Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-27
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nold's request" Clara went on, TO have al
interview. perhaps the last, with the gentle-
man who brought my dear Iris from Amer
lea. Isay at Arnold's request, because he
asked me to do this, and ! have always
trusted him implicitly, and 1 hope he is not
going to bring trouble upon us now, although
lido not, l c~4nfess, understand the presence
Of his friends or their connection WIN my
cousin" or
"My dear CA1A,S Mi Arncld again, VI
ask for nothing buS Rasseo; e. Ard that only
for a few moments As fo. the papers, you
nave them ell in your possessionF'
eyes; they are locked up in my strong
box"
eDo not, on any account, give them to
ANYBODY. However. after this morning you
viii not be asked. Have you taken as yet
any steps at all for the transference OF your
property toto the rightful heirf"
"Not yet"
"Thank goodness! And now, Clara, l
wifi ask you, as soon as DR.. washington
and-your cousin-arei in the drawlng-room'
10 ring the bell. You need not explain why.
We will answer the summons, and we Will
give all the explanations that may be re-
CURED"
81 will not have my cousin vexed, Ar
nold."
you shall not. Your cousin shall never
be vexed by me as long as l live"
"And DR.. Washington must not be in any
way offended. Consider the feelings OF an
American gentleman, Arnold. He is my
guest"
''You may thoroughly rely upon my con-
;ideration for the feelings of an American
gentleman. Go! there is a knock at the
door. Go to receive him, and, when both
are in the room, ring the bell"
Joe was in excellent spirits that morning.
His interview with Lala Roy convinced him
that nothing whatever was known of the
papers, therefore nothing could be suspected.
What a fool, he thought, must be his grand
father, to have had these papers in his hands
for eighteen years and never to have opened
the packet, in obedience to the injunction OF
a dead man! Had it been his w case, he
would lave opened the papers without the
least delay, mastered the contents and in
stantly claimed the property. He would
have gone on to use it for his own purposes
and private gain, and with an uninterrupted
run of eighteen years, he would most GER
} tainly nave made a very pretty thing out OF
l it.
5 However, everything works well for him
I who greatly dares. His wife would manage
for him better than he could do it for him
s self. Yet q few weeks and the great for
tune would fall into his hands. He walked
all the way to Chester Square, considering
how he should spend the money. There are
!, some forms of foolishness, such as, say, those
connected with art, literature, charity and
9 work for others, which attract some rict
=, men, but which he was not at all tempted tC
IL commit. There were others, however, con
nected with horses, races, betting and gam
IS bling, which tempted him strongly. In fact
Joseph contemplated spending this money
wholly on his own pleasures. Probably i
would be a part of his pleasure to toss a few
crumbs to his wife.
d 1t is sad to record that Lofty, finding her
ar self received with so much enthusiasm, hat
y already begun to fall off in her behavior
Even Clara, Who thought she discovers
is every hour some new point of resemblance
i'd in the girl to her father, was fain to ADM
that the "Amerieanisms" were much to
" pronounced for general society.
Her laugh was louder and more frequent
her iests were rough and common; she use
slang words freely; her gestures were e1
travagant, and she walked in tho street 6
ds if she wished everyone to notice her. 1t
the walk of the music hall stage, and til
ne trick OF it consists chiefly in giving, so (
g, speak, prominence to the shoulders and o.
ed c~illation to the skirts. In fact, she was or
he of those ladies who ardently desire that a
e. the world should notice them.
Further, in the conversation, she shove
an acquaintance with certain phases Of ii
on English lower life which was astonishing
ell an American girl. But Clara had no su
picion-none whatever
us One thing the girl did which pleased HI
N, nightly.
She was never tired'of hearing about HI
father, and his way of looking, standin.
ire walking, folding his hands, and holdir
himself. And constantly more and mo-
m, Clara detected these little tricks in h
tc daughter. Perhaps she learned them.
la "My DEAR" she said, "to think that
lei ever thought you unlike your dear father
So that it made her extremely uncor
all Portable to detect a certain reserve
de Arnold towards the girl, and then a d
tc like of Arnold in the girl herself. Ho'
re. over, she was accustomed to act by Arnold
advice, and consented, when he asked he
,th TO arrange so that Arnold might meet D
Washington. AS if anything that so nut
in as looked like suspicion could be thought
er. for a momentl
it'll But the bell rang, and Arnold, followed
his party, led the way from the mornin
his room to the drawiag-room. DR.. JOSEF
in Washington was standing with his back
II the door. The girl was dressed as if she hi
S Just come from a walk, and was holdil
his Clara's hand.
re, Eyes, madam" he was saying softly,
nd return to- morrow to America and my wi
of and my children. l cave our dear girl
the greatest confidence in your hands.
in. only venture to advise that, to avoid la
yer's expenses, you should simply instru
old somebody-the right person-to transfer t
og. property from your name to the name
al Iris. Then you will be saved troubles Al
formalities of every kind. AS for me, n
H. home is in America
uld "No, Joseph" said Lala Roy, gently;
vel is in Shadwell."
Mr.. at is a lieI' he cried, starting; 'ft is
Internal liep'
so "Iris," said Arnold, "lift your veil, Il
dear. Mr.. Farrar, VINO is this young lad
rye Look upon this face, Clara"
"This is the daughter of Claude Deseret
ing said Mr.. Farrar, 'ff she is the daughter
ar the man who married Alice Emblem, a
We went by the name of Aglen."
Clara turned a terrified face to Arnold.
Ply, "Arnold, help mel"
cir "Whose face is thisP' he repeated.