The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-16
MADE OR MARRIED.
.l .t ny. JESSIE ForHER9rLL, l.
Author Of "Ollc Of Three" "Probation," "7hs
Hslaeids," Etc,
CHAPTER If.-coNrrNurn.

WeuAclds," Etc,
CHAPTER HI.-CoNrrNuED '
"Oh, if Lady Elizabeth is in the
question:" began Mr.. Starkie, benev-
olently; and then they went out Of the
office again, after which Philip heard
steps along passage, and presently
single person entered Mr.. Days office,
and called his name, little impa-
tiently.
-. "Where is he?'' murmured Mr.
Starkie, finding his call unanswered,
and sounding a gong in the hope of
conjuring up some reply.
Philip rose from his seat, and went
into the office. Mr.. Stark'e stood
there, an open letter in his hand.
81 want Mr.. Day." he said. -
"Mr. Day has gone, sir. He had an
appointment and he said, as there was
nothing much doing this morning, he
had better 60" s8 ,..a.Jlu
why must he choose just to-day to
have an appointment" muttered Mr..
Starkie, in vexation.
"Can | be of any usepr asked
Philip. thinking Of the time which still
uunB USELESS on MS nanuS.
You are not Mr.. Day, SIR" was
the curt reply; to which obvious truth
Philip murnnred below his breath; u
mo, wish 1 were;'' and then
added aloud: " But l know were he
lives, and l could 60 and fetch him, if
you like" F'.' "Ll ~ '''''l '-' Z.
At this Mr. Starkie looked more at
tentively at Philip, and his eyes rested
thoughtfully upon the young mans
face, .....tl.-. - .......
4" Your wish to oblige makes you for
get that, as Mr.. Day has an engage
rnent, it.would probably be lost time to
90 after him." he remarked. az think,
perhaps, You may serve my purpose as
well as Mr.. Day, or as well as any one
but Mr.. Day. At any rate / am going
TO try you Come with me-" :
Philip followed his chief to his private
0 room, and there Mr.. Starxie read over
again the letter he held in his hand.
"You will not mention your errand
Of to-day to any Of your fellow clerks, ~
he remarked.
Certainly not" replied Philip,
steadily meeting the piercing eyes which
were fixed upon him. -
1--WE are making line Of railway in
China, IN a rather ont-of-the-way dis.
trict. y is the port 1t was chiefly
through the British Consul at y that
we undertook the job, and we intrusted
the management of it to Bywell. dare
say you remember Bywell-he was only
here a week or two before he wen
outp"
"Yes, | remember him. / never
spoke to him, though, or had any &C
quaintance with him. r,.t'..' -.
He had to be invested with very
considerable powers, having English
and Irish nayvies under him, as well a.
natives; and the absolute command O
large sums Of money. This was al
important post for him, as you may
Judge. 4,s..r.a r; .. ...r.
Certainly, SIR"
"Well, l need not go into particulars
but to come TO the point, have strong
reasons for wishing to learn something
about Bywell He had the best of ref
,erences with him from Blake anC
Robinson. He had been with them fo
a year, and the reason given for hi
leaving was that they had to 'reduc,
their staff Of servants, which, as thel
have failed since, seems likely enough
But must know more about him, 1
possible; though Mr.. Grey is not sus
picious: but them in tone Of impa
tience, "he never will be suspicious, ol
anything reasonable, until he is safely
pna rriad 20 4 adt, El;oahath Droato. ~
Philip smiled involuntarily, and BEN
his head TO hide his smile. Mr.. Stark,
went on:
"Mr. Blake, one of the partners O
the firm Bywell was with, lives out a
Edgeton now, in small way, / fancy
You can 60 and see him, and find ou
all you can. II possible you must dis
cover where he came from-the origi
nal people who recommended him Il
Blake, and what sort of character h,
was. And at the same time, you mus
not let the cat out Of the bag. Do yol
understand"
Perfectly. Do you Want me to q
this momentp" 5in fIgQL
''Yes, as soon as ever yon can. YoI
must see what mess we shall be in |
we get wrong with these people whc
are so ticklish to deal with. / want Il
have the affair settled as soon as posi-
ble,'' said Mr.. Starkie. who looked
vexed and harassed. "Why do yol
askP' .fiaL so. Is ff
"If It were after five O'clock -
began Philip.
al "After fivep A loss OF hoursp Alb
surd'' said he, testify. whats to hin
der you from going nowP''
81 ought TO meet my sister-a yount
girl who has never been here In her life
before-at. half-pas four, that's all.
would not have mentioned IT," addet
Philip, apologetically, "but ! can't hell
It,"
In truth, he liked the idea Of the ex
pedition, and was vexed to think o
missing II, and at the same time sur
prised TO find himself confding such de
tails TO the august chief Of the establish
ment. ff
at wouId do anvthino 10 obfl1a vof,