The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

departed 70 some unknown place. i
have recounted all ] knew up 10 the
time of visiting young SaumAres that
Sunday morning.
When he said: you've hit it," !
concluded. of course, to lose no more
time regarding how he came to reovE.
"You have been assaulted three times
In less than three months" l re.
marked. Have you any enemiesf"
81 do not know of any"
care you wealthy"
'No, / am not" he returned, sEil.
ingly. ''My father left me an annuity
of one hundred pounds o year, and ]
have never, since his death, spent, Is
an average, two pounds q week. When
my poor mother followed the old man
/ got nearly one hundred pounds in
hard cash. and that has scarcely been
touched"
Twas surprised at his statement, and
said so. for he dressed remarkably
well and generally smoked good cigars.
SWELL, the fact is, Mr.. Poynter," he
said, 81 play a good game of billiards,
and back myself for a little bit now and
then"
'.Have You ever offended or exposed
betting mana"
''Eever," he replied.
Sand you have made no enemies all
the years you have been over here?"
s'Well, / don't know" he faltered.
eff / am to be of any assistance to
you, you must try and recollect," j
went on. Whatever you tell me will
be sacred"
WELL" he said at last, ''I've often
thought, before these assaults even,
that one day would have to confide in
you. / never lost sight of you, Mr..
Poynter, from the day that you told
my father that / did noble thing when
/ said was ready to take an oath to
screen that poor, starving woman. /
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, 1 followed,
and got lodgings on the opposite side
of the road from you"
am q plain man, and was not quite
able to clutch the meaning of this.
However, let him go on.
NChcE hC plcNCOoCus
won't beat about the bush any longer.
About twelve months ago l made the
acquaintance of young Mr.. st. John
Marsden, the lawyer, at billiard room.
We got very intimate, and sometimes
we made appointments to 60 up or
down the river for half a day, and at
last / used to call at the offices of the
firm, and, without ceremony, walk
into my friends room. One day met
bis father there, and was introduced
and honored by an invitation to dinner
at their house. met 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"
81 never concealed my poverty, and
indeed said nothing of the extras in the
way of money / made; but nobody in
terfered 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 / 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-
al never can do that said, earn.
estly.
"'You must-at least until the full
meaning of all know is realized she
said. Has my brother ever spoken to
you of your relations?'
Never I answered, as far as /
can recollect.'
"sWell, 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 familyf You are supposed by
nv brother to be easily led, and my
father believes him. know them
both well, I am sorry to say, and will,
never, under any circumstances, further
their honorable" ends. They think
of themselves, and care for neither you
nor me. You must leave me, and be
always on your guard, and tell me
where can send a 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
"I gave her the name of the place
where I have luncheon at mostly-in
Tottenham Court read-and Left her
for the last time, more fond Of her than
ever"
The firm of Marsden Brothers & Gar.
Ion had once been q 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 great
Tx H.