The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-20

abe WINS not at home, he should become AGAIN
sulky and suspicious, and even oe asHai''''
Of the honest impulse that led him 'hoio'
was, SUPPOSE, manlike and natural i'
felt that he had done all that courtesy re-
quircd, he had promptly answered. h'r ".'
patch with his presence. If she chose 10 pe
absent at such moment, he had at leas. done
his duty. In short, there was scarcely any
abs,lrdity of the Imagination when 'n'' o'''e
practical man did not permit himself I" III
dulco in, vet always with a certain CONSCIOUS
ners that hc was allowing his feelings 70 run
AWAY with him-a fact that did not tend 10
make him better humored, and rather IN
clincd him to place the sponslbIi'ty oil 'he
elopcmcnt on somebody else. ~ Mis- Oe
IInro had been home, etc, etc, and not gong
into ccstaccS over speeches, etc, etc, ana
had attended 10 her bushes, i r., beng eI-
uctly What he had supposed her to be--ui
his would not have happened
am aware that this will not heiGhtan the
readers respect for my hero. But | fancy
that the imlorccptiblc progress OF a sincere
passion in the maturcd strong man is apt TO
be marked with even more than the usual
haste and absurdity Of callous youth. The
fever that runs riot in the veins of the robust
il apt to pass your aiing wenklinG 10y. l"si-
/ tlv there may be some immunity in inocula-
ton. II i. Lothario who is always sclf-pos-
J scSsrd and does and saws the right thing,
! while poor honest Cnelebs becomes ridiculous
! with genuine emotion.
| He rcioined his lawyer in no very gracious
mood The chambers occupied by Mr. hnr-
! lowe were in the basement of n private dwell
ing once occupied and made historic by an
! Honorable Somebody, who, however, was
remembered only by the landlord and the
last tenant There were various shelves in
| the walls divided into compartments, sarcasti'
callv know ms pigeon holes, in which the
dove Of pence had never rested, but which
! still perpetuated in their legends the feuds
and animositcs OF suitors now but common
dust together. There was a portrait, appar-
entity of q Cherub, which on nearer lnsIec-
tion turned out to he famous English lord
chancellor m his flowing wig. There were
books with drcary, unenhvcnng ttrs-ego-
tistic always. rs recording Smiths opinions
on this and Jones commentaries on that.
There was n hantlbiR tackled on the wall,
which nj frat offered hilarious Suggestions OF
a circus or n steamboat excursion, but which
turned out only to lie n shcriNs sale. There
were several Oddly shaped packages in news
raper wrappings, mysterious and awful IN
dark corners that might have contained for
gotten law papers or the previous weeks
washing of the eminent counsel There were
one or two newspapers, which al FIRST offered
entertaining prospects TO the waiting client.
but always proved 10 he law record or
supreme court decision There was the bust
Of IA late distinguished juriSt, which appar-
entity hal never been busted since he himself
became dust. and had already grown per
repiihly dusty mIstaChe on his severely judi
cial upper lip. II was cherries place III the
sunshine Of day; at night when II Ought by
every suggestion of IL, dusty past 10 have
been lort tu the yCng.ful ghosts the greater
part Of whose hopes aud passions were ~.
corded and gathered there; when IN the dark
tue dead hands Of forgotten men were
stretched from their dusty graves TO tumble
once more for their oil title deeds; NJ night,
when il was lit up by narln@ gasligh', the
hollow mockerv OF this dissipation was 80 ap-
Iparont that people in the streets, looking
through The illuminated windows, felt as If
the privacy Of a family vault had been IN
t?u,led upon hy body -sna'chcrs.
loyal Thatcher glanced around the room,
too. IA all ITS drenry suggestions IN half
N,yy, half indifferent sort OF way, and
,G,,r,cI into the lawyers own revolving
i.hu.r - that Gentleman entered from the ad
. %; room.
well, ven got back >non, | zee, said liar
owe h,i,hiy
Yes" said his client, without looking up,
and with this notable distinction between
himself AMI all other previous clients, that he
lawyer. Yes, I'm here; and upon my soul,
don't exactly know why
"You iold me Of ,cyiAin papers YOU had
discovered, said ti~ isyxfer ,usges,ively
ooh, yes" returned ksscfrr with slight
,awn rive got hs4e some papers some
| WH'lt -'l' w i'ci u" ms toa' Pu'sce
lanquidly but by tho way, This is Il rathes
drcary and Get furSassu SORT Of place lets
60 up TO N-cker>, and you can look at them
over \ hottie OF champagne
After Eve looked ut them, I've something
IN show Won, myself, said Earlowe; and as
for the champagne, well have that in the
other room, ny and by. Al present | want
'o have my head clear, and yours too-if
you'll oliigo ne Nv becoming Sufficiently in
tcr.S,,i in your iva, asfairs TO talk Ia mo
shout them"
Thatcher was gazing sbsiracteliy at the
Ere lie statc.l. II dare say" lac began,
I'm moi very interesting, Vet its possible
that iuy affairs have taken ~ little toe
ru Il 81 nav ttnc However" he So ped.
J took from BIZ packet al envelope, and threw
1t - tic ,icsk-'yhere are sprrr papers.
don't know what value they may Ire: that is
Ion You Io d'tcl mine 6"3', .i.uw hat I've
any l,.al i-hi &" ;hrir possession that l.
f4r you q" >sy. loo. Thrv came {" nw ia u
- 90. Wal Ga g." oycrlAm'! j.',G; /, hcr-
I lost "a! Tag, containing my few trap and