Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

t,h. res" ! returned, ..is docs s.em foA.1
: suppose there's not anothsr man ; n
ErI wo1ld do such a thing.O
betvsan LIB let Che smoke curl slowly from
fass;een mis- lips, and relapsing into = nro.
tiveiv smile, shook his head, "Posi.
wouidd act : to , q think there Is another who
Ut Cne moment I was almost dace;,ea
~ ~ MS hss seeming sincerity. II Nj. Sner
hou,, ueen dealing with a harmless hut st,,1hss
oolAA unatlc he could not have assumaS .
aIme pltltul air. Even with the knowi.
inc III possessed, the feeling that in oppos.
a - mo oats worthy gentleman / was showing
in INV m ~. sonar spirit was uppermost
,; JhWell," l answered, 81 dare say you're
rlsnt; still, the money is of imnortanca r.
me just at presently ~ W
MI. Sugg leant back in his chair with a
p paatea expression. "My dear sir, (" he re.
tv' a ma may, It you will pardon the liber.
s,ch 10y , Iear friend, pray do not allude to
money l shall be happy to send You a
cneck for whatever you require to.mor.
row morning.n
+o; Inc generosity Of his proposal, I admit,
sSJu the me; nor was it until I had reflect.
ua snas IN so,doing he would merely be
oS,htlsssm me 80, oue OF m own capital and
! succeeded in sitting nv sense Of graft.
tude. No" I replied, ayou must allow
me 70 decline the offer; I would not be in,
oeDted even to you. But to avoid the
cnance OF a sacrifice I think it will be pru-
aent In giving the broker instructions to
pace a lmlt upon the shares. Now, what
would you say they were worth:"
Inc business inStinoto of thu ms
me mei see,u h hska1d Gn rsiectiv si9us prassins .d tSs
POINTS OF his fingers together, ssthe last
were done, l think, at twsnty.eight."
l smiled blandly. "Then- there have
marked.
mo, no." he quickly answered, forget.
tlng pollteness in his anxiety to clear him
self, ''you misunderstood me; it must be
considered that they bought in at a higher
self"
The i%rrelevancy Of the explanation was
apparent; besides, was growing weary of
matters to a climax. "Come, Mr.. Sugg,0
l said, "you seem to have some motive for
wishing me to retain these shares. What
is itF
Again the hand sought his spectacles.
Merely in your own interests, my dear
sir," he replied at last, in a tone of as
sumed Indifference, purely in your own
interests"
81 imagine I am the best Judge of what
those are" rejoined, more sternly, and
l began to suspect they might be in better
keeping than Mr.. Sugg's hands,"
"What do you mean:" he asked, in a
sharp n
"What I have said," I returned. care
the words not plaini I have it in my
power to make them clearer, if you wish"
He laughed uneasily. "Thank you," he
said, "there is no need; but as to the
shares, when do you require them"
"The first thing tomorrow morning."
81 fear I can't oblige you," he returned;
III fancy. they are deposited with my bank
tanning them; but you shall certainly have
them On the following day."
If Mr.. Sugg's want of sincerity had
panied me before, this new proof of it
shocked me still more inexpressibly; that
so shrewd a man, having once told a lie,
should relapse into such glaring inconsist-
ency, gave me a poor opinion of his men.
tai powers. The grief I experienced prob
ably betrayed itself in my voice as I re.
piled:
SIT may be my mistake, but understood
that you left them on your desk"
l regret to record that Mr.. Sugg's answer
was couched in language which I shrink
AlOl1 ACpAOouSiLS hOA0s Nv N0Ai11AJ ~
ing till the storm should subside. When at
length he found that his words had no eff.
feet upon me, he asked:
"What do you want with me? I presume
you didn't bring me here for your OWL
pleasureM
"No," I said, with q faint smile, 'that
was certainly not my object. wish to in
affairs to another solicitor, and shall there
fore require from you q full and immledi-
ate statement as to how we stand"
He started to his feet, throwing what re.
manned of his cigar into the fire. "You
have some reason for this step?"
ga good one,"I answered, in a placid
voice.
"What is it?" he returned.
"Simply that l find my present agent
has been disposing of my property with
out authority"
Mr.. Sugg began to walk around the room
excitedly. Suddenly he stopped and
placing his hands on the table at which ]
sat, he looked across at me. sMr. Cliffe,'
he said, "you do not know what q danger
Gus game you are playing. l am a des
perate man."
"Yes," I said, in an encouraging way
as if so interesting a statement deserved
elaboration.
"You know that I have parted with
these shares; but there is lnuch of which
you are SUl1l lSuOIduus IL you Auo1ou VI
doing as you propose, you will be my de
struction."
"Tit for tat" ~ rejoined, playfully: "yor
forget that you have been trying your ut
most to ruin me-"
"Give mo a little time," he pleaded
ssand I swear you shall not lose a penny
"Come, come," l answered. "as a lawyel
you must know that an accessory after the
crime is equally guilty with the actua
perpetrator. Collect you thoughts, m.
dear fellow, collect your thoughts"
His face grew livid with passion. IS
you refuse to show me any mercy" h
said.
His pertinacity wearied me. 81 dom
know what you mean by mercy" l re
marked; Il asked for a statement, ana
statement Ell have"
every good" said ,sugg, becomin
calmer. 81 think 1 understand; you az
determined to ruin me. Now listen; 20
and l are alone in this house," nodded
II also nave made my decision; if 20
persist in your resolve, only II of u
Shall leave this room alive"
He was facing me as he spoke: Their
could be no doubt that he meant what h
said. For my W part, l had no fear; i
my table is a drawer, and in that drawer
keep a loaded pistol, ready for emergel
cies; my hand was on it as l replied:
"You have quite made up your mind o
that point?"
"Perfectly."