The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-29

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The interview was granted at once,
and Mr.. Starkie began:
"Well. Massey, I'm glad to see you.
l suppose you want a little settling up
OF business matters, eh? You have
been drawing your usual salary while
you were away, but OF course you knew
there would be a difference on your re-
turn. That check will make it right,
and for the future
Philip had taken up the check and
looked at it.
! 'You are very good, sir. This is very
liberal, and am much obliged to you.
but'-and he did not pocket the check
with The joyful smile which Mr.. Starkie
was accustomed to see on such Occa-
sions-"t there is something else l wished
to say, il YOU will allow me-"
Say on. Are you not satisfied with
the check"
ut is much more than is due to my
poor services. If l have really been OF
any assistance 10 you-I--"
"You have been of very real and ma
terial assistance, and you must not
think we labor under the impression
that a check can pay OF a debt ike
that
And you would not think me pre-
sumptuous if | venture to say t1at you
could far more than repay me in q diff
ferent way than by giving me checks or
money!"
certainly! Anything, almost. in
reason. What is it you would like:?"
Il would like, if YOU have anv other
exned'tiOn on hand like the IN l have
lust returned from, that YOU should send
me out ara;n-any where-l don't care
where. SO that it is far enough"
"'You wish TO go away again? !
should have thought
Il know what you would have
thought, sir. and at one time | should
have been of the same opinion, but not
now. l want to get AWAY. / don't
care what the work is. nor where the
place is: and if You told me to set off
tomorrow in search of green diamonds.
or blue roses, Or any thing, l should be
delighted. Not tomorrow, perhaps,
but the day after"
..Well. there is such IN affair-not to
search for blue roses"
Il didn t mean that, sir; I've been
looking for blue roses for some time,
and not found them. But l am
glad to hear you have any thing l could
do" said Philip. a CLEAN of pleasure
lighting his somber. haggard eyes.
..Nhere may it be, and what"
1T is not Oh ma this time, but Aus
t~ralia," said his chief; diamond rock
boring for coal. It's in
All" said Philip. with still greater
qualification apparent in his face.
That sounds well. and it would be a
LONGER affair than the other, / sup
pose9"
..Threc years." replied Mr.. Starkie,
gravely.
Three years." Philip echoed the
words. Three years alone, with one
European comrade and a few colonial
workpeople; such. he gathered from
Mr.. Starkie's remarks, vas to be the
arrangement. Three years away from
friends and home. with precarious
chances of sending or receiving news.
Three wears safe-lhrce years in which
he must be away. All the better, he
said roughly within himself: what had
he to stay At home tor Who would
ever want to stay ye~e. a'ing in England
who could 90 away like this? Hi,
cheek. which had grown somewhat hol-
> low during the last few DAYS. flushed,
AMI his eyes Frightened again as lac
looked UP TO Mr.. Starkie.
IF YOU only consider me trust,
worthy, and will give me the chance
/, said he, Il would rather have it than a
| thousand pounds. | an ia earnest, sir
. | am. indeed. wouIi give more than
| 1 can tel you if you would let ME have
Inv way in this"
Il see YOU are in earnest" replied
the other, gravely. You need no
look SO excited. You snail have tn,
: job, and if there is any one You arr
! anxious to see, 90 1T ones and See them,
l for YOU will have to be OF in about /:
week"
; Must I? That's good" said Philip
: rising and Stra ghtcninr himself, with /;
: fever,sh. represSed kind OF sigh
: Then I'll 90 to f~oulhaven to-day
> and return here at the end of the Week
Shall L."
: well, the beginning of next weel
would 10. There's no such desperate
, hurry as that"
"Iery well. Say next Monday
sad Philip.
: What has become of that pretty
t, sister of yours. whom | went to NEE
! for you one day?:' inquired Mr.. Starkie
|, b~enevolently.
7 '.Grace?" said Philip. lookin.
startled. "Oh. shes ali right, than
; you-quite we'll"
!, And At last he effected his escape.