The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-17

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locality often surprises the steady man
himself. Fitzwalker Tookey had
the antecedents and education Of
q gentleman. Champagne and lobster
suppers-the lobster coming out of tin
cases-diamonds and strange ladies.
even with bloated cheeks and strong
language, had not altogether destroyed
the vestiges OF the Temple. He, at
any rate, was fond of a companion
with whom he could discuss his En-
glish regrets, and John Gordon was
not inclined to shut himself up alto
gether among his precious stones, and
to refuse the conversation of man
who could talk. Tookey had told him
OF his great distress in reference 10 his
wife: by George! you know, the
cruelest thing you ever heard in the
world! was little tight one night,
and the next morning she was Off with
Atkinson, who got away with his
pocket full of diamonds. Poor girl!
she went down to the Portuguese set
tlement, and he was nabbed. He's do
ing penal service now down at Cape
Town. That's kind OF thing that
does upset a fellow" And poor Fitz-
walker began to cry.
Among such condolences Gordon al
lowed it to escape from him that. were
he to become married in England he
did not think it probable that he should
return. Thus il was known, at least TO
his partner that he was going to look
for wife, and the desire in Mr..
Jockeys breast that the wife might be
forthcoming was intense. "Wellr' he
said, Immediately on Gordon's return to
London. fH
"What does well meanr' t
"Of course you went down there to
look after the ladyP"
81 have never told you So"
"But you did - did you not?"
81 have told you nothing about any
lady, though you are constantly asking
questions. AS fact, / think / shall go
back next month"
ITO Kimberleyp'
81 think so. The stake have there
Is of too great Importance to be aban-
doned."
II have the money ready to pay over
absolute cash on the nail. You don't
call that abandoning itP''
"The claim has gone up in value
twenty-five per cent, as you have al
re ady heard"
"Yes; it has gone up little, but not
so much as that 1t will come down as
much by the next mail. With diamonds
you never can stick to anything"
"Thats true. But you can only 60
by the prices as you see them quoted.
They may be up twenty-five per cent.
again by next mail. AT any rate, am
gong back"
"The dickens YOU are,"
"Thsts my present idea. As l like
to be on the square with you altogether,
| don't mind saying that l have booked
berth by the Kentucky Castle"
"The deuce you have! And you won't
take wife with youP"
81 am not aware that shall have
such an impediment."
Then Htzwalker Tookey assumed
very long face. 1t is difficult TO trace
the workings Of such mans mind, or
to calculate the meager chances on
which he is too otter driven to base his
hopes Of success He feared that he
could not show his face in Kimberley,
unless as the representative of the
whole old Stick-in-the-Mud And with
that object he had declared himself in
London to have the actual power of dis
posing of Gordon's shares. Gordon
had gone down to Hampshire, and
would no doubt be successful with the
young lady At any rate--as he de-
scribed it TO himself he had "gone in
forithat." He could see his way in
that direction, but in no other Upon
my word, this, you know, is-what 1
call--rather throwing fellow over"
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