Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-20
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1T triU perhaps be my duty to suspect you."
Lala bowed again and again, spread his
hands, but did not speak.
In fact, Joseph now perceived that he was
having the conversation wholly to himself.
His grandfather sat passive, listening as one
who. in a dream, hears voices but does not
heed what they are saying, yet smiling
politely. Iris listened, but paid no heed.
She thought that a good deal of fuss was
being made about papers, which, perhaps,
were worth nothing. And as for her inner
itance, why, as she never expected to get
any, she was not going to mourn the loss Of
what, perhaps. was worth nothing.
Very well, then" said Joseph, "that's all
I've got to say. I've given you the best ad-
vice l can, and l suppose l may 60. Have
you lost your voice, Iris2'
mo; but l think you had better go,
Joseph. Ny grandfather is not able to talk
this morning, and ] dare say your advice is
very good, but we have other advisers"
"As for you, Mr.. Lala Roy, or whatever
you call YOURSELF said Joe, roughly, "l've
warned you. Suspicion will certainly fall
upon you, and what ! say is-take care.
For my own part l never did believe in
niggers, and l wouldn't have one in my
house"
Lala Roy again bowed and spread his
fingers.
Then Joseph went away. The door be-
tween the shop and the hall was half open,
and he looked in. A strange man was sitting
in the outer shop, a pipe in his mouth, and
james was leaning his head upon his hands,
with wild and haggard'eyes gazing straight
Leiore him. fts
Poor devilf' murmured Joseph. ~ feel
for him, ! do indeed. He had the key made
for himself he certainly let me use II onca.
but only once, and who's to prove ltl And
he's had the opportunity every day Of using
it himself. That's very awkward, Foxy, my
boy. If were Foxy, | should be in a funk
myself
He strolled away, thinking that all prom
ised we'll Lofty most favorably and un-
suspiciously received in her new character:
no one knowing the contents of the racket:
his grandfather gone silly; and for himself.
he had had the opportunity of advising ex.
sctly what he wished to be ~done-namely,
that silence and inaction should be observed
for a space, in order to give the holders Of
Che property a chance of offering terms
What better advice could he givel And
WHIST line Of action would be better or safer
for himselfl
II James had known who was in the house,
passage, the other side Of the door, there
would, ! think, nave been a collision of two
solid bodies. But he did not know. and
presently Lala Roy cam back, and the tor
ture began again James took down hooks
and put them UP again; he moved about
feverishly, doing nothing, with a duster IN
his hand; but all the time he felt those deem
accusing eyes upon him with a silence worse
than a thousand questions. He knew-he
was perfectly certain-that he should be
found out. And all the trouble for nothinol
and the bailif's man in possession, and the
safe robbed, and those eyes upon him, say
ing, as phin as eyes could speak, Thou art
the manin
Sand Joe is the man" said James; mot
me at all. What | did was wrong, but /
was tempted. Oh, what a precious liar and
william he isl And what a fool Eve beenl"
The day passed more slowly than itseemed
possible for any day to pass; always the
maj in the shop; always the deep eyes Of
the silent Hindoo upon him. 1t was a relief
when. once, Mr.. Chalker looked in and sur
viewed the shelves with a suspicious air, and
asked ii the old man had by this time list
ened to reason
IT. is tbs business Of him who makes plum
der out Of other mems distresses-as the
iackal feeds upon the offal and the putrid
carcass-to know as exactly as he can how
his fellow-creatures are situated. For this
reason such a M doth diligently inquire