold with him; for the present Al0ciar
lane would DO Obliged to give his orders Il
us to be executed from our own stock
Fortunately, he observed, his capital va
| large enough to enable him 10 10 so.
/. The One point OFT which he Insisted
, which ] thought unnecessary, il not fool
ish, was thut no mention OF his iorme
! name should DO made TO my partners. !
was q moot point with mo Tor some time
| whether hud my right to embark 1t
, transactions with him without iniormin.
the members OF the Arm OF all knew, bu
the security was so good, and the transar
tons so profitable, that yielded to his
condition,
... CHATTER III. &C..
In the course OF the next few weeks VIC
executed n valuable series OF orders for
him. lie always paid me himself onthe
delivery Of the goods The payment was
invariably in notes or gold. Only once
did l!e otter me u check. took 1t, and it
was honor.d without question.
Ills partner arrived in the course OF ten
days or so, and Maciarlanc introduced me,
apoloslzing first for the want OF refinement
observable in him.
"l1e's rough diamond, a seli.made
man: But he has money and honesty,
and knows his business"
As | had scarcely any transaction with
him personally, | could not object 10 his
appearance and manners; but should
have put him down us villain OF consid.
erably deep dye had not Maciarlane given
him so good character.
Business became even more brisk be.
tween Macfarane and our firm. At the
end OF fortnight the former showed me
large consignment OF metal which he had
Just received. lie promised 10 send it to
us next morning. The same day We took
for the second time Il check from him.
The reason OF his Offering 1t was that he
had been obliged to pay on the SPOT for
duties, sc., OF the gold. lreceivedi it with.
out missiving.
Il wish you'd come and spend quiet
evening with me and II few others,' he
said, us lie handed Inc the check. 81 have
been maxim. come arrangement; which
thlnkmay open up new field for both OF
US. VIII you come?
assented. lie gave me an address,
new one, He warned me that it was not
n swell affair, that the men should meet
were OF the type OF Richardson.
Having plenty Of time on my hands, |
walked to the rendezvous ut the time ap-
pointed, but was oycrtaken by Maciarlane
Il few yards from the door.
I'm rather late" he said. "I've had a
little buslne to see to. Come'alone."
lie took my arm and, ''ied me the way
by short cut, !" as lie said, to house in i
street not lar from Soho.square 4 latch.
key gaye him admittauce 10 passage, At
the end Of which were stairs, up which VIC
climbed.
Brutal hole this is,' he explained;
but it ho!ds more money than you would
believe. Here we are"
He pushed open door and usheyed me
Into large room, almost bare OF furui.
turc and half filed with tobacco smoke.
Alaciarlane was greeted with words from
most Of the men, some OF whom did not
appear to be very well disposed toward
him. 80
YOU'RE late" said one with an oath.
Yes, know" was the answer. erich
ardson, you know this gentleman, be-
llevc; will you introduce him."
why don't you do it yourseli?' was
his reply.
81 want to look out some samples from
the mex: room" said Maciarlaue. Il shall
DO buck in hall minute"
ne Slid out at the room, leaving me
rather uneasy. The company was an ILL
looking one. Even making allowance ior
the fact that they were miners, perhaps,
md sell.made men, their appearance was
unprepossessing. @.I
This is the gentleman that helps 10
distribute" said Richardson to The com.
pany generally.
II wonder how much sticks to him."
said one speaker
"Not SO much as 10 that fellow in the
next roonl," muttcred another, with q
glance toward the door out OF which Mac
farlane had departed.
Avaguc fear iell on me. What didthese
strange remarks mean?
81 don't quite understand, YOU" said
to Richardson. "AIr. Farchrother asked
me to meet you tonight on matter OF
business. w..
"Exactly, and the sooner we get to work
the better. How much have you to ac-
count for?' 5i- s.l -
One thing was plain by this time-that
! had been deceived. 4 was in a nest OF
hornets, and doubted ii could escape
without being stung. iEr.
IF You will wait till Mr.. Farcbrother
comes back, he will, no doubt, explain
why l have come here" said US quietly
rs could. ~ am ut loss to understand
to what you refer" a.
"No, no." said tall, cadaverous man,
cycling me suspiciously. "We should like
asettlement OF this job without Fare
brothers putting his foot into it, The less
we see Of him tile better till we have done
with you, How much did you get forthat
last packet OF flimsies?" RE
The word was q revelation. | knew it
was used to denote forged notes. Like a
flash, the whole thing became clear.
had been skillfally trapped into being an
accomplice oil note forgers. My friend
AlaciArlane, instead OF being a reformed
character, was the villain he always had
been. EIe had kept his word. This had
been his revenge. H. fa@ .si-
Fortunately | did not lose my head.- l
could see that1 was among a desperate
set OF men. II countenances told anything
they were an unmitigated lot OF scoun-
drels, Should cross them I would re-
pentit.
i resolved that the safest thing to do
was tie pretend that was the accomplice
they supposed me; then, when was safe
" out OF their hands, the police should
soon be on their track.
temporized. l said that Maciarlane-
known to them rs Farebro.her-ltad the
accounts OF what I had received. lwould
step into the next room and ask him for
them.3 80
This was prevented by man locking
the door and swearing should not leave
the room till their demands were satisfied.
| listened patiently to the confused up
roar Of voices. AS iar rs ! could gather,
} Macfarlane, who seemed the cllief OF the
coiners, had taken considerable quantities
OF notes, stating that friend Of his was
passing them very. successfully. After
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