The Dillon tribune., 1885-08-08

my business is OF privat. -
it." right to .st
CaIruthers shrugged his sbo,,s
waited his eyebrows in true Talhsrtt 81. e.
and again smiled that Irritating s,,,. tashiou
my good SIR" he said, '.canno. e.
derstand that absolutely refuse ~ you IN.
yous That gentleman is not i,.*!ssl !sslatity
giving every one who asks it lsstued lasa, b
dress? Go to Sir : ainsay Clauson ys d.
proper person to apply 10. Asta ' ue IT,
am certainly within my own if rights,
leave my room. No doubt Won SOC ssA =, you to
business which gave me the plea r S're snat ths
visit cannot be carried through" this
Hervey scow!ed, h.sitated and +bo
out of the room. He was wise i,, .u ~ wasel
as he might have sai1 more thar, h, ~. so ao.as
and premature disclosure, ;nde.d a':soed; y.
sure at all, of the truth would ent;ra,.l ,ulscio
his cloudsd prospects. As, IRON, loa,. fuia
liteness, or furry of discontinue ~ W pe
door aJar, Carruthers rose and wa ~ ,ets TIE
th room to close it, Just than ~ ~. acFoss
opened and the two men confrontas door
other on the threshold. each
'lf you write to Miss Clauson win
give her message from mes" asked y. you
with forced civility. -'eF'ev
THAT depends exactly upon what th.~
sage may be-" ''' 'ss'
''Wil you tell her that called on W,
said the matter could now be easily arrsraa,, saa
There's no harm in that" sel'
There seems none. When write m .;
it." give
YOU'D better mention my real n.ma :.
not Henry Morris-It's-" as
II am acquainted with your rea, r
said Frank. with pert set nonchalance H.
vey grew very angry. A'''
''Now, I wonder who you NAV he. " h. s..,
you who write to her. Perhaps you're srss,
on each other, and look forward to a h."'s "es'
marriage" An incautioas remark Of X: t.
rogue's, yet one he could not refrain fron
making; nor could he refrain from evaina
Carruthers to see how tae shot told. ~ H.lss
as the effort was, Carruthers preserved hi;
equanimity. 1~
Perhaps SC" he said carelessly. "1c,n,
however, imagine it can be of the s)iohtas,
interest to you." The scornful emphasis Iss, ls;s
ON the last word hicked Hervey like wh;a t;,4
perhaps sol" he echoed with his ,uockns
laugh. ''Ha, ha! do you thi ,k I'm a foai,
Do you think you take me in with yon.
studied easel Don't know you're drino :,
know who I am and I'll about me!" "
II know good deal already" said Franz
in scathing tones. III felt any wish t.
know more should ap, II at Scotland Yan
or wherever the proper ot1lcs may be-
This taunt was more than even the most
amiab BILE tlcket-of-leave man could be exnact
ed to let pass. 1t finished He;.vey enti,plv
He boiled over. With the violent expletiya
which invariably accompanies such an acths
struck out full at the speaker.
This CarrCthers was one of those decep.
tive men who at first glance gave little
promise of much siren 9Th. Yet if his frama
was spare his shoulders were square, and all
the weight he carried was bone and muscle
He may be summed up in the simple word
w1ry; and wiry mon, as many muscular
looking athlete know, to his cost. are not
adversaries to he desp:sed. He was lar from
being one of those marvellous creatures
usually officers in the guards, who, in fiction
at least. can crush up silver flagons, toa
with one hand sixteen-stone ruftian overa
ditch or railing, but al the same he had
his fair share Of manly strength.
After parrying Hervey's blow, he simply
jerked out his right arm to the very best Of
his knowledge and agility, throwing ths
whole weight Of his Loly into it, and in the
language Of what may now be called the re-
vivel prize ring, ''got well home"
These were thu only two blows struck, and
for this reason: Hervey. when be received
FRANKS blow, was standing on the landing
He staggered back and went headlong down
the steep stairs. 1t seemed as il his neck