Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-27
III LUCK At last.
By WALTER BEsANT.
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would show how you lent him fifty pounds
I've years ago; how you made him give you
: bill for a hundred; how you did not press
him 10 pay that bill, but you continually Of
Tered to renew it for him, increasing the
amount on each tims Of renewal; and at
last you made him give you a bill Of sale
Tor tares hundred and fifty. This is, ! sup
pose, enc Of the many ways in which n
Ishmei grow rich. There ara also usurers
il India, but they do not in my country,
call themselves lawyers. 4 prosecutloni
Ny friend. it is for US to prosecute. Snal
we show that you have done the same thing
with many othersl You are, by this time,
well known in the neighborhood, Mr..
Chalksr, and you are 50 much beloved that
there are many who would be delighted TO
relate their experiences and dealings with
80 clever a man. Have you ever studied,
one asks with wonder, the prscepts of the
great Sage who founded your religiorF
aOh, come, don't let US have any religious
nonsenser'
81 assure you they are worth studying. l
am, myself, an humble follower OF eau
tama, but I have read thoss precepts with
profit In the kingdom imagined by That
preacher, there is no room for u%surers, Mr..
Chalker. Where, then. will be your king
doml Every man must be somewhere. You
must have a kingdom and a king"
'eThis Is tomfooleryl' Mr.. Chalker turned
red, and looked very uncomfortable. stick
to business. Payment in full. Those are
my terms
'fYou think, then, that the precepts OF
your sage are only intended for men while
they sit in thu church, Many Englishmen
think 50, | nave observed"
Payment in full, mister. That's what l
WANT
1 He banged his fist on the table.
mo abatement! No mercy shown to an
old man on the edge of the gravel Think.
Mr.. Chalker. You will soon be as old as
Mr.. Emblem, your hair as white, your rea-
son as unsteady"
Payment in full, and no more words"
SIT is well. Then, Mr.. Chalker, l nave
another proposal to make to you"
81 thought we should come to something
more. Out with it."
81 believe you are a friend of Mr.. EN-
blem's grandson
"Joel Oh, yes, l know joe"
'fYou know him intimatelyr
eyes, Imay say So"
'You know that he forged his grand
fathers name; that he is a prohigate and a
spendthrift, and that he has taken Of bor-
rowed from his grandfather whatever money
he could get, and that-in short, he is a
friend Of your ownF
It was not until after his visitor had gone
that Mr.. Chalker understood, and began to
resent this last observation.
eco on" he sail. II know all about
Joe."
'tGood. Then if you can tell me anything
about him which may be of use to ne | will
do this. | will pay you double the valua-
receipt in full. If you cannot, you may
proceed to sell everything by auction"
Mr.. Chalker hesitated. A valuation would
certainly give a higher figure than a forced
sale, and then that valuation doubledl
"Well," he said, II don't know. It's
cruel, hard case to be done out of my money,
How am | to find out whether anything
tell you would be of use to you or not
What kind of thing do you wantl How de
know that if you get what you want yor
won't swear it is of no use to you?'
s'You AVE tine word Of one who never
broke his word.n
Mr.. Chalker laughed derisively.
"Why,n he said, 81 wouldn't take the
word Of an English bishop-no, nor of an
neutrality-suspicious. money is concerned.
What is it-what is the kind Of thing you
want to known
sit is concerned with a certain woman"
ooh, we'll, if it is only woman. Thought
it might be something about money. Joe,
you see, like a good many other people, has
got his own ideas about money, and perhaps
he isn't SO strict in his dealings as he might
be-few men are-and | should not like tt
let out one or two things that only him and
me know In fact, Mr.. Chalker saw, il
imagination, the burly form of Joe in his
office, ~brandishing a stick and accusing him
Of friendships trust betrayed. "But as it il
only a woman-which of 'em is itF
"This is a young woman, said to be hand
ome tall, and fnely-made; she has, l an
told. light brown hair and large eyes Tha
is the description of her given to me-"
ssIknow the girl you mean. Splendit
figure, and goes well in tights ~
stI have not been informed on that sub
iect. Can you tell me any more abou
herr'
~ suspect, mister" said Joe's friend
with cunning eyes, that you've made tn
acquaintance Of a certain widow that was
A
married woman that is. remember now
I've seen Hindoos about her lodgings, dow
Shadwell way"
Perhaps" said .Lala. sand perhap
not" His face showed not the least sigl
which ccnld be read. You can tell m
afterwards what you know of the woman a
ShadwelL.n
"WeIl, then, Joe thinks know nothinI
about it. Else l wouldn't tell you. Be
cause | don't want a fight with Joe. Is thi
any use to you? He is married to the gin
as well as to the widow"
.'He is married to the girl as we'll as to tn
widow. He has, then, two wives. 1t
against the English custom, and breaks th
English aw. The young wife who is beat
tiful. ami the old wife who has the lodgin
house. Very good. What is the address Q
this womang'
Mr.. Chalker looked puzzled.
s.Don't you know it thenl What are yor
driving atF'
"Wiat is the mar and address Of thi
Shadwell womanw
s.Well, then'-he wrote an address an
handed it over-"ytu may be as close a
Won like. don't care. 1t isn't my business
But you won't make me believe you don
know all about her. Look here, whateve
happens, don't say / told you"
tsit shall be a secret said Lala, takin
ant the bag OF notes. "Let US complete I'll
business at once, Mr.. Chalker. Here is al
other offer. / will give you two hundre
pounds in discharge Of your whole claim,