Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-04

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/ was surprised at his statement, and
said so, for he dressed remarkably
well and generally smoked good cigars.
"Well, the fact is, Mr.. Poynter," he
said, ~ play good game Of billiards,
and back myself for a little bit now and
then. r'f lH
Have you ever offended or exposed
betting manP"
"Never," he replied.
"And you have made no enemies all
the years you have been over hereP"
"Well, l don't know" he faltered.
''lf am to be of any assistance to
you, you must try and recollect," l
went on. Whatever you tell me will
be sacred" IIif' d.
"Well," he said at last" ave often
thought, before these assaults even,
that one day / would have to ccniidc in
you. never lost sight of You, Mr..
Poynter, from the day that you told
my father that did q noble thing when
said was ready to take an oath to
screen that poor, starving woman. l
felt lonely when my mother died, and
when you got promoted over that baro-
nets burglary affair, and moved over
to this side OF the water, l followed,
and got lodgings on the opposite side
of the road from YOU"
am plain man, and was not quite
able to clutch the meaning Of this.
However, let him go on.
"Ncver mind" he proceedcd; II
won't beat about the bush any longer.
About twelve months ago l made the
acquaintance of young Mr.. St. John
MaIsdcn, the lawyer, at billiard room.
We got very intimate, and sometimes
we made appointments to go up or
down the river for half day, and at
last l used to call at the Offices of the
firm, and, without ceremony, walk
into my friends room. One day met
his father there, and was introduced
and honored by an invitation to dinner
at their house, Imet his sister Emily,
and, as the invitations increased until
they became one standing invitation
for all or any hours in reason, l grew
to be very fond of the young lady"
Naturally"
II never concealed my poverty, and
indeed said nothing of the extras in the
way Of money /. made; but nobody in
tcrfcred between us until there came
the quarrel and dissolution Of partner
ship between Emily's father and uncle,
and later one night, the dear girl said
TO me:
"'You must never come here again.
Find some excuse, never mind what.
can not tell you all, because l know
nothing clearly. 1t is hard for me to
speak against my own brother and
father, but | will be no party to their
plans; so you must aid me to spoil
them by forgetting that you ever seen
me.
az never can do that, said, earn
estly.
"You must-at least until the full
meaning Of all I know is realized, she
said. Has my brother ever spoken to
you Of your relationsp'
"'Never,' l answered, 'as far as
can rccOllect.'
"'Wcll, she said, hurriedly, as some
one was heard approaching the part OF
the spacious garden to which she had
drawn me, some relative of yours has
died lately, or is expected to die, who
is very wealthy. Do you not see-by
marrying me the wealth would come
into our familyP You are supposed by
my brother to be easily led, and my
father believes him. know them
both well, am sorry to say. and will,
never, under any circumstances, further
their honorable" ends. They think
Of themselves, and care forneither you
nor me. You must leave me, and be
always on your guard, and tell me
where can send note for you at any
time-a place where you are sure to
visit every day, and where you may be
found by my messenger at or between
certain hours .ft.ti.
81 gave her the name of the place
where l have luncheon at mostly-in
Tottenham Court road-and left her
for the last time, more fond Of her than
over" ff.it
Tho firm of Marsden Brothers & Gar
lon had once been o fine one, but OF
late they had been associated with some
shady city transactions. and l was not
much surprised to hear the serious
statement made by young Saumarez.
He proceeded to give me q great
many particulars, which may well be
omitted now, and at last came to a
most interesting points: 1ff q. sy.y g.
yesterday met young Marsden,
and had the greatest difficulty in get
ting clear of him. lie was oppres.
sively cordial and all that, and asked
me why ! never came to Montagu
street now. / got out of the difficulty
by eyasive answers, but was compelled
to play, lunch, dine and go to the the.
ater with him. At half-past eleven VIC
parted at the corner of Wellington
street, and, calling passing hanson,
jumped In, telling the driver to &c
full speed for Tottenham Court road.
"A man was walking up and down
in front of the Illuminated restaurant,
and several shabby fellows were loung.
ing on the other side of the way. This,
however, l did not realize until l had
come out of the saloon, reading the
small pink note sent by my dear girl
The message was an extraordinary
one, noticed that one man crossed
to the others and, passing them, whis-
pered and then returned to my side Of
the way. Three Of these fellows pushed
against me as / crossed the road, and
l feel certain, attempted to snatch the
little note from me. l, however, got
away in another cab, and soon found ]
was being followed"
1t would be too tedious and unneces
sary to follow his description of las
nights flight and pursuit and assault
The end Of it all was that when they
fancicd him insensible they searched
his pockets carefully, but they lef
watch and chain, and only took little
silver, when the policeman was heart
approaching. They left, swearing ant
quarreling among themselves abou
some bit of paper, but Saumarez hat
outwitted them, for, finding himsel
unable to avoid coming to close quar-
ters, he had destroyed it.
"And may l ask what was writer
on the paperp" inquired.
"The words written on that paper,
he replied, "are so strange that an
in agony of mind oyer them, The,
were written in pencil, and were, a
nearly as can remember, as follows
| '"Thls is terrible-more terrible than w
Know, How can | tell your Can you belicv