Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-23


charms AMI is now pouring into Percy's ear
q long detailed accoun: OF @how it all hap
pened." Percy allows him to continue un-
interruptediy until he has finished, and then
offers his congratulations. Glassdale thanks
him, and then continues: when was
staying with my uncle's people lately at
| Brighton l saw Miss Linton. She was down
there with her father, and Ivor was with
them as their guest
OH is all Percyis reply, but an anxious,
inquiring look comes into his eyes which is
quite at variance with the careless air he at
temps 10 assume. Il spoke 10 her once or
twice on the pier, and, do you know, it
struck me she was greatly altered for the
worse! She seems to have lost all her spirits,
and she looks far from Well"
Poor little darling" mutters Percy under
his breath, and then aloui: Il suppose she's
engaged to Ivor by nows Not that it matters
u me, though
NO, she isn't: at least, didn't hear any
thing about it But he means it if ever a
man did. and follows her about like a dog
don't like that fellow, somehow
Il should think not; he's downright cad.
He only wants her for her money; every one
can see that, exclaims Percy, very warmly
and then, as if ashamed of displaying 50
much emotion, he suddenly changes the sub
ject and inquiries:
"And how did the old scoundreI her
father, seem!'
Like bear with sore head He will
hardly speak civilly to anyone 1t seems he's
got himself into regular hole over a law
affair. HIS version Of the matter is shortly
this: He got some inkling that one of the
! waterworks companies were going to look
out for piece Of land for a new reservoir
somewhere near London. l forget exactly
where he said it was. At any rate he went
proving about and found piece belonging
I to Mr.. Boyer that woald just suit them
Thereupon he entered into negotiations with
that gentleman, and lac atlirns, came 70
terms, and received letter accepting his
| offer of G,00o pounds sterling for the field.
The very day lie received that letter Boyer
| was killed in a railway accident Linton
now applied to his executors to carry out
the SALE and they laugh at him, believing it
to he a mere try on, as No vcstige of any
thing relating t. the Transaction was found
among Boyer's papers after his DEATH
except Linton's letter making the offer.
In the meantime the waterworks have ap-
Piled for the land, and Offered good deal
more than 600 pounds sterling, so it isn't
very likely that the executors will let Linton
have il, more especially and this is the fin
est joke-oid Linton can't fad Boyer's letter
accepting his offer which he asserts he re-
ceivei You can mag inc what the old ruff
fans feelings are, seeing good round sum
slip through his fingers. HIS las hunted high
and low for the letter, and he declares that
someone might have stolen it, but my OWE
idsa is that it never existed save in his i'm
| agination. He even goes so far as to do
scrib, it, saying that it was written on
! half sbaat az only anil craSt or
monogram on it. All this must have hap
pened just about the time your engagement
was broken or which wall account for your
not having heard anything about it
Yes, ! SUPP ose it was about then; for re-
member be was always talking about buy
ing some piece of land, and what he was go
Ing To make out of it
But say, Percy" continued Glassdale,
ito change the subject, there Is something /
want You to do for me, and ] hardly like to
I ask it
Fire away, old man; I'll o it il can,
/ you may lie sure
We'll, it's just this: "When you were en-
/ gagged to Miss Linton, believe yol gave her
among other things a locket of very peculiar
! shape and pattern. | admired it good deal
! one evening when she was wearing it, AM
she told me that you had had it made for
4
I have any objection to telling me where You
gotit. SO that might get one made like it
! for Mile or course, if you have, say SO at
once, and l shall think no more of the
matter
Not in the least my dear fellow. 1t is
! nothing to me upw Miss Linton sent all
my presents back when the affair came to
an end, and ! ssG--s. think that the locket is
| among them, and il so l shall be very glad
| to lend it to you % &c. one made like it.
Hsre's the parcel ! put it up on that shelf
the day they were returned, and have never
touched it since
And Percy cuts the string and undoes tho
brown paper wrapping.
There you are; that's its case. and think
you'll find it inside" throwing leather-cov-
cred box over the table to GlaSsiale.
"Hullo. Whets this.' taking a sheet OF
writins-pape out of the parcel
Heres something Eve never seen-excuse
or two, AMI then drops into n chair and COS. !
ers his face with his hands, uttering not a
sound.
any dear fellow. what's the matterf
eagerly inquired Glassdale. "No bad news
hops:'
bad newsi No; the very BEST news ever !
had in M life, and it has been hidden from
me for six months VIA. will my little girl !
think OF nizi Just listen TO this:
Take no notice, darling Of the letter you
will get with this. Papa makes me write it. |
don't mean q word of it. Be true to me as !
l am to you. Send line TO say you forgive I
me. No time for more; he's COM
Look ut it, all crumplei up, anyhow, and |
showed in under one of the cases, SO that he |
might not see it. It's clear mud, she must |
have written that when he wasn't looking. |
Read it yourself, old man. and give me joy
And Glassdale takes the letter and having |
read it through, turns it over.
~Why, there's some writing on the other |
side; SIC must Lave seizei on the first piece !
of paper she could find May read it.'
OF course you may; go on
Glassdale scans the writing for a moment /
or two and then bursts out
by the holy pokers, it never rains but il |
pours. You are in lucl,'s way tonight; just /
listen to this:
2nd April, ISL.
DEAR SIR: In answer TO your letter just /
;eceiyed making an offer OF 5000 pounds /
sterling for the Holm Meadow, / beg TO say |
shat am willing TO accept that sum, and il |
you Will call on my solicitors, Messrs. Gray /
burn & Reeves, BEDFORD row. on Friday |
morning next at ESQ viii meet y GU there, |
and a proper contract can be drawn up. /
Yours truly. JAMES BOYER
There, my dear fellow! you've got the
game in your hands now That's the identi-
cal letter that old Linton is worrying him
SELF into his grave about Give him that 4
and he'll do anything for you, know"
"Oh, never mind that letter; its the one
from Mabel that I'm thinking about
Yes; that's all very well, but look what a
pull the letter on the other side gives you
Taking the two together the old rufiian is
bound to cave in Size must have been in
his study WHEN she was packing up your
parcel. and have taken the first blank sheet
of paper she saw Off his desk; probably the
letter was face downward, so she wouldn't
see the writing on the other side
Yes: fancy yol are right, but tomorrow
morning shall explain everything. And 10
think that all this time has been wasted
through my not opening the parcel
We'll, | must 60 now says GlaSsdale.
rising. ~It's getting awfuily late, and you'll
like to be alone. fancy. ! know | should
But you'll let ne take the locket, won't you;
III bring it you back safe. D"
Take the locket by all means my dear
old boy, bu; let ne have il back soon. for
intend il shall revert 10 its proper owner
very shortly AMI thank you awfully for
what you lave done Ter me. If i. hadn't been
for you ! should still have been the misera-
bic fellow was hall an hour ago. instead Of
one OF the happlest men under the sun
Moon. You mean, considering the time Of
night Wei, goodbye and good luck 10
you; when l see you again | shall expect %
hear TIA. e-a,f IA