The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-21

self reliant and sanguine disposition, thought
nothing of the warning, which was there.
fore thrown away and wasted.
As for Lala he called cab and drove to
Shadwell. And IL any man ever felt that
he was an instrument set apart to carry out
a scheme Of vengeance that Hindoo philoso.
pher felt like one. The Count of Monte
Cristo himself was not more filed with
the faith and conviction of his divine OBJ
legation.
In the afternoon he returned to Chelsea,
and perhaps one who knew him might
have remarked upon his face something like
CLEAN Of satisfaction. He had done his
duty.
1t was now five days since the fatal dis.
covery. Mr.. Emblem still remained up
stairs in his chair; but he was slowly recov'
ering. He clearly remembered that he
had been robbed, and the principal sign
of the shock was his firm conviction that
by his own exercise Of memory Iris had
been enabled to enter into possession OF her
own.
AS regards the bill Of sale, he had clean
forgotten it. Now, in the morning, there
happened thing which surprised James
very much The man in possession was
recalled He went away. So that the money
must have been paid. James was so aston
Hhed that he ran up stairs to tell Iris.
"Then," said the girl, 1--WE shall not be
turned out after all But who has paid the
money!
1t could have been no other than Arnold.
Yet when, later in the day, he was taxed
with having committed the good action
Arnold stoutly denied it. He had not so
much money in the world, he said; in fact
he had no money at all.
1.-THE good man." said the philosopher,
"has friends of whom he knoweth not. AS
the river returns its waters to the sea, so
the heart rejoiceth i'll returning benefits re
ceived."
we conferred benetitsW
"The moon shines upon all alike" said
Lala, "and knows not what she illumines"
"Lala Roy" said Arnold, suddenly getting
CLEAN OF intelligence, sit you VIII have
paid this money"
"You, Lalar
"No one else could have paid it," said
Arnold
But thought thought" said Iris.
"You thought had no money Mt all.
Children, have some. One may live with
out money in EIndostan, but in England
even the philosopher cannot mediate unless
he can pay for food and shelter. l have
money Iris, and l have paid the usurer
enough to satisfy him. Let us say no more"
"Oh, Lalar The tears came to Iris eyes
"And now we shall 60 on living as before"
81 think not" he replied. sin the genera
tions of man the seasons continue side by
side; but spring does not always continue
with winter"
know, now" interrupted Mr.. Emblem.
suddenly waking into life and recollection;
81 could not remember at first. Now
know very WE'LL but l cannot tell how, that
the man who stole my papers is my own
grandson. James would not steal James
is curious; he wants to read over my
shoulders what l am writing. He wonld
pry and find out. But he would not steal.
1t doesn't matter much--does it!-since
was able to repair the loss-l always had
most excellent memory-and Iris has
now received her Inheritance; but it my
grandson Joe who has stolen the papers.
My daughters son came home from
Australia when-but this / learned after
wards-he had already disSraced himself
there. He ran into debt, and paid his
debts; he forged my name and accepted
the bill; he took all the money / could let
him have. and still he asked for more. There
| is no one in the world who would rob me Of
those papers except Joseph"
Now, the door was open to the staircase,
| and the door of communication between the
shop and the house passage was also open.
| This seems detail hardly worth noting;
yet it proved Of the greatest Importance.
From such small trihes follow great eventA
Observe that as yet no positive proof was in
the hands of the two conspirators which would
actually connect Iris with Claude Deseret.
The proofs were in the stolen papers, and
though Clara had those papers. who was to
show that these papers were actually those
in the sealed packet
When Mr. Emblem finished speaking no
one replied, because Arnold and Lala knew
the facts already, but did not wish to spread
them abroad: and next, because to Iris 1t
| was nothing new that her cousin was bad
man, and because she thought, now that the
man in possession was gone, they might just
as well forget the papers and go on as If all
this fuss had not happened.
In the silence that followed this speech
| they heard the voice of James down stairs,
saying:
81 am sorry to say, sir, that Mr.. Emblem
is i'll UP stairs, and you can't see him to-
day"
"Ill is he' l am very sorry. Take him
my compliments, James. Mr.. Frank Far
rar's compliments, and tell him"
And then Mr. Emblem sprang to his feet,
crying:
stop himl stop him! Go down stairs
someone and stop himl Idon't know where
he lives Stop him Stop him!'
Arnold rushed down the stairs. He found
in the shop an elderly gentleman, carrying
a bundle of books. 1t was, in fact, Mr.. Far
rar come to negotiate the sale of another
work from his library.
81 beg your pardon, sir" said Arnold;
''Mr. Emblem is most anxious to zee you.
Would you step up stairs"
"Quick, Mr.. Farrar-quick." The old man
held him tight by the hand. "Tell mo be-
fore my memory runs away with me again
tell me. Listen, Iris Yet it doesn't mat
ter, because you have already Tell me
-" He seemed about to wander again,
but he pulled himself together with q great
effort "You knew my son-in-law before
his marriage"
surely, Mr. Emblem; knew your SON.
in-law, and his father, and all his people,"
"And his name was not Aglen, ut air.
asked Arnold.